“Some countries are more advanced than others when it comes to understanding the product and implementing sustainability policies. Indeed, there is not a single answer to this problem. Banning single-use plastics is one thing, but the problem is not the product – it is how you deal with it at the end of the life cycle, which applies not just to plastic, but also to any high volume product.”
VICE PRESIDENT – SOURCING AND SUPPLIER RELATIONS, CLARUSONE SOURCING SERVICES
Based in London, UK, ClarusONE Sourcing Services provides strategic services that allow McKesson Corporation and Walmart, Inc., to jointly source generic pharmaceuticals.
Osisko is a mineral exploration company focused on the acquisition, exploration, and development of precious metals, with the main focus being on gold.
MANAGING DIRECTOR, INVESTMENT BANKING, OBJECTIVE CAPITAL PARTNERS
Objective Capital Partners, headquartered in Southern California, is a leading mergers and acquisitions (M&A) investment banking firm focused on transactions for privately held companies with enterprise values up to US$500 million.
“The petrochemicals industry is the sector that will drive hydrocarbons consumption over the next years. Large oil companies forecast flattened fuel demand, and this is why focus is increasingly placed on the petrochemicals business. Those companies that are vertically integrated, with feedstock production all the way to the downstream business, will be the most competitive ones."
DEPUTY DIRECTOR, BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION’S STRATEGIC INVESTMENT FUND
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is the largest private foundation in the United States. Its Strategic Investment Fund (SIF) works to leverage the might of the private sector to achieve progress on the foundation’s charitable objectives.
Rigel Pharmaceuticals is a biotechnology company dedicated to discovering, developing and commercializing novel small molecule drugs for immune and hematologic disorders, cancer and rare diseases.
This pre-release, containing insights from executives across leading African upstream, downstream, financing, and service providers, spotlights developments in local capabilities, infrastructure, and new projects that are driving change in some of Africa's most interesting oil and gas producing countries.