Summit Pillars:
The Agenda, Structure, Activities & Outcomes
WAES 2026 Programme
“Transforming Africa’s Energy Supply Chain through Technology, Investment and Local Value Creation”
WAES 2026 focuses on Africa’s energy supply chain across oil and gas, LNG, renewables and critical minerals. The Summit covers the three things that make supply chain work in practice: technology that improves efficiency, financing that gets projects built, and local participation that builds lasting capability in African markets.
Two Days of Focused Content on Upstream Execution
Featuring Keynotes, Fireside Chats, Leadership Dialogues, Market Spotlights, and Interactive Roundtables
Key Focus Areas:
DAY 1
Tuesday 1st,
December 2026
Strategic Vision | Technology | Infrastructure
08:00–09:00
- Registration & Breakfast Networking
09:00–09:15
- Opening Ceremony | Welcome Address & Summit Overview
09:15–09:45
- WAES Intelligence Briefing: What Africa Will Buy in 2027
09:45–10:10
- Opening Keynote: The Contracts That Follow
10:10–11:00
- Leadership Dialogue: Drilling the Next Generation of Wells
11:00–11:10
- Voices of the Next Generation. Interlude I
11:10–11:25
- Coffee Break – Africa Energy Marketplace, The Congo
11:25–11:40
- Platinum Sponsor Presentation
11:40–12:30
- Fireside Chat: Deepwater Package by Package
12:30–12:40
- Voices of the Next Generation. Interlude II
12:40–13:40
- Networking Lunch & Meet the Buyer
13:40–13:55
- WAES Knowledge Briefing: Advisory and Consultancy Platform
13:55–14:20
- Prospect Flash: Five Licensing Rounds in Twenty-Five Minutes
14:20–15:20
- Country Spotlight: Three Featured Countries
15:20–15:50
- Technology Transfer Flash: Three Technologies and Their Terms
15:50–16:05
- Coffee Break – Africa Energy Marketplace, The Congo
16:05–17:05
- The Money That Reaches the Supplier: Terms, Payment and Finance
17:05–17:15
- Day 1 Close
17:30–18:30
- Happy Hour, GA KingsX at The Pullman
19:00–22:00
- WAES Evening Reception, Bloomsbury Big Top
Day 1: Parallel Sessions · The Niger
11:25–12:45
- Research and Technology Spotlight, with Live Demonstrations
13:00–14:25
- Women in African Energy Leaders’ Roundtable
14:30–15:50
- Prospect Showcase: Open Acreage, Farm-in & Farm-out
16:05–17:20
- Technology Transfer Forum: Subsea as the Worked Case
DAY 2
Wednesday 2nd,
December 2026
Execution | Local Value Creation | Partnerships
08:30–09:00
- Breakfast & Morning Networking
09:00–09:55
- Brownfield Renaissance: African Operators and North Sea Capability
09:55–10:45
- Building African Champions: What Partnerships Must Contain
10:45–10:55
- Voices of the Next Generation. Interlude III
10:55–11:10
- Get On The List: How Nigeria Made Its Register Procurement-Grade
11:10–11:25
- Coffee Break – Africa Energy Marketplace, The Congo
11:25–12:15
- Spotlight: Women in African Energy. Leadership and the Supply Chain
12:15–13:15
- Networking Lunch & Meet the Buyer
13:15–14:15
- Operator Procurement Forum, Part 1: How to Win Our Business
14:15–14:30
- Coffee Break – Africa Energy Marketplace, The Congo
14:30–15:00
- Operator Procurement Forum, Part 2: North Sea Capability Response
15:00–16:00
- Energy Synergy: One Supply Chain, Four Markets
16:00–16:20
- Closing Leadership Handover: The Year Ahead
16:20–16:30
- Room Reset and Refreshments
16:30–17:25
- WAES Recognition Awards Ceremony
17:25–17:35
- Closing Remarks, Deal/Partnership Announcements & Summit Wrap-Up
17:35 onwards
- Farewell Networking & Delegate Feedback
Day 2: Parallel Sessions · The Niger
09:00–11:00
- Local Content Implementation Clinic
11:25–13:45
- Making Registers Procurement-Grade
14:30–16:15
- Political Risk, Insurance and In-Country Value Assurance
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