Speakers

Africa's energy leaders.

Meet the voices shaping Nigeria & Africa's transition to a gas-powered economy.

Rt. Hon. (Obongemem) Ekperikpe Ekpo

Rt. Hon. (Obongemem) Ekperikpe Ekpo

Honourable Minister of State (Gas), Petroleum Resources

H.E. Farid Ghezali

H.E. Farid Ghezali

Secretary General, African Petroleum Producers Organization (APPO)

Mrs. Patience N. Oyekunle

Mrs. Patience N. Oyekunle

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Federal Republic of Nigeria

Andrea Stegher

Andrea Stegher

President, International Gas Union

Engr. Yetunde Taiwo

Engr. Yetunde Taiwo

President, Nigerian Gas Association (NGA); GM - Integrated Gas Development, FIRST Exploration and Petroleum Development Company Ltd.

Ed Ubong

Ed Ubong

Coordinating Director, Decade of Gas Secretariat

Mallam Rabiu Abdullahi Umar

Mallam Rabiu Abdullahi Umar

Authority Chief Executive, Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA)

Senator Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe

Senator Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe

Chairman of the Senate Committee on Gas, National Assembly, Federal Republic of Nigeria

Engr. Auwal Ibrahim

Engr. Auwal Ibrahim

Executive Director, Gas Distribution, NNPC Gas Marketing Limited

Chris Jablonski

Chris Jablonski

Director and Chief Commercial Officer, Nigeria Mid-Africa Business Region, Chevron

Okechukwu Mba

Okechukwu Mba

Director, Gas & New Energy, Seplat Energy

Ralph Gbobo

Ralph Gbobo

Managing Director, Shell Nigeria Gas (SNG)

Enorense Amadasu

Enorense Amadasu

Executive Commissioner - Development and Production, Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC)

Engr. Wole Ogunsanya

Engr. Wole Ogunsanya

Chairman, Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN) | Chairman & CEO, Geoplex

Tolulola Kazeem Shittu

Tolulola Kazeem Shittu

Founder & Group Managing Director, Paradigm Creations Limited (PCL Group)

Ritu Sahajwalla

Ritu Sahajwalla

Managing Director, Greenville LNG Co. Ltd

Clement Isong

Clement Isong

Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer, Major Energies Marketers Association of Nigeria (MEMAN)

Olajumoke Cecilia Ajayi FNAPE

Olajumoke Cecilia Ajayi FNAPE

President, Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE); MD/CEO, West African Exploration and Production Company

Pade Durotoye

Pade Durotoye

Managing Director, Nigeria Savannah Energy

Bambo Ibidapo-Obe

Bambo Ibidapo-Obe

GM Commercial, Oando Energy Resources

Mrs. Audrey Joe-Ezigbo FEI

Mrs. Audrey Joe-Ezigbo FEI

Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Falcon Corporation

Engr. Tolu Longe

Engr. Tolu Longe

President, Women in Energy, Oil and Gas (WEOG)

Eyono Fatayi-Williams

Eyono Fatayi-Williams

President, Women in Energy Network (WIEN)

Sumeet Singh

Sumeet Singh

CEO, Powergas Nigeria

Uche Val Obi SAN

Uche Val Obi SAN

Managing Partner, Alliance Law Firm

Ituah Imhanze

Ituah Imhanze

Managing Partner, KENNA

Paul Eardley-Taylor

Paul Eardley-Taylor

Gas Sector Lead, Standard Bank

John Kadiri

John Kadiri

Executive Secretary, Association of Local Distributors of Gas (ALDG)

Engr. Gabriel Ilenreh

Engr. Gabriel Ilenreh

Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, PNG Gas Limited

Oluwaseyi Ajomale

Oluwaseyi Ajomale

Gas Infrastructure & Marketing Manager, IBILE Oil and Gas Corporation (IOGC)

