NEW FRONTIERS OF DIGITAL-SPACE HANNESSING AFRICAN POTENTIALS |
ADL-INNET
Nigeria & Luxembourg
Mr. Kenneth Izomoh is a digital strategist, an ExO advisor, and an expert in digital transformation, leadership, exponential strategy and innovation with extensive experience in innovation architecture solutions development, business and market positioning. He is an astute entrepreneur and has more than 22 years’ experience in ICT innovation & industry. He has consulted more than 20 EU H2020 ICT development projects for Europe and Africa; and managed business developments related activities in cloud platforms for many economic sectors namely e-health, e-tourism, e-agriculture, oil-&-gas, e-energy, Environment, Circular Economy, smart mobility & insurance, enterprise solutions, e-commerce, factories of the future, and smart manufacturing under industry 4.0 enterprise initiatives. Over the years, Mr. Izomoh served in high profile ICT consulting companies helping clients to achieve exponential growth, offer advisory support to innovation hubs, senior executives, and supporting conceptualization of innovation products’ & designs, value chain optimization schemes, and innovation studies for a number of private and public clients. He also acted in the past as an event manager related to the dissemination & continental networking of stakeholders’ in view of turnkey ICT programmes and entrepreneurships related to EU and Africa joint collaborations.. |
Circular Economy Consultant
South Africa
My massive transformative purpose (MTP) is to accelerate the transition to a sustainable and meaningful future. I am incredibly passionate about making a difference by co-creating with others. Kelley ROWE have over 12 years’ experience working as a consultant and advisor in strategy development, innovation, lean supply chain transformation, business process design and re-engineering, change management, people development, and large scale multi-project management. I have worked across many industries in both the private and public sector. She is enabling and empowering organizations’ in transitioning towards the circular economy - my true passion. This year, I was selected to participate in the Ellen MacArthur Foundations Circular Economy Pioneer Programme titled 'From Linear to Circular, 2020'. Kelley is also a member of the OpenExo Community (www.openexo.com) as an Exo Sprint Coach, Consultant and Trainer. Our global community has over 6500 coaches, investors, consultant and innovation specialists, where we collaborate together to help organizations’, institutions and people unlock abundance to completely transform the world for a better future. Kelley is open to engaging with anyone to unlock opportunities to truly make the world a better place. |
CEO Clean Technology Hub
An Energy Innovation Centre
Abuja, Nigeria.
Ify Malo is the CEO of Clean Technology Hub – Energy Innovation Center and former Country Campaign Director for Power for All in Nigeria. She led the Nigerian campaign that promoted Distributed Renewable Energy in Nigeria and is one of the country's leading energy access experts. She helped to set up and incubate the Renewsable Energy Association of Nigeria (REAN), and has advised a range of government agencies on how best to support market growth, and engaged both the national media, the faith community and donor groups and agencies in the promotion of distributed renewable energy. She has held Senior Policy Advisory positions on Energy Policies, Regulations and Partnerships at the Ministry of Power in Nigeria. Her focus area lies with Global Policy; Project Design and Strategy and Stakeholder partnership initiatives. Ify Malo is a qualified attorney with degrees in Law, Business and Public Policy. She is an African Leadership Initiative PIA Fellow (2012); A Desmond Tutu Fellow (2013); a Crans Montana New Leaders for Tomorrow Fellow (2014); A Dwight Eisenhower Fellow (2015); Global Leadership Academy Fellow (2017). Ifeoma seats on a number of Non-Profit Boards which includes the following: GreenPeace International (GPI), Global Environment Outlook (GEO), Access to Energy Institute (A2EI), Innovation Support Network Hubs (ISN Hubs), West Africa Power Industry Convention & Future Energy Nigeria (WAPIC), BudGIT, Positive Action Treatment Access, Renewable Energy Association of Nigeria, Greenland Assistance Haven, STOP SCAN and SI4DEV. Ify Malo is the African Power and Energy Elite - Power Industry Leader of the year 2020. |
Project Manager & Circular Economy,
Natural Eco Capital Ltd.
International Member of ISWA.
