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UNDER THE HIGH PATRONAGE OF H.E. PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU, GCFR
President, Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, Federal RepublicΒ ofΒ Nigeria

PRESIDENTIAL BANQUET HALL - ASO VILLA Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre (BAT ICC), Abuja
2ND - 5TH FEBRUARY 2026
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H.E. Bola Ahmed Tinubu

President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Federal Republic of Nigeria

H.E Adama Barrow

President The Republic of the Gambia

H.E. Kashim Shettima

Vice President Federal Republic of Nigeria.

H.E Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo

President Equitorial Guinea

Senator Godswill Akpabio

Senate President Nigeria

Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas

Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives

Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri

Honourable Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Oil)

Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo

Honorable Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas)

Haitham Al Ghais

Secretary General OPEC

Patience Nwakuso Oyekunle

Permanent Secretary Ministry of Petroleum Resources

H.E Farid Ghezali

Sec Gen APPO

H.E. DR Omar Farouk Ibrahim

Board Member

Hon. Adelabu Adebayo

Minister of Power, Nigeria

Mallam Nuhu Ribadu

National Security Adviser to the President

Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe

Executive Secretary Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board

Engr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari

GCEO NNPC

Huub Stokman

Managing Director NNPC Retail

H.E Mohamed Arkab

Minister of Energy and Mines Algeria

H.E Antonio Oburu

Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons Republic of Equatorial Guinea

H.E Khalifa Abdulsadek

Minister of Oil and Gas (Acting) Libya

H.E Mamadou Sangafowa-Coulibaly

Minister of Mines, Petroleum and Energy Ivory Coast

Hon. Tom Alweendo

Minister of Mines and Energy Namibia

Shane Harris

Chairman, Managing Director ExxonMobil Nigeria

Mr. Jagir Baxi

Chairman, Managing Director, and Lead Country Manager ExxonMobil Nigeria

Mr. Abdulrazaq Isa

Chairman Waltersmith Group

Mr. Adegbite Falade

Chairman IPPG

Ms. Michelle Burkett

Former Managing Director West African Gas Pipeline Company Limited (WAPCo)

Dr. Riverson Oppong

Regional Director & CEO SPE Africa & Ghana National Gas Company

Matthieu Bouyer

Country Chair and Managing Director TotalEnergies EP Nigeria Ltd

Engr. Adewale Fayemi

MD TotalEnergies Gas Renewable Power

Chairman-Engr. Wole Ogunsanya

Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria(PETAN)/GEOPLEX

Dr. Owen D. Omogiafo, OON

President and Group CEO Transnational Corporation Plc (Transcorp Group)

Mr Tony Attah

CEO Renaissance Africa Energy

Dr. Kwame Baah-Nuakoh (PhD, ACIB, APR)

General Manager Strategy & Investments, Ghana National Petroleum Corporation(GNPC)

Ijeoma Bassey

General Counsel Chevron Nigeria

Bashir Idowu

Gen. Manager Pan Ocean and Newcross Companies

Mr. Thomas De Beule

Commercial Director | Head of bilateral section Nigeria Chamber of Commerce

Patricia Simon-Hart

Managing Director | CEO AFTRAC Limited

Mr. Kola Karim

Chairman SNRL

Dr. James Shindi

Chief Executive Officer Brevity Anderson

Mr. Olalekan Olufemi Ogunleye

Executive Vice President (NEW ENERGIES, GAS & POWER) NNPC LIMITED

Mr. NJ Ayuk

Executive Chairman at African Energy Chamber CEO of Centurion Law Group

Shafe Dirisu

Business Development Manager AVEVA Select West Africa

Prof Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu

Former Minister Of State Petroleum Resources

Abiodun Ogunjobi

FNAPE, Group Chief Technical Officer of Pan Ocean - Newcross Group / President of NAPE

Mrs. Rosario Osobase

Chairman, Petroleum Contractors Trade Section/Managing Director, TENARIS

Engr. Dr. Emeka Okwuosa, CON

Founder and Chairman GCEO OilServ Limited

Seun Suleiman

Managing Director Siemens Energy Nigeria & Ghana

Alhaji Bamanga Usman Jada

Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority

Mr. Gabriel Mbega Obiang

Chairman Central African Pipeline Systems

Ugo Okafor

Chief Executive SunTrust Atlantic Energies Limited

Mr. George Olutope Onafowokan

Managing Director/CEO Coleman Technical Industries Limited

Mojalefa Godfrey Moagi

Chief Executive Officer Strategic Fuel Fund (SFF)

