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09:30 - 10:00 | Feb 18 2021
WELL CONSTRUCTION 4.0: UNIFIED COMMAND & OPERATION CYBER CENTERS (UCOC)
- Intelligent Automation, when paired with Richer Well Construction 4.0, provides seamless workflow
- Edge computing is found to be the key driver for Well Construction 4.0 acceleration
- Holistic Artificial Engineering Intelligence coupled with Machine Intelligence (MI) are the underpinning options for the Cyber Physical System
- The new open architecture stack provides the option to plug and play by any user
Dr. Robello Samuel
Chief Technical Advisor/Halliburton Fellow (Well Engineering, Data & Artificial Engg Intelligence) , Halliburton
10:00 - 10:30 | Feb 18 2021
ACCELERATING CHANGE WITH A DYNAMIC DIGITAL TWINS
- Maximising your production potential
- Optimising your energy usage and reducing your carbon footprint
- Collaborating to operate remotely – The digital worker
- Changing your maintenance program from planned to predictive

Shane Mcardle
Senior Vice President - Digital Energy , Kongsberg Digital AS
10:30 - 11:00 | Feb 18 2021
DIGITIZATION OF OIL AND GAS HINGES ON ZERO-TRUST REMOTE ACCESS
- Oil and gas operational work has become more efficient as on-the-ground visits are replaced
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- With zero-trust, organizations can limit “east to west” network traffic
Norman Thorlakson
SVP Sales , Xage Security
11:00 - 11:30 | Feb 18 2021
OPTIMIZING MATURE WATERFLOODS COMBINING RESERVOIR PHYSICS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
- Why data alone is not enough and physics is required
- Data Physics - an innovative solution combining data and physics
- Case examples: increasing production by redistribution of injection; reducing injection and maintaining production.

Carlos Calad
Senior Vice President Business Operations , Tachyus Corporation
11:30 - 12:00 | Feb 18 2021
EMERGING DIGITALIZATION TECHNOLOGIES AND ITS IMPACT AND PERFORMANCE
- Digitize operation workflows through low code PaaS platform
- Low cost, high impact and faster turnaround
- Reduce unplanned downtime and optimize maintenance processes
- Connect IoT, analytics and ML to field operation

Shaji John
Digital Solutions Lead , Parsley Energy
13:00 - 13:30 | Feb 18 2021
DIGITALISING TO SAFELY ENHANCE PRODUCTIVITY, UPTIME AND REDUCE EMISSIONS
- Describe the journey that Petrofac has been on adopting a range of digital solutions to transform its operations and engineering delivery
- Provide examples of solutions being utilised covering automation, connected working and predictive analytics
- Describe the value being generated and how this is transforming our approach

Steve Johnson
Vice President Digital, Engineering and Production Solutions , Petrofac
13:30 - 14:00 | Feb 18 2021
HOW TO SUCCESSFUL SCALE AI - FROM IDEA TO IMPACT
- Fundamental pillars for successful AI and Data Science in Oil and Gas
- The importance of a strategy and vision
- Technical requirements
- How to deploy: AIOps and MLOps
Dr. Eva-Marie Muller-Stuler
Advanced Analytics & AI Practice leader, GBS , IBM
14:00 - 14:30 | Feb 18 2021
LEVERAGING DATA AND TECHNOLOGY BY INFUSING VIRTUAL DIGITAL ASSISTANCE
- Applying data analysis for predictive maintenance
- Utilising technology to organize data and empower decision makers
- Gaining competitive advantage by lowering maintenance costs and minimizing downtime

Arnold Martin
Director, Process Control Technology , Air Liquide
14:30 - 15:00 | Feb 18 2021
COLLABORATION AS FOUNDATION OF YOUR DIGITAL FUTURE – HOW SMART SAFETY SOLUTIONS HELP YOUR OPERATIONAL AND SAFETY EXCELLENCE?
- Connected gas detection devices (wired and wireless) produce amounts of unused data today. This presentation will give an overview of the usage of gas detection data to save lives, improve asset maintenance, and streamline e.g. confined space procedures.
- Furthermore, these developments and data can be used to monitor and predict gas concentrations within petrochemical plants.

Rebecca Bedell
Safety Supervisor , Draeger Safety, Inc.
15:30 - 16:00 | Feb 18 2021
INVEST IN DIGITALIZATION
- Startup ecosystem
- Early stage investment
- Corporate innovation in oil and gas

Wade Bitaraf
Founder, Energy Sustainability , Plug and Play
16:00 - 16:30 | Feb 18 2021
DIGITAL SOLUTION - WHEN TO PARTNER, AND WHEN TO BRING IN-HOUSE?
- Mapping the digital value chain for Oil & Gas Operators
- Architecting fit-for-purpose projects with Vendors, while ensuring knowledge is built in-house
- Developing in-house data science and machine learning capabilities

Elias Ghantous
Partner, Oil & Gas Lead , EnergyExpert
16:30 - 17:00 | Feb 18 2021
ASSET MONITORING, MODELING AND ANALYTICS YIELD MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS OPTIMIZATION
- Asset modeling technique to determine what data is important
- Online monitoring tactics to collect needed data
- Levels of analytics to determine health and performance indicators
- Levels of analytics to predict future maintenance and operational need
- System or organizational metrics and KPI

Preston Johnson
Sr. Solution Manager - Asset Integrity & Reliability , CBT
09:30 - 10:00 | Feb 19 2021
TRANSFORMING BUSINESS OPERATIONS THROUGH REAL-TIME DATA MANAGEMENT
- Safety-Critical Interlocks are widely used in our industry to manage risk to people and equipment
- It's critical to test these systems to ensure they will work when needed, but this can be a huge expense
- Digitization for Safety is now easy: the maintenance requirements are always up to date and the data from tests can come back from mobile devices instead of paper in filing cabinets
Tony Downes
Director of Process Safety & Loss Prevention , Honeywell
10:30 - 11:00 | Feb 19 2021
Automation - Cost effective Digitalization, Spectrum, Eco system
- Cost effective Digitalization/Automation
- Spectrum of Automation
- Eco system of automation

Komróczki Tibor
Head of Process Information and Automation , MOL Group
11:00 - 11:30 | Feb 19 2021
NEXT GENERATION INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE POST COVID-19
- The impact of COVID-19 on company strategies – the need to accelerate initiatives related to Operational Excellence, most of which are technology-enabled
- Common pitfalls in addressing these types of programs
- Case Study – Real Example of a Successful Broad-Based Digital Program
- Conclusion – Lessons Learned
Josephine Eneje
Transformation Leader , APM Terminals
11:30 - 12:00 | Feb 19 2021
USING INTEGRATED PROCESS AND ELECTRICAL DIGITAL TWINS TO REDUCE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
- Explore cost saving in design phase of the electrical network and power gen using power and process digital simulation
- Explore expense saving in operation for electrical power using power and process digital simulation
Georges Mir
Senior Vice President Industrial Automation , Schneider Electric
13:00 - 13:30 | Feb 19 2021
FAULT DETECTION FROM 3D SEISMIC DATA USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
- Case studies to illustrate how 3D AI deep learning networks can be used for the identification of faults in 3D seismic data
- Applications at a range of scales from basin wide screening in order to prospect new acreage and build regional structural understanding
- Well scale for pre and post well analysis improved asset management

Lucy Plant
Reginal Sales Director , Geoteric
13:30 - 14:00 | Feb 19 2021
LARGE SCALE APPLICATION OF AI IN OIL AND GAS
- Predictive maintenance on offshore platforms and refineries
- How to successfully scale up an AI project

Philippe Herve
VP Solutions , SparkCognition
14:00 - 14:30 | Feb 19 2021
HACKING HEAVY PLANT AND OTHER ICS / OT CYBER ATTACKS
- With crossovers in technology including IIoT & OT, ICS has never looked more different
- See what can and does go wrong in cyber-attacks against ICS
- Learn from the cyber mistakes made in IoT over the last 5 years

Joe Bursell
Marketing Person , Pen Test Partners
14:30 - 15:00 | Feb 19 2021
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION RESILIENCY BASED ON AN ANYTIME, ANYWHERE, ANYHOW SERVICES PLATFORM
- How to cope with the current situation in order to survive and even more important sustain and project a feasible future.
- Implementing a digital foundation based on an evolutionary architecture that promotes principles such as: information openness, everything as a service and the ubiquous workplace (anytime, anyplace, anywhere).

