Ollie Folayan will take over as IChemE’s 85^th President at the Annual General Meeting on 9 June, and to mark the occasion he will be delivering his Presidential Address on 10 June 2026, at 18.30 BST.

In his Address, Ollie will be outlining his vision on “Competence and Commitment in a changing world”.

Join us in person for Ollie's Address

The Presidential Address will be held at the Royal Society of Chemistry, London. IChemE members wishing to attend the event in person should register to attend before 8 May 2026.

Register to attend

Venue: Library, Royal Society of Chemistry, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BA, UK.

Timetable

• 17:30 – Registration
• 18:30 – Presidential Address
• 19:30 – Networking/drinks reception
• 21:00 – Close

Ollie's biography

Ollie Folayan is Head of Process Engineering at Costain Group, with over 20 years’ experience in the energy sector. His career began at Mitsui Babcock, where he was an understudy to the combustion technical authority, focusing on supercritical boilers. He then joined Black & Veatch, a role which provided him with a solid foundation in various aspects of classical chemical engineering; before transitioning into a role as a process engineering consultant.

In recent years, he has worked on projects relating to energy transition, including gasification of waste plastics to produce hydrogen, direct air capture initiatives, CO2 sequestration through injection into production wells, and the design of hydrogen and CO2 gathering pipelines in the Teesside cluster.

He co-founded AFBE-UK, a nationwide not-for-profit organisation that inspires underrepresented individuals to pursue engineering careers. He is also an Honorary Professor at the School of Science and Engineering at the University of Dundee.

Watch live stream of the event

Members who are unable to join us in person will be able to watch the event live on our YouTube channel.