Arshnee Moodley, Chair, representing the ‘research and academic organisations cluster’, CGIAR Antimicrobial Resistance Hub Lead, AMR Team Leader, Associate Professor, International Livestock Research Institute & University of Copenhagen.  

Arshnee Moodley is a microbiologist working on AMR in animals for 20 years. She is the leader of the CGIAR Antimicrobial Resistance Hub and AMR Team lead at the International Livestock Research Institute in Nairobi, Kenya. She is jointly appointed as an Associate Professor at the Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Her research focuses on drivers of antimicrobial use, selection and spread of AMR, understanding AMR policies and identifying context relevant AMU reducing interventions in small holder, semi-intensive farming systems in sub-Saharan Africa and South East Asia. 

Michiel Peters, Vice-Chair, representing the ‘private sector networks and federations cluster’, AMR Industry Alliance Secretariat Representative 

Michiel Peters is a senior member of the Secretariat Team of the AMR Industry Alliance and is responsible for the Alliance’s Stakeholder Engagement and its Access and Appropriate Use Working Groups. He has more than a decade of experience in the public and private sectors. Michiel started his career working on local, state, and national campaigns before serving as a Senior Press Officer in the Dutch Parliament – specializing in communications and political strategy on a broad range of policy areas, including healthcare. After eight years of working in the public sector, he transferred to the private sector to build up the corporate and public affairs functions for a large multinational before joining the AMR Industry Alliance team in 2022. 

Maria Helena Semedo, member, representing the Quadripartite, Deputy Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)  

Maria Helena Semedo is an economist and politician from Cape Verde. A leading expert in global development issues, she has worked in public service for over thirty years. Over the last decade, FAO has helped shape a new global narrative where agriculture is prominently recognized as a solution in addressing increasingly complex emerging issues – from transforming food systems to dealing with climate change.  

Leading to deliver, Semedo promotes an integrated, inclusive approach, resulting in greater cross-sectoral engagement and stronger strategic partnerships, better positioning FAO in its role to promote a transition to sustainable food and agriculture systems. As part of the FAO Core Leadership Team, Semedo works to develop impactful initiatives such as the FAO Green Cities Action Programme and the corporate strategy for mainstreaming biodiversity across agricultural sectors, fostering multi-stakeholder dialogues that optimize the Organization’s 75 years of technical expertise and experience, its global reach and innovative approaches, all contributing to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. 

Before taking up her current duties in 2013, Ms Semedo gained valuable experience and insight in Africa, first as FAO Representative in Niger, then as Deputy Regional Representative for Africa and Sub-regional Coordinator for West Africa. Prior to her international career, she worked as an economist for the Cabo Verde Ministry of Planning and Cooperation before becoming Secretary of State for Fisheries, then in 1993 Minister for Fisheries, Agriculture and Rural Affairs – the first-ever woman Minister in her country. After serving as Minister for Tourism, Transportation and Marine Affairs from 1995-1998, she became Member of Parliament, a position she held until 2003. 

Hanan Balkhy, member, representing the Quadripartite, Assistant Director-General for Antimicrobial Resistance, World Health Organization (WHO)  

Hanan Balkhy was appointed Assistant Director-General for Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in 2019, and she was elected as the new Regional Director Elect for the Mediterranean Region in October 2023.  

In ADG’s role she provides political and technical leadership to curb the devastating health and economic burdens of drug resistance. The work includes focus on both supporting countries to implement AMR National Action Plans and strengthening the global response, including through multi- sectoral collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization, World Organization for Animal Health, and United Nations Environment Programme. Prior to joining WHO, Dr Balkhy was Executive Director for Infection Prevention and Control at Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of National Guard, and the first Chairperson of the Infectious Diseases Research Department at the King Abdullah International Medical Research Center in Riyadh.  

She also served as Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Infection Prevention and Control and Antimicrobial Resistance at King Abdulaziz Medical City Hospital. A graduate of King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah, Dr Balkhy completed her paediatric residency training at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, USA, and held a paediatric infectious diseases fellowship with the Cleveland Clinic Foundation and Case Western Reserve University, also in the USA.  

Jean-Philippe DOP, member, representing the Quadripartite, Deputy Director General, World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH)  

Born in 1966 in Toulouse (France), Jean-Philippe DOP is Inspector General for Veterinary Public Health and a Veterinary Doctor (Toulouse 1991). He graduated in Tropical Veterinary Medicine and Tropical Animal Production from the International Agronomical Research Centre for Cooperation and Development (CIRAD).  

After starting his career as a technical assistant in Africa (Burkina Faso), he acted as a “chargé de mission” for Agrofood Industries from 1994 to 1998, in the Agricultural Economics Department of the Picardy Regional Directorate for Agriculture and Forestry (Amiens, north of France).  

