Highlights of the Program
2 days business program:
Learn from real-world case studies by industry leaders.
SHOWCASING INNOVATION:
Discover the latest technology and techniques from across the industry.
leaders talk:
Hear from top-level experts about how to stay ahead in a fast-changing industry.
MULTIPLE STREAMS:
A business program that is multi-disciplinary, giving you a broad view of the industry.
SMART TECHNOLOGIES:
Explore the latest smart and AI-driven solutions, and see how they can be used in your business.
roundtable discussion:
Join talks with industry peers. Share ideas, make connections, and find new partners.
Program
Day 1 :
MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2026
08:00 - 09:00
REGISTRATION AND MORNING REFRESHMENTS
09:00 - 09:10
OPENING ADDRESS
09:10 - 09:35
INFORMATION REIMAGINED FOR DIGITAL OILFIELDS
Phil Schwarz
OpenText
- Discovering new ways to treat information as a strategic asset that drives value in upstream operations
- Boosting reliability and accelerating decisions by learning how AI-powered information management works
- Gaining insights into empowering field teams with secure, trusted data to enhance safety and efficiency
- Understanding how organizations are scaling digital innovation to deliver operational excellence
09:35 - 09:40
Q&A SESSION ON ADVANCING FUTURE ENERGY OPERATIONS WITH SMART TECHNOLOGIES
09:40 - 10:05
UNLOCKING AUTONOMOUS OPERATIONS: THE AI-DRIVEN APPROACH TO ACHIEVING RESULTS IN YOUR DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Miriam Hodge
Yokogawa Corporation
- Interrogating how domain-aware AI, digital twins, and autonomous control can drive scalable transformation across upstream and downstream operations
- Demonstrating real-world use cases where predictive analytics and self-optimizing systems enhance performance, safety, and production efficiency
- Bridging AI with automation to transition from reactive to proactive operations, including anomaly detection and intelligent asset management
- Sharing deployment roadmaps and lessons learned from field rollouts that accelerate digital maturity and unlock sustainable operational value
10:05 - 10:10
Q&A SESSION ON ENABLING AUTONOMOUS OPERATIONS THROUGH AI AND AUTOMATION
10:10 - 10:30
SPEED NETWORKING SESSION
- Exchange business cards and get connected in short one-to-one meetings
- Start the conversation to arrange a more formal meeting later on in the conference
- Share your professional background and discuss your biggest business issues – don't forget your business cards!
10:30 - 11:00
MORNING COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT AREA
Sponsored By ENGAGE MOBILIZE + R4
11:00 - 11:30
PANEL DISCUSSION ON THE IMPACT OF AUTOMATION AND DIGITALIZATION ON COSTS AND ADAPTABILITY IN OIL AND GAS
- Examining the realities of AI’s impact on jobs, the financial and legacy barriers to digital adoption, and the vision of a fully automated, data-driven oilfield future
- Spotlighting how digital technologies, drones, and robotics are delivering the greatest value in upstream and midstream operations, and the future of humanoid robotics adoption
- Reshaping O&G cost structures and adaptability through automation while overcoming scaling barriers and aligning with cybersecurity compliance and workforce needs
- Analysing safeguards for automation with data gaps, what makes predictive maintenance reduce failures, and why AI pilots fail in operations
| SLB | Moderator
| Thomas Y. Pickett
| JTS Market Intelligence
| Condor AI
| SLB
11:30 - 11:55
FROM DIGITAL OILFIELD TO AUTONOMOUS ENERGY OPERATIONS WITH AI, DIGITAL TWINS, AND CARBON INTELLIGENCE
Amit Prakash
NTT DATA
- Identifying and overcoming scaling barriers by analyzing lessons learned from past digital oilfield programs
- Harnessing predictive analytics and Generative AI (GenAI) to anticipate failures, cut unplanned downtime, and drive 15–20% OPEX savings
- Integrating carbon intelligence capabilities such as methane detection, ESG reporting, and carbon trading into existing workflows
- Building a step-by-step transformation roadmap that evolves today’s monitoring systems into autonomous, sustainable operations by 2030
11:55 - 12:00
Q&A SESSION ON TRANSFORMING THE DIGITAL OILFIELD FOR AUTONOMOUS AND SUSTAINABLE OPERATIONS
12:00 - 12:25
FIELD-READY MOBILE DISPATCH AND COMMUNICATION FOR OILFIELD SERVICE COMPANIES
Michael Maltsev
RigER Inc.
