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11-12 February 2025

Houston, TX

OGAT Week Day 2 Agenda

Take a look below at the expert speakers and sponsors collaborating through presentations, roundtables, tech demos and networking opportunities at OGAT Week on Day 2. 

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Seminars

8:30 am - 8:50 am

REGISTRATION & COFFEE

8:50 am - 9:00 am

Opening Remarks

Speaker

  • Lance Medlin EVP, Engineering and Operations - Element Fuels

9:00 am - 9:30 am

Realizing our Vision of Real-Time, Automated Assurance: Reducing Risk and Increasing Confidence in Project Design and Execution

Speaker

9:30 am - 10:00 am

Superior Asset Control, Monitoring and Transparency: Uncovering Additional Opportunities through IIoT and Digitally Connected Operations

10:00 am - 10:30 am

Unleashing the Power of Artificial Intelligence within Industrial Oil, Gas and Chemical Operations: ChatGPT, Generative AI, and Large Language Models (LLMs)

Speaker

10:30 am - 11:10 am

QUICKFIRE TECHNOLOGY AND PRODUCT DEMONSTRATIONS

11:10 am - 11:40 am

NETWORKING BREAK & EXHIBITION

11:40 am - 12:10 pm

Embracing a Transformative Strategy for Digital Evolution: Enhancing the Successful Outcomes of Your Automation and Technology Ventures

Speaker

12:10 pm - 12:40 pm

Demystifying Digital Twins and Discovering their Potential: Considering Virtual Models and Digital Simulation for Accelerated Business Optimization

Speaker

  • Abhay Singh Manager Data Engineering & Governance - Chevron Phillips Chemical Company

12:40 pm - 1:10 pm

Operational Excellence – Digital Transformation That Delivers ROI

Speaker

1:10 pm - 2:10 pm

NETWORKING LUNCH & EXHIBITION

2:10 pm - 2:40 pm

Institutionalizing Manufacturing Excellence: Capturing, Transferring and Preserving Know-How in a Digital Era

Speakers

2:40 pm - 3:10 pm

Navigating the Ever-Evolving Tech Landscape: Effective Strategies for Progressive and Decisive Technology Evaluation

Speaker

3:10 pm - 4:10 pm

Roundtable: How is AI Solving our Real-World Problems? Aligning Data, Tools, and People for Increased Success

Speaker

  • Richard Xu - Woodside EnergyRichard Xu Principal Data Analyst & Project Lead - Woodside Energy

3:10 pm - 4:10 pm

Roundtable: Challenges and Opportunities for Digital Transformation

Speaker

3:10 pm - 4:10 pm

Roundtable: Exploring Significance, Benefit and Best-Practice for Developing Subsurface Digital Twins

Speaker

  • Uchenna Odi Geosciences and Digital Transformation Team Lead - Aramco Americas

3:10 pm - 4:10 pm

Digitizing OT Sucks; Not Your Fault: Debating constraints limiting execution, and strategic tenets for successful OT digitization and modernization

Speaker

3:10 pm - 4:10 pm

Roundtable: Operationalizing Innovation: Best Practices for User- Centric Field Technology Implementation across Oil & Gas Workforces

Speaker

4:10 pm - 5:10 pm

Roundtable: Tackling Integration of IoT Devices and Wi-Fi Connectivity to Generate Quantifiable, Measurable Value

Speaker

  • Theunis Myburg Digital Portfolio Manager: Manufacturing, Global Engineering, Capital Projects, and Turnarounds - LyondellBasell

4:10 pm - 5:10 pm

Roundtable: Advanced Analytics, Big Data and Cloud Computing: Addressing the Fundamentals of Effective Data Capture, Governance and Reuse

4:10 pm - 5:10 pm

Roundtable: Using AI, ML, and Advanced Data Modelling Tools to Achieve Technology-Driven Business Improvements

4:10 pm - 5:10 pm

Roundtable: Reviewing Challenges, Benefits and Real-world Use-Cases for Implementing Robotics and Autonomous Systems in Hazardous Environments

4:10 pm - 5:10 pm

Balancing the Fine Margins of Partnering Technology with Hands-On Workforce Experience and Knowledge

Speaker

5:10 pm

CLOSING REMARKS & END OF CONFERENCE

Speaker

  • Lance Medlin EVP, Engineering and Operations - Element Fuels