Mrs. Edith Tobore Iyalomhe has over 12 years’ experience in sustainable waste management and has been involved in coordination of human capacity and policy development programme in various aspects of sustainable waste management; in advocacy programme on sustainable waste management promotion for community development and strategic partnership on sustainable practice. Presently, she is the Project Manager, Circular Economy at Natural Eco Capital where she is piloting plastic waste collection and recycling programme using the circular economy business model to reduce plastics pollution and create green jobs. She is a Chartered Member of the Wastes Management Society of Nigeria, City organizer at the Circular Economy Club, member of the Circular Economy Thematic Group of The Nigeria Economic Summit Group, member of the Women of Waste at the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) and Ambassador of the Circular Economy Institute. . |
Component Coordinator,
Nigeria Electrification Project (NEP)
Nigeria.
Engr. Uche Honnah is an experienced and skillful COREN registered Engineer and ICT Expert who holds both a BSc in Electrical Engineering and MSc in Petroleum Engineering. Uche has over 12 years ICT, engineering and project management experience combined. He has a proven record of successfully managing and delivering projects within the Nigerian energy sector. Mr. Honnah possesses a very high aptitude for all things pertaining to Renewable Energy and Information Technology. Since July of 2020 Uche Honnah has been serving as the Component Coordinator for the Solar Hybrid Mini Grid Component under the Nigeria Electrification Project (NEP). In this time he has guided the component to over $1.8m in disbursements and has expanded the pipeline/portfolio of projects under the Performance Based Grant (PBG) from 114 sites with 34,749 connections in July of 2020 to 304 sites with 91,503 connections as of August 2021. These 304 new mini grids are poised to introduce approximately an additional 26MW of off grid energy into the Nigerian energy mix. In his previous role the Senior Technical Design Expert for the NEP he was instrumental in the planning of energy audit exercises for the Energizing Economies Initiative, Energizing Education Programme as well as the Nigeria Electrification Project (NEP) solar mini grid and solar home systems components. His contributions to developing policy and institutional framework for private investment in off-grid renewable power generation across potential sites in Nigeria has helped to shed light on the $10 billion mini grid opportunity that exists in Nigeria. Prior to his roles at REA, Uche served as the Communication Systems Design Manager for the Lagos Solar Project. A joint project between the UK DFID, Lagos State Government and the Solar Nigeria Program was at the time Nigeria’s largest distributed social solar project. It supplies approximately 5MW of Off-Grid Decentralized Solar electricity to 172 secondary schools and 11 primary health centres (PHCs) in rural, riverine, and peri-urban areas of Lagos State. Uche entered the public service as an Electrical/Project Engineer in the Lagos State Electricity Board where he supervised the maintenance of HV & LV power distribution and control networks within Lagos State. . |
CEO Nigeria Climate Innovation Center (NCIC).
World Bank assisted Climate Innovation Center
Formerly managing enspire Business Incubator, a technology focused business incubation center under the Abuja Technology Village. I re-designed and set up the existing platform with its re-purposed areas of focus. Developing and Managing of the Abuja Tech Ecosystem to serve as a resource pool for the enspire Incubator. An expert on the Business Model Canvas deployment for Startups. Incubation Management and Advisory, Strength in the identification and Building of strategic work partners. Creator of Abuja Techies Meet-ups (Monthly). I have a clear understanding of the Start-ups and Entrepreneurship sector in Nigeria/West Africa. He is the creator of Abuja Techie Meet-up (A monthly gathering of Abuja Tech freelance and start up ecosystem). Co-Founded Nigerian Incubators and Innovators Network, 3rd Sector Support Africa, Startup-Arewa and SocialGood Nigeria/Abuja Social GoodHub. In addition, in 2014, Bakole set up and remotely directed the Marketing and Sales Unit of WE 106.3FM Abuja. Business Development, Corporate Brand positioning, Sales, Sponsorship and Partnership coordination. Bankole co-managed the set up process of the Osun State Tourism Industrial Programme (OTOURS) and the built a Media/PR strategy for the effective public communication of the programme. And I was also involved with the soft re-positioning of the Osun State Youth Employment Scheme (OYES) which include Developing quick win strategies, Training of OYES Cadets Bankole also consulted for the Nigerian Film and Video Censors’ Board in the building of a Digital Technology Film Distribution platform as a business, social and industry development platform. Bankole is a member of the Presidential Council on Technology, Innovation and Creativity. Innovation Mgt and commercialization advisor, Incubation Program design advisory. Venture Builder. |
