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THE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT · SPE · Aug 15th 2019
Vision 2050, Diversity and the Workforce in Energy, Digital Innovation, Deal Flow, Renewables, and TED-like Talks from Industry Experts. Also find out what's new in business processes and technologies that are transforming energy companies.
The inaugural digital innovation event, bringing together the O&G industry, with Silicon Valley, and Academia on Thursday, August 15th, 2019.
Midtown Arts and Theatre Center (MATCH)
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Date: Thursday, August 15, 2019
Vision 2050: Outlook on the Energy Industry
Diversity and the Workforce in Energy
What does the future hold in store for both the oil and gas industry, and the energy industry as a whole? Global demand for fossil fuels continues to grow as the world struggles to satiate its appetite for energy. Over 1.2 billion people currently lack access to reliable electricity in the world, and numerous efforts are being implemented to bring them power. What roles do the private sector and large international institutions have to play in this process of bringing energy to the world, and what will the fossil fuel industry of the future look like? Join us for a detailed discussion on the future of the energy industry as many factors continue to shape the world's energy needs. We are bringing together the top thought leaders in the energy space to enlighten us, and share with us their expertise, and knowledge.
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8:00 - 9:00 AM[Intro]
Networking, Breakfast, and Welcome
9:00 - 10:00 AM[Fireside Chat]
Vision 2050 : Outlook on the Energy Industry
10:00 - 11:00 AM[Fireside Chat]
Let's Evaluate the Next Phase of Energy - What's Next in the Workforce?
11:00 - 12:00 PM[Dot Talk]
Ted-Style Talk #1 (Room #2) - 5 Company Rotation
Lunch (12:00 - 1:00 PM)
1:00 - 2:00 PM[Fireside Chat]
Let's Tech it Out - Energy + Oil & Gas Edition
Future Energy Demand, and the Role of Renewables
3:00 - 4:00 PM[Dot Talk]
Happy Hour (4:00 - 7:00 PM)
Rachel Olney
Rachel Olney is the founder and CEO of Geosite Inc. Geosite is a comprehensive cloud-based management tool for spatial data. Rachel graduated from Stanford University.
Garrett Fowler
Garrett Fowler is Vice President of Operations for ResFrac, responsible for client engagement and professional services for ResFrac's industry leading coupled hydraulic fracture and reservoir simulator. Prior to ResFrac, Garrett was Principal Reservoir Engineer for Tachyus and Oxy.
Gabrielle Rowe
Gabriella Rowe is the CEO of Station Houston. Station Houston exists to help entrepreneurs build better tech start ups and transform Houston into a world leading Hub for technology innovation and entrepreneurship. Prior to Station Houston, Gabrielle Rowe was the head of The Village School in Houston, Texas, and the head/CEO of The Mandell School. She is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of St. Thomas.
Moji Karimi
Moji is a multidisciplinary entrepreneur and engineer who helps ideate, develop, and commercialize ground-breaking technologies. He has a proven track record of taking ideas to market, both at big companies and startups. Moji's experiences range from developing advanced deepwater drilling methods to several new biologically inspired technologies with applications in several industries. In his previous endeavor, Moji joined Biota Technology as the fourth employee of the company to start the Houston office and commercialize DNA Sequencing in the energy industry. In two years he grew Biota's business to multi-million dollars in revenue and played a key role in establishing Subsurface DNA Diagnostics as a common method for reservoir characterization. Moji holds BS and MS degrees in drilling and petroleum engineering, respectively.
Benjamin A. Reed
Ben has expertise working in a multitude of verticals ranging from mobile tech, oil and gas, online marketplaces, digital publishing, real estate, finance, personal fitness, non-profits, and politics. Ben was part owner in Energy Media Group, which owns the largest diversified oil and gas publications in the world. Ben was instrumental in building bakken.com, marcellus.com, permianshale.com, hayenesville.com, and 300 other oil and gas focused websites that are visited by more than 3 million unique visitors each year and have over 250,000 social media followers.
Ben's passion and professional focus is on building, scaling, and sustaining successful early stage startup ventures. Digital marketing, sales, product design, and partner acquisition are his specialty. Ben has a unique ability to bridge the gap between product development, marketing, and sales to ensure the customer is always served. His ultimate goal in business is to provide immense value to his customers and clients.
