2026 Strategic Conference Day Three

Sub Saharan Africa International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference 2026

2026 Strategic Conference Day Three

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16:30 17:00

Closing Ceremony and SAIPEC 2026 Communiqué

Abora Suite
11:00 11:30

Coffee Break
09:30 11:00

DEI Leadership Panel: From the Margins to the Middle: Women and Youth in Energy Leadership

Abora Suite

Victor Ekpenyong, CEO - Kenyon International

Chinwe Iloh, Manager, Government Relations, Regulator - AOS Orwell

Bola Asemota, Sr. SCM Manager - ND Western

Bolanle Odunayo-Ojo, Senior Operations Manager for Bonga - Shell

Ijeoma Onyenobi, Head of Diversity & Inclusion - NLNG

EruViano Obrike, Talent, Recruitment, and HR Business Partnering leader - TotalEnergies EP Nigeria Limited

Ibinabo Alamina, Senior Manager, Human Resources - Nigeria Mid-Africa Business Region, Corp HR – Chevron Offshore
11:30 13:00

DEI/Next Generation Fireside Chat: Leading Africa’s Oil and Gas Future: Voices, Challenges, and Impact

Ibilola Amao, Managing Partner - Lonadek, Programmes Director, Women in Energy Network (WIEN), Federal Republic of Nigeria

Patricia Simon-Hart, CEO - Aftrac Limited and Founding Member and VP Upstream, Women in Energy Network (WIEN)

Iroghama Ogbeifun, Managing Director and CEO - Starz Investments Company Limited

Funmi Ogbue, Chief Executive Officer - Zigma Ltd, President, Women in Energy Network (WIEN)

Ehimhen Agunloye, General Manager, Development & Subsurface - Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited

Audrey Joe-Ezigbo, Co-founder and CEO - Falcon Corporation Limited
14:30 14:45

Keynote address

Abora Suite

Riverson Oppong, Regional Director SPE Africa & CEO - Ghana National Gas Company
09:00 09:30

Keynote Address: Building a Diverse and Future Ready African Energy Workforce

Abora Suite

Eyono Fatayi-Williams, Director - JDR Energy Resources & President, Women in Energy Network
13:00 14:00

Networking Break
08:30 09:00

Welcome Refreshments
14:45 16:30

Youth Talks, Live Onstage Interview With Energy Leaders

Abora Suite

Riverson Oppong, Regional Director SPE Africa & CEO - Ghana National Gas Company

Ibilola Amao, Managing Partner - Lonadek, Programmes Director, Women in Energy Network (WIEN), Federal Republic of Nigeria

Sandra Ekpe Agho, MD/CEO - Sepha Energies Ltd

Shakwa Nyambe, President-Elect - Association of International Energy Negotiators (AIEN), Republic of Namibia

Tolulope Longe, Manager, Commercial Contracts Management - NLNG, President, Women in Energy, Oil and Gas (WEOG)

Abayomi Bamidele, Director, Project Certification & Authorization - Nigerian Content Development Monitoring Board (NCDMB)