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NCDMB Energy 2023: Milestone Completion Ceremony

Join us in celebrating the next generation of energy startup founders!

Date
Aug 24, 2023
Time
11:00 am - 04:00 pm
Address
Online Event
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In a bid to recognize innovative and viable startups and ideas in the Oil and Gas sector, FI Abuja and NCDMB curated a fully-funded accelerator program to help develop 16 high-potential Nigerian energy startups and ideas into investment and market-ready products. Over the course of 15 weeks, our founders have worked tirelessly on validating their ideas cutting across green/renewable energy, oil and gas, mobility services, artificial intelligence, and more. Join us for the NCDMB Energy 2023 Graduation as we celebrate our latest Alumni. Please note this is an online/ offline hybrid event, and details to join in person are on the event page.

Please note that this is a hybrid event, and you can join in person at: NCDMB Headquarters, Nigerian Content Tower, Oxbow Lake Road, Swali, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State


Graduation Keynote Address/Event Hosts:
  • ThankGod Egbe - CEO @ Cyphercrescent Ltd.: Mr. ThankGod is the CEO of CypherCrescent Limited. He is a focused, motivated, result-oriented, and professional engineer with global experience in integrated production system modeling/optimization, well and reservoir management, development planning, production forecasting, software development, and reservoir engineering analysis.
  • Nadia Al-Banna - Senior Director @ Product and Business Development, Allarta Life Science: Dr. Nadia Al-Banna is a Senior Director of Product and Business Development at Allarta Life Sciences. She has 15+ years of experience advancing and mobilizing innovations, funding, and partnerships working with 20+ teams across the innovation ecosystem.
  • Ajuma Ataguba - Managing Director @ Founder Institute Abuja: Ajuma Ataguba is a global startup ecosystem leader, and business consultant, with a focus on social entrepreneurship, with over 30 years of experience working in the sectors of agriculture, education, technology, and international trade. She has specialized skills in project management/turnkey projects, business planning, coaching, and entrepreneurship as well as a Cochran Fellow, Mashav Scholar, and Swedish Institute Alumna. She is currently the Managing Director, for Founder Institute (Abuja) and CEO of The Learning Gate, a social enterprise development consulting firm mobilizing local experts in Nigeria to identify and support local enterprises at early, seed, and growth stages through entrepreneurial training, business development services, incubation, access to finance and market linkage advisory. She has provided business mentoring and coaching to a cohort of fashion technology entrepreneurs under the British Council, Creative Enterprise Support Programme. Until recently she was a National Export Strategy Consultant at TFO Canada an organization that is the primary Canadian provider of information, advice, and contact for businesses in developing and emerging countries that are interested in exporting to Canada.  So far, more than 350 Women-owned SMEs in the Agriculture, Apparel, and ICT sectors have been supported to develop product export strategies and raise funds in multiple rounds. Ajuma is a venture partner at a private equity firm and has successfully run accelerator programs for over 50 technology start-ups in varied sectors. She has certifications in Social Entrepreneurship from Wharton and Copenhagen Business School.
  • Engr. Simbi Wabote - Executive Secretary @ Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB): Engr. Simbi Wabote is the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development & Monitoring Board (NCDMB). He is an experienced Oil and Gas professional with a proven track record in Engineering, Supply Chain, stakeholder management, Local Business Development (Local Content), and General Management. He has over 20 years of top-flight experience in International, Multinational, and National business environments. Engr. Simbi is a Change Management Agent with a well-developed ability to implement strategic business models. He is a stakeholder focused with talent for identifying and building long-lasting relationships for business success operations. Most recently as Shell C&P Global Local Content Manager, he has the responsibility of developing Local Content Strategy for Royal Dutch Shell (RDS) Upstream, and Downstream operations in addition to ensuring implementation for business outcomes. He has developed local procurement strategies, local and international partnership development strategies, cross-functional team management, and the alignment of global supply chains with local supply chains in countries like Nigeria, Gabon, Brunei, Oman, Kazakhstan, Australia, Iraq, Qatar, Jordan, Americas, USA and new frontier countries for Shell. He has very sound technical and business competence with proficient skills in Civil/Structural Engineering and Project Management, Local Content Strategic Analysis & Development with particular attention to Local Supplier Development; Capacity Building; Local-Foreign Partnership Development; Government and internal stakeholders Management.
  • Abdulmalik Halilu - Director, Planning, Research & Statistics @ Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB): Mr. Abdulmalik Halilu is the Director of Planning, Research & Statistics (Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board). He is a policy development expert and holds a Master's Degree in Development Studies, a Post Graduate Diploma in Management Science, and a Bachelor of Technology Degree in Agricultural Technology. He facilitates the development of local technology, innovation, process enhancement, and knowledge capital through the enhancement of local research and development capabilities.

 
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Speakers

Engr. Simbi

Engr. Simbi Wabote

Executive Secretary @ NCDMB

Abdulmalik

Abdulmalik Halilu

Director, Planning, Research & Statistics @ NCDMB

ThankGod

ThankGod Egbe

Technical Director/CEO @ CypherCrescent Ltd.

Nadia

Nadia Al-Banna, PHD, MBA

Senior Director of Product and Business Development @ Allarta Life Science

Bayo

Bayo Omole

Managing Partner @ Matrix-Solicitors LLP

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