- Prof. Dr Tom H. M. Ottenhoff, MD, PhDProfessor of Immunology, Head group Immunology and Immunogenetics of Bacterial Infectious Diseases Leiden University Medical Center Leiden, The Netherlands
- Dr Frank VerreckHead TB Research, Department of Parasitology Biomedical Primate Research Centre Rijswijk, The Netherlands
- Dr Olivier NeyrollesCNRS Research Director Institute of Pharmacology & Structural Biology Toulouse, France
- Dr Camille LochtResearch Director, French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (Inserm) Head of the Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, France.
- Prof. Hazel M. DockrellProfessor of Immunology, Special Advisor on Overseas Partnerships in Africa, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK
- Prof. Dr. med Steffen StengerDirector, Institute for Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, University Hospital Ulm, Germany
- Roland BroschProfessor and Head of the Integrated Mycobacterial Pathogenomics Unit at the Institut Pasteur, France
- Delia GolettiHead of Translational Research Unit, National Institute for Infectious Deseases (INMI), Rome Italy