The agenda for the 2014 Gas Africa event continues to shape up very well with considerable interest shown from within the industry as well as those potential players in infrastuctural development fields. For your inforamtion we have the latest summary of some of the speakers who will be leading discussions and presenting diverse topics of interest to many.
Bookings are flowing in so you are encouraged to place your organisation's bookings soon - not only to avoid disappointment as places are limited, but also to make use of the Early Bird booking discounts!
The Early Bird discount ends on March 31st - so make sure you complete your booking form soonest.
Electronic booking forms are available by clicking here! There is also a more detailed brochure available in pdf format by clicking here.
With all of the current and long term developments in mind the conference is well placed to allow for mutual exchange of ideas between participants and to allow for informed ideas which will influence each participant and their company.
A few of our profiled speakers and conference leaders are detailed below:
Cornelis van der Waal is the Business Unit Leader for the African Energy and Power Systems Business Unit at Frost & Sullivan.
He has over seven years consulting and market research with a particular focus on market intelligence analysis, growth strategy formulation, customer benchmarking, channel distribution, mentoring, business planning and implementation.
Since being with Frost & Sullivan he has completed numerous projects with multinational companies in Africa focusing on energy and related sectors.
Cornelis holds a BCOM (Hons) and a MBA obtained from the Stellenbosch Business School, South Africa.
Paul Eardley-Taylor is responsible for Standard Bank’s Oil & Gas sector coverage activities for Southern Africa, across upstream, midstream, downstream, services and process clients. He has 16 years of energy investment banking experience, covering the Oil & Gas, Power & Utilities and Renewables & Carbon sub-sectors, and has been based in Africa for over 6 years. Paul has extensive experience of the SA/Southern African energy environment, as adviser and financier.
Paul holds degrees from Birmingham University; London University and a MBA from Henley Management College. Paul is a Fellow of the Securities & Investment Institute, a member of the Energy Institute and has completed Harvard Business School’s Global Energy Seminar
Prof Jim Petrie is Energy Director in the Western Cape Dept of Economic Development and Tourism. In this role, he has oversight of all energy matters, and, more widely, their impact on promoting a Green Economy. This includes energy strategy, supply and demand imperatives, resource efficiency, and the waste economy.
A chemical engineer by background, with close to 40 years professional experience, Jim holds concurrent academic positions of Emeritus Professor at the University of Sydney, Australia, Honorary Professor at the University of Cape Town, and Visiting Professor at the University of Surrey, UK. He has particular interest in the promotion of system-analytic approaches to complex problems, based on life cycle thinking / life cycle management, and industrial ecology.
Dr Michael De Pontes is Chief Operating Officer of iGas (SOC) Pty Ltd, with a broad area of expertise including the management of a Gas Infrastructure Company, process and catalysis development and project implementation, methanol to fuels development plants and methanol to fuels commercial plant design.
He has been directly involved in the COD process plant at Mossel Bay and the catalyst plant at Richards Bay.
He has also been active with the South Africa Liquid Fuel formulation for the South African government working together with the motor industry and all the refining and synthetic fuel oil companies - low aromatic sulphur diesel introduction to South Africa.
Included in his areas of interest is Fischer-Tropsch technology development and renewable energy experience in wind and photovoltaic generation plants.
Paul Runge is MD of the specialised consulting firm Africa Project Access. His company supplies approximately 140 companies and organisations with early alerts of projects across a broad range of sectors in Sub-Saharan Africa. As a former diplomat, he served in Gabon and supervised projects in the Cape Verde Islands. He spent six years with the South African Foreign Trade Organisation and led many of the first South African business delegations into other African countries. He regularly undertakes assignments into Africa. He writes for several publications and has published Potholes & Profits: Business (& other) Conversations and Experiences from Africa.
Paul will be the Conference Chairman for GAS Africa 2014 and will lead the agenda and introduce the panel discussions during the course of the 2 day conference.
Date: Tuesday 26th to Wednesday 27th August 2014
Venue: The Radisson Blu Gautrain Hotel, Sandton , Johannesburg, Gauteng
Exhibition Space: The limited quantity of 2 x 3 metre exhibition stands is also going quickly, and as they are sold on a strictly first come first served basis, we suggest you contact Bette McNaughton soon for pricing and further details.
Conference Prices: Normal price is R6000 incl vat per delegate. APA members pay a reduced fee of R5500 incl VAT. BUT TO THE END OF MARCH ONLY: Early Bird price: R5000 incl VAT, per delegate for 2 days.
