Wayne is a two-time Emmy Award winning filmmaker. He has written, produced and directed a diverse slate of programming, films and documentaries in Sports, Family Entertainment, and Health and Wellness. Since 1995, Wayne has created over 100 hours of Sports Programming. His client list includes, ESPN, HBO Sports, CBS, NFL, NBA, MLB, Sports Illustrated for Kids, Turner Sports, Lions Gate, and both the U.S. Men’s and Women’s National Soccer Teams. Wayne is the writer and producer of the Matt Christopher brand. Matt Christopher is the all-time best-selling author of kid’s sports books. Wayne is continuing the legacy by writing new stories and recently produced the film The Kid Who Only Hit Homers, based on Matt Christopher’s best-selling title. In 2011, his critically acclaimed film Cut Poison Burn, examined the cancer industry and most recently, “Optometry’s film,” Open Your Eyes, has been released in 43 countries. He recently completed the Documentary A Vision for Vision, a global look at the role nutrition plays in Macular Degeneration and Alzheimer’s Disease. He also currently serves as the Project Manager of BON (The Brain and Ocular Nutrition Society).

Professor John Nolan is a Fulbright Scholar, full Professor at South East Technological University (SETU), and holder of the Howard Chair in Human Nutrition. He is Founder and Director of the Nutrition Research Centre Ireland (NRCI), an internationally recognised research centre dedicated to understanding how targeted nutrition supports vision, brain health, and healthy ageing (all explained when you watch “A Vision for Vision”, we hope!) For more than two decades, Professor Nolan has led pioneering work demonstrating that specific nutrients, particularly the eye (macular) carotenoids lutein, zeaxanthin, and meso-zeaxanthin play a critical role in visual performance, cognitive function, and protection against age-related diseases. In 2011, he was awarded a prestigious European Research Council (ERC) grant to lead the landmark Central Retinal Enrichment Supplementation Trials (CREST), large-scale human studies that showed nutritional intervention can measurably enhance visual function in both the general population and patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD). These findings helped redefine how clinicians think about prevention and performance in eye care. More recently, his team’s research has expanded into brain health and dementia, providing evidence that the same nutrients (with a little help from the omega-3 fatty acids, ok; again watch the film) that protect the eye also support memory, cognition, and quality of life in ageing adults and individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease. Professor Nolan has authored more than 120 peer-reviewed scientific publications and is widely regarded as a global leader in nutrition and vision science. He is also the founder and Chair of the international Brain and Ocular Nutrition (BON) Conference, a platform that brings together the world’s leading researchers and clinicians to advance evidence-based practice. Through his science, teaching, entrepreneurship, and public engagement, including A Vision For Vision Professor Nolan’s mission is simple: translate rigorous research into practical solutions that help people see better, think clearer, and live longer, healthier lives. He calls this Health 3.0.

Professor Ríona Mulcahy is a Consultant Physician in General and Geriatric Medicine at University Hospital Waterford, where she provides specialist care for older adults with complex medical and neurodegenerative conditions. A respected clinical leader and educator, she serves as Undergraduate Dean at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Senior Lecturer in Medicine with RCSI and University College Cork, Senior Principal Investigator with the Nutrition Research Centre Ireland, and Visiting Professor at South East Technological University. Her work sits at the frontline of ageing medicine, where science and patient care intersect daily. Professor Mulcahy specialises in neurodegenerative disorders, including dementia, stroke, and Parkinson’s disease alongside the complex challenges of frailty and polypharmacy in older adults. Her clinical focus is always practical and patient-centred: improving function, independence, and quality of life. A long-standing collaborator with the Nutrition Research Centre Ireland, Professor Mulcahy works closely with Professor John Nolan and colleagues to investigate how targeted nutrition particularly carotenoids and omega-3 fatty acids may support brain health, cognitive resilience, and protection against age-related conditions such as dementia and macular degeneration. Her research bridges hospital practice and translational science, ensuring discoveries move rapidly from the laboratory to the clinic. Through clinical leadership, education, and research, Professor Mulcahy’s mission aligns closely with A Vision For Vision: to advance evidence-based strategies that help people age with clarity, dignity, and independence.

Dr Richard Swinbourne is a father, an academic, an applied sport scientist and avid sleeper! Hailing from New Zealand, Richard studied as a dietitian, working both clinically and in professional and Olympic sport, including 7 years with All Black rugby teams. Richard completed his PhD at AUT studying sleep in elite athletes and its role in recovery and performance. Richard has held leadership positions at the Singapore Sport Institute, as the head of sport nutrition, and the senior director of performance at the Saudi Olympic training center, leading both sport science and medicine fields. Richard is keenly interested in the intersection between sleep and nutrition, and specifically nutrient sleep interactions. Richard is a published author or sleep literature, and has authored two children’s books “Miracles and Magic; when a child sleeps” and “Miracles and Magic; when a child eats”. In his spare time Richard is a passionate traveller and explorer of foreign cultures and cuisines, enjoys cooking, is aiming for his pilot’s license and volunteers for an international medical education team in Vietnam. 

