Day 1 - 4 November 2025
07:30 – 10:00
Participant Registration
10:00 – 12:00
Opening Plenary Session
Meeting of the APPO Statutory Ministerial Council
Signing Ceremony of the Brazzaville Agreement
Photo Session
Visit to the Exhibition Stands
12:00 – 12:15
Special Interview: Dr. Maryse D. Nkoua Ngavouka, Executive Director of the Oyo Center of Excellence Training (CEO), Congo
12:00 – 5:00 PM
Statutory Meeting of the APPO Council of Ministers
12:15 – 2:00 PM
Immersion Session 1
SNPC's Journey with Local Content: Discussions, Lessons Learned, and Sharing of Experiences
3:00 – 5:00
Immersion Session 2: NCDMB's Journey on Local Content: Debates, Lessons Learned, and Sharing of Experiences
Moderator: Dr. Obinna Ezeobi, General Manager, Corporate Communications
Panelists: Dr. Abdulmalik Halilu, Director Corporate Services - M. Mubaraq Zubair, General Manager, Finances and Accountant, NCDMB - Mr. Silas Omomehin Ajimijaye, General Manager, Monitoring and Evaluation, Midstream - Mr. ThankGod Egbe, Managing Director, Cypher Crescent Ltd.
Questions & Answers
8:00 PM
Gala Dinner on invitation (Sponsored by Imperatus Energy) - Location : Kintélé Grand Hotel
Day 2 - 5 November 2025
9:00 – 10:30
Ministerial Session - 1: Legal, Regulatory Frameworks and Local Content Strategies of Member Countries
The objective of this Session is to enable Ministers to discuss and share with participants how Local Content is regulated and managed in the oil and gas sector in their respective countries. It also highlights the role of Governments in supporting Local Content throughout the supply chain.
Keynote Speaker: H.E. Minister Bruno Jean Richard Itoua, President of APPO
Moderator:Nj Ayuk, African Energy Chamber
Panelists: H.E. Minister Bruno Jean Richard Itoua, President of APPO - Angola Minister - Nigeria Minister - Ghana Minister - Cote d’Ivoire Minister - Libya Minister - Egypt Minister - Niger Minister - DR Congo Minister - H.E. Minister Sangafowa-Coulibaly Mamadou, Minister of Mines, Petroleum and Energy - H.E. Mr. Ndolenodji Alixe Naïmbaye, Minister of Petroleum, Mines and Geology, Chad - H.E.M Paula Kristina Henao Vera, Deputy Minister of Oil, Venezuela
Questions & Answers
10:30 – 12:00
Ministerial Session - 2: Opportunities for bilateral and multilateral collaboration on Local Content.
The objective of this Session is to have the Ministers discussing various options of collaboration and how governments can support such collaboration among Member Countries’ NOCs and their affiliates for cross-border activities.
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Omar Farouk Ibrahim, Secretary General of APPO
Moderator: Mr. Kamselem Mohammed, Manager, Asset and Facility Management, NCDMB
Panelists: Dr. Omar Farouk Ibrahim, Secretary General of APPO - Mr. Amadou Adamou, Deputy Secretary General/Representative of the Minister of Petroleum of Niger - Mr. Bader Fadlalla Masoud Elseid, EBM/Representative of the Minister of Petroleum and Gas, Libya - Sylvain Olame Ndong, Chief of Staff to the Minister of Petroleum and Gas, Gabon - Mr. Papa Samba Ba, EBM/Representative of the Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Senegal - Mr. Adjo Kanon Basile, Secretary General, Representing the Minister of Energy, Water and Mines, Benin - H.E.M. Carlos Eduardo Canelon Moran, Deputy Minister of Refining and Petrochemicals, Venezuela
Questions & Answers
12:30 – 1:30 PM
Panel Session - 1: Local Content Regulators in Africa: Key Actors in Local Content Development
The objective of this Session is to enable selected panelists to discuss the critical role of Local Content Regulators in promoting and facilitating the development of Local Content in Africa, by sharing regulatory practices and successful experiences. Challenges faced by regulators in implementing Local Content policies, as well as ways to improve monitoring and enforcement mechanisms, will also be addressed.
Keynote Speaker: Mr. El Hacene Louzazna, ALNAFT Algeria
Moderator: Mr. Silas Omomehin Ajimijaye, Acting Director of Monitoring and Evaluation, NCDMB
Potential: Mr. El Hacene Louzazna, ALNAFT Algeria - Mr. Michel Djombo, President of UNICONGO, Congo - Mr. Gora Lo, Coordinator ST-CNSCL, Senegal - Mrs. Ramatou Badougou, Head of Local Content Division, Niger - Mr. Jean-Michel Akossi, Director of Local Content, Ministry of Cote d’Ivoire - Dr. Abdulmalik Halilu, Director Corporate Service, NCDMB - Mr. Ladislas Gérard Ossie, Director of Local Content, Ministry of Hydrocarbons, Congo
Questions & Answers
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Lunch Break
2:30 PM – 3:45 PM
Session - 2: Financing Mechanisms to Support African Participation in the Oil and Gas Industry.
