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ECOMOF1st ECOWAs Mining & PEtrOlEuM FOruM And ExhibitiOn

2015

ECOMOF

6 – 8 October 2015 • Accra, Ghana

1st EC

OWAS

Mining & Petroleum Forum & Exhibition

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PARTNER COUNTRIES

ASSOCIATE SPONSORS SESSION SPONSORSILVER SPONSOR OffICIAL TRANSPORT PROVIdER

REgIONAL LAw fIRM OffICIAL SECURITy PARTNER

REPUBLIC OF GHANA

HOST CHAMbER

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“the dynamics of the West African mining and petroleum industries are changing with new legislation on local content, among others, you need to attend an event on the ground in West Africa in order to meet your potential partners”

The ECOWAS Commission, the Government of the Republic of Ghana, Ghana Chamber of Mines and AME Trade Ltd are delighted to invite you to take part in the first ECOWAS Mining & Petroleum Forum and Exhibition (ECOMOF 2015).

This regional mining and petroleum forum and exhibition will gather the highest ranking government delegations from the fifteen ECOWAS West African Member States: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo. The event will feature the key public and private sector decision makers in the West African mining and petroleum industries.

ECOMOF 2015 Will inCludE:

• Pre-conference training and interactive workshops

• Conference with plenary and parallel sessions, roundtables and country presentations

• A co-located trade exhibition

• A packed social and networking programme

• Post-event industry/socio-cultural tours

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SPEAk at ECOMOF 2015

If you are interested to speak at ECOMOF, please send the topic of your presentation, your photo and bio of no more than 100 words to the organising committee by 1st September 2015. Papers can be given in French and English.

SPONSOR ECOMOF 2015

Sponsoring ECOMOF is an excellent way for your company to gain maximum exposure at the event. By sponsoring a lunch, dinner, cocktail reception or coffee break we will make sure that all the relevant VIPs you want to attract are seated in close proximity to you, ensuring you a captive audience. A corporate gift, such as a pen, notebook or delegate bag is the perfect way for you to be remembered long after ECOMOF 2015 has closed.Sponsorship packages usually include:• Speaking opportunities at the conference• Logo branding on all ECOMOF 2015 promotional materials• Insert of your materials into delegate bags• Advertisement in the catalogue• Complimentary delegate passes

ExhIBIT at ECOMOF 2015

By exhibiting at ECOMOF 2015, you will be able to demonstrate your products and services directly to the key decision makers in the West African mining and petroleum industries, as well as physically demonstrating your commitment to doing business in the country. We have prepared some expertly designed equipped stands. Priority of location and space will be allocated to the event sponsors.

DELEGATE participation:

As a delegate at ECOMOF 2015, you will receive the following items included in your package:

• Access to all conference sessions and the ECOMOF 2015 exhibition• Access to all official ECOMOF 2015 social functions and ceremonies including: coffee

breaks, lunches, dinners and evening receptions• A copy of all conference materials including delegate bag• Transport on arrival and departure in Accra, Ghana, and between your hotel and the

conference venue

COuntry Mining And PEtrOlEuM invEstMEnt POrtFOliO PrEsEntAtiOns FrOM All ECOwas MEMbEr statEs

