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AETC 2026 Special Guest Speakers

Join a distinguished assembly of visionaries, policymakers, and industry pioneers driving the future of African energy. Our 2026 lineup features the most influential voices shaping the continent's technological advancement and sustainable development.

AETC 2025 Distinguished Speakers

We are proud to have hosted these esteemed leaders and experts at our inaugural conference.

Hon. Dr. John Abdulai Jinapor

Minister for Energy and Green Transition, Ghana

Hon. Dr. Ofosu Ampofo

Policy Adviser on Political Affairs to the Vice President of the Republic of Ghana and also the Board Chair of Cocoa Board

H.E., Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo

Minister of State, Petroleum Resources (Gas), Nigeria

Hon. Richard Gyan-Mensah

Deputy Minister for Energy and Green Transition, Ghana

H.E. Dr. Omar Farouk Ibrahim

Secretary General, African Petroleum Producers’ Organization (APPO)

Francesco La Camera

Director General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

H.E. Damilola Ogunbiyi

CEO SEforALL

Dr. Thomas Manu

Board Chair Africa Energy Technology Centre

Gabriel Obiang Lima

Chairman Central African Pipeline System (CAPS)

Ms. Emelia Cedar-Palm Akumah

Founder & President, Africa Energy Technology Centre

Nana Menya Ayensu

Former US Special Assistant to the President for Climate Policy, Finance, and Innovation

Mrs. Emily N. Mburu-Ndoria

Director, Trade in Services, Investment, IPR and Digital Trade - AfCFTA Secretariat

Olakunle Williams

Chief Executive Officer, Tetracore Energy Group

Olakunle Osobu

Deputy Managing Director - NLNG

Oumy Khairy Diao Diop

Permanent Secretary for Energy, Senegal

Zakaria Dosso

Managing Director, Africa Energy Investment Corporation (AEICorp)

Mr. Sediko Douka

ECOWAS Commissioner of Energy

Dr. Ainojie Alex Irune

Executive Director, Oando Plc; Chief Operating Officer, Oando Energy Resources

Ademola Ogunbanjo

President and Chief Executive Officer Oando Clean Energy Limited

Miloud Medjelled

Director General of Foresight at the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Renewable Energy, Algeria

Geo. Alaa El Batal

First Undersecretary for HSE, Energy Efficiency and Climate Affairs, Egypt

Hon Advocate Munyaradzi P. Mangwana

Secretary for Mines & Energy Development, Zimbabwe

Ing. Edward Ekow Obeng-Kenzo

CEO, VRA

Mrs. Eunice Biritwum

Executive Secretary, Ghana Energy Commission

Mark Awuah Baah

Chief Executive Officer, GRIDCo

Godwin Tameklo

CEO, National Petroleum Authority

Kwame Ntow-Amoah

CEO of GNPC Strategic Partnerships and Funding Committee

Timothy Kudar Jarry II

Director, Exploration and Data Management, National Oil Company of Liberia

Mustapha Mohamed Benamara

Director, Sonatrach R & D Centre

Manuel de Assunção Borges de Barros

CEO, Sonangol Gas and Renewable Energies

Faustino Conde Pongui

Executive Committee Member, Sonangol Energy Refining and Petrochemicals

Nasir Alfa Mohammed

Deputy CEO, Petroleum Commission, Ghana

Kevin Fiifi Dadzie

Country Regional Manager at bp

Dr. David Ampofo

CEO, Upstream Petroleum Chamber

Alice Osei Okrah

Partner, Strategy and Transactions, EY Parthenon

Adjei Boateng

Chief Investment Officer, Blackstar Group

Mr. Robert Laryea

Managing Partner, RMC Management Consultants

Sandisiwe Ncemane, Pr. Eng (ECSA)

Energy Professional

Mr. Andrew Adu

Commercial & Contracts Manager, MPSG

Adaku Ufere

Mission 300 Donor Management Officer, SEforALL

Dr. Toni Aubynn

Chief Executive Officer, Petroleum Hub

Rixck W. Barsi-Giah

Vice President Africa Technical Services, National Oil Company of Liberia

Ekua Appiah-Menka

Manager, Research & Strategy, BOST

Maria Luisa Gonçalves António Van-Dúnem

Director of Quality, Health, Safety and Environment Division, Sonangol E.P.