These prices include VAT and all refreshments and lunch on both days of the conference. To book click here!
Day 1 - Tuesday August 26th 2014
09h00 – 10h30
GAS DEVELOPMENTS & PROJECTS IN AFRICA
- Introduction to gas developments in Africa
- Dr Mike De Pontes - I-Gas
- Gas Project ‘Hotspots’ in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Paul Runge - APA
10h30 – 11h00
Tea / Coffee / Refreshment Break
11h00 – 12h30
- Gas Projects in Southern & East Africa
- Gas Projects in Central & West Africa
12h30 – 14h00
Refreshment Break & Lunch
14h00 – 16h30
GAS IN SOUTH AFRICA
- Gas scenario in South Africa
- Parameters for gas investments in South Africa
- Gas pipeline developments in South Africa
- Recent gas-related developments in South Africa
- South African Oil & Gas Alliance
- Mr Cornelius Van der Waal, Frost and Sullivan
- The Natural Gas imperative for the Western Cape
- Maximising the sustainable development opportunity.
- Prof Petrie, Director Energy and Green Economy. Western Cape Government
Day 2 - Wednesday August 27th 2014
09h00 – 10h30
TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS
- Shale Gas – recent experiences
- Virtual Gas pipeline solutions
- Gas to Liquids – latest innovations
- Louisiana Case Study
10h30 – 10h45
Tea / Coffee / Refreshment Break
10h45 – 12h30
TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS (cont)
- Gas to power
- Effective use of biogas
- Biogas to Combined Heat & Power
- Jason Gifford, WEC Projects
- Methane Gas
- Environmental Aspects Unconventional Gas Productions
12h30 – 13h30
Refreshment Break & Lunch
13h30 – 15h00
LEGAL, FINANCIAL & LOGISTICAL ASPECTS
- MDPR - Its Effects on gas exploration in Africa
- Legal implications of gas deals
- Modalities for financing gas projects in Africa
- Paul Eardley-Taylor, Oil & Gas: Southern Africa, Standard Bank
- LNG Pricing – future scenario
- Logistics for gas Projects
15h00 – 15h15
Tea / Coffee / Refreshment Break
15h15 – 16h30
CASE STUDIES
- Various current and relevant project, their problem and solutions
Bookings are flowing in so you are encouraged to place your organisation's bookings soon - not only to avoid disappointment as places are limited, but also to make use of the Early Bird booking discounts!
The Early Bird discount ends on March 31st - so make sure you complete your booking form soonest.
Electronic booking forms are available by clicking here! There is also a more detailed brochure available in pdf format by clicking here.
With all of the current and long term developments in mind the conference is well placed to allow for mutual exchange of ideas between participants and to allow for informed ideas which will influence each participant and their company.
A few of our profiled speakers and conference leaders are detailed below:
Cornelis van der Waal is the Business Unit Leader for the African Energy and Power Systems Business Unit at Frost & Sullivan.
He has over seven years consulting and market research with a particular focus on market intelligence analysis, growth strategy formulation, customer benchmarking, channel distribution, mentoring, business planning and implementation.
Since being with Frost & Sullivan he has completed numerous projects with multinational companies in Africa focusing on energy and related sectors.
Cornelis holds a BCOM (Hons) and a MBA obtained from the Stellenbosch Business School, South Africa.
Paul Eardley-Taylor is responsible for Standard Bank’s Oil & Gas sector coverage activities for Southern Africa, across upstream, midstream, downstream, services and process clients. He has 16 years of energy investment banking experience, covering the Oil & Gas, Power & Utilities and Renewables & Carbon sub-sectors, and has been based in Africa for over 6 years. Paul has extensive experience of the SA/Southern African energy environment, as adviser and financier.
Paul holds degrees from Birmingham University; London University and a MBA from Henley Management College. Paul is a Fellow of the Securities & Investment Institute, a member of the Energy Institute and has completed Harvard Business School’s Global Energy Seminar
Prof Jim Petrie is Energy Director in the Western Cape Dept of Economic Development and Tourism. In this role, he has oversight of all energy matters, and, more widely, their impact on promoting a Green Economy. This includes energy strategy, supply and demand imperatives, resource efficiency, and the waste economy.
