Leslie Ellis, Founder & CEO of Meaningful Change Consulting, LLC, is a change and transformation advisor specialising in complex engineered products, oil and gas, energy services, and utilities. She helps organisations navigate digital transformation, restructuring, and operational change through strategic planning, change management, and recovery initiatives, with a strong focus on aligning people, processes, and business objectives to deliver sustainable results.
In her session, “Go-Live Is Day One: Three Leadership Moves That Turn Oil and Gas AI Investment Into Field Results,” Leslie Ellis explores how organisations can move beyond AI investment and implementation to achieve measurable operational outcomes. The session examines hidden costs that can undermine AI returns, field-level behaviours that reveal adoption challenges, and leadership routines that embed AI-enabled ways of working into daily operations. It highlights how stronger alignment between people, processes, and technology can accelerate adoption and turn AI investments into sustainable field performance.