Anton Ofield-Kerr is the Executive Director of Equal International, a niche group focused on supporting policies and programmes that promote the inclusion of the most marginalised in policy development and program delivery, and has been supporting thought leadership on the future of aid in collaboration with a number of partners for some years. Anton began his career as a nurse in South Africa specialising in intensive care medicine before moving into policy and international development. He is a specialist in policy and strategy development as well as facilitating multi sectoral collaborations. Anton has been involved in many initiatives which have shifted policies, introduced innovations and raised resources for development challenges relating to HIV, health and human rights with a focus on meeting the needs of marginalised communities and those at risk of being ‘left behind’.