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 :
DAY 1: WEDNESDAY, 16 SEPTEMBER, 2026
08:00 - 08:50
REGISTRATION AND MORNING REFRESHMENTS
08:50 - 09:00
OPENING ADDRESS
09:00 - 09:25
THE ROADMAP TO AI IN DIGITAL OILFIELDS
Eli Maftoum
Bentley Systems

Eli Maftoum

Bentley Systems

  • Exploring how AI enables predictive maintenance and reduces equipment failures
  • Enhancing asset lifecycle and reducing downtime through intelligent automation
  • Unlocking real-time insights from data analytics to support smarter decisions
  • Building a single-source infrastructure to optimize oilfield asset management
09:25 - 09:30
Q&A SESSION ON APPLYING AI TO OPTIMIZE OILFIELD ASSET OPERATIONS
09:30 - 10:00
RESERVED PRESENTATION
10:00 - 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
11:00 - 11:30
PANEL DISCUSSION ON THE IMPACT OF AUTOMATION AND DIGITALIZATION ON COSTS AND ADAPTABILITY IN OIL & GAS
  • Exploring build vs. buy, Gen AI value in oil and gas, and overcoming digitalization hurdles from plan to execution
  • Examining how automation, AI, and data analytics enable smarter, scalable, and cost-efficient carbon capture operations
  • Leveraging digital tools to cut costs, boost safety, reduce emissions, and drive reliable, problem-driven innovation in oil and gas

| AQ Energy

| Svante Technologies Inc.

| PTAC

11:30 - 11:55
INTEGRATION OF DYNAMIC, REAL-TIME DIGITAL TWINS AND PLANT SELF-DIAGNOSIS FOR OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE
Desmond Inyamah
NNPC Limited

Desmond Inyamah

NNPC Limited

  • Integrating AI, machine learning, and model-based diagnostics within digital twins to continuously assess asset health, predict performance, and recommend optimal operating strategies
  • Leveraging real-time plant data to evaluate operational processes and operator competencies, ensuring disciplined execution and sustained operational excellence
  • Enabling executive-level visibility through automated escalation systems that flag risks to availability, safety, and financial performance before losses occur
11:55 - 12:00
Q&A SESSION ON REAL-TIME DIGITAL TWINS FOR PRODUCTION ASSET OPTIMIZATION
12:00 - 12:25
DIGITIZING THE PAST TO ENGINEER THE FUTURE
Maurice Tayeh
Hatch

Maurice Tayeh

Hatch

  • Explaining how AI technologies pull asset data directly from paper-based materials to digitize legacy brownfield records
  • Detailing how intelligent 3D models are rebuilt from digitized data to accurately represent existing brownfield assets
  • Demonstrating how VR and AR instantly expose design gaps and conflicts within reconstructed brownfield 3D models
  • Presenting how digital intelligence enables safer and faster project execution across brownfield facility operations
12:25 - 12:30
Q&A SESSION ON AI AND DIGITAL TWINS MODERNISING BROWNFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT
12:30 - 13:30
NETWORKING LUNCH AND VISITING THE DIGITAL OILFIELDS EXHIBITION
13:30 - 13:55
FROM SENSOR TO STRATEGY: AI TRANSFORMING OPERATIONS IN CANADA'S ENERGY SECTOR
Scott Irvine
Databricks

Scott Irvine

Databricks

  • Demonstrating how the Databricks platform turns millions of daily OSI Pi and AVEVA sensor readings into actionable intelligence
  • Showing how a single platform powers real-time digital twins, detects equipment anomalies and puts natural-language AI in operators' hands
  • Sharing real Canadian energy deployment results including a customer processing over one billion sensor readings per day
  • Introducing ready-to-deploy accelerators for predictive maintenance, process optimization and ESG emissions tracking
13:55 - 14:00
Q&A SESSION ON TURNING OILFIELD SENSOR DATA INTO AI-DRIVEN OPERATIONAL STRATEGY
14:00 - 14:25
DATA, ANALYTICS, AND SUSTAINABILITY – METHANE DETECTION AND GHG EMISSIONS MANAGEMENT
Cindy Crow
AVEVA

