Meet Our Founding & Advisory Board Members
Josephine Barbarino Keto activist
Germany
Founder & CEO of the Keto Live Project 2016 and 2019 The International EKLC & 2023 SAKMT - The Swiss Association for Ketogenic Metabolic Therapies .
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Prof Dr Thomas N. Seyfried
United States of America
Boston College Department of Biology Research in epilepsy, neurodegenerative lipid storage diseases, cancer.
Leading Scientist & Author of "Cancer as a Metabolic Disease: On the Origin, Management, and Prevention of Cancer." Founding and Advisory Board Member
of the European Keto Live® Centre (EKLC) 2019 - present
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Dr Georgia Ede
United States of America
Board-certified psychiatrist specialized in nutritional & metabolic psychiatry, Nutrition Writer
diagnosis: diet. Author of Bestseller "Change your Diet, Change your Mind" Founding Member of the EKLC.
1st Keto Live® Scientist in Residence June 2022. Active
Advisory Board Member for Phase I - of "The International Metabolic Health Pilot - Connecting the Sciences"
till 2025.
Dr John Schoonbee
South Africa, Switzerland
Global Chief Medical Officer, Life & Health Products at Swiss Re
Founding & Advisory Board Member, actively helping to create Phase I - of "The International Metabolic Health Pilot - Connecting the Sciences" and helping to realise Phase II & III
2019 - present
Dr Peter Voshol
Netherlands
Researcher Health & Nutrition Cofounder of "Fooding Leeft" & "Keer Diabetes 2 Om", new Healthcare Model to manage chronic NCDs. Advisory Board Member and leading Editor of the Keto Live® Research Topic at Frontiers in Nutrition:"Ketogenic Metabolic Therapies n Prevention and Treatment of NCDs."
Ivor Cummins BE(Chem) CEng MIEI PMP,
Ireland
The Fat Emperor
Founding and Advisory Board Member of the EKLC 2019 - present.
Prof Dr Dominic D’Agostino
United States of America
University of South Florida, Associate Professor
Research Scientist, Inst. Human and Machine Cognition. Associate Professor, College of Medicine Molecular Pharmacology & Physiology
EKLC Advisory Board Member since 2022 - present.
Speaker at the International Keto Live® Conference 2023 & in St. Moritz 2024.
Prof Dr Antonio Paoli,
Italy
Full Professor of Exercise and Sports Sciences, Director of the Laboratory of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Padua, Vice Rector for Sport and Well-being, University of Padua. President of the Italian Society of Motor Sciences (SISMES) from 2015 to 2021, President of the European Society of Sports Nutrition (ESNS).
EKLC Advisory Board Member, 2024 - present.
Dr Lucia Aronica
Italy, United States of America
Department of Medicine, Stanford University
Lecturer Epigenetics, Nutrigenomics and Personalized Nutrition
Leading real-world-clinical trials for biomarker-driven personalized lifestyle medicine.
Prof. Dr Benjamin Bikman
United States of America
Professor and Researcher at the Department of Cell Biology & Physiology, at Brigham Young University, Provo UT
USA. Leading Scientist on Insulin Resistance as a root cause of NCDs and Bestselling Author:
"Why We Get Sick: The Hidden Epidemic at the Root of Most Chronic Disease--and How to Fight It" & "How not to get Sick"
EKLC Advisory Board Member 2022 till present.
Prof. Dr Paul Reynolds
United States of America
Professor and Researcher at the Department of
Cell Biology and Physiology
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT USA. Speaker at the 1st Keto Live® Sports Conference & the 5th Intern. Keto Live® Conference 2025. EKLC Advisory Board Member since 2024 - present.
Dr Isabella Cooper
United Kingdom
Independent
Researcher at the University of Westminster, London
PhD in Ketogenic Sciences and Hyperinsulinemia. Hons in Biochemistry, Medical Physiology, Genetics, Cancer, Neurology, Endocrinology, and Immunology.
Prof. Dr Christoph Wilhelm
Germany
Chemistry & Clinical Pharmacology
Research at University Clinic Bonn,
Wilhelm Group
We are studying the metabolic control of mucosal immune cells Specifically, we aim to untangle how dietary restriction and fasting affects the immune system and how exogenous and endogenous metabolites influence barrier immune cells.