Steven Gonzalez
Steven is a Strategist and Change Agent with nearly 30 years of NASA experience in strategy development; seeding and implementing innovation initiatives; identifying and creating technology collaborations in support of the NASA mission needs. Expertise in identifying opportunities for private/public collaborations that will benefit NASA, Industry and the university partners.
His specialties include:
Long range Strategic planning (20 year strategy)
Identifying and creating new partnerships and creating coalitions between teams that at the onset have diverging perspectives and requirements.
Extensive experience in collaborating with the innovation community to accelerate or transfer NASA technology and to identify opportunities to strengthen the innovation capability in the region.
Deanna Jones
Deanna Jones is senior vice president of HR, Communications and Administration for Marathon Oil Corporation. She joined the Company in January 2014.
Ms. Jones most recently served as vice president of Human Resources and chief commercial officer for Newfield Exploration Co. Prior to that, from 2008 until 2010, she served as Human Resource director, Reservoir Production Group of Schlumberger. Between 2006 and 2008, Ms. Jones held the position of vice president, North America for Schlumberger Information Solutions, and in that role, was responsible for leading software, information and the company's related infrastructure organization in the U.S.
From 2003 to 2006, she served as vice president of Personnel for Schlumberger Information Solutions, and was responsible for leading all human resource related activities for Schlumberger's world-wide workforce from its London office. During the period 1993 to 2003, she worked in a variety of managerial assignments of increasing responsibility for Schlumberger in Canada and the U.S.
Ms. Jones earned a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the University of Calgary, Canada; and has completed executive business courses in human resources at the University of Michigan and in finance at the IMD Business School in Lausanne, Switzerland. Ms. Jones serves on the board of directors of Communities in Schools of Houston.
John Gibson spent the first ten years of his energy career working for Gulf/Chevron. Gibson's background supports his focus on minimizing environmental impacts associated with energy development and digital innovation. He is a former President and CEO at Landmark Graphics, Paradigm Geophysical, Tervita and Halliburton.
Gibson currently serves as a Director of Orocobre Limited, a Director of I-Pulse Inc., on the University of Houston's Energy Advisory Board, the visiting committee of the Texas Bureau of Economic Geology, and advisor to Cottonwood Venture Partners.
Gibson earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from Auburn University and a Master of Science in Geology from the University of Houston.
Lees Rodionov
Lees is currently the President – North America Land at Schlumberger, where she has spent her entire professional career. Prior to this role, she was the HR Director - Production at Schlumberger. Before that, Lees has held multiple senior leadership roles as Vice President - Personnel, Global Account Director and General Manager – Alaska. Throughout her twenty-five year career with the multinational oilfield service company she has relocated eight times, with assignments in Houston, Alaska, Scotland, Venezuela and Trinidad, including roles in Line Management, Sales, Human Resources, Finance, Sales and IT.
Lees grew up in Needville, a small town just southwest of Houston. She attended Rice University for undergraduate and graduate school, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Management in 1991 and an MBA in 1993. Lees is married and has two teenage kids.
David R. Hall
David Hall is a Managing Director at Hall Labs. He is an inventor and patentee with over 450 patents, and over 400 in progress, as well as a serial entrepreneur and inventor that has started and grown dozens of businesses, innovating across many fields. David has a BS and a Masters in mechanical engineering from Brigham Young University (1972), MBA from Rider College (1976), honorary doctorate from Weber State University (2016).
Ryan Dawson
Ryan Dawson is a Technology Entrepreneur working in artificial intelligence and related fields. He is the Founder and CEO of Corva, a Houston-based software startup focused on helping oil & gas companies to optimize drilling programs through real-time data insights and analytics. The company built a first-of-its-kind technology platform for delivering a suite of nearly 50 mobile and web apps to monitor drilling and completions, identify hazardous conditions, and give users recommendations based on current and historical subsurface data. As a result, Corva increases drilling performance and speed while reducing costly rig downtime. Corva's software products support oil & gas drilling operations across North America with hundreds of users, including drilling engineers, superintendents, rig crews, and management.