Cindy Crow

AVEVA

  • Presenting SM Energy’s enhanced methane detection using monthly drone flyovers and proactive leak detection to reduce emissions
  • Discovering how TotalEnergies tracks and optimizes Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions using an industrial tool measuring energy intensity
  • Outlining how data-driven insights drive operational efficiency, emissions reduction, and financial sustainability across global operations
14:25 - 14:30
Q&A SESSION ON ADVANCED DRONE TECHNOLOGY AND ITS ADVANTAGES FOR METHANE DETECTION
14:30 - 14:55
USING AI TO GENERATE DATA CENTRIC ASSET INFORMATION
Steve Anderson
Bentley Systems

Steve Anderson

Bentley Systems

  • Highlighting how oil and gas companies can begin their AI journey by focusing on asset data integrity
  • Emphasizing the critical role of structured, high-quality data in building trust in generative AI outcomes
  • Demonstrating how AI tools can unlock and transform legacy brownfield documents into actionable insights
  • Accelerating AI readiness by developing internal expertise and infrastructure for future model training
14:55 - 15:00
Q&A SESSION ON BENEFITS USING AI TO STRUCTURE DATA FOR ASSET OPTIMIZATION
15:00 - 15:20
AFTERNOON COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT AREA
15:20 - 15:50
PANEL DISCUSSION ON DIGITAL OILFIELDS EXHIBITION
15:50 - 16:15
FROM TELEMETRY TO AUTONOMY: ARCHITECTING NEXT-GENERATION WELLSITE ORCHESTRATION
Mohammad Reza Mahdiani
DataRobot

Mohammad Reza Mahdiani

DataRobot

  • Examining the limitations of traditional SCADA systems and the gap between data availability and real-time autonomous wellsite decision-making
  • Demonstrating how orchestration layers and edge-based AI enable dynamic optimization of well performance through real-time data processing and control
  • Addressing operational challenges including intermittent connectivity, cybersecurity risks, and the need for fail-safe logic in autonomous wellsite systems
  • Defining practical pathways to scale automation, focusing on measurable outcomes such as reduced non-productive time and improved recovery performance
16:15 - 16:20
Q&A SESSION ON EDGE AI APPLICATIONS TO OPTIMIZE OILFIELD OPERATIONS
16:20 - 16:45
LEVERAGING THE DIGITAL TWIN SOLUTIONS FOR ENHANCED WELLSITE MANAGEMENT
Nathan Reese
Precision Drilling

Nathan Reese

Precision Drilling

  • Assessing how Precision Drilling’s Digital Twin enhances condition monitoring and predictive maintenance across diverse rig fleets
  • Unveiling the modular design that seamlessly adapts to various rig types, improving asset reliability and minimizing downtime
  • Analysing the role of real-time data, remote operations, and continuous feedback loops in driving efficiency and operational agility
16:45 - 16:50
Q&A SESSION ON THE BENEFITS OF DIGITAL TWIN TECHNOLOGY FOR ENHANCING ASSET PERFORMANCE
16:50 - 17:15
AI-POWERED LEASE ALLOCATION AUTOMATION FOR REAL-TIME OPERATIONS VISIBILITY
Mike Wohlfarth
Opportune LLP

Mike Wohlfarth

Opportune LLP

  • Demonstrating how LLM-powered workflows automate lease allocation processing by reading, validating, and reconciling incoming operator allocation files
  • Explaining how intelligent decision logic detects discrepancies, flags incomplete submissions, and automatically communicates with operators to resolve issues
  • Presenting a case study showing how automation replaced a 3-day manual month-end process with a real-time dashboard that improves operational visibility and workflow efficiency
17:15 - 17:20
Q&A SESSION ON LLM APPLICATIONS FOR OPERATIONS AND COMMERCIAL DATA MANAGEMENT
17:20 - 18:20
NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION
Day 2 :
DAY 2: THURSDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER, 2026
08:00 - 08:30
MORNING REFRESHMENTS
08:30 - 08:40
OPENING ADDRESS
08:40 - 09:10
PANEL DISCUSSION ON DIGITAL OILFIELDS EXHIBITION
09:10 - 09:35
SECURE AI AGENTS WITH ENTERPRISE IAM SECURITY
Ian Zwirek
Accenture

