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FIRST E&P at the Energy Council / Olaniwun Ajayi’s 3rd Annual African Breakfast Briefing

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On Wednesday, June 19th, The Energy Council hosted the 3rd Annual African Breakfast Briefing in partnership with Olaniwun Ajayi. This year’s theme focused on Africa’s Energy Transition – Leveraging Natural Gas to Achieve Energy Sustainability. We are proud to announce that Ademola Adeyemi-Bero, our Managing Director, delivered the keynote address at this significant event. Additionally, Abimbola Ayinde, GM Upstream Commercial and Corporate Finance, participated as a panelist alongside representatives from Shell, Chariot Limited, and Olaniwun Ajayi.

The pivotal discussions at the event addressed several crucial questions:

  • Unlocking Natural Gas Potential: Given the significant natural gas reserves across Africa, what must public and private stakeholders do to unlock this capability? Is gas the transitional fuel poised to overcome the energy poverty limiting growth on the continent?
  • Energy-Based Financing in Africa: Reviewing the current state of energy-based financing across Africa, which funding models are best suited to these investments? Where can operators raise the necessary capital, and which financiers are most open to lending?
  • Domestic Deployment of African Oil and Gas: Achieving energy security while reducing energy poverty across the continent requires African oil and gas to be deployed domestically. This is conditional on improving infrastructure in storage, transportation, and across the grid. Which projects are showcasing this in a financially sustainable way, and can this model be replicated elsewhere?
  • Balancing Decarbonization and Energy Security: How can we balance decarbonization efforts, energy security needs, and the eradication of energy poverty when considering the optimal energy source investment strategy?

To read the key takeaways from the event, click here: Africa’s Energy Transition – Leveraging Natural Gas To Achieve Energy Sustainability.

Below are some photo highlights from the event:

At FIRST E&P, we remain committed to driving meaningful discussions and solutions for Africa’s energy future.

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Juliet Ehimuan

Non-Executive Director

Juliet Ehimuan is Director of Google in West Africa. She was named by Forbes as one of the top 20 power women in Africa, by the London Business School as one of 30 people changing the world; and featured in the BBC Africa Power Women series, and on CNN Innovate Africa.

With over 25 years experience primarily in Technology, Oil & Gas, and New Media industries across Europe, Middle East and Africa; Juliet is a leading voice on Innovation, Transformation, and Leadership. She has received numerous awards for outstanding contribution to the digital landscape in Africa. Under her leadership, the Google team has made a significant impact on local content development, infrastructure deployment, and digital capacity building.

Juliet has degrees from the London Business School, University of Cambridge; and Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. She was awarded IT Personality of the Year in 2012 by the Nigeria Computer Society, Digital Personality of the year 2016 by Marketing World; and received a 2015 Titans of Technology award from TechnologyAfrica.

She is a member of the Forbes Coaches Council and recently published 30 Days of
Excellence, a leadership and effectiveness guide.

Daniella Obiesie-Uijlenhoed

Non-Executive Director

Daniella Obiesie-Uijlenhoed is currently a Director & Partner in Danicees FZ, an oil & gas servicing company based in Nigeria & the UAE. She is also on the Board of Directors of FIRST Exploration & Petroleum Development Company Limited, an upstream oil & gas producing company in Nigeria.

Born in Nigeria, Daniella has a Master’s degree in Business Administration & a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from the University of Calabar. She obtained her first degree is from the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communication.

Daniella started work with the banking industry in 1997. Her work experience includes positions in Federal Mortgage Finance, New Nigeria Bank & Zenith Bank PLC which she left at mid-management level to join Shell Nigeria Exploration & Production Company in 2005 as a stakeholder management liaison between SNEPCo and NNPC/NAPIMS on the Bonga South-West project.

She would later move to the Contracting team as Head, Office Services, managing the processing & subsequent approvals through the various team lines for all SNEPCo office contracts in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, & Warri.

In 2009, Daniella took a hiatus from Shell Nigeria and worked with Oman Oryx Construction Company, UAE as the Head Corporate Services, responsible for handling all permits and stakeholder management engagements between the company and the Ministry of Energy & Minerals in Oman.

Daniella returned to Shell Nigeria in 2012, working within the strategy & portfolio team for SNEPCo office & governance policies Nigeria, until her voluntary exit from the company in 2015 to join her husband at Danicees and focus on her family.

Daniella is passionate about the formal & non-formal development of young people in Nigeria. She has been a Trustee and Director on the Board of the Duke of Edinburgh award for young people in Nigeria since 2018. The parent organization for the award was founded in 1956 in England by the late Prince Philip the 1st Duke of Edinburgh.

Daniella views external relationships as key enabler to corporate success and is a team player dedicated to personal delivery and organizational goals. She is a hands-on, high-energy individual who uses her unique interpersonal skills to generate value for organizations and their stakeholders, balancing the strategic agenda with the requirements for optimal delivery.