The objective of this Session is for the panellists to discuss the various funding options available or has been utilized in MCs to fund the various projects and activities carried out or sponsored by the Local Content Institutions.
Keynote Speaker: Mr. Oumar Semega, CEO Imperatus Energy, Congo
Moderator: Mr. Zakaria Dosso, MD of African Energy Investment Corporation (AEICORP), Benin
Potential : Mr. Oumar Semega, Managing Director of Imperatus Energy, Congo - Mr. Ossa Uchendu FCA Director FPM (NCDMB) - Mr. Jean Jacques Ikama, Director General of Economy, Audit and Oil Trading (Ministry of Hydrocarbons), Congo - Mr. Ted Galouo, Director General of Natural Resources (Ministry of Finance), Congo - Mr. Jean Philippe Atse, MD Africa Integrated Energy Solution, Ivory Coast - Mr. André Collet, Managing Director BCI, Congo
Questions & Answers
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
Session - 3: Support from NHSs for the Promotion of Local Suppliers of Goods and Services for the Oil and Gas Industry.
The objective of this Session is for the SNH Representatives in this panel to share the initiatives undertaken in their activities to promote local suppliers, whether within the SNHs or at the national level, by incubating national SMEs/SMIs in order to be able to provide the required quality goods and services.
Keynote Speaker: Mr. Maixent Raoul Ominga, Director General of SNPC
Moderator: Mrs. Ikoko Philomena, Director Support Services, APPO Secretariat
Potential: Mr. Maixent Raoul Ominga, Director General of SNPC - Mr. Defous Reda, Central Procurement Director, SONATRACH Algeria - Mr. Gora Lo, Coordinator ST-CNSCL, Senegal - Mr. Karim Coulibaly, DGA Petroci, Holding, Ivory Coast - Mr. Abdelkader Inoua, Deputy Director General, SONIDEP, Niger
Questions & Answers
Day 3 - 6 November 2025
09:00 – 10:15
Panel Session - 4: Research, Technology Development and Innovation as Prime Enablers for Upgrading African Supply of Goods and Services to the O&G Industry.
The objective of this Session is for the representatives of African R&D and Innovation Centres in this panel to share their experience in managing research and showcase their capacities, capabilities, contributions and their impacts in terms of providing quality goods and services to the industry.
Keynote Speaker: Mr. Mohamed Benamara, MD Sonatrach R&D, Chairman of APPO RDI Forum.
Moderator: Dr. Temilola George, Head Energy Study Unit, APPO Sec
Panelists: Mr. Mohamed Benamara, General Manager Sonatrach R&D - Dr. Taher Najah, DRD APPO Secretariat - Mr. ThankGod Itua Egbe, Managing Director, CypherCrescent Limited - Mr. Silas Omomehin Ajimijaye, Director General, Monitoring and Evaluation, Midstream, NCDMB, Nigeria
Questions & Answers
10:15 – 11:30
Panel Session - 5: Local Content from the Suppliers’ Perspectives.
The objective of this Session is for the Industry Suppliers to discuss their success stories, and the challenges faced in supporting local participation in the industry with quality goods and services and to share experiences and views on partnerships both locally and cross borders.
Keynote Speaker: Mr. Alain Ludovic Okoi, Director of SNPC Logistics Company (ILOGS)
Moderator: Mrs. Guili Tsoumou Gavouka, Advisor of SNPC CEO on Communication
Panelists: Mr. Alain Ludovic Okoi, Director of SNPC Logistics Company (ILOGS) - Engineer Wole Ogunsanya - President of the African Content Association - Mr. Kevin Ngamokouba, Director of Economic Analysis and Sector Programs - Jean-François Laurès, MD Servtec Congo, President of the Petroleum Services Federation - Mr. Christian Makosso, Separator Designer
Questions & Answers
11:30 – 12:45
Panel Session - 6: Sustaining Public/Private Supplier Collaboration
The objective of this Session is for the selected panellists to discuss the ways to create collaboration and means to sustain this collaboration among public and private suppliers in Africa.
Keynote Speaker: Mr. Tedi Christel Sassou-Nguesso, Managing Director of Product Distribution, SNPC
Moderator: Mr. Tchananti Sahgui, Head TCU, APPO Secretariat
Panelists: Ms. Tedi Christel Sassou-Nguesso, Director General of Product Distribution, SNPC - Eng. Wole Ogunsanya – President, PETAN Nigeria - Mr. Constant Tsouza, Deputy Director General of KEP, Congo - Mr. Yannick Mouamba, Director General of SLB Congo-Gabon - Mr. Kamel Koné, MD GES-PETROGAZ CI, Côte d’Ivoire - Mr. Djiba Chaibou, Director General, ANPIPS Niger
Questions & Answers
12:45 – 2:00 PM
Panel Session - 7: African Skills and Workforce Development in the Oil and Gas Industry
The objective of this Session is to enable panelists to discuss available training institutions in Africa, their facilities, laboratories, programs, simulators, tools and AI that support African expertise and skills development in order to enhance African participation in industry activities.