Ian Zwirek

Accenture

  • Addressing access governance by ensuring AI agents hold no static entitlements or standing privilege that could be exploited
  • Showing how direct agent-to-agent and agent-to-human communications create an expanding attack surface requiring active monitoring
  • Managing lifecycle complexity to maintain a unified view of agent access rights across static and dynamic AI agent libraries
  • Equipping security leaders with a prioritised framework for what matters most when securing AI agents in enterprise environments
09:35 - 09:40
Q&A SESSION ON SECURING AI AGENTS THROUGH ENTERPRISE IDENTITY AND ACCESS MANAGEMENT
09:40 - 10:05
FROM DATA TO DECISION: HOW AI-DRIVEN ANALYTICS IS RESHAPING OPERATIONAL INTELLIGENCE IN ENERGY SYSTEMS
Sunny Ndubuisi Okonkwo
Ikeja Electric

Sunny Ndubuisi Okonkwo

Ikeja Electric

  • Showing how predictive analytics moves energy operations from reactive monitoring to proactive decision-making using large-scale grid examples
  • Presenting practical frameworks for bridging AI-generated insights and executive decisions through data culture and leadership alignment
  • Outlining the governance, readiness and change management factors that determine whether AI investment delivers impact or stalls at pilot stage
10:05 - 10:10
Q&A SESSION ON SCALING AI ACROSS MULTI-SITE ENERGY OPERATIONS WITH MEASURABLE IMPACT
10:10 - 10:30
MORNING COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT AREA
10:30 - 11:00
PANEL DISCUSSION ON DIGITAL OILFIELDS EXHIBITION
11:00 - 11:25
UNLOCKING MILLIONS WITH AI-DRIVEN INDUSTRIAL OPTIMIZATION IN DIGITAL OILFIELDS
Miras Muratov
ScaleApp

Miras Muratov

ScaleApp

  • Identifying hidden inefficiencies in refrigeration, flaring, energy use, and process design that silently erode production value and environmental performance
  • Demonstrating how AI-powered engineering platforms leverage real-time operational data to enhance SCADA systems and improve wellsite monitoring
  • Showcasing practical case studies where structured AI workflows increased throughput, reduced emissions, and delivered measurable financial gains
  • Enabling a shift from reactive troubleshooting to proactive, AI-assisted optimization across integrated digital oilfield environments
11:25 - 11:30
Q&A SESSION ON ENHANCING DIGITAL OILFIELDS THROUGH REAL-TIME AI INSIGHTS
11:30 - 11:55
LEVERAGING VISUALISATION FOR MAINTENANCE & INTEGRITY PROGRAMMES
Nick Gordon
MiraCAD

Nick Gordon

MiraCAD

  • Profiling a case study on implementing 3D visualisation tools to enhance maintenance and integrity workflows
  • Learning how embedding data within a geographical context improves decision-making and reduces unnecessary field interactions
  • Absorbing the digitalisation roadmap developed for a petrochemical facility to optimise resources and streamline operations
11:55 - 12:00
Q&A SESSION ON BENEFITS OF 3D VISUALISATION AND DIGITALISATION IN OIL AND GAS MAINTENANCE
12:00 - 12:25
DIGITALLY ENABLED MODULAR CARBON CAPTURE FOR OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY
Abby Gale Lara
Svante Technologies Inc.

Abby Gale Lara

Svante Technologies Inc.

  • Demonstrating how digital project delivery enhances carbon capture plant performance
  • Showcasing the role of modularization in accelerating CCS implementation
  • Highlighting how integrated technologies drive efficiency across CCS lifecycles
12:25 - 12:30
Q&A SESSION ON DIGITAL TOOLS AND MODULAR DESIGN FOR CCS DEPLOYMENT
12:30 - 12:45
FEEDBACK & RAFFLE DRAW
12:45 - 14:00
NETWORKING LUNCH

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