2018 Africa Assembly Speaker Presentations
The Oil & Gas Council was founded in Africa. We have built over a decade of business experience in Sub-Saharan Africa, and have built trusted relationships with key government officials and leading regional and serve more than 4000 members in more than 800 African companies. No other international network has the level of depth and local knowledge than the Council in Africa.
Browse the presentations from our 2018 expert speakers.
Keith Hill, President & Chief Executive Officer & Director, Africa Oil Corporation
Kenya oil and South Lokichar Development Phase development
Kimberly Heimert, General Counsel, Africa50
Investing in Africa oil and power infrastructure projects.
Uzoma Nwankwo, Chief Financial Officer, Amni International Petroleum
An integrated development plan for oil and power in Morocco.
AJ Abdallat, Chief Executive Officer, Beyond Limits
Artificial Intelligence use in oil and gas projects.
Willie Mokgatlhe, Chief Executive Officer, Botswana Oil Limited (National Oil Company of Botswana )
The Hydrocarbon potential of Botswana.
Alessandro Colla, Regional Geomarket Director, South Africa and Sub-Sahara, CGG
Recent discoveries and exploration cycle in Mozambique.
Ben Clube, Chief Operating Officer, FAR Ltd
The Hydrocarbon potential of the MSGBC Basin and the role of small-cap players.
Fiona Stewart-Knight, Director, GCU
Collaborative corporate responsibility – an approach to the Africa oil and power sectors.
Phil Birch, Exploration Director, Impact Oil & Gas
The Hydrocarbon potential of offshore southern Africa.
Dr. Amy Jadesimi, Managing Director, LADOL
Local content in West Africa
Amina Benkhadra, General Director, ONHYM
The Hydrocarbon potential of Morocco
Ernest N.T. Rubondo, Executive Director, Petroleum Authority Uganda
Investment in Ugandas oil and gas sector
Nishant Dighe, Chief Executive, RAK Petroleum Authority and Chief Executive Officer, RAK Gas
Ras Al Khaimah gas and development potential
Monica Rovers, Head - Global Energy, Toronto Stock Exchange & TSX Venture Exchange
Africa oil and power capital raising
Engr. Ahmadu-Kida Musa, Deputy Managing Director, TOTAL E&P Nigeria
Egina Project success story
Ben Payton, Head of Africa Research, Verisk Maplecroft
Political risk hotspots in Africa’s oil and power industry
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