A qualified leader and true entrepreneur, Stephen is the founder and CEO of the Caleb Partners International group of companies,  (CPI),  which includes Accelerate to Excellence Consulting (A2E),  Australia Africa Energy & Mineral Institute (AAEMI) and Australian Industrial & Mining Electrical Solutions. Stephen has led strategic projects for some of the largest fortune 500 Global Resource companies such as Woodside Energy, BHP Billiton, Baker Hughes Australia, Barrick Gold, Kenya Pipeline Company and Base Resources in Australia, Africa and North America.

Ian is Petroleum Engineer who possesses significant experience in petroleum and geothermal industry. He has acquired valuable insight into developing and implementing engineering projects. He began his career at the Geothermal Development Company before joining AAEMI where he has overseen numerous projects in engineering and management. At AAEMI he has overseen various projects ranging from training of drilling engineers to pipeline welders. Ian holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Petroleum Engineering from Kenyatta University and various Well Control Certifications from IWCF.

Basil is a Mechanical Engineer with the Project Management Professional credential and has over 35 years of experience in delivering successful mid-stream oil and gas projects. He has worked in various capacities to successfully lead project teams to develop work scope, detailed plans [using primavera P6] and estimates in respect of petroleum products pipelines, pump stations and storage tanks that were completed within budget and on time.

He possesses extensive experience in engineering, procurement and construction [EPC] contracts in the mid/downstream oil and gas sector. He has been involved in project management, very resourceful and versatile in contract management, with exceptional dispute avoidance and construction claims advisory skills, construction arbitration, dispute boards and adjudication. Basil is experienced in preparation of EPC tender documents & proposals; bids evaluation, negotiation and preparation of EPC contracts.

is a consultant, Senior Petroleum Engineer with 24 years of experience in the upstream oil and gas industry. She has a strong background in Reservoir Engineering, Well Operations, Well Completions & Workovers, Artificial Lift, Asset Modelling and Optimization. She has specialized in field development planning, reservoir surveillance, reservoir management and production enhancement in which she has made significant contribution for many operators such as Shell Exploration and Production International in Africa, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Mrs. Toulekima holds a BSc degree in Applied Automated Production from the Institute of Research in Automated Production (ISERPA), France.

Peter Stockman is a Vocational Education and Training (VET) practitioner with other 30 years’ experience in the education and training sector. In this role he has assisted clients, from a range of industries to aligning their strategic goals with their people and systems capabilities.  A significant part of his expertise is in the development and facilitation of Occupational Health and Safety training programs for workers that focus on behavioural change to drive safety to achieve operational performance. These customised programs aim to improve performance and people to achieve productivity, safety and leadership.

Peter has consulted widely in both the public and private sectors in Kenya, Australia and overseas with extensive experience in planning, managing, promoting and implementing human resource management and development policies, activities and initiatives at both organisational and industry wide levels.

Akin Oni is currently Principal & Chief Development Officer for Eftex Business Services, LLC, USA, a firm of world class experts specializing in Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestments (MA&D), Petroleum, Refining, Mining and Power Technology Solutions, Project Management Services, Risks & Assurance, Investment Governance, Independent Project Audits/Reviews, Mining & Oil/Gas Field Opportunity Assessments and, Engineering and Project Management Training since March 2016. Mr. Oni has extensive international experience in project leadership, capital investment governance, project controls, contracts & procurement and business development (MA&D), delivering oil, natural gas, LNG, refinery, mining and infrastructure engineering projects.

Previously, Mr. Oni worked with the major projects group of BHP Billiton (2001 – 2016), and with NETCO – a Bechtel/NNPC JV (1993 – 2001), with positions of increasing responsibility in both companies (such as Mechanical Design Engineer, Procurement Specialist, Cost/Planning Engineer, Program Leader, Asset Project Services Manager, Business-wide Functional Manager for Project Management, Deputy Project Director, Program Director, etc), in mining and onshore/offshore petroleum projects, in Nigeria, the UK, USA, Canada, Australia and Trinidad & Tobago. He has hands-on experience in the Planning, Execution and Maintenance of the 3 refineries in Warri and Port Harcourt and the former Eleme Petrochemicals Plant in Nigeria, as well as the Angostura Facilities in Trinidad & Tobago. He also gained hands-on experience in onshore drilling and water treatment engineering as a Field Mechanical Engineer with Wellside Limited (1991 – 1993), in addition to teaching mechanical engineering courses at the Federal University of Technology, Akure and performing his mandatory one-year National Service with the NYSC, Ogun State very early on in his career.

Besides sustained successful project delivery safely, on time, under budget and to specifications, Mr. Oni was once recognized for implementing a strong focus on People, Process, Technology, Deliverable, Sustainability, robust Risk Assessments, fit-for-purpose Reporting, and thorough Management of Change. He has a proven track record of leading and enhancing project support teams’ effectiveness through leveraging internal cross-functional strengths. As a professional, he enjoys growing talents through opportunities identification as well as helping leadership teams bring strategies to live, in a manner that culminates in value creation and growth.

Mr. Oni holds a BSc (First Class Honors) degree in Mechanical Engineering and an executive MBA in Project Management. He is a certified Project Management Professional, a certified Cost Engineering Professional and a Certified Professional in Training Management. He writes and reviews project management papers, and delivers presentations at global forums. His authored Project Management paper “The Operation was Successful but the Patient Died” continues to endear him to audiences from every continent.

Mr. Oni is a member of several professional organizations, including the SPE, PMI, IPMA, ASME, AACEI, ACostE and TTI. He is active with the local PMI chapter and Toastmasters Club and volunteers at not-for-profit events, including sitting on the Board of a few. He also currently partners with global experts and consultants to provide niche services in M&A, investment governance, project delivery, refinery turn around maintenance consulting and project management training worldwide, and across industries.