GDS International Joins Forces with Africa's Oil and Gas Elite

ACCRA, Ghana, May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

On 25^th - 27^th September 2012, the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel, Accra, Ghana, will host a consortium of 65 C-level executives from the region's leading oil and gas companies for three days as they attend GDS International's highly anticipated sixth Next Generation Oil and Gas Africa Summit - http://www.ngosummitafrica.com

The NG O&G Africa Summit will serve as an arena for C-level executives to meet, network, and assess the rapidly evolving topography of the oil and gas industry in a lively, closed door environment. The summit has been carefully refined to cover cutting edge, region-specific issues that will be presented through a series of interactive workshops, roundtable discussions and moderated, peer-led panel discussions that give delegates the opportunity to meet with business analysts and solution providers to determine strategies and solutions for the year ahead and beyond. Key topics scheduled for discussion at this year's summit include exploration initiatives in Sub Saharan Africa, drilling and data management, through to disruptive and emerging technologies, and IT & communication solutions.

In attendance will be a selection of the industry's most prominent thought leaders who will be contributing to the direction of the summit through a series of topic-specific panel discussions. One such panel comprises William T. Drennen III, CEO Vanco Exploration; Alastair Milne, VP Exploration Sub-Saharan Africa Shell; Jay Thorseth, VP E&P, BP Angola; and Adrian Robinson, Exploration Director for African Petroleum.

William has recently become CEO of Vanco Exploration and is currently concentrating on expanding Vanco's interest in Africa. He has extensive global experience in the exploration field, and was previously SVP Exploration and New Ventures at Hess. He believes that the NG O&G Africa summit will provide a unique platform from which to share best practices and generate key working relationships with peers. In his own words: "I am really looking forward to the panel at the NG Oil and Gas summit. The summit in Ghana is the perfect place to do business."

The summit is set to provide the perfect environment for key decision makers to liaise and collaborate with their peers, discuss organisational strategies for the future, and establish meaningful working relationships with a dynamic selection of delegates, vendors and sponsors. Offering an alternative to the traditional conference format, the summits provide true innovation and value for money.

GDS International's NG O&G Africa Summit Director, Ben Williams, believes the exceptional content will once again place the NG O&G Summit as the definitive event in the oil and gas industry in Africa. He says: "I am particularly excited about the keynote panel discussion on the first day of the summit, and the attendance of such a distinguished delegation. There will also be some exciting workshops from some of the largest service companies in the world, such as Tenaris, Capstone and NXT Energy services, as well as a presence from Nalco, Expro Group, Oceaneering and Intels Logistics."

He continues: "We have high level executives attending from major operators such as BP, Total, African Petroleum, Vanco Exploration, Angola's NOC Sonangol and Shell, as well as Africa's most exciting operator - Tullow Oil - who will be discussing their operations in the Jubilee Field offshore Ghana, Onshore Uganda and also offshore Kenya."

For more information, please visit: http://www.ngosummitafrica.com

About GDS International

GDS International is one of the most innovative events and media companies worldwide - and a globally renowned producer of business-to-business summits, conferences, online information and advisory group gatherings. Founded in 1993, GDS International specialises in meeting the B2B marketing needs of our clients. Having a strong presence in mature industrial sectors but a finger on the pulse of emerging markets - as well as up-and-coming B2B business verticals - means we are perfectly placed to capitalise on the exciting developments brought about by the advent of a globalised economy. Our value proposition is simple: we deliver tangible business results from world-class events.

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