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