Balancing Africa’s Domestic Natural Gas Utilisation and Export Ambitions GECF & AEC Strategic Forum - Technical Panel

13 Oct 2026
Buffalo Stage, Hall 1.4
Investor Forum

A strategic workshop for government, industry leaders, financial institutions and technical experts to examine how African gas-producing countries can maximise the combined value of exports and domestic utilisation. The discussion will focus on practical policy choices and investment conditions, including gas pricing and affordability, market design, infrastructure development, financing, regulatory frameworks, methane management and regional integration.

Chairperson
Eithne Treanor
Eithne Treanor, Founder & CEO - ETreanor Media
Speakers
Abubakar Abbas
Abubakar Abbas, Senior Energy Forecast Analyst - GECF
H.E. Farid Ghezali
H.E. Farid Ghezali, Secretary General - African Petroleum Producers Organisation (APPO)
Rashid Ali Abdallah
Rashid Ali Abdallah, Executive Director - African Energy Commission (AFREC)
Dr. Abderrezak Benyoucef
Dr. Abderrezak Benyoucef, Head of Energy Study Department - Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
Jaco Human
Jaco Human, Executive Officer - IGUA-SA