Speakers

The Africa Energies Summit Speakers represent the leading voices shaping the future of Africa’s energy landscape. From government ministers and CEOs to innovators and investors, our speaker lineup brings together influential decision-makers driving policy, projects, and partnerships across the continent.

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We extend our sincere thanks to all our Speakers who contributed to the Africa Energies Summit 2025. Their insights, expertise, and leadership helped shape critical conversations on Africa’s energy future. This distinguished group brought global perspectives, regional depth, and industry vision to the heart of London – creating a platform for real progress and impactful dialogue.

  • H. E Mohamed Ould Khaled

    Minister of Petroleum and Energy
    Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, Mauritania

  • Honourable Nani Juwara

    Minister for Energy and Petroleum
    Ministry of Energy and Petroleum, The Gambia

  • H.E. Dahir Shire Mohamed

    Minister of Petroleum & Mineral Resources
    Ministry of Petroleum & Mineral Resources, Somalia

  • Dr Lanciné Condé

    Directeur Général
    SONAP - Société Nationale de Petroles

  • Ahmed Ammar

    Member of Board of Directors
    National Oil Corporation (NOC), Libya

  • ENGR. Gbenga Komolafe

    Commission Chief Executive
    NUPRC, Nigeria

  • Dr. Mohamed Radwan

    GANOPE Vice Chairman and EUG Manager
    Egypt Upstream Gateway, EUG

  • Chemsdine Sow Deina

    Director General, Petroleum & Low Carbon Hydrogen (DGPH)
    Ministry of Petroleum, Mines and Energy, Mauritania

  • Fabian Lai

    President/Chief Executive Officer
    NOCAL, Liberia

  • Eng. Ehab Ragaee

    First Undersecretary for Production
    Ministry of Petroleum & Mineral Resources, Egypt

  • Kristian Johansen

    Chief Executive Officer
    TGS

  • John Ardill

    Vice President - Head of Global Exploration
    ExxonMobil

  • Aldo Napolitano

    Exploration Director
    Eni

  • Jerreh Barrow

    Director General
    Petroleum Commission, The Gambia

  • Hilde Nafstad

    Acting Senior Vice President Africa
    Equinor

  • Eugene Okpere

    Executive Vice President - Exploration, Strategy & Portfolio
    Shell

  • Maggy Shino

    Petroleum Commissioner
    Ministry of Mines and Energy, Namibia

  • Josephine Udonsak

    Partner
    Dentons ACAS-Law

  • Robert Bose

    Chief Executive Officer
    Sintana Energy

  • Alessio Checconi

    Vice President - Technical Marketing
    PXGEO

  • Proscovia Nabbanja

    Chief Executive Officer
    Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC)

