(AME Trade) - Acting on the initiative of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, the 2^nd edition of the ECOWAS Mining & Petroleum Forum & Exhibition, ECOMOF, is taking place from 9-11 October 2018 in Abidjan, Hotel Sofitel Abidjan. The event is organised by the ECOWAS Commission, the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire and AME Trade Ltd.

The ECOWAS Commission is seeking to develop an economic cooperation between its member states to attract further investments through the standardisation of their infrastructure, policies and regulations. Hence, the Commission has initiated the 2^nd edition of ECOMOF with the theme “Strategies to Promote the Development of West Africa’s Mining and Petroleum Industries.”

ECOMOF 2018 is the ideal platform to share ideas and create relationships with key oil & gas stakeholders in West Africa. The conference will emphasise on the West African infrastructure, local content policies, petroleum codes and hydrocarbon current and future potentials in the region. The even comprises of an insightful 2 day conference and tradeshow focussing on high-level networking which will accentuated by the new features: one to one meetings, roundtables discussions and Q&A panels.

H.E Alassane Dramane Ouattara, President of the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire and H.E Jean- Claude Kassi Brou, President of the ECOWAS Commission will address at the opening ceremony. Confirmed sponsors till date include industry leaders: Endeavour Mining, IDC, SAMA Resources, Concrete Canvas, X&M and MANAS Resources. Building on the success of the first edition, ECOMOF 2018 is expecting to attract +1000 attendees from +20 countries.

“ECOMOF gave us the opportunity to consolidate our partnerships and engage with several new companies.” Jeff G., Venture Leader (ECOMOF 2015)

The highest ranking government delegations from the fifteen ECOWAS Member States: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo will be gathered at ECOMOF, the West Africa’s leading oil & gas conference. The forum also features the key public and private sector decision makers in the West African petroleum industries, such as C level executives from the leading petroleum houses, solution providers and investors.

Notable Speakers confirmed till date:

• H.E Alassane Dramane Ouattara, President, Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
• Hon. Jean-Claude Brou, President of ECOWAS commission
• Thierry Tanoh (photo) , Minister of Petroleum, Energy & Development of Renewable Energy, Cote d’Ivoire
• Hon. Oumarou Idani, Minister of Mines and Quarries of Burkina Faso
• Hon. Kabine Komara, Former Prime Minister of Guinea
• Hon. Kwame Addo- Kufuor, President, Ghana Chamber of Mines
• António Serifo Embaló, Minister of Energy, Industry and Natural Resources
• Dr Alkhaly Yamoussa Bangoura , Ministry of Mines & Geology, Government of Guinea
• Sediko Douka , Commissioner of Energy and Mines, ECOWAS
• Bady Baldé, Africa Director, EITI International Secretariat
• Mohamed Sidiki Sylla, Partner, Sylla and Partners
• Dr. Vanessa Ushie, Division Manager - Policy Analysis, African Natural Resources Centre, African Development Bank
• Fred Kabanda, Division Manager, Extractives, African Development Bank
• Joël Dervain, Executive Secretary Refiners Association and African Distributors, ARA
• Patrick Kouame, Investment Director, Africa Infrastructure Investment Managers
• Demba Balde, Technical Advisor, Petroleum, Ministry of Natural Resources, Guinea Bissau
• Dimitri Sanga, Director, UNECA
• Diakaria Koulibaly, CEO, ONAP
• Mamdou Faye, MD, Petrosen
• David Parker, CEO, Nomad Energy
• Senior Representative, UEMOA
• Senior Representative, PETROCI
• Christine Logbo-Kossi, Executive Director, Chamber of Mines, Cote D’Ivoire
• Adrian Mill, Team Leader, Moore Stephens
• Mamadou Goita, Executive Director, IRPAD
• Ahmed AG Mohamed, Directorr, AUREP Mali

Visit http://ecomof.com/

About AME Trade Ltd:

AME Trade’s business to business events provide vital practical information for companies looking to diversify and realign their business strategies to keep up with fast-moving global trends. Through sector specific and country focused events, we are now one of the leading providers of strategic business intelligence for the African, Middle Eastern and South American regions. Our services include bespoke conferences, trade exhibitions, training workshops and networking functions.

Follow AME Trade on social media with #AMETrade:

linkedin.com/company/ame-trade     
twitter.com/ametrade
facebook.com/ametrade