Energy & Corporate Africa
12th Annual Sub-Saharan Africa Oil/Gas Conference ( May 2 -3, 2019 @ Marriott Westchase Houston) -
Program : Day 1 - May 2, 2019 – Marriott Westchase Houston
7.30 – 8.55am Registration, Meet and Greet, Morning Coffee Networking Session
8.55 – 9.10am Welcome
Sir Sunny Oputa – Chief Executive Officer, Energy & Corporate Africa
Introduction of the Chairman/Moderator – Morning Session
9.10 – 9.25am Dr. Sebastian Spio – Grabrah
Managing Director, Chief Global Analyst, Damina Advisors
Presentation: Africa’s Political Risk Landscape and Investment Trend
9.25 – 9.40am Dr. Nimi Abili
Chief Executive Officer
Greater Offshore
Presentation: Maximizing Offshore Development in Sub-Saharan Africa with
innovative Technology collaborations
9.40am -10.00am KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
Dr. Maikanti Baru
Group Managing Director – Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
Dr Babatunde Victor Adeniran
Group Executive Director/Chief Operating Officer (Ventures)
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
Keynote Address: Meeting the Challenges of Capacity Building and
Digitalization in Sub-Saharan Africa Oil/Gas Industry
10.00- 10.20am Morning Coffee Break and Comfort Time
10.20 – 10.40am INDUSTRY KEYNOTE
Prof. Anthony Adegbulugbe
Chairman/Chief Executive Officer
Green Energy International Limited
Keynote Presentation: TBD
10.40 – 11.00am Bayo Ojulari
Managing Director
Shell Nigeria Exploration & Production Company (SNEPCo)
Presentation: Creating Deepwater Capacities through Technology
& Local Content
11.00 – 11.20am Fernando Docters
Head, Oil/Gas – Standard Bank, New York
Presentation: Assessing and Managing Capital for Projects in Sub-Saharan Africa
11.20 – 11.40pm Yaya Barrow
Managing Director
Gambia National Petroleum Corporation
Presentation: TBD
11.40 – 12.00pm Piers Wells
Vice President America Sales, Global Head Technology Partnership
Arundo Analytics
Presentation: EDGE Analytics, Pushing Advance analytics to the Edge
12.00 - 12.30pm Q & A
12.30 - 1.30pm LUNCH
1.30 - 1.50pm Dan Gualtieri
Managing Director, Legato Energy Solutions
Presentation: Practical Applications of Business Intelligent Work Flows and
Big Data for Oil/Gas Applications. Lessons Learnt, Case Studies and Value-
Added Projects
1.50 – 2.10pm Ayn Becze
Marketing Manager
Resoptima
Presentation: ResX - Changing the Approach to Reservoir Modeling and Management
2.10 – 2.20pm Afternoon Coffee Break/ Comfort Time
2.20 – 3.00pm PANEL SESSION 1
Sub-Saharan Africa’s Economic Transformation through Gas: Reality or Myth and the
Challenges of Distributing Gas in the Region
MODERATOR: Cany Jobe – Reservoir /Upstream Manager
Gambia National Petroleum Corporation
Adeleke Adedipe – COO, LEKOIL
Dikko Atanu – CEO, Neoluem Energy
James Yamoah – Ag COO, Ghana National Petroleum Corporation
Thomas Dimitroff – Managing Partner
Infrastructure Development Partnership/Senior Advisor @ Roland Berger GmbH
3.00 -3.20pm Q & A
3.20 – 3.40pm 2nd Afternoon Break/Comfort Time
3.40 - 4.00pm Augusto Artur Da Sila
Executive Secretary ( Former Prime Minister, Guinea Bissau)
Agence de Gestion et de Coopération entre le Sénégal et la Guinée Bissau
Presentation: Opportunities in Guinea Bissau- Senegal Joint Venture
4.00 - 4.40 PANEL SESSION 2
