Prof. Michael Sturek; Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, Indiana University School of Medicine Indianapolis, USA: Cardioprotection in the Ossabaw pig - a large animal model with fully developed metabolic syndrome

Prof. Ioanna Andreadou; Department of Pharmacy,National and Kapodistrian University Athen Greece: The role of platelets in cardioprotection

Prof Hans-Erik Botker; Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University/Denmark Aarhus, Denmark: Influence of glycerol trinitrate on cardioprotection by remote ischemic conditioning

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Judith Haendeler; Central Institute for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Diagnostics University Hospital Düsseldorf: TERT and Cardioprotection

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Martina Krüger; Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf: Titin and cardioprotection

Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Tienush Rassaf; Clinic for Cardiology and Angiology  

Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Markus Kamler; Heart Surgery Huttrop University Medicine Essen