Dr. Anita Kaluba is a medical doctor and the in-country coordinator for Zambia at the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. Zambian grantees recently undertook a “Tiny Targets” study with the aim of gathering local evidence to support their advocacy campaign for a strong tobacco control law and counter the tobacco industry. Her role was to oversee, coordinate, and mobilize technical resources for the grantees undertaking the study.

Dr. Anita Zaidi is the president of the Gender Equality Division at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. In this role, Anita oversees the foundation’s efforts to achieve gender equality by integrating gender across the foundation’s global work and investing in women’s economic empowerment, women’s leadership, and removing the barriers for women and girls to thrive. Previously, Zaidi was the department chair of Pediatrics and Child Health at the Aga Khan University in Karachi, Pakistan, where she worked to reduce child mortality through the prevention and treatment of illness.

Dr. Ann Aerts has been head of the Novartis Foundation since January 2013. The foundation is an organization committed to having a transformational impact on the health of low-income populations. Ann holds a degree in medicine and a master's in public health from the University of Leuven, Belgium, and a degree in tropical medicine from the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp, Belgium. In 2014, Ann was nominated by PharmaVOICE as one of the 100 Most Inspiring People in the life science industry.

Dr. Anthony Woolf is a rheumatology professor at the Institute of Health Care Research, Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry at the Universities of Exeter and Plymouth. He serves on the executive committee of the Global Alliance for Musculoskeletal Health and is part of the Global Alliance for Patient Access' board. He is a member of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Evidence Based Healthcare in Musculoskeletal Disorders, Lund University Hospital. He qualified from the London Hospital Medical College and trained at Hammersmith Hospital, Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, and Bristol Royal Infirmary.

Asmahan Al Badani is a clinical nutrition specialist who coordinates Islamic Relief’s health and nutrition projects in the Hodeida governorate of Yemen.

Dr. Awele Elumelu is a leading voice in African health care. As the chairperson of Avon Healthcare Limited, Nigeria’s leading health insurance provider, and the founder and CEO of Avon Medical Practice, a growing network of full-service clinics and onsite facilities with corporate institutions, she is focused on expanding and improving access to quality health care in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation. In January 2018, Dr. Elumelu was appointed as a private sector champion for Immunisation in Africa by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.

Dr. Ayoade Olatunbosun-Alakija is a visionary, innovative leader, and influencer in global health and humanitarian development. Ayoade currently serves as special envoy and co-chair to the World Health Organization’s Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator, co-chair of the African Union’s African Vaccine Delivery Alliance and founder of Nigeria’s Emergency Coordination Centre, as well as the former chief humanitarian coordinator for Nigeria. She is currently spearheading an initiative to create safe learning and teaching environments in Nigeria or the CASTLE initiative.

Dr. Barry Finette is a professor of pediatrics, microbiology, and molecular genetics at the University of Vermont College of Medicine and an attending and teaching physician in the Pediatric Inpatient and Critical Care Division at the University of Vermont Medical Center’s children’s hospital. He is also the co-founder and president of THINKMD, PBC and has over 35 years of experience as a pediatrician. He has participated in numerous research, medical global health and humanitarian projects, as well as capacity building and disaster relief missions in multiple countries.

Dr. Ben Nkechika is the director general/CEO at the Delta State Contributory Health Commission in Nigeria. He was previously the managing director of Almond Healthcare Services Limited and the managing director of KGDN Technologies Limited. He was the pioneer medical director of the Delta Specialist Hospital and the pioneer medical doctor at the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Company in Bonny island. Nkechika was a field medical officer at Schlumberger Oil Service Company for several years where he developed the interest for rural health care services.

Dr. Bernice Dahn is the former health minister of Liberia and former chief medical officer for the Ministry of Health.