Alexis Ocampo
Center for Digital Strategy Director , Ecopetrol
16:00 - 16:30 | Feb 19 2021
CONNECTING THE DOTS: DIGITALIZATION AND ENERGY TRANSITION
- Role of digitalization for energy transition
- Relation between Sustainability and Digitalization
- Case study on Carbon Capture and utilization Storage (CCUS)

Subrata Bhowmik
Principal Engineer - Innovation , McDermott International, Ltd
16:30 - 17:00 | Feb 19 2021
COVID19 AND OPERATIONS, FROM REACTION TO RESILIENCE
- Leveraging digital asset strategies for a sustainable future
- Operational disruption due to the pandemic has forced E&P companies to fundamentally reshape operational strategy
- Digitization initiatives enabling the future of remote work, resiliency in the face of unplanned events, and sustainable operations in an integrated, secure fashion

Elias Panasuik
Senior Director of Offer Enablement, Process Automation Portfolio , Schneider Electric
10:00 - 10:30 | Sep 22 2021
Efficient Field Operation Scheduling and Dispatching
- Unified technology solution for scheduling and dispatching
- Reduce unplanned downtime and optimize maintenance processes through efficient dispatching
- Optimize resource utilization

Shaji John
Digital Solutions Lead , Parsley Energy
10:30 - 11:00 | Sep 22 2021
How dedicated Cellular Networks and IoT are Fueling Oil and Gas Digitalization and Transformation
- How private networks provide the capacity and flexibility to cope with evolved network services.
- Why remote monitoring of tanks and industrial equipment in the midstream and downstream sectors comprise the most common uses for wireless solutions in the oil and gas industry.
- How to capitalize on the insights you already have to dramatically improve efficiency

Ammar Sabbagh
Global Head Industry & Partnership - Cellular Private Network , Ericsson Inc
11:00 - 11:30 | Sep 22 2021
Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Midstream Safety Solutions: Increase Safety, Compliance and Process Efficiency, while Mitigating Risk
- Innovation has traditionally been focused on developing resources but in the current environment there is a greater focus on operating more efficiently
- There are many rudimentary document-based processes that have gone unchanged in decades and are ripe for optimization
- Significant breakthroughs in deep neural network architecture make it possible to extract information from documents and refine data for consumption by downstream systems, making it possible to automate paperbased processes

Yingchao ?Yz? Zhang
Head of Global Solutioning , Singularity Systems Inc.
11:30 - 12:00 | Sep 22 2021
The Well of Innovation Suite of Digital Tools that add Value to Drilling Operations
- A Machine Learning Model that facilitates the identification of systemic drilling operational issues and opportunities to reduce invisible lost time
- Digital technology at the rig floor to facilitate procedural compliance and equipment inspections
- Real-time measurement of CO2 emissions on drilling rigs
Anna Moffat
Technology Engineer , KCA Deutag Drilling Limited
12:00 - 12:30 | Sep 22 2021
Utilizing Hybrid Private Mobile Networks to Improve Productivity
- Understand the added benefits of a HYBRID Private Mobile Network (PMN)
- Expeto and Avanade will outline the differences between a traditional private mobile network and a Hybrid PMN
- Learn how this future-proof and scalable approach utilizes any G connectivity to boost profitability
- Discover the advantages of implementing a hybrid PMN for mission-critical applications in Oil and Gas Production, including:
- Enhanced field service and communications
- Improved reliability and security
- Increased worker safety

Brian Anderson
VP of Product , Expeto
12:30 - 13:00 | Sep 22 2021
Mobile Field Service Management: Reducing Costs – and your Carbon Footprint
- How MHI Vestas successfully delivered a mobile project in just 2 weeks
- Key considerations when selecting a mobile field solution
- Top innovations designed to simplify the work of field personnel
- Utilizing mobile field solutions for:
- Risk-based inspections
- Asset maintenance
- Work order management
- Incident reporting and more

Giuseppe Felice
Business Development Manager , Resco Net
13:00 - 13:30 | Sep 22 2021
Securing The Links In The Chain: Understanding Risk Management In The Supply Chain
- Ongoing threats that exist in the supply chain and how to manage the ongoing threat landscape through the use of detective and preventative tools
- Risk assessment around people, processes and technology and what risk factors should prioritize

Jerome Farquharson
Senior Managing Director , Burns & McDonnell
14:00 - 14:30 | Sep 22 2021
Avoiding Pitfalls of the Past in Cybersecurity
- Avoiding pitfalls of the past in cybersecurity, when buying and implementing your new OT/IoT system. Lessons from large scale implementation
- Case study of main OT system replacement project and how cybersecurity was “moved to the left” on the systems lifecycle to avoid higher costs in the future

Michal Paulski
Senior Manager , Accenture
14:30 - 15:00 | Sep 22 2021
Digitalization in Hydrocarbon Inventory Management at Oil and Gas Clients
- Loss control issues when handling hydrocarbon inventories and their logistics.
- Avenues for digitization that companies could adopt in their journey of automation.
- Latest offerings from SAP technology that address these concerns.

Girish Nair
Senior Business Process (IS-Oil) Consultant , SAP America
15:00 - 15:30 | Sep 22 2021
Leveraging Proactive Predictive & Prescriptive Maintenance Strategies to Improve Reliability and Precision & Minimize Downtime
- Maintenance Maturity Roadmap
- Establishing a Logical Asset Performance Management (APM) Foundation
- Business Value Propositions
- Utilization of Machine Learning Algorithms
- Integration of Digital Twins
- APA Case Study

Keith Holdaway
Advisory Industry Consultant , SAS Institute Inc.
15:30 - 16:00 | Sep 22 2021
IoT-Enabled Monitoring of Oil & Gas Assets
- Challenge: Traditional SCADA systems lack the granular visibility needed for monitoring pipelines spanning hundreds or thousands of kilometers.
- Solution: Leveraging long range (LoRa) IoT technology can enhance operations, safety, and sustainability.
- Ultra long range and star network topology enable operators to collect data from widely dispersed measuring points efficiently.
- Rugged IoT devices offer a flexible and scalable monitoring solution, integrating with existing infrastructure and allowing quick deployment in harsh environments.
- Opportunity: The Oil & Gas industry can fast-track LoRa IoT adoption and gain advantages already seen in mining and construction sectors.

Ignasi Vilajosana
Chief Executive Officer , WORLDSENSING, S.L
16:00 - 16:30 | Sep 22 2021
Methane Detection efforts using Satellites & IOT devices
- ESG and Sustainability: ESG has gained momentum, accompanied by rising interest in sustainability across industries.
- Methane Emissions: Methane, 84 times more potent than CO?, poses a significant challenge for the Oil & Gas sector and is harder to eliminate.
- Mitigation Strategy: The most effective solution is to curb methane emissions using satellite imaging and IoT-based monitoring systems.
- Measurement Gap: According to the IEA, 3 out of 4 methane emissions go unaccounted for due to lack of accurate measurement capabilities.
- Industry Responsibility: Oil & Gas companies have a critical societal responsibility to actively monitor and reduce methane emissions.

Osama Hanna
Industry Digital Strategist , Microsoft
16:30 - 17:00 | Sep 22 2021
Best Practices for Digitalized Subsurface Data on Cloud
- Operator experience with large volume seismic data sets
- Lessons learned from digitalization of legacy media and formats
- Comparisons of search and discovery workflows using open-source code

Jess Kozman
Senior Principal Consultant , Katalyst Data Management
09:30 - 10:00 | Sep 23 2021
Best Practices for Secure Cloud Connectivity
- Cloud Connectivity Benefits: Cloud connectivity brings significant advantages to oil and gas operators and other critical infrastructure sectors, including improved scalability and real-time data access.
- Security Risks: New connections can introduce vulnerabilities. Poorly secured links may allow unauthorized access to critical systems.
- Threat Vector Concern: Some existing security solutions may themselves be exploited by sophisticated attackers, turning them into potential entry points.
- Session Focus: This session will explore current cloud connectivity challenges and outline advanced strategies and technologies that enable secure OT-to-cloud communication while safeguarding critical assets.