Seth Anderson
Seth Anderson is co-founder, and CTO of Nesh. Nesh is the Smart Assistant for Oil and Gas. She helps Oil and Gas companies make better and faster decisions, by organizing the collective knowledge within the company and making it effortlessly accessible. Seth holds a bachelor's degree from UT-Austin, and a Master's degree from Georgia Tech.
Wade Bitaraf
Wade leads the Energy and Sustainability initiative at Plug and Play Technology Center. He's responsible for managing corporate relationships and startup facing. His passion is in serving startups at the intersection of technology and business.
Wade has co-authored multiple scientific articles in peer reviewed journals. He holds a master of science degree in Chemical engineering from Lamar university and master degree in Petroleum and Natural gas engineering from West Virginia University.
Ben Amaba
Dr. Amaba is the Chief Innovation Officer for the Industrial Sector, IBM – North America. Published globally on blockchain, software engineering, artificial intelligence, data analytics, Internet of Things and cloud technology, Dr. Ben Amaba holds a PhD. degree in Industrial & Systems Engineering, a M.B.A./M.S. degree in Engineering and Operations, and a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering. Dr.Amaba is a registered and licensed Professional Engineer in several states with International Registry; certified in Production, Operations, and Inventory Management by APICS ®; LEED® Accredited Professional (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design); and certified in Corporate Strategy by Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Dr. Amaba holds a copyright for Process Activity Flow Framework®, the foundation for IBM's Business Driven Development framework for requirements, design, architecture, simulation, and application development techniques. Dr. Amaba is prominently featured in "Giving 2.0," by Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen with Stanford Business School, and is an Alexis de Tocqueville Society/United Way Member, which recognizes local philanthropic leader.
Amit Mehta
Amit Mehta, built Moblize a few short years ago with $3 and turned it into the profitable company it is today, valued at multi million dollars. Under his leadership, Moblize was ranked #1 as the "Best Entrepreneurial Company in America" in 2018. Amit is regularly invited as a thought leader to speak with executive leaders on "Best Practices and Disruptive Practices from Silicon Valley", which can be adopted by professionals in the oil and gas sector. He was also a regular speaker at AADE, SPE, IADC and ShaleTech events in 2018. Among his many other accolades, Amit has been featured in many industry reputable magazines like Voyage, Forbes, CIO Magazine, JPT, World Oil, Hart E&P, Oilvoice, Oilman, Mixergy .and was recently nominated for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2019.
Amit graduated from the University of Cambridge, UK with a degree in Design, Manufacture and Management. He currently divides his time between Silicon Valley and Houston, where he resides half of each year.
Theresa Eaton
Theresa graduated from Duke University with a Bachelor of Arts dual degree in International Relations and Asian Studies with a concentration in Japanese. After graduating from Duke, she worked in the Institutional Securities Division and Private Wealth Management Division at Morgan Stanley in Manhattan. She subsequently attended Duke University Law School where she earned her J.D. and later worked in the Corporate and Securities group at Vinson & Elkins LLP. Prior to joining SCF Partners, Theresa worked at First Reserve Corporation, an energy focused private equity firm.
Theresa is responsible for the Origination Group at SCF Partners, sourcing acquisition opportunities at SCF as well as their ongoing strategic oversight and development. She is on the Boards of BCCK Engineering, a provider of engineering, procurement, fabrication and field construction services, focusing on midstream oil and natural gas processing applications and on the Board of Hi-Tech Industrial, a provider of integrated specialty services to the downstream energy, infrastructure and industrial markets.
Theresa serves on Duke University's Board of Entrepreneurship & Innovation, the board of the Center for Hearing and Speech and the board of the Broach Foundation for Brain Cancer Research, an organization she co-founded and has jointly raised more than $4 million for glioblastoma research.
Nikhil Patel
Nikhil Patel is a partner at McKinsey's Houston office, focusing in their Global Energy and Materials practice, and their Capital Projects & Infrastructure practice. He holds a JD from Yale Law School, a Master's degree from the University of Chicago, and a Bachelor's degree from Georgetown.
