Among the speakers that have already confirmed their attendance are:

Alejandro Madrazo Lajous. (Mexico). Professor and researcher at the Center of Economics Research and Teaching CIDE.

Alejandro Poiré Romero. (Mexico). Technical Secretary of the National Security Cabinet and Speaker of the National Security Strategy.

Álvaro Henry Campos Solórzano. (El Salvador) Vice-ministry of Justice and Public Safety.

Andrea González. AIDS Program in Mexico City, Mexico.

Beatriz Labate (Brasil). Social Anthropologist. Research Associate at the Institute of Medical Psychology at the Heidelberg University on issues related to psychoactive substances, drug policy, religion and rituals.

Carlos Tena Tamayo. (Mexico). National Commissioner Against Addictions (CONADIC) .

César Antonio Nuñez. Director of the Regional Support Team for Latin America Joint United Nations AIDS (UNAIDS)

Dan Werb. (Canadá) Researcher, Britihs Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, and Research Coordinator, International Centre for Science in Drug Policy.

Daniel Mejía Londoño. (Colombia). Researcher of the Faculty of Economy at the University de los Andes.

David Holiday. (Estados Unidos de América). Coordinator of the Latin America Program of the Open Society Foundation.

Eduardo Gutierrez Guerrero.(México). MA and PhD in Political Science and Public Administration. Expert in security, violence, and organized crime.

Epifanio Alonso. (México). Major of  “Misioneros del temporal” order.

Fabio Mesquita. Head of  HIV Unit of the World Health Organization in Vietnam.

Giselle Amador Muñoz. (Costa Rica). Coordinator of the Drug Master of the University of Costa Rica.

Graciela Touzé. (Argentina). Teacher and researcher of the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Buenos Aires (UBA). President of Intercambios Civil Association.

José Enrique Zelaya Bonilla. Mexican Coordinator for the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).

Jorge Hernández Tinajero. (Mexico). Professor of the Faculty of Political and Social Sciences of the UNAM. President of CUPIHD.

José Ángel Córdova Villalobos. (Mexico). Health Secretary.

Julio Glockner Rossainz. (Mexico). Anthropologist. Researcher of the “Alfonso Vélez Pliego” Social Sciences and Humanities Institute of the Autonomous University of Puebla.

Laura Guzmán. (United States of America). Director and founder of the Mission Neighborhood Health Center in the Latino District of  San Francisco, California. Member of the Coalition for Hard Reduction.

Luis González Placencia (Mexico). President of the Human Rights Commission of the Federal District, Mexico.

Maristela Monteiro. Counsultant in the area of alcohol and other substance abuse in the Pan American Health Organization.

María Elena Ramos. (Mexico). Director of the “Compañeros” Program of Ciudad Juarez.

María Paula Romo Rodriguez. (Ecuador). Deputy of the National Assembly. Member of theNew Left movement rupture 25.

Mary Ann Eddowes. (Peru). Spiritual healer, Founder of the NGO Tawantinsuyu Community, Director of the Peruvian Coca Leaf Association and Member of the Transdisciplinary Committee of Traditional Medicine in Peru.

Mike Trace. Chairman of the International Drug Policy Consortium.

Pedro José Arenas García (Colombia). Mayor of San José de Guaviare, Colombia.

Phillipe Lamy. Mexico representative of the Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO).

Rafael Franzini Batlle. Inter-American Drug Abuse Control (CICAD)’s Assistant Executive Secretary, for Multidimensional Security (SMS) of the Organization of American States.

Robson Rodrigues Da Silva (Brazil). Unit Commander of Peacekeeping Police, Rio de Janeiro.

Roberto Calzadilla Sarmiento (Bolivia). Bolivia’s ambassador in The Hague.

Steaven Dudley (United States of America). Journalist. Co-director of InSight-Organized Crime in the Americas. Research, analysis and investigation on organized crime in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Yago Di Nella (Argentina). National Director of Mental Health and Addiction. National Ministry of Health.