Professor Michael Gibbons, Secretary General, Association of Commonwealth Universities, UK
Professor Derrick Swartz, Vice-Chancellor, University Fort Hare, South Africa
Professor Loyiso Nongxa, Vice-Chancellor, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Professor Cheryl de la Rey, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Dr Michael Owen*, Director, Institute of Oenology, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Dr Mammo Muchie Director: Research Programme Civil Society & African Integration(CS&AI), School of Development Studies & Centre for Civil Society, University of Natal; & Middlesex, University Business School, United Kingdom
Professor Shiv Visvanathan Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, India
Professor Prabuddha Ganguli Adjunct Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay; Visiting Professor at the National Law School University, Jodhpur, India

Prof Andrew Kaniki (Co-Chair), President SARIMA, Executive Director, Knowledge Management and Strategy, National Research Foundation, South Africa
Dr John Kirkland (Co-Chair), Director - Research Management Programme, Association of Commonwealth Universities, United Kingdom
Ms Diana Coates, Executive Director, SARIMA,
Dr Tony Heher, Past-President SARIMA; Director UCT Innovation, University of Cape Town
Ms Julie Stackhouse, Research Management Programme, Association of Commonwealth Universities, United Kingdom
Ms Jane Kabaki, Finance and Administration sub-Committee, SARIMA; Head: Research and Policy , Institute of Governance, University of Fort Hare
Ms Carmelita Sylvester, Contracts Officer, UCT Innovation, University of Cape Town
Ms Annamia van der Heever, Co-ordinator: International Research Funds, University of Stellenbosch