Operational Excellence in Oil & Gas Summit 2024

November 5-8, 2024 - Houston, TX, United States

The energy sector is facing a period of transformative change. Operators must balance the ever-increasing demand for power with decarbonization efforts, an ageing workforce, and monumental geopolitical disruption. In addition to this, technology adoption is not just a choice but a necessity for staying ahead of the curve. Knowing the key strategies for technological success and the best methods for implementing your digital transformations is imperative to maintain your competitive position within the market, and ensuring that operational excellence remains a core focus of your organization as the energy sector continues to transform, will allow you to succeed where others fall short.

The 15th Annual Operational Excellence in Oil & Gas Summit will provide you with the skills you need to address these challenges and more, through a mixture of case studies, workshops, panels, roundtable discussions, networking receptions, and technology demonstrations. Join us this November in Houston and learn how to make the most of your people, processes, and technology today to emerge more lean, agile and competitive tomorrow.

Why wait? Make your move today.

Why Attend

  • Get Inspired - Grab a front row seat as oil and gas leaders share real-life case studies about their transformation journeys
  • Make Connections - Meet your peers and forge connections during dedicated networking time, executive dinners and receptions
  • Be Entertained - Join our cocktail reception to continue networking with live music, games, giveaways and drinks
  • Fuel Your Progress - Explore the solutions on offer from our industry partners and sponsors with live tech demos and more


Great opportunity for networking, great insights about digitalization use cases.

Siemens

I thought this event was very successful in that it provided me with various tools and applications that I can leverage at BASF to make progress in our OpEx Program & Digital Transformation.

BASF

Great networking, topics, and learning about different vendor options.

Shell

Loved the emphasis on panels, and you could tell that the audience did as well. It's great to be able to shape the conversation to address the questions and topics that the participants want to talk about.

