● Nigeria’s offshore oil and gas development status quo

● Updates of New Mini Bid Round and future bidding plan

● Policy support and transparency for investment

Dr. Kelechi O. Ofoegbu, Executive Commissioner, Economic Regulation & Strategic Planning, Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC)

● The overall review of west Africa’s offshore oil and gas exploration during 2019~2023, what are the good news and what are the challenges?

● Importance of oil and gas discovery for West Africa’s national economy and industry development

● How to accelerate offshore upstream exploration and monetization before 2050?

H.E. Dr. Omar Farouk Ibrahim, General Secretary, African Petroleum Producers’ Organisation (APPO)

● Appropriate regulation, policies and business environment for emerging hydrocarbon economies

● Regulation and support work together to help offshore industry development

● Continuous learning and industry research, and strengthen communications with industry players

● Monitor and facilitate the healthy and sustainable development of local content

Stève Djoumessi, Head of Department at the  Directorate of General Affairs, Ministry of Mines,  Industries and Technological Development  (MINMIDT) Cameroon

● Offshore oil and gas development rights in the window period before 2050 through the exploration and development policy and activities

● The harvests and challenges of joint project and other communications between countries 

● Based on the energy gap, what are the policy to promote the development of the offshore upstream projects?

● Exploration status and experience sharing

● How to achieve the goal of fundamentally changes the economic and industrial structure?

Moderator:

Jennis Anyanwu, Assistant Director, Gas Utilization, 

Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission ( NUPRC )

Panelists:

His Excellency Mr. FUH Calistus Gentry, Minister, Ministry of Mines, Industries and Technological Development (MINMIDT) Cameroon

Timothy Kudar Jarry, Director, Exploration & Data Management, National Oil Company of Liberia (NOCAL)

Rufus Tarnue, Deputy Director General & Head of Technical Services, Liberia Petroleum Regulatory Authority (LPRA)

To be announced

James Dwamena Yamoah, Department Director, Petroleum Upstream,

Ministry of Energy, Ghana

●Mr. James Yamoah is the Director, Petroleum Upstream at Ghana’s Ministry of Energy. Prior to joining the Ministry of Energy, James had held several executive and management positions at the National Oil Company; the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) including Chief Operating Officer, General Manager Technical and General manager HSSE. He currently oversees Ghana's upstream operations, which comprise pre-licensing, licensing, exploration and appraisal, field development and production, disposal, and decommissioning.

●James is a geoscientist who received a US government grant in 2010 to train as an Emerging Leader in the Environment and Extraction Program at Duquesne University.

●He holds a Geology degree from the University of Ghana and a Master's degree in petroleum geoscience from Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh. He also has a Master of Finance and Strategy degree from Manchester Metropolitan University and a graduate of PETRAD’s programme in “Petroleum Policy and Resource Management” in Stavanger, Norway.

●James has over 17 years of experience in the Ghanaian oil and gas industry. He is a member of the Governing Board of the Ghana Geological Survey Authority (GGSA), a member of SEG and AAPG, and a council member of the Ghana Institution of Geoscientists (GhIG).

● The economic take-off plan through offshore exploration

● Clearing the way for offshore oil and gas projects and what are the next steps?

● Experience and process sharing for new block award and further investment opportunities for unlocking potential assets

● Hot projects in discovery and developing process

Rufus Tarnue, Deputy Director General & Head of  Technical Services, Liberia Petroleum Regulatory  Authority (LPRA)

Dr Mrs Tina Isichei, Director,Research & Development ,The Petroleum Training Institute 

● Dr Tina Isichei is the Director of Research and Development at prestigious Petroleum Training Institute , Effurun Nigeria . She holds a B.Sc ,M.Sc in Industrial Chemistry and a Ph.D. in Environmental/ Analytical Chemistry all from the University of Benin. Nigeria.

● Dr. Tina Isichei is a prominent advocate of the circular economy, making significant strides in championing this approach within the oil and gas industry , her notable Ph.D. research on product development from Water hyacinth, an environmental menace in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta region, exemplifies her dedication, passion and commitment to the circular economy

● She is an enthusiast and advocate on Chemical Safety and Security culminating in her winning a grant to organize a Workshop on Chemical Security Awareness/Rudimentary Threat Mitigation Training sponsored by the U.S State Department of Chemical Security Program (CSP) for Delta State.

