Hon. Natangue Ithete
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy
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Presentations 2025
Keynote addresses
Jason Kasuto
Chairperson, Economic Association of Namibia (EAN)
Dr Nangula Nelulu Uaandja
Chief Executive Office, Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB)
Victoria Sibeya
Acting Managing Director, National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (NAMCOR)
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Engr Felix Omatsola Ogbe
Executive Secretary, NCDMB, Federal Republic of Nigeria
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Masterclasses
Session B
Local content success stories - Lessons learnt and best practices when building a world class oil and gas sector
Francesco Leuzzi, Country Manager – Namibia, Yinson Production Offshore ServicesEsueme Dan Kikile, General Manager, Human Capacity Development, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board
Engr. Elizabeth Rogo, Founder and CEO, Tsavo Oilfield Services
Connie-Marlene Theyse, Head: Enterprise Banking, FNB Commercial
Sana Donald, Business Development Manager, Halliburton
Session C
Supplier Session: Companies operating in Namibia outline their requirements how to become a supplier/partner
Tarik Bourgeois Dahmane, Senior Director, Strategy & Commercial, Subsea and Floating Facilities, McDermott
Glen Fraser, Namibia Country Manager, Global Projects Center – East, Subsea7
Session D
Fostering Leadership and Career Growth for Young Professionals in Africa’s Oil and Gas Sector – Pathways to Success
Shoki Kandjimi, Communications and Stakeholder Engagement Lead, Petrofund
Lydia Mutindi Jacobs, Advisory Board Member, Namibia Youth Energy Forum
TotalEnergies ESIA Project Plan Presentation
Strategic Conference
Session One
Unlocking New Opportunities - The Next Stage of Development and Building on Recent Success
Industry Leader’s Insights: Shakwa Nyambe, Managing Partner, SNC IncorporatedSession Three
Local Content Development: How Namibians can benefit from the oil and gas industry
Engr Felix Omatsola Ogbe, Executive Secretary, NCDMB, Federal Republic of NigeriaTheo Ahwireng, Former Chief Executive of the Petroleum Commission, Ghana
Session Five
Innovative Financing and Partnerships in the Oil and Gas Sector
Robin Sherbourne, Independent EconomistTechnical Sessions
Session One
Upstream Exploration Opportunities
Rilwele Tshikovhi, Geoscientist, South African Agency for Promotion of Petroleum Exploration and Exploitation SOC Ltd
Chantell Van Bloemenstein, Principal Geoscientist, South African Agency for Promotion of Petroleum Exploration and Exploitation SOC Ltd
Jakob Kretschmer, Geophysicist/Project Manager, MicroPro GmbH
Fernando Y. G. Sylvester, Director - Principal Consultant, Nautilus Mining and Energy
Alina Narubes, Principal Geoscientist, The National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (NAMCOR)
Session Two
Appraisal and Development Drilling
Tim Morton, Drilling Specialist, RPG Training, United Kingdom
Petrus Sindimba, Field Development Manager, NAMCOR
Arne Jacobsen, CEO, Northern Ocean
Session Three
Maximising the Value of Natural Gas in the Orange Basin
Jaco Human, CEO, Industrial Gas Users Association of South Africa (IGUA-SA)
J. L. Anthony, CEO, Teyshas Energy
Tony Paul, Energy Policy and Strategy Advisor, Future Energy Partners Ltd, Trinidad & Tobago
John G. Aronson, ESG Lead Specialist, Future Energy Partners
Session Four
Subsea and Marine
Wouter Spruijt, VP – Europe and Africa, Strohm B.V. Netherlands
Alister Forder, COO, Azule Energy
Andrea Pellegrini, Offshore Project Execution West Africa, SAIPEM
Oise Ihonde, Director of Business Development, MODEC
Deck Officer Naledi Malashe, Marine Personnel Officer, AFC MERCY Angola
Session Eight
Digital transformation
Dr. Ibilola Amao, Principal Consultant, Lonadek
Mitchel Mbala, Application Specialist, Standard Bank
Elizabeth Simon, CEO, Green EcoTech International NGO
Johannes Mbundu, Chair, SPE, Petroleum Engineer, The National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (NAMCOR)
Octivius Mutsa Kahiya, Chief Commercial Officer for Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC)