Established the Kia Ora Foundation in 1997 to assist New Zealand students in post graduate study in the fields of musical performance, science and engineering.  

Annette Campbell-White has been since 1986 the Managing Partner of MedVenture Associates I to V, which are venture partnerships investing primarily in early stage businesses in the health care field. Previous experience in investment banking concerned chiefly positions as securities analyst and General Partner of Hambrecht & Quist. Ms. Campbell-White has a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering and M.S. degree, both from the University of Cape Town, South Africa. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of Cutera, Inc., as well as a number of privately held companies. Ms. Campbell-White participates on the Boards of several performing arts associations, including serving as Director of the San Francisco Opera Association and Cal Performances, a major presenter of the performing arts at the University of California, Berkeley. She is also a Director of Mariinsky Theatre Trust, London.

Dr. Ruediger Naumann Etienne-Dr. Naumann is the owner and Managing Director of Intertec Group, an investment company specializing in the medical technology field. Intertec Group has supported implementation of new growth strategies for companies such as Cardiac Science, Quinton Cardiology, OEC Medical Systems, Laserscope and Diasonics. The principal active engagement is Cardiac Science, Bothell, Washington where Dr. Naumann is Vice Chairman of the Board.

Until November 1999, Dr. Naumann was the Chairman of the Board of Salt Lake City based OEC Medical Systems (NYSE: OXE), the world leader in fluoroscopic imaging for minimally invasive surgery. He assumed the position in 1993. From February 1995 to May 1997 he was also Chief Executive and President of the company. During his tenure as Chairman and CEO the market capitalization of OEC increased by 700 %. On November 29,1999, the company was bought by General Electric for $500 million. From December 1987 to July 1990 he was President and Chief Operating Officer of Diasonics, Milpitas (NYSE: DIA). From 1984 to 1987 he worked for Hambrecht & Quist, a San Francisco based investment bank and from 1974 to 1984 he held various management positions at Texas Instruments, Dallas.

Dr. Naumann holds a Ph.D. in International Finance from the University of Michigan, a Master's Degree in Industrial Management from the Georgia Institute of Technology and did undergraduate studies in business Administration at the Technical University in Berlin, Germany.

Bruce Ross was born and raised in Dunedin, New Zealand. He trained as an agricultural economist, and took up his first professional position, as Assistant Lecturer in Agricultural Economics at the University of Malaya, in 1963. He returned to Lincoln College, Canterbury, NZ in 1966 as a Research Economist, where he developed a computable, input-output model of the New Zealand economy, which became the analytical core of the National Development Conference, 1968-72.

He Joined lecturing staff of Lincoln at beginning of 1970 as Senior Lecturer, and became Professor of Agricultural Economics at the end of 1970. 1983 appointed Head of Trade Analysis Division, Agricultural Directorate, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, Paris. Returned to Lincoln College as Principal in 1985, and when Lincoln became an independent university in 1990, became the first Vice-Chancellor. In 1996 was appointed Director- General of Agriculture, and when the Ministries of Agriculture and Forestry were merged in 1998, became the Director-General of Agriculture and Forestry. Chair of the OECD Committee for Agriculture, 1998 to 2001. Retired 2001.

Lindsay Taiaroa is the Executive Director of the New Zealand Vice Chancellors' Committee, the national body representing the eight universities of New Zealand. He has held this position since 1986. Lindsay is a graduate in Arts of the University of Canterbury and in Public Policy of Victoria University of Wellington. Lindsay is a trained secondary school teacher and in his early career held positions in New Zealand and Canadian schools. His administrative career included posts at the University of Auckland and as Secretary of the former New Zealand Milk Board.

Currently he is also Secretary of the New Zealand Universities Superannuation Scheme. His recreational activities are mainly tennis and walking but he is a keen follower of rugby, cricket, New Zealand Art, architecture and most forms of music. Lindsay is married to Sally Edmonds who works in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet of the New Zealand Government.

Sarah Billinghurst is the Assistant Manager, Artistic of the Metropolitan Opera. Her career in opera administration started at the San Francisco Opera in 1972, when she became the assistant to the Artistic Administrator. In 1982 she was named Artistic Administrator, and in addition to her duties in that position, she undertook numerous special projects including co-productions with the Kirov Opera, producing concerts, recital and special presentations sponsored by the San Francisco Opera.

