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    Delegate Lunch and Networking
    Goodwill Message
    Omatako Room
    Speakers
    Samuel Opoku Arthur
    Samuel Opoku Arthur, Managing Director - GNPC Exploration and Production Limited Company (Explorco)
    Networking Break
    Networking break and refreshments
    Pre-conference networking
    Session Five: Opportunities for Namibian SMEs and Entrepreneurs
    Omatako Room
    Keynote: Louise Hangero, Petroleum Inspector, Upstream Petroleum Unit, Office of the President 
    Chairperson
    Peter Shivute
    Peter Shivute, Executive Director: MSME Development and Export Promotion - Namibian Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB)
    Speakers
    Theopolina Kapani-Emvula
    Theopolina Kapani-Emvula, Chief Executive Officer - BFS Fund Manager
    Mtundeni Ndafyaalako
    Mtundeni Ndafyaalako, Executive: Upstream Development & Production - National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (NAMCOR)
    Jason Kasuto
    Jason Kasuto, Chairperson - Economic Association of Namibia (EAN)
    Theo Ahwireng
    Theo Ahwireng, Managing Director & Chairman - MODEC Ghana
    Wole Ogunsanya
    Wole Ogunsanya, Chairman - PETAN
    Obinna Ezeobi
    Obinna Ezeobi, General Manager Corporate Communications - Nigerian Content Development Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Nigeria
    Session Four: Global Best Practices – Contractors and Service Companies
    Omatako Room
    Chairperson
    Elthon Chemane
    Elthon Chemane, President - ACLM
    Speakers
    Adilson Nelumba
    Adilson Nelumba, Founder and CEO - Copia Group of Companies
    Paal Gunnar Heistad
    Paal Gunnar Heistad, Senior Vice President Business Development - Yinson
    Hatem Salem
    Hatem Salem, Vice President, Sub-Sahara Africa - Baker Hughes
    Sana Donald
    Sana Donald, Business Development Manager for Sub-saharan Africa - Halliburton
    Elsie Kambala
    Elsie Kambala, Country Manager Namibia - SLB
    Uaapi Utjavari
    Uaapi Utjavari, Country Manager - Hanwha Ocean
    Session Seven: The Energy Mix: Gas Monetisation and Infrastructure Requirements
    Omatako Room
    As gas discoveries gain importance, this session explores commercialisation pathways, examining the foundational infrastructure required for large-scale development. 
    Chairperson
    Jackson Nangolo
    Jackson Nangolo, Senior Investment Analyst - Namibian Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB)
    Speakers
    Miguel Hamutenya
    Miguel Hamutenya, Chief Executive Officer - Millennium Group of Companies
    Gerson Rukata
    Gerson Rukata, Executive: Generation - Namibia Power Corporation (NamPower)
    Lameka Amuanyena
    Lameka Amuanyena, Senior Manager: Electricity and Hydrocarbons and Acting Executive: Technical Regulation - Electricity Control Board (ECB) of Namibia
    Elzevir Gelderbloem
    Elzevir Gelderbloem, Executive: Port Engineering - Namibian Ports Authority (NAMPORT)
    Michelle Wellsbury
    Michelle Wellsbury, London Growth & Technical Excellence Lead - Xodus
    Session Six: Investor Spotlight Session: Financing Namibia’s Energy Future
    Omatako Room
    This strategic dialogue brings together financiers and investors to assess Namibia’s attractiveness as an investment destination.
