Fouzia Shafique is the Associate Director for Health at UNICEF Headquarters in New York, where she oversees global work on maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health (MNCAH), primary health care, and health systems strengthening, and provides global leadership on community health systems. She has 20+ years of public health experience across humanitarian and development contexts, including leading UNICEF health programmes in Afghanistan and Yemen and global health action in humanitarian and emergency settings. She holds an MBBS and a Master of Science in Public Health.

Soleine Scotney is a health financing and political economy expert at the Financing Alliance for Health, with 15+ years of experience in primary health care, health system strengthening, and global health partnerships. She worked at The Global Fund on the New Funding Model, and at CHAI led vaccine program expansion in Africa, market-shaping initiatives, and served as Country Director in Cambodia (2020–2025) and Asia Pacific Regional Advisor. She was awarded Cambodia’s Grand Cambodia Knight Medal, co-chaired the Global Fund CCM Oversight Committee and serves on Gavi's Independent Review Committee. Soleine holds master’s degrees from LSE and Sciences Po.

Maureen Kimani is Head of the Division of Community Health at Kenya’s Ministry of Health, leading national community health policy, strategy, guidelines, and digital tools such as the electronic Community Health Information System. She coordinates community health partners, strengthened systems during COVID‑19, and supports universal health coverage and data‑driven decision‑making. With over a decade of experience in community health systems, she has overseen initiatives to professionalize and support frontline community health workers. 

Mahamadi Tassembedo is Director of Community Health at the Ministry of Health in Burkina Faso. With over 18 years of experience, he has held strategic positions including Director of Health Promotion, Director of Monitoring and Evaluation, and District Medical Officer. He is committed to the professionalization of community health workers and has initiated innovative health promotion approaches, such as community health clubs and the “Model Household” initiative, enhancing the adoption of preventive behaviors among communities.

Maud Juquois is a senior health economist at the GFF Secretariat, where she leads the human resources for health technical agenda, works on the GFF-CIVIC partnership for CSO engagement, and serves as focal point for the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, and Zimbabwe. Prior to joining GFF, she managed World Bank portfolios in Madagascar and Comoros, focusing on health system strengthening, primary health care, nutrition, and pandemic response. She has over 15 years of experience in health financing, human resources for health, and maternal, adolescent, and child health across Africa, and co-chairs the CHDP Health Financing Technical Working Group with UNICEF.  

Margaret Odera is a community health worker and mentor mother at Mathare North Health Center, focusing on HIV PMTCT, mobilization, referrals, and follow-ups. A mother of three HIV-negative sons who benefited from the PMTCT program, she exemplifies its success. She founded the CHW Champions Network, uniting over 12,000 CHWs nationwide, and is leading the formation of a national association with all 47 counties involved. Margaret has received multiple awards, including Mentor Mother of the Year (2019), Heroine of Health (2022), and Community Health Champion (2024).

Nicholas Oliphant is the Senior Specialist for Community Health Programming at the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, where he supports the strengthening of community health systems and the integration of community health workers into national health strategies. He previously held roles at the Global Fund focused on malaria high-burden, high-impact interventions and worked as a Health Specialist in Monitoring and Evaluation at UNICEF. He holds an MPH degree from Tulane University and a PhD from the University of the Western Cape.