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Dr Jilly Evans PhD FRSNZ (Hon) is the Chief Scientific Officer and Co-founder of US-based biopharmaceutical company PharmAkea Therapeutics.

With more than 30 years’ experience conducting biochemistry research, she is a world-leading authority in the eicosanoid field (molecules that control inflammation and immunity).  

Jilly is a founding member of the Maurice Wilkins Centre Scientific Advisory Board and an honorary fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand.

In 2016, she was named in the Top 50 Women of Achievement complied by Zonta Clubs New Zealand.

Jilly is a passionate advocate for women in science and contributes to causes to alleviate childhood poverty and help New Zealand better commercialise biotechnology research. 

Mark D’Arcy is VP and Chief Creative Officer of the Facebook Creative Shop. After two decades working as a writer and Chief Creative Officer in advertising and media, Mark joined Facebook in 2011 to better explore the creative potential of the Facebook platform. As part of this effort, he founded the Facebook Creative Council.

Mark’s prior role was Chief Creative Officer of Time Warner’s Global Media Group. Mark has been widely recognised for his creativity and leadership in the creative industries and regularly speaks all around the world on the subject of creativity in social media, the transformation of marketing, the communication arts and the role and purpose of brands in society.

Mark has served as a juror on numerous international awards shows including the CLIO Awards, LIA Awards, The International ANDY Awards and in 2013 served on the inaugural Innovations Lions jury at the Cannes Lions Awards.

Sir Ron Carter ONZ KNZM is one of New Zealand’s most notable businessmen. He joined Beca engineering company in 1959, becoming partner in 1986 and later Chair until 2002.

Sir Ron has been a member, director or chairperson of many iconic and significant New Zealand boards, including Air New Zealand, Sir Peter Blake Trust and the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Christchurch Earthquakes.

He also developed and co-founded the Iwi Business Consortium in 2009.

In 1998, he was appointed a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to engineering and business and made a member of the Order of New Zealand in 2014.

In 2001, Sir Ron received an honorary doctorate in engineering from the University of Auckland and in 2009, was inducted into the New Zealand Business Hall of Fame.