Blaire Ng is a Health Specialist in the Human and Social Development Sector Office, Sectors Department 3 at the Asian Development Bank (ADB), focusing on the pharmaceutical sector and private sector healthcare across Asia and the Pacific. Before joining ADB, Blaire worked on the Economic Development in Africa Report 2023 with UNCTAD in Geneva on topics including the pharmaceutical supply chain and human capital development. Prior to this, she was in the banking and finance sector with a credit hedge fund, S&P Global Ratings, and Credit Suisse.

Mahlil Ruby is currently the Director of Planning, Development, and Risk Management at the Health Social Security Administration (BPJS). He was inaugurated by the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Mr. Joko Widodo, on February 19, 2021. Mahlil Ruby will serve for five years.

Dr. Pankaj Kumar Arora is a senior public health leader with over two decades of experience conceptualizing, implementing, and managing large-scale health programs across India. He currently serves as Director at the National Health Authority, Government of India, where he plays a pivotal role in steering the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY), the world’s largest publicly funded health assurance scheme.

Dr. Kanchan Dua has over 13 years of experience in the healthcare sector. She has done her bachelor’s degree in dental surgery and post-graduation in health and hospital administration. She is a Green Belt, Six Sigma and has certifications for JCI and NABH Implementation in hospitals. She also holds Certificate in Operational planning guidelines and country preparedness and treatment facility design for COVID 19 from WHO.

Professor Prabhat Jha is a University Professor at the University of Toronto, Endowed Professor in Global Health and Epidemiology and Canada Research Chair at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, and the founding Director of the Centre for Global Health Research at St. Michael's Hospital.