Barely 24 hours later, African Energy Week (AEW) opens in Cape Town, South Africa, running from October 12 to 16. African Energy Week was created to become exactly that platform. The Verdict Will Come in OctoberThere is no evidence that the organisers of the WPC Energy Congress deliberately chose dates to undermine African Energy Week. ADVERTISEMENTBy mid-October, the global energy industry will have cast its vote—not with speeches, but with airline tickets, meeting schedules and investment announcements. Because the real contest is not between Riyadh and Cape Town.