Dr Ivan Twagirashema is the Founder and Executive Chairman of Explova Consult, and Board Member of Central Africa Business and Energy Forum (CABEF). He is a Senior Consultant with experience in Energy, Mining, Oil & Gas, Industrial Processes and Project Management. Fully Bilingual (French / English) He is a PhD holder in Industrial Chemistry and Catalysis from the University of Science and Technology in Lille/France. He has a Master's Degree in Physics-Chemistry, and another Master's in Pharmaceutical Chemistry (Drug design). He served as Deputy CEO of Rwanda Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board (RMB, Feb 2020-March 2024). He joined RMB with a vast experience in Business Strategy and Corporate Governance. 2017-2020, Dr. Ivan was the Group CEO of Ngali Holdings, a private group of companies involved in mining, energy, cyber security, commodity trading, healthcare etc... In the last 20 years, he started as a scientific researcher at Unite de Catalyse et de Chimie du Solide (UCCS), Lille/France (5 years) and later joined private sector in Rwanda (14 years): Executive Director of a private holding company involved in cement, energy and tea, Rwanda Investment Group Ltd (RIG); Managing Director of Locus Dynamics (a local projects incubator focusing on research and engineering), CEO of Rwanda Energy Company (REC, methane gas extraction in Lake Kivu), CEO of Peat Energy Company (PEC, peat harvesting and transformation into electricity). Dr Ivan is Councilor at National Council for Science and Technology (NCST, 7years), Non Executive Director at Africa Global Logistics (AGL) part of Mediterranean Shipping Company, (MSC, 7 years), Chairman of Rwanda Energy Private Developers (EPD, 11 years) and a Member of the Scientific Advisory Board at African Center of Excellence in Energy (ACE-ESD, 4 years). He served in Rwanda Private Sector Federation (PSF) as Board Member and Chairman of the Chamber of Industry (2 years).