Dr. Samuel So is a professor of surgery and Lui Hac Minh professor at Stanford University, and director of the Asian Liver Center he established in 1996 with the goal of global elimination of hepatitis B and reduce the burden of liver cancer. In 2000, he launched Jade Ribbon as a global symbol to increase hepatitis B and liver cancer awareness.

Dr. Maia Butsashvili received her PhD in Epidemiology at State University of New York. She is infectious diseases physician and director of one of the leading Georgian non-governmental organizations “Health Research Union” (HRU). Dr. Butsashvili has over 20 years of experience in public health and epidemiology, clinical medicine and research.