Stephen Hall is the Director General of The WorldFish Center, headquartered in Malaysia and devoted to reducing poverty and hunger in developing countries. Previous leadership roles include CEO of the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) and Professor of Marine Biology at Flinders University, Australia. Trained as a marine ecologist Stephen has contributed over 80 scientific publications on fisheries ecology and environmental issues and in 2004 was awarded a Pew Fellowship in Marine Conservation.

Sandy Williams regularly advises governments, businesses, NGOs and research organisations around the world on how to best communicate their most important messages and manage programme knowledge. She has worked on communications strategies and plans for projects such as Coalitions for Change (C4C) in Nigeria, and for organizations like DFID and the Global Donor Platform for Rural Development. She is skilled at identifying relevant audience segments, and repackaging information in appropriate language and formats, to maximize impact and make best use of resources.