Balancing Petroleum Reforms , Legal Frameworks and Attracting Foreign Direct
Investments
MODERATOR: Prof Emeka Duruigbo – Oil/Gas Professor, Texas Southern University
Yasmina Chirabi - Legal Director, ONHYM, Morocco
Luis Miranda - Counsel. Miranda Law Firm
Declan Harrison - Energy | Investments | Legal Advisory
Sebastian Spio-Grabrah - Managing Director/Chief Global Analyst, Damina Advisors
Cany Jobe – Upstream Manager, Gambia National Petroleum Corporation
4.40 – 5.00pm Wrap –up
Sunny Oputa
5.00 - 6.00pm Networking Reception
12th Annual Sub-Saharan Africa Oil/Gas Conference ( May 2 -3, 2019 @ Marriott Westchase Houston) -
Program : Day 2 - May 3, 2019 – Marriott Westchase Houston
7.30 – 8.55am Registration, Meet and Greet, Morning Coffee Networking Session
8.55 – 9.10am Welcome
Sir Sunny Oputa – Chief Executive Officer, Energy & Corporate Africa
Introduction of the Chairman/Moderator
9.10 – 9.25am Prof Moshe Vardi
Director, Kennedy Institute, Rice University, Houston
Presentation: 4th Industrial Revolution
9.25 – 9.40am Jon Marsh Duesmund
Partner & Head of Consulting
Rystad Energy
Presentation: Navigating the Volatile Oil/Gas Market: Success Steps
9.40am -10.00am Michel Aryeetey
Manager, Exploration & Appraisal
Ghana National Petroleum Corporation
Presentation:
10.00- 10.20am Morning Coffee Break and Comfort Time
10.20 – 10.40am Ola Stig Settemsdal
Chief Technology Officer, Offshore Solutions
Siemens, Norway
Presentation: Efficient Future Power Mix for Offshore and Marine Vessels &
Installations
10.40 – 11.00am Joseph Medou
Exploration & Production Director
Petrosen, Senegal
Presentation: Progresses in Senegal Basin and Opportunities
11.00 – 11.20am Caner Can
Energy Advisor
Consular General Office, Turkey in Houston
Presentation: Turkiye Global LNG Market and Sub-Sahara Africa Investments
11.20 – 11.40pm Reishin Toolsi
Global Digital Data Service Manager
Cameron, a Schlumberger company
Presentation: The Reality vs Fantasy around Predictive Analytics in Offshore Drilling
11.40 – 12.00pm Stefano de Stefano
Managing Partner
STD
Presentation:
12.00 - 12.30pm Q & A
12.30 - 1.30pm LUNCH
1.30 - 1.50pm Margaret Nongo- Okojukwu
Editor –in-Chief. Major Waves Energy Report
Presentation: Local Content or Regional Content: Africa’s Best Option
1.50 – 2.30pm Dr. Oladunni Owo
Chief Executive Officer, Black Gold Authority
Presentation: Refining in Sub-Saharan Africa
2.30 - 2.50pm Afternoon Coffee Break/ Comfort Time
2.50 - 3.40pm PANEL SESSION 1
Global Digitalization Trend and Risk Mitigation
Moderator:
Sunny Oputa – CEO, Energy & Corporate Africa
Stig Settesmdal – CTO, Offshore Solution, Siemens- Norway
Pier Wells – VP Sales, Global Technology Partnership, Arundo
Dr Nimi Abili – CEO, Greater Offshore
Ayn Becze – Marketing Manager, Resoptima
Adele Adedipe – COO, LEKOIL
3.40 – 4.40pm PANEL SESSION 2
Maximizing Local Content for Oil Producing Nations and Foreign Investors
MODERATOR:
Margaret Nongo - Okojogwu– Major Wave Energy Report
Sunny Ojieh – Manager, Local Content, Baker Hughes , a GE Company
Nneka Ezeemo–Publisher/Editor –in-Chief, Orient Energy Review
4.40 -5.00pm Q & A
5.00 – 5.10pm Wrap –up
Sunny Oputa
5.10 - 6.30pm Networking Reception
Thank you for attending 12th Annual Sub-Saharan Africa Oil/Gas Conference. See you Next Year!