EKLC Advisory Board Member since 2024
Dr Stefan Goetz
Schwitzerland
Präsident
WBP, SGPMR events, centralised training, accreditation, website, quality delegate, Swiss DRG, communications officer
St. Katharinental Clinic
Chief Physician/Medical Director, St. Katharinental Clinic, COO Reha, Member of the Board of Directors, thurmed AG
Prof Dr Adrian Soto-Mota
Mexico
MD (UNAM), PhD (Oxford) & Specialist in Internal Medicine (INCMNSZ) & Data Science (HarvardX) Focused on Human Metabolism & Evidence-Based Medicine Mexico City Hospital. Advisory Board Member and Scientific Director at the EKLC.
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Dr Nicholas G. Norwitz
United States of America
PhD at Oxford University, Metabolic Health Practitioner, Harvard Medical School
Prof Dr Markus Stoffel
Germany
Specialist in
Internal Medicine, Nephrology & Preventative Medicine
Advisor to the Conferences
Prof. Dr Thomas Weimbs
United States of America
Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of California Santa Barbara
Research on Ketosis as a therapy for polycystic kidney disease (PKD)
Founder and President of Santa Barbara Nutrients, Inc.
Prof. Dr. Roman Ulrich Müller
Germany
Principal Investigator,
Research Group Leader - Kidney Research Center Cologne and Senior Physician, Department II of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne
Prof. Dr Johannes Kovarik
Austria
Specialist in Internal Medicine,
Nephrology and Corona Research at Teaching Centre Medical University, Vienna
Prof. Dr Marcus Säemann
Austria
Specialist in Internal Medicine,
Nephrology & Intensive Care Medicine, Immunology, Type 1 Diabetes
Jessianna Saville MS, RDN, CSR, LD, CLT
United States of America
Board Certified Specialist in Renal Nutrition (CSR) by the Commission on Dietetic Registration, 5/2019-Present
Certified Lifestyle Eating and Performance Therapist (CLT)
Functional Nutrition Academy Graduate. Founder of the Kidney RD, a collective group of expert renal dietitians
Dr Tomás Duraj
Spain, United States
MD, PhD, Postdoc. Researcher at Prof Dr Thomas Seyfried´s laboratory at Boston College, developing metabolic therapies for cancer management
Dr Jean-Pierre Spinosa
Italy, Switzerland
Gynaecology, Urogynecology, Gynaecological Surgery, Oncological Gynaecology
Research
DR Wafaa Abdel-Hadi
Egypt
Dr Wafaa
Abdel-Hadi
Clinical Oncologist & Functional Medicine Doctor. Founder of AWARE clinic
Diabetes Specialists
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Dr Ian Lake
United Kingdom
General Practitioner,
Type 1 Diabetes & Co-Founder of the PHC Inventor and author of
Type1Keto.com a training Program for Medical Professionals on the medical sound management of T1D
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Dr David Cavan
United Kingdom
Consultant Endocrinologist Specializing in Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes Prevention, management and Remission,
Dr Claudia Steigleder-Schweiger
Austria
Senior Physician,
at University Hospital for Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, at Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg.
Specialist in Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes.
Dr Mariella Glandt
Israel
Mariela Glandt, MD, is a Harvard & Columbia trained endocrinologist with more than 20 years experience in treating metabolic disease. Director of the Glandt Center for Diabetes Care, Tel Aviv
Dr David Unwin
United Kingdom
David Unwin, Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners (FRCGP), at Norwood Surgery. Famous Specialist in drug-free Type 2 Diabetes Remission for more than 125 patients!
Prof DR CIRHUZa CIKOMOLA
Democratic Republic of Congo
Dr Cikomola (MD, PhD) is an endocrinologist at the Catholic University of Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where he is also dean of the Faculty of Medicine.
Dr Gary Fettke
Tasmania, Australia
Orthopaedic Surgeon, preventative medicine
American Society for Nutrition
Dr Dipl biol Bernd-Michael Löffler, MD
Germany
Recognised specialist for cell metabolism, Orthomolecular therapy and diagnostics,
and chronic and degenerative diseases
Founder, CEO, Scientific Director of the Institute for Mitochondrial Medicine Berlin. Speaker at Keto Live® 2022 & EKLC Advisory Board Member - till present
Dr Jürg Kuoni, MD
Switzerland
General Internal Medicine Specialist in Preventative & Sports Medicine, Founder of Healthceck & Heartcheck CH
Founding and Advisory Board Member of the EKLC 2019 &
2023 Founding Member and President of "SAKMT - the Swiss Association for Ketogenic Metabolic Therapies" Initiated and cofounded by the European Keto Live Centre.