h.E. JOhN DRAMANI MAhAMAPRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA

hON EMMANUEL ARMAh-kOFI BUAhMINISTER OF PETROLEUMREPUBLIC OF GHANA

h.E. kADRÉ DÉSIRÉ OUEDRAGOPRESIDENTECOWAS COMMISSION

h. E. MRS. FATIMA hARAM ACYLCOMMISSIONER FOR TRADE & INDUSTRy, AFRICAN UNION

hON. NII OSAh MILLSMINISTER OF LANDS & NATURAL RESOURCESREPUBLIC OF GHANA

JOhAN FERREIRA PRESIDENT, GHANA CHAMBER OF MINES

hON. FOUMAkOYE GADO MINISTER OF ENERGy & PETROLEUM, NIGER

hON. ALY NGOUILLE NDIAYE MINISTER OF INDUSTRy& MINES, SENEGAL

ALhAJI MINkAILU MANSARAYMINISTER OF MINES & MINERAL RESOURCES, SIERRA LEONE

hON. MARC DèDèRIWÉ ABLI-BIDAMONMINISTER OF MINES & ENERGy, TOGO

hON. JEAN CLAUDE BROUMINISTRy OF INDUSTRy & MINES, COTE D’IVOIRE

DR. BOUBOU CISSEMINISTER OF MINES, MALI

hON. SIRA WALLY NDOW NJIEMINISTER OF PETROLEUM, THE GAMBIA

hON. STEPhEN B. DORBOR, SnrDEPUTy MINISTER, MINISTRy OF LANDS, MINES & ENERGy, LIBERIA

hON. kERFALLA YANSANEMINISTER OF MINES & GEOLOGy, GUINEA

hON. MUSA MOhAMMED SADAMINISTER OF MINES, NIGERIA

hON. DANIEL GOMESMINISTER OF NATURAL RESOURCES, GUINEA BISSAU

RAYMOND kARGBODIRECTOR GENERAL, PETROLEUM DIRECTORATE, SIERRA LEONE

FEATURE SESSIONS OF ECOMOF INCLUDE:

OPENING CEREMONY 09.30 • 6th OCTOBER 2015

COUNTRY SPOTLIGhT PRESENTATIONS ALL DAy WEDNESDAy • 7th OCTOBER 2015

ECOMOF’S DIVERSE AND DYNAMIC PROGRAMME CONTAINS SOMEThING FOR EVERYONE

TEChNICAL SESSIONS & PANELS AT ECOMOF INCLUDE6TH OCTOBER 2015 SESSION 1 VALORISING WEST AFRICA’S MINERAL AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES THROUGH REGIONAL COOPERATION

SESSION 2B LEVERAGING NATURAL RESOURCES TO ACCELERATE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IN WEST AFRICA • Sponsored by:

SESSION 3A STRATEGIES FOR ATTRACTING INVESTMENT CAPITAL TO yOUR MINING OR PETROLEUM PROJECT

SESSION 3B HOW CAN SMALL SCALE AND ARTISANAL MINING DEVELOP INTO A REGULATED SECTOR?

SESSION 2A FINANCING MINING & PETROLEUM INDUSTRIES FROM LARGE SCALE TO SMALL SCALE

PAOLO DE SAPRACTICE MANAGER, ENERGy & ExTRACTIVE, WORLD BANk

DR. PAUL JOURDANCONSULTANT, RESOURCE-BASED DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES

DR hERMOGENE NSENGIMANASECRETARy GENERAL, AFRICAN ORGANISATION FOR STANDARDISATION (ARSO)

PIETRO TOIGOCHIEF MACROECONOMIST, AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANk FOUNDATION

DR. AYO AJAYI AFRICA DIRECTOR, BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION

DR. MORLAYE BANGOURACOMMISSIONER ENERGy & MINES, ECOWAS COMMISSION

ADU A. ANTWIMANAGING DIRECTOR, GHANA SECURITIES & ExCHANGE COMMISSION

PROF. JOShUA YINDENBABA ABORDEAN, UNIVERSITy OF GHANA BUSINESS SCHOOL

EDOh kOSSI AMENOUNVEDIRECTOR GENERAL, BOURSE RéGIONALE DES VALEURS MOBILIèRES

Dr. JOe AMOAKO-TUFFOURSENIOR ADVISOR, AFRICAN CENTRE FOR ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION (ACET)

MAMADOU BARRYSENIOR MINING SPECIALIST, WORLD BANk GROUP

DR. TONI AUBYNNCEO, GHANA MINERAL COMMISSION

VOLkER WIEDERhOLD DIRECTOR, kFW IPEx-BANk GMBH

LAMIN LEIGh CENTRE COORDINATOR, IMF’S REGIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER WEST 2 IN ACCRA

PROF. SULEMANA AL-HASSANPRO VICE CHANCELLOR, UNIVERSITy OF MINES & TECHNOLOGy, TARkWA

7TH OCTOBER 2015 SESSION 4A PROCUREMENT IN MINING AND PETROLEUM INDUSTRy SUPPLy CHAIN

ShEILA khAMA DIRECTOR, AFRICA NATURAL RESOURCES, AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANk

kRISTINA SVENSSON, SENIOR OPERATIONS OFFICER, OIL, GAS, & MINING UNIT, WORLD BANk GROUP

SESSION 4B: GOOD GOVERNANCE, TRANSPARENCy & REVENUE MANAGEMENT

SESSION 5A: EDUCATION, TRAINING AND RESEARCH IN THE MINING & PETROLEUM INDUSTRIES

SESSION 5B: WORkING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHANGING LEGAL & FISCAL FRAMEWORkS IN ExTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES

TECHNICAL SESSIONS 7TH OCTOBER INCLUDE:

FEATURED kEyNOTE SpEAkERS INCLUDE:

TECHNICAL SESSIONS 8TH OCTOBER INCLUDE:

NICOLAS MAENNLINGExTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES SPECIALIST RESEARCHER COLUMBIA CENTER ON SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENT

MARINkE VAN RIETINTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR, PUBLISH WHAT yOU PAy

SILVANA TORDOLEAD ENERGy ECONOMIST, WORLD BANk GROUP

JEFF GEIPEL VENTURE LEADER, MINING SHARED VALUE, ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS CANADA

MARk JESSELLPROFESSOR, CENTRE FOR ExPLORATION TARGETING, WAxI

kOJO BUSIA Ph.DSENIOR MINERAL SECTOR GOVERNANCE ADVISOR, AFRICAN MINERAL DEVELOPMENT CENTRE, UNECA

ChRISTOPhER ShELDON SECTOR MANAGER FOR OIL, GAS AND MINING, WORLD BANk GROUP

kRISTIAN LEMPAPROJECT DIRECTOR, GIZ

kIMAThI kUENYEhIASOLICITOR & BARRISTER, kIMATHI & PARTNERS

STANISLAS DROChONDIRECTOR, AFRICA OIL & GAS, IHS

ENG. ABEL DIDIER TELLA DIRECTOR GENERAL, ASSOCIATION OF POWER UTILITIES OF AFRICA

DR LATSOUCABÉ FALL REGIONAL MANAGER, AFRICA, WORLD ENERGy COUNCIL

SCOTT VAUGhANPRESIDENT & CEO, INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

SESSION 6A: A GOLDEN FUTURE? SESSION 6B: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES IN OIL AND GAS INDUSTRySESSION 7A: IRON ORE: UNLOCkING THE POTENTIAL AND OVERCOMING HURDLES SESSION 7B: GAS PRODUCTION: THE POTENTIALITIES FOR ExPORT AND DOMESTIC USESESSION 8A: INDUSTRIAL MINERALSSESSION 8B: TECHNOLOGICAL & IT INNOVATIONS IN THE ExTRACTIVE INDUSTRIESSESSION 8C: PROTECTING THE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND PHySICAL ENVIRONMENT

SESSION 9A: DIVERSIFICATION OF AGRICULTURAL MINERAL RESOURCES SESSION 9B: GHANA’S PETROLEUM POTENTIAL AND ITS IMPACT ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTSESSION 10A: OPPORTUNITIES FOR DIVERSIFyING AND ADDING VALUE TO GHANA’S MINING INDUSTRy SESSION 10B: VALORISING AFRICA’S DOWNSTREAM PETROSESSION 11A – PANEL DISCUSSION SESSION 11 A: MAINSTREAMING CSR AND LOCAL CONTENT INTO NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS SESSION 11B: ENERGy - THE CATALyST FOR AN EFFECTIVE MINING INDUSTRyLEUM SECTOR

5th OCTOBER 2015: eCOMOF: Pre-FOrUM WOrKSHOPS: UPDATe YOUr SKILLS AND PUT YOUrSeLF AHeAD OF YOUr COMPeTITOrSThe ECOMOF Pre-conference workshops offer in-depth, skill-building tools and focus on the topics that you will require for career advancement and professional development. They will be led by the most highly respected mining & petroleum industry pundits.Enhance your learning experience and maximize your networking opportunities by attending one of our pre-forum workshops.

WORkShOP 1: exeCUTIve PrOgrAM ON CSr: MANAgINg THe INCreASINg SOCIeTAL exPeCTATIONS ON INDUSTrY. (09.00 – 17.00)

Society’s expectations of business has changed. DRAMATICALLy. This creates difficult challenges and exciting opportunities for business, government, international organizations and NGO and development leaders. The program will address these key questions:o What are the growing social demands?o How can I understand them?o What is driving them?o How can they be managed to create value and mitigate risk?They will be explored through lectures, presentations, group work and case studies. key issues such as; Stakeholder engagement, Social License, NGO and other partnerships, CSR and Value will be woven into all sessions and examined in relation to managing societal expectations and meeting business objectives.