    Chairperson
    Arinze Okafor
    Arinze Okafor, Founder & Chief Executive Officer - Namibia Investment and Finance Academy (NIFA)
    Speakers
    Paul Eardley-Taylor
    Paul Eardley-Taylor, Head - Oil & Gas - Standard Bank, South Africa
    Leonard Hamunyela
    Leonard Hamunyela, Head of Enterprise Banking - FNB
    Ferdinand Nghiyolwa
    Ferdinand Nghiyolwa, Business Development Director - Ino Harith Capital (Pty) Ltd
    Margaret Mutschler
    Margaret Mutschler, Energy Sector Specialist - Mutschler Consulting Services
    Salomo Hei
    Salomo Hei, Managing Director - High Economic Intelligence
    Glory Indongo
    Glory Indongo, Sector Team Lead, Corporate and Institutional - Bank Windhoek
    Supplier Workshop
    Supplier Workshop
    Technical Session Five: Digitalisation, Data and Emerging Technologies
    Technical Theatre
    AI, automation and digital oilfields   Data analytics and decision support   Cybersecurity and digital resilience 
    Chairperson
    Ibilola Amao
    Ibilola Amao, Principal Consultant - Lonadek Global Services
    Speakers
    Birger Velle Hanssen
    Birger Velle Hanssen, Sales Manager - Subsea Meters, SLB
    Temilola Eniolorunda
    Temilola Eniolorunda, Information Security Analyst - Digital Encode Limited
    Alisdair Duncan
    Alisdair Duncan, Managing Director - ASCO Africa
    Elton Katangolo
    Elton Katangolo, General Manager - MTC
    Barney Harmse
    Barney Harmse, Co-Founder & Group Executive Chairman - Paratus Group
    Vineet Lasardo
    Vineet Lasardo, Global Solutions Leader, Upstream and Midstream Oil and Gas - Honeywell Technologies
    Technical Session Four: Part One | Drilling, Completions and Well Engineering
    Technical Theatre
    • Deepwater drilling technologies
    • Well integrity and completions
    • Operational performance and cost optimisation
    Chairperson
    Elifas Hamukoto
    Elifas Hamukoto, Senior Finance Manager: Product Control - Standard Bank Namibia
    Speakers
    Thomas Vik
    Thomas Vik, Business Development & Lead Sales & Commercial Services - Europe and Africa, OneSubsea
    Arne Jacobsen
    Arne Jacobsen, CEO - Northern Ocean
    Daniel Da Cruz
    Daniel Da Cruz, Application Engineer - Vink Chemicals
    Technical Session Four: Part Two | Subsea, Offshore and Marine Engineering
    Technical Theatre
    Subsea systems and architectures FPSOs and floating production systems Offshore operations and logistics
    Speakers
    Norman Lentsch
    Norman Lentsch, Business Development Manager – Africa - Strohm
    Daniel Vunza
    Daniel Vunza, Technical Asset Integrity Manager - TotalEnergies EP Angola
    Technical Session Seven: Sustainability, Energy Transition and ESG
    Technical Theatre
    Decarbonisation and emissions reduction   Carbon capture and storage (CCUS)   ESG frameworks and energy transition pathways  
    Chairperson
    Graham Hopwood
    Graham Hopwood, Executive Director - Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR)
    Speakers
    John G. Aronson
    John G. Aronson, President/Principal Advisor - ESG Resiliency Plus LLC, Future Energy Partners Ltd., Deepwater Development Consortium Ltd.
    Isaac Hoaeb
    Isaac Hoaeb, Managing Director - Dominion Carbon Trading CC
    Ryan Theodore Benade
    Ryan Theodore Benade, Geospatial and Environmental Management Specialist & Lecturer, Department of Spatial Sciences - Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST)
    Edward Shati
    Edward Shati, Energy Economist and Law Professional | Founding Partner and Principal Consultant - EnerLogic
    Paulus Kainge
    Paulus Kainge, Manager: Ecosystem Advisory Services - Benguela Current Convention (BCC)
    Technical Session Six: HSE, Risk and Operational Integrity
    Technical Theatre
    Process safety and risk management   Environmental protection and spill response   Regulatory compliance and safety culture  
    Chairperson
    Adrian Strydom
    Adrian Strydom, Chief Executive Officer - South African Oil and Gas Alliance (SAOGA)
    Speakers
    Barry Clark
    Barry Clark, Technical & Business Development Director - Anchor Environmental Consultants (part of SLR Consulting)
    Bonita de Silva
    Bonita de Silva, Senior Attorney and Consultant (Corporate and Commercial) - Dr. WKH Inc.
    Mpumelelo Mpofu
    Mpumelelo Mpofu, Founder, Ubuntu Bethu Compassion Capital Inc. & Originator, Spectrum of the Human Condition®
    Alves Michael
    Alves Michael, Managing Director - AFC MERCY
    Welcome Keynote
    Omatako Room
    Speakers
    Ndeulipula Hamutumwa
    Ndeulipula Hamutumwa, President - Namibia Olympic Committee