Engr. Reynolds Bekinbo Dagogo-Jack was appointed Chairman,  Presidential Task Force on Power (PTFP) and Member, Presidential Action Committee on Power on September 5, 2012.  He is a foundation member of the PTFP from its inception in June 2010 where he started from the position of Senior Special Assistant to the President & Senior Performance Monitor for the National Integrated Power Projects (NIPP) where he worked closely with the project teams managing over four hundred power infrastructure projects covering gas , generation, transmission and distribution projects .  An accomplished chartered civil engineer, he has core competence in a wide variety of disciplines spanning over thirty years of public and private sector work experience including engineering, construction, manufacturing, public administration and project management.

Prior to joining the PTFP, he had served twice as Commissioner for Works and Transport in Rivers State between 1997 and 2007.  In 1996, he was appointed a member of a six-man Committee for sharing the Assets  and Liabilities  for two pairs of newly created states: Sokoto/Zamfara and Bauchi/Gombe.  Between 1992 and 1994, he served as a Deputy Director/Special Assistant to the Chairman of the Technical Committee of Privatisation and Commercialisation (now BPE) and was involved in the preparation of enterprise reform packages for the Nigerian Electricity Power Authority, Nigerian Telecommunications Limited, Nigerian Ports Authority, and Federal Mortgage Bank.  Engr. Dagogo-Jack also served as Secretary to the Nigeria Airways Privatisation Sub-Committee.

In 2007, he was appointed Sole Administrator of the Rivers State Transport Corporation (RTC) which he transformed from a moribund State Agency into a viable self-sustaining commercial enterprise by re-activating its dormant assets, changing the employee culture and repositioning the company to become competitive - a transformation which he successfully delivered well under a period of one year. 

Engr. Dagogo-Jack started his career in the downstream petroleum sector from 1982 to 1989.  During this period, he rose through the ranks of management trainee with Unipetrol Nigeria Plc (now Oando Plc), progressing steadily to management cadre at Elf Petroleum Nigeria Ltd (now Total Nigeria) from where he was seconded to Public service having been appointed Special Assistant (Technical) to the Minister of Aviation in January 1990. He served as a member of the board of the Nigeria Airports Authority (FAAN) from 1990 to 1993.

Wale is the Managing Director, Investment Banking at UBA Capital Plc. He has over 22 years experience of Infrastructure finance and development spanning Asia, Europe, Middle East and Africa. Prior to joining UBA Capital, he was Managing Director and Head of Infrastructure, Africa, Middle East and New Markets at Renaissance Capital. He has also worked with KPMG as a Director in London and Dubai.

Wale is responsible for UBA Capital Plc's Investment Banking business which spans Debt and Equity Capital Markets, M&A, and Project Finance. Recent experience includes state government and corporate bonds, project and structured finance and M&A transactions across various sectors: Power generation and distribution facilities, upstream oil and gas, CNG and LNG facilities, fertilizer plants, hydropower power projects, coal mines, toll roads, light and heavy rail, ports, real estate and hospitality and specialized economic zones.

Wale holds an MBA from Imperial College, University of London and a B.Eng (Hons) degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Glasgow.

Sam Amadi was inaugurated by President Goodluck Jonathan on the 22nd  of December, 2010 alongside six other commissioners (drawn from six  geo-political zones of the country), after which he resumed office as  Executive Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission  (NERC).

Dr. Amadi is a lawyer and an established expert in the area of high  level regional and international strategic and policy initiatives in a  wide array of institutions both governmental and non-governmental.

A  1992 Law graduate of the University of Calabar, he acquired a Ph.D and  LL.M in 2004 and 2001 respectively from the prestigious Harvard Law  School, Cambridge - Massachusetts. He also holds an M.P.A from the  Kennedy School of Government, Harvard, Cambridge - Massachesetts.

Before his appointment in August 2011, he led the Regulatory & Transactions Monitoring team of the Presidential Task Force on Power, charged with driving the power sector reform roadmap of the Federal Government. In that role, he led the team of Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) and PTFP experts in establishing the Bulk Trader.

Rumundaka has a broad and varied experience with energy markets. He was a J. Olin Research Fellow at Yale University where he studied the deregulation of North America’s power and gas industries. As a Director, Wholesale Power Origination with Constellation Energy Commodities Group, one of North America’s largest energy trading firms, he structured complex transactions on different North American interstate pipelines and; in both auction and bi-lateral electricity markets in North America.

