CONFERENCE SESSIONS
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Hundreds of conference sessions were presented each day at the O&G Data Driven Digital Twin Conference. As we work on developing the 2025 agenda, filter the sessions to find those that align with your role and interests.
Day 1 :
- Tuesday, May 13, 2025
- 09:00 AM - 09:30 AM
Sree Muktevi: Regional Vice President, Yash Technologies
Gopal Krishnaswamy: Asst. Vice President (Analytics Thought Leader), Yash Technologies
- 09:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Greg Magness: Regional Sales Manager, HTRI Heat Transfer Research, Inc.
- We first show how digital twin software fits into existing data workflows, and how it can be used to optimize exchanger cleaning schedules
- Then we delve into a case study where a digital twin was used to select an optimal turnaround cleaning schedule based on total costs, including CO2 impact.
- Finally, we explore other applications for a digital twin, and pending features currently in development.
- 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Patenting Internet of Things (IoT) and AI inventions in the Oil & Gas industry
Ryan phelan: Registered Patent Attorney and Partner, Marshall, Gerstein & Borun
- Patent filings statistics in the oil and gas industry dealing with Internet of Things (IoT) and AI inventions
- Patenting strategies for protecting Internet of Things (IoT) and AI inventions in the oil and gas industry
- 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Mehmet Ucansoy: Director, Information Technology,EXIST Hayri Simsek :Manager of Product Strategies at EPİAS, EXIST
- Comprehensive Product Portfolio – Covering Spot Gas, Future Gas, Day-Ahead Market, Intra-Day Market, Power Futures, Renewable Energy Guarantees, and more.
- Tailor-Made Solutions – Offering SaaS & on-premise deployments, customized to local regulations and market needs.
- Cutting-Edge Technology – Backed by 200+ experts, utilizing Latest Best Practices-Technologies, Blockchain and Proven Quality with CMMI 3 for robust solutions.
- Scalable & Reliable Architecture – Implementing Microservices & Cloud-Native Applications for high-performance energy market solutions
- 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Salman Khan: Managing Director Digineox Consulting
- The Space Economy is the 5th Industrial Revolution.
- Just as oil fueled the 4th Industrial Revolution, so too will "rare earth" minerals mined from asteroids and meteors fuel the economy of the 5th Industrial Revolution.
- This presentation will outline the crucial role that digital twins, AI and autonomy play in successfully launching expeditions to capture Quadrillion dollar resources in microgravity.
- 11:30 PM - 12:00 PM
Nadine Tribur: Senior Director, Construction, Projects, & Assets,FTI Consulting
- Modular Digital Twin Strategy: Scalable implementation that drives early wins and manageable complexity
- Start Small, Scale Smart: Begin with basic modules and expand with predictive capabilities as value grows.
- The Power of Connection: Integrating data across the asset lifecycle.
- Maximizing ROI, Minimizing Risk: Achieve fast ROI with pilot projects while setting up for long-term efficiency.
- 01:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Michael Maltsev: CEO,riger® – Oilfield Services ERP
- Objective: Implement a mobile solution to enhance field efficiency and streamline equipment management.
- Methods: Integrate AI-powered communication, real-time management, and digital authorization
- Results: Achieved 30% efficiency increase and reduced document approval times from 2.5 days to 4 hours.
- 01:30 PM - 02:00 PM
Chandra Pulleti: Director Value Enhancement Program, Americas, Ingenero
- Leveraging Applied AI based Digital Solutions for achieving Sustainability/Net Zero targets in Oil and Gas
- Centralized datahubs, Real time seamless data access, High Fidelity Digital twins
- Machine Learning algorithms for Predictive Maintenance and Run-length/Cycle-time optimizations
- Gen AI Powered Chatbot tailored to Oil and Gas: “INGIE”
- 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Phani Shakkari: Principal Data Analyst,bmtglobal
- Performance Digital Twins for Offshore Assets – Digital replicas integrating real-time sensor data with design criteria, industry standards, and operational KPIs to enhance asset integrity management and decision-making
- Real-Time Data Integration & Insights – Combines environmental (wind, wave, current) and structural response sensors (strain, motion, GPS) to provide actionable engineering insights for safety, reliability, and performance optimization.
