The keynote address at the HER World Energy Forum held in Nairobi Kenya on 8th March 2017 was delivered the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SpringRock Group, Mr. Eke U Eke.
The Pink Petro HERWorld Energy Forum was held in Nairobi Kenya through a collaboration between Pink Petro and Women in Energy and Extractive WEX Africa. The Pink Petro HERWorld Energy Forum is a global think-tank of energy professionals who are passionate about the future of our industry and are open to new perspectives. The Forum is an innovative and inclusive learning event that addresses new frontiers in the energy industry where business, workforce, innovation and geo-policy intersect. It featured a wide range of speakers from the classroom to the C-Suite and was inclusive of external industry perspectives.
The 2017 forum theme was The Next Era of Energy: Lean In, All In, Join In. The Forum addressed the energy transition, digital technology, workforce needs and opportunities, and the gender gap. The speech by our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mr. Eke U. Eke was titled “Building Organization Strength through Diversity and Leadership”. The speech can be downloaded here.
SpringRock Energy was also a Gold Sponsor of the forum in Kenya. This is in line with our organization’s sustainability principles that focuses on educational development and empowerment training (specifically women involvement in the Oil & Gas industry and entrepreneurial and skills development).
Leveraging technology to connect audiences across the world, HerWorld event in 2017 was broadcast to locations in the United States, United Kingdom, Africa, Europe, Russia, Latin America, Canada, The Middle East, Japan and Australia.”
Additional information on the forum can be found at http://herworldenergyforum.com/