Dow

Your 2024 Expert Speakers Include

  • Jason Gislason, Chief Digital Officer, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company
  • Swapna Setty, Chief Data Officer, Oxy
  • Eliecer Viamontes, Chairman, President and CEO, Entergy Texas
  • Andy Quick, Chief AI Officer, Entergy
  • Kristine Swan, GM Digital Strategy & Innovation, Phillips 66
  • Sudhakar Virupakshi, Chief Information Officer, Buckeye Partners
  • Naseer Riaz, Chief Information Officer, Mach Natural Resources
  • Partha Chatterjee, Principal, Data Analysis, Shell
  • Caroline Marie Alting, Senior Vice President Operational Excellence, Noble Corporation
  • Karen Lusquinos Gouveia, Vice President of People & Culture Services, Americas, bp
  • Jason Power, Vice President Asset Integrity, Noble Corporation
  • Sarah Karthigan, General Manager of Data, Insights, Strategy and Innovation, Chevron
  • Susan Nash, Director of Innovation & Emerging Science and Technology, American Association of Petroleum Geologists
  • Dan Lopata, Vice President - Marcellus, Chesapeake Energy
  • Walter Pesenti, Vice President, Manufacturing Excellence, NOVA Chemicals
  • Brent Railey, Chief Data & Analytics Officer, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company
  • Kymberly Juttemeyer, Global Learning and Operational Excellence Senior Project Manager, Dow
  • Matt Garner, Vice President - Health, Safety, Environment and Regulatory, Chesapeake Energy
  • Justin Bethancourt, Director, Operational Excellence, ConocoPhillips
  • Andrea Carolina Machado Miguens, Asset Manager of US Onshore Non-Operated Assets, Equinor
  • Stephan Blasilli, BPE and ESG Director & Head of US Innovation Hub, EDP Renewables
  • Kate Robbins, General Manager, Corporate Communications, CITGO
  • Virendra Brahmbhatt, Director, Digital Insights, Phillips 66
  • Patrick Hodgson Sr., Director of Infrastructure & Information Management - Enterprise Change Office, Pacific Gas & Electric Company
  • Mark Bohn, Vice President, Transformation and Enterprise Portfolio Management, Western Midstream
  • Julie Thyne, Global Improvement Director, Dow Inc.
  • Nicolas Felix, Operations Director, Asset Management and O&M, TotalEnergies
  • Sriram Ramaganesan, Director of APC, Blending and Optimization, Phillips 66
  • Chad McDaniel, Vice President of Business Development, Motiva Enterprises
  • Srividhya Vaidyanathan, Global Supply Chain Strategy & Process Transformation, Shell
  • Jeff Tremont, Operational Excellence Director, DuPont
  • Faraz Shahid, Director - Supply Chain Center of Excellence, Cheniere Energy
  • Gee Lauder, Opportunity Manager, Supply Chain - Deepwater Gulf of Mexico, Shell
  • Jeff Gill, Head of Talent and Leadership Development, CITGO
  • Kevin Price, Global Head of Enterprise Asset Management, IFS
  • Chris Van Poppel, Director, Learning Solutions and Operations, Phillips 66
  • Robert Pitts, Global Projects IT Discovery And Strategy Manager, ExxonMobil
  • Carina Jones, Senior Instructional Designer, Skyllful
  • Justin Ceterski, Global Manufacturing Excellence Lead
  • Brooke Paige, Director, Process Safety and Operational Risk, Western Midstream
  • Laura Tibodeau, Global Digital Innovation & Transformation Leader, Ascend Performance Materials
  • Raymond Mitten, Digital Transformation Manager of Lower 48 IT, ConocoPhillips
  • Jonathan Alexander, Manufacturing AI & Advanced Analytics Manager, Albermarle
  • Don Williamson, Director of Digital Operations, Westlake Chemical Company
  • Patricia Grant, EHS - SR, Senior Advisor, Process Safety, Hess
  • Patrick Valdes, Creative Services Manager, CITGO
  • Laurie Thibodeaux, OpEx & Work Process Manager, Dow, Inc.
  • Jason Brent, Head of Category Management - Engineering & Construction / Capital Projects, Cheniere Energy
  • Seth Courtney, Manager, Supply Chain Center of Excellence, Cheniere Energy
  • Mervin Azeta, Global Flexible Work & Culture Project Manager, SLB
  • Justin Lester, Former Director EAM / SCM, Denbury
  • Chelsie Contreras, Senior Data Advisor of IT Data Strategy & Governance, Oxy
  • Jacob Herzog, Data Scientist, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company
  • Process Improvement Lead, TC Energy
  • Frank Beck, Manager, Commercial Ethics & Compliance, CITGO
  • Mashel Gonyora, Manager SHE: Enablement, Compliance and Assurance, Sasol
  • John Irvine, OpEx & Work Process Manager, Dow, Inc.
  • Matthew O'Connor, Former Senior External Communications Advisor, PETRONAS Canada
  • Yair Alan Griver, CEO, CODE Staffing
  • Theresa Broussard, Engineering Manager of Process Safety, Kinder Morgan
  • Dheerajkumar Narang, Former Staff Reliability Engineer, TPC Group
  • Carlos M. Gomez, VP Strategic Alliances and Partnerships, Baker Hughes
  • Shan Chidambaram, Head of AI, Fujitsu North America
  • John Stretton, Associate Director of Process Automation, EDP Renewables
  • Bob Koonce, Founder and President, High Reliability Group
  • Elliot Lander, Managing Director, Founder, ATR Smart Procedures
  • Tim Doelger, Director of Business Development, High Reliability Group
  • Matthew Fay, Account Director, Celonis
  • Bailey Brandel, Solutions Engineer, Prometheus Group

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Venue

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

Phone: +1 (713) 590-0950

Accommodation
The Moran CityCentre (Adjacent to the Conference Venue)
800 Sorella Court
Houston, TX 77024

Book your discounted stay at The Moran CityCentre during the event here.

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.