African Independents Roundtable: Scaling capacity, production and investments for African Independent operators

13 Oct 2026
Elephant Stage, Ballroom East
AEW Town Hall

As international majors exit onshore Africa, a bold generation of indigenous operators is seizing assets and scaling production to capture value across the full chain, from wellhead to refinery, thereby rewriting the rules of who owns and profits from the continent's energy wealth and transforming resource ownership into lasting industrial power.

Chairperson
Oneyka Cindy Ojogbo
Oneyka Cindy Ojogbo, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Partner - CLG Global
Speakers
Alex Irune
Alex Irune, Executive Director, Oando PLC & Managing Director, - Oando Energy Resources
Oliver Quinn
Oliver Quinn, Chief Executive Officer - Meren Energy
Edson dos Santos
Edson dos Santos, CEO - etu Energias
Wade G. Cherwayko
Wade G. Cherwayko, Chairman - Resourceful Group