Born in Zambia, Tanya grew up on a farm in Mkushi, and later farmed in both Kalomo and Lusaka. She has a unique local knowledge of the agricultural sector across the country and in neighbouring countries such as Mozambique. This experience has  broadened to include game farms and lodges in the most remote and beautiful locations. She advises and represents buyers and sellers including commercial farming groups, conversation funds and investors, travelling at least 35,000 kilometers each year in Zambia by car, light aircraft and the odd boat trip!

Gai’us is an entrepreneur, a philanthropist and a missionary with a Road Engineering & Construction Background.

He is the Founder & CEO of Kabakato Holdings, A Holding Company with Interests in Smart Cities, Agricultural Farm Blocks, Hospitality, Alternative Energy Sources, Sustainable Infrastructure Development & Forestry.

In 2019, he founded & led a the Bridge Consortium into developing sustainable infrastructure development, integrated farm blocks, green cities and road connectivity projects. In two years, he has transformed it from an ordinary start up Consortium led Company into a pan-African institution with a regional impact.

Gai’us, is a leading proponent of the philosophy he calls “Africapitalism”, which is the private sector’s commitment to Africa’s development through long-term investment in strategic sectors of the economy that drive economic prosperity and social wealth.

Mwanda Phiri-Mwewa is an economist with extensive experience in applied economics research and policy analysis. She is Africa Lead for the Charter Cities Institute (CCI) where she is responsible for leading and coordinating CCI Zambia and supporting the development of new thriving cities across Africa that foster investments and jobs and catalyse sustained and inclusive economic development. Prior to joining CCI, Mwanda was head of the Trade and Investment Unit at the Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis and Research. Mwanda is a published author with 10 years of working experience and was appointed to the Capital Markets Tribunal and invited to be a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Complex Risks. She is a recipient of the UK Commonwealth Scholarship and holds a Master of Science in Economics and Public Policy obtained from the University of Sheffield.

Minor Hotels appointed hospitality veteran Laurie Burr as its Cluster General Manager for The Royal Livingstone Victoria Falls Zambia Hotel by Anantara and Avani Victoria Falls Resort in 2019.

Burr joined Minor Hotels from Legacy Hotels & Resorts, South Africa and Zimbabwe, where he was Area General Manager looking after five properties. He has also worked in Thailand, Maldives, India, America, Bermuda, the Caribbean, and Europe in executive general management positions.

A British national and South African resident, Laurie possesses over two decades of proven success in analysing multinational hotels and resorts’ critical business requirements with a focus on operational efficiency, creating unique guest experiences and better staff environments for enhancing competitiveness, increasing revenues and improving customer service offerings.

Laurie has a wealth of knowledge and insights on both the Zambian properties he managed and the Zambian leisure and MICE tourism Market, along with a passion for the environment and Sustainability.

Burr holds a degree in Catering and Management from Thames Valley University, London and has completed an Advanced Programme for General Managers in Hospitality at Cornell Nanyang Singapore.

Mrs. Waicha Ndhlovu Yambala is the Chief Executive Officer of the National Housing Authority, (NHA) a quasi-government Institution under the Ministry of Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development (MIHUD). The NHA’s mandate is to regulate all housing developments in Zambia and to provide decent and affordable housing to all Zambians.

Waicha is a Lawyer by profession, with 17 years’ experience at the Zambian Bar and experience in civil litigation, corporate, investment and construction law. She served as senior Associate at Messrs Ranchhod Chungu Advocates and briefly at Stanbic Bank as a Legal Counsel before joining the NHA as a Legal Counsel.

In 2018, Waicha became the first female Chief Executive Officer of the state-owned housing development and regulatory Authority. At NHA, Waicha superintends over 5 portfolio Directorates of the NHA, that is; – Consultancy and Projects Management, Construction, Real Estate Management and Sales, Finance and Corporate Planning as well as Legal and Administration. She further supervises the Audit and Procurement departments of the Authority. Some of her duties include infrastructure projects structuring and fundraising, supervising of construction projects, structuring joint ventures arrangements and mergers, superintending over incorporation of joint venture companies, supervising procurement of various projects, structuring and management of various Public Private Partnerships for the NHA, management of investment properties, supervising finance and corporate planning, attending to Legal matters, offering Board Secretarial services, among many others duties.

Waicha has been instrumental in the on-going restructuring of the NHA which involves the repositioning of the Authority into a housing regulatory Authority, and the setting up of a housing development Fund which are underway. The repositioning of NHA is preceded by a complete review of the NHA Act which is now at drafting stage.

The repositioning of NHA is poised to elevate NHA to a strong financial position of influence in the housing sector as a regulator and most pronounced housing development player. In this process, NHA has transformed into an Authority with integrity, strongly linked departmental teams that share the great vision of making decent and affordable housing available to all. Change management and teambuilding has underscored great resilience and excellent delivery skills over the last two years while enhancing the NHA Team’s capacity to achieve and deliver superior quality projects.

Waicha holds Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from the University of Zambia, a post graduate diploma in Legislative Drafting from the Zambia Institute of Advanced Legal Education (ZIALE), a post graduate certificate in Risk Management from Zambia Institute of Banking and Financial Services, a Certificate in Taxation from ZIALE, a Degree in Ministry studies from Christian Family Church Bible College. She is an Arbitrator, a Court annexed Mediator, a commercial Mediator, an Investment Advisor and Stock Broker.

Waicha has spearheaded the commencement of and ongoing construction of the NAPSA Pension Scheme Project, the construction of houses for the MIHUD and the new Kabwe Housing Development Project among others.

Currently the NHA is preoccupied with structuring housing projects to be delivered through Public Private Partnership. At the Moment, seven Concept Notes are on the table for discussions.