Speakers

AbdulRahman (AR) Mijinyawa believes energy and education are two of the most powerful levers for lifting people out of poverty—and he has spent his career advancing both. His focus is on expanding access to reliable energy and applying digital technology to reshape how work is done and value is delivered. 

As Vice President, Development, Wells & Technology at Renaissance Africa Energy Company, he leads more than 300 professionals across Well Engineering, Development & Subsurface, Information & Digital Technology, and Business Opportunity Management. He is accountable for maturing a diverse portfolio of oil mining licences into resilient, competitive production systems in a complex operating environment. 

With more than two decades of experience across Shell and Renaissance, Abdulrahman has worked across onshore, shallow-water and deep‑offshore developments, including Nigeria’s pioneering Bonga deep‑water field. His experience spans reservoir engineering, wells delivery, digital transformation, portfolio optimisation and enterprise change leadership—bridging technical execution and boardroom decision‑making. 

He believes technology is a critical enabler of value—not an end in itself—and his focus is on translating subsurface and portfolio insight, execution discipline and digital capability into barrels delivered, capital efficiency and sustained organisational capability. 

He holds an MSc in Petroleum Engineering from Imperial College London and a BEng in Chemical Engineering from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and the Nigerian Society of Engineers and serves on the Board of Trustees of Teach for Nigeria. 

He is passionate about building dynamic teams that combine technical depth, discipline and collaboration to deliver consistently in challenging environments.