  • Kwame Ntow Amoah

    Chief Executive Officer
    Ghana National Petroleum Corporation

  • Alieu Jobe

    Director of Finance
    Gambia National Petroleum Corporation

  • Talla Gueye

    Chief Executive Officer
    Petrosen

  • Arabey Hashi Abdi

    Director General
    Ministry Of Petroleum & Mineral Resources, Somalia

  • Ade Adeola

    Managing Director - Energy & Natural Resources
    Standard Chartered Bank

  • Hans Kuehner

    Director International Exploration
    Chevron

  • Philip Lambert

    Chief Executive Officer
    Lambert Energy Advisory

  • Scott Macmillan

    Managing Director
    Invictus Energy

  • Mohamed Mansare

    Upstream Director
    SONAP - Société Nationale de Petroles

  • Alcides Andrade

    Executive Board Member
    ANPG

  • David Hajovsky

    Executive Vice President, Multi-Client
    TGS

  • Matthieu Milandri

    Head of Upstream Finance
    Trafigura

  • Edward Van Kersbergen

    Chief Executive Officer
    Mazarine Energy

  • Alvaro Silva

    Executive Director
    ANP-STP

  • Greg Boyle

    Senior Director - Global Business Development
    Oceaneering

  • Darren Sutherland

    Vice President - Europe Africa
    Borr Drilling

  • Jennifer Medcalf

    President and Partner
    The REACH Group

  • Scott Parker

    Business Development Manager
    Core Laboratories

  • Nick Feast

    Director
    Belemnite Advisory

  • Ian Cross

    Managing Director
    Moyes & Co

  • Shakwa Nyambe

    Managing Partner
    SNC Incorporated

  • Amalia Olivera-Riley

    Executive Business Advisor
    Subsurface Consultants & Associates

  • Aparna Raman

    Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer
    SLB

  • Keith Myers

    Senior Associate
    Westwood Global Energy

  • Jerry Jarvis

    Upstream Advisor
    S&P Global

  • Ababacar Mbengue

    Director of Promotion & Exploration
    PETROSEN

  • Brian Reinsborough

    President & Chief Executive Officer
    ReconAfrica

  • Kenneth Mutaonga

    Co-Founder
    Asilia Energy

  • Erling Frantzen

    Senior Vice President - EAME, Earth Data
    Viridien

  • Karyna Rodriguez

    Vice President - Global New Ventures
    Searcher

  • Neil Hodgson

    Vice President - Geoscience
    Searcher

  • Nathan Piper

    Commercial Director
    Capricorn Energy

  • Mohamud Abdulkadir Aden

    Chief Executive Officer
    Somalia Petroleum Authority

  • Valerie Marcel

    Executive Director
    New Producers for Sustainable Energy

  • Adriano Mongini

    Chief Executive Officer
    Azule Energy

  • Jimmy Boulter

    Regional Manager
    Enverus

  • Andy Demetriou

    Senior Business Advisor
    Woodside Energy

  • Alister Forder

    Chief Operating Officer
    Azule Energy

  • Nantenaina Rasolonirina

    Acting General Manager
    Omnis, Madagascar

  • Giovanni Aquilina

    Exploration Director
    Azule Energy

  • Xavier Ecomard

    Vice President, Uganda & Tanzania
    TotalEnergies

  • Clementine Wallop

    Director, Sub-Saharan Africa
    Horizon Engage

  • Mohammed Said

    Managing Director
    Zanzibar Petroleum Regulatory Authority, ZPRA

  • Victoria Emeafa Hardcastle

    Acting Chief Executive Officer
    Petroleum Commission, Ghana

  • Angelique Peake

    Sector Head Oil & Gas, Energy and Resources
    Rand Merchant Bank, Namibia

  • Patrick Joseph

    Chief Executive Officer
    Petroseychelles

  • Katrina Fisher

    Country Manager & Managing Director, Angola
    ExxonMobil

  • Ismail Abdel Vetah

    General Manager
    SMH - National Company of Hydrocarbons, Mauritania

  • Laura Hurst

    External Affairs Advisor
    Chevron

  • Ernest Denhere

    Deputy Chief Investment Officer
    Mutapa Investment Fund

  • Captain Hamad Hamad

    Principal Secretary
    Ministry of Blue Economy and Fisheries, Zanzibar

  • Gayle Meikle

    Chief Executive Officer
    Frontier

  • Andrea Lovatini

    Director, Exploration Data And Geosolutions, Digital & Integration
    SLB

  • Nahed Kahloul

    Vice President - Offshore Atlantic East at Exploration Data
    SLB

  • Jocelyne Machevo

    Consultant
    Independent

  • Marcela Alonso

    Multiclient New Ventures - Africa
    SLB

  • Deepak Khurana

    Area Vice President
    Halliburton

  • Keryn Tsimitakopoulos

    Research & Analysis Associate Director, International Plays and Basins
    S&P Global

