New7Wonders Team
| Bernard Weber, Zurich/Dubai | Founder, New7Wonders Campaign Director, New7Wonders Foundation |
| Jean-Paul de la Fuente, London | Head of Value Development Director, New7Wonders Foundation |
| Professor Dr. Felix Richner, Zurich | Director New7Wonders Foundation |
Patrons of New7Wonders
| Dr. Bertrand Piccard, Lausanne | Psychiatrist and world-record-holding balloonist |
| Dennis Hopper, Los Angeles (1936 – 2010) | Film director and actor |
Team members
| Stephan Gilbert, Munich | CTO |
| Philipp Wellmer, Munich | New7Wonders Coordinator |
| Mhariquel Anicete, Philippines | Social Media Manager |
| Mariana Fried, Argentina | Executive Coordinator |
| Lorenzo Perone, Munich | Programmer |
| Christian Rose, Munich | Programmer |
| Ruedi Stöckly, Zürich | Accounting |
| Simon Clegg, London | Legal counsel |
| Eamonn Fitzgerald, Munich (1955 – 2019) | Communications |
| Laurence Ciclet, Munich | Designer |
| Lorenzo von Waberer, Munich | Graphic design |
| Gabriela Taugwalder, Zurich | Trademark lawyer |
| Joanna Trobe, London | Commercial consultant |
| Laurin Soares, Munich | Designer |
| Martin Müller | Accounting |
| Pedro Nunes | Accounting |
New7Wonders Official Licensed Partners
| Luis Segadaes | Head of National7Wonders Portugal/Angola |
| Marcelo Almada | Head of Visit7Wonders/7WondersTravel |
| Carlos Vetere | Head of National7Wonders Argentina/Chile/Paraguay |
| Budiarto Tanojohardjo | Head of PT Mitra N7W Indonesia |
| Leonardo Villafranca | Head of Vantiv N7W Philippines |
| Juan César Zubiate | Advisor N7W Peru |
New7Wonders of Nature Panel of Experts
| Professor Dr. Federico Mayor Zaragoza, Spain | Chair of the New7Wonders of Nature Panel of Experts, Former Director-General of Unesco. |
| Dr. John Francis, USA | An American environmentalist nicknamed “The Planetwalker”. He stopped riding in motorized vehicles from 1972 until 1994. |
| Simon King, Kenya/UK | An award-winning wildlife cameraman and television presenter. He is also on the advisory board of BBC Wildlife magazine. |
| Ana Paula Tavares, Brazil |
The Senior Vice President Worldwide of Rainforest Alliance and a founding partner at New Frontiers Group. |
| Bernard Weber, Canada/Switzerland | The New7Wonders Founder has had a varied career as a filmmaker, museum curator, aviator, and explorer. Read about his vision of the New7Wonders mission. |
| Rex Weyler, Canada | A journalist, ecologist and the co-founder of Greenpeace International. |
| Professor Dr. Jan Zima, Czech Republic |
Member of the Council of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. |
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 (1950 – 2016) |
Born in Iraq, one of the leading architects of her day. Pritzker Prize winner in 2004. |
| Cesar Pelli, USA/Argentina (1926 – 2019) |
Argentine-born, one of the world’s leading architects. Today practising out of the USA. |
| Harry Seidler, Australia/Austria (1923 – 2006) |
Austrian-born, he became Australia’s most prominent architect, building entire city centres in Sydney, Perth and in his home town Vienna. |
| 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 |
| 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: |
for his continuous support in his role as Swiss Ambassador |
New7Wonders World Tour Team
| Tia Viering | Head of Communications |
| 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 Abbot Seihan Mori Murozaki Miyako Koichi Kimura |
Kiyomizu temple |
| Alexandra Rea Sarah Grigg Ian McManus Priscilla, 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 |
| Jose Koechlin | 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 (1930 – 2012) 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 |