He started his professional career in infrastructure consultancy with Dar Al Handasah Consultants (Shair and Partners) as an assistant engineer on working different World Bank funded infrastructure projects ranging from the design of Apapa Storm water, Gongola refuse disposal systems and rail mass transit studies within Nigeria

Rumundaka is the current and inaugural Chairman of the Initial Stakeholder Advisory Panel of the Nigeria Electricity Market: the highest ranking consultative and advisory panel in the electricity market.

He holds a Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering from University of Benin, Nigeria and an MBA from Yale University School of Management, USA.

Until his recent appointment as the Chief Executive Officer, Africa Finance Corporation in November 2008, Andrew was the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Travant Capital, a private equity fund. Prior to that, he was with the International Finance Corporation (“IFC”), the private sector financing arm of the World Bank Group in Washington as an investment officer working first in the Oil, Gas and Mining Department and then in the Telecommunications Department.

In 2002 he was appointed IFC's Country Manager for Nigeria, responsible for managing IFC's operations in the country. In 2006, he was appointed Country Manager for Southern Africa, where he was responsible for South Africa and seven other countries.

Ian Greenstreet is the Chairman of Infinity Capital Partners, an approved corporate finance firm, focused on Africa. He is currently Board member of Diamond Bank in Nigeria and Chairman of the Bank’s Board Audit and Risk Committee. He is co-manager of Geometric Power in Nigeria the first private sector, indigenous independent and integrated generation/distribution company in the country.

He has chaired numerous Board committees and sat on a range of various company boards. Many of these appointments have been representing multi-lateral developmental institutions. A chartered accountant by training, Ian has held senior positions in blue chip, bulge bracket firms such as ABN AMRO Bank, HSBC, Lloyds bank and Henderson Fund Management.  He has covered banking, finance and risk management for a period of 30 years both in developed and emerging markets and has financed and invested in numerous sectors spanning power, energy, infrastructure and the financial institution sectors and is known as a world expert in risk management.

DOLAPO KUKOYI currently heads the firm’s Power Practice and has ample experience working on Infrastructure and PPP Projects. She is well versed in the legal aspects of the power sector, and is one of the leading Power lawyers in Nigeria, having worked for government agencies, regulators and private parties on various power transactions. Her expertise in the power sector is supported by years of experience advising clients on infrastructure broadly. The breadth of Dolapo’s infrastructure experience cuts across the Railway, Housing and Roads sectors. She recently formed part of a core negotiating team nominated by the Disco Roundtable, which is currently negotiating with the BPE, NERC and NBET on issues that affect the Bidders.  The Roundtable is the body consisting of representatives of the nine Preferred Bidders for the Electricity Distribution Companies being privatised by BPE.

Bokar Toure is Senior Energy Economist at the African Development Bank Group (AfDB).   As a project manager, he has led national and international infrastructure projects in a several countries prior to handling the AfDB’s Nigeria energy projects which include a Partial Risk Guarantee program and a $150 million sector support.  Dedicated to international and community development, Bokar previously worked as the Development Manager for a world-leading Center of the New York Public Library.   He holds a BA in Economics from the University of Virginia and an MSc from the London School of Economics.  

Michael John Tarney has an Engineering degree from Cambridge University and is a Chartered Accountant.

As Managing Director – Corporate Development for Copperbelt Energy Corporation Plc (CEC), Michael has established and leads the corporate development function within CEC to identify, develop and operate greenfield and brownfield projects in Sub-Saharan Africa in the power and telecommunications sectors.

In his early career, he worked as an electronics engineer for GEC Marconi and later as financial controller for international operations. He has served as an audit manager in the UK with PwC and for Deloitte as a management consultant, focussed on privatisation and management in the mining and infrastructure sectors.

In 1999, Michael joined National Grid Group PLC and was seconded to CEC as Chief Financial Officer from 1999 to 2001.

Engr. A. S. A. Bada graduated in 1981 from the Technical University of Budapest, Hungary. He joined National Electric Power Authority (now Power Holding Company of Nigeria in 1984 and rose to the position of Executive.

Chinasa is a team leader in the Firm’s Infrastructure and Privatization Practice and also heads the Aviation Practice at Streamsowers & Köhn. She has been involved in the review of the power industry template contracts; advised on proposed greenfield power projects and is currently advising a company seeking to obtain an embedded generation license. She is a seasoned litigator and arbitrator and has represented multinational corporations in several litigation and arbitration proceedings including an EPC contractor in relation to an Independent Power Project.

Chinasa is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK).

Batchi has over 26 years experience in the power sector and has worked as a consultant to Governments, the World Bank and the European Union. He has formulated policies and implemented projects across Africa; and has acted as Power Specialist in several multi-million dollar corporate and project finance transactions, including the ongoing Nigeria Power Privatisation.  Batchi was Advisor to the Government of Lesotho under the Lesotho Utilities Sector Reform Project (LURP, 2001-07) and Managing Director of Gambia’s National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) Limited – 1995 - 2001. He joined AFC in 2008 and is currently a Senior Vice President – Power.

Arun Velusami is an energy and projects partner at Norton Rose Fulbright based in London.  He has acted for sponsors, lenders and governments for over 12 years, in a variety of international energy projects and project financings.  He particular expertise in the energy sector in Nigeria and is currently advising successful bidders for Abuja distribution company and Eko distribution company and the Shiroro hydropower concession as part of the privatisation of the Nigeria's power sector.  He is also currently working on power projects in Namibia, South Africa, Morocco and Sierra Leone.

In Partnership With

Nextier is an investment and multi-competency advisory firm that combines expertise and capabilities across a range of industries and business functions to deliver superior value to its clients. With a focus on the Nigerian public sector, Nextier works with its clients to build high performance organisations. Its core competencies include financial advisory, strategy consulting, research, policy analysis, design and implementation, and measurement & evaluation.  Its focus industries include power, petroleum and agriculture.

Norton Rose Fulbright is a global legal practice. We provide the world’s pre-eminent corporations and financial institutions with a full business law service. We have more than 3800 lawyers based in over 50 cities across Europe, the United States, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia.

Recognized for our industry focus, we are strong across all the key industry sectors: financial institutions; energy; infrastructure, mining and commodities; transport; technology and innovation; and life sciences and healthcare. 

Wherever we are, we operate in accordance with our global business principles of quality, unity and integrity. We aim to provide the highest possible standard of legal service in each of our offices and to maintain that level of quality at every point of contact.

Norton Rose Fulbright LLP, Norton Rose Fulbright Australia, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP, Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa (incorporated as Deneys Reitz Inc) and Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, each of which is a separate legal entity, are members (‘the Norton Rose Fulbright members’) of Norton Rose Fulbright Verein, a Swiss Verein. Norton Rose Fulbright Verein helps coordinate the activities of the Norton Rose Fulbright members but does not itself provide legal services to clients.

Strategic Partner

IIPELP exist to strategically evaluate energy law and public policy options in Nigeria and Africa. 

It proffers solutions to the current gaps that exist in knowledge, institutional development, governance, legal and regulatory framework for the energy industry in Nigeria and Africa. It has faculties with expertise in Energy Economics, Energy Policy Development, Regulatory assessment and implementation as well legal/legislative intervention.

It also focuses on the impact assessment of Legislation and Policies governing the Energy value chain : Power, Oil,Gas and Renewables. 

Sustainability Partner

ERM is a leading global provider of environmental, health, safety, risk, social consulting and sustainability related services. We work extensively with Africa’s energy industry and have over 40 years’ experience globally, working with some of the world’s leading companies.

We deliver sustainable solutions which balance environmental concerns with management, economic, technological and social needs. This enables our clients to maximise revenues, comply with regulations, improve performance and enhance their corporate reputation and public perception. ERM supports clients whose business objectives go further than compliance with regulations including realising ambitions for a sustainable and socially responsible company.

Sponsor

Caterpillar Electric Power: The Cat® team is committed to supplying everything you need to properly configure, install and operate power systems for your project — utility, mining, health care, transportation, telecommunications and more.

These resources include:

•  Detailed product specifications with a comprehensive overview of product features and benefits.

•  Expert sizing tools that provide you with accurate and timely technical data, robust load models and optimized algorithms.

• Technical papers addressing specific issues facing project engineers in the field today.  

With the most complete line of diesel and gas generator sets in the industry, containerized power modules and rental units, Caterpillar can meet all of your continuous or temporary needs. Caterpillar delivers totally integrated single source solutions, such as UPS, ATS, switchgear and generator set controls to ensure that equipment is pre-configured to work together for optimum performance.  The Cat dealer network offers parts availability throughout Africa, as well as technicians trained to service every aspect of Cat equipment.  For more information or to find the local Cat dealer nearest you, please visit us at www.catelectricpowerinfo.com

Sponsor

At IBM, our priority is to help utility organizations transform energy and sustainability issues into opportunities to improve performance and optimize operations.

IBM experts are working with energy and utility organizations globally to accelerate the development of smarter energy capabilities that can improve reliability and efficiency.  From grid management and smart metering systems and services, to customer engagement, to asset management, to plant operations, IBM offers smarter solutions, practices, and technologies that help utilities transform their operations for the 21st century.

Products & Services: Asset Management, GIS & Mapping, Smart Grid Solutions, Communication Infrastructure, AMI / AMR, CRM / CIS, Meter Data Management, Cyber Security, Data Analytics, Data Management, System Integrators.

