Håkan Karlsson (1962). Full professor in archaeology at the Department of Historical Studies, University of Gothenburg Sweden. During more than 15 years he has worked with archaeological, anthropological and historical investigations approaching different aspects of Cuban cultural heritage.
Tomás Diez Acosta (1946). Licentiate in Political science and Doctor in History at the University of Havana. He is Professor and researcher at the Instituto de Historia de Cuba, and he has published over 20 books about the relations between Cuba and the US.