Past event: Operational Excellence in Oil and Gas

The need for - and the value of - operational excellence has never been greater for the oil and gas industry. Tough market conditions demand it.


This is the largest and most important industry OPEX event of the year. Join over 200 industry experts and thought leaders and learn how to:

  • Prioritize OE plans to focus on the highest-impact items in alignment with the company's vision and strategic objectives
  • Conduct an in-depth review of OEMS activities to evaluate performance and make adjustments as necessary
  • Understand the root causes behind process inefficiency, including issues of strategy and operating models
  • Optimize asset reliability and enhance the performance of your people, processes and your assets
  • Enhance leadership engagement and identify the key management hurdles and beliefs that can hinder execution excellence

2015 Speakers

  • Ray Wilcox, Former President & CEO, Chevron Phillips Chemical, Former President, Chevron NA Exploration & Production
  • John Rhind, Vice President, Oil Sands, Shell Canada
  • Bob Baird, Senior Vice President, Downstream, Husky
  • Russ Litun, Senior Vice President, Western Canada Business Unit & Supply Chain Management, ConocoPhillips Canada
  • Mike Agnew, Vice President, Operational Excellence and Technical Services, Suncor
  • Coen Fossen, Maintenance and Integrity Manager, Shell Upstream
  • Alexandra Federucci, Vice President, People and Business Process Integration, TransCanada Pipelines
  • Ed Baklor, Vice President, Guest Services, WestJet
  • Nellson Burns, CIO, HollyFrontier
  • Mark Little, Vice President, Business Excellence, Cenovus
  • Pat White, Vice President, Capability and Organizational Effectiveness, Suncor
  • Martin Morrison, Senior Vice President, Offshore Operations, Universal Pegasus
  • Mark Baerenwald, VP of Finance - Project Management Office, Baker Hughes
  • Roddy Evans, Global Production Manager, Reliability, Hess
  • Robin Gardiner, Production Operations Manager, Shell
  • Anthony Aming, Product Management Director – Drilling & MicroSeismic, Baker Hughes
  • Clint Austin, Director, Operational Excellence, Cenovus
  • Dave Guerra, Author, Superperformance in Oil and Gas
  • Andrew Cattran, Vice President, Operations, SemCams ULC
  • Ed Baklor, Vice President, Guest Services, WestJet
  • Chris Bloxham, Corporate Director, Project Risk Management, Cameron
  • Laura Methot, Ph.D, Senior Partner, CLG
  • Chris Coupal, CEO, SPAN Consulting
  • Adam Grahn, Principal, The Asset Performance Group
  • Alex Eddington, Principal and Founder, SPAN Consulting
  • John Kim, President, John Kim and Associates
  • Sheryl-Ann Carscadden, Services Leader, Business Excellence, Ethier
  • Jeff Adams, Managing Director, Consequence Leadership, Canadian Pacific Railway
  • Dave Guerra, Author, Superperformance, The Superperforming CEO, and upcoming Superperformance in Oil & Gas
  • Geoff Hill, Partner, National Oil and Gas Leader, Deloitte
  • Maria Silveira, Director, Continuous Improvement, Agrium
  • Jorge E. Mastellari, Senior Vice-President, ARGO Inc
  • Geoff Roberts, Director, Energy Industry Strategy, Oracle
  • Richard Martin, Senior Vice-President, Rolta Americas, Inc.
  • Eric Michrowski, Chief Operating Officer & Head, Americas & Europe, Sentis
  • Lisa Krzyzewski, Manager, BX Program Mgmt, Cenovus
  • Chris Seifert, Partner, Wilson Perumal
  • Mike Davidson, Director of Global Consulting, PTAG
  • Carl Sergeant, PMP, Senior Instructor, ESI International
  • Todd Lunsford, Director, Process Improvement & Solution Engineering, IHS
  • Blair Morgan, President, Procedure Accelerator
  • Todd Muscroft, Solution Architect, Procedure Accelerator
  • Craig Cassell, Manager of Continuous Improvement, Oil Sands, Suncor
  • Valerie Carson, Service Director, Project Delivery and Change Management, Ethier
  • Stephen Wilson, Vice President, Operations Western Canada, Hitachi Consulting
  • Kevin Diamond, Vice President Americas Management Consulting, Hitachi Consulting
  • Katherine Chance, Director, Oil & Gas, Navigant
  • Walter Presenti, Managing Director, Oil and Gas, Navigant

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Pre-Conference Workshop Day: June 1st, 2015
  • Workshop A: Establishing the perfect day and making it a reality
    8:00 - 10:00
  • Workshop B: Using management systems to drive behaviour and improvement
    8:00 - 10:00
  • Workshop C: Value-driven project relationships: the invisible contributors to business excellence
    10:15 - 12:15
  • Workshop D: Building an enterprise excellence program for multi facility and multi national organizations
    10:15 - 12:15
  • Workshop E: Business excellence: building balance in your organizational gyroscope©
    12:45 - 14:45
  • Workshop F: The new breakeven: is Your Company Really Ready for a World of low oil Prices?
    12:45 - 14:45
  • Workshop G: Knowledge, Visibility, learning, and improvement: becoming a learning-minded organization
    15:00 - 17:00
  • Workshop H: Performance Management: 10 building blocks to operationalize Change
    15:00 - 17:00

Main Conference Day One: Tuesday June 2nd, 2015
  • Including Morning Networking Break, Networking Luncheon and Afternoon Networking Break
Main Conference Day Two: Wednesday June 3rd, 2015
  • Including Morning Networking Break and Networking Lunch

Post-Conference Superformance Workshop: June 3rd, 2015
16:00 - 19:30

Venue

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Venue & Accommodations

Marriott Downtown
110 9th Avenue SE
Calgary, Alberta
T2G 5A6, Canada
Website: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/yycdt-calgary-marriott-downtown-hotel/
Phone: +1-403-266-7331
Fax: +1-403-269-1961

Accommodation
Travel and accommodation is not included in the registration fee. However a number of discounted bedrooms have been reserved at The Marriott Downtown Calgary on the 01st and 02nd of June. Prices start from CAD 279 ++, per night, excluding tax and breakfast. There is limited availability until the 10th of May, so we do encourage attendees to book early to avoid disappointment.

Please note: We will never recommend, approve or appoint any third party rooming service to act on our behalf. Please be extremely wary if you are approached by any such companies. We will always endeavor to negotiate the best available rates for you so please use the Hotel´s website link provided.
Event details
Organizer : Oil & Gas IQ
Event type : Conference
Reference : ASDE-4801