Presentations 2026

Engr Felix Omatsola Ogbe, Executive Secretary, NCDMB, Federal Republic of Nigeria

Jessica Kyeyune, National Content Expert, Uganda National  Oil Company (UNOC)

Adilson Nelumba, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Copia Group of Companies

Marsada Tupee Zor, Managing Director, Transformed Vision

Mutindi Jacobs, Deputy Chairperson – Namibian Youth Energy Forum (NYEF) Advisory Board

Shafimana Shimakeleni, Partner, SNC Incorporated

Utaara Jauch, Legal Practitioner, JNN Incorporated

Guy Thierry Kassa Koumba, Deputy Director-General of  Local Content, Ministry of Oil and Gas, Gabon

Dr. Benjamin A. Ubleble, Executive Secretary, Solewant Energy Training Institute (SETI), Solewant Group

Upstream Exploration and Basin Geoscience

Chantell Van Bloemenstein, Geoscientist, Petroleum Agency SA

Slindile Wela, Geoscientist, Petroleum Agency SA

Ivo Dos Santos, Associate, WKH Inc.

Angela Opoku Afonope, Lead Geologist and Head of E&A, GNPC Exploration and Production Limited Company (Explorco)

Appraisal, Reservoir Engineering and Field Development

Les Anthony, Chief Executive Officer, Teyshas Energy Ekkehard Friedrich, Managing Partner, Shepherds Tree Investments

Andrew Sewell, Director of Advisory & Subsurface, Xodus Group Ltd.

Infrastructure, Midstream and Regional Integration

Martin Shipingana Alweendo, Managing Director, Tenor Investments CC

Jaco Human, Executive Officer, IGUA-SA

Raj Shekhar, Chief Executive Officer, EnergyStrat Consulting

Ekkehard Friedrich, Managing Partner, Shepherds Tree Investments

Okeoghene Ugbehe, Head - Business Development, Umugini Pipeline Infrastructure Ltd

Paul Eardley-Taylor, Gas Sector Lead, Standard Bank
 

Part One | Drilling, Completions and Well Engineering

Thomas Vik, Application Engineer, One Subsea

Arne Jacobsen, Chief Executive Officer, Northern Ocean

Daniel Da Cruz, Application Engineer, Vink Chemicals 

Part Two | Subsea, Offshore and Marine Engineering

Norman Lentsch, Business Development Manager, Strohm B.V.

Daniel Vunza, Technical Asset Integrity Manager, TotalEnergies EP Angola

Digitalisation, Data and Emerging Technologies

Birger Velle Hanssen, Sales Manager - Subsea Meters, SLB

Alisdair Duncan, Managing Director, ASCO Africa

Elton Katangolo, General Manager, MTC

Barney Harmse, Chief Development Officer, Paratus Group

Vineet Lasrado, Solutions Leader: Oil and Gas - Upstream and Midstream, Honeywell Technologies

HSE, Risk and Operational Integrity

Barry Clark, Environmental Specialist Services Director, SLR  Consulting 

Bonita de Silva, Senior Attorney and Consultant (Corporate and Commercial), WKH Inc.

Mpumelelo Mpofu, Director, Ubuntu Bethu Compassion Capital Inc

Michael Alves, Managing Director, AFC Mercy