To find out more visit www.ibm.com/energy

Sponsor

Streamsowers & Köhn is a Nigerian based commercial law firm with offices in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt. Our areas of expertise include corporate commercial law, energy and natural resources, aviation law, infrastructure and privatisation, arbitration and dispute resolution.  We provide excellent legal and consultancy services to multinational enterprises, international and indigenous companies, lenders, project sponsors, governments and government departments in respect of projects and investments in Nigeria. We are responsive and innovative in the support of our client’s pursuit of their legitimate objectives and in ensuring that their legal needs are met.

Our team of professionals have been involved in providing legal advisory services to our clients in the power sector and have worked closely with regulatory authorities. 

Sponsor

LEADWAY ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED (‘LEADWAY’) is one of Nigeria’s foremost insurance companies, with a reputation for service efficiency and customers’ reliability. 

Leadway was established in 1970 by Sir Hassan O. Odukale (beate memoriae).  It commenced business in 1971 and expanded into a composite insurance company underwriting both life and general insurance business currently having 21 branches across Nigeria.

Presently, LEADWAY has a Shareholders Fund of N11.7 billion and has a policy of increasing its paid-up capital steadily. Over the years, the company has recorded steady growth in its business operations.  As at 31st December 2012 the company had a total asset base of over N 66.3 billion and a premium income of about N 36.98 billion.

Our core values are iSCORE meaning; integrity, service, costumer-focus, Openness, respect-for-the-individual and excellence. The reputation enjoyed by LEADWAY has been attained by the continuing pursuit of improvements to maintain competitive advantage.

If you would like to have more information about our products and services, please call 01-2700700 or email insure@leadway.com

Please feel free to visit our website www.leadway.com for further information about our products and services.

Strategic Partner

The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) is a private sector led international organisation domiciled in Nigeria with activities across Continental Africa. The Corporation offers a unique value proposition as an Africa-focused infrastructure financing institution providing competitive products and services across complimentary areas of: principal investing, financial advisory, project development and technical advisory.  Within the Power industry, AFC has worked on a number of pioneering deals. E.g. The Corporation is the lead investor in conjunction with Cenpower Generation Company Limited (Cenpower), which is implementing the USD450 million Kpone IPP Project. In addition, AFC is also the lead investor in the landmark Cabeolica renewable wind power project in Cape Verde.

Sponsor

First City Monument Bank (FCMB) Plc is a full service banking group, headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria with a focus on retail, commercial and investment banking. From its early origins in investment banking as City Securities Limited in 1977, FCMB, established in 1982, has emerged as one of the leading financial services institutions in Nigeria and one of the top eight lenders in the country with subsidiaries that are market leaders in their respective segments. It was granted a banking licence on August 11, 1983 and listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, by introduction, on December 21, 2004.

Sponsor

MAN Diesel & Turbo SE, based in Augsburg, Germany, is the world’s leading provider of large-bore diesel engines and turbomachinery for marine and stationary applications. It designs two-stroke and four-stroke engines with power outputs from 47 kW to 87 MW. MAN Diesel & Turbo also designs and manufactures gas turbines up to 50 MW, steam turbines and compressors. The product range is rounded off by turbochargers, propellers, gas engines and chemical reactors. MAN Diesel & Turbo’s range of goods includes complete marine propulsion systems, turbomachinery units for the oil & gas as well as the process industries and turnkey power plants. Customers receive worldwide after-sales services marketed under the MAN PrimeServ brand.

• NAPTIN Graduate Skills Development Programme (NGSDP) – A one year post graduate programme developed for Graduate Engineers & Technologist in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering to acquire requisite skills and capacity need to fit into the Power Sector as key players and professionals in Generation, Transmission & Distribution sub-sectors.
   
• NAPTIN-NOUN Technical Skills Acquisition Programme (NNTSAP) – A one year post graduate programme developed for Undergraduate Engineers in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering to acquire professional skills as Technicians, Artisans and Craftsmen needed in Generation Transmission & Distribution sub-sectors.
   
• Various short courses for professionals in Generation, Transmission & Distribution sub-sectors.

Financial Nigeria magazine is a development and finance journal published monthly since 2008 by Financial Nigeria International. With a team of world-class columnists, the magazine provides authoritative knowledge of the Frontier Emerging Markets (FEMs) of sub Saharan Africa, with particular attention on Nigeria. It is widely circulated amongst middle-to-top level policy and private sector professionals.

