Mrs. Mawuena Trebarh has over 15 years’ experience with a stellar career in the corporate environment in Ghana. She has been recognized through a number of national awards for having established benchmarks for excellence in corporate affairs, investor relations management, stakeholder and reputation management in critical sectors of the economy specifically mining and telecommunications. Mawuena holds a B.Sc. in Geology & Mining from the University of Jos, Nigeria and an MBA in Strategic Planning and New Business from Bentley College ‘ s McCallum Graduate School of Business, in Massachusetts, USA .  Mawuena worked with Ashanti Goldfields Company Ltd, Ghana in varying capacities. She was their first female underground exploration geologist amidst a 10,000 strong male-workforce mine-site in the Ashanti Region. 2007 – 2012 saw Mawuena take on the role at Mobile Telecommunications Network (MTN) in Ghana as the Corporate Services Executive. In late 2012, Mawuena became Founder and Chief Business Strategist of Inspire Africa Consult Ltd a business strategy-consulting firm In February 2013 she was appointed the CEO of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre reporting directly into the Office of the President. Mrs. Trebarh has been recognized both nationally and internationally for excellence in reputation management.

Patrice Matchaba, M.D., has been Group Head of Global Health & Corporate Re- sponsibility for Novartis since October 2017.

Dr. Matchaba most recently served as Global Head of the Cardio-Metabolic development unit at Novartis, where he led the global clinical development of the cardiometabolic portfolio. He joined Novartis South Africa in 2000 as the Country Pharma Organization Chief Scientific Officer. Since moving to Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation in the United States in 2002, he has held several roles of increasing responsibility, such as Therapeutic Area Head for Immunology and Infectious Diseases; Global Head of Drug Safety and Epidemiology; and Global Head of the Integrated Development Functions and Regions, which include Global Clinical Operations, Global Clinical Submissions, Integrated Information Sciences, Development Informatics, Development Diversity and Inclusion, and all Medical Country Pharma Organization regions.

Dr. Matchaba completed his medical training at the University of Zimbabwe, and is a fellow of the College of Obstetrics and Gynecology South Africa. In addition, he is a graduate of Harvard Business School’s Program for Management Development.