Session Two: Executive Leadership Panel - Partnering for First Oil

19 Aug 2026
Omatako Room
Strategic Conference

This session aims to emphasise practical strategies to accelerate project delivery while maintaining value for all parties. Achieving first oil requires close collaboration across stakeholders. This session focuses on:

  • Effective partnership models between government, operators and investors
  • Lessons learned from other emerging hydrocarbon provinces
  • Aligning timelines, expectations and risk-sharing mechanisms
Chairperson
Elizabeth Rogo
Elizabeth Rogo, Founder and Chief Executive Officer - Tsavo Oilfield Services
Speakers
Mahesh Swaminathan
Mahesh Swaminathan, Executive Committee Member, Senior Vice President, Subsea and Floating Facilities & Managing Director, McDermott Asia Pacific Sdn Bh
Carlo Mcleod
Carlo Mcleod, Presidential Special Advisor & Deputy Head: Upstream Petroleum Unit - Namibian Presidency

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