Africa Monitor is internationally recognised as providing essential information for anyone doing business in, or with Africa. The publication provides subscribers with systematic political risk assessment, economic forecasts and business analysis for every country across the region. Published by Business Monitor International, the emerging market specialists, Africa Monitor is broken down into four sub regional publications, of which any combination can be subscribed to. The Middle East and Africa Monitor website http://www.meamonitor.com/ includes ALL the content from the publications, a 24-month archive, and gives the added flexibility of exploring that content by country, topic or keyword. Our publications are subscribed to by over 50% of the Global Fortune 500 companies. Why not take the time to find out why? Click here to visit http://www.meamonitor.com/ for a FREE trial, or call Tel: +44 (0) 20 7246 1403.  

Alternative Energy Africa is the continent’s first magazine dedicated to literally filling the energy information gap in Africa. Alternative Energy Africa provides its readers updates on private sector projects, government initiatives, business and investment news, and strategies for a thriving alternative/renewable energy market on the African continent, all of this in addition to global project news and groundbreaking technology coverage. And to complement the magazine, www.AE-Africa.com offers the latest updates between issues making the AEA online and print duo “the premiere source” of alternative and renewable energy news covering the African continent. Visit www.ae-africa.com for more details.

Africa Confidential is one of the longest-established specialist publications on Africa, with a considerable reputation for being first with in-depth news and analysis on significant political, economic and security developments across the continent.

Our track record owes much to our comprehensive network of local correspondents, and the connections we’ve built up throughout Africa since we started publishing back in 1960.

Why 'confidential'?

This continent-wide, on-the-ground coverage enables us to identify and monitor upcoming issues long before they are picked up by the general media – and analyse their real significance for our readers.

What’s more, all our contributors write for us on the basis of strict anonymity, a principle that was established from the outset in 1960 to ensure writers’ personal safety in the turbulent, early years of post-colonial African independence.  Hence the newsletter’s title.

Who reads Africa Confidential?

Today, Africa Confidential is read fortnightly by a wide range of institutions and individuals around the world, all of them united in their need for timely, accurate and incisive analysis of contemporary African developments.

African Energy is a respected source of independent analysis on the continent’s energy industries, produced by Cross-border Information (CbI), a globally recognised business intelligence company with a long established research focus on the politics, energy and financial sector trends of Africa and the Middle East.

Established in 1996, ESI Africa has become the leading provider of information relating to the African electricity and energy industry, delivering news to the continent and beyond. Published quarterly in March, June, September and December, ESI Africa is distributed to over 5000 decision makers within the African power industry, providing information and updates on innovations and product developments. 

Editorial content includes generation, transmission and distribution issues, while also exploring the role of alternative energy sources in providing a comprehensive and sustainable energy mix. In addition to the provision and distribution of energy to end-users, the editorial provides information on various aspects of the energy usage, such as demand side management (DSM), energy efficiency and policy issues that will affect the continent. Regional focuses and profiles on countries, utilities and big industry provide an overall view of the use of power on the African continent and serve to encourage information sharing amongst utilities and countries.For more information visit their website.

Africa Business is an online news portal featuring interviews, world news & national news, and events relevant to the African business community.

Menas Associates is a boutique political risk consultancy, specialising in providing analysis and advisory services to multinational companies and governments operating in emerging markets of West and East Africa, the Middle East and the Caspian region. 

Proshare, a dedicated Investor Information service with the vision of providing a financial, regulatory and business communications services for stakeholders in the Nigerian Financial Market in a timely, credible and reliable manner, has since become the country’s leading market intelligence, financial information portal, specialist content and business to business knowledge service providers to the local and international markets, businesses, organisations and governments with leading content and information platforms focused on policies and investment data and information; and a portfolio of services which includes a series of established events, training, financial information intermediation and market reports.

The firm’s history of creditable engagements have created in stakeholders the niche to look to Proshare to understand developments in Nigeria’s financial markets and keep up to date with the new risk management environment.

The firm’s services are delivered across eight practice areas:

• Analyst Services
• Investor Relations Support ;
• Share Support Services – for Retail Investors;
• Regulatory & Governance support services;
• ProConsults’ due diligence, capital markets and private equity advisory;
• Capital market Service analytics and research;
• High net worth consumer communications; and
• Training and Capacity Development.

Proshare is much more than a website; it is a niche service designed as a critical component/bridge of our capital market through its professional consultancy engagements, paradigm shifting interventions and advocacy.

Proshare is the trademark owners of The Analyst^TM, The Nigerian Capital Market Reports^TM,   Making Money in the Nigerian Capital Market^TM,   The Nigerian Investor^TM,  Share Support Services^TM, The TyroTrader^TM, and other key product brands.