Jess Kozman
Senior Principal Consultant , Katalyst Data Management
10:00 - 10:30 | Sep 23 2021
How will Digital Determine the Future of Oil and Gas?
- The findings from our recent survey of 150 oil and gas industry leaders on digital trends and key priorities
- Our participants told us they are ready to invest, but what were the priority areas and key themes?
Nick Mayhew
Chief Commercial Officer , Axora Ltd
10:30 - 11:00 | Sep 23 2021
Leveraging Digitalization, Reduce Unplanned Downtime and Optimize Maintenance Processes
- Real life applications & how technology can change legacy ways of working
- Technology cost vs benefit scenarios and fit for purpose ways to implement
- Impact on current teams competence and how current staff can help in digital deployments

Dipak Patki
Process Automation, Control & Optimization Manager , Shell
11:30 - 12:00 | Sep 23 2021
How can a Digital Twin Drive Innovation & Transformation?
- What does data-driven operations look like?
- Digital twins can accelerate the pace of digital transformation at scale
- The green shift - How to improve operational efficiencies and reduce overall emissions

Haavard Oestense
EVP & Chief Commercial Officer , Kongsberg Digital AS
12:00 - 12:30 | Sep 23 2021
Best Practices and Case Studies of Digitalization - Business Objectives and Technology Alignment
- Key Components to consider while developing Digitalization Programs – - Clarity of purpose - Selection of approach – Hybrid Modeling, tech stack
- Clarity on objective or purpose of implementing technology applications is the first step towards achieving effective digitalization. Fitting technology stack to purpose/objectives and not go searching for a purpose based on tech stack will allow faster & effective value realization from the Digitalization program
- Hybrid models incorporating the best of what is known from deterministic first principles and combining it with AI/ML real-time models, along with Data Engineering and Decision Engineering, should form the basis of all digitalization programs esp the ones targeting process manufacturing, sustainability.
- Ingenero’s digitalization program (I-SSPDE) incorporates both these aspects to provide Augmented Intelligence to operations managers, engineers and operators in the Oil & Gas Industry (Upstream, Midstream & Downstream), that would otherwise have taken years of operational experience.

Dr. Pratap Nair
Chief Executive Officer , Ingenero Inc.
13:00 - 13:30 | Sep 23 2021
Digital Maintenance as Key Enabler of Efficient Operations
- Digitalization of asset management focuses to improve on three business cases for drilling contractor: Avoidance of major equipment breakdowns and significant downtime during operations, optimization of preventive maintenance and simplification of recertification. All three are approached, but require significant combination of domain knowledge, regulatory understanding and level of data/information integration
- Data driven, AI or physics based modes require data of proper controlled quality being streamed to the analytical engine(s). This step often neglected is crucial for success. Model developed will be presented.
- How it can be leverage for your successful transformation
- Tying automation to on rig execution processes, systems and subjects is an absolute necessity. Work orders generated by systems and humans are streamlined trough maintenance management system in prescriptive form, included in existing maintenance process and executed as required.

Julian Zec
Senior Digital Program Manager , Maersk Drilling
14:00 - 14:30 | Sep 23 2021
The Application of VR/AR/XR Immersive Technology in Oil and Gas
- Understanding VR and AR/XR using Digital Learning
- Dealing with integration constraints when digital represent your process
- Key aspects of UX when in the field

Vitor Do Valle
Head of Centre of Excellence in UX & Digital Technology , Petrobras
14:30 - 15:00 | Sep 23 2021
Emerging Digitalization Technologies - Blockchain in Oil & Gas and its Applications
- Blockchain 101
- Blockchain for Energy (B4) - A consortium of Oil & Gas companies focused on blockchain applications
- Blockchain applications in the oil & gas industry

Raj Rapaka
Digital Transformation / Technology Scouting & Ventures Advisor , ExxonMobil
15:00 - 15:30 | Sep 23 2021
The Bots are Coming: You can Leverage Robotic Process Automation to your Advantage
- Low hanging fruit for Robotic Process Automation (RPA) in Upstream, Midstream, and Downstream Oil & Gas workflows
- How to ensure your RPA Programs are built for scale from the start
- Real-world examples of automation results and how to measure yours

Steve Shah
SVP, Product Management , Automation Anywhere
15:30 - 16:00 | Sep 23 2021
Discoveries in Delivering an Industrial App Store
- Hear of situations that have happened in the past, from the founder of Intelligent Plant, the developers of the Industrial App Store, things to attempt to repeat, and to avoid
- Real life examples and experience
- Audience interaction throughout

Steve Aitken
Founder , Intelligent Plant Ltd
16:00 - 16:30 | Sep 23 2021
DEEP Compounded Disruption to Move Ahead from Digitalization to Digital Transformation at an Accelerated Pace
- The challenges and opportunities in taming the DEEP compounded disruptions
- Quantifying the capital waste to focus on 'projects' for digital transformation
- Measuring the success in 'financial terms' the outcome of digital transformation of workflows
- Key ingredients for a successful path for increasing automation

Satyam Priyadarshy
Managing Director - IC and Technology Fellow and Chief Data Scientist , Halliburton
16:30 - 17:00 | Sep 23 2021
Next-Generation Digital Maintenance Practices in O&G
- The transition from the traditional field worker to the digital fieldworker
- Optimized maintenance scheduling and asset monitoring
- Guided workflows with self-services field technician experiences
- Advanced analytics best practices for maintenance
Jason Olbekson
Global Industry GTM Director - Energy , Salesforce
09:30 - 10:00 | Sep 24 2021
Digital approach to the Well and Geology screening process for Carbon Capture and Storage
- Aquifer and well evaluation based on primary existing data
- Develop CCS Data standard built on alignment with ISO/International standards on CO2 storage
- Digital presentation methods, showing the overall well CO2 storage performance feasibility
Petter Mathisen
Commercial Manager Veracity Energy Systems , DNV
10:00 - 10:30 | Sep 24 2021
Improving Productivity and Safety of the Oil and Gas Industry via Long-Range Wireless Mesh Technology
- Oil and Gas assets and projects spread across vast land areas and even in remote locations, including offshore rigs.
- Reliable and real-time monitoring of various sensors used in such projects are essential to improve safety, manage risks, and improve productivity.
- However, deploying manual and legacy monitoring solutions can be costly and ineffective, and would not help stakeholders obtain the sensor data they require for their decision making processes.
- Existing LoRa and other star-based wireless monitoring systems have severe disadvantages that limit their applicability in the oil and gas sector.
- In contrast, long-range wireless mesh-based monitoring systems provide more advantages. They can be deployed seamlessly to monitor sensors, even in challenging settings.
- With this groundbreaking new technology, the oil and gas sector can significantly improve its monitoring process, providing safer and productive outcomes.