- Use Cases & Applications – Supports real-time condition reporting during hurricanes, post-event integrity assessments, operational decision-making, and continuous asset monitoring to enhance offshore asset resilience and efficiency.
- Advanced Technologies & Scalability – Leverages automated data processing, machine learning, and visualization tools to analyze vast sensor data streams, extending asset life and reducing operational risks in offshore environments
- 03:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Masoud Alfi: Data scientist and senior analytics engineer, Oxy
- Introduction physical meters vs virtual flow meter(VFM) for production flow estimation
- Machine learning/deep learning modeling for VFM
- Automated workflow pipeline
- 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Ludmila Pirogova: Managing Partner & CEO, NXTFrontier Group
- Diagnose the Hidden Cracks in ScaleUse the G.R.I.D.S.™ Framework to reveal five critical disconnects where Digital Twin ROI breaks down — from governance blind spots to architectural misfires.
- Bridge the Gaps That Kill MomentumApply the S.T.A.R.T.™ Readiness Model to realign trust, ownership, and strategic framing — before friction turns innovation into inertia.
- Walk Away With a Scorecard — and a MirrorGet the S.T.A.R.T.™ Scorecard and the option for a 1:1 Executive readiness debrief — for leaders ready to align, act, and turn results into recognition.
- 04;00 PM - 04:30 PM
Thomas Peters: Founder,Imagery Business Systems, LLC Michael Hotrum: CEO, Imagery Business Systems, LLC
- Digital Transformation, what do you mean?
- Edge data storage solutions
- Introduction to the Data Storage Appliance
- Much more than storage
- Imagery service offerings
- 04:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Robello Samuel: Chief Technical Advisor & Senior Fellow, Halliburton
- It is not just drilling ahead with digital transformation but with data, ML, AI, automation, and people converging to autonomics making the well construction in self-configuring, self-diagnosis, self-healing, self-optimizing and self-managing state.
- Digital well program consists of engineering formalism through engineering microservices, plus interpretation of data and thus providing the reaction link between the mathematical formulation and elements of the physical world.
- The talk will provide the context and the requirements of engineering microservices coupled with GenAeI models for the new paradigm of well construction at scale, at speed and at edge.
Day 2 :
- Wednesday, May 14, 2025
- 09:00 AM - 09: 30 AM
Sree Muktevi: Regional Vice President,Yash Technologies Krenal Chauhan: Sr. Technical IIoT Architect, Yash Technologies
- 09: 30 AM - 10:00 AM
Fred Hendrix: Group Lead, Software Development, HTRI Heat Transfer Research, Inc.
- HTRI is a trusted research and software provider in the oil and gas processing industry for computer simulation of heat transfer equipment
- HTRIconnect™ integrates near real-time plant data with heat exchanger simulations to realize digital twins of air coolers, economizers, and furnaces, as well as plate-fin, spiral plate, and shell-and-tube heat exchangers.
- Explore applications of digital twins in realistic scenarios to estimate fouling that affects heat transfer performance and tube metal temperatures that cause creep failure in operation.
