African Focus Day: Monday 27th September 2010

09.30 Chairman’s Welcome

09.45 Business Card Exchange

10.00 Defining Nationalisation And Local Content In The African Context

• Empowerment and sustainable development across Africa
• Understand local content and its impact on policy making

Dr Faizel Mulla
Corporate Strategy Manager
Petro SA

11.15 Increase Local Capacity In Fabrication Projects

• Challenges and opportunities in fabrication projects
• Key programmes to excel training
• Explore future local content initiatives

Uyi Omoregi
Coordinator NCD
Nigerdock

12.00 Regional Breakout Sessions:

Africa is diverse in its degree of local content policy and development. From East to West to North to South, Local Content means different things within both upstream and downstream operations. One key common goal is to ensure the sustainability of local enterprise development that benefits both the investor and the country. This session will drill down to the real issues of local content development throughout Africa and will give all project partners working within the region an opportunity to discuss, debate and dissect the critical developments in their regions and within their specific countries.

Led by the chairman and speakers from the day

13.45 Where Is The Investment In Africa Going To Come From?

• Global investment communities’ views on investing in Africa
• Which assets will they hold in their portfolios for 2010?
• Surveying political, operational and financial risks and mitigating your investment risks in Africa
• Comparing Africa with other emerging markets
• Investment opportunities for Juniors and NOC’s

Kamal Dorabawila
Principal Investment Officer
IFC

14.30 An Update On Local Content Developments In Nigeria

• Developing indigenous capabilities
• Local content measurement – challenges and opportunities
• Local capacity building and creating sustainable partnerships for human capital development

Ernest Nwapa
GM Capacity Building
NNPC

15.45 African Q&A Panel: Your Questions To Government And Local Content Experts

Take this opportunity to put forward your questions, observations and ideas to government officials and experts in local content in Africa. Key topics for discussion include:

• Policy review and legislative development
• IOC/NOC collaboration to address local enhancement
• Creating proper enforcement models
• Local content measurement and becnhmarking
• Local content in the downstream and gas sector

Your panel includes:

16.20 Chairman’s Close

16.30 End Of African Focus Day