Oluwatoyin Zainab Sogbesan, Ph.D - Founder
Kenneth Afe Aidelojie, Ph.D
Rim Kelouaze
Opaluwa Ejiga, Ph.D
Oluwatoyin Z. Sogbesan is a heritage architect, cultural historian, art and heritage
consultant, and museologist. She holds a Doctorate in Culture, policy, and
management from City University London. She is a member of the International
Council of Museums (ICOM), International Council of Monuments and Sites
(ICOMOS) where she is a member of the Sustainable Development Goals Working
group (SDGWG), International Committee on Heritage Documentation (CIPA) and
expert member of ICOMOS International Wood Committee (IIWC). In Nigeria, she is
a member of Nigerian Institute of Architects (NIA), the Architects Registration
Council of Nigeria (ARCON), and the Architecture and Urbanism Research Hub
domiciled at the University of Lagos.
Her research on Nigeria spans the built environment, art, and heritage sector that
enables her to interrogate culture and identity from a wider perspective. Her work
focuses on the identification, documentation, and preservation of heritage sites,
buildings, and cultures. She is a consultant on museums and particular about the
proper understanding of meanings and interpretations of African artefacts from the
African standpoint.
Kenneth E. A. Aidelojie is an expert in International Environment Law with special research interest in anthropological and sociocultural intersectionality with Environmental policy. His research on Nigeria is on the subject of climate change, Environmental Impact Assessment framework cultural heritage, energy and environmental policy.
He is currently a course director and professor with the Department of Social Science at the York University, Ontario Canada. He has consulted with the United Nations HQ Department of Economic and Social Affairs and the government of the Maldives on issues related to climate change and geopolitical affairs
He obtained his doctorate in Energy and Environmental Law from the Imperial College London.
He is a member of national and internationally renowned organisations including International Council on Monument and Sites (ICOMOS), Association for Environmental Impact Assessment of Nigeria (AEIAN), United Kingdom Environmental Law Association (UKELA), American Educational Research Association (AERA) and a fellow of the United Kingdom Higher Education Academy
Rim Kelouaze is a conservation architect with a Master’s degree in energy efficiency applied in sustainable Heritage conservation and is a PhD candidate in heritage studies at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. She is the Vice Co-chair of the Climate Heritage Network (CHN) for Africa and the Middle East.
She is a consultant in heritage management and conservation who has previously held several positions in heritage project management in the framework of international cooperation.
She lectured in architectural and urban heritage, heritage conservation, sustainable urban planning and cities and Energy efficiency in the built environment.
She was awarded the Denis Pietton Prize for social innovation in Climate-Heritage action in 2019 by the Institut Français. She is conducting research on the impact of climate change on heritage sites.
Opaluwa Ejiga is a seasoned Architect, Researcher and Educator with extensive design, project supervision, academic publication and lecturing experience. His qualifications include a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Architecture from the University of Lagos. In 2012, his paper; The use of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) tool to improve city development in Africa, won the Best Paper Award at the Sustainable Futures Conference, Kampala.
He is a member of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), the Nigerian Institute of Architects (NIA) 2016 and the Architects Registration Council of Nigeria (ARCON). Ejiga is committed to a continuous learning process with a particular interest in research and the advancement of knowledge which impacts the growth and development of society.
Olatunji Adejumo is a landscape architect, urban design theorist and Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture in the Department of Architecture, University of Lagos, Nigeria. His 38 years of landscape architecture and environmental planning practice spans bioregions on site, urban and regional scales honouring projects on nature conservation, ecotourism, environmental impact assessment, public realm aesthetics, regional planning and climate smart agricultural estates.
He was the immediate past President of International Federation of Landscape Architects (African Region). He was recently nominated as External Advisor to the West Midlands National Park Lab as part of CATiD Research Centre at Birmingham, UK. He is also an External Collaborator, Critical Landscape Design Lab, Graduate School of Design, Harvard University, and Cambridge, USA. He currently coordinates Architecture and Urbanism Research Hub at University of Lagos.