Dr. Bilguissou Balde is a senior global health executive and the founder of Novantum Advisory Group, following 15+ years of leading transformative initiatives across international development, reproductive access and rights, humanitarian systems, and institutional development. She previously served as Chief of Staff at the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and as Regional Director at Ipas, among other roles, where she designed and led multi-million-dollar, multi-country programs, strengthening health systems in fragile states.

Bonaventure Fandohan is a senior impact and evidence-led investment professional with over 20 years of experience in economic analysis, development finance, results-based decision-making and institutional performance. He has held senior roles advising and supporting governments, investors, international organizations and multilateral institutions to design, assess, and prioritize investments using rigorous analytical, evaluation, and impact measurement frameworks across emerging and developing economies.

Casely Ato Coleman is a global leadership and organizational agility executive with more than 30 years of experience spanning theory, research, consulting, and practice in leadership, international development, and organizational transformation. He has held C-suite, country, regional, and global roles, leading complex institutions through start-up, crisis response, restructuring, and large-scale people and culture transformations across multiple continents.

Ousmane Amadou Sy is a senior partnerships and institutional development leader with more than 25 years of experience supporting complex donor-funded programs across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. He has held senior advisory and leadership roles with major global health and development institutions, where he has designed, governed, and strengthened large-scale partnership frameworks, grant management systems, and multi-stakeholder coordination platforms spanning governments, multilaterals, civil society, and private sector actors.

Roland Bérenger Berehoudougou is a senior humanitarian–development–peace (HDP) nexus leader with over 20 years of international experience working across Africa's public sector, multilateral institutions, and international NGOs. He has held regional and country leadership roles with the World Bank, ChildFund International, and Plan International, where he designed and coordinated large-scale, multi-country programs linking humanitarian response, social protection, resilience, and sustainable development in fragile and conflict-affected contexts.