Past event: Operational Excellence in Oil & Gas Summit

Digitizing, Diversifying & Decarbonizing.
Is it time to redefine Operational Excellence?

Operational Excellence. What does it mean in today's business climate?

The global pandemic and economic crisis has put an even stronger emphasis on the importance of operational excellence. Yet as oil and gas companies respond and adapt to the new normal, many are redefining what operational excellence means to them. While Operational Excellence is still about having efficient, safe and agile operations...

Its also about being resilient in the face of disruption.
About having an engaged, empowered workforce.
About being a trailblazer for Net Zero.

Now in its 12th year, the Operational Excellence in Oil & Gas Executive Summit brings together 80 senior level executives to the Norris Conference Center November 2-3. Innovators like Shell, Equinor, Chevron, Plains All American, Delek and more will each share their own transformation journey including crucial insights on how to:
  • Tie operational excellence to business strategy
  • Ensure your workforce does not get left behind by closing the skills gap
  • Unlock new value fast by zeroing in on the most promising operational Iinnovation opportunities
  • Leverage digital tools to help your ESG agenda
  • Understand the connection between organizational optimization and profitability
  • Leverage connected worker tools to keep your frontline workers safe, mobile and efficient
  • Enhance operational resilience and build a culture of operational excellence
  • Build cyber security consciousness and discipline among your employees and contractors
  • Improve current processes and streamline your operations to meet today’s environmental regulations and achieve sustainability goals
  • Make your data mobile and reduce rework, non-productive time and time to decision
  • Create a high reliability culture

Key Themes for 2021 Include:

  • Enhance Operational Resilience and Build a Culture of Operational Excellence
  • Find Untapped Cost Efficiencies NOW
  • Scale Operational Improvement Initiatives Quickly
  • Accelerate Digital Transformation and Innovation
  • Increase Safety and Reduce Operational Risk
  • Drive Bottom Line Savings through Intelligent Automation


"There are always greata take aways from these events. Value is hard to quantify"
Sinclair Oil

"Very valuable for me to see what others have gone through and their experience"
Suncor

"The summit was very valuable to me in giving me a clear view for the need and use of data and analytics"
LyondellBasell

2021 Speakers

  • Jason Gislason, Chief Digital Officer, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company
  • Julie Ferland, Vice President, Innovation Excellence, Shell
  • Mark Hutcherson, Director, Low Carbon Projects & Technology, ConocoPhillips
  • Grigor Bambekov, Senior Vice President, Business Transformation, Delek
  • Mike McFarlane, Director , Digitalization of Production and Technology in NA, BASF
  • Ken Nguyen, Digital Program Manager, Mad Dog 2, BP
  • Al Lindseth, SVP, Technology, Process and Risk Management, Plains All American Pipeline
  • Brook Vickery, Vice President, Manufacturing, Flint Hills Resources
  • Charles Osborn, VP and Chief Information Officer, Enable Midstream Partners
  • Stephan Blasilli, Global Head of Lean & Business Process Excellence Director North America, EDP Renewables
  • Walter Pesenti, Global Operational Excellence Manager, INEOS
  • Jennifer Hohman, Chief Information Officer & VP, Seadrill
  • Andy Cuthbert, Global Prevention, Relief Well Engineering & Technology Manager, Halliburton
  • Elle Osborne, Global HSE Director, Baker Hughes
  • Deana Werkowitch, SVP - Audit, Technology, Implementation Services, Crestwood Midstream Partners
  • Karthick Srivastava, Senior Director - Business Transformation & Digital Transformation, Delek
  • Daniel Lebsack, Global Process Safety Management Lead, Baker Hughes
  • Hugo Ashkar, Risk Authority for Wells, Projects and Subsurface, BP
  • Angela Haun, Executive Director, Oil and Natural Gas Information Sharing and Analysis Center
  • Jason Haward-Grau, Advisory Managing Director, Cyber Security Service, KPMG LLP
  • Jack Belcher, Principal, Cornerstone Government Affairs
  • Camille Peres, Assistant Professor, Environmental and Occupational Health, Texas A&M University
  • Paul Casto, APM Industry Principal, GE Digital
  • Craig Harclerode, Oil and Gas Industry Principal, AVEVA
  • Jared Hartness, Director Industry Solutions, GE Digital
  • Boudewijn Neijens, Chief Marketing Officer, Copperleaf
  • Joel Hurt Jr., Vice President - Industrial Plant Solutions, Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon

Please fill in your name and email to receive the Summit Agenda of this event.

Venue

Norris Conference Center - City Centre Location
816 Town and Country Blvd , 77024
Houston, Texas, USA

Phone: +1 (713) 590-0950

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Event details
Organizer : Oil & Gas IQ
Event type : Conference
Reference : ASDE-23042