BRIDGING NORTH AND SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA ENERGY MARKETS
Africa is home to the world’s youngest and fastest growing populations. Despite accounting for 16% of the world’s population, the region faces the lowest level of energy access, with over 700 million people lacking electricity and clean cooking facilities.
As the Global North transitions away from fossil fuels, Africa is in a different stage of development, facing the dual challenge of combating energy poverty while also fueling its industrial ambitions. Over the next two decades, rapid population growth and industrialisation are expected to significantly increase energy demand across the continent. This necessitates immediate solutions to improve access to reliable energy in order to lower the cost of doing business, create jobs, and unlock economic potential. To meet these rising demands, Africa is implementing policies and regulations to attract substantial investment in its oil and gas reserves and catalysing action on energy infrastructure development. Harnessing its hydrocarbons offers a quick and affordable solution to end the continent’s energy deficit, lifting hundreds of millions of people out of poverty and propelling industrial and commercial development.
The EGYPES 2025 African Dialogue Conference brings together top government officials, policymakers, and key stakeholders from North and Sub-Saharan Africa’s energy industry to discuss strategies for enhancing cross-regional cooperation and address the challenges and opportunities in achieving energy security.
2025 THOUGHT LEADERS
Executive Secretary
African Refiners & Distribution Association
President
Office of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed Al-Qassimi
Director, Project and Asset Based Finance
African Export-Import Bank
Chief Executive Officer
Tetracore Group
Managing Director
Africa Energy Investment Commission
Vice President
Nile Delta Petroleum Co.
Managing Director Africa
DNV
Managing Director
GreenMax Capital Group
Chief Commercial Officer
Empower New Energy
Managing Director
Gasavant Africa
Independent Non-Executive Director
Fidelity Bank Plc
Founder
The Connect Africa Network
EGYPES 2025 AFRICAN DIALOGUE CONFERENCE
Tuesday, 18 February 2025
10:00 - 10:10
KEYNOTE SPEECH
Enabling Cross-Regional Collaborations Between North and Sub-Saharan Africa
10:10 - 10:20
KEYNOTE SPEECH
Creating New Pathways for Industrialisation Across the Continent
10:20 - 11:00
PANEL DISCUSSION
Delivering a Just Energy Transition: Balancing Fossil Fuels and Renewable Energy
11:00 - 11:45
PANEL DISCUSSION
Harnessing Africa’s Natural Gas for Energy Security and Export Markets
11:45 - 12:30
PANEL DISCUSSION
Leveraging Public-Private Partnerships for Africa’s Energy Infrastructure Development
12:30 - 13:45
Lunch, Exhibition and Networking
13:45 - 14:30
PANEL DISCUSSION
Scaling up Energy Security Through Investment in Africa’s Downstream Sector
14:30 - 15:15
PANEL DISCUSSION
Increasing Capital for Africa's Upstream Projects
15:15 - 16:00
PANEL DISCUSSION
Increasing Access to Clean Cooking Solutions
Tuesday, 18 February 2025
"The quest for energy security is the driving force for today’s rush for energy transition. Individually, no one African country can successfully surmount the imminent energy challenges posed to it by energy transition. However, working collectively will help us have all the details to surmount all the challenges."
Omar Farouq Ibrahim
Secretary General
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