Keynote Speaker: Mr. Kante Fode Kadialy, Director ESCPE/INP-HB, Ivory Coast, President of the APPO Training Institutions Forum
Moderator: Prof. Kielé Molingo Boutoukanakio Mbemba, Senior Lecturer at CAMES Universities, HSE Director at the Ministry of Hydrocarbons
Panelists: Dr. Mohamed Khodja, MD IAP Algeria - Mr. Kante Fode Kadialy, MD ESCPE/INP-HB Yamoussoukro, Cote d’Ivoire, Chairman of APPO Training Institutions Forum - Mrs. Seck Adjaratou Sokhna Niane, Head Pool Training, Communication and Partnership - M. Hautrand Miantoudila, Deputy Director UCAC-ICAM, Congo and Cameroon - Prof. Basile Guy Richard Bossoto, Deam of Faculty of Science and Technology of Université Marien Ngouabi, Brazzaville Congo - Mrs. Adekeye Folashade, Director of NNPC Academy
Questions & Answers
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Lunch Break
3:00 PM – 4:15 PM
Panel Session - 8: Supporting Local Content Implementation: The Operators’ Perspective.
The objective of this Session is for the Operators to share initiatives undertaken in their activities and challenges faced in promoting local participation when implementing their social responsibilities and Local Contents Requirements.
Speaker: Dr. Nkouka Dienita Gaston Yvon, Head of Community Initiative Division, ENI Congo
Moderator: Mrs. Nancy Chenard, Executive Secretary General of UNICONGO
Panelists: Dr. Nkouka Dienita Gaston Yvon, Head of Community Initiative Division, ENI Congo; Ms. Rakiatou Boubacar Djibo, Regulatory Director, Niger; Mr. Jery Steve Boungou, Director of Relations and Local Impact, Perenco Congo; Mr. Géraud Moussarie, Managing Director, Sustainable Partnerships Ltd.; Mr. Mamadou Faye, Senegal
Questions & Answers
Jour 4 - 7 November 2025
09:00 – 10:15
Special Session – 1: Youth and the Oil & Gas Industry in Congo.
Educating young people about the opportunities and potential of the oil and gas industry in Congo
Moderateur : Mr. Jefferson Balossa, Director of Employability, FONEA, Congo
Panellists : Ms. Christelle Okiorina, Head of Department, Organization, Development and Training, ENI Congo - Ms. Diana Aouissi Mondjo, Head of Service, Training & Development, ENI Congo - Ms. Princilia Mizere, Corporate Social Responsibility Manager, TotalEnergies EP Congo - Mr. Rama Elion, Head of HR Development, Perenco Congo - Mr. Jery Steve Boungou, Director of Relations and Local Impact, Perenco Congo - Ms. Sarah Rihane Sockath, Advisor on Local Content, Ministry of Hydrocarbons, Congo - SNPC
Questions & Answers
11:00 – 12:30
Special Session – 2: Youth and O&G industry in Congo.
Educate the youth on the opportunities and potentials of the O&G industry in Congo
Modérateur : Mrs. Faïda Ebenga, Legal Advisor, Ministry of Hydrocarbons of Congo
Panelists : Mr. Andrea Barberi, Managing Director, Eni Congo - Ms. Danielle Nkouka-Dienita, Head of Procurement and Contracts Division, TotalEnergies EP Congo - Mr. Massimiliano Mignaca, Managing Director, AMMAT, Congo - Ms. Jenny Boussa, Contract Manager, Perenco Congo - Mr. Thanyc Goumba, Group Marketing Director, Imperatus Energy, Congo
Questions & Answers
11:00 – 12:30
Panel Session – 9: Key Takeaways from the Conference and Way Forward
The objective of this Session is to enable the Event Organizers to share findings, recommendations and future actions for greater African participation in the oil and gas industry.
Moderator : Ms. Aline France ETOKABEKA, Director of Programs, Telecongo, Congo
Panelists: H.E. Bruno Jean Richard ITOUA, President of APPO - H.E. Dr. Omar FAROUK IBRAHIM, Secretary General of APPO - Mr. Raoul Maixent OMINGA, Director General, SNPC of Congo - Felix OMATSOLA OGBE, Executive Secretary, NCDMB of Nigeria
Questions & Answers
12:30
1. Concluding Remarks by APPO SG
2. Closing Speech by APPO President