Dr. Robert Armstrong
Robert Armstrong directs the MIT Energy Initiative, an Institute-wide initiative at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology linking science, technology, and policy to transform the worlds energy systems. A member of the MIT faculty since 1973, Armstrong served as head of the Department of Chemical Engineering from 1996 to 2007. His research interests include energy, the rheology of complex materials, and polymer fluid mechanics.
Jacquelyn Star
Facilities Engineering Manager, Major Capital Projects, Gulf of Mexico Business Unit. Jacquelyn currently serves as Facilities Engineering Manager of Major Capital Projects within Chevron's Gulf of Mexico Business Unit (GOMBU). In this role, she is responsible for development of facilities concepts through exploration and appraisal, and provides project management services for all phases of non-operated MCPs and tieback projects. Headquartered in Covington, Louisiana, with a significant presence in Houston, GOMBU is focused on all aspects of resource development in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, including exploration, appraisal, drilling, major capital projects, reservoir management and production operations. GOMBU explores in water depths ranging from 1,500 to 10,000 feet and is a significant lease holder and active driller in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.
Jacquelyn has 21 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. She holds a BS in Chemistry from Principia College, an MS in Civil Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley, and an MBA from INSEAD. Jacquelyn began her professional career with an engineering firm in California, supporting multiple refinery clients and subsequently joining Chevron in 2000. She has held a variety of technical and leadership positions, including multiple assignments in California, Indonesia, and Texas. She has held upstream roles in project management, abandonment/remediation, finance, business planning and asset development in both offshore and onshore environments. She is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers.
Robert Zeller
Dr. Robert L. Zeller III, P.E., is the Vice President of Technology for Oxy Low Carbon Ventures (OLCV), a subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum Corporation. OLCV is developing and commercializing new products and technologies using captured carbon dioxide to
Leverage and grow Occidental's CO2-Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) infrastructure and expertise for economic and social benefit
Partner with existing CO2 emitting industrial sources to economically capture CO2 with commercially available technology for Occidental's EOR use
Lead and support the development of innovative new carbon capture technologies to drive cost efficiency
Develop and commercialize synergistic new products and technologies using captured CO2
Economically lower Occidental's carbon footprint from its operations by utilizing renewable power sources
Rob has over 30 years of Manufacturing, R&D, and Engineering experience. He completed his B.S. and M.S. degrees at the University of Akron and earned his Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve University, all in Chemical Engineering.
Dan Ward
Dan is the Director of Technical Engagement at Airobotics. He has over 10 years of experience in underground and open-pit mining operations, across a large variety of commodities and mining techniques. Previously, Dan served as the Mining and UAV Services Manager at Land Surveys. Dan received his Bachelor's in Surveying from the University of Otago in New Zealand. He is currently the Chairperson at the WA Institute of Mine Surveyors and holds Grade 1 and 2 mining endorsement.
Jed Somers
Jed Somers is CEO of FlowCommand, a manufacturer of lightweight Cloud-connected sensors that allow oil and gas companies to monitor their drilling operations in real time. Jeff graduated from Wharton and prior to joining FlowCommand, workerd at Barclay's.
David Reid
David Reid is Chief Marketing Officer at National Oilwell Varco (NOV). He is charged with developing the market and strategic engine of NOV across regional operations and business segments in order to offer their customers a most valued position in their relative markets. David joined Varco International in 1992, and has lived in Scotland, California and Houston while working world-wide in a number of roles covering business development, product development, leadership, and management. David Reid serves on the NOV and Schlumberger IntelliServ Joint Venture Board, as well as the IADC Executive Board as the Vice President for Services, and is a founding member of the SPE Drilling Systems Automation Technical Section.
Sameera Moinpour
Sameera is currently the director of client services at Workboard Inc, and is a digital, data-driven strategy alignment, measurement and execution expert. She has facilitated and coached over 1000 teams on setting, aligning and achieving OKRs and now lead the OKR Coach Certification Program at WorkBoard.
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New Technology Design Engineer
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Benin Chelinsky
QRI
Sr. Analyst
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Pervez Agwan
MBA Candidate
Pervez@mit.edu
Jaena Strong
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Elcin Aktas Osburg
Master of Energy Economics '19
elcin.aktas@rice.edu
Drilling Engineer
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