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Thu, 26 Nov 2009 Science

Ghana hosts All Africa Energy Summit

By Daniel Nonor (Email [email protected]) - Ghanaian Chronicle
Ghana hosts All Africa Energy Summit

Key Energy Ministers, senior industry executives and energy officials will gather at the All Africa Energy Summit 2009, to be held at the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel, Accra, Ghana from 7– 8 December 2009.

Hon Dr Kwabena Donkor, Deputy Minister of Energy of the Republic of Ghana will officiate at the opening of the Summit on 7 December.  Also addressing this summit are Hon Prof Ogunlade Davidson, Minister of Energy of Sierra Leone and Hon Dr Eugene Shannon, Minister of Energy, Mines & Land of Liberia.

The panel of distinguished speakers also include: E. Labode Akinosho, Chief Operating Officer & Executive Director, Oando Exploration & Production Ltd, Oando Plc ,Galib Virani, Head of Aquisitions, Afren Plc ,Harriet Wereko-Brobby, General Manager, West Africa Gas Pipeline Company ,Angelina Mornah Domakyaareh, Director, Legal Services/Board Secretary, Volta River Authority ,Luis Paquete A Teixeira, Director General, National Petroleum Agency, Sao Tome-Principe ,Theo Sackey, Energy Finance Specialist, Africa Finance Corporation ,Alexandre Vial, Director, Enercap, France, Frank Mugisha, Principal Geophysicist/ Seismic, Petroleum Exploration & Production Department, Uganda and more.

Focusing on new opportunities in the emerging Africa, this Summit will gather international business leaders and industry professionals to provide in-depth market knowledge and latest industry updates, plus discuss key developments in Africa's prospective energy sector. 

With oil and gas reserves depleting in regions outside Africa, there is no lack of new energy projects being developed in the continent, such as the current interest in Jubilee and new discoveries off Ghana, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea-Conakry, Cote d'Ivoire and Sao Tome-Principe.

Discussion will also centre on the potential of Ghana as the hub for West Africa.  Professional networking sessions will be held for delegates to forge meaningful partnerships and build significant business leads with investors, stakeholders, potential collaborators as well as the who's who of the energy, oil and gas industry.

The summit is organised by Magenta Global Pte Ltd, in collaboration with the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre and endorsed by the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Ghana.  Summit supporters include the Association of Ghana Industries, Ghana National Chamber of Commerce & Industry. Summit Sponsors include Afren, Oando, Dewey & LeBouef and Vanco.

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