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Wood Mackenzie at African Energy Week

29th September - 3rd October 2025 | Cape Town, South Africa

Wood Mackenzie is proud to be an official Silver Sponsor and Knowledge Partner of African Energy Week 2025

African Energy Week (AEW) is the African Energy Chamber’s annual event, uniting African energy leaders, global investors and executives from across the public and private sector for four days of intense dialogue on the future of the African energy industry.

 

Find us at the event

Join us at Stand S12, where you can ask your key oil and gas questions directly to our experts, as well as have a personal 1on1 demo of our industry leading solutions.

 

Pre-event workshop: An interactive Oxford-style debate - Maximising Africa's Energy empowerment

Monday 29th September | 10:30am - 11:30am

Wood Mackenzie will host an Oxford debate format interactive pre-event workshop to debate the motion ‘This house believes that Africa should prioritise its oil and gas endowment ahead of alternative energy sources’.

Key questions to be debated will include:

  • Are hydrocarbons the most important solution to Africa’s energy needs?
  • Should Africa prioritise meeting domestic energy demand ahead of exports?
  • Should renewables be de-prioritised to maximise oil and gas supply?
  • How relevant are Africa’s carbon emissions to its energy choices?

In line with the well-established Oxford debate format, the audience will be invited to vote on the motion before the start of the debate. Two debating teams on stage will then argue either “for” or “against” the motion, before the debaters engage with one another directly. Audience members will then have the opportunity to ask the debaters questions before the debaters provide their closing remarks.

At the end of the debate, the moderator will then ask the audience to vote again on the motion and will assess whether one of the debating teams has succeeded in winning the audience to their argument. 

Speakers:

  • Dr Omar Farouk Ibrahim – Secretary General of the African Petroleum Producers' Organization (APPO)
  • Ademola Ogunbanjo – President and CEO of Oando Clean Energy Limited (OCEL)
  • David Parkinson - VP Energy Consulting, Wood Mackenzie
  • Mansur Mohammed – Upstream & Carbon Management New Business Development – Africa, Wood Mackenzie
  • Gavin Thompson – Vice Chair, EMEA Energy Research, Wood Mackenzie

 

Speaking Engagements

Wednesday 1st October | 10:30 - 11:15
Panel Discussion: Gas for Growth: Harnessing Africa’s Gas Resources for Economic Development

Gavin Thompson, Vice Chairman, Europe, Middle East and Africa

 

Wednesday 1st October | 14:30 - 15:15
Panel Discussion: Exploration Hotspots

David Parkinson, VP Energy Consulting

 

Wednesday 1st October | 16:35 - 17:20

Panel Discussion: Beyond Exports: Developing Commercially Viable Domestic Gas Markets

Gavin Thompson, Vice Chairman, Europe, Middle East and Africa

 

Thursday 2nd October | 09:00 - 10:00

Invest in: The Orange Sub-Basin Roundtable’

Ian Thom, Director, Upstream Research

 

Thursday 2nd October | 09:30 - 10:15

Gas to Power – Meeting Africa’s Growing Domestic Energy Demand Now! 

Gavin Thompson, Vice Chairman, Europe, Middle East and Africa

 

We are looking forward to seeing you there!