As the sun rises over the city skyline, the Board of Directors of The International Centre for Energy gathers in the boardroom, ready to tackle the complex challenges of the global energy transition. Each member brings a unique perspective and expertise to the table, from seasoned energy executives to leading academics and policymakers.
The Chairperson, a renowned expert in energy policy, takes the lead in setting the agenda for the meeting. The Vice Chair, a prominent industry leader, shares insights on the latest trends and innovations in the energy sector. The Secretary, a respected academic, provides a critical analysis of the latest research findings and proposes new research initiatives.
As the meeting progresses, each member contributes their expertise and insights, engaging in lively discussions and debates. Despite their diverse backgrounds and perspectives, the Board shares a common goal: to accelerate the transition to a sustainable energy future.
With their collective knowledge, experience, and passion, the Board of Directors of The International Centre for Energy is committed to advancing the frontiers of knowledge, fostering international collaboration, and promoting sustainable energy systems that benefit people and the planet
Kehinde Aina
Kehinde Aina is a Sir Alexander Darnley Award nominee and Managing Partner at one of Africa’s leading international Law firms, Aina Blankson LP. Kehinde Aina is a renowned international Arbitrator and Mediator.
He founded the Lagos Multi-Door Courthouse, (the first court connected ADR Centre in Africa) and thereafter , he initiated the establishment of the Supreme Court Mediation Centre in Nigeria followed by the Court of Appeal Mediation Centre.
In 2010, the World Bank appointed him as a regional consultant covering ten countries and in 2015 he became a consultant to the United Nations.
The catalogue of transactional experience of Kehinde Aina include the Nigerian revolutionary banking sector consolidation which resulted in his representation of over fifty of the eighty nine Nigerian banks at the time; leading the merger of nine commercial banks;
the numerous capital raise transactions by blue chip corporations including the Nova Capital $2Billion capital raise, the R500Million golf estate acquisition in South Africa, the $350Million Atlantic LNG project, the Chad-Cameroon Petroleum Development Pipeline mediation, the 20billion pounds Shell Petroleum oil spillage negotiations and numerous arbitration matters under the ICC, LCIA and the Singapore Arbitration Rules.
Kehinde Aina is the author of two books on mediation and commercial arbitration.
Dr. Moses Amadasun
Dr Moses Amadasun is a man that has gone through the various stages of the engineering profession: having been a technician, technologist, Engineer, Teacher & Researcher. He started work as a technician-in-training in 1974 with then Posts & Telecommunications (P & T) Department of the Ministry of Communications, then went on to the P & T Training School, Oshodi, Lagos, after which he became a technologist in the area of Microwave Radio Transmission Systems. Thereafter, he studied at the then University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University), and graduated with a First Class Honours Degree in Electronics / Electrical Engineering in 1982.
He went back to P & T after his NYSC and worked as the Area Engineer in Akure, Ondo State, the principal responsibility of which was the connection of major towns in the state with the capital – Akure via Microwave Radio. In 1984, Dr. Amadasun started a career in academics in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the then Bendel State University (now Ambrose Alli University) Ekpoma.
He proceeded in 1984 to Imperial College of Science & Technology, University of London for a PH.D programme, which he completed in 1988 and afterwards joined the academic staff of the university. During his period in academics, he specialized in the domain of Digital Image Processing and Pattern Recognition, with applications in Remote Sensing, Robotics and Biomedical Engineering.
He returned to Nigeria in 1992 having gained employment with then Elf Petroleum Nigeria Limited, now TotalEnergies E&P Nigeria Limited (TEPNG) in the Department of Telecommunications. There, he was in charge of the BIZNET (a satellite-based transmission project) that enabled the company to establish voice and data communication with its new offshore field of OML100 – Odudu. He left in 1995 on cross-posting to France to work at the Elf Group HQ where he worked on ICT projects for Elf Subsidiaries in Angola, Netherland, Norway and the United Kingdom. On his return in 1997, he became the User Support Manager, where he was involved in the migration of the company’s micro-computers to new technologies as well established the first functional ICT Client Support Desk for the Company.
In 2002, Dr. Amadasun returned to the Telecommunications Department as Telecoms Manager and left in 2006. During this period, he carried out an aggressive programme of bandwidth expansion between the company locations in Port Harcourt, Lagos, and Abuja through the use of leased circuits from NITEL and other service providers, and also carried out an intensive programme of staff recruitment and development. During the same period, he was the Chairman of the Telecoms Subcommittee of the OPTS (the Oil industry group), whereby in addition to his responsibility as Telecoms Manager of his company, he also had a responsibility for liaison/negotiation with the relevant authorities, as well as seeking solutions to the telecom problems/needs of the oil and gas industry.
