David Forsberg, CFA, Managing Partner at Ascent Energy Ventures, is an energy-sector investment and technology professional with 20 years of experience across quantitative finance, public markets, and industry-focused investment strategies. He founded Ascent Energy Ventures, a Denver-based venture fund focused on early-stage software companies serving the energy sector, with a particular interest in technologies driving industry-wide automation.
In his session, “Digital Roadmap for Oilfields: From Analytics to Optimization,” David Forsberg explores how oilfield operators can move from foundational data and descriptive analytics toward predictive intelligence, automation, and measurable optimisation. The session examines how organisations can connect field data, assets, analytics, and operational workflows to improve production, asset reliability, and decision-making while ensuring digital investments remain aligned with operational priorities and business value.