Local Content Conference
Theme: Optimising Technology Transfer in Ghana’s Upstream Petroleum Industry
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About The Conference
In accordance with its mandate to promote local content and local participation in the upstream petroleum industry, the Petroleum Commission is organising the 2021edition of Local Content Conference.
The Commission over the years has used its Annual Local Content Conference as a platform for stakeholders and players in the upstream petroleum industry to network and deliberate on critical issues affecting the industry and deepen local content development. Due to the prevalence of Covid-19, this year’s event which is also the 7th edition, will be held virtually. The focus of this year’s conference is on Technology and Skill Transfers in the Ghana’s Upstream Oil & Gas Industry.
The 2021 LCCE will be graced by Hon. Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, Minister for Energy; Hon. Kwabena Okyere Darko Mensah, Western Regional Minister; Egbert Faibille Jnr, CEO of Petroleum Commission; Kwaku Boateng, Director Local Content of Petroleum Commission; C-level delegates; Experts and Captains of Industry, etc.
This year’s event is themed “Optimising Technology Transfer in Ghana’s Upstream Petroleum Industry”.
- Date: Tuesday, 14th December to Wednesday, 15th December 2021
- Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Accra, Ghana (UTC) each day
Day 1
Day 2 Plenary
Day 2 Breakout
Our Speakers
Meet the speakers and panellists for this year’s Local Content Conference
Andrew Kofi Egyapa Mercer – Deputy Minister for Energy
Andrew Kofi Egyapa Mercer is Deputy Minister for Energy and Member of Parliament for Sekondi Constituency in the Western Region of Ghana. Andrew Mercer is also a lawyer with extensive corporate, commercial and finance sector practice experience. Prior to his...
Egbert Faibille Jnr – CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, PETROLEUM COMMISSION – SPEAKER
Egbert Faibille Jnr. is the Ag. Chief Executive Officer of Petroleum Commission – a regulatory agency under the Ministry of Energy. A lawyer by profession, called to the Ghana Bar in October 2004, Mr. Faibille Jnr, prior to his appointment, was the Managing Partner at...
Kwaku Boateng -Director Local Content, Petroleum Commission – Speaker
Kwaku Boateng is an Energy Economist with over 20 years senior management & leadership experience in the oil and gas industry and proven record of Oil and Gas Project Management, Regulation and Energy Policy formulation. He has an excellent knowledge of the...
Why Attend?
High quality technical presentations and knowledge sharing by experts.
Networking opportunities with industry professionals across the sub-region.
Opportunity to promote and position your organization to be recognized by industry players.
Media Exposure
Optimising Technology Transfer in Ghana’s Upstream Petroleum Industry
To advance industrialization in emerging economies, technology transfer has been identified as a major catalyst that when properly pursued will aid indigenous businesses in developing countries to catch up with their counterparts in developed nations in terms of know-how, technical knowledge or technology.