Nigeria Energy Leadership Summit
Theme: Breaking barriers in the new energy era: Clean, Reliable and Sustainable
Nigeria Energy Leadership Summit serves as a vital platform to explore a multitude of potential partnerships and investment opportunities across the entire energy value chain.
This year's Nigeria Energy Leadership Summit takes on a bolder and more comprehensive perspective. While acknowledging the challenges hindering regional power stability, the summit delves into the most pressing topics in West Africa's energy landscape including power trade, digital transformation, supply chain advancements, balancing profitability & sustainability and the ESG imperative. A dedicated day focused on gas-to-power solutions highlights the importance of energy security and project development.
*Note: The Nigeria Energy Leadership Summit is by paid access only. Please get in touch with us at [email protected] to book your delegate pass.
Conference Agenda
- Day 1 | Tuesday, 15 October 2024
- Day 2 | Wednesday, 16 October 2024
- Day 3 | Thursday, 17 October 2024
10:00
Delegate Registration
10:15
Summit doors open and delegate networking
10:30
Welcome by the Emcee
Temi Badru, Founder, Voices and Faces Communications
10:35
Welcome remarks by Informa Markets
10:45
Inaugural address by host city
10:55
Opening address by the guest of honour
11:05
Ministerial opening address: Lighting Up the Future: Nigeria’s Sustainable Energy Journey
Chief Adebayo Adelabu, Hon. Minister of Power, Federal Ministry of Power, Nigeria
11:25
Keynote address: Nigeria’s gas market – The billion-dollar opportunity for financiers
11:45
Keynote address
12:00
Sponsor address:
Jitender Sachdeva, Group President, SkipperSeil Limited
12:10
Sponsor address:
Akinwole Omoboriowo II, Chairman and CEO, Genesis Energy Group
12:25
Keynote address: Blueprints for the Future: Gazetting Nigeria's Energy Vision
Dr. Mustapha Abdullahi, Director General, Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN)
12:40
Plenary Address: Nigeria’s Electricity Tariff Reforms – The winning move to sustainable energy supply
Dr. Musiliu Oseni, Commissioner, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC)
13:00
Delegate Networking & Lunch | Exhibition Visit
14:40
High-level panel: Empowering Nigeria’s Power Sector: A Year After the Fifth Alteration Bill No. 33”. Insights into the unfolding reality of the National Grid System and the New Electricity Act 2023
The power sector decentralization bill, which was signed into law in 2023, permits 36 states to generate, transmit and distribute electricity in areas that are currently covered by the National grid. After a year of bill release, this panel will examine the bill’s effects on the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry’s (NESI), structural improvements, economic opportunities, and emerging challenges and impact on end-users.
Sunday Oduntan, MD/CEO, Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors (ANED)
Dr. Musiliu Oseni, Commissioner, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC)
Johnson Akinnawo, Ag. Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc. (NBET)
Moderator: Dolapo Kukoyi, Managing Partner, Detail Commercial Solicitors
15:45
In Conversation with GenCos: Sustainable Power Generation: Balancing Profitability and Environmental Impact
Delve into the intersection of profitability and sustainability in power generation. The panel will discuss clean energy technologies, emissions reduction, and responsible resource utilization.
Engr. Lamu AUDU, MD/CEO, Mainstream Energy Solutions Limited
Engr. Edu Okeke, Managing Director, Azura Power West Africa Ltd.
Oti Ikomi, Exec. Vice-Chairman & CEO, Proton Energy Africa
Engr. Meyen Etukudo, CEO, Ibom Power
Agatha Nnaji, Managing Director, Geometric Power Group
Moderator: Nicholas Okafor, Partner, Udo Udoma & Belo – Osagie
16:45
Closing remarks by the guest of honour
16:50
Summary and closing remarks by the Emcee – Day 1
17:00
Business networking
17:30
End of Conference
18:00
Cocktail reception by Tetracore Group (By-invite only)
10:00
Welcome remarks by Emcee
Temi Badru, Founder, Voices and Faces Communications
10:10
Fireside Chat: Investing in Tomorrow: Navigating the $360 Billion Energy Transition
Samuel Nwanze, ED/CFO, Heirs Energies Limited
Moderator: Jumoke Ayo-Famisa, Senior Vice President, Stanbic IBTC Infrastructure Fund
10:25
Panel: Financing, Policy, and Innovation: The key ingredients for catalysing Nigeria's conventional utility-scale projects ecosystem
Fola Fagbule, Deputy Director & Head, Financial Advisory, African Finance Corporation
