Mini-MBA pre-conference: Monday, 25 November 2013
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09:00 – 10:30
Strategic planning for success
Workshop leader: Bryon & Goldman Limited, Nigeria: Ogechi Adeola, Marketing and Strategic Planning Expert, Managing Partner
11:00 – 12:30
Management in changing utility environments
Workshop leader: Business School Netherlands, Nigeria: Lere Bale, Director
13:30 – 15:00
Fast-tracking decision making within a complex business/utility environment
Workshop leader: Business School Netherlands, Nigeria: Ayotunde Adebayo, Visiting Lecturer
15:30 – 17h00
Driving efficient and effective implementation within the utility business
Workshop leader: PWC: Senior representative
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Day 1: Tuesday, 26 November 2013
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West Africa: Powering cross border participation for regional economic growth
Chairman: UBA Capital, Nigeria: Wale Shonibare, Managing Director, Investment Banking
09:00 – 09:30
Welcome and keynote address
Ministry of Power, Nigeria: Hon. Minister of Power, Professor Chinedu Nebo
09:30 – 10:00
Update on opportunities in Ghana
Ministry of Energy and Petroleum, Ghana: Hon. John A. Jinapor, Deputy Minister of Energy and Petroleum
10:00 – 10:30
Incentivising power generation in the transitional electricity market through the Nigerian Bulk Trader
Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading PLC, Nigeria: Rumundaka Wonodi, Managing Director/CEO
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Country policy implications to establish a regional market and the challenges thereof
Chairman: UBA Capital, Nigeria: Wale Shonibare, Managing Director, Investment Banking
11:30 – 12:30
Panel discussion
Panellists:
- ECG, Ghana: William Hutton-Mensah, Managing Director
- ECOWAS RERA, Ghana: Ifey Ikeonu, Council Member
- Presidential Task Force on Power, Nigeria: Reynolds Dagogo-Jack, Chairman
- Southern Africa Hub Trade, USA: Alejandro Core, Energy Policy Advisor, Renewable Energy and IPPs Energy Policy
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Securing and optimising your power generation and distribution asset
Chairman: PWC, Nigeria: Bimbola Banjo, Associate Director, Energy, Power and Utilities Assurance Services
12:30
Panel discussion
Panellists:
- PWC, Nigeria: Pedro Omontuemhen, Partner and Leader Energy, Power and Utilities Services
- PWC, Nigeria: Ian Aruofor, Director and Leader Capital Projects and Infrastructure Advisory
- PWC, Nigeria: Abolade Kehinde, Director and Leader Energy & Power Tax Services
- PWC, Nigeria: Bimbola Banjo, Associate Director, Energy, Power and Utilities Assurance Services
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Unlocking the commercial challenges to the development of the power industry
Chairman: Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, Nigeria: Eyo Ekpo, Commissioner, Market Competition & Rates
14:30 – 15:30
Panel discussion: How can we
Panellists:
- Aloe & Squires, Nigeria: Seun Faluyi, Partner
- Banwo & Ighodalo, Nigeria: Ayodele Oni, Senior Associate
- CPCS, Nigeria: Arif Mohiuddin, Vice President, West Africa
- ECG, Ghana: William Hutton-Mensah, Managing Director
- Nigeria Infrastructure Advisory Facility, Nigeria: Fanan Ujoh, Environmental Impact Advisor
- Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading PLC, Nigeria: Nnaemeka Ewelukwa, General Counsel & Company Secretary
- Shiroro Genco, Nigeria: Eric Olojugba, Commercial Financial Manager
- Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie, Nigeria: Nicholas Okafor, Partner and Co-head of Power Practice
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Cohesion in your power infrastructure planning – a project management perspective
Chairman: Central Bank of Nigeria, Nigeria: Lamido Sanusi, Governor*
16:15- 17:15
Panel discussion
Panellists:
- Covenant University, Nigeria: Sunday Olayinka Oyedepo, Lecturer
Ministry of Energy, Ghana: Andrew Barfour, Project Consultant, GEDAP- Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading PLC, Nigeria: Yesufu Longe Alonge, Head, Power Procurement & Power Contracts
- Templars, Nigeria: Oladiran Ajayi, Senior Associate, Energy and Projects
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Day 2: Wednesday, 27 November 2013
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Forward thinking: Alternative ways to increasing generation capacity to meet demand
Chairman: CET Power, Nigeria: Joseph Ejidoh, Business Development Manager
09:00 – 09:30
Revitalisation and up-grading of hydro generators
KONČAR Generators and Motors Inc., Croatia: Vladimir Poljančić, Large Generators Design Engineer
09:30 – 10:00
From the project Idea to the Grid
Siemens, Nigeria: Juergen Schumann, Sales Director Commercial for Steam Turbine and Generator
10:00 – 10:30
Case study on hydropower in Senegal
OMVS, Senegal: Kabiné Komora, High Commissioner
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Gas to power: infrastructure needed for expansion
Chairman: National Council on Privatisation, Nigeria: Joseph Ejidoh, Business Development Manager
11:00 – 12:30
Panel discussion
Panellists:
- Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Nigeria: David Ige, Group Executive Director, Gas & Power
- Everlink Sourcing, Nigeria: Benjamin Ogbalor, Chief Executive Officer
- Globeleq,UK: Alex Douglas, Business Development Manager
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Panel discussion: Meeting the skills challenge through capacity building
Moderator: Nigerian Institute of Management (Chartered), Nigeria: Sola Obadimu, Director, Capacity Building
14:00 – 15:00
Panel discussion: How is Nigeria going to train the 8 000 engineers needed to ensure 40 000 MW by 2020?
Panellists:
- ECG, Ghana: William Hutton Mensah, Managing Director
- GIZ, Germany: Felix Nitz, Capacity Building, Nigerian Energy Support Programme
- NAPTIN, Nigeria: Reuben Okeke, Director General
- Nigerian Institute of Management (Chartered), Nigeria: Sola Obadimu, Director, Capacity Building
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Nigeria looking forward: post reform
Chairman: Bank of Industry, Nigeria: Waheed Olagunju, Executive Director, Business Development
15:45 – 16:45
Panel discussion
Panellists:
- North South Power Company, USA: Eric Olo, Chief Commercial Officer
- Shiroro Generation Company, Nigeria: Eric Olojugba, Commercial Financial Manager
- Presidential Task Force on Power, Nigeria: Simeon Atakulu
- PWC, Nigeria: Pedro Omontuemnen, Partner & Leader Energy, Power and Utility Services
