Governance

Dr David Reddy, PhD, is the Director General at IFPMA and the former CEO of Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV). MMV is a not-for-profit research foundation that, together with its partners, has brought forward 13 new antimalarial drugs to malaria-endemic countries, saving an estimated 2 million lives to date. In addition, MMV has broadened the global malaria medicine portfolio and manages, with its partners, 65 projects. David has 26 years of experience in the development and commercialization of medicines for the treatment of infectious diseases. He is also a Board member of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), of the RBM Partnership to End Malaria, as well as Malaria No More UK.’

Scheaffer is a feminist governance expert and global development strategy advisor focused on gender, governance, and health policy. She serves on the boards of Womankind Worldwide and Glitch, and has held leadership positions at Women Political Leaders (WPL) in Belgium, Reid Strategies in Seatter, and SCOPE Impact in Helsinki. Scheaffer is a former member of the Gates Foundation Goalkeepers advisory group (Emeritus), Centre for Feminist Foreign Policy Advisory Council in Germany, and She’s The First Board in New York. She is an inaugural Obama Foundation Africa Leaders’ Fellow, advocating for women and girls in challenging power structures and promoting equity and inclusivity through storytelling.

Stewart serves as the Malaria No More UK Treasurer and is Head of London for BHP, a multinational natural resources company. In over two decades at BHP, he has held senior roles spanning finance, risk, marketing and business development. He has led teams and projects across multiple commodities and regions including Australia, Europe, West Africa and Singapore.

Branwen, a global health specialist, was appointed as Director of the Global Health Policy Lab at the Virchow Foundation for Global Health in Berlin, Germany, in early 2024. With expertise in funding, scientific discovery, and translation into policy and practice, she previously consulted for TDR at the World Health Organization and was Interim Head of International Operations at Wellcome in London, UK, overseeing their Africa & Asia Programmes. Branwen’s background is in infectious disease epidemiology and her experience builds on leading her own research at the MRC Unit The Gambia / London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

Retiring in 2019 after a 40 year career, Norman has worked providing professional accounting and consulting services to the Government, state-owned enterprises, private organisations, and development institutions in Zambia. He also worked at Anglo American Plc in South Africa, at Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of major subsidiaries or business units. He is Chairman of Anglo American Platinum Ltd and Zambia Sugar Plc, and sits on the Board of the South African Reserve Bank.

Dr Eva Thorne directs policy and innovations for the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, leading a team that focuses on politically actionable research and prototyping on Africa and the 4th industrial revolution, digitalisation for inclusive economic growth, and innovative partnerships across governments and the private sector. Eva has a background of experience working in developing countries with civil society groups, public sector institutions and NGOs on social, environmental and governance issues. She has also worked with African parliamentarians on revenue management and natural resource governance. Eva holds a doctorate in political science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an undergraduate degree in history from Harvard University.

Sarah is Global Brand Director for Swedish multinational hygiene business Essity, responsible for driving innovation and sustainability across all markets. She is the former CEO of advertising and communications agency, AMV BBDO, an Agency she took to the top of the leagues creatively. Across a 20 year career in marketing communications Sarah has partnered with global and domestic organisations in a variety of sectors and international geographies to drive business growth, organisational transformation and cultural inclusion.

Founder and Managing Partner of Open Squares Africa. Feyi consults for multi-national and indigenous firms on how to win in the African market-place. He is the Former Director of Insight Publicis, the largest advertising agency in West Africa, and author of 'The Villager: How Africans Consume Brands'.

Geoff joined the Wellcome Trust’s investment team in 1998 and since then has been responsible for Wellcome’s investments in venture capital funds globally, as well as the equity long/short hedge fund exposure. In all, this comprises around a quarter of Wellcome’s investment portfolio.