Co-Founder
Smart Secure Networks Sp z o.o,
Poland
Entrepreneur, advisor, lecturer, manager. Ideator of the Silesian IoT Cluster SINOTAIC, co-founder of Cyberus Labs - Polish cybersecurity company providing global solutions for IT and IoT networks. Cybersecurity expert at the Working Groups for Cybersecurity in the Industry and Cybersecurity in supply chains at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland, cybersecurity expert at the Future Industry Platform foundation, cybersecurity analyst at the Kościuszko Institute. Lecturer on IoT cybersecurity at the Silesian Univesity of Technology in Gliwice, Poland, guest lecturer on cybersecurity at the AGH in Kraków, Poland.. |
Co-Founder & COO
Kudoti Ltd
South Africa
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Partnership & Programs Lead
Nigeria Climate Innovation Center
Lagos, Nigeria
Mr. Oluwatosin Ajide works as Partnership and Programs Lead at the Centre. He led various national and international projects and programs both at NCIC. Until 2018, he was the administration lead for Ace solution and prior to that he worked with Industrial Training Fund (ITF) as the training assistant. Oluwatosin is also the Nigeria program lead for the SDG Hackathon , the first SDG hackathon in Nigeria. His main areas of expertise revolve around M&E, innovation, governance, partnership and growth. He holds a B.sc in Economics and has strategy certification from the prestigious Lagos business school where he was awarded an industry expert.. |
Professor of Energy Engineering,
University of Sfax, Tunisia.
Dr Halouani is Professor of Energy Engineering at the University of Sfax (h-index 19). He obtained his Engineer, PhD and HdR diplomas from Monastir and Sfax Universities (Tunisia). He has taught since 1988 courses on Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Fuel cells and renewable Energies, Fuel Processing Engineering. Pr. Halouani is conducting research activities and industrial projects on biomass and wastes thermochemical conversion processes (Combustion, Pyrolysis & Co-pyrolysis, Gasification, Hydrothermal Carbonization (HTC)). Pr Halouani has 2 patents, around 40 articles in peer-reviewed international journals and over 70 papers in international conferences. Pr Halouani acts also as Consultant and Coordinator of several national and international Waste-to-Energy projects. https://tn.linkedin.com/in/kamel-halouani-88497115. |
Co-Founder & CEO - Kudoti S.A
South Africa
Head - Programme Management Unit
Nigerian Electrification Project (NEP)
Advisor - Universal Energy Facility (UEF)
Anita is currently the Head of the Programme Management Unit of the Nigerian Electrification Project (NEP), which aims to accelerate the private market for the development of mini grids and captive power plants as well as for the deployment of solar home systems for unserved and underserved homes, enterprises, educational and healthcare institutions. She was part of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA)’s management team that secured $350 million and $200 million loan facilities for the NEP’s implementation, from the World Bank and the African Development Bank respectively. Anita is a qualified lawyer and certified project manager, with over 10 years of professional experience in sectors including electric power, oil and gas and climate change. She was previously the Head of Special Projects in the REA, providing programme management services to the development and implementation of the Energizing Education Programme (with 4 operational and 3 completed captive solar hybrid power plants ranging from 1MW to 8MW of total installed capacities, in Federal Universities across Nigeria). She was also a former member of the Advisory Power Team (APT) in the Office of the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, a Technical Assistant (Legal) to a Minister of Power and her services have also been engaged by the National Assembly, Transmission Company of Nigeria, British Petroleum (West Africa), Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Federal Ministry of Environment, Federal Ministry of Works and Housing and Kaduna State Government (FRN) to name a few. Anita was recently appointed as a member of the Advisory Board of the Universal Energy Facility (UEF) which is a multi-donor results-based financing (RBF) facility that provides incentive payments to eligible organizations that deploy energy solutions and provide verified end-user energy connections across Africa. Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), the UEF Programme Manager, has established the UEF in collaboration with Shell Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Power Africa, Good Energies, UK Department for International Development (DFID), and the Africa Mini-grid Developers Association (AMDA). With a passion for climate change, Anita is also a non-executive board member of Chanja Datti Recycling company. . |