International Organising Committee:
| Michael Adeleye | Bingham University, Nigeria |
| Abraham Avaa | TRIUMF Laboratories, Canada |
| Alison Bruce (co-chair) | University of Brighton, UK |
| Maluba Chisapi | University of Zambia, Zambia |
| Nadir Hashim | Kenyatta University, Kenya |
| Tanya Hutton | University of Cape Town, South Africa |
| Pete Jones (co-chair) | iThemba LABS, South Africa |
| Mwingereza John Kumwenda | University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
| Chris Kwisanga | University of Rwanda, Rwanda |
| James Larkin | University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa |
| Innocent Lugendo | University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
| Tom Leadbeater | University of Cape Town, South Africa |
| Catherine Nyambura | University of Embu, Kenya |
| Julian Ogondo | Maseno University, Kenya |
| Philippos Papadakis | Daresbury Laboratory, UK |
| Mojisola Usikalu | Covenant University, Nigeria |
Local Organising Committee:
Gillian Arendse
Philip Beukes
Lindsay Donaldson
Pete Jones
Sandile Jongile
Peane Maleka
Khanyisa Maqwara
Zina Ndlovu
Richard Newman
Mzimasi Ntanjana
Elizma Van Zyl
Nawaal Valentine