Frederic Jouhet is an international entrepreneur and investor whose career bridges law, finance, and life-science innovation. French-born and educated in business and international law at the Université d’Auvergne, he began his professional journey in public service before moving to the United States to teach international law at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law. He later earned an LL.M. from the University of Michigan Law School, where his scholarship was published in the Columbia Journal of European Law. Following 15 years in investment banking, wealth management, and senior financial leadership on Wall Street, Frederic transitioned from advising companies to building them. In 2006, he founded Avantius Group, an investment platform focused on identifying high-impact, science-driven opportunities. From this foundation, he helped launch and scale a portfolio of health and wellness companies, most notably MacuHealth, a pioneer in carotenoid-based ocular nutrition built on patented formulations that support visual performance and macular health. Recognising the growing convergence of nutrition and neuroscience, he co-founded Memory Health, translating evidence-based nutrition and brain research into solutions targeting memory and healthy cognitive ageing. His broader portfolio expanded to include ventures in fall prevention, balance science, vitreous health, and omega-3 innovation all grounded in preventative, functional healthcare. In 2018, Frederic co-founded Highbury Partners, a family office investing in transformative technologies across health sciences, AI, and advanced diagnostics. Continuing his long-term commitment to intellectual property and scientific translation, he later partnered with Carlos and José Torres to establish Maravilla IP, acquiring and stewarding global patent portfolios in vision and brain health. Across every venture, Frederic’s philosophy is consistent: identify rigorous science, protect the intellectual property, and build the commercial pathways that allow discoveries to reach real people. His work has helped bring clinically validated nutrition from the laboratory to the marketplace directly aligning with the mission of A Vision For Vision: turning evidence into action to help people see better, think clearer, and age stronger.

Born in Monterrey, Mexico, Carlos Torres is a mechanical engineer and pioneering industrial leader whose life’s work has helped shape the global carotenoid industry. An athlete in his early years, competing in American football, tennis, and motocross Carlos brought the same discipline and precision from sport into engineering and manufacturing.
He earned his degree in Mechanical Engineering from Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, followed by an M.Sc. in Manufacturing Systems Engineering at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, specializing in quality control and advanced production systems. In 1990, Carlos joined Industrial Orgánica, S.A. de C.V. (IOSA), a business established by his farther Jose Torres, where he has spent more than three decades driving the research, development, production, and global commercialization of carotenoids derived from natural sources. For over 20 years, he has served as Director of IOSA, leading multidisciplinary teams of scientists, engineers, and carotenoid specialists. Under his leadership, IOSA has become internationally recognized for creating highly stable, bioavailable, and robust carotenoid formulations for human and animal nutrition. These innovations supplied to partners in more than 26 countries worldwide provide a critical foundation for evidence-based products in vision, brain health, and preventive nutrition. Carlos’s work sits at the very beginning of the A Vision For Vision story: the journey from nature to science. By combining engineering excellence, uncompromising quality standards, and deep respect for natural sources, he has helped ensure that the nutrients studied in the clinic begin their lives with integrity, consistency, and purpose.

Dr Jim Stringham earned his doctorate in Experimental Psychology and Vision Science from the University of New Hampshire in 2003, followed by postdoctoral training at both Harvard Medical School and the Medical College of Georgia. He has since held research positions at the University of Georgia, the Air Force Research Laboratory, and most recently the Duke Eye Center. Since the late 1990s, Dr Stringham has studied the visual and cognitive benefits of the nutrients explored in A Vision For Vision. His research has shown that the carotenoids lutein, zeaxanthin, and meso-zeaxanthin, together with the omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA, confer meaningful health and performance benefits across the lifespan, from infancy through advanced age. Dr Stringham places great value on scientific collaboration and is particularly proud of the work produced alongside fellow researchers, including his wife, Nicole, and Professor John Nolan. He currently serves as Chief Scientific Officer of MacuHealth, where he leads new research into the role of targeted nutrition in eye and brain health and ageing. He also works closely with healthcare professionals, supporting the translation of nutritional science into clinical practice. His research interests include visual and cognitive performance in athletes, visual and systemic health in individuals with metabolic disease, and neural development and brain health in children.

Leif Kjetil Gjendemsjø is a pioneer in the omega-3 industry with over 35 years of experience. His journey began at just eight years old, cutting cod tongues in his father’s fish processing factory and selling them as a delicacy to relatives and neighbours. From an early age, he learned the importance of harvesting only what is needed and using every part of nature’s bounty, a philosophy that has guided his career ever since. Leif has a lifelong passion for creating sustainable omega-3 products that improve health and quality of life. Over the years, he has established three profitable and successful omega-3 companies, all rooted in responsible, innovative production. Today, his primary focus is on producing high-quality marine lipids from seafood trimmings, ensuring nothing goes to waste while delivering nutrients that support vision, brain health, and overall wellbeing.