● She is an Alumnus of the AIG-Foundation Public Leaders Program which is run in conjunction with the Blavatnik School of Government of the University of Oxford to build capacity and promote systems and frameworks to deepen public sector transparency and accountability across Africa.

● She recently led the team that hosted the International Conference on Hydrocarbon Science and Technology (ICHST 2023) which drew speakers , panelists and delegates in the oil and gas industry from across Africa.

● She has published papers in national and international journals, attended and presented papers in local and international conferences. She is also a reviewer for many international journals and a Fellow and Member of many professional bodies.

Cyprian Ojum,Deputy General Manager, Nigerian Content, TotalEnergies

● Born on June 16, 1970, Mr. Cyprian Mgbechi Ojum hails from Ogbogu in the Ogba Egbema Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria. He earned a Bachelor's degree in Educational Management & Planning from the University of Port Harcourt, a Master's degree in Educational Management from the Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt, and a Master of Science degree in Logistics and Supply Chain Management from the Cranfield School of Management, Cranfield University, United Kingdom.

● Mr. Ojum began his career in TotalEnergies EP Nigeria Limited (formerly Elf Petroleum Nigeria Limited) as a Shipping Officer. On August 1, 2019, Mr. Ojum was appointed Deputy General Manager of Nigerian Content for Total Upstream Companies in Nigeria, and placed Mr. Ojum at the forefront of Nigerian Content matters for TotalEnergies in Nigeria. He leads the Nigerian Content teams managing both TotalEnergies EP Nigeria Limited (TEPNG), also known as the JV Asset, and TotalEnergies Upstream Nigeria Limited (TUPNI), known as the Deepwater Asset.

● Mr. Ojum is highly active in Nigerian Content issues. In recognition of these efforts:

   ▪ On July 7, 2022, the Nigerian Content Board appointed Mr. Ojum as Chairman for the Industry-Wide Committee on In-Country Manufacturing of Pumps, Valves, Flanges, Gaskets, Bolts and Nuts, Metering Equipment, and Instrument Fittings.

   ▪ On February 15, 2023, Mr. Ojum was appointed Chairman of the Nigerian Content Subcommittee for the Oil Producers Trade Section (OPTS) of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Vassily Oye Barberopoulos, Chairman,MAN Local Content Group, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria

Nigerian, born in 1962 in Lagos, Nigeria. 

● BA Econ, Rollins College, Florida, USA, 

● MSc International Management, ASU, Arizona, USA.  

● 1985-86 Industrial Applications Ltd. 

● 1988 to date, part owner, CEO of Nigerian Foundries Ltd (1969)  

● 2015 co-founded Kaldi Africa Ltd, Nigeria’s premier Coffee Roastery.

● 2010 - Chairman of MAN Local Content Group. 

● 2014 - Chairman of Manufacturers/Materials stakeholders on NCCF.

● Dec 2015- Member on the Nigerian Power Sector Local Content Forum under NERC.

● Director of Nexportrade Ltd, promoting intra-African trade.

● Nov 2016- MAN Governing Council 

● May 2016- 2021 President of Ikeja Saddle Club.

● Oct 2017 Member of TWC of Federal Government LC on Public procurement.

● Encourage and value the international certification, for the world profound consideration

● Personnel training and coaching to reserve enough talent for the industrial chain

● Achievements and challenges for reconstruction united of government, international and local enterprise, universities and institutes

● How to acquire new technologies and grasp new trends for long-term objectives

Moderator:

Vassily Oye Barberopoulos,Chairman,  MAN Local Content Group, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria

Panelists:

Stève Djoumessi, Head of Department at the Directorate of General Affairs, Ministry of Mines, Industries and Technological Development (MINMIDT) Cameroon

Johnny Chigbo, Business Development Manager - Africa, Mediterranean & Middle East, TGS

Maureen Adibuah,Managing Director,  DHL Global Forwarding Nigeria