Sarah moved to the Metropolitan Opera on August 1, 1994 and reports directly to General Manager, Joseph Volpe and Artistic Director, James Levine. She is responsible for the running of the artistic departments, presentations, media, recording and touring. The artistic department is responsible for casting, conductors and new productions. As head of the media department, Sarah oversees the radio and television broadcasts and is involved in the current efforts to preserve past broadcasts. She also organizes the Kirov Festivals at the Metropolitan Opera, which have presented the Kirov Opera and the Kirov Ballet.

Sarah has also organized all the tours of the Metropolitan Opera in Japan and the MET Orchestra in Europe, within the United States and the season at Carnegie Hall. The special events she has organized include the James Levine 25th Anniversary Gala, Pension Fund concerts, New Year’s eve celebrations at the Met and the anniversary celebrations of celebrated artists such as Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti.

Sarah Billinghurst was born in Wanganui, New Zealand and graduated from Victoria University with a degree in political science. She is the mother of a son, Alexander and a daughter, Rebecca.

Dame Malvina Major, D.B.E. is also a member of the Patricia Pratt Scholarship Selection Committee. Dame Malvina is a world-renowned soprano who divides her time between performing in concerts and operas nationally and internationally. Also she is Professor in Voice at the University of Canterbury.

Dame Malvina is involved with promoting the Dame Malvina Major Foundation and teaching the students. This foundation was established in 1991 and supports education and performance opportunities for talented young New Zealanders with promising musical careers. The Foundation is currently working with the NBR New Zealand Opera PWC and Dame Malvina Major Emerging Artists Programme.

Some of the roles Dame Malvina has performed include Donna Anna and Donna Elvira in "Don Giovanni", Tatyanna in "Yevgeny Onegin" (Russian) Micaela in "Carmen", Tosca in"Tosca", Marguerita in "Faust", Freia in "Das Rheingold", Mimi and Musetta in "La Boheme", Cio Cio San in "Madame Butterfly" and Rosalinde in "Die Fliedermaus". In all Dame Malvina has sung in 30 opera roles, and has an extensive concert repertoire.

David Bremner was appointed Principal Trombone of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra in 2002. Prior to this appointment he was Principal Trombone of the Auckland Philharmonia.

Born in New Plymouth, David is a past winner of the Junior and Open Champion of Champions’ Solo competition at the NZ Brass Band National Contest, and was a member of the 2003 and 2005 National Band of NZ. He was awarded 3rd place in the NZ Young Musicians Competition, performing two concertos with the NZSO, and was a finalist in the Gisborne Concerto Competition.

He has a Bachelor of Music degree with first class Honors from Victoria University (1994-97) studying with Marc Taddei, and a Master of Music degree from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (1998-00), studying with Mark Lawrence.

He was awarded the Patricia Pratt Scholarship to study in the US, and while there he won the Shenson Young Musicians Competition, and performed as soloist with the San Francisco Conservatory Orchestra. David was the guest soloist with the National Youth Brass Band of NZ on their tour of the UK and USA in April 2003.

He has performed with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, Bay Brass Ensemble, and recorded with Crowded House. David is a founding member of Bonanza Trombone Quartet, NZ Brass, and performs regularly with Stroma. David is an Artist Teacher at Victoria University, and is also Director of Education for Brass Bands New Zealand.

A New Zealand born Samoan, Jonathan Lemalu graduated with a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Otago, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced Opera (distinction) from the Royal College of Music, London, in 2002, winning the Gold Medal. Recent engagements include concert and opera with the London Symphony Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Academy of Ancient Music, under conductors such as Rattle, Haitink, Colin Davis, Andrew Davis, Zubin Mehta, Pappano, Marriner, MacKerras, Dutoit, Jurowski, Elder and Conlon,

Opera roles include title roles in Figaro, Gianni Schicchi and Saul, Papageno/Die Zauberflote, Leporello and Masetto/Don Giovanni, Nettuno/Idomeneo, Samuel/Saul, Jack Wallace/Fanciulla del West, Bartolo and Antonio/Le nozze di Figaro, Bartolo and Basilio/Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Colline/La Boheme, Argante/Rinaldo, Bottom/A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Jonathan has worked at English National Opera, Glyndebourne Festival Opera, The Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Opera Australia, Bayersiche Staatsoper in Munich, The Lyric Opera of Chicago and the Metropolitan Opera in New York.

As a recitalist, Jonathan has sung throughout Europe, Canada, North America and Australasia, including the Edinburgh, Tanglewood, Ravinia, Schubertiade and Munich Festivals and the Wigmore Hall in London and Carnegie Hall in New York. An exclusive EMI recording artist, his debut recital disc won the 2002 Gramophone Magazine Debut Artist of the Year.