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The fourth Ghana International Petroleum Conference (GhIPCON) will be held in Accra on March 10-11, 2021.
GhIPCON is Ghana’s largest downstream petroleum conference organized by the Chamber of Bulk Petroleum Distributors (CBOD) under the auspices of the Ministry of Energy and in partnership with the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) and the Association of Oil Marketing Companies (AOMCs).
The annual conference is designed to actively highlight the perspective and guidance of the petroleum industry on government policy and regulatory issues as well as best practices for the advancement of the industry not only in Ghana but in the sub- West African region and beyond.
GhIPCON 2021 will be a virtual event to be held under the theme “Positioning the African Oil Industry for AfCFTA”, the continental free trade agreement which has been hailed as a major step forward for the promotion of intra-African trade.
“The AfCFTA is a game-changer and has the potential to transform the way we as Africans do business and trade among ourselves,” said Senyo Hosi, CEO of the Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors. “That’s why we want GhIPCON 2021 to focus on this important free trade agreement, to discuss how the oil industry can set the pace and set an example for other industries to achieve. that with the right policies, we Africans are self-sufficient and we can trade between ourselves and our countries can help each other to industrialize and become major economic players in the world.
Wamkele Mene, Secretary General of the AfCFTA Secretariat, headquartered in Accra, is expected to be the keynote speaker at GhIPCON 2021. Other confirmed speakers at the event include Anibor Kragha, Executive Secretary, African Refiners & Distributors Association ( ARA), Engr. Babajide Soyode, Technical Consultant to Group President / CE, Dangote Industries Limited, Daniel Amoah, Executive Director, GH Group and David Ofosu-Dorte, Senior Partner, AB & David Africa. Others are Gary Still, Managing Director, CITAC Africa, James McCullagh, Executive Director, CITAC Africa and John-Laurent Tronche, Head of Market Engagement – Europe and Africa, S&P Global Platts.
“I would like to encourage anyone interested in the development of Africa, especially in the oil industry, to join us for GhIPCON 2021,” said Mr. Hosi. “GhIPCON 2021 will be an excellent platform to shape the implementation of AfCFTA for the development of industry in Africa and will provide invaluable information and lessons on the present and future of the industry.
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