Nimantha Baranasuriya
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer , Ackcio Pte Ltd
10:30 - 11:00 | Sep 24 2021
Digital Transformation won't Succeed Until the Focus Expands to Include these Tools
- The industry is focusing on automated operations, AI, and other technology to transition our energy mix
- Applying new technology to the same business processes is simply digitalization of the status quo
- Strategic planning tools are still operating inside poorly connected silos and must be transformed as well
Philip Black
Global Emerging Solutions Lead, Digital & Technology , Wood Group plc
11:00 - 11:30 | Sep 24 2021
Reverse and Forward digitalization The Yin & Yang of IIoT Implementation
- The Yin & Yang Philosophy could be transmitted to reverse and forward digitalization concepts.
- Use existing/proven technical solutions and make them smart/IIoT capable
- Save the CAPEX/Invest you have spent! Reverse digitalization concepts can provide solutions to these desires
- IIoT insiders and early IIoT solution adaptors are demanding digital innovations / forward digitalization involving edge computing, artificial intelligence and sensor to cloud communications

Uwe Scherf
Global Senior Advisor IIoT , WIKA Alexander Wiegand SE & Co. KG
11:30 - 12:00 | Sep 24 2021
A Digitization Playbook for Heavy Asset Industries is Emerging
- There is a convergence in approach and conclusions on digitization approaches from standardization organizations such as NAMUR, IIC, Industrie 4.0 and OPC Foundation. The session focuses on the key strategies and essence of this convergence, and includes the separation of topics like architectures. protocols, information models, dictionaries and “purpose of use”
- Early adopters of these digitization approaches, now eye the benefits and are confident to be on the right path. Examples from big multinational operators are provided
Espen Krogh
Chief Executive Officer , Prediktor AS
12:00 - 12:30 | Sep 24 2021
Industrial Cybersecurity – A Catalyst for Digital Transformation (KNOW/BUILD/GROW)
- How security is building block to enable digital transformation
- A risk based approach to Industrial cybersecurity to focus investment, resources and training
- Learn how to quickly measure your current cybersecurity status and move from a reactive approach, to a proactive and holistic one
- Strategic long term roadmap to bridge the gap to future state
- Security data enrichment and digital transformation for advanced analytics and predictive maintenance
- Digital Twins for cyber security and the Power of ML/AI

Arthi Vasudevan
Senior Product Manager , Baker Hughes
12:30 - 13:00 | Sep 24 2021
Failure to Finish - The last 25% takes up to 50% of the Overall Duration
- Changing the way the completions phase of projects is approached to shorten schedules and improve project outcomes
- Learn how to plan with the end in mind through the application of the completions enablement process
- Understand critical data requirements to leverage completions planning
- How technology creates greater visibility and predictability of project outcomes
Daniel Cahalarn
Construction Solutions Divisional Director , Asset55
13:00 - 13:30 | Sep 24 2021
Case Studies in digitalization and the Pathway to Net Zero
- The urgency and relevance of digitalization in the industry’s pathway to net zero
- Specific examples showcasing how we are helping customers embrace digitalization and drive results at mCloud
- Thoughts on what businesses can do today to more urgently adopt digitalization

Arnel Santos
EVP and President Americas at mCloud Technologies Corp , mCloud Technologies Corp.
14:00 - 14:30 | Sep 24 2021
Digital Disruption
- What is disruption?
- Causes of disruption and transformation.

Hussain Kassem Wasly
IT Director , Jubail Energy Services Company
14:30 - 15:00 | Sep 24 2021
When IT becomes an OT Nightmare
- Lessons learned from Ukraine 2015/2016
- Observations from Colonial Pipeline
- Information sharing and risk assessments as defense in depth
Bill Lawrence
Chief Information Security Officer , SecurityGate.io
15:00 - 15:30 | Sep 24 2021
Digital Twin for Net Zero & Sustainability Outcomes
- The topic would cover the digital infrastructure and tools that would be needed to support Net Zero outcomes
- Implementation Journey & Critical Success Factors
- Real Life case study

Srikanth Muralidharan
Industrial AI | GTM Lead for Growth Markets , Flutura Business Solutions LLC
15:30 - 16:00 | Sep 24 2021
Digitalization on Pipeline Right-of-Way information and Automation of Risk Management
- Automate damage prevention, better plan digs and enable detection of invisible slow leaks in liquid pipelines
- Automate high-res photo-documentation of your right-of-ways with geo-referenced integration in your GIS
- Detect encroachment, geo-hazards and anomalies in vegetation

Andrew Marshal
Director of Product Development , Flyscan Systems Inc.
16:00 - 16:30 | Sep 24 2021
Data Science and Digitalization in O&G Retail
- Predictive models to enhance retail operations
- Computer Vision to build better business and customer understanding

Erima Goyal
Manager, Analytics and Data Science, Digital , Parkland Fuel Corporation
10:00 - 10:30 | Nov 14 2022
Decarbonizing the Energy Sector: Role of Emerging technologies and Green fuels
- The path to decarbonization and role of green fuels
- Role of technology in guaranteeing the origin of green fuels
- Use case: Blockchain-based fuel assurance platform

Dr. Mohsen Khorasany
Senior Electrical Research Engineer , TYMLEZ Pty Ltd
10:30 - 11:00 | Nov 14 2022
Building a Digital-First Culture & Mindset
- Definition of terms & components of Digital-first Culture & mindset
- How to build a Digital-First Culture & mindset
- Why is it Important/Benefits
Ismail Oyewole
Application Team Lead , Prudent Energy
11:00 - 11:30 | Nov 14 2022
Leveraging IoTdata in the Cloud with IoBase
- Definition of terms & components of Digital-first Culture & mindset
- How to build a Digital-First Culture & mindset
- Why is it Important/Benefits

Thomas Delquie
CTO , Terega
11:30 - 12:00 | Nov 14 2022
mioty - the most accessible, robust and efficient IoT connectivity solution
- By now everybody does see the sheer unlimited value and optimization opportunities IoT & IIoT has to offer.
- Even though the digitalization is already taking place, we are only scratching the survace. A gigantic growth of IoT connections is forecasted and still to come!
- Hence in the near future Billions of devices will send data in parallel…..!
- We are ready for it…BUT is our IoT infrastructure ready for it?

Uwe Scherf
Global Senior Advisor IIoT , WIKA Alexander Wiegand SE & Co. KG
12:30 - 13:00 | Nov 14 2022
Discoveries in delivering the Industrial App Store
- Making Digitalisation deliver - Can digitalisation can reduce cost and improve income, or is it a just a new cost centre
- Requirements of an Energy Mix - Physical and digital
- Intellectual property - how it helps and hinders progress

Steve Aitken
Founder , Intelligent Plant Ltd
13:00 - 13:30 | Nov 14 2022
Monitoring Asset Health with Kt-Charts and SVDD
- Asset performance analytics based on Industrial Internet of Things technologies
- High-frequency, real-time data from physical and soft sensors
- Implement exploratory data analysis, PCA, and Kt-charts and SVDD and Explainable AI to optimize asset health

Keith Holdaway
Advisory Industry Consultant , SAS Institute Inc.
13:30 - 14:00 | Nov 14 2022
Exploring the leading private cellular-enabled use cases that can unlock value for upstream, midstream and downstream digital transformation initiatives
- Understand that the future of oil and gas is to be digitally native and data-driven—relentlessly looking for ways to improve across the entire lifecycle.
- Learn about the key upstream, midstream and downstream digitalization use cases, enabled by private cellular networks, that are driving operational efficiency, safety and environmental excellence.
- Explore key considerations for identifying your starting point—kinds of deployments that make the most sense, dealing with the learning curve associated with deploying and managing private cellular networks, etc.

Viren Parikh
Director of Business Development , Ericsson Inc
14:00 - 14:30 | Nov 14 2022
Digital Business Model Innovation in Oil & Gas
- Digital transformation is becoming the norm of how we do business.
- However we are focused primarily on operational improvement and not business model innovation
- A shift to business model innovation from operational improvements will lead in a significant increase in
Jason Gislason
Global Technology Manager , Chevron Phillips chemical Company
14:30 - 15:00 | Nov 14 2022
Is Wireless Vibration Technology Key to Automating Condition Monitoring in Oil & Gas?
- What are the perceived benefits of automating vibration data collection and diagnostics?
- What are the sensor considerations for typical oil & gas rotating equipment and is MEMS technology fit for purpose?
- What are the challenges and potential drawbacks compared with traditional approaches?