He then became Deputy Agriculture Counselor at the French Embassy in Madrid, Spain, and was later in charge of Food Quality and Safety at the General Secretariat for European Affairs of the French Prime Minister.  

After spending some time at the General Directorate for Food as Deputy Head of the Food Safety Department from 2004 to 2009, he became Director for European and International Affairs at FranceAgriMer (a public agency under the supervision of the French Ministries of Agriculture and Finance).  

Following this experience, Jean-Philippe DOP operated as a Technical Advisor for International Promotion and Quality of Products within the Office of the Delegate Minister for Agrofood, from July 2012 to May 2014.  

In May 2014, and until December 2015, he took over the role of Deputy Head for European and International Sanitary Affairs at the General Directorate for Food of the French Ministry for Agriculture, Agrofood and Forestry.  

He joined WOAH Headquarters in Paris, France, in January 2016 to fill the position of Deputy Director General in charge of Institutional Affairs and Regional Activities. As part of his portfolio, he is in charge of strategic partnerships related to One Health (Quadripartite FAO, UNEP WHO, WOAH), and Transboundary Animal diseases.  

Tonny Brian Muthee, member representing the ‘Resource Partners, financial institutions, and philanthropic organizations’ cluster, Health Specialist and Global Task Team Lead on AMR, World Bank 

Health Specialist at the Health, Nutrition and Population Global Practice of the World Bank Group. He works on a range of analytical and operational programs at the Global Engagement Unit, Europe and Central Asia region, and in East Asia and the Pacific regions. His primary areas of focus are non-communicable disease prevention and management in resource-limited settings, primary health care strengthening, and antimicrobial resistance. He currently leads the World Bank’s Global AMR Program and is also the lead for NCDs in the Service Delivery team at the Global unit.  

Tonny is a clinical nurse and midwife, holds an MSc in Public Health and a Ph.D. in Primary Health Care from the University of Oxford, where he was a Rhodes Scholar, and was previously an academic tutor in primary health care at Oxford’s Center for Evidence-based Medicine and the Global Health Department at Stanford University (Oxford Program). 

Angela R. Schug, PhD, currently holds the position of advisor and policy advisor at GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit). In this capacity, she oversees various aspects of international cooperation concerning AMR within the Sector Initiative One Health and the Global Programme Pandemic Prevention and Response, One Health. In her current work, besides AMR, she puts a focus on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), One Health Governance, and a broader context including Veterinary Public Health. Angela is a veterinarian (DVM) and holds a PhD in Biomedical Sciences. Before, she has worked with NGOs such as Vétérinaires sans frontières Germany and conducted research within the consortium "One Health Interventions for the Prevention of the Zoonotic Spread of Antibiotic-Resistant Pathogens", focusing on susceptibility testing, as well as receiving a stipend from the Bruns Foundation for Innovative Veterinary Medicine.

Christine Middlemiss, member, representing ‘Governments, UN entities and specialized agencies, global and regional Intergovernmental institutions’ cluster, CB, UK’s Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO)  

Prof. Christine Middlemiss was appointed as the UK CVO on 1 March 2018 having been working as the CVO in New South Wales, Australia since July 2016 where she led major improvements to biosecurity across many farming sectors.  

Prior to moving to Australia, Christine led the development of traceability and public health policies as well as surveillance work, including detection and response to new and emerging diseases such as Schmallenberg and Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea.  

She is an experienced veterinarian.  Before joining the UK government services, Christine worked in private practice with specific interest in research, meat processing and livestock genetics. Christine comes from a farming family in Scotland, with a background in beef cattle and sheep. She was awarded Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 2023 New Year Honours for services to the veterinary and farming sectors. 

Professor Middlemiss represents the UK across the EU and internationally promoting the UK’s high animal health and welfare standards.  A key focus of Professor Middlemiss is working together to develop One Health approaches and to ensuring Antimicrobial Resistance remains an international priority.” 

Masika Sophie, member, representing the ‘civil society organisations and networks’ cluster, Global Health Policy Manager, World Federation for Animals

Dr. Masika Sophie is an accomplished Veterinarian and Epidemiologist whose professional achievements have propelled her to the forefront of multidisciplinary collaborations and policy solutions. With a strong focus on the value of One Health in system strengthening, she fosters partnerships within diverse workforces and regional echelons, effectively addressing complex challenges in this field. Masika is the Global Health Policy Manager at the World Federation for Animals (WFA), where she provides insights and thought leadership in formulating a global approach to mitigate health risks, including zoonotic pandemics, pollution, biodiversity loss, climate change, and leads the federation’s efforts against Antimicrobial Resistance.