African Independents Roundtable: Scaling Indigenous Operators Across the Value Chain

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
Oliver Quinn
Oliver Quinn, Chief Executive Officer - Meren Energy
Wade G. Cherwayko
Wade G. Cherwayko, Chairman - Resourceful Group
Alex Irune
Alex Irune, Executive Director, Oando PLC & Managing Director, - Oando Energy Resources
Edson dos Santos
Edson dos Santos, CEO - etu Energias

Sponsored by:

Petralon Energy