Conference program
Please find below the provisional conference program
Wednesday 20th January 2010
08.00 - 09.00 Participant registration and Seats to be taken for Opening Ceremony
09.00 - 10.00 Arrival of VIP
10.00 - 10.15: Official Opening ceremony Arrival of Representative of Head of State
Session 1: Plenary Opening Remarks
Key Speakers:
- Welcome speech and sector issues by H.E. Michael Ngako Tomdio, Minister of Energy and Water Resources
- Development Vision for Cameroon by H.E. Minister Motaze of The Economy, Planning and Development
- Solemn address by the Representative of The Head of State of The republic of Cameroon
10.30 - 11.00 Coffee break - Sponsored by Camwater
11.00 - 12.30 Session 2: Investments & outlook for Cameroon Power sector Generation, Transmission and Distribution Presentations on:
- Energy & the Development of an aluminium industry in Cameroon
- Investment & outlook for Cameroon Power sector Generation, Transmission and Distribution
- Regional interconnection/power pools
- Accelerating Infrastructure Development through Partnerships and Solutions
- Investment opportunities in Mega power projects
Chairperson: Alain Malong, General Manager, Alucam
Speakers:
- Jean-Philippe Puig, President, Rio Tinto Alcan EMEA - Download
- Nemesius Mouendi Mouendi, Country Managing Partner, Deloitte & Touche Afrique Centrale - Download
- Deo-Gratias Onyano, Commercial Manager Central Africa, General Electric - Download
- Dudley Achu Sama, Principal Technical Advisor, MINEE - Download
- Peter Briger, Chairman & CEO, Hydromine Inc. - Download
12.30 - 14.00 Lunch break - Sponsored by Rio Tinto Alcan
14.00 - 15.30 Session 3: Investment outlook on water projects
- PPP in water sector
- Status of Privatization of Public Utility Company
- Investments in Urban sector envisaged under PPP
- Rural water policy and Investment opportunities
- Policy options for sustainable water resources management in Cameroon to enhance socio-economic development
Chairperson: Driss Essaoubi, Directeur General, Camerounaise des Eaux
Speakers:
- Dr. Basile Atangana Kouna, Managing Director, Camwater - Download
- Prof. Mathias Fru FONTEH, Chairman, Global Water Partnership Cameroon - Download
- Bernard Dupret, Director, Africa & Middle East, Siemens - Download
- Daniel Ndong Mbozo'o, Director of Hydrology & Hydraulics, MINEE - Download
15.30 - 16.00 Coffee break - Sponsored by Camwater
16.00 - 17.00 Session 4: Downstream Sector Developments
- Refinery expansion
- Bulk storage of refined products
- Multiproduct Pipeline
Chairperson: Fritzgerald Nasako, Secretary General, Ministry of Energy & Water Resources Cameroon
Speakers:
- Bikoi Bikoi, Senior Representative, SONARA - Download
- Ibrahim Talba, General Manager, CSPH - Download
- Michel Lokolo, Director of Petroleum Products and Gas, MINEE - Download
- Jason Nagy, Africa Business Development Manager, U.S. Trade & Development Agency - Download
17.45 End of day 1
20.00 Evening and Gala Dinner offered by The Government of Cameroon (on invitation only)
Thursday 21st January 2010
08.45 Chairman opening remarks
09.00 - 10.30 Session 5: Upstream Oil & gas Cameroon Opportunities
- Update on Cameroon E&P sector (policy, exploration and production)
- EOR to increase production from mature fields
- Development strategy/options for Offshore Cameroon
- Incentives for the exploration and production of natural gas
- Delivering Social and local content responsibilities
Chairperson: Jean Pierre Kedi, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Mines Industries & Technological Developments
Speakers:
- Radwan Hadi, Chief Operating Officer, Victoria Oil & Gas Plc - Download
- Paul Ngii Nag, Head of Gas, SNH - Download
- Paul Poulallion, Directeur Général, SINERGIA E DESENVOLVIMENTO LTDA. - Download
- Serge-Edouard Angoua, Senior Representative, SNH - Download
- Habib Ben Farhat, Senior Business Development Manager, SIEMENS - Download
10.30 - 11.00 Coffee Break sponsored by SIEMENS
11.00 - 12.30 Session 6: Performance of Transnational projects – lessons learned from Chad-Cameroon Pipeline project
- Local Capacity Building
- Environmental/Social Monitoring
- Revenue to Cameroon:
Chairperson: H.E Mahamat Nasser Hassane, Ministre du Ptrole et de lEnergie, Tchad - Download
Speakers:
- Dr. Mahamat Younous, Secrétaire Général, Ministre du Pétrole et de l’Energie du Tchad - Download
- Francis Simb Nag, Director, AES-SONEL - Download
- Augustine Ndum, Senior Representative, SNH - Download
12.30 - 14.00 Lunch break - Sponsored by Hydromine Inc.
14.00 - 15.00 Session 7: Developing suitable financing mechanisms for Cameroon Energy & Water Infrastructure
- Estimate of financing requirements for energy and water (Low vrs. High economic growth)
- Options for financing and policy support
- Experience of fund mechanisms (Development Banks)
- The role of financial markets
Chairperson: Frederic Mvondo, Deputy CEO, KPDC - Download
Speakers:
- Nicholas Achiri, Head, Corporate/Retail Banking, Commercial Bank of Cameroon - Download
- Christiane Bollo-Tema, OPSM, AFDB - Download
- Flavia Palanza, Associate Director of the ACP-IF Department, European Investment Bank - Download
- Lasitha Perera, Senior Guarantees Executive, Frontier Markets Fund Managers - Download
- Margaret Walsh, Head of Infrastructure Team, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency - Download
- Henri Rabarijohn, Country Manager, International Finance Corporation - Download
15.00 - 15.30 Coffee Break sponsored by SIEMENS
15.30 - 16.30 Session 8: Round Table Discussion: the Policy options for Cameroon Energy & Water development
Chairperson: H.E Michael Ngako Tomdio, Minister of Energy & Water Resources
Co-Chairperson: H.E Louis Paul Motaze,Minister of the Economy, Planning & Development
Panellist:
- Jean-David Bil, Senior Representative, AES Sonel
- H.E Mahamat Nasser Hassane, Ministre du Ptrole et de lEnergie, Tchad
- Christain Penda Ekoka,CEO, Business Development Service - Download
- Joseph Tihngang, Director, MENCHUM POWER PROJECT - Download
- Joseph Pierre Ghonnang, Director of Electricity, MINEE - Download
- Astrid Manroth, Senior Energy Specialist, World Bank - Download
16.00 - 16.15 Closing remarks and concluding remarks and next steps
16.30 Press Conference
19.00 - 22.00 Closing Gala / Cocktail sponsored by AES SONEL
