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
- WAES Intelligence Briefing: State of the African Energy Supply Chain
- The State of African Energy in 2026. Investment, Technology, and the Execution Imperative
- Leadership Dialogue: Drilling the Next Generation of Wells. Cost, Efficiency, and Local Capability
- Voices of the Next Generation
- Thought Leadership Presentation
- Fireside Chat: Unlocking Deepwater Value. Subsea Innovation and Floating Production
- Knowledge Briefing
- Prospect Flash: Five Licensing Rounds in Twenty-Five Minutes
- Country Spotlight: Three Featured Partner Country Investment Showcases
- Fiscal Frameworks That Work: What Is Actually Attracting Capital to Africa
- Innovation Flash: Five Technologies Reshaping African Execution
- CEO Roundtable: Financing African Energy Projects
Day 1 Parallel Sessions · The Niger
- Academic and PhD Research Spotlight; Live Technology Demos
- Women in African Energy Leaders’ Roundtable
- Prospect Showcase: Open Acreage, Farm-in and Farm-Out (Part 1)
- Subsea and Deepwater Technology Forum
DAY 2
Wednesday 2nd
December 2026
Execution | Local Value Creation | Partnerships
- Keynote and Discussion: Brownfield Renaissance and Asset Transfer Economics
- Voices of the Next Generation
- Leadership Dialogue: Building African Champions. Skills Transfer, Local Value Creation, and Enterprise Capability
- Spotlight: Women in African Energy. Leadership, Opportunity, and the Path Forward
- Working Lunch and Deal-Making Forum
- Operator Procurement Forum: How to Win Our Business
- Energy Synergy: From Gas Monetisation to Critical Minerals
- The Year Ahead. 2027 Outlook
- WAES Recognition Awards Ceremony
Day 2 Parallel Sessions · The Niger
- Prospect Showcase: Open Acreage, Farm-in and Farm-Out (Part 2)
- Local Content Implementation Masterclass
- Insuring African Energy: Political Risk, ESG and Bankability
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