Oluwafemi Thomas Adare is a certified quality, food safety, and sustainability professional with extensive experience in developing and implementing management systems across diverse industries, including the manufacturing and food sectors. A CQI|IRCA-certified Principal/Lead Auditor in Food Safety Management Systems (FSMS) and Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems (OHSMS), he is recognised for his ability to thrive in dynamic, start-up environments where innovation and adaptability are key. Oluwafemi is a recipient of multiple international honours, including the 2024 Exemplar Global Community Recognition Award (Auditor category) and the Alliance to Stop Foodborne Illness 40 Under 40 Award, as well as an honorable mention in the Volunteer category at the International Quality Awards 2024. A Digital4Sustainability Champion certified by UNSSC United Nations System Staff College and UNEP United Nation Environment Programme, he is passionate about advancing sustainable business practices, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, and contributing to the global conversation on quality, safety, and environmental stewardship.

Dr. Mira Thoumy is an Associate Professor of Management at the Lebanese American University. She earned a Ph.D. in Operations Management from HEC Montreal, a M.Eng in Project Management and B.Eng in Industrial Engineering from Ecole Polytechnique of Montreal.She has more than 10 years of academic experience where she taught courses in strategy, operations, and project management in top local and international universities. She has also more than 15 years of consulting experience in various sectors such as manufacturing, healthcare, public administration and NGOs. Mira volunteers as VP-Governance at the PMI Lebanon Chapter. She is a certified PMP (Project Management Professional), PMI-PMOCP (Project Management Office Certified Professional) and CSSMBB (Certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt).

Suzanne Hill CQP FCQI, CEng FIMechE is a highly motivated and successful Executive Quality Professional, with global recognition for excellence in problem solving, quality strategy and business improvement.With experience of senior leadership roles within Aerospace and Automotive, Suzanne founded Assured Quality Improvements Limited in 2012 and has since provided manufacturing & logistics quality improvement services in a range of sectors.Suzanne’s main activity now, is training Aerospace standards AS9117 and AS13100, together with Problem Solving and Risk analysis. With this knowledge Suzanne is an associate lecturer at Warwick University.An avid volunteer for the Chartered Quality Institute, Suzanne won the International Volunteer of the Year (2020) and is the Chair of the Derby and Nottingham network, which won the Volunteering Impact award in 2025.CQP FCQI = Chartered Quality Professional, Fellow of the Chartered Quality Institute CEng FIMenchE = Chartered Engineer, Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers