Waisea has been with the Ministry of Finance in Fiji for more than 10 years.

Pisila Matafahi Otunuku holds the post of Deputy CEO for Finance and is also the Head of Procurement. Prior to working with the Ministry of Finance, she was Deputy Director and Head of Finance at the Ministry of Infrastructure, Head of Finance for Westpac Tonga as well as Assistant Lecturer for the University of the South Pacific.

In her current role, she has been instrumental in driving the procurement reform agenda in process improvements, legislative review, capacity development as well as awareness programs.

Mohammed Amin Saskai is a Senior Procurement Specialist with the World Bank in Sydney. He engages in procurement reform dialogue with Pacific Island countries and provides fiduciary support to the bank’s financed projects. Previously, he was a Senior Procurement Officer at the Asian Development Bank (ADB), coordinating procurement strategy, planning, support, and capacity development for ADB projects in Fiji, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and Niue. Prior to joining ADB in 2021, Amin worked for the Australian Government, World Bank, and United Nations.

Mick Lilley is currently acting Chief Investment Officer for the AIFFP.  He has been with the AIFFP since its inception. Mick has a long history as a public servant, investment banker and infrastructure adviser.  Mick has a passion for the Pacific and helping to promote its developmental needs

Emma Tiaree led the development of AIFFP’s approach to local content and supports AIFFP’s finance partners implement procurement models that prioritise local employment, industry participation and upskilling in the design and construction of Pacific infrastructure. Emma has over 20 years experience managing international development programs, with specific expertise in developing local content strategy and procurement plans; undertaking labour market and industry capability assessments; monitoring and evaluation; and forging strategic partnerships in the trades training sector.

Joseph Bautaake is currently working as a Senior Project Officer within the Ministry of Infrastructure and Sustainable Energy (MISE) since 2023, looking after MISE’s projects procurement, warranting, financial matters, and others.

Benoît Cambier is the European Investment Bank's (EIB, a.k.a. the EU Bank) representative for the Pacific, based in Fiji. Engineer by training, his professional experience has enabled him to develop a wide range of expertise, from public infrastructure and regional economic development to agriculture, climate change, and development & impact financing. His career has taken him to work in the public sector (EU and UN) as well as in the private sector with international consultancy firms.

Steve Knode is the Regional Senior Commercial Officer (RSCO) for Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Island Countries (PICs), based in Sydney. A member of the Senior Foreign Service, he has previously served as Deputy Senior Commercial Officer (DSCO) at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, Japan, Senior Commercial Officer (SCO) for U.S. Commercial Service (USCS) in Pakistan, based in Karachi, and the head of USCS in São Paulo, Brazil. Part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, USCS is the principal trade and investment promotion agency of the U.S. government.