The SITEI (Sustainability in the Extractive Industries) Conference is an annual conference and workshop for key stakeholders and industry experts in extractive industries, which has been held in Abuja, Nigeria, since 2012.[1][2]
| SITEI | |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Annually |
| Location(s) | Abuja, Nigeria |
| Inaugurated | 2012 |
| Most recent | July 19–20, 2017 |
| Participants | 500 |
| Website | SITEI |
History
editThe SITEI Conference was established together with the Deputy High Commission of Canada in October 2012, in Lagos.[1] Over the years, the conferences have been attended by business executives, the most senior government officers for the industries, and the representatives of various organizations.[3][4]
At the 2015 conference, all the stakeholders including the Nigerian government endorsed plans to develop the mining industry of Nigeria.[5] The 2017 conference grew to two days, featuring 25 speakers from the sector and 500 senior executives.[1]
The conferences have been organized by sustainability consultancy CSR-in-Action in partnership with NEITI and the Nigerian Government Chapter of the global Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI).[6] The main conveners have been Bekeme Masade of CSR-in-Action and Meka Olowola of Zenera Consulting, who is chairman of the SITEI Committee.[7][8]
Conference themes
edit| Year | Theme[9] |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Managing Your Value Chain |
| 2013 | Policy, Affirmative Action and Sustained Growth |
| 2014 | Local Content Participation, Accountability and Transparency |
| 2015 | Unlocking the Hidden Potential in the Extractive Industries |
| 2016 | Revitalising the Nigerian Economy Beyond Oil: Prospects for a Thriving, Export-Driven Extractive Sector |
| 2017 | Building Local for Global |
| 2018 | Using Extractives Technology to Promote Local Refining by 2019: A Sustainable Approach[10] |
References
edit- ^ a b c "CSR-in-Action partners NEITI, NNPC, others to host SITEI 2017". Vanguard. 2017-07-10. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
- ^ "Downstream oil sector has $10bn investments deficit – Kachikwu". Daily Trust. 2017-07-20. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
- ^ "CSR-in-Action's SITEI 2017 hosts Honourable Ministers Dr. Ibe Kachikwu & Dr. Kayode Fayemi". Bella Naija. 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
- ^ "Nigeria to award coal mining licenses to only power generating firms". Premium Times. 2016-09-14. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
- ^ "Plans to develop Nigerian mining sector endorsed". Steel Guru. 2015-12-01. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
- ^ "SITEI 2015 produces communique to chart a course for the sustainable development of the extractive industries in Nigeria". Mining.com. 2015-11-23. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
- ^ "Experts to FG: Amend constitution to allow states own mineral resources". Daily Trust. 2017-07-26. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
- ^ "Indigenous oil and gas companies are coming of age – Meka Olowola". Vanguard. 2017-09-23. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
- ^ "SITEI History". CSR-in-Action: SITEI. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
- ^ "Local refining: Fayemi, Kachikwu for conference". The Nation. 2018-03-20. Retrieved 2018-03-20.