David Harrison is CEO of the DG Murray Trust and a pivotal figure in South African health policy and development. A medical doctor by training, David founded the Health Systems Trust and led the youth-focused HIV prevention programme, loveLife.

Bernadette Moffat is the Executive Director of ELMA Philanthropies Services (Africa), overseeing philanthropic efforts across Southern Africa. Bernadette previously led the Women’s Development Bank Trust, promoting women’s economic participation in South Africa.

Mary-Ann Boakye is a Chartered Accountant (SA) with extensive experience in higher education, audit, and finance. Mary-Ann previously served as Chief Operating Officer of iBuild Home Loans and is continually looking for solutions to accelerate capital required to realise Africa’s development potential.

Michael Sachs is an Adjunct Professor at the Southern Centre for Inequality Studies, University of the Witwatersrand, where he leads the Public Economy Project. He is the Deputy Chair of the Finance and Fiscal Commission. Previously, Michael served as head of the budget office in the National Treasury.

Julia de Bruyn has worked at the National Treasury for the last 20 years leading a team responsible for the budgets and expenditure of the Basic Education, Higher Education, Employment and Labour and the Sport and Arts sectors.