Sally Hayfron-Benjamin Boaten, Managing Partner, HB&O Legal
Sally is a Lawyer with 18 years’ experience and the managing partner of HB&O Legal, a law firm in Accra. She has primarily been involved in advising clients in the areas of corporate and commercial law and dispute resolution. She advises on international investments, oil and gas, banking and finance, insurance, company set ups, mergers and acquisitions and regulatory compliance. Sally has experience working with Boards of organizations and their committees offering company secretarial as well as governance advisory services. She has been recognized by international legal publications such as Legal 500, IFLR and Chambers and Partners. Sally is a wife and a mother of three.
Tolulope Lukambi-Armstrong, Manager & Lead Commercial Negotiator - Operated Assets, TotalEnergies
Tolulope is a strategic Energy Business Leader with 21+ years’ experience in natural gas commercialization, high level stakeholder engagements, negotiations, sustainability, and multi energy strategy. She has led complex, high-stakes negotiations across the gas value chain, including NLNG Train 7, Train 3 entry, Trains 1 & 2 renewals, JV & PSC contracts, major GSPAs, infrastructure agreements, and numerous upstream, mid and downstream gas transactions, shaping commercially viable outcomes for parties.
TLA pioneered TotalEnergies EP Nigeria’s Sustainability deployment, SDG Roadmap, and Multi Energy Strategy- advancing its net zero ambition. She is enthusiastic about developing energy solutions, governance, sustainability, advocacy, and coaching. A pioneer GACN management member, she shaped national gas and power policies. A Stanford GSB LEAD alumna, WIMBoard Fellow, MSc-Energy Studies, RBTC alumni.
Pauline Murari, Regional Counsel Europe & Africa (EAF), SLB
Pauline is a lawyer with over a decade of experience advising multinational companies and state-owned enterprises on large-scale energy and infrastructure projects across Africa. Her expertise spans high-stakes negotiations, transaction structuring, and governance, including work on landmark projects such as the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP). As Regional Counsel at SLB (Schlumberger), she supports operations across East, Central, and Southern Africa. Recognized as a rising leader in Africa’s energy sector, Pauline brings a balanced legal and commercial perspective informed by deep transactional experience and backed by disciplined execution to deliver impact.
Teresa Isabel Nnang Avomo, CEO, Blackstone Eg & Partners
Teresa is a senior energy executive and strategic advisor shaping Africa’s energy future at the intersection of leadership, credibility, and long-term impact. She is the CEO of BLACKSTONE EG & PARTNERS, Equatorial Guinea’s first investment lobbying firm, and the Founder of TNA Oil & Gas Consultancies, where she bridges institutions, markets, and opportunity across energy and infrastructure projects.
She previously made history as the first woman and youngest leader of GEPetrol, Equatorial Guinea’s national oil company.
Teresa’s career is driven by a commitment to building influence with integrity, sustaining relevance over time, and opening pathways for the next generation of African women leaders.
Dieketseng Nzhadzhaba, Managing Director, Tellus Energy Co.
Dieketseng is a South African energy strategist working at the intersection of energy systems, climate governance, and investment strategy across Africa. She serves as President of the African Energy and Economic Youth Council (AEEYC), leading continental youth mobilization and partnerships with governments, multilateral institutions, and the private sector to advance energy sovereignty and industrialization. She is the Founder of Tellus Energy Company, an AI-driven climate and regulatory intelligence Startup. Dieketseng co-authored the APRI–ECOWAS Policy Series and holds education in Law and Public Policy, with a strong ability to translate complex regulatory and governance challenges into actionable, investment-aligned strategies supporting Africa’s development and climate objectives.
Janet Sawari, Founder, TAIR Labs
Janet is the CEO of TAIR Labs, a Technology Advancement Innovation and Research company building infrastructure to power Africa’s digital economy. She leads the development of PentaPay, a platform transforming how businesses manage and finance large invoices through structured micro-payments. Her work focuses heavily on financial data analytics and deploying AI to solve systemic infrastructure challenges across emerging markets. Janet has collaborated with financial institutions, governments, and global partners to deploy scalable technology solutions across Africa and internationally.
Brenda Wagura, MCIArbManaging Director, Grid Circle
Brenda Wagura is an International Trade and Investment Lawyer, International Commercial Arbitrator, and Mediator with deep expertise in Africa’s trade integration, cross-border investment structuring, and energy and infrastructure development. She serves as a regional coordinator of the Association of the International Energy Negotiators (AIEN), Africa Chapter.
She is the Chief Executive Officer of Grid Circle Ltd, a pan-African energy, infrastructure and investment facilitation firm, supporting cross-border projects in the energy and industrial sectors. She leads the structuring of multi-million-dollar projects and advises on investment, governance and risk allocation in emerging African markets.
Brenda holds a Master of Laws (LL.M) in International Trade and Investment Law in Africa and has built a pan-African practice advising governments, investors, and private sector actors on AfCFTA-aligned trade frameworks, foreign direct investment, and large-scale infrastructure and energy projects across Africa.
She has participated in high-level trade and investment engagements across the African continent. She has been instrumental in facilitating strategic partnerships between National Chambers of Commerce, investment institutions, and private sector stakeholders. Her work sits at the intersection of trade policy, commercial implementation, and sustainable development, with particular focus on how AfCFTA can be operationalized to unlock intra-African trade, industrialization, and regional value chains.
As a recognized young trade leader, Brenda is passionate about translating AfCFTA from policy to practice and ensuring that Africa’s private sector particularly SMEs, women-led enterprises, and local champions are positioned to meaningfully participate in the continent’s single market.
Brenda serves as an Advocate of The High Court of Kenya.