  • Andrew Farrand

    Director, Middle East And North Africa
    Horizon Engage

  • Daniel Davidson

    Chief Operating Officer
    Frontier

  • Richard Morton

    Technical Director
    Panoro Energy

  • Ane Aubert

    Country Manager, Angola
    Equinor

  • Alexander Zaslavsky

    Co-founder and Managing Partner
    Horizon Engage

  • Stuart Testar

    Director of Government Affairs & Public Policy
    Baker Hughes

  • Philips Obita

    General Manager - Upstream
    Uganda National Oil Company, UNOC

  • Laura Robinson

    President & Chief Executive Officer
    Swale House Partners

  • Armando Zamora

    Director
    New Producers for Sustainable Energy

  • Daniel Fearnley

    Director, Strategic Accounts & Sales Growth - Global
    Proserv

  • Johann Jansen Van Rensburg

    Director Sub Saharan Africa
    NOV

  • Asmae Benarchid

    Petroleum Exploration Director
    ONHYM, Morocco

  • Zuo Xu

    Business Development Manager of Sub-Saharan Africa, Earth Data
    Viridien

  • Phil Birch

    Advisor
    Independent

  • Daniel Muzoora

    Manager Legal Services
    Petroleum Authority of Uganda

  • Frank Mugisha

    Commissioner, Petroleum Exploration and Production Department
    Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, Uganda

  • Mike Lakin

    Managing Director
    Envoi

  • Felicia Winter

    Manager, Geoscience - Africa Mediterranean & Middle East
    TGS

  • Chris Drage

    Vice President, Eastern Hemisphere
    TGS

  • Rob Holden

    Vice President, Africa Mediterranean & Middle East
    TGS

  • Lyoidah Kiconco

    Head of Exploration and New Ventures
    UNOC, Uganda

  • Sugandha Tewari

    Exploration Lead Europe and Africa
    SLB

  • Callistus Nero

    Head of the Petroleum Upstream Unit
    Ministry of Energy, Ghana

  • Adolphe Lorcin Maloh

    Head of Promotion of Oil and Gas Domain Department
    SNH - Société Nationale des Hydrocarbures

  • Christophe Atangana Ndende

    Exploration Manager
    SNH - Société Nationale des Hydrocarbures

  • Stuart Testar

    Director of Government Affairs & Public Policy
    Baker Hughes

  • Akpa Samuel Essoh

    Geoscience Director
    PETROCI

  • Travis Smithard

    Chief Executive Officer
    Rhino Resources

  • Simon Cheesley

    Director of Sub-Saharan Africa, Earth Data
    Viridien

  • Declan Curry

    Official Summit MC
    Frontier

  • Jason Robinson

    Managing Director
    Trusted Energy Advisory

  • Sana Donald

    Sub-Saharan South Business Development Manager
    Halliburton

  • Richard Anderson

    Chief Executive Officer
    Aquila Coastline

  • Graeme Bagley

    Head of Global Exploration & Appraisal
    Westwood Global Energy

  • Roxy Ali

    Director of Events & Sponsorship
    Frontier

  • Neil Borthwick

    Director of Events & Sponsorship
    Frontier

  • Ivan Almeida

    Egypt Venture Manager
    ExxonMobil

  • Alia Brahimi

    Nonresident Senior Fellow
    Atlantic Council

  • Dr. Bryan Ritchie

    Vice President, Exploration
    bp

  • Stephane Dezaunay

    Business Development Manager, Africa Mediterranean & Middle East
    TGS

  • Matthew Masham

    Independent
    Independent


  • Esther Kiangi

    Attorney
    SNC Incorporated

  • Simon Andrew

    Director of Sales (UK, Europe & West Africa)
    Proserv

  • Jevon Hilder

    Business Development Manager, AMME
    TGS

  • Abulaid Ahmed Mehemmed

    Bidding Round Committee Member
    National Oil Corporation (NOC), Libya

  • Adel Otman Alareba

    Bidding Round Committee Member
    National Oil Corporation (NOC), Libya

  • Elbashir Mohamed Ramadan

    Bidding Round Committee Member
    National Oil Corporation (NOC), Libya

  • Mark Swartjes

    GM Acquisitions, Divestments, and New Business Development for Exploration
    Shell

  • Joshua May

    Business Development Manager, Africa Mediterranean & Middle East
    TGS

  • Johnny Chigbo

    Business Development AMME - Multi-Client
    TGS

  • Manzi Rwegasira

    Chief Executive
    Stanbic Bank Tanzania

  • Buba Bajo

    Director of Resource Management
    Petroleum Commission, The Gambia