Prof Dr IR Frédéric Leroy, PHD
Belgium
VUB - Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Faculty of Sciences and Bio-engineering Sciences Research Group of Industrial Microbiology and Food Biotechnology
Dr Christopher Palmer
United States of America
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Director of the Department of Postgraduate & Continuing Education at McLean Hospital.
Bestselling author of "Brain Energy"
Dr Iain Campbell
United Kingdom
PhD, Bipolar Research, University of Edinburgh. EKLC Advisory Board Member since 2022 till present. Speaker at the IKLC 2022, 2023, 2024 & 2025.
Dr Ignacio Cuaranta
Argentine
Board Certified Psychiatrist treating
his patients with Metabolic & Ketogenic Therapies, Speaker at Keto Live® 2022 & 2023. Active Advisory Board Member, Participant at two Keto Live® Expert Weeks developing Phase I - the PG Curriculum at the IMHP - present.
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Dr Ana Iacob
Rumania, Switzerland
Psychiatrist, Valais Hospital, Nutritional Psychiatry. EKLC Founding & Advisory Board Member 2019 til present.
Psychiatry, Psycology & Behavioural Sciences
Prof. Dr Nathalie Rasgon
United States of America
Dr Rasgon is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences and Obstetrics and Gynaecology in the Stanford School of Medicine.
Assoc. Prof. Dr Shebani Sethi
United States of America
Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioural Sciences. Dr Sethi is the Founding Director of the first academic Metabolic Psychiatry Clinical program at Stanford School of Medicine. Board-certified in both Psychiatry & Obesity Medicine, with additional expertise in adult eating disorders.
Dr Jennifer Unwin
United Kingdom
Clinical Health Psychologist
BSc, MSc, DPsy, FBPsS
specialised in chronic Disease, Food Addiction and Eating Disorders Research
Founder and Author of "Fork in the Road"
Nicole Laurent
United States of America
Licensed Mental Health Counsellor (LMHC) Current focus of practice integrates the use of nutritional therapies (ketogenic diet) for mental illness and neurological disorders with traditional
psychotherapies.
Dr Zvonko Mir
Croatia, Switzerland,
Psychiatrist & Psychologist
Medical Trainer in Neurology,
Rehabilitation Medicine & Physical Medicine
Dr Elena Gross
Germany, Switzerland
Founder & CEO of Keto Swiss
M.Sc. in Neuroscience at Oxford University and PhD in clinical research at the University of Basel
Beth Zupec Kania RDN, CD,
United States of America
Dietitian & Nutritionist specialized in Ketogenic Metabolic Therapies
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The Charlie Foundation
United States of America
Jim & Nancy Abrahams saved not only the life of son Charlie but the KMT for all of us!
Their charliefoundation.org
"is an organization that has worked selflessly and effectively in the broader field of nutrition to benefit humanity.”
The American College of Nutrition’s Humanitarian Award
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Sybille Bellamy Kraft
France
President & Founder of Keto/M+ and Connections Cétogènes. Sybille Bellamy Kraft is a Founding and Advisory Board Member of the EKLC since 2019 - present.
MICHEL LUNDELL
Sweden
Founder & CEO of Ketonix
Speaker at the 1st Keto Live® Conference. Founding and Advisory Board Member 2019 - present.
Dorian Greenow & Gemma Kochis
United States of America
Founders & CEO's of Keto-Mojo and the Ketogenic Foundation. Initiating Founding and Donating Advisory Board Members of the European Keto Live Centre 2019 - till present.
