Tom Dimitroff has over 20 years' experience as a lawyer, risk analyst and business strategist. He has functioned as a core member of multiple negotiating teams that have delivered globally significant energy projects including the 1 million bbl/day Baku-Tbilisi- Ceyhan oil pipeline, the 10 billion cm/year South Caucasus gas pipeline, the 6.8 bcma gas sales agreement between Turkey and Azerbaijan and the 10 bcma Trans-Adriatic Pipeline Company. He has advised governments including the Azerbaijan Republic, during their multilateral Energy Charter Transit Protocol negotiations, and he has led cross-functional teams in delivering feasibility studies and strategy advice to governments and developers for projects in Africa and the Middle East.

Tom has also developed and negotiated arrangements for the acquisition and sale of upstream oil and gas assets in the FSU and the Middle East on behalf of oil and gas companies and private equity funds. Prior to joining IDP, he was regional advisor to BP plc for Africa, the Middle East, Russia, the Caspian and Turkey, advising on non-technical risks posed to new ventures and existing operations across the region. Recently, he authored a study on cross-border oil and gas pipelines under a grant award from the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (July 2014) and was consulting editor for "Risk and Energy Infrastructure" published in August 2011 by Global Law and Business (London)

An electrical engineer (1984) with extensive field and management experience in the rail and port transport, electricity distribution and control sectors who understands the issues and challenges facing infrastructure development and operations in Africa. Jaap consults on strategy development, restructuring, process improvement and turnaround, and lectures undergraduate and continuous development courses at two universities.

He has institutional experience in freight rail reform, port and rail benchmarks, transport corridor performance measurement, and railway safety and economic regulation. He has worked on ICT, freight logistics, and rail assignments in Australia as well as eleven African, four Middle Eastern and two South American countries. Jaap serves on Owner’s Teams for port and railway projects in Southern and Eastern Africa, and Oman.

A corporate adviser and auditor with more than 30 years of experience. He has extensive knowledge of the financial sector in the SADC countries. Simon served as director of KPMG for several years and as a member of the Public Accountants and Auditors Board (PAAB). His areas of expertise include corporate restructuring, public and private equity, fund raising, project finance and investment incentives.

Simon has worked in a number of countries in Southern Africa, and serves as a director on a number of boards for companies representing the manufacturing, construction and services sectors. Simon has implemented different financial management and operational decision support and financial reporting systems

An exceptional and knowledgeable project director and transport economist with a doctorate in commerce (1984) from University of Johannesburg in transport economics & physical distribution. Wynand has lectured to both undergraduate and post graduate students as well as managed the first research unit for transport economic and supply chain studies in South Africa. His areas of expertise include project management, infrastructure planning and development, logistics, operations management for all modes of transport and policy formulation.

Wynand has worked in a number of countries in Southern Africa, the USA, the Middle East and Asia. He serves on various programming, planning and Owner’s Engineer Project Teams for regional and inter-regional sectoral projects in energy, maritime services, road, port and rail, and transportation services for both the public and private sectors. In addition, Wynand is currently collaborating on a range of skills development, knowledge transfer and institutional capacity building programmes.

A chartered accountant (1986) experienced in corporate finance, risk auditing, treasury services and pension fund investments. James has performed business turnaround and development of industrial, logistics and financial services in the container, water, housing development and electronic industries leveraging private equity, listings and formation of Black Economic Empowerment capital.

Since 2010, he has been involved with mega-infrastructure concession development projects in Africa and Oman and establishing new techno-industrial businesses. James' mission is to reduce the capital intensity of mega projects in developing economies and deploy innovative maintenance strategies to reduce the total life cycle cost of ownership.

An investment adviser and foreign direct investment planner. Chris is an accredited OPIC representative. His areas of expertise include market development, funding strategies, regional trade,corporate services and institutional capacity building. He has been a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) since 1985.

Chris has worked in several Southern African countries including the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mauritius, Switzerland and the UK. He serves on a number of on a number of boards  including the Botswana Trade & Investment Centre. Chris is a FAA qualified, commercial pilot with multi-engine and instrument ratings

A chartered accountant (1986) experienced in corporate finance, risk auditing, treasury and pension fund investments. James has performed business turnaround and development of industrial, logistics and financial services in the container, water, housing development and electronic industries leveraging private equity, listings and Black Economic Empowerment capital.

Since 2010, he has been involved with mega-infrastructure concession development projects in Africa and Oman and establishing new techno-industrial businesses in lieu of project and service delivery through the total life cycle. James' mission is to reduce the capital intensity of mega projects in developing economies and innovative maintenance strategies to reduce the total life cycle cost of ownership