What is New7Wonders?
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New7Wonders Team
| Bernard Weber, Zurich/Montreal | Founder, New7Wonders Campaign Director, New7Wonders Foundation |
| Prof. Dr. Felix Richner, Zurich | Director, New7Wonders Foundation |
| Jean-Paul de la Fuente, London | Head of Value Development Director New7Wonders Foundation |
Patrons of New7Wonders:
| Dr. Bertrand Piccard, Lausanne | Psychiatrist and world-record-holding balloonist |
| Dennis Hopper, Los Angeles | Film director and actor. Sadly, Dennis passed away on 29 May 2010. |
Team members:
| Stefan Boettjer, Munich | Vote7 (CEO, Virtual Planet) |
| Alex Meindl, Munich | Vote7 (Head Developer) |
| Simon Clegg, London | Legal counsel |
| Tia B. Viering, Zug | Head of Communications |
| Stephanie McNamara, Munich | Communications consultant |
| Nadja Rahal, Munich | Head of Productions |
| Bernhard Lermann, Munich | Head of Content |
| Angela Wilson, Munich | Internet consultant |
| Lorenzo von Waberer, Munich | Graphic design |
| Thomas Lippl, Munich | Graphic design |
| Gabriela Taugwalder, Zurich | Trademark lawyer |
| Joanna Trobe, London | Commercial consultant |
| Martin Müller, Zurich | Accounting |
| Pedro Nunes, Madeira | Accounting |
New7Wonders of Nature campaign
New7Wonders of Nature Panel of Experts
| Prof. Dr. Federico Mayor Zaragoza | |
| Dr. John Francis | |
| Simon King | |
| Ana Paula Tavares | |
| Bernard Weber | |
| Rex Weyler | |
| Prof. Dr. Jan Zima | |
For more information on the New7Wonders of Nature Panel of Experts click here.
New 7 Wonders of the World campaign
New7Wonders Panel of Experts
| Prof. Dr. Federico Mayor, Spain | Chair of the New7Wonders Panel of Experts, Former Director-General of UNESCO. |
| Tadao Ando, Japan | Leading Japanese architect. 1995 Pritzker Prize award winner |
| Yung Ho Chang, China | Leading Chinese architect. Now also Head of the Achitecture Department of MIT, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. |
| Zaha Hadid, UK | Born in Irak, today one of the leading architects in the UK. Pritzker Prize winner in 2004. |
| Cesar Pelli, USA-Argentina | Argentine-born, one of the world's leading architects. Today practising out of the USA. |
| Harry Seidler, Australia-Austria | Austrian-born, he became Australia's most prominent architect, building entire city centres in Sydney, Perth and in his home town Vienna. Sadly, Harry passed away on 9 March 2006. |
| Aziz Tayob, South Africa | Black Africa's first licensed, professional architect. Made many contributions to the environment of the underprivileged in SA. |
World Tour and Film Production
| Uwe Bendixen Gerald Morin | CMP GmbH Consultants and pre-production |
| Steffen Dubouis Egon Braun Frank Hackeschmidt Khaled Abdel-Jabbar | Cameramen |
| Rodney Sewell | BFS Film editing |
| Rodney Sewell Bernard Weber Audra Shanley | Storyline and commentary text |
| Jean-Luc Julien | Narrator |
| Thomas Lippl | Graphic animations and design |
| Lorenzo von Waberer | Logo design |
| Motoko Dobashi | Illustration Ancient 7 Wonders |
| New7Wonders Foundation Afghanistan institute, Switzerland ETH Zurich mbmSystems, Germany | Illustration 3D Bamiyan Buddha |
| Andreas Vollenweider Stefan Zaradic Julio Hotus | Musicians |
| Zara Production | Audio design and Mix |
| Ivo Taschner | Post production ELECTRO FILM, Unterföhring, Germany |
| With special thanks to | |
| Prof. Federico Mayor | for lending his vast experience and know-how on culture to New7Wonders |
| Heidi Weber | for providing a fabulous home base for the New7Wonders Foundation |
| Jean-Paul de la Fuente | for commercial and strategic guidance |
| Angela Wilson | for her support on Internet and human resources |
| Urs Ziswiler | Swiss Ambassador for his continuous support |
New7Wonders World Tour team
| Markus Gilgen Michael Dickinson | Coordination & Location manager |
| Volker Stapke Dietrich Börgartz | Location managers |
| Hans Schiesser | Transport logistics |
| Patrik Schmidle Hanspeter Arnold Jürgen "Kilo" Hütten Albrecht Fischer Anulfo Gonzalez Redondo Miguel Julia Garrido Isaias Silva Solares Khaled Shishani | Airship / Hot-air balloon pilots |
