WEDNESDAY 24th APRIL
​08:15-09:00
Arrival & Registration
​​09:00-09:35
​Welcome address, Presentation of Chairman & Chairman's response.
09:35 - 09:50
Address by Ghana's Energy Minister
Hon. Mr. Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah
​09:50 - 10:20
​PROGRESS REPORT: GHANA'S GAS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
Dr. George Sipa-Adjah Yankey, Chief Executive, Ghana National Gas Company (GNGC)
​10:20-10:30
Q&A Session
​Coffee Break
PRESS CONFERENCE
11:00 - 11:35
MONETIZATION & GAS COMMERCIALIZATION: THE STUDY OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO'S NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT AND THE ROLE OF AN EFFECTIVE INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
Mr. Conrad Enill, Former Minister of Energy & Energy Ministries, Trinidad and Tobago
​11:35-11:55
Q&A Session
​11:55-12:30
GAS PRICING AND RISK IMPLICATIONS
Mr. Stephen Dow, Senior Lecturer, University of Dundee
12:30 - 12:50
Q&A Session
​12:50 - 13:25
LOCAL CONTENT & PROCUREMENT ISSUES
Mr. Victor Sunu-Attah, Project Development Manager, GNGC
13:25 - 13:45
Q&A Session
​LUNCH
​PANEL DISCUSSIONS
​15:00 - 16:00
GHANA’S REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: WHAT ARE THE INCENTIVES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF GAS FIELDS?
Nii Adzei-Akpor, Chief Executive, Petroleum Commission
​​Coffee Break​
​16:15 - 17:15
BALANCING NATIONAL AND REGIONAL INTERESTS: PRIORITIZING REGIONAL GAS SUPPLY WITHOUT COMPROMISING LOCAL DEMAND
​Dr. Paul Frempong, Director, Petroleum Directorate, Ministry of Energy
17:15 - 17:20
CLOSING REMARKS
17:30 - 19:00
COCKTAIL
THURSDAY 25th APRIL
​09:25 - 09:30
Chairman's introductory remarks
​09:30 - 10:00
THE GAS MASTER PLAN: ROADMAP FOR GHANA
Dr. Alfred K. Ofosu Ahenkorah, Executive Secretary, Energy Commission
10:00 - 10:20
Q&A Session​
​Coffee Break
​10:40 - 11:10
THE ROLE OF GAS POLICY IN MANAGING INVESTMENT RISK: PERSPECTIVES OF AN INTERNATIONAL INVESTOR
Mr. John-Paul L. Stalder, Investment Director, VITOL
11:10 - 11:30
Q&A Session
​11:30 - 12:00
PROJECT FINANCING
Mr. Theo Sackey, Vice President, African Finance Corporation
​12:00 - 12:20
Q&A Session
​LUNCH
​PANEL DISCUSSION
​13:50 - 14:50
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AS A DRIVER OF GAS INDUSTRY GROWTH: MOVING TOWARDS RELEVANT TECHNOLOGIES IN A NASCENT INDUSTRY
Mr. Mahama Kappiah, Executive Director, Regional Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE)
​Coffee Break
​15:05 - 15:20
VOTE OF THANKS/ CLOSING CEREMONY