A chemical engineer by background, with close to 40 years professional experience, Jim holds concurrent academic positions of Emeritus Professor at the University of Sydney, Australia, Honorary Professor at the University of Cape Town, and Visiting Professor at the University of Surrey, UK. He has particular interest in the promotion of system-analytic approaches to complex problems, based on life cycle thinking / life cycle management, and industrial ecology.
Dr Michael De Pontes is Chief Operating Officer of iGas (SOC) Pty Ltd, with a broad area of expertise including the management of a Gas Infrastructure Company, process and catalysis development and project implementation, methanol to fuels development plants and methanol to fuels commercial plant design.
He has been directly involved in the COD process plant at Mossel Bay and the catalyst plant at Richards Bay.
He has also been active with the South Africa Liquid Fuel formulation for the South African government working together with the motor industry and all the refining and synthetic fuel oil companies - low aromatic sulphur diesel introduction to South Africa.
Included in his areas of interest is Fischer-Tropsch technology development and renewable energy experience in wind and photovoltaic generation plants.
Paul Runge is MD of the specialised consulting firm Africa Project Access. His company supplies approximately 140 companies and organisations with early alerts of projects across a broad range of sectors in Sub-Saharan Africa. As a former diplomat, he served in Gabon and supervised projects in the Cape Verde Islands. He spent six years with the South African Foreign Trade Organisation and led many of the first South African business delegations into other African countries. He regularly undertakes assignments into Africa. He writes for several publications and has published Potholes & Profits: Business (& other) Conversations and Experiences from Africa.
Paul will be the Conference Chairman for GAS Africa 2014 and will lead the agenda and introduce the panel discussions during the course of the 2 day conference.
Date: Tuesday 26th to Wednesday 27th August 2014
Venue: The Radisson Blu Gautrain Hotel, Sandton , Johannesburg, Gauteng
Exhibition Space: The limited quantity of 2 x 3 metre exhibition stands is also going quickly, and as they are sold on a strictly first come first served basis, we suggest you contact Bette McNaughton soon for pricing and further details.
Conference Prices: Normal price is R6000 incl vat per delegate. APA members pay a reduced fee of R5500 incl VAT. BUT TO THE END OF MARCH ONLY: Early Bird price: R5000 incl VAT, per delegate for 2 days.
These prices include VAT and all refreshments and lunch on both days of the conference. To book click here!
Day 1 - Tuesday August 26th 2014
09h00 – 10h30
GAS DEVELOPMENTS & PROJECTS IN AFRICA
- Introduction to gas developments in Africa
- Dr Mike De Pontes - I-Gas
- Gas Project ‘Hotspots’ in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Paul Runge - APA
10h30 – 11h00
Tea / Coffee / Refreshment Break
11h00 – 12h30
- Gas Projects in Southern & East Africa
- Gas Projects in Central & West Africa
12h30 – 14h00
Refreshment Break & Lunch
14h00 – 16h30
GAS IN SOUTH AFRICA
- Gas scenario in South Africa
- Parameters for gas investments in South Africa
- Gas pipeline developments in South Africa
- Recent gas-related developments in South Africa
- South African Oil & Gas Alliance
- Mr Cornelius Van der Waal, Frost and Sullivan
- The Natural Gas imperative for the Western Cape
- Maximising the sustainable development opportunity.
- Prof Petrie, Director Energy and Green Economy. Western Cape Government
Day 2 - Wednesday August 27th 2014
09h00 – 10h30
TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS
- Shale Gas – recent experiences
- Virtual Gas pipeline solutions
- Gas to Liquids – latest innovations
- Louisiana Case Study
10h30 – 10h45
Tea / Coffee / Refreshment Break
10h45 – 12h30
TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS (cont)
- Gas to power
- Effective use of biogas
- Biogas to Combined Heat & Power
- Jason Gifford, WEC Projects
- Methane Gas
- Environmental Aspects Unconventional Gas Productions
12h30 – 13h30
Refreshment Break & Lunch
13h30 – 15h00
LEGAL, FINANCIAL & LOGISTICAL ASPECTS
- MDPR - Its Effects on gas exploration in Africa
- Legal implications of gas deals
- Modalities for financing gas projects in Africa
- Paul Eardley-Taylor, Oil & Gas: Southern Africa, Standard Bank
- LNG Pricing – future scenario
- Logistics for gas Projects
15h00 – 15h15
Tea / Coffee / Refreshment Break
15h15 – 16h30
CASE STUDIES
- Various current and relevant project, their problem and solutions
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