From 2006 till his retirement in 2014, he worked on the development of the IPP project of TEPNG, where he eventually retired as the General Manager, IPP Business. Dr. Amadasun has published Papers, Articles and given lectures in the area of Digital Image Processing and Pattern Recognition, Telecoms, Oil & Gas, and the Nigerian Electricity Industry. Some of these include the paper he presented at the Offshore West Africa (OWA) conference in 2005 titled “Managing the Telecom Challenge for Oil and Gas activities in Nigeria’s Deep and Ultra Deep Offshore”, which form the conceptual basis for the “Fibre Optic Transmission Offshore Nigeria” (FOTON) project of the Oil and Gas Industry in Nigeria. In May 2013, he delivered an inaugural lecture at an event of the Nigerian Institute of Electrical and Electronics (NIEEE) titled “The Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry: Status, Challenges and Some Ways Forward” that has become one of the reference papers on the Nigerian Electricity Industry in the Archives of the NIEEE.
Dr Amadasun has been a member of the Board of Directors of International Center for Energy (ICE) West Africa since 2016 and is currently the Chairman of the Board. He is a member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), a Fellow of NIEEE, and a Fellow of the Mentoring and Career Development Institute of Nigeria (MDCIN), and he is married with four children.
Engr. Bunmi Obembe
Engr. Obembe has served with Total E&P for 35 years as Engineer, GM Supply Chain, EGM Technical Services & Nigerian Content, and finally as Director, Oil & Gas Commercial, Engineer.
His experience has spanned across Nigeria, France and Holland.
Most notably, Engr. Obembe pioneered the establishment and entrenchment of Local Content, not only in Total, but in Nigeria’s petroleum sector. He led very actively in all the conversations that ultimately culminated in the promulgation of the Nigerian Content Act in 2010. and continues to be an expert voice in achieving effective local content development and capacity building in Africa’s energy sectors.
CHRISTOPHER ENUMA
Chris had his university education from university of Benin and university of Lagos both in Nigeria where he obtained B.Sc. (1984) and MSc (1987) degrees respectively.
He commenced his career as a University Lecturer at the former “Bendel State University in Nigeria (Now split into Delta State University & Ambrose Alli University).” In 1992, he joined “Western Atlas International” as Processing Geophysicist and rose to the position of Team Lead in “Western Geophysical” division of the company. In 1996, he joined Elf Petroleum Nigeria Ltd, now “TotalEnergies Exploration & Production Nigeria Ltd”. He held the following responsibilities: Geophysical Operations Coordinator: (1996-1999), Exploration Geophysicist: (1999-2000). From 2000-2002 he became the Head of Seismic Acquisition & Processing for the Nigeria subsidiary.
Chris proceeded on International Assignment to TotalEnergies Head office “Scientific Center (CSTJF)” in Pau-France from 2002-2007 as Reservoir Geophysicist and later became “Technical Studies Lead” in France in 2005. He returned to Nigeria subsidiary in 2007 and was appointed “Geophysics Operations Manager” for the Nigeria subsidiary.
From 2009 – 2014, he occupied the position of “Deputy General Manager, Geosciences & Reservoir” of USAN field Development Project (OML138). In February 2014, he was appointed General Manager Joint Venture Exploration & Geosciences Support. From 2015-2017 he became Regional General Manager Exploration, responsible for Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, and Sao-Tome in TotalEnergies Group.
In 2017, Chris was appointed General Manager TotalEnergies Geosciences Discipline & Geophysics Operations, overseeing all Geosciences studies in the Nigeria subsidiary, ensuring technical quality, on exploration, appraisal, and development activities in the subsidiary. In May 2022, he received an “Award of Excellence” during TotalEnergies celebration of 60 years anniversary of Operations in Nigeria.
Chris Enuma became “General Manager in charge of Corporate Geosciences and Specialties” in TotalEnergy Nigeria subsidiary, the position he occupied before retiring in April 11th, 2023 after achieving the mandatory age of 60 years. He joined “The International Center for Energy (ICE), West Africa” as an Associate Consultant and also is “The Director of ICE-Energy Learning School (ICE-ELS)”. Chris is a member of the Board of Directors of ICE-West Africa.
During his career in Western Atlas and TotalEnergies, he attended several trainings both locally and internationally. He is a member of several professional bodies. He has presented and co-authored more than 30 technical papers on Geosciences in conferences and seminars in and outside Nigeria.