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Big guns will speak at Enlit

- HALIMA FROST | CREAMER MEDIA SENIOR WRITER

Advisory and analytics firm Frost & Sullivan, a global strategy consulting and market intelligen­ce firm with a long-standing presence in Africa, will again be represente­d by its partner and Africa CEO Hendrik Malan at this year’s Enlit Africa , which will be held at the Cape Town Internatio­nal Convention Centre from May € to ‚.

For the past years, Malan has dedicated himself to understand­ing the Africa region and its dynamics.

Using this understand­ing, he supports privateand public-sector institutio­ns to identify opportunit­ies for growth and developmen­t, and then develop practical strategies and approaches to take advantage of these.

Malan, who has been a member of the Enlit Africa advisory board since January  ,

says this year’s event will offer attendees a “game-changing experience”.

Alongside three other industry experts, Malan will participat­e in a panel discussion, titled ‘Africa’s Transition­al Fuel Game Changer – Natural Gas’, on May .

“We will unpack the role of liqui‰ed petroleum gas as a transition fuel for Africa, considerin­g the impact of climate change and economic developmen­t pressures,” he explains.

The three other speakers are finance provider Standard Bank Oil and Gas Southern Africa head Paul Eardley-Taylor, energy investment and advisory company GLOSSOP developmen­t director Wayne Glossop, and Nigerian integrated energy solutions provider Tetracore Energy Group CEO Olakunle Williams.

“I have always been an advocate for pursuing a combinatio­n of renewable energy and liqui‰ed natural gas to address Africa’s longterm energy needs,” Malan declares.

He enthuses that Enlit Africa event will help drive connection­s between innovators, allow for the exploratio­n of breakthrou­gh technologi­es, and enable attendees to be part of the energy and water revolution shaping the continent’s energy and water stability.

Last year, Malan participat­ed in a panel that explored capital projects in the energy industry, which included discussion­s about Africa •–, the continent’s developmen­t blueprint to achieve inclusive and sustainabl­e socioecono­mic developmen­t.

“It is an exciting moment and a privilege to join the best minds in the industry and contribute towards Africa’s energy sector and the future potential it holds,” he concludes.

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The increased consumptio­n of natural gas will be a talking point at a panel discussion at this year’s Enlit
NATURAL SELECTION The increased consumptio­n of natural gas will be a talking point at a panel discussion at this year’s Enlit

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