Luis Szarán is an internationally known composer, conductor and musicologist. He is Director of the Symphonic Orchestra of Asunción, Paraguay, and has directed symphonic and chamber orchestras all over the world. For his work in culture, Luis received numerous awards and recognitions such as: Official Knight of the Republic of Italy, National Order of Arts and Letters by the Ministry of Culture of France, National Order of Merit in the degree of Commander by the Republic of Paraguay, Rotary Club's Ovenbird Award, Paraguayan Congress's Innovation, Creativity and Scientific Investigation Medal, UNESCO's Orbis Guaraniticus and Silver Eye Awards, the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship, 2014 Social Entrepreneur of the Schwab Foundation and member of the World Economic Forum, "Artist for Peace" of UNESCO with the H2O Sonidos de la Tierra Orchestra, among others.