With over eight years of progressive work experience working both in the civil society space and with International organizations in Malawi, Willy Kambwandira is the Executive Director of Centre for Social Accountability; Transparency (CSAT), where since 2019 he has led CSAT’s work to support and collaborate with other partners to ensure government is held accountable and citizens actively participate in the affairs of the state.

Dan Banik is Professor of Political Science and Director of The Oslo SDG Initiative at the Centre for Development and the Environment, University of Oslo. Dan is an Affiliate Professor at the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare Education (SHE) in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo. He is host of the In Pursuit of Development podcast, and a columnist with The Nation.

Vincent Kondowe is a Malawian legal analyst with over 15 years of continuous professional experience and expertise in governance, human rights and development. He has worked in the Public Sector, NGOs and as a Consultant to the government. Vincent is an expert in Public Policy analysis, Enforcement of Administrative Justice, Capacity Building on Administrative Justice and Legal Analysis; Political Economy Analysis, Conflict Management and Resolution. His highest academic qualifications are: MA Political Science; LLM (Human Rights; Democratization), Post-Graduate Diploma in International Development; Post-graduate Diploma in Project Management.