Matthew Moore
Global Subject Matter Expert , Petrofac
15:00 - 15:30 | Nov 14 2022
Strategies to Increase Awareness & Adoption of Blockchain-based Solutions at you company
- Causes of Organizational Intertia
- Strategies to overcome it
- Lessons learned from Pilots
- Getting to scale

Raj Rapaka
Digital Transformation / Technology Scouting & Ventures Advisor , ExxonMobil
09:30 - 10:00 | Nov 15 2022
Revolutionizing the Energy Sector with a Unique Satellite Network Solution for Smarter Oilfields
- Hydrocarbons have pipelines, what does data have? Digitalization and automation challenges based on today’s communication solutions.
- Global Private Network in the sky, fit for remote real-time operations (35x closer than GEO, 30% faster than fiber) to improve digitalization strategies.
- Why does it matter? Some examples of applications.
Cristina Luna Meister
Business Development Director , Rivada Space Networks
10:00 - 10:30 | Nov 15 2022
Applying a Zero Trust Framework to Securing the Oil and Gas Industry
- Digital Transformation is unlocking business value but is also putting once “air gapped” critical OT assets at risk
- Complexity of IT in Oil and Gas companies makes OT systems vulnerable for increased cyber attacks, and proses challenges for secure remote access and third-party vendor management
- How to implement a Zero Trust framework to enable more security, efficiency, and scalability in Oil and Gas OT environments

Bill Moore
Founder and Chief Executive OfficerFounder , XONA Corporate Headquarters
10:30 - 11:00 | Nov 15 2022
Boosting Digitalization in Hydrocarbon Industry
- Introduction - Digital Transformation in Hydrocarbon Industry
- Digital Technologies Deployment - The easy and the challenging
- Case Studies - Features and Results
- Trends in Automation?
Fawaz Alsahan
Chairman of Instrumentation Standards , Saudi Aramco
11:00 - 11:30 | Nov 15 2022
The Value of ‘Visual Intelligence’ for Capital Project Delivery
- Unlocking the true power of drone captured data
- Remote construction monitoring for a Post-COVID, Net-Zero industry
- Collaborative project delivery through the reduction of data silos
- Data Democratisation – empowering the project team
Barry Mcginn
Sales Director , Cyberhawk
11:30 - 12:00 | Nov 15 2022
Unlocking Efficiency of Offshore Drilling Operations by Digitalizing Information Workflow
- Digitalizing the information flow between the Oil Companies well plan information and the drilling contractor operating offshore rig brings significant value. Digital real-time drilling program information benefits to all the involved parties in a drilling operations, including Drilling Contractor, Operator, and Service Companies, both, at the drilling site and remote-control center, by directly connecting front-line operation teams with the required instructions to drive efficient drilling operations.
- Digitalizing of the information flow significantly improves situational awareness, coordination, preparedness, communication, and transparency and thereby providing more efficient and consistent drilling operations.
- Presentation will be based on several case studies of offshore operations with Maersk Drilling, Aker BP and Equinor.

Esben Thorup
Managing Director , Horizon56
12:30 - 13:00 | Nov 15 2022
Becoming Smarter with Our Health and Safety Data
- Analytics Maturity model (where we are, where we want to get to i.e. greatly improve our predictive analytics capabilities, and how we are going about getting there)

Billy Archbold
Data Scientist , Wood PLC
13:00 - 13:30 | Nov 15 2022
Why Digital Twins
- Value along the Asset Lifecycle
- Leveraging new ways of working
- Support to the energy transition

Alberto Iniesta Serrano
Senior Advisor and SME , Worley
13:30 - 14:00 | Nov 15 2022
Modernization Journey in Real Time Well Engineering: At Speed, At Scale, At Edge, in Real Time
- Data and digital technologies, will provide additional evidence to refute the theory and improve the models, converting the process from mechanization to automation.
- The talk explains how the advancement of digitalization has brought these two systems together and has sped up the transition from device-centric drilling to digitally guided well centric operations.
- Integration of digital and artificial intelligence, drilling operations have also been advanced into the IR 4.0. The discussion also covers the answer and the roadmap with illustrations.
Dr. Robello Samuel
Chief Technical Advisor/Halliburton Fellow (Well Engineering, Data & Artificial Engg Intelligence) , Halliburton
14:00 - 14:30 | Nov 15 2022
Holistic view of asset predictive analytics
- Data collection from assets
- Transportation of data to cloud or on-prem
- Apply ML/AI on this data using data-driven models and validate value proposition
- Scale it to all asset class, equipment class and system class and that’s how you can modernize and optimize your pipeline or any other system

Noman Rasool
Business Process Automation Lead , Digital and Business Transformation , Shell
09:30 - 10:00 | Nov 16 2022
Realizing the value of digitalization for oil & gas production - the necessity of rigorous separation modelling
- Oil & gas production expansion opportunities from existing assets have never been more imperative
- A case study is presented, based on a mid-scale production facility. The key steps in providing a digital twin of suitable fidelity are set out
- Optimization of the process is shown to depend on modelling the potential for retro-fit upgrade of separation equipment

Tom Ralston
Digital Process Engineering Business Development , MySep Pte Ltd
10:00 - 10:30 | Nov 16 2022
Practicalities of Applying Digitalization Technologies to Upstream and Midstream Assets
- How to Assess Digitalization Maturity
- Common Challenges and Important Considerations
- Unlocking New Workflows and Solutions through Digitalization

Jeffery Anderson
Solutions Architect [Principal] , Sensia LLC
10:30 - 11:00 | Nov 16 2022
Knowledge in a Nutshell: The Digitalization of Tribal Knowledge
- Race to the finish: how to extract knowledge and know what you don’t know
- How to use technology to capture tribal knowledge and create a knowledge store
- Orchestration and optimization of people, process, technology, and knowledge for operational excellence, to gain efficiencies and to truly digitize knowledge

Liane Ghosh
Vice President, Global Content Solutions and Chief Executive Officer for India , Innovatia Inc.
11:00 - 11:30 | Nov 16 2022
Keep your digital twin in-sync with field changes
- From the moment it is built, an industrial facility starts drifting away from engineering data.
- Samp's AI connects 3D reality capture with your systems of record on a continuous basis.
- The real state of facilities can be directly compared to technical data and exposed to all.
Thomas Grand
COO and Head of Sales , Samp
11:30 - 12:00 | Nov 16 2022
Industry, Data and Continuous Improvement: how to be efficient in a low investment environment
- Data quality: Key factor for data-driven business decision
- Digital Twin: Process improvement and equipment integrity
- Machine Learning: an ideal tool to build hydrid model
- Connect’In® : Reinforcement of client-licensor confidence with SaaS

Philippe Mege
Head of Digital Service Factory , AXENS
12:30 - 13:00 | Nov 16 2022
Cybersecurity in acquisitions and carveouts – what is usually omitted and costs a lot afterwards?
- Drive towards sustainability, geopolitical context and stakeholder expectations for business outcomes continue to catalyse the move of industrial assets form one operator to another.
- How to avoid buying a cat in the sack w.r.t. cybersecurity risks or selling an asset that may come back to haunt you?

Michal Paulski
Senior Manager , Accenture
13:00 - 13:30 | Nov 16 2022
Digital Twinning Brownfield Assets – Unified Data for Environmental, Safety and Productivity Improvements
- Leverage AI/ML models to connect enterprise information management systems to a virtual model of their plant, enabling predictive asset integrity and object class detection
- Improves productivity by up to 33% due to less travel and simple, unrestricted data access
- Improves business continuity efforts while reducing site exposure hours
- Provides digital emission monitoring in real-time

Rob Southon
CTO , VEERUM Inc
13:30 - 14:00 | Nov 16 2022
AI-enabled Digital Twin for Plant Operational Excellence
- Digital Technologies Dynamics: Digital technologies maturity is essential to understand the successful applications of digitalization and digital twin. Though, there are some challenges in digitalization, we bring the capability and differentiators to overcome those challenges.
- Digital Twin as Stack of Layers: Digital Twin is a stack of layers including a Data Lake, 3D Visualization, Hybrid Models (AI + First Principle models), and Digital Applications. The interesting thing is that all layers are built on a scalable AI Platform so that everything is integrated and modular.
- Applications and Value Proposition of Digital Twin: The Digital Twin consists of one or multiple applications depending on the operator’s needs. These applications can be remote performance monitoring, real-time optimization, process or asset performance prediction, and AR/ VR for maintenance and turnaround planning, safety, training, etc.
Nikhil Chauhan
Chief Growth Officer and President , Algo8
14:00 - 14:00 | Nov 16 2022
Metaverse & The Future of Collaboration
- Metaverse in the O&G industry represents vast opportunities and improved collaboration while reducing the need for travel and in person communication
- A third horizon technology that is gaining fast interest
- How will this new wave of technological edge affect the industry.

