2026 African Energy Week (AEW)

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The 2026 African Energy Week (AEW) will be held from 12-16 October 2026 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), Cape Town, South Africa.

SLB will showcase digital technologies, including those developed locally by our experts, across numerous themes, including:

  • Exploration and Development
  • Production and Recovery
  • Industrial Decarbonization
  • Digital and Al
  • Renewable Energy Technologies
Date Time
Monday, 12 October 10:00-17:00
Tuesday, 13 October 09:00-18:00
Wednesday, 14 October 09:00-18:00
Thursday, 15 October 09:00-18:00

All times are in SAST.

SLB strategic conference participants

Date Time Speaker Location Topic
Tuesday, 13th October 13:55 – 14:40 Jean-Marc Kloss
Managing Director, West Africa
Rhino Stage | Ballroom West The Energy Leaders Dialogue
Tuesday, 13th October 14:15 – 15:15 Miguel Baptista
Managing Director, Central, East & Southern Africa
Elephant Stage | Ballroom East Investing in Angola’s Offshore Future: Scale, Stability and New Capital
Tuesday, 13th October 12:45 – 14:00 Amanda Fagnou
Digital VP - Europe and Africa
Buffalo Stage | Hall 1.4 Panel Discussion: Data, Power, and Policy: Securing Africa’s Place in the Global Tech Economy
Wednesday, 14th October 10:35 – 11:45 Nosa Omorodion
Country Director, Nigeria
Elephant Stage | Ballroom East Invest in Nigeria: Increasing Production, Offshore Exploration and the Revitalisation of Idle wells
Thursday, 15th October 09:00 – 10:00 Olivia Djibo
Country Manager, Ivory Coast, Senegal and Mauritania
Elephant Stage | Ballroom East Invest in the MSGBC Basin: Scaling Gas, LNG and Regional Infrastructure Across West Africa 
Thursday, 15th October 10:30 – 11:30 Miguel Baptista
Managing Director, Central, East & Southern Africa
Elephant Stage | Ballroom East Invest in Mozambique: Unleashing Africa’s Premier Gas and Upstream Exploration Frontier

SLB strategic technical session participants

Date Time Speaker Location Topic
Tuesday, 13th October 15:10 – 16:20 Ike Mokogwu
Research Scientist – Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery
Innovation Hub | Technical Hub Stage 2 Arresting Decline & Adding Reserves: Overcoming the challenges of production decline and recovery efficiency with Chemical Solutions
Wednesday, 14th October 14:35 – 14:50 Paul Freeman
Global Exploration Advisor
Innovation Hub | Technical Hub Stage 2 (Renegade Intel Hub) Reducing Uncertainty Across the Exploration Value Chain: Illuminating the Subsurface with Advanced Seismic Technologies

SLB Solutions

Featured solutions at 2026 Africa Energy Week