Your course leader Wayne Dunn, Professor of Practice in CSR, McGill University & Founder & President of the CSR Training Institute

Wayne is President and Founder of the CSR Training Institute and Professor of Practice in CSR at McGill. He’s a Stanford University Sloan Fellow with a M.Sc. in Management from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.

WORkShOP 2: NON-FISCAL LINKAgeS IN WeST AFrICA’S MININg AND PeTrOLeUM SeCTOrS. (09.00 – 17.00)

This workshop is aimed at policy makers, researchers and stakeholders interested in ensuring that the exploitation of West Africa’s mineral and fuel resources brings about lasting shifts towards more industrialised, developed economies in the region. Discussion sessions will allow for relating international experience to the West African context. While

• Mineral Value Chains (MVCs) – An Introduction • Mineral value chains (MVCs): Upstream linkages• Mineral value chains (MVCs): Optimizing and integrating side stream linkages• Mineral value chains (MVCs): Downstream linkages

Your course leaderDr Paul Jourdan, Consultant, Resource-Based Development Strategies

Paul Jourdan is an African integrated development expert specialising in resource-based and spatial development strategies. He spent 16 years in Mozambique and Zimbabwe during the struggle against apartheid, working as a geologist, geophysicist and minerals economist, before returning to SA in 1991. He is the past President of Mintek, past Deputy Director-General in the DTI, and past ANC Minerals & Energy Policy Coordinator. He was a major contributor to the AU “Africa Mining Vision” (2009) and Country Mining Vision (2014).

MASTER CLASS TRAINING: CPD CerTIFIeD: NegOTIATION OF MININg AND OIL AND gAS LegAL AgreeMeNTS (09.00 – 17.00)

• Understanding mining and Oil & Gas agreements• Negotiating contracts and monitoring their enforcement• Guidance to negotiators, mining operatives, and civil society representatives who seek to have a deeper understanding of mining contracts

Your course leaders:Mouhamed KEBE, Managing Partner, Geni & Kebe

Mouhamed kEBE is the Managing Partner of GENI & kEBE, a full service law firm based in Senegal with 13 affiliate offices across Africa. His practice focuses on corporate and investment law with a concentration in the West and Central Francophone African Sub Region.

Suzy H. NIKIEMA, International law advisor, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)

Suzy Nikièma is an International Law Advisor for the Economic Law and Policy program at International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). She is the regional coordinator of IISD Investment Program in Africa.

hOW tO COnFirM yOur partiCipatiOn At ECOMOF 2015 (intErnAtiOnAl)

To register as a delegate, speaker or sponsor at ECOMOF 2015 please contact:AME Trade Ltd – Africa & Middle East Trade LtdUnit 409, United House, 39 – 41 North Rd, London, Uk, N7 9DP

Tel: +44 (0) 207 700 4949 Fax: +44 (0) 207 681 3120Email: ecomof@ametrade.org Website: www.ecomof.com Contact: Joseph Ashade, Project Manager Local organising committee in the republic of ghanaBenjamin AryeeAdvisor (Mining) to the MinisterMinistry of Lands and Natural ResourcesP.O. BOx MB212, MinistriesAccra, GhanaEmail: benglo59@gmail.com

To find out more about regional integration of the mining & petroleum industriesECOWAS CommissionWilliam Baidoe-Ansah BAIDOEPrincipal Programme Officer, MinesEmail: wbaidoe@ecowas.int

French Speaking ECOWAS countriesDjibril SAIDOUAME Trade West AfricaBP/PO Box: 29922- Dakar-yoff SénégalNo 28, Almadies Zone 4 (Rond point UBA)Email: d.saidou@ametrade.org

republic of ghana representativeGeorge Abboah-OffeiTel: +233 24 911 1000Email: george@ametrade.org

AbOut thE vEnuE

The Accra International Conference Centre is an international platform for hosting eminent social events, high profile conferences, seminars, business meetings and trade shows. It was built in 1991 and has since hosted major conferences and summits.

The centres six conference and meeting halls have a combined capacity of 6000 seats, including the main halls which can accommodate 1,600 people. The centre is within reach of the kotoka International Airport and Accra’s top hotels.