Osama Hanna
Industry Digital Strategist , Microsoft
14:00 - 14:30 | Nov 16 2022
Mining the Metaverse- How Mining has Evolved
- Tokenizing assets under the ground without the need to mine
- Valuating data based on operations
- Logistics databases on import/export information from site

Nathaniel Bradley
Chief Executive Officer , Data Vault Holdings Inc.
08:30 - 09:00 | May 03 2023
How robust Cybersecurity solution can help in reliable Digitization of Oil and gas industries
- State of Cybersecurity in Oil and Gas Industries (Unclear/Lack of Cyber Security Policies and Procedures, Outdated Industrial Control Systems, Inadequate separation of Industrial and IT networks, Too few Network security measures- On- and Offshore, etc.)
- The reason for the current state of cybersecurity (Lack of cybersecurity awareness in staff due to their expertise in entirely different areas, Legacy systems that could handle the operational requirements without being upgraded, leveraging IT network security controls as OT network security controls are minimal due to various reasons, etc.)
- Ways to address the cybersecurity challenges (Training staff, Deploying cost-effective OT security solutions without necessarily revamping the OT network, employing cybersecurity experts, understanding that good cybersecurity practices would entail changing operational workflows, etc.)
- State of the art in cybersecurity technologies that address the above challenges.
Shantanu Bhattacharya
Chief Executive Officer , Siometrix
09:00 - 09:30 | May 03 2023
Analytics Journey in a Downstream Marketing O&G Operating Unit PETRONAS Dagangan Berhad
- Data Analytics Transformation Journey : Planned Roadmap and activities for 2020-2022
- Data Democratization and Single Source of Truth : What we have accomplished and how
- Citizen Analytics, Users Adoption and Change Management : What we have accomplished and how
- Analytics Self Service: What we have accomplished and how
- AI enablement : What we have accomplished and how
- What is next: Journey kick off for Commercial Analytics

M Ariful Islam
Head Of Data and Analytics , Petronas Dagangan Berhad
09:30 - 10:00 | May 03 2023
Process Automation in Oil and Gas: Seizing The Growth Potential in 2023
- How can Digitalization help to Alleviate the Oil and Gas Skills Labor Shortage
- Future-proofing your Business Against Uncertain Geo-political Environments with Operational Excellence
- How the Oil and Gas Industry can Thrive with Real-time Data and Insights in 2023

Paul Stone
Product Strategist , FlowForma
10:00 - 10:30 | May 03 2023
Securing Remote Operations for Critical Infrastructures
- Remote access is becoming a necessity for OT and there are countless reasons from professionals running offshore oil rigs other critical facilities needing 24/7 access from anywhere. But providing that access has traditionally been too complex and fraught with security issues as exposing critical infrastructure to the “outside” greatly expands the attack surface for hackers.
- Hear how to create and maintain secure and frictionless access to industrial control systems, enabling secure remote operations with a zero-trust architecture including protocol isolation, integrated MFA, role-based and time-based access controls, user session analytics, and more.

Bill Moore
Founder and Chief Executive OfficerFounder , XONA Corporate Headquarters
11:30 - 12:00 | May 03 2023
AUTOMATION IN EMISSIONS DETECTION: AVOIDING THE PITFALLS
- Automated systems based on continuous data collection through sensors
- Automated systems based on periodic earth imaging surveys (drones and satellites)
- Predictive models for pipeline maintenance and leaks in areas of sparse data

Susan Nash
Director of Innovation and Emerging Science and Technology; Director of Education & Prof Dev , AAPG
12:00 - 12:30 | May 03 2023
Scalable, IoT-Enabled Energy Monitoring to Optimize the Performance and Uptime of Upstream and Downstream Assets
- Due to high capital costs, many non-critical, but essential assets are not proactively monitored in refinery operations, requiring manual tracking and reporting and often resulting in lost revenue and process downtime when equipment fails
- Vutility is helping a major energy producer add real-time visibility throughout their refinery operations with our HotDrop technology
- Previously, the organization had invested well over six figures and several months of planning and installation (1000’+ of poles and wire) to add incremental monitoring to individual essential (but non-critical) assets
- Leveraging their existing private LoRaWAN network, the organization is now able to proactively monitor and proactively manage and optimize the performance of equipment throughout the facility using HotDrops for under $1000 per asset, with same day installation and pay-back
- The same HotDrop technology addresses remote asset monitoring for upstream applications as well, enabling remote field teams to proactively prioritize which sites to service and optimize asset production and uptime

Joel Berntsen
Vice President, Strategy & Partnerships , Vutility
12:30 - 13:00 | May 03 2023
Data-Driven Optimization of analyzer & instrument reliability
- Process Analyzers and instruments plays a significant role in process optimization in the O&G sector.
- Achieving a higher reliability in relation to availability and accuracy of these sensors has a direct impact on the process, for example by higher product quality.
- The presentation will share the latest innovation in the field of data science & digitalization on the level of measurement by showing concrete example for various applications.

Lukas Bimmerle
Product Manager for Digitalization & Services , Siemens AG
13:00 - 13:30 | May 03 2023
Integrating Cybersecurity into Facility Operations
- Cybersecurity is increasingly required through regulation for critical infrastructure
- There are a variety of Cyberthreat Intelligence (CTI) services available to provide warning of potential threat vectors.
- CTI information is predominantly for business (IT) applications, the challenge is to identify the relevant notifications and integrate them into the SCADA system to be proactive and protect the associated critical infrastructure.
- Threats continue to evolve, and require support for continuous patching without restarting controllers versus waiting for the next outage
- This presentation will share how the above challenges are being met

Ian Verhappen
Senior Solutions Architect , Willowglen Systems Inc.
14:00 - 14:30 | May 03 2023
OPERATING BY EXCEPTION AND WORKFORCE SHRINKAGE
- Operating by exception and why it’s necessary for this age of automation, especially with a shrinking workforce
- Exploring how to deploy exception-based operating procedures in well sites successfully
- E&P approaches to automation and exception-based operating procedures

Denis Drolet
Senior Operations Engineer , Vermilion Energy Inc.
14:30 - 15:00 | May 03 2023
Digital Tools for the Oil and Gas Sector
- Define the need for digital tools
- The right digital tool for the right job
- Demonstration of value
Allan Fogwill
COO , Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada
15:00 - 15:30 | May 03 2023
Digitalization and AI in the Energy Sector: Opportunities and Challenges for Methane Emissions Detection and Prediction
- This upcoming session will explore how digital technologies, especially AI, are disrupting the energy industry by detecting, quantifying, reporting, and predicting methane emissions. Detecting these emissions is critical because methane is a potent greenhouse gas that contributes significantly to climate change. Effectively detecting these emissions can help the energy sector move towards sustainability and responsibility.
- With these new technologies, the energy industry can efficiently and accurately monitor and analyze methane emissions, allowing them to pinpoint the sources of these emissions and devise targeted strategies to reduce them. By doing so, they can address a huge problem in oil and gas production where methane leaks can cause environmental and economic losses.
- This discussion will also address the challenges and opportunities associated with digitalization in the energy sector, such as issues related to data quality and availability, ethical considerations, regulatory frameworks, skills development, and stakeholder engagement.