Engr Emmanuel Nosike, Director, Transmission Services Department (TSD), Federal Ministry of Power, Nigeria
Dr. Segun Adaju, Chief Energizing Officer, Consistent Energy Limited
Moderator: Ibi Ogunbiyi, Partner, Olaniwun Ajayi LP
11:25
Panel: Financing Renewable Energy Projects in West Africa: The Role of Partnerships, Collaboration and Regulatory Support
Chucks Umezulora, CEO, Auxano Solar
Mahamadou Diarra, Deputy Director, French Development Agency(AFD)
Seun Edun, Country Director, Nigeria, PowerGen Renewable Energy
Hakeem Disu, Co-Founder, Lihon Energy
Felix Rwang-Dung, Chairman, Partnership & Resource Mobilisation for the African PPP Network (AP3N) & member of World Association of Public Private Partnerships (WAPPP) - African Chapter
Moderator: Adeola Sunmola, Partner, Udo Udoma & Belo – Osagie
12:35
Keynote: Sun, Wind and Water: Harnessing Nigeria's Renewable Power Potential
Abba Abubakar Aliyu, Managing Director/CEO, Rural Electrification Agency (REA)
12:50
Delegate Networking & Lunch | Exhibition Visit
14:35
Panel discussion: Exploring the Future of Solar-Hydro Hybrid Energy
Abba Abubakar Aliyu, Managing Director/CEO, Rural Electrification Agency (REA)
Prof. Kafayat Adeyemi, Professor of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Director Energy Research Centre, University of Abuja
Engr. Chibueze Ekeh, Chief Executive Officer, Ceesolar
Moderator: Tony Tiyou, CEO, Renewables in Africa
Victor Ezenwoko, Country Director, Daystar Power
Engr. Edwin Enwegbara, Managing Director, Eauxwell Nigeria Limited
15:30
Presentation: Exploring the potential of green hydrogen to accelerate West Africa's transition to a clean and sustainable energy future
Ayodeji Stephen, Senior Energy Policy and Hydrogen Research Fellow, Africa Energy Council
15:45
Fireside Chat: What’s next – Unveiling the EV revolution in West Africa
Adetayo Bamiduro, CEO, MAX
Ademola Ogunbanjo, Executive Vice President, Oando Clean Energy Limited
Moderator: Mosopefoluwa Falana, Senior Associate Deputy Sector Head of Energy & Infrastructure sector, Jackson Etti & Edu
16:15
Fireside Chat: Africa on the Rise - Can Emissions Trading Unlock its Green Potential?
Heine Melkevik, CEO, Carbon-Limits Nigeria
Taiwo Adeshina, Partner and Sector Head, Energy & Infrastructure, Jackson, Etti & Edu
Wola Joseph-Condotti, Group Managing Director/CEO, West Power & Gas Limited
Moderator: Tosin George, Founder, The Energy Africa
17:00
Summary and closing remarks - Day two
17:10
Business networking
19:00
Networking Dinner by Skipper Nigeria Limited (By-invite only)
Gas-to-power Summit
10:00
Welcome by the Emcee
Temi Badru, Founder, Voices and Faces Communications
10:05
Keynote Address
Olakunle Williams, CEO, Tetracore Group
10:25
Panel: Policy and Regulatory Frameworks for LNG, LPG, CNG and Gas to Power
Felix Ekundayo, President, Nigeria LP Gas Association/MD, Asiko Energy Limited
Dr. Ainojie 'Alex' Irune, Executive Director, Oando Plc & COO, Oando Energy
Dr. Joy Ogaji, MD/CEO, Association of Power Generation Companies (APGC)
Moderator: Sowunmi Olabode, Consultant to the Senate Committee on Gas, Senate of Nigeria
11:15
Plenary Address: Powering Nigeria's Future - Leveraging Gas-to-Power Solutions for Energy Security and Sustainable Development
Osayande Igiehon, CEO, Heir Energies
11:25
Panel - Gas to Power Generation: Market Dynamics and Energy Security
Oliver Onyekweli, Partner, McKinsey & Company
Osayande Igiehon, CEO, Heir Energies
Mokhtar Bounour, CEO, Egbin Power Plc
Oga Adejo-Ogiri, Executive Secretary, ALDG
Moderator: Oladayo Williams, Program Executive, Tetracore Group
12:20
Panel: Building the Infrastructure for Tomorrow’s Gas to Power Projects
Dr. Joy Ogaji, MD/CEO, Association of Power Generation Companies (APGC)
Chijioke Uzoho, Managing Director and CEO, Gas Aggregation Company of Nigeria (GACN)
Vincent Ozoude, MD/CEO, Transafam Power Limited
Christopher Ezeafulukwe, MD/CEO, Transcorp Energy Ltd.
Moderator: Gbemisola Abiola-Ige, Head, Risk Management & Portfolio Optimization, Nigeria LNG Limited
13:00
Fireside chat: Financing Innovations in the Gas Sector and Investor Perspectives on Gas to Power Projects
Ifeoma Finnih, Senior Vice President, Chapel Hill Denham
Dele Kuti, Global Head, Energy & Infrastructure, Standard Bank Group
Alonge Longe, GM, Power Business (New Energy), Seplat Energy Plc.
Moderator: Chinedum Okuh, Transformation Manager, Shell
13:45
Summary and closing remarks - Day three
14:00
Delegate Networking & Lunch | Exhibition Visit
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