Since 2021 our Technical and Digital Innovation Partners to "The International Metabolic Health Pilot - Connecting the Sciences"
Dr SOFIA DELOUDI
Switzerland
PhD at ETH Zürich
Advisory Board Member and
Founding and Advisory Board Member of "SAKMT-the Swiss Association for Ketogenic Metabolic Therapies"
Managing Director at Keto Mojo and Author of "Food For Health: Nutrition Principles For Optimal Metabolism" A coffee-table book on nutrition and physiology
Nutrition Network
South Africa
The Nutrition Network is an education, connection and learning platform founded by The Noakes Foundation
DR Tatiana Zarubina
Russia, Switzerland
Humanities, Philosophy
IPS - Intangible Property Global Solutions, Lausanne
Olivia Reyl
Switzerland
Together with her father, her brothers their FCO private office SA have been Sponsoring Investors to "The Metabolic Health Pilot - Connecting the Sciences"
Medical consultation and management of the conferences
Dr Suzan Oruc
Germany
Specialist in Urology & Sexual Medicine, Chairwomen at
Keto Live Project e.V.
Founding and Advisory Member at EKLC
Dr Elke Lorenz
Germany
Specialised in
Cardiology, Lipidologie,
Nutrition Medicine,
Preventative Medicine and
Hypnosetherapie
Stephan Barbarino
Germany
Author, Theatre Director, Organization of the Conference & Chairmen at Keto Live Project e.V. & SAKMT
Elise Rensch
Switzerland
Organization, Pilates Instructor, Propilates Zürich & Founding Member at the EKLC & SAKMT
Patricia Daly, BA Hons, dipNT, BANT, CNHC
Nutrition Therapist
Switzerland, Ireland
Founding and Advisory Board Member
Born 1980 in Switzerland
† 12th of January 2025
The 1st International Keto Live Conference in Bergün 2019
The founding Conference of our European Keto Live Centre
Meet the Speakers of our first International Keto Live Conference 2019
From left to right standing
Dr John Schoonbee, Michel Lundell, Prof Jürg Spitz, Josephine Barbarino, Sybille Bellamy Kraft, Prof Dr Thomas N. Seyfried,
Dr Jean-Pierre Spinosa, Prof Dr Helene von Bibra,
Dr Georgia Ede and Dominique Kemp
From left to right kneeling
Ivor Cummins, Julia Tulipan, Ulrike Gonder, Dr Ian Lake
Elise Rensch, Dorian Geenow, and Patricia Daly
still missing Dr Amy McKenzie and Dr Aseem Malhotra
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Welcome - Opening lecture by Dr John Schoonbee
"We have to Rethink"
Speakers Dinner - delicious traditional Swiss Raclette from the alps of Bergün kindly sponsored by the Hotel Kurhaus
Day Two - Dr Jean-Pierre Spinosa just presented our idea of the European Keto Live Centre, We had the pleasure to listen to the panel with (left to right)
Dr Jean-Pierre Spinosa, Prof Dr Helene von Bibra, Dr John Schoonbee, Dr Georgia Ede and Prof Dr Thomas N. Seyfried discussing
“Pure, White and Deadly - Prof Dr John Yudkin - or what happened to Science and Guidelines"
One of our Workshop's called - “Nutrition and Physical Degeneration” - covered the findings of Weston Price in Switzerland with an Exhibition at the museum of Bergün and a guided tour of the village explaining Bergün´s historic connection to sugar...
Dr Elena Gross, fasciated by Domini Kemp's cooking skills at our Workshop No 2 cooking with the authors of the "Ketogenic Kitchen" Domini Kemp & Patricia Daly followed by a Dinner in the historic kitchen of the Kurhaus
Delicious Artichoke Ketogenic-Kitchen Pizza with a base of minced Lamb Meat
Dr Jean-Pierre Spinosa presenting our Idea of an Education Centre for Nutrition and Ketogenic Metabolic Therapies. Founded by 32 Founding Members in Bergün already uniting Scientists, specialists and Doctors from Germany. Switzerland, Austria, France, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, the Lebanon, South Africa, Denmark, Sweden and Ireland, Registered in Burghausen Germany as
The European Keto Live Centre
Information & Training Centre - Association for Ketogenic Metabolic Therapies
Meeting & Connecting with The Speakers Like Dr Ian Lake The Great Benefits of Live Conferences
Join us for the 2nd International Keto Live Conference 2022 Certified with 86 CME Credits
Monday Day On - Welcome opening lecture by Dr John Schoonbee
"We have to Rethink"
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