About the Summit

HE Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai CON

The immediate past executive Governor of Kaduna State, past minister of FCT, and author of the book: The Accidental Public Servant. In 1982, he founded El-Rufai & Partners, a quantity surveying consulting firm with three partners which he managed until 1998. He is an alumnus of Ahmadu Bello University, Harvard University, Georgetown University and University of London.

Kalim M. Shah

Kalim M. Shah is Nigeria’s Senior Country Manager at the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a role he assumed in July 2021. Prior to the appointment, Kalim was a Chief Investment Officer responsible for IFC’s investments in Manufacturing for Sub-Saharan Africa.

Professor Adesoji David Jiboye

. He is also a registered Architect holding a Bachelors degree, a Masters and Doctorate Degrees in Architecture, and Urban Planning from University of Lagos and Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-ife, respectively. His areas of research and publications are in housing and Sustainable Urban development studies. He has published widely in both national and international research outlets, and belongs to several academic and professional organizations home and abroad.

Cristina Gamboa

Cristina is the CEO of the World Green Building Council. She is a passionate advocate for green buildings and cities as one of the most effective solutions to climate change and a means to deliver social justice and other environmental goals. Cristina previously worked as CEO of Colombia Green Building Council and thanks to her efforts, sustainability in construction became mainstream in Colombia.

Dr. Nihal Al Sabbagh

Dr Muntaqa Umar-Sadiq

#EnergyTransition I Senior Policy Adviser #Healthcare #SDGs #ESG I VC Investor #Healthcare #Tech #Sustainable Energy I WEF Young Global Leader

Tessa Brunette

Tessa Brunette is an architect and building envelope designer who specializes in delivering integrated design solutions that are grounded on sustainable principles. She has experience working on a range of projects, from masterplanning and infrastructure implementation to specialist façade and multidisciplinary building engineering design services. She is passionate about sustainability and her work often utilizes the knowledge of diverse teams located in different geographies. She is a natural fit in her role as design integrator with a technical focus on building envelope design and performance.

Prof. Clinton Aigbavboa

Professor Clinton O. Aigbavboa is a Full Professor of Sustainable Human Development in the Department of Construction Management and Quantity Surveying, University of Johannesburg, South Africa; with a multidisciplinary research focus on the built environment. Before entering academia, he was involved as quantity surveyor on several infrastructural projects, both in Nigeria and South Africa. He holds a PhD in Engineering Management and has published over 500 research papers in his areas of interest. He has extensive knowledge in practice, research, training and teaching.

Chilufya Lombe

Chilufya Lombe is a mechanical engineer that has extensive experience in both performance and accreditation modelling for sustainability projects and performed energy modelling for the first Green Star rated office and retail buildings in South Africa. With a background in traditional mechanical design, Chilufya has a special interest in detailed modelling of building systems to optimise energy usage using advanced building simulation tools such as DesignBuilder and EnergyPlus.