NSE Manchester · 4 August 2026

Speaker Biographies

Professional profiles of the keynote speakers and confirmed contributors to the Public Lecture and Award Dinner.

Consolidated Profiles

Biographies of keynote speakers and other contributors.

Keynote Speakers

Featured speaker profiles

Prof. Akilu Yunusa-Kaltungo

Public Lecture Keynote

Prof. Akilu Yunusa-Kaltungo

PhD · FiMechE · FHEA · CEng

Prof. Akilu Yunusa-Kaltungo is a Professor and Chair in Reliability Engineering and Safety Management at The University of Manchester. He has extensive industrial leadership experience spanning maintenance, reliability, occupational safety, training and operational improvement.

His applied research and teaching focus on sustainable asset integrity, process reliability, condition monitoring, safety and the decarbonisation of energy-intensive industrial processes. He is a Chartered Engineer, a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

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Engr. Dr. Obuks A. Ejohwomu

Award Dinner Keynote

Engr. Dr. Obuks A. Ejohwomu

PhD · FNSE · FHEA · MNIEE

Dr. Obuks Ejohwomu is Reader in Project Management and Head of Admissions in the School of Engineering at The University of Manchester. He is also the founder of the Nudge Special Interest Group and leads research concerned with the future sustainable built environment.

His work spans decarbonised projects, indoor and outdoor air-quality monitoring, occupational health and safety, digitalisation and project delivery. He is a Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers and the Higher Education Academy, and has received recognition for his contributions to project-management education and environmental sustainability.

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Programme Contributors

Confirmed contributors

Prof. Liz Price, MBE

Public Lecture

Prof. Liz Price, MBE

Professor of Environmental Education and Deputy Pro-Vice Chancellor for Sustainability at Manchester Metropolitan University.

Presentation: Sustainability at Manchester Metropolitan and an introduction to the UNAI Sustainable Development Goal 12 Hub.

Prof. Bamidele Adebisi

Public Lecture

Prof. Bamidele Adebisi, MBE, FIET, CEng

Professor in Intelligent Infrastructure Systems at Manchester Metropolitan University and NSE Manchester Branch Chairman.

REMARKABLE Project Presentation: Rural Environmental Monitoring via Ultra Wide-Area Networks and Distributed Federated Learning.

Engr. Adetokunbo Ajanaku

Goodwill Remarks

Engr. Adetokunbo Ajanaku, FNSE, FNICE

National Chairman, The Nigerian Institution of Civil Engineers.

Goodwill remarks.

Engr. Ademola Olorunfemi

Patron

Engr. Ademola Olorunfemi, FNSE, FAEng, FNIAE

Patron, NSE Manchester Branch.

Goodwill remarks and vote of thanks.

Dr. Perpetual Eze-Idehen

Public Lecture Programme Chair

Dr. Perpetual Eze-Idehen

PhD, SFHEA, AMIChemE

Chemical Engineer, Sustainability & Innovation, The University of Manchester.

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