Mr. Duncan Thela has a Bachelor of Pharmacy, Nottingham University (UK) and MBA from the University of Botswana. He is the Managing Director of the Associated Fund Administrators Botswana (Pty) Ltd (AFA).

Mr. Thela is a well-rounded healthcare professional with a good understanding of the Botswana Healthcare System. From a regulatory perspective, Mr Duncan Thela served as a member of the Botswana Health Professions Council and is the former Chairman of the Botswana Drug Advisory Board. He is a member of the Human Resource Development Council – Health Sector Committee, Tourism, Health and Education Immigrants-Sector Specific Selection Board and member of the Business Botswana Health Sector Committee.

Dr. Mbatshi Mazwiduma is a veterinary surgeon. His professional experience spans over 16 years with footprints in Botswana, New Zealand and Australia. Dr Mazwiduma is the founder and Director of VETPRO, a veterinary centre that provides specialised services in Agri business consulting and veterinary services throughout Botswana. He is also a member of the Veterinary Council, and deputy chairman of Botswana Veterinary Association.

Dr. Stephen Ghanie is the Chief Executive Officer of BoMRA. A veterinarian by profession, Dr. Ghanie’s academic footprints include veterinary medicine, meat science, strategic management and general management. He has worked as a veterinary public health practitioner, occupied various executive positions at Botswana Meat Commission and became the first citizen country manager at Parmalat Botswana.

Ms. Shameela Pholo-Winston is a Human Resources Specialist and holds B.Soc.Sci (Hons) in Industrial & Organisational Psychology from Rhodes University. With more than 15 years’ experience, Ms. Pholo - Winston has successfully led transformation projects in private and public sector environments, cultivating organizational performance through alignment of strategy to organizational structures, policies and processes. Ms. Pholo - Winston served in the Human Resource Management field both as an executive and as a consultant in private practice. She continues to offer her services for the advancement of performance management in Botswana.

Dr. Tiroyaone Mampane holds a MBChB (MEDUNSA) (GIPS) and Corporate Governance & Project Management Certificate (University of Pretoria). Dr. Mampane is the founder and President of Boitekanelo College, a specialized health education academy. He has been at the helm of the college for over 10 years in charge of its Strategic direction, compliance and adherence to the regulatory framework. He previously worked at Princess Marina hospital as a medical practitioner. Dr. Mampane recently completed an Entrepreneurship Development Programme with Stanford Business school sponsored by De Beers Group.

Mr. Meshack Baoleki holds an LLB from the University of Botswana, Post Graduate Certificate - Compliance Management, UCT and Graduate Certificate - Policy, Regulation & Management, WITS. He is the Managing Partner of Baoleki Attorneys - a transactional law firm specializing in corporate and commercial law. He has worked in the Telecommunications and Banking Industry, in charge of legal, compliance and regulatory affairs.

Dr. Joyce Kgatlwane is a pharmacist and an academic. Her career spans over 28 years, where she worked in various hospitals in Botswana. Dr. Kgatlwane previously worked for Botswana Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership, PEPFAR and her areas of research include medicines utilisation, antibiotics use, adherence to medicines, medication errors, adverse medicines reactions and reporting. She contributed to the curriculum review and development of the advancement at the Institute of Health Sciences and the University of Botswana respectively.She served as a member of the Pharmacy Board under the Botswana Health Professions Council. She is also a member of HIV Management Guidelines Committee, Palliative Care Advisory Committee, National Health Research Committee and one of the founders of the Medicine Utilisation Research in Africa. In the area of medicine regulation, Dr. Kgatlwane worked at the Drugs Regulatory Unit as part of internship and She received training on dossier evaluation. She also received training on pharmacovigilance. Dr. Kgatlwane obtained a Bachelor of Pharmacy from the University of Otago (New Zealand), PharmaD from the University of Florida (USA) and Masters of Public Health from the University of Texas School of Public Health (USA).

Dr. Michael Sento is a qualified veterinary surgeon with experience spanning over 21 years in private practice. Away from the surgery room, Dr Sento is a passionate small stock farmer and keen promoter of organic farming practices. He previously held a board membership of the Botswana Vet Council.

Dr. Gontle Moleele is a practicing physician and endocrinologist, based at Bokamoso Private Hospital, where she is also the hospital Superintendent. She has sat on several boards including MRI Botswana and the University of Botswana School of Medicine Advisory Board. She currently chairs the Joint Medical and Surgical Board of the Botswana Health Professions Board.

Dr. Letlhogile Modisa is the Director of Veterinary Services in the Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security. He is the Vice President of the OIE regional Commission for Africa.

Mr. Kagiso Balopi holds a Bachelor of Accounting, University of Botswana, Management Development Program, University of Stellenbosch, and IIE, Pacific Institute. He is a Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA) of the Botswana Institute of Chartered Accountants (BICA), a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants FCCA (UK), and a Certified Enterprise Risk Manager (CERM). His career spans over 16 years in Auditing, Accounting, and banking at various levels. He serves on the Boards of the Botswana Privatization Asset Holding (BPAH) and he is also a co-opted member of the Finance, Audit and Risk comittee for the Botswana Technology Research and Innovation (BITRI) He is also a member of the Institute of Directors Southern Africa (IODSA).