Edgar Marques da Silva Neto

Head of Engineering, Projects and Facilities Department, Sonangol E&P

Bamanaga Usman Jada

Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Oil and Gas Freezones Authority, Nigeria

Ing. Dr. Robert Kofi Lartey

General Manager of Operations, Ghana National Gas Company Limited

Peter Stuttaford

CEO, Thomassen Energy B.V.

Kwame Appia Kyei

Director of New Ventures, Kosmos Energy Ghana

Benjamin Boakye

Executive Director of the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP)

Ing. Seth Mahu

Director of Renewables, Ministry of Energy & Green Transition, Ghana

Dr. Robert Sogbadji

Deputy Director, Renewables, Ministry of Energy and Green Transition, Ghana

Prof Gordon Kwesi Adomdza

Associate Professor of Management Practice at CEIBS and Director of CEIBS Africa

Mark Amoah Nyasapoh

Energy Economist, Planner & Management, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission

Melissa Mensah, Esq.

ACA Law Consult, Energy Lawyer, Ghana

Felix Bob Ocitti

Senior Policy Officer in Charge of Research Oil and Gas Programme at the African Energy Commission (AFREC)

Asha Amani

Managing Director, Tetco Consulting

Tolulope Longe

National President, Women in Energy, Oil and Gas, Nigeria

Irene Etiobhio

Chief Petroleum Industry Analyst, OPEC, Austria

Momoh Jimah Oyarekhua

Chairman, CORAN

Asanimo Omezi

Executive Secretary, Women in Energy Network, Nigeria

Kweku Andoh Awotwi

Board Chair, UBA, Ghana

Adeola Akinrinmade

Executive Director, Finance, Petralon Energy

Humphrey Asiimwe

CEO, Uganda Chamber of Energy and Minerals

Yelena Fotso

CEO, Anfel Consulting

Georgette B. Sakyi-Addo

Executive Director, Georgette Barnes Limited

Joshua B. Narh

Director & Board Member Wingfield Group Accra

Anibor Kragha

Executive Secretary, African Refiners & Distributors Association (ARDA) Abidjan - Ivory Coast

Denis M. Gyeyir

Africa Senior Program Officer, Natural Resource Governance Institute

Kwaku Boateng

Director, Economics and Local Content, Petroleum Commission, Ghana

Afetsi Awoonor

Managing Director of Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company (BOST)

Salamatu Issah

Senior Legal Counsel, Ministry of Energy and Green Transition, Ghana

Edmond Kombat

Managing Director, Tema Oil Refinery (TOR)

Sydney Nii Ayitey Tetteh

Executive Vice President for Energy & Infrastructure, Stanbic Bank Ghana Limited

Ms. Ama O. Sarpong

ENI

Bayo Ojulari

Group CEO (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum, Company (NNPC) Ltd.

Tolu Kweku Lacroix

Executive Director, UN Global Compact Network, Ghana

Mary Keller Bechem

Content Partnership Manager, APO Group

Jeffrey Kwesi Boateng

Supply and Distribution Manager, JP Trustees

Clement Gyan-Mensah

Senior Business Development Manager - Enterprise Singapore

Phoebe Ayitey, Esq

Deputy Executive Director, Africa Sustainable Energy Centre (ASEC)

Tydon Jojo Dadzie

Student, TeachinAid School

Brian Muriuki

Head of NBD & Opportunity Delivery Nigeria, Managing Director & Country Chair Ghana – Shell

Justina Erastus

Founder, Youth in Oil and Gas Summit

Gabriel Aduda

Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Defense, Nigeria

Kofi Anim Ayeko

Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Technical Expert AGI Energy Service Centre

Dr. David Arku CFIOSH

IOSH Vice President

Inocência de Fátima G.C. dos Santos Lisboa Santos

Project Manager, Critical Minerals Project Coordination, Sonangol E.P

Mr. Eric Nygard

Founder & C.E.O, Kofa

Yorm Abledu

Lecturer, UPSA

Ms. Oseni Rubabat

Assistant Manager, Commercial Operations, Ghana National Gas Company

Nidra Araba Yebuah

Digital Account Manager at SLB

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