Vita is a chartered structural engineer who currently works at Arup where she supports development clients on the implementation of infrastructure, particularly in health and education. She is currently also the Chair of the board at the Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors without Borders) operational HQ in Amsterdam which has governance over programming decisions for their portfolio of humanitarian response projects globally as well as an elected trustee of MSF UK.   

Tom is Senior WASH Advisor at Plan International Australia and is a qualified engineer with over 16 years of experience managing WASH and engineering projects across the Pacific, Asia, and Africa.  Tom provides program management and technical support to Plan International country office teams and partners with a current focus on the Pacific region.   

Brian Quan Inomea is the Sanitation Construction Officer for Plan International (SI) Urban WASH project. Brian is an accomplished construction designer, who enjoys using his skills to contribute to the exciting sanitation activities that happen every day at Plan International (SI). Brian graduated from the Fiji National University of Building, Science, and Technology in 2020 with a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering. 

Michelle Abel is Director for Knowledge, Learning & Communications with Live & Learn Environmental Education. She has over 20 years of experience working with local community development organizations across a wide range of areas including WASH behavior change, WASH in Schools, and community-based climate resilience. Currently, she supports the Live & Learn network offices in the South Pacific in hygiene behavior change design and climate resilience. 

Mark Ellery is independent water, sanitation, and local governance consultant based in Western Australia. With more than 20 years of experience in the water sector, Mark has a good understanding of the application of policies, projects, and behavior change in low, middle, and high-income countries, within an emergency response, reconstruction, and development contexts, engaged by private, academic, multilateral, government and non-governmental organizations. 

Meredith is a development professional dedicated to the global movement for clean water, decent toilets, and good hygiene for everyone, everywhere by 2030. As Head of Strategy, she manages a team of technical and business development experts driving the strategic direction of WaterAid’s work in Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Prior to joining WaterAid, Meredith supported initiatives around governance, accountability, and decentralization.