Professor Yemi Osinbajo, Vice President of Nigeria
Nigeria’s Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo is set to lead global industry leaders drawn from the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa at the Nigeria Liquified Petroleum Gas Association (NLPGA) 10th International LPG Conference themed; “LPG: Pivoting Economic Recovery for Households and Industries in Nigeria and Africa”.
This year’s conference which will be hosted virtually due to the mood of the times and in line with social distancing precaution is scheduled for Friday, December 4, 2020. The virtual conference will facilitate interactive discussions among speakers and panelists to achieve the conference’s crucial aim of amplifying the role of the entire LPG value chain to drive sustainable adoption of LPG towards spurring economic growth and improving the wellbeing of households across sub-Saharan Africa.
Speakers scheduled and confirmed to join the Vice President at the conference include:
Keefer Douglas – Director, Midstream Oil and NGLs Research and Consulting, IHS Markit, Washington DC, United States
Samson Muumba – President Africa LPG Association, Zambia.
Engr. Olalere Odusote – Honourable Commissioner, Lagos State Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources
Audrey Joe-Ezigbo- President, Nigeria Gas Association and Co-Founder, Falcon Corporation Limited
Dayo Adesina – Program Manager, LPG Expansion Implementation Plan, Office of the Vice President of Nigeria
Tony Attah – Managing Director, Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas
Gabriel Ogbechie – Group Managing Director, Rainoil
Nkechi Obi MON– Group Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer, Techno Oil
Olukayode Pitan – Managing Director, Bank of Industry
Felix Ekundayo – Managing Director, Gas Terminalling
Teju Abisoye – Executive Secretary/CEO, Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF)
Patrick Mgbenwelu – Head Investment Banking Division FBNQuest Merchant Bank Limited
Femi Fanoiki, MD LGV Gas
Prince Adebambo Ademiluyi, FNSE – Managing Director, Quaints Agencies
Engr. (Mrs) Nwaoma Olujie, Group Head LPG, Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON)
Edet Inyang Technical Director, GasTech
The speakers and panellists will focus on interrogating pertinent industry issues, proffering actionable and significant solutions towards achieving an accelerated Post-COVID 19 economic revival, with gas as a pivotal enabler. The summit’s agenda includes keynote addresses and presentations from experts across the LPG value chain; panel sessions led by sector-specific thought leaders addressing an array of conversations.
Some of the topics to be addressed and presented include, “The Place of Gas in Nigeria’s Accelerated Economic Recovery Plan”, “Harnessing LPG to Drive an African Economic Renaissance”, “Leveraging Gas to Build Lagos 21st Century Economy”, “Unboxing the National LPG Expansion Plan”, and “Strategies and Imperatives for Broadening Market Access for LPG in Africa”.
The conference panel sessions are designed to address critical issues centred around funding, leveraging opportunities, the adoption and acceptance of LPG as a significant driver towards rebuilding the economy.
The first session on “Broadening Market Access, Utilization, Adoption and Acceptance of LPG as Driver of Economic Revival” would be discussed by Group Head LPG, Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Engr. (Mrs) Nwaoma Olujie, Group Managing Director, Rainoil, Gabriel Ogbechie, Technical Director, GasTech, Edet Inyang, Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Techno Oil, Nkechi Obi.
The second session is centred on “Unlocking Funding Opportunities Towards Strengthening the Gas Value Chain in Africa.” Speakers already confirmed to discuss on the panel include Executive Secretary/CEO, Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF), Teju Abisoye; Managing Director, Bank of Industry, Olukayode Pitan; and Head, Investment Banking Division FBNQuest Merchant Bank Limited, Patrick Mgbenwelu.
Commenting, the President, NLPGA, Mr Nuhu Yakubu said: “On behalf of the Governing Council, I am delighted to have this impressive line-up of thought leaders as Keynote Speakers, Panelists and Moderators confirm their participation at the NLPGA’s 10th International LPG Conference. In the words of great author and lecturer, Hellen Adams Keller, ‘alone we can do so little; together we can do so much’. “In the past decade, we have brought together brilliant minds from across the shores of Africa and the world to interrogate salient issues in the global and local LPG markets and how we can enrich the wellbeing of households through adoption of cleaner fuels. This year, despite the pandemic, we are proud to maintain this tradition of excellence and quality discourse in our flagship engagement forum. We look forward to receiving all the delegates and speakers to an engaging experience on December 4, 2020”, Mr. Yakubu added.
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