Ian Cloke has over 25 years of international oil and gas experience with a proven track record of discovering and successfully delivering commercial oil & gas in Uganda & Kenya amongst many others. As EVP at Tullow Oil, he led multi-cultural and diverse teams focused on safely delivering exploration and appraisal operations at pace across Africa and South America, effectively managing risk and socio-environmental sensitivies whilst embedding strong financial discipline. Prior to Tullow he held leadership positions with Mobil and ExxonMobil. Having lived and travelled throughout Africa he has enjoyed the full spectrum of life and business on the continent, making him an ideal founding partner and COO of ‘Afentra’. The company is on a mission to support the African energy transition as a responsible, well managed independent, enabling the continued economic and social development of African economies and bridging the gap to other / renewable forms of energy.