OIL & SHIPPING AFRICA
Wednesday 29 June - Thursday 30 June 2016 ~ Two-day Conference
The high-level two-day conference will cover a range of subjects of particular interest to those working or interested in bunkering in Africa, including:
- The global picture - oil and shipping
- International shipping and bunkering issues
- Training and best practice in Africa
- Expert panel discussion
- Bunkering in Africa
Programme details are updated on a daily basis and are subject to change as new speakers are confirmed.
WEDNESDAY 29 JUNE | ||
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08:00 | Convention Registration and Welcome Coffee | |
SESSION ONE: THE GLOBAL PICTURE | ||
This session will highlight Ghana's petroleum industry and place it into context within global oil and shipping markets. | ||
09:00 | Chairman's Opening Remarks Nigel Draffin, Technical Consultant, Lecturer, Author & IBIA Board Member |
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09:15 | The Challenges and Opportunities in Ghana’s Petroleum Downstream Industry Hon. Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, Minister of Petroleum of Ghana |
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09:35 | Ghana's Bunkering Market Hon. Moses Asaga, CEO, National Petroleum Authority (NPA) |
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09:55 | The Leading Role of the National Oil Company Thomas Manu, Director, Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) |
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10:15 | Panel Discussion / Q&A | |
10:30 | Networking Coffee Break | |
SESSION TWO: INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING AND BUNKERING ISSUES | ||
This session will look maritime logistics and shipping from an African perspective, as well as bunker fuel quailty and fuel management challenges for the future. | ||
11:00 | Maritime Logistics in Sub-Saharan Africa Basil Ahiable, Managing Consultant of Supplychain Consultant Ltd and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (C.I.P.S) |
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11:20 | Developments in Shipping from a West African Perspective Jean Chiazor Anishere, Principal Counsel, Jean Chiazor & Co. (Ofianyi Chambers) |
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11.40 | Fuel Quality and its Impacts on Engines Yaw Agyemang-Duah, Chairman, Orbit Energy Limited |
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12.00 | Fuel Management Challenges for the Future Nigel Draffin, Technical Consultant, Lecturer, Author & IBIA Board Member |
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12.25 |
Panel Discussion / Q&A |
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12:45 | Networking Lunch Break | |
SESSION THREE: TRAINING AND BEST PRACTICE IN AFRICA | ||
This session will focus on education and training in the shipping and bunkering sector, from a global and regional viewpoint, looking also at how new talent may be attracted to the industry. |
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14:00 | The Rewards of Higher Education Capt. Catherine Haizel, Senior Lecturer, Regional Maritime University of Ghana |
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14:20 | Maritime Training - A Global Issue Nigel Draffin, Technical Consultant, Lecturer, Author & IBIA Board Member |
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14:40 |
Closing the Maritime Skills Gap in Africa |
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15:00 |
WISTA West Africa – Developing the Role of Women in Africa – Shipping and Trading |
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15.20 |
Panel Discussion / Q&A |
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15:30 | Networking Coffee Break | |
SESSION FOUR: ENVIRONMENTAL AND PROCEDURAL ISSUES | ||
This session will examine the prevention of oil spills and pollution, particulary when supplying bunkers offshore, and the vexed issue of 'local content' in Ghana's oil and shipping industries. It will also look at alternative ways to resolve maritime disuputes. | ||
16:00 | Prevention of Oil Spills and Pollution in West Africa Timothy Kwame Oklu, Chief Executive Officer, Consolidated Ventures |
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16:20 | Local Content in Ghana - A Help or Hindrance to Oil and Maritime Trade? Augustine Kidisil, Barrister and Solicitor, Kimathi Partners, Corporate Attorneys |
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16:40 | Solving Disputes: IBIA's Rapid Resolution Scheme Nigel Draffin, Technical Consultant, Lecturer, Author & IBIA Board Member |
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17:00 | Panel Discussion / Q&A | |
17:15 |
Chairman's Closing Remarks |
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17:30 | End of Day One | |
Maritime Week Africa 2016 Networking Reception and Dinner | ||
THURSDAY 30 JUNE | ||
08:00 | Welcome Coffee | |
SESSION FIVE: BUNKERING IN AFRICA | ||
This session will take a close look at developments in some of the most active and interesting bunker markets in Africa, with emphasis on Ghana, Nigeria and Cameroon. | ||
09:00 |
Chairman's Opening Remarks |
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09:10 | Ghana: A National Oil Company Perspective Gyamfi Amanquah, Chief Operating Officer, Ghana Oil Company (GOIL) |
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09:30 | Nigeria Charles Anusim, Chief Executive Officer, Serene Greenfields Limited |
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09:50 | Cameroon John Ngando, Littoral & South West Area Manager, Corlay Cameroun SA |
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10:10 | African Bunkering Overview Kwabena Ampong, Commercial Manager, Vivo Energy |
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10:30 | Panel Discussion / Q&A | |
11:00 |
Networking Coffee Break |
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SESSION SIX: EXPERT PANEL DISCUSSION | ||
This session brings together a powerful panel of industry experts to answer questions from delegates and provide very useful insight and 'free' advice on a wide range of key subjects relevant to the oil, shipping and bunkering industries. | ||
11:30 | Chairman's Closing Remarks Llewellyn Bankes-Hughes, Managing Director, Petrospot Limited |
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11:40 |
Timothy Kwame Oklu, Chief Executive Officer, Consolidated Ventures |
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12:30 | Chairman's Closing Remarks Llewellyn Bankes-Hughes, Managing Director, Petrospot Limited |
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13:00 | Networking Lunch Break | |
End of Maritime Week Africa 2016 |