Conference
Strategic Conference
The Petroleum Agency SA (‘PASA’) in partnership with the Department of Mineral Resources & Energy (now ‘DMPR’) and the South African Oil & Gas Alliance (‘SAOGA’) is hosting the 4th Annual Southern Africa Oil & Gas Conference that will focus on the developments in the upstream petroleum industry in the Southern Africa region. Our first conference was held in 2021 in partnership with SAOGA where we saw an expansion with the second and third conference held in 2022 and 2023 respectively in partnership with both the DMRE (now DMPR) and SAOGA. The main aim of this initiative is to create a local platform that is accessible to the public as well as all businesses looking for opportunities in the upstream and midstream oil and gas sector.
This annual conference allows participants to gain valuable strategic insights, and it offers networking opportunities with policymakers, operators, and industry professionals from across Southern Africa.
This two-day event will be delivered in person in Cape Town, South Africa
As this is a regional “Southern Africa” Upstream Oil & Gas Conference, we will invite participants from countries within the SADC region, especially countries with recent oil and gas developments such as Namibia, Mozambique, Uganda, Tanzania, Botswana & Zimbabwe.
The conference takes place in the context of the global climate crisis, the electricity supply crisis and energy supply shortages in South Africa and the region as well as depressed economic growth that exacerbates the rate of unemployment.
Speakers & Guests
Hon. Minister
Gwede Mantashe
Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy
Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (now DMPR)
Jacob Mbele
Director General
Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (now DMPR)
Ntokozo Nzimande
Deputy Director General
Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (now DMPR)
Dr. Bongani Sayidini
Acting Chief Executive Officer
Petroleum Agency SA
Unathi Magida
Exec: Communication & Stakeholder Relations
Petroleum Agency SA
Sibongile Malie
Executive Manager: Licensing, Regulation and Local Content
Petroleum Agency SA
Dr. Dax Driver
President & Chief Executive Officer
Energy Chamber of Trinidad & Tobago
Megan Rodgers
Sector Head: Oil & Gas
Director: Corporate and Commercial Practice
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Inc.
NJ Ayuk
Executive Chairman
African Energy Chamber
Prof. Joe Amadi-Echendu
Emeritus Professor: Engineering & Technology Management
University of Pretoria
Adrian Strydom
Chief Executive Officer
SAOGA
Shakwa Nyambe
Founder & Managing Partner
SNC Incorporated Namibia
Robin Sutherland
Country Manager: South Africa
Searcher Seismic
Khatija Kapdi
Attorney
Dentons South Africa
Prof. Raymond Durrheim
Professor: School of Geosciences
University of the Witwatersrand
Jackwell Feris
Director: Dispute Resolution Practice
Sector Head: Industrials, Manufacturing & Trade
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Inc
Analene Enslin
Upstream Strategy Lead: Africa
S&P Global
Nosizwe Nokwe-Macamo
Founder & Chairperson
Raise Africa Investments
Advisory Board Member
SANPC
Paul Eardley-Taylor
Gas Sector Lead
Standard Bank
Tshifhiwa Mabidi
Lead Geologist
Petroleum Agency South Africa
Tobias Tonsing
Geophysicist
Africa Energy Corp
Alice Carroll
Head of Corporate Sustainability
Executive Director
Eco Atlantic
Dr. Steven Mathetsa
Senior Lecturer
African Energy Leadership Centre
Wits Business School
Henry Gilfillan
Practice Leader
Africa International Advisors
Jaco Human
Executive Officer
IGUA-SA
Lungile Mashele
Energy Specialist
Public Investment Corporation
Craig Morkel
Chief Executive Officer
iKapa Energy
Simone Santi
Founder & President
Leonardo Group
Niall Kramer
Solo Catalyst Consultant
SoloConSA
Pedro Garcia
Chief Executive Officer
GCF Global Consulting & Project Management
Dr. Cátia Salgado
Partner & CFO
MC Jurist
Gari Matarirano
Managing Counsel
CLG
Unathi Sonti
Chairman
Maritime Business Chamber