AOW:Energy has been built with a clear and unwavering mandate to support African governments in promoting both their subsurface potential and above-ground competitiveness and bridging regional and international finance and partnership into upstream projects. We drive to unlock new investment for exploration, accelerate production, and enable direct negotiations and licensing opportunities. We are a focused event, designed specificall y for those who drive decisions in the upstream sector. We are a platform for explorationists, new venture experts, debt and equity financiers, geologists and commercial leaders from operators. Our platform is not about general discussion, AOW:Energy is a n agent for deals, growth, transactions, M&A, Exploration and Frist oil. We are where technical insight meets commercial execution.