Alisi Panuve
Alisi hails from Fiji and is married to James Panuve from Tonga, where they currently live. They have three adult children and three grandchildren. Alisi was instrumental in organizing the Tonga 2023 LLS Legacy Leadership Symposium and the Kingdom’s first Family Conference in October 2024. She has a vibrant, and joyful personality, who loves meeting, connecting with people and growing our leadership network.
Area of Expertise: Leadership in family and small groups. Attention to detail, organisational skills, efficient managing of people.
Favorite Quote: “The measure of a leader is not the number of people who serve him but the number of people he serves.” - John C Maxwell
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I am a daughter of Lomaloma, Vanuabalavu, Lau in Fiji and a proud nau (mother) to my 18-year-old son, Tegumailagi. I describe myself as a social development practitioner with over 25 years of experience in the Pacific working with Pacific Governments and Civil Society Organizations. I have formal post graduate qualifications in sociology and governance from the region’s University of the South Pacific.
Mereseini Tuivuniwai is Communications specialist and has served extensively in the financial inclusion and development sectors, providing strategic communication consultancy and advisory in the Pacific region and beyond. Her expertise also includes content creation, project management and stakeholder mobilization. Mereseini is from Fiji is married with 7 kids and a grandson. She is currently engaged with Alliance for Financial Inclusion as the Regional Manager Pacific working closely with central banks in the Pacific specifically on financial inclusion initiatives.
Talita Kefu is a seasoned Media and Communications professional with expertise in development and strategic communications. Drawing on her background in broadcast journalism, she has cultivated a deep commitment to preserving the Tongan language and has undertaken extensive translation projects for a wide range of stakeholders.
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