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Africa Oil & Power (AOP)\u00a0(www.AfricaOilAndPower.com)\u00a0will officially launch its Africa Energy & Mining (AEM) conference and exhibition, the definitive single event for African energy and mining, on 29-31 March 2022;\u00a0AEM is the only event in Africa that unites the entire mining and energy value chain. It will emphasize the role that renewable energy plays in advancing Africa\u2019s mining sector, the value of mining in facilitating a continent-wide energy transition and the investment opportunities available in privatized power, natural gas and oil development;\u00a0the flagship event continues AOP\u2019s Cape Town event series, uniting the entire energy value chain and the African continent under one roof once again.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n Africa Oil & Power (AOP) is proud to announce that it will host its fifth flagship Cape Town event, the Africa Energy & Mining (AEM) 2022 Conference and Exhibition on 29-31 March 2022, under the theme \u2018Investing in the World\u2019s Future Energy Value Chain.\u2019 The event represents the only hybrid mining and energy event focused on Africa \u2013 with both in-person and online attendance \u2013 and will bring together public and private sector executives for three days of networking and deal-making.<\/p>\n Focusing on Africa\u2019s energy transition and prioritizing a post-COVID-19 industry recovery, AEM will create an enabling environment for business by bringing together industry leaders, top government representatives, key international companies and stakeholders, as well as private sector executives from all facets of the continent\u2019s energy and mining sectors. The event continues AOP\u2019s pan-African flagship Cape Town series, but with a more inclusive program welcoming mining, oil and gas, power, renewables, and new industry segments such as energy storage and hydrogen.<\/p>\n \u201cAfrica is the final energy frontier and we are seeing a considerable amount of investment being directed towards large-scale resource developments across the continent,\u201d says Kelly Mealia, Chairperson, AOP. \u201cAEM 2022 represents the optimal investment conference for the entire African energy and mining value chains. By integrating multiple sectors into one conference, AEM is focusing on the potential of collaboration and synergies in fast-tracking growth and success for petroleum, mining, power and renewables.\u201d<\/p>\n AEM 2022 is proud to play host to the first-ever Women in Industry Assembly, a forum dedicated to celebrating the role of women in Africa\u2019s advancing energy and mining sectors. \u201cWomen have an integral role to play in the expansion and transformation of the African energy and mining sectors,\u201d says Yolisa Nyoka, Program Director, AOP. \u201cAEM 2022 is the single most important forum for the celebration of and engagement with women industry leaders.\u201d The Women in Industry Assembly will include an invite-only investor breakfast and dedicated conference sessions.<\/p>\n By building on integration opportunities among the renewable energy and mining sectors; and recognizing the role that the mining industry has to play in facilitating a continent-wide energy transition, AEM 2022 will drive investment and deal-making in the energy and mining value chains across Africa.<\/p>\n \u201cForeign investment will play the most vital role in supporting economic growth and eliminating energy poverty in Africa for years to come,\u201d notes NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber. \u201cAEM 2022 will present foreign investors with the valuable opportunity to identify meaningful investment opportunities that will not only initiate long-term and sustainable project developments, but will generate multiple economic benefits through job creation, local content, and industrialization.\u201d<\/p>\n Key discussion points will include Africa\u2019s energy transition; renewable energy in mining; energy storage, battery metals and the future of African mining; synergies between mining and energy in the post-COVID environment; the role of oil and gas in Africa\u2019s economies; Africa as a global LNG leader; the future of African power grids and utilities; funding for gas-to-power projects; independent power producers, privatized power and Africa-wide electrification; and the hydrogen revolution and electric vehicles.<\/p>\n \u201cAOP recognizes the mutual value creation and synergies of the energy sector and the mining industry and AEM 2022 provides the pan-African networking and deal-making platform for increased integration between these sectors,\u201d said James Chester, Senior Director at AOP.<\/p>\n The conference will be hosted in partnership with South Africa\u2019s Department of Mineral Resources & Energy, the African Energy Chamber, the South Africa Oil & Gas Alliance, the South Africa-China Economy and Trade Association and Russia\u2019s AFROCOM and will take place in accordance with all government and COVID-19 protocols.<\/p>\n Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Africa Oil & Power Conference.<\/i><\/p>\n AEM 2022 presents various partnership, sponsorship, and attendance opportunities. To secure your place at this event and learn more, visit\u00a0<\/em>www.AfricaEnergyAndMining.com<\/em><\/a>\u00a0and to sponsor or exhibit, email\u00a0<\/em>sales@africaoilandpower.com.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Source<\/a> Africa Oil & Power (AOP)\u00a0(www.AfricaOilAndPower.com)\u00a0will officially launch its Africa Energy & Mining (AEM) conference and exhibition, the definitive single event for African energy and mining, on 29-31 March 2022;\u00a0AEM is the only event in Africa that unites the entire mining and energy value chain. 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