Speakers 2026 Loading Mike Lakin Managing Director, ENVOI Limited Christine Shearman Farmouts Research Manager , Westwood Global Energy Group Jerry Smart Technical and Subsurface Manager, Petro Matad Group Ian Cross Managing Director, Moyes Martin Riddle Technical Director, ENVOI Limited Vandana Gangaram Panday Vice President Staatsolie Hydrocarbon Institute Randy Hiscock Technical Director & MD Uruguay, Sintana Energy Ivan Karpenko Naftogaz Group Chris Matchette-Downes Adamantine Energy, Director, CaribX (UK) Director Karl Farrow Founder & CEO, CeraPhi Energy Kathryn Porter Founder, Watt-Logic Jason Harris Founder, Chairmen and CEO, TREDIC Group Jonathan Watson General Manager, Metatek‑Group Ltd Ian Cloke Chief Operating Officer, Afentra Anne McAfee Technical Director, Core Lab Will Holland CEO, Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) plc Pierre Eliet EVP Corporate & Business Development & Country Chair Malaysia, Seascape Energy Asia plc Ahmed Elghorori Geoscientist, Block Energy Stuart Lake President, Durrant Petroleum LLC Mike Cooper Managing Director , TROVE Neil Hodgson VP Geoscience, Searcher
The Programme | Day One: 24 March 2026 Loading 13:00 14:50 Session One: Global Energy Status; Trends, Challenges & Finance 13:05 13:20 The State of Global Upstream A&D and Potential Targets for the Changing E&P Landscape Mike Lakin, Managing Director - ENVOI Limited 13:20 13:40 State and Trends of Global Upstream Deals: The History and Potential Future of E&P Christine Shearman, Farmouts Research Manager - Westwood Global Energy Group 13:40 14:00 The Ongoing Challenges of Running and Growing a Small E&P Company in the Current Upstream Climate Jerry Smart, Technical and Subsurface Manager - Petro Matad Group 14:20 14:30 E&P Opportunities from Around the World Ian Cross, Managing Director - Moyes 14:30 14:40 Global Energy Opportunities Martin Riddle, Technical Director - ENVOI Limited 15:15 15:30 Refreshment Break HOSTED BY 15:30 17:20 Session Two: The Americas 15:30 15:50 The Growing Prospectivity of the Western Atlantic Margin and lessons from the conjugate Africa margin 15:50 16:10 Suriname’s E&P Potential, New Opportunity and Open Bid Round Process Vandana Gangaram Panday, Vice President Staatsolie Hydrocarbon Institute 16:10 16:20 Uruguay: An untapped land of conjugate opportunity Randy Hiscock, Technical Director & MD Uruguay - Sintana Energy 17:30 20:00 Sponsors Reception HOSTED BY
Day Two: 25 March 2026 Loading 09:05 10:30 Session Three: Europe, Eastern Europe & Middle East 09:25 09:45 Ukraine's E&P Sector: Resilient & Rising Ivan Karpenko - Naftogaz Group 09:45 10:05 The challenges of unlocking material new gas in NW Europe compared to elsewhere Will Holland, CEO - Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) plc 10:05 10:10 Exploration Farmout in the Republic of Georgia 11:20 12:30 Session Four: Asia / Far East & Australasia 10:30 11:15 Refreshment Break HOSTED BY 11:20 11:40 Hidden Gems of Asia-Pacific: High-Impact Opportunities in Underexplored Basins Ian Cross, Managing Director - Moyes 11:40 12:00 Where in Australasia can an E&P company go to grow and/or enhance cashflow Rajeev Madhavan, Senior Managing Director - Lambert Energy Advisory 12:00 12:10 Large Prospectivity Unlocked by Tech 12:30 13:30 Lunch Break HOSTED BY 13:30 15:00 Session Five: Geothermal & Renewables - Realistic Transition 13:30 13:50 The Potential of Geothermal in the UK benefiting from historical oil & gas wells Karl Farrow, Founder & CEO - CeraPhi Energy 13:30 14:10 The truth about transition and the need for affordable secure energy with E&P to fill the gap Kathryn Porter, Founder - Watt-Logic 14:10 14:20 The future of Nuclear SMRs and their ability to replace secure emissive energies Jason Harris, Founder, Chairmen and CEO - TREDIC Group 14:20 14:25 Predicting Geothermal Potential with Remote Sensing Jonathan Watson, General Manager - Metatek‑Group Ltd 14:30 15:00 Geothermal Power Opportunity - Bavaria Germany 15:00 15:30 Refreshment Break HOSTED BY 15:30 17:30 Session Six: Africa 15:30 15:50 Opportunities and Challenges of Establishing an E&P Foot Hold and Where to go in Africa Ian Cloke, Chief Operating Officer - Afentra 15:50 16:10 Opportunities abound onshore and offshore Africa, but where does the geology guide us for future exploration success? Anne McAfee, Technical Director - Core Lab 16:10 16:25 Opportunities and challenges of building the Angola prospectivity with Gradiometry Jonathan Watson, General Manager - Metatek‑Group Ltd 16:25 16:45 Refining the future: Why Africa’s upstream is just getting started 16:55 17:05 Opportunities in Liberia and Somalia 17:05 17:10 Appraisal / development in Chad
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