OLALEKAN OREGBESAN

IT AND BUSINESS DVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE

  • oreslek@gmail.com
Oregbesan Olalekan holds an Executive MBA from Quantic School of Business & Technology (USA) with specialization in Business innovation and Strategic thinking & MSc. in Information Technology, a BSc. in Information Technology and HND in Electrical/Electronic Engineering.
He is a Chartered member of Computer Professionals of Nigeria (CPN), a Member of Nigerian Computer Society (NCS) and a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). He is a certified project manager and a certified ISO Lead Auditor.

His core strength and expertise include Strategic Business planning and Analysis, IT Systems design & solutions Architect, Monitoring & Evaluation, Project Management, Customer Service Excellence, Digital Marketing & Social Media Marketing, Leadership & Performance Management and Distribution Power systems planning and digitization. He is running another Executive MBA programme with specialization in Innovation & Strategic thinking with Quantic School of Business & Technology, USA

He started his career as a planning engineer and IT officer in the distribution sub-sector of the Nigerian Power Sector. He grew throw the ranks over the years handling different roles in Strategic planning, IT and Business development. He was involved in the unbundling and privatization process of former PHCN. He is a multiskilled IT professional, Engineer and Trainer. Lekan has over 25 years of experience in the Power Sector and ICT handling different roles and responsibility.

He has organized and coordinated series of webinars for NAPTIN to bring together stakeholders in the Nigerian Power Sector, these includes:

  • Demand & Supply side of Energy efficiency and management in September 2020,
  • ENERGY TRANSITION IN NIGERIA: Challenges & Prospects in March 2021
  • ADHERENCE TO STANDARDS: A means to Power Network Optimization in June 2021

Lekan has been a panel speaker and has presented papers at difference local and international conferences and webinars, these includes:

  • A paper at the 11thinternational conference on energy and power systems operation and planning (ICEPSOP) organized by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC).
  • Panel Speakers at on different topics at the Power & Electricity World Africa conferences, Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa:
    • Building the future grid – leveraging smarter meters and grid-edge applications for a brighter energy future   – 24th August 2021
    • Unlocking the potential of the  digital grid with advanced distribution and SCADA technologies  – 25th August 2021
    • The opportunity of peer-to-peer trading and microgeneration in Africa – 4th – 6th November 2020
    • Human capacity development in the power and energy sector – 26th – 27th March 2019
  • NAPTIN’s Delegate to the Powering Africa Summit 2019 Co-located with the Latin America Energy Forum 25-27 February 2019, Miami, USA

Lekan is a Creative Strategist, Team Leader, a goal getter, and a visionary change agent, who is always exploring new grounds to break the norm for changes needed to move an organization to the next level. He ensures there is a value addition at every engagement and opportunity given to serve.

Ores as fondly called presently doubles as the Head (ICT) for NAPTIN and the M&E/IT Manager for the Project Implementation Unit (PIU) under the AFD/EU 50.7 million Euro funded Project on “Enhancing Vocational Training in the Power Sector” in NAPTIN.