Ahmed Salem Ould Tekrour, to speak at 12th Africa Independents Forum, London

LONDON - Feb. 24, 2015 - PRLog -- Following a decade of hosting the much-acclaimed Africa Independents Forum within, their traditional Africa Oil Week, annually in Cape Town,
Global Pacific & Partners is bringing the 12th Africa Independents Forum 2015 to London, at the Waldorf Hilton Hotel from 26-27th May 2015.

Program includes:
8th African National Oil Companies: Strategy Briefing - Tuesday 26th May, separately bookable
12th Africa Independents Forum - Wednesday 27th
3rd Global Women In Africa: Business Luncheon- Wednesday 27th May
69th PetroAfricanus-World Networking Cocktail Reception - Wednesday 27th May, separately bookable.

Confirmed Speakers Include:
•    Ahmed Salem Ould Tekrour, Director General of Hydrocarbons, Ministere du Petrole, de L'Energie et des Mines Mauritania
•    Dr Paul Dailly, Senior Vice President Exploration, Kosmos Energy, LLC
•    Dr Mike Fischer, Preseident, Africa, Ophir Energy plc
•    James Phillips, Chief Execuitve Officer, Horn Petroleum
•    Steve Lowden,Chief Executive, New Age (African Global Energy)
•    Nishant Dighe, Chief Executive Officer, Panaro, Energy Ltd
•    Kevin Hart, Chief Executive Officer, Bowleven Plc
•    Robert Sheppard, Chief Executive Officer, Soma Oil & Gas
•    Lina Haidar, Chief Executive Officer, Cap Energy
•    Michael Wood, Chief Executive Officer, Director, Oyster Oil & Gas
•    Philip Thompson, Chief Operating Officer, Aminex Plc
•    Conrad Thorpe, Chief Executive Officer, Salama Fikira
•    Cathal Friel, Chairman and Founder, Fastnet Oil & Gas
•    Andrew Cochran, Executive Director, Halo Oil & Gas
•    Ed Reed, Senior Editor, Newsbase, Ltd
•    Alex Vartan, Vice President, Africa MultiClient, PGS- Petroleum Geo-Services
•    Caron Howard, Manager, Petroleum Services, Deloitte, Petroleum Services
•    Ian Cross, Managing Director, Moyes & Co Inc
•    Dr Tony Atherton, Head of New Ventures, Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking (SGCIB)
•    David Fassom, Director, Stellar Energy Advisors Limited
•    Richard Norris, Partner, Helios Investment Partners

The Forum’s focus is on new and fast-growing corporate players in Africa with acreage and assets held in the Gulf of Guinea, Northwest Africa, Maghreb-North Africa, Eastern and Southern Africa, and in several landlocked and emerging littoral frontier states.

The 69th PetroAfricanus-World Networking Reception with Guest Speaker, Brian O’Cathain, the Chief Executive of Petroceltic International plc, will be held on 27th May, is separately bookable and registration is required.

The  8th African National Oil Companies: Strategy Briefing held prior to the 12th African Independents Forum 2015 in London, provides key insights on the Continent, the Governments and state players within the complex Africa upstream oil/gas-LNG game.
Based on over 30 years of oil and gas knowledge, and extensive research in and across Africa, Cape to Cairo. Presentations are by Dr Duncan Clarke (Chairman of the Board, Global Pacific & Partners), a leading thinker, writer and strategist on Africa. Participants benefit from an unrivalled knowledge, critical insights, rich-content, forensic views, and high-level executive networking, with Luncheon and Cocktails, plus online download access to the Presentations (with around 600 Images).