Peter Kowalchuk
Principal Program Manager , Microsoft
09:30 - 10:00 | May 04 2023
Ultrasound cameras: a unique leak pinpointing tool to tackle emission reduction challenges
- Ultrasound cameras are an alternative detection technology to enable cost-effective methane emissions reduction
- Following evolution of Oil & Gas sector, ultrasound cameras are a unique method to pinpoint hydrogen leaks from a safe distance
- Novel technologies empower gas leak detection operations ; enabling traceability of inspections and leaks tracking through digital reporting
Ueli Rothen
Business Development Manager , Distran AG
11:30 - 12:00 | May 04 2023
Smart Sensors; Enabler of Automation and Digitalization in Oil and Gas
- The presentation will share with the audience an enabler of digital transformation; namely “smart sensors”.
- The slides will highlight the latest and most disruptive sensing technologies and their use cases in oil and gas industry along with their principle of operation, field evaluation and results.
- The benefits of smart sensors to the automation and digitalization in oil and gas will be also addressed.
Fawaz Alsahan
Chairman of Instrumentation Standards , Saudi Aramco
12:00 - 12:30 | May 04 2023
CBMnet - A Journey into the Digitalization of Predictive Maintenance
- Many years ago, we had a vision; to deliver condition monitoring analysis services to remote oil & gas facilities around the world via the Internet.
- 20 years on, digitalisation is no longer an option but a necessity, requiring the development of pioneering tools and processes.
- We recount our journey with insights into leveraging advances in technology, understanding the user experience, obstacles of Internet connectivity and facilitating digital integration.

Matthew Moore
Global Subject Matter Expert , Petrofac
12:30 - 13:00 | May 04 2023
Practical lessons learned from 15+ years installing SCADA in Midstream Oil & Gas
- In oil & gas, almost all SCADA installations occur on new pads, interconnects and pipelines
- Customers don't usually know what they want until after they get it
- Employ project management in any SCADA project
- State your overall business objective up front
- Survey the site on the ground before setting design parameters

Chuck Drobny
Chief Executive Officer , GlobaLogix, Inc
13:00 - 13:30 | May 04 2023
How to de-risk revamping projects & maintenance contracts?
- Samp helps oil & gas companies connect their outdated process engineering drawings with their up-todate 3D reality capture to: Identify discrepancies between P&ID and the field
- Facilitate mutual understanding between office engineers & field workers
- Revamping/expansion projects from preparation to execution and handover
- Long-term service contracts from bidding to execution and closing
Thomas Grand
COO and Head of Sales , Samp
09:00 - 09:30 | Sep 23 2024
Break through Operational Silos as you continue Digitization e orts
- According to Forbes engineers spend 30% of their time looking for information. Many organizations work in silos and data is not leveraged throughout an organization
- How to win eciency and limit security and safety risks with di gitization
- Is digital twin just a buzz word or is it an opportunity with quick wins

Dirk Wagemans
VP Commercial Industries , Hexagon
09:30 - 10:00 | Sep 23 2024
Creating Value through AI Developments in Seismic Data Processing – Time is Money
- Introducing seismic data processing and imaging, the most computation and data-intensive work step in the oil and gas industry.
- Data driven or model driven – posting a question on how to make AI tools profitable in seismic processing
- No pain no gain – sharing lessons learned from developing AI solutions to ensure both quality and eciency
- Speed is key – showing case studies where our AI solutions generate business value

Shuzhen Ye
Citizen Data Scientist at Processing Geophysics , Shell
10:00 - 10:30 | Sep 23 2024
Satellites, ground monitoring solutions, and robotics will play a pivotal role in improving the eciency and sustainability of the oil & gas industry, but these technologies require tough choices.
- Robotics for field applications
- Terrestrial GHG emissions monitoring
- Satellite monitoring for field applications and GHG emissions
- The audience will take away insights about leading startups and corporate technology developers and grasp a vision of the future path for automated inspection.

Thomas Katucki
Sr, Research Analyst , Lux Research
11:00 - 11:30 | Sep 23 2024
Revolutionize Operational Decision Making: Enabling Data-Infused 3D Perspectives
- Pillars of high value digital twin solutions, industry trends in digitalization, the abundance of data, and common challenges in traditional operations
- Facilitating holistic intelligence for equipment and work processes, redefining decisions on site by leveraging interoperable digital twin architecture
- The importance of progressive implementation for impactful ROI and adoption

Meaghan Snethlage
Director of Client Development , Veerum
11:30 - 12:00 | Sep 23 2024
A case study on Governance, People, Process, & Technology for optimum Oil & Gas Owner’s Information Management
- Foundation and Design - Large LNG company recently performed a review of the digital and Information management space in their company and developed a gap analysis performed to determine current, and future state
- Challenges and revelations confronting the Company after the gap analysis was performed
- Transformation - How does the Company implement a seamless and intuitive access solution to meet the needs of all departments?
- Sustainable solutions that evolve with the company - Governance and training model implementation before technology and data management rollout
- Where does the company want to be when it grows up?
- What critical factors need to be addressed before going live?

Eric Macbeth
Managing Director / Owner , Energy Forward Advisors LLC
12:00 - 12:30 | Sep 23 2024
Strategies to Accelerate Digital Technology Adoptions with Automation of Legacy Systems to Drive Operational Eciency andProductivity Outcomes in Oil & Gas Ecosystem
- Expanding Digital Connectivity using Digital Accelerators such as AI, ML, IoT, Data Analytics and APM Enablement to Future-Proof Brownfield Asset Development and Operational Eciency for Return of Investmen
- Digital Engineering Solutions Employing Embedded Automation and EPC Digital Twin to Drive Prescriptive Maintenance, Boost Reliability and Decarbonize Asset Operations in the Ecosystem.
- Adopting Edge Computing Solutions to Enable Capturing, Processing and Analyzing Data where it happens, can Optimize Operational Eciency, HSE Resilience, and Accelerate Time-To-Value for Increased Productivity.

Nimi Abili
CTO , Greater Offshore
12:30 - 13:00 | Sep 23 2024
Utilizing Real-time Upstream Applications for Improved Eciency and Production
- Advanced AI/ML in Upstream
- Seamless Digital Integration

Jim Brigman
Managing Director , Ingenero Inc.
14:00 - 14:30 | Sep 23 2024
How digital transformation is about emotion and how technology is how we rationalize our understanding of things.
- As AI and technology continue to reshape how organizations approach mergers, acquisitions, and internal integrations, it’s crucial to recognize that success isn’t just about the technology itself but how it’s applied alongside traditional tools and resources.
- Companies can significantly enhance their integration eorts by combining AI with coaching, assessments, and team development initiatives.
- These strategies can provide deeper insights into organizational cultures, identify potential friction points, and foster a smoother change management process.

Christopher Donaleski
Development consultant , AI Advisory

14:30 - 15:00 | Sep 23 2024
Making the most of the information you already have!
- Many existing assets are operating successfully – with the information and data they have – digitalization oers great ecienc y, safety and environmental benefits, but how can you achieve these without disruptive change?
- Through continuous improvement and eective supply chain collab oration it is possible to transform how you align silos of data, share eectively through the engineering s upply chain and demonstrate improvement – without a big IT implementation!
Alistair Stubbs
Managing Director , Sauve Solutions
08:30 - 09:00 | Sep 24 2024
Run the Business/Change the Business and Agile Leadership
- Ambidextrous leadership balances operational efficiency with strategic innovation to simultaneously run and change the business effectively
- Agile facilitates adaptability, improving productivity, customer satisfaction, and innovation in response to dynamic and unpredictable market changes.
- Focused "change missions" prioritize impactful initiatives, leveraging cross-functional teams and scalable solutions for accelerated transformation.

Jim Claunch
Digital Transformation Thought Leader , Bain & Company

09:00 - 09:30 | Sep 24 2024
Sustainability led Transformation
- Geopolitical uncertainty, clean energy technology development, and high inflation challenge the oil and gas industry's transition strategies.
- Digital twins optimize operations, predictive maintenance, disaster management, and immersive training for safety and innovation in oil and gas.
- Sustainability prioritizes accurate disclosures, reducing carbon footprints, and adapting to climate threats with investments in resilience and efficiency.