| Glenn Smith | Skywriter Sydney |
| Gefa-Flug, Germany | Airship builder |
| Schroeder fire balloons, Germany | Hot-air-balloon maker |
| Tramontana Translation | Translations |
| SeeTravel, Porto Abreu International Travel | New7Wonders World Tour travel services |
Official Hotel Partners
| Yves Wencker | Commune by the Great Wall Kempinski, Badaling |
| Didier Lamoot | Sofitel Royal Angkor Resort, Siem Reap |
| Jitendra Sandhu | The Mughal, Agra |
| Jose Koechlin von Stein | Inkaterra, Machu Picchu |
| Fernando Barbachano | Mayaland Resort, Chichén Itzá |
With thanks to the following contributors:
| Miltos Kotzageridis | Acropolis |
| Genco Demirer Prof. Ilber Ortayli Mrs. Tulin Ersˆz | Hagia Sophia |
| David Burghardt | Kremlin/St.Basil |
| Antonio Stefanucci | Roman Colosseum |
| Ines Treffler | Neuschwanstein Castle |
| Fadilla Abdesselam | Eiffel Tower |
| Peter Carson Rebecca Milton Rollo Maughfling and the Druids of Stonehenge | Stonehenge |
| Dr. María Villafranca Ana Fernández | Alhambra |
| Dong Yaohui Han Guowei Hu Yajun Jin Hui Liu Yan | Great Wall of China |
| Melanie Kohli Abbott Seihan Mori Murozaki Miyako Koichi Kimura | Kiyomizu temple |
| Alexandra Rea Sarah Grigg Ian McManus Prescilla, Queen of the Desert Musical | Sydney Opera House |
| Ros Borath | Angkor |
| Colonel Mukesh and Ritu Yadav Anita Yadav D.K.Burman Hon. Mrs. Ambika Soni | Taj Mahal |
| Baba Akhib Haidara Haidara Moulaye El Bachir | Timbuktu |
| Osama Dabbas Mazen K. Homoud Ziad Z. Hamzeh Basel Ahmad | Petra |
| Nahla Abdoun Kamal Okasha | Pyramids |
| Savio Neves Paulo Senise Andrea Raeder | Christ Redeemer |
| Mayor Edmundo Paoa Christian Lobbe Don Alberto Hotus Julio Hotus Catita Joanna Pakomio | Easter Island |
| Moises Bendezu | Machu Picchu |
| Enrique Valdes Garcia Alberto Hagar-Gonzales | Chichen Itza |
| Tony Staffieri Chris Spring The Circle Line Teachers and children from the William C. McGinnis Middle School in Perth Amboy, New Jersey and Public School 193 in Brooklyn, New York | Statue of Liberty |
Official Declaration Event of the Official New 7 Wonders of the World in LISBON 07.07.2007
Prof. Diogo Freitas do Amaral | Commissioner for Lisbon / Portugal 07.07.2007 |
| Paulo Pereira | Realizar Group, Director, Producer |
| Manuel Vaz | Realizar Group, Live Event Director |
| Joao Carlos Oliveira | Young & Rubicam Brands |
| Joao Carlos Silva | Young & Rubicam Brands |
| Ana Fernandes | Executive Producer |
| Paula Bessone | Production Manager |
| Joao Morais | Production Supervisor |
| Claudia Pimentel Patricia Vaz Filipa Oliveira | Production Assistants |
| Manuel Amaro da Costa | TV Directed by |
| Luis Pinto Enes | TV Producer |
| Jose Carreras Dulce Puntes Alessandro Safina Joaquín Cortés Jennifer Lopez | Performing artist |
| Ben Kingsley Hilary Swank Bipasha Basu Neil Armstrong Bertrand Piccard Cristiano Ronaldo Jose Carreras Juliana & Ricardo, SOS-Children Prof. Federico Mayor Prof. Freitas do Amaral | Award Presenters |
| Bernard Weber | Representative New 7 Wonders Foundation |
| Amir Dossal | Representative The United Nations |
| Bernard Weber Jean-Paul de la Fuente Tia Viering | Scriptwriting of New 7 Wonders presentation |
| Tânia Cunha | Public Relations coordination |
| Cláudia Lopes | Media Office |
| Simone Sheffield | Talent Executive |
| Carlos Santos | Talent Director |
| Steve Burgess | Stage Manager |
| Pedro Lino | Stage Director |
| Jacques Lemay | Choreography |
| Pedro Lino | Choreography Executive |
| José Mascarenhas | Choreography assistant |
| Mar Eguiluz | Regie |
| José Ramon – Giner | Multimedia Director |
| Joaquim Melo | Special effects Pirotechnics |
| Mike C | Sonoplastica |
| Rui Soares | Sound engineer |
| Telmo Ribeiro | Lights and Laser |
| Luis Sousa Lopes | Event Designer and Build up Coordinator |
| Ana Melo | Copy |
| Tiago Montenegro e Daniel Monteiro | Logistics |
| Sérgio Vieira | Voluntary Director |
| Américo Martins | Security assistance coordination |
| Paulo Silva | Stadium Security coordination |
A New7Wonders/NewOpenWorld Initiative
