| Break Out Topic |
Facilitator |
| What are the Trends for Integrating Discipline Cross-training and what it means for geologists, engineers, etc.? |
Alan Young, Gems Inc. |
| Brian Foy, Norman Broadbent |
| Managing your financial future |
Jim Dailey, Technip |
| Women in the Industry |
Carolyn Ritchie, Chevron |
| Knowledge transfer processes |
Bill Pike, Hart Energy |
| Mentoring programs |
Karen Stiles, ConocoPhillips |
| To MBA – Is it worth it? What kind? |
James Pappas, Devon |
| Not To MBA – Is it worth it? |
Bob Poe, Schlumberger |
| Impact of petroleum operations on the environment |
Dennis Chew, MMS |
| Challenges Associated with the Environment and Development of Renewable Resources |
Mike Ming, Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America (RPSEA) |
| Where is the next Houston - the next energy epicenter? |
Bob Schwartz, Houston Technology Center |
| Work / life balance |
Dan Ebrom, BP |
| Basil Allam, Chevron |
| Industry image |
Ken McDowel, BP |
| Recruiting students |
Ashley Price, Conoco Phillips |
| Geopolitics |
Micheal Economides, University of Houston |
| Cornelia Meyer, British Swiss Chamber of Commerce |
| State of the industry |
Jim O'Sullivan, Technip |
| The Case for Time Off |
Anna Scanlan, ExxonMobil |
| Work Rotations |
TBD |
| Working Offshore (Weeks at a Time) |
Neil Gunnion, Technip |
| Working Relationships between NOCs and IOCs |
Pedro Cesaltino, Chevron |
| Johnathan Southern, Chevron |
| Managing Dual Careers |
Eve Sprunt, Chevron |
| Christine Economides, Texas A&M University |
| Working in the Dark: Life in Arctic Regions |
TBD |
| Challenges of Living and Working in West Africa |
Molly Laegeler |
| Living and Working in the Middle East |
TBD |
| Living and Working Overseas |
Jeroen Remery, Technip |
| Continuing Education |
John Glesinger, Norman Broadbent |
| Professional Licensing – Engineering |
TBD |
| Professional Licensing – Geology, Geophysics and Soil Sciences |
John Dombrowski, CircleOil |
| FPSOs in the Gulf of Mexico |
TBD |
| The Diffusion Theory |
Art Berman, Labyrinth Consulting Services |
