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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!

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