Ms. Elodie VITALIS is a graduate of Sciences Po Bordeaux and holds a Master's degree in Public Affairs (2006). She is currently the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Group Representative to Fiji (AFD/Expertise France). She joined AFD headquarters in Paris in 2013 as a policy officer for agriculture and biodiversity, then for AFD's operational activities related to climate finance and financial systems.

Jesse Twomey is the Assistant Director – Procurement for the Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific (AIFFP), Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), Australia.

Jesse manages procurements and procurement policy for AIFFP grant and loan projects across the Pacific. With DFAT/AusAID since 2011, Jesse has managed procurement, aid activities and grant programs, and held financial policy and aid risk management roles. Jesse was Consul in the Australian Embassy to Lao PDR from 2019 to 2021 through the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Steve Wilmot is a seasoned procurement professional with extensive experience in both the public and private sectors, as well as with regional organizations. As the Principal Procurement Works for the Solomon Islands Government, he oversees the comprehensive management of ministerial procurement and contract administration within the Ministry of Infrastructure and Development's Transport Infrastructure Management Services department.

Jonathan Fong is a civil engineer with a Bachelor's degree and experience in procurement, design, supervision, and project management within the Land Transport Authority. Currently the Manager in the Procurement & Programming Division, with a track record of managing major construction projects and donor-funded initiatives within Samoa.

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.

Torual Gibbons from the Palau Public Utilities Corporation (PPUC), manages corporate services to include procurement. An Ocean lover, if found please return to the nearest beach.

Cris Nunes is a Senior Procurement Specialist based in the World Bank’s office in Sydney. He and his team are responsible for procurement reform dialogue with Pacific Island countries and for the fiduciary oversight of the bank’s investments in this area. Cris has more than 20 years’ experience in public procurement and prior to joining the World Bank, Cris worked as a procurement expert for the Brazilian and Timorese Governments and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).