Sree Muktevi
Regional Vice President , Yash Technologies
09:30 - 10:00 | Sep 24 2024
Digital Transformation Journey – A Recommended Approach
- Digital transformation is occurring in every aspect of our lives – socially, culturally, from government, to big business. Mike’s presentation will provide you a meaningful framework along with guiding principles that will help you be successful in your digital transformation journey.
- Creating a C-Suite Digital Vision, Convening a Task Force.
- Building a Roadmap, Developing Use Cases, Conducting Pilots.
- Scaling Pilots, Developing Digital Capabilities & Supporting Ecosystem.

Mike Fleming
Senior Content Solution Speacialist , Innovatia Inc.

10:00 - 10:30 | Sep 24 2024
Operational Excellence at Scale: ‘Leveraging Exception Management in Remote Oil & Gas Operations’
- Many operators are challenged with high well counts spread over large geographic areas. How can they scale the business while maintaining OPEX? Globally, operators have developed the capability of a ‘remote operations center’, where they bring real-time data to a central team which can act to prevent a downtime event based on exceptions, alerts, and performance gaps.
- How remote operations provides engineering and operations teams with real-time access to critical operational data to improve situational awareness and enable faster decision-making.
- How transforming the traditional role of operators visiting ‘every well every day’ to optimizing remote worker productivity by directing the field team to the day’s priorities.
- Share lessons learned and key elements to deliver a remote operations center which can deliver scalable operational excellence and how a small team can manage,100’s or 1,000’s of wells remotely.

Fred Clarke
Consultant , Stepchange Global
11:30 - 12:00 | Sep 24 2024
Advanced digital twin technology from the nuclear sector and its application in the oil & gas
- AI and Digital Twins are revolutionizing industries with clear investment benefits. At the HADRON Laboratory, part of the Institute for Energy Technology, we oer innovative solutions for facility lifecycle management, specializing in safety-critical applications like nuclear.
- We integrate AI and Digital Twins with advanced physics models for impact assessment and use robotics for data collection. Our mission is to enhance safety and eciency through a holisti c approach combining AI, data, robotics, and Digital Twins.
Jan Otto Porsmyr
Senior Project Coordinator , Institute for Energy Technology (IFE)
12:00 - 12:30 | Sep 24 2024
Drilling Fluid Automation: Squaring the Circle
- Exploring the Challenges of Drilling Fluid Automation: Technical Complexities and Industry Hurdles
- The Role of Multifunctional Fluid Additives in Simplifying Automation and Enhancing Eciency
- Computational Innovations, and their Revolutionary Potential in Drilling Fluid Automation

James Haughs
Operations, Research and Development Director , Clear Solutions
12:30 - 13:00 | Sep 24 2024
3 Horizons Mapping of a company Digital Transformation" is a challenge faced by most organizations.
- Explain the Concept of 3-Horizon Planning
- How it can help in building Digital Transformation Strategies for customers
- Real-world examples of how it can be applied.

Osama Hanna
Senior Industry Digital Strategist , Microsoft
09:00 - 09:30 | Oct 01 2025
The Energy Industry’s requirements for real-time Trusted Quality-Assessed Data enable greater confidence in AI/ML technologies and accelerate insights for better business decisions
- New industry standards for Trusted Data spark greater integration and interoperability in the cloud
- Real-time data validation enables greater automation minimizing downtime and enhancing productivity
- The Critical Role of Production Data Verification in Production Optimization and Analytics

Ryan Jarvis
Chief Technology Officer , Rock NRG
10:00 - 10:30 | Oct 01 2025
Case Study - Using Automation to Increase Drilling Operational Efficiencies & Reduce Downtime Related to Overpressure Events
- This case study presentation will discuss current methods being used in drilling operations related to high pressure and the industry challenges faced with high pressure events.
- It will also discuss a new method using automation to increase drilling operational efficiencies including increased ROP (rate of penetration) and eliminating high pressure events.
- It will also discuss the drilling/operational results seen during field trial use.

Brett Shuman
Director of International Sales & Global Accounts , E3 Company

10:30 - 11:00 | Oct 01 2025
Blockchain and Digitalization: How will blockchain technology accelerate the digitalization of the energy sector
- Key drivers for digitalization of the energy sector
- Role of blockchain in accelerating energy sector digitization
- Digitizing Measurement, Reporting and Verification- Guaranteeing the origin of fuels using blockchain

Dr. Mohsen Khorasany
Senior Electrical Research Engineer , TYMLEZ Pty Ltd
12:00 - 12:30 | Oct 01 2025
Securing Remote Operations for Critical Infrastructures
- Remote access is becoming a necessity for OT and there are countless reasons from professionals running offshore oil rigs other critical facilities needing 24/7 access from anywhere. But providing that access has traditionally been too complex and fraught with security issues as exposing critical infrastructure to the “outside” greatly expands the attack surface for hackers.

Bill Moore
Founder and Chief Executive OfficerFounder , XONA Corporate Headquarters
12:30 - 13:00 | Oct 01 2025
Leveraging IoTdata in the Cloud with IoBase:
- Feedback from Terega digital transformation
- Securing our industrial sites while using public cloud capabilities
- Deliver faster with an agile OT/IT infrastructure

Thomas Delquie
CTO , Terega
09:00 - 09:30 | Oct 02 2025
Scalable, IoT-Enabled Energy Monitoring to Optimize the Performance and Uptime of Upstream and Downstream Assets
- Due to high capital costs, many non-critical, but essential assets are not proactively monitored in refinery operations, requiring manual tracking and reporting and often resulting in lost revenue and process downtime when equipment fails
- Vutility is helping a major energy producer add real-time visibility throughout their refinery operations with our HotDrop technology
- Previously, the organization had invested well over six figures and several months of planning and installation (1000’+ of poles and wire) to add incremental monitoring to individual essential (but non-critical) assets

Joel Berntsen
Vice President, Strategy & Partnerships , Vutility
09:30 - 10:00 | Oct 02 2025
Sustainability led Transformation
- Geopolitical uncertainty, clean energy technology development, and high inflation challenge the oil and gas industry's transition strategies.
- Digital twins optimize operations, predictive maintenance, disaster management, and immersive training for safety and innovation in oil and gas.
- Sustainability prioritizes accurate disclosures, reducing carbon footprints, & adapting to climate threats with investments in resilience & efficiency.

Sree Muktevi
Regional Vice President , Yash Technologies
11:30 - 12:00 | Oct 02 2025
Utilizing Real-time Upstream Applications for Improved Efficiency and Production
- Advanced AI/ML in Upstream, Seamless Digital Integration

Jim Brigman
Managing Director , Ingenero Inc.
12:00 - 12:30 | Oct 02 2025
Digital Twin Empowering Energy Solutions of the Future
- Digitalization vs Success Digital Transformation – Why some digital transformations fail?
- Need for a Digital Twin and How to Think about it Holistically.
- Digital Transformation Avenues
- Benefits of Digital transformations
- Future of Digital Twin

Anupam Acharya
Sr. BD Manager , Technip Energies
13:00 - 13:30 | Oct 02 2025
Unlocking Efficiency of Offshore Drilling Operations by Digitalizing Information Workflow
- Digitalizing the information flow between the Oil Companies well plan information and the drilling contractor operating offshore rig brings significant value. Digital real-time drilling program information benefits to all the involved parties in a drilling operations, including Drilling Contractor, Operator, and Service Companies, both, at the drilling site and remote-control center, by directly connecting front-line operation teams with the required instructions to drive efficient drilling operations.
- Digitalizing of the information flow significantly improves situational awareness, coordination, preparedness, communication, and transparency and thereby providing more efficient and consistent drilling operations.

Esben Thorup
Managing Director , Horizon56
15:30 - 16:00 | Oct 02 2025
How robust Cybersecurity solution can help in reliable Digitization of Oil and gas industries
- Oil and gas cybersecurity faces unclear policies, outdated control systems, poor network separation, and inadequate security measures offshore.
- Cybersecurity issues stem from staff's lack of awareness, legacy systems, and reliance on IT controls for OT.
- Address challenges by training staff, deploying cost-effective OT security, hiring experts, and adjusting operational workflows for security.
- State of the art in cybersecurity technologies that address the above challenges.
Shantanu Bhattacharya
Chief Executive Officer , Siometrix

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