- 10:00 AM - 10: 30 AM
Brett Schroeder: Co-Founder and CEO, AP Networks
- Review industry turnaround and plant-based project performance trends
- Demonstrate how digital technologies contributes to better performance:
- Discuss how organizations can effectively implement digital tools
- 10:30 AM - 11 : 00 AM
Saeed Mehmood: Program Manager – Commissioning and Quality, Tesla
- Benefits of SMR’s for Data Centers and AI servers – Our next tier of life Artificial General Intelligence (AIG)
- Achieving Cost Reduction at Scale: Lessons from France's Model for Building These Reactors
- Safety Challenges associated with projected increased density of nuclear reactors within civic locations
- 11:00 AM - 11 : 30 AM
Garry Davis: President and CEO, BOP Risk Mitigation Services, LLC
- Using Digital Twin technology to rapidly analyze operational risk and reliability
- prepare industry/regulatory certified 3rd party reports on demand
- 11:30 AM - 12 : 00 PM
Zachary Bennett: Product Marketing Manager,DETECHTION
- Operators managing compressor fleets face challenges with dynamic field conditions, limited asset visibility, strict environmental regulations, & costly downtime. Traditional solutions often rely on fragmented systems & manual processes, leading to inefficiencies & suboptimal performance.
- This session explores how Dynamic Package Control, achieved with Digital Twin technology running on edge devices, addresses these challenges. Attendees will gain insight into the evolution of compressor management, from reactive maintenance to predictive insights & autonomous operation
- We will discuss the current challenges, the limitations of existing approaches, and the vision of an ideal state where edge-enabled Digital Twin models enhance control and optimize performance.
- Learn how this approach extends operating ranges, prevents failures, reduces emissions, and supports sustainability, ultimately transforming compressor management into a streamlined, efficient process
- 01: 00 PM - 01:30 PM
Preston Johson: Business Development Leader, Cutsforth
- The Digital Transformation ERA
- Understanding Equipment Health and Performance
- Digital Transformation Technology Components (People, Process, and Technology)
- A Refinery of the Future Pilot case study
- 01: 30 PM - 02:00 PM
Keshav Sundaresh: Senior Director of Digital Transformation, Altair
- Understand the key benefits of implementing digital twin technology in oil and gas operations
- Learn how digital twins can address specific safety, efficiency, and sustainability challenges
- Discover real-world examples of successful digital twin implementations in the oil and gas industry
- Gain insights into the future of digital twin technology and its potential impact on the oil and gas sector
- 02: 00 PM - 02:30 PM
Andrea Craig: Principal, Client Solutions, BairesDev LLC
- Unique challenges that Oil & Gas companies face when trying to leverage their data and transform their systems
- The current momentum with data solutions and why nearshoring plays a key role
- Lessons that the Oil & Gas industry can learn from other industries
- 03:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Jason Hehman: Vertical Lead for Industry 4.0, TXI
- Work Smarter with Digital Twins: Navigate Operational Uncertainty with a Practical, Scalable Framework
- Plan Through Complexity: Use digital twins to manage shifting inputs, workforce challenges, and production needs—even amid disruption.
- Start Small, Deliver Value: Launch high-impact use cases that drive momentum without big budgets or full alignment.
- Adapt with AI: See how AI is making digital twins more responsive, usable, and decision-ready
- 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM
James Haw:Vice President of Automation and Digital Strategy, Operations Technology Specialists, LLC
- If a plant’s lifecycle were a day, breakfast would be construction. A poor breakfast leads to bad choices at lunch and dinner
- Transformations are painful and expensive, but don’t require luxury; they can start with existing tools in any company’s kitchen
- Getting the digital twin right from the start can prevent costly transformations and accelerate performance to first-quartile levels.
- 04:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Edson Bouer:
Managing Director, Accenture
- Introduction to the concept of Digital Twin: Explanation of what Digital Twins are and how they can be applied in the Oil and Gas industry
- Use cases and benefits: Practical examples of implementing Digital Twins in Oil and Gas operations, highlighting the benefits in terms of efficiency, safety, and cost reduction.
- Challenges and solutions: Discussion of the main challenges faced in implementing Digital Twins and the solutions adopted to overcome them.
“Many thanks to you the incredible team for organizing the event. Watching for 2 days was very insightful and your team efforts to organize everyone from around created the success”
Rafiq Khurshid
Information Security Solutions Specialist (PMP, CRISC, CISM certified) at Saudi Aramco
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