Oluseyi Oladapo

Group Chief Finance Officer Panoco/Newcross E & P

Joy Evelyn Shaiyen

Founder Arcus 360

Mr. Roger Brown

Chief Executive & Executive Director Seplat Energy Plc

Engr. Obidike Nelkon Uzu

Secretary, PETAN/ Managing Director Global Pipeline & Process Services Ltd

Haytham El-Maayergi

Head of Energy African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank)

Dr. Bukola Olusola

Managing Director Matrix Energy Exploration & Production Co. Limited

Mr. Julius Rone

Chief Executive Officer UTM Limited

Ms. Laura Spector

Power Africa Country Manager West Africa U.S. Trade and Development Agency

Senator Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe

Chairman Senate Committee on Gas

Mr. Olumide Ogunfowora

Founding Partner Argentile Capital Partner

Engr. Osayande Igiehon

Chief Executive Officer Heirs Energies

Mr. Momoh Oyarekhua

Chairman Crude Oil Refiner – Owners Association of Nigeria

Mrs. Godrey Ogbechie

Group Executive Director Rainoil Limited

Mr. Olalekan Akinyanmi

Chief Executive Officer LEKOIL Limited

Mr. Oladapo Filani

Chief Executive Officer Waltersmith Refinery & Petrochemicals

Mr. Adesola Adebawo

G.M, Govt. JV & External Relations Heritage Energy Operational Services Limited

Iroghama Ogbeifun

Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer Starzs Investments Company Limited

Felix Ekundayo

President Nigeria LP Gas Association

Dr. Ainojie Alex Irune

Mnanging Director Oando Energy Resources Oando Energy Resources

Adewale Tinubu (CON)

Group Chief Executive Oando PLC

ED. Ubong

Director Decade of Gas Secretariat

Olu Philips

Broadcast Journalist Africa Best News Station

Richmond Chiedozi Osuji

President Lip Services Limited

Olanrewaju (Lanre) Kalejaiye

Chief Executive Officer ND Western

Engr. Dr. Emeka Okwuosa, CON

Group Chief Executive Officer Oil Serv Group

Godwin Kudzo Tameklo, Esq

Chief Executive Officer National Petroleum Authority, Ghana

Dr. Dayo Mobereola

DG/CEO Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA)

Adeola Ogunsemi

Group Chief Financial Officer Oando PLC

Bassey Adie

Managing Director Loyz Marine Services limited

Mr. Osten Olorunsola

Chairman Aradel Holdings Plc

Dr. Bolaji Ogundare

Group Executive Director (Corporate Strategy) Pan Ocean Oil Corporation and Newcross group of companies.

Sandra Ekpe Agho

MD/CEO Sepha Energies Limited

Mr Adeleye Falade

Managing Director/CEO NLNG

Ahmed Galadima Adamu

Executive Secretary PTDF

Mr. Akachukwu Nwokedi

President Nigerian Gas Association

Mr. Anibor Kragha

Executive Secretary ARDA

Mr. Austin Avuru

Founder & Executive Chiarman AA Holding

H.E Bruno Jean-Richard Itoua

Minister of Hydrocarbon Republic of Congo

Mr. Chikezie Nwosu

Managing Director HSI Energies Limited

Alhaji Aliko Dangote GCON

President & Chief Executive Dangote Group

Mrs. Oritsemryiwa Eyesan

Commision Chief Executive Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission

Engr. Francis Nwaochei, FNSE

Chiarman SPE Nigerian Council

Mr. Chris Ijeli

Managing Director Dorman Long Nigeria

Jim Swartz

Chiarman & Managing Director Chevron Nigeria/Mid-Africa Business Unit

Lady Josephine Nwaeze

MD/CEO News Engineering Nigeria Limited

Engr. Obi Uzu

Managing Director GPSI

Mrs. Olajumoke Ajayi, FNAPE

President NAPE

Mrs. Olu Arowolo Verheijen

Special Adviser to the President on Energy Federal Government of Nigeria

Mr. Olalekan Akinyanmi

Founder & CEO LEKOIL Nigeria Limited

Dr. Philip Mshelbila

Secretary General GAs Exporting Countries Forum

Engr. Rex Bassey

CEO AfricEnergy and Infastructure Limited

Engr. Saidu Mohammed

Authority Chief Executive Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority

Prof. Wumi Iladare

Chiar Emmanuel Egbogah Foundation