Dr Marina Green is an Internal Medicine physician with a distinguished background in cardiometabolic disease and holds a PhD in micronutrients and targeted nutrition. She previously served as Deputy Director of the Nutrition Research Centre Ireland and as Research Lead at the School of Health Sciences at South East Technological University, Ireland. Dr Green’s work focuses on metabolism and the impact of specific micronutrients, including carotenoids and omega fatty acids, on human health and function. Her research has made significant contributions to the understanding of nutrient bioavailability and the science underpinning targeted nutrition. A key strength of her work lies in its clinical relevance. By bridging nutritional science and patient care, Dr Green advances the practical application of research findings in real-world clinical settings, in line with the principles of translational medicine.

Dr Alfonso Prado-Cabrero is a senior research fellow at the South East Technological University (SETU, Waterford), School of Health Sciences, based in the Nutrition Research Centre Ireland (NRCI), where he is a Deputy Director. Alfonso holds a BSc (Hons) in Biochemistry (University of Navarra, Spain, 1999) and a PhD in Genetics and Molecular Biology (University of Seville, Spain, 2006). During his doctorate, Alfonso studied the synthesis of carotenoids and vitamin A in fungi, work he completed with a short-term EMBO fellowship in 2005 to work at the University of Freiburg (Germany). As a postdoc, he joined the Immunology Unit of the Hospital Universitario de la Princesa (Madrid, Spain), where he was awarded a Juan de la Cierva Fellowship in 2009 to investigate the effect of hypoxia on cardiac metabolism. Then, he moved to the Institute of Biomedical Research Alberto Sols (Madrid, Spain) to work on cancer genetics. He subsequently joined the Centre for Desert Agriculture at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST, Saudi Arabia), where he studied the biosynthesis of carotenoid-derived plant hormones. At the NRCI (SETU, Waterford), Dr Prado-Cabrero's most recent work has been the development of functional foods fortified with lutein. He has also co-founded Supplement Certified Ltd, dedicated to providing third-party testing of dietary supplements, where he developed the analytical methods and software and obtained ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation for the company. Dr Prado-Cabrero has also co-founded Aqua Nutrients Ltd, where he is developing a bioreactor for the mass production of zooplankton on land as a novel source of human food.

Ms Parimala Sivaperuman is an accredited dietitian (HCPC RD) and a senior sports dietitian at the High Performance Sport Institute (HPSI) an umbrella under SpexSG, in Singapore. With over 17 years of extensive experience, she has worked with both youth and elite-level national athletes. Ms Siva began her career as a nutritionist at Sport Singapore, and subsequently advanced her studies, earning a Master’s degree in Dietetics from Glasgow Caledonian University in the United Kingdom. She is currently a PhD candidate at the Nutrition Research Centre Ireland from South East Technological University. In addition to her high-performance sports support, Ms. Siva has actively contributed to nutrition programmes for community initiatives conducted by ActiveSG, ActiveHealth, and SportsCare in Singapore. She engages as a volunteer lecturer of Medical Education Exchange Team for the Vietnamese medical doctors and has held a position as an associate faculty lecturer in Health & Social Sciences Cluster at the Singapore Institute of Technology, fostering the understanding of clinical nutrition among the Dietetic students. She is also a continuing education and training associate lecturer for basic sports science course directed at coaches and trainers at the Republic Polytechnic in Singapore. Ms Siva aspires to specialise in cutting edge sports science research around ocular nutrition and sports performance, translating new insights; to coaches, sports scientists, athletes and active individuals; to promote better vision, sporting performance and long-term protection to reduce risk of developing ocular diseases.

Warren Roche is an applied mathematician and statistical scientist whose career spans research and industry. Irish born and educated at Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin, and South East Technological University (SETU), he completed a PhD in Applied Mathematics at SETU. His research trajectory extended internationally through the Frost Research Fellowship at California State University, where he advanced mathematical models of cardiac electrophysiology while lecturing in advanced statistical methods. Professionally, Warren has become a recognised expert in clinical statistics. As a Senior Statistical Expert, his work involves informing regulatory submissions, shaping global procedures, and supporting major quality investigations. In parallel, he serves as a Statistical Consultant, advising multinational corporations and research organisations on complex analytical systems, while also designing powerful statistical tools to make complex statistics effortless. Beyond industry, he spent a decade as the Principal Statistician at the Nutrition Research Centre Ireland, contributing to clinical research in age-related macular degeneration and nutrition, co authoring more than 15 peer reviewed publications. Across all roles, Warren’s work is defined by rigorous methodology and a commitment to translating complex data into clear, defensible scientific insight. His contributions reflect a consistent philosophy: apply mathematical precision to real world scientific challenges, ensure methodological integrity, and translate the science in a concise and easy manner. His work aligns naturally with the mission of A Vision For Vision—bringing scientific clarity to complex problems and helping transform data into decisions that improve human health.