- Streamlining job scheduling and documentation to provide field teams with real-time access to critical updates
- Reinforcing collaboration through secure in-app chat that reduces miscommunication and accelerates response times
- Maintaining productivity with offline access to schedules, signatures, and tickets in remote locations
- Quantifying cost savings and incident reduction through proven, mobile-enabled oilfield workflows
12:25 - 12:30
Q&A SESSION ON HOW MOBILE DISPATCH SOLUTIONS TRANSFORM OILFIELD OPERATIONS
12:30 - 13:30
NETWORKING LUNCH & VISITING THE DIGITAL OILFIELDS EXHIBITION
13:30 - 13:55
SWD NETWORK OPTIMIZATION WORKFLOWS THROUGH PHYSICS-INFORMED AI
Serdar Atmaca
SLB
- Blending physics with AI to deliver accurate, trustworthy SWD network models that surpass data-only methods
- Optimizing injection plans and facility capacity by forecasting pressures, flow rates, and system constraints
- Improving operational efficiency with real-time forecasting and adaptive network control to reduce risks and operational costs
13:55 - 14:00
Q&A SESSION ON DATA-DRIVEN TACTICS FOR SAFER AND MORE EFFICIENT SWD OPERATIONS
14:00 - 14:25
AI’S STEALTH ADVANTAGE: TRANSFORMING WELL DESIGN, ENGINEERING, AND CONSTRUCTION
Robello Samuel
iDrillWell
- Illustrating how AI monitors wells in real time to ensure efficient and optimal performance
- Revealing how AI refines well design and engineering to boost drilling precision and cost efficiency
- Appraising how AI anticipates equipment failures and engineering wellbore issues to ensure seamless construction operations
14:25 - 14:30
Q&A SESSION ON THE BENEFITS OF USING AI FOR WELL MONITORING, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION
14:30 - 14:55
AI AND ADVANCED DASHBOARDS FOR OPTIMIZING CHEMICAL EOR OPERATIONS
Rémi Maillon
SNF Group
- Applying artificial intelligence to predict polymer yield and viscosity while clustering safety incidents to improve operational reliability
- Deploying advanced dashboards with robust data pipelines to enable real-time monitoring and natural-language interaction with EOR data
Fabrice Diana
SNF Group
- Aligning IoT sensor acquisition, transmission, and storage to support continuous visibility across chemical EOR field operations
- Enhancing reliability and compliance through remote troubleshooting, anomaly detection, predictive maintenance, and cybersecurity controls
14:55 - 15:00
Q&A SESSION ON AI-DRIVEN INSIGHTS FOR OPTIMIZING CHEMICAL EOR OPERATIONS
15:00 - 15:30
AFTERNOON COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT AREA
Sponsored By NOVUS CONSULTING
15:30 - 15:55
AI AS A CATALYST FOR TOTAL FIELD DIGITALIZATION AND OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE
Rob Ratchinsky
Engage Mobilize, Inc.
- Highlighting why the energy sector must treat AI as a strategic partner to accelerate total field digitalization and improve execution efficiency
- Inspecting how AI supports energy independence and resource sovereignty by enabling faster, smarter decision-making across field operations
- Displaying how AI-driven logistics and route optimization reduce waste, improve response time, and strengthen workforce safety in remote environments
- Addressing the economic and operational risks of delayed AI adoption, including missed opportunities for automation and life-saving optimization
15:55 - 16:00
Q&A SESSION ON AI ADOPTION TO REDUCE WASTE AND STRENGTHEN FIELD PERFORMANCE
16:00 - 16:25
DIGITAL TWINS FOR ENERGY-INTENSIVE OPERATIONS: LESSONS FROM THE POWER SECTOR
Rob Homer
Energy Exemplar Pty Ltd
- Investigating how digital twins bridge physical assets with market dynamics to improve energy efficiency and operational visibility
- Operationalizing how real-time simulation and optimization deliver predictive decision-making for cost, reliability, and emissions
- Showcasing how secure and integrated data systems enhance performance and build cyber-resilient operations
- Translating key learnings from power systems to oilfield environments for smarter, energy-aware production networks
16:25 - 16:30
Q&A SESSION ON DIGITAL TWIN STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE OILFIELD OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY
16:30 - 16:55
BENEFITS OF A UNIFIED POWER AND PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEM IN OPERATING AN OIL AND GAS ASSET
Pal Roach
Rockwell Automation
- Bringing together process control, power distribution, and motor control into a single unified platform
- Sustaining operational efficiency and safety while reducing downtime through seamless system visibility
Richard Paes
Rockwell Automation
- Enabling predictive maintenance and energy management with real-time data and analytics
- Supporting digital transformation, lowering the total cost of ownership, and accelerating sustainability goals
16:55 - 17:00