Dr. David Editang

Dr. David Editang

Nigerian Content Manager, Marconi EPC Limited

Amel Grabsi

Amel Grabsi

Regional Director, Gas for Africa

Mariah Lucciano-Gabriel

Mariah Lucciano-Gabriel

GM Gas Commercial, Sahara Group

Adesola Adebawo

Adesola Adebawo

Chief Executive Officer, Hyphen Partners Limited

Asanimo Omezi

Asanimo Omezi

Executive Secretary, Women in Energy Network

Silas Omomehin Ajimijaye

Silas Omomehin Ajimijaye

Director, Planning, Research & Statistics, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB)

Engr. Francis Nwaochei, FNSE

Engr. Francis Nwaochei, FNSE

Council Chairman, Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Nigeria Council

Dr. Abiodun Ogunjobi

Dr. Abiodun Ogunjobi

Group Chief Technical Officer, NewcrossEP

Debo Fagbami

Debo Fagbami

Chief Operating Officer, Xenergi Limited

Dr. Mohammed Malah

Dr. Mohammed Malah

Principal Regulatory Officer for Energy Sustainability & Carbon Management, Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC)

Ranti Omole

Ranti Omole

Chairman/CEO, Radial Circle Technical Services Limited

Sam-Ben Ohen

Sam-Ben Ohen

Chairman, Petroleum Contractors Trade Section (PCTS); Country Manager, TechnipFMC Nigeria

Obi Uzu

Obi Uzu

Managing Director, Global Process & Pipeline Services Limited

Engr. Chichi Emenike

Engr. Chichi Emenike

Acting Managing Director & Gas Asset Manager, Neconde Energy Limited (OML 42); Second Vice President, Nigerian Gas Association

Engr. Emeka Iheme

Engr. Emeka Iheme

Chief Executive Officer, Gasavant Africa

Olawunmi Abiola

Olawunmi Abiola

Senior Associate, Tope Adebayo LP

Dr. George Amara, FNSE

Dr. George Amara, FNSE

Director, Projects & Technical Services, UTM FLNG Limited

Edmund Obiora Nnaji

Edmund Obiora Nnaji

Executive Director, Finance and Administration, Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF)

Adenike Ajetomobi

Adenike Ajetomobi

Commercial Lead, Shell Nigeria Gas

Ibrahim A. Abdullahi

Ibrahim A. Abdullahi

Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Nasarawa State Investment & Development Agency (NASIDA)

Ehizogie Nekpen Olotu

Ehizogie Nekpen Olotu

Business Origination and Commercial Manager, Shell Nigeria Gas Limited

Abiodun Oseni

Abiodun Oseni

Deputy General Manager and Head of Strategy & Business, Powergas Nigeria

Dr. Ngozi Chinwa Ole

Dr. Ngozi Chinwa Ole

Associate Professor of Law; Head, Energy & Natural Resources Unit, Alliance Law Firm

Eunice Alasa

Eunice Alasa

Deputy Managing Partner, KENNA

Sandra Osinachi-Nwandem

Sandra Osinachi-Nwandem

Senior Associate, Tope Adebayo LP

Oluwatobi Fayomi

Oluwatobi Fayomi

National Level Sales Coordinator, Powergas Nigeria

Oladayo Williams

Oladayo Williams

Managing Director, Tetracore Energy Group

Francis Enakele

Francis Enakele

Founder & Managing Director, Today Tomorrow Energy

Joseph Adetuberu

Joseph Adetuberu

Associate Vice President, Gas Business, Heirs Energies

Oluwatobi Anjorin

Oluwatobi Anjorin

Assistant Project Manager, Mobo Energy Limited

Satish Kumar

Satish Kumar

Business Head, Greenville LNG

Trevor Keeney

Trevor Keeney

Business Development & Commercial Manager, Rosseti Pivot Limited

Aderemi Ogunbanjo

Aderemi Ogunbanjo

Partner, Tope Adebayo LP

2026 Themes in Focus

What this year's programme covers

Upstream Gas Exploration & Development

Gas Commercialisation & Infrastructure

LNG, CNG & LPG Investment

Gas-to-Power & Industrialisation

Finance, Funding & Project Bankability

Local Content & Capacity Development

Policy, Regulation & Investment Climate

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