Global Energy Leaders: From Crisis to Opportunity: What Global Energy Realignment Means for Africa

12 Oct 2026
Buffalo Stage, Hall 1.4
Investor Forum
Panel Discussion: 

Gulf, Asian and international perspectives on how the crisis is redrawing trade flows, and what it will take for Africa to lock in long-term demand.
Discussion topics:
ā— Seven months on: how Gulf producers and fuel marketers are adapting, and what it means for their African partnerships
ā— Asia's diversification push: Japan's energy security strategy and its appetite for African LNG and crude
ā— From spot cargoes to long-term supply: can African projects in Mozambique, Angola and Namibia move fast enough?
ā— Will the shift outlast the crisis? Price risk, durable demand and the case for long-term offtake
Chairperson
Acha Leke
Acha Leke, Chairman - Africa - McKinsey
Speakers
Yasuhiro Hashimoto
Yasuhiro Hashimoto, Special Adviser to the Minister of Economy - Trade and Industry Japan and Chief Representative for Africa
Joshua Volz
Joshua Volz, Special Envoy for Energy Integration - U.S. Department of Energy
H.E. Antonio Oburu Ondo
H.E. Antonio Oburu Ondo, Minister of State, Ministry of Hydrocarbons, Mines and Electricity - Republic of Equatorial Guinea