Papa, an expert in internal audit, risk management, and business operations. He is the Founder and Executive Director of the Control Consulting and Associates. He has worked as Chief Re-gional Audit Centre for East and Southern Africa at the United Nations Development Pro-gramme (UNDP). Tandia is committed to promoting good governance, transparency, and ac-countability.
Mahoula, an experienced audit and internal control professional, has worked for international organizations and financial institutions, such as MKO Global in Cote d’Ivoire and XSML CAPITAL in DRC. She leads and supervises audits, develops risk-based plans, and provides expertise in economic analysis, team leadership, and project management. Kone has collaborat-ed with well-known organizations such as the Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa (OHADA) and the African Development Bank. She is passionate about advanc-ing good governance, transparency, and accountability.
Mukesh is a strategically oriented oversight consultant with extensive experience in govern-ance, risk management, auditing, evaluation, investigation, ethics management, anticorruption, accountability, internal controls and capacity building. He has experience working in oversight bodies of the national governments, United Nations and private sector. Mukesh is an independ-ent member of the WHO advisory committee (IEAOC), Director and treasurer of the Associa-tion of Certified Fraud Examiners (India chapter) and co-founder of the NGO named “E-information, Systems, Security and Audit Association”. Currently, he is the Managing Director and CEO of Red Flag Oversight Consultancy Services.
Makeda is an economic development expert who spearheads business growth and innovation across Africa. She has forged partnerships, overseen multi-million-dollar projects, developed pioneering agricultural solutions, provided counsel on private-sector strategies, and collaborated with high-level government officials, donors, and impact investors. Makeda is passionate about helping African businesses reach their fullest potential.
Gerard is an international development expert and philanthropist. He served as Chief Executive at the European Foundation Centre. He has worked for has worked for the Ford Foundation, The Bernard van Leer Foundation, Save the Children Federation, Redd Barna (Norwegian Save the Children), and OXFAM UK. Gerry is a renowned thought leader, writer, and lecturer, providing consultation and teaching services at the African Centre for Philanthropy and Social Investment.
Matthias represents the United Nations for Development Programme (UNDP) on the Executive Board as an institutional member. He is the Director of the Regional Service Centre for Africa, UNDP. He has held senior leadership roles within the United Nations, including UN Resident Coordinator in Comoros and UNDP Country Director in Mozambique. Before his UN tenure, he was Resident Country Director in Liberia and Nigeria for the International Republican Insti-tute, managing governance programs with USAID. He is passionate about driving transforma-tional change on the African continent.
Eddie is a Senior Fellow at Schmidt Futures. He was most recently Director for Africa and the Middle East at Yale where he led the University President’s Africa Initiative, and advanced Yale’s bi-directional partnerships across Africa and the Middle East. Prior to joining Yale, he was the Associate Director of NYU Africa House, and the NYU Abu Dhabi Center for Tech-nology & Economic Development. He is a Carnegie New Leader and has served on the Board of Trustees of the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs.
Beavogui is a former interim Prime Minister and Head of Government in the Republic of Guin-ea. He is an international development expert on development finance, partnership building, and resource mobilization. He worked as Senior Project Management Officer at United Nations Of-fice for Project Services (UNOPS), served as Regional Director for West and Central Africa for the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), as well as Director of Partnership and Resource Mobilization and Senior Advisor to the President of IFAD, and Director-General of the African Risk Capacity (ARC), where he implemented projects across Africa.
Mamadou, an agricultural economist and development expert, joined the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) from VISA, where he served as Vice President and Global Head of Inclusive Growth and, before that, as Regional Head of Social Impact for the Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Africa Region. Prior to joining the Rockefeller Foundation, Mamadou served as Oxfam’s Regional Director for West Africa. He currently serves as the Executive Secretary at ACBF and is dedicated to enhancing human and institutional capacities for sustainable development in Africa.
