Why Selma?
Rich Africa Consultancy held the 5th edition of the Namibia International Oil and Gas Conference from 25 – 27 April 2023 under the theme, ‘Shaping the future of energy towards value creation. The five editions have attracted more than 1450 delegates from 25 countries attended the event where 240 speakers took to the podium since 2012.
Who is Selma?
Rich Africa Consultancy Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Ndapwilapo Selma Shimutwikeni is a natural resources law and policy expert who maximizes value by providing crucial advice to leaders on strategy, partnerships, ESG and international trade. As the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of RichAfrica Consultancy, she transforms natural resources potential into actionable sustainable developments.
Shimutwikeni is a non-executive director on the Board of Namib Desert Diamonds, a leading African diamond marketing and sales company with a global reach. She has extensive experience in the energy sector, having reviewed the White Paper on Energy and drafted the National Energy Policy for the Namibian government.
She is a champion of sustainability and has led transformative thought leadership platforms with partners such as Shell, African Energy Chamber, ExxonMobil, Tullow Oil, Chevron, BP, Afreximbank, Total Energies, BP & Rand Merchant Bank, most notably via the Namibian International Energy Conference which she has been curating and organising for over 10 years. Shimutwikeni has also collaborated with the International Telecommunications Union and European Commission as a co-author of Namibia’s Cybercrime Bill.
An LLM graduate in International Trade Law from Leeds University, Shimutwikeni also holds an LLM in Mineral Law and Policy from the Centre for Petroleum, Mineral Law and Policy at Dundee University. Selma, as she is known, is a published thought leader and has completed globally accredited board training programmes.
Her passion for knowledge sharing has led her to participate in several speaking engagements on natural resources, energy, and leadership. With her extensive experience and academic qualifications, Shimutwikeni has adapted to match every professional challenge that she has faced.
She excels in relationship building and problem solving, turning impactful ideas into reality with her rich experience and qualifications.
What Selma said at the 2023 international oil and gas conference:
The Namibia International Energy Conference (NIEC) was held in Windhoek on 25 – 27 April 2023 under the theme, ‘Shaping the future of energy towards value creation.’
After months of planning, focus and hard work, RichAfrica Consultancy curated and convened the 5th edition of the Namibia International Energy Conference 2023 (NIEC) under the timely theme of ‘Shaping the Future of Energy Towards Value Creation’.
This home-grown initiative that RichAfrica founded a decade ago has flourished to be a credible thought-leadership platform and the official meeting place for the energy sector in Namibia.
The leading event, which is growing in stature, attracted over 440 delegates from 12 countries and was attended by Ministers/Ministerial representatives from Senegal, Angola, Ghana and Equatorial Guinea.
I am confident that the ideas shared will inspire action and contribute to developing sustainable solutions for the future of Namibia’s energy sector, positively changing lives and contributing towards energy security and value creation for all.
Using creative leadership, the immersive experience and well-curated agenda provided quality insights, shared lessons learned, networked and promoted collaboration in the evolving energy landscape.
I am greatly pleased by the insightful and thought-provoking engagements among all stakeholders. I want to thank the Ministry of Mines and Energy for their patronage and the support of our Strategic Partner, the African Energy Chamber, the Ministerial delegations and the African Petroleum Producers’ Organization.
I am grateful to our sponsors, speakers, delegates and my fantastic dream team for making this conference a resounding success! Over the next few days, I will share the conference’s highlights. I look forward to the 6th edition of the Namibia International Energy Conference 2024, which takes place April 23 – 25, 2024.