Q&A SESSION ON INTEGRATING POWER AND PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR SAFER AND SMARTER OPERATIONS
17:00 - 18:00
NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION
Day 2 :
TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2026
08:30 - 09:00
MORNING REFRESHMENTS
09:00 - 09:10
OPENING ADDRESS
09:10 - 09:35
ADVANCING THE DIGITAL OILFIELD: BUILDING VALUE THROUGH AUTOMATION INTEGRATION AND INTELLIGENT OPERATIONS
Gaurav Gupta
SLB
- Covering emerging digital capabilities, including IoT sensing, edge automation, and machine learning tools, and practical pathways for embedding them into legacy oilfield environments
- Offering real-world perspectives from digital field deployments involving predictive maintenance, production improvements, automated monitoring, workforce adoption, and organizational change
Daniel Davalos
SLB
- Describing ways to expand digital systems across assets by strengthening interoperability, data governance, cybersecurity protections, and long-term operational robustness
- Extending guidance on connecting technology initiatives with measurable business value to support investment decisions and sustainable digital transformation
09:35 - 09:40
Q&A SESSION ON AUTOMATION AND DATA ANALYTICS FOR BETTER FIELD PERFORMANCE
09:40 - 10:05
UNLOCKING VALUE IN OILFIELDS BY LEVERAGING DATA AND AI
Prabu Parthasarathy
Cognite
- Scoping innovative ways of applying data and AI to improve performance and efficiency in oilfield operations
- Articulating three practical examples that highlight measurable value creation and outcomes achieved
- Scaling from initial QuickStart projects to enterprise-wide deployment to maximize long-term operational value
10:05 - 10:10
Q&A SESSION ON ADVANCED AI STRATEGIES TO ENHANCE FIELD PERFORMANCE
10:10 - 10:35
SUPERVISORY AND MICRO AI AGENTS FOR OIL AND GAS: AUTOMATING WORKFLOWS, AUGMENTING ENGINEERS, TRANSFORMING PERFORMANCE
Vlad Payrazyan
Gain.Energy
- Diagnosing the current state of AI adoption in oil and gas, addressing industry expectations and key challenges
- Propelling advancements in intelligent data processing that drive more accurate decisions and operational efficiency
- Featuring real-world applications of AI agents, including drilling complication analysis, P&A, rig selection, and end-of-well reporting
- Transitioning toward custom AI workflows and plugins designed to automate increasingly complex processes and tasks
10:35 - 10:40
Q&A SESSION ON DATA-DRIVEN SOLUTIONS FOR COMPLEX OILFIELD WORKFLOWS
10:40 - 11:00
MORNING COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT AREA
11:00 - 11:25
LEVERAGING LIVE DATA AND CGA MUDS TO INCREASE PRODUCTION IN UNCONVENTIONAL WELLS
Eduardo Valverde
Emerald Surf Sciences
- Detailing how real-time operational data improves decision-making during horizontal well cleanouts
- Validating how CGA-based HydroLyft fluids reduce losses and enhance debris removal in low-pressure wells
- Underscoring how combining live data with variable-density fluids boosts post-cleanout production significantly
- Sharing findings from field results where operators achieved up to 4x production gains and improved EUR outcomes
11:25 - 11:30
Q&A SESSION ON DATA AND CLEANOUT METHODS TO BOOST SHALE OIL PRODUCTION
11:30 - 11:55
BEYOND DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION, PREPARING THE OILFIELD FOR INTELLIGENT INFORMATION
Roland Haeve
Kinsmen Group
- Establishing how poor data quality is the biggest reason AI and ML initiatives often fail across oil and gas operations
- Outlining key steps like data cleansing, standardization, and consolidation to improve system readiness for automation and AI
- Capturing how real-time data integrity enables better analytics, IoT integration, and automated decision-making at the wellsite
- Walking through how unified data ecosystems support next-gen digital oilfields with ML workflows and predictive intelligence
11:55 - 12:00
Q&A SESSION ON ENABLING AI THROUGH STRUCTURED AND TRUSTED DATA TRANSFORMATION
12:00 - 12:25
REDUCING OPERATING LABOR COSTS THROUGH AUTOMATION, COMMUNICATIONS, AND MOBILITY SOLUTIONS
Rick Carlisle
Jo Mill Oil Company LLC
- Framing a digital architecture overview that highlights the network topology and the reliability built into the system design
- Clarifying data acquisition and control systems that improve troubleshooting and predictive maintenance through advanced analytics
- Facilitating remote access capabilities that enable real-time monitoring and enhance field safety by reducing unnecessary site visits
- Reviewing cybersecurity practices that safeguard connectivity and ensure secure remote operations across all systems
12:25 - 12:30
Q&A SESSION ON DIGITALIZATION APPROACHES TO OPTIMIZE REMOTE OILFIELD OPERATIONS
12:30 - 12:45
FEEDBACK & RAFFLE DRAW
12:45 - 14:00
NETWORKING LUNCH
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