Neil Kirby

Adjunct Professor Alex van den Heever holds the Chair of Social Security Systems Administration and Management Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits).

He holds a master’s degree in economics from the University of Cape Town and has worked in health economics, public finance, and social security policy in South Africa since 1989.

Dr Nonkululeko Boikhutso is a public health medicine specialist and healthcare executive with two decades of experience in clinical operations and hospital leadership. She currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital.

Mark Heywood has nearly four decades of experience in civil society in South Africa. He has founded or co-founded leading organisations including the Treatment Action Campaign, Corruption Watch, SECTION27, the AIDS and Rights Alliance of Southern Africa (ARASA) and, in 2019, Maverick Citizen, the Daily Maverick’s social justice and activism platform.

Ms Mapato Ramokgopa is an economist with over 20 years of experience in competition economics and economic regulation. Her expertise covers competition policy and antitrust, market conduct, enforcement, market inquiries and studies, and evidence-informed public policy. She is an Economist and Executive Manager in the Market Conduct Division at the Competition Commission South Africa. She has worked across several divisions, leading strategic investigations, managing special projects, and coordinating market research and sector studies.