Speakers and Honored Guests
Photos and profiles of speakers and guests are posted in each session, linked below. Where available, a larger image has also been posted.
| Name / Title / Company | Event |
|---|---|
Chad Deaton, Chairman of the Board and CEO, Baker Hughes |
Awards Luncheon |
| Marcos I. Assayag, Basic Design General Manager, Petrobras R&D Center | Distinguished Achievement Awards |
| Owen Kratz, Executive Chairman, Helix Energy Solutions Group | Distinguished Achievement Awards |
| John Huff, Chairman of the Board, Oceaneering International | Distinguished Achievement Awards |
| Jon Gjedebo, Founder of Hitec Inc. | Distinguished Achievement Awards |
| Fatih Birol, Chief Economist and Head of the Economic Analysis Division, International Energy Agency | Energy Roundtable - Fatih Birol |
| Joe Bryant, Chairman and CEO, Cobalt International Energy | Energy Roundtable - Joe Bryant |
| Olufisoye O. (Fisoye) Delano, Managing Director, Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) | Energy Roundtable - Olufisoye O. (Fisoye) Delano |
| David Dunlap, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President, BJ Services Company | Energy Roundtable - David Dunlap |
| Peter Goode, Executive Chairman, Aibel Group | Energy Roundtable - Peter Goode |
| Jesús Reyes-Heroles, Director General, Pemex | Energy Roundtable - Jesús Reyes-Heroles |
| Clay Sell, Deputy Secretary, US Department of Energy | Energy Roundtable - Clay Sell |
| Syanga Abilio, Vice President, Sonangol | General Session: NOC–IOC–Service Companies: Revisiting The Collaboration Model? |
| Rod Clark, COO, Baker Hughes | General Session: NOC–IOC–Service Companies: Revisiting The Collaboration Model? |
| Bernard Duroc-Danner, CEO, Weatherford | General Session: NOC–IOC–Service Companies: Revisiting The Collaboration Model? |
| Jean-Marie Guillermou, Senior Vice President, E&P Operations, Total | General Session: NOC–IOC–Service Companies: Revisiting The Collaboration Model? |
| Amy Jaffe, Baker Institute | General Session: NOC–IOC–Service Companies: Revisiting The Collaboration Model? |
| Ali Al Jarwan, General Manager, Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company | General Session: NOC–IOC–Service Companies: Revisiting The Collaboration Model? |
| Claire Lawrie, Senior Manager Energy Strategy, Accenture | General Session: NOC–IOC–Service Companies: Revisiting The Collaboration Model? |
| Olivier Lazare, Vice President, New Business Development, Shell | General Session: NOC–IOC–Service Companies: Revisiting The Collaboration Model? |
| Tony Meggs, Group Vice President Technology, BP | General Session: NOC–IOC–Service Companies: Revisiting The Collaboration Model? |
| Nimat Abu Al-Soof, Upstream Oil Industry Analyst, OPEC Secretariat | General Session: The Petroleum Scene: New Realities Ahead? |
| Fuad Al-Zayer, Head, Data Services Department, OPEC Secretariat | General Session: The Petroleum Scene: New Realities Ahead? |
| Sadek Boussena, Former Algerian Minister of Energy and Mines; Professor of Economics, U. of Grenoble; and Special Advisor, Société Générale | General Session: The Petroleum Scene: New Realities Ahead? |
| Sandrine Dixson-Decleve, Executive Director, ISEE | General Session: The Petroleum Scene: New Realities Ahead? |
| Edgard Habib, Chief Economist, Chevron Corp. | General Session: The Petroleum Scene: New Realities Ahead? |
| Adrian Lajous, President, Petometrica | General Session: The Petroleum Scene: New Realities Ahead? |
| Cornelia Meyer, Chairman and Vice President UK, The British Swiss Chamber of Commerce | General Session: The Petroleum Scene: New Realities Ahead? |
| Hasan Qabazard, Director, Research Division, OPEC Secretariat | General Session: The Petroleum Scene: New Realities Ahead? |
| James C. Bates, Vice President, Chevron Canada Resources | Industry Breakfasts - The Arctic of Canada |
| The Honourable Brendan Bell, Minister of Industry, Tourism, and Investment, The Northwest Territories | Industry Breakfasts - The Arctic of Canada |
| Bharat Dixit, Team Leader, Exploration and Production Team, National Energy Board | Industry Breakfasts - The Arctic of Canada |
| Jamie Estrada, Acting Assistant Secretary for Manufacturing and Services, US Department of Commerce | Industry Breakfasts - The Arctic of Canada |
| Mimi Fortier, Director General, Northern Oil and Gas Directorate, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada | Industry Breakfasts - The Arctic of Canada |
| Norris Pettis, Consul General of Canada in Dallas, Texas | Industry Breakfasts - The Arctic of Canada |
| Jim Bowzer, Regional Vice President for Central Africa, Marathon Oil Company | Industry Breakfasts - Gulf of Guinea |
| Alexandre R. Chequer, Senior Partner, Thompson and Knight | Industry Breakfasts - Gulf of Guinea |
| Wil Faubel, Vice President for Enterprise Marketing, Baker Hughes | Industry Breakfasts - Gulf of Guinea |
| Joel Harris, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the Secretary, US Department of Commerce | Industry Breakfasts - Gulf of Guinea |
| Engr. Funsho Kupolokun, Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation | Industry Breakfasts - Gulf of Guinea |
| Michael Rodgers, Partner, PFC Energy | Industry Breakfasts - Gulf of Guinea |
| Ambassador Robert Blake, US Embassy Colombo | Industry Breakfasts - Sri Lanka |
| Neil de Silva, Director General/CEO, Petroleum Resources Development Secretariat | Industry Breakfasts - Sri Lanka |
| The Honorable A.H.M. Fowzie, Minister of Petroleum | Industry Breakfasts - Sri Lanka |
| Kishu Gomes, Managing Director, Caltex Lubricants Lanka Limited | Industry Breakfasts - Sri Lanka |
| Joel Harris, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the Secretary, US Department of Commerce | Industry Breakfasts - Sri Lanka |
| Belinda Robinson, Chief Executive, Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association | The Next Wave |
| Jeff Spath, President Reservoir Management, Schlumberger | The Next Wave |
| Claire Farley, Co-President, Jefferies Randall & Dewey | The Next Wave - Claire Farley |
| Jon Glesinger, Managing Director, Norman Broadbent | The Next Wave - Jon Glesinger |
| Castlen E. Moore, Manager Governmental Affairs, Apache Corporation | The Next Wave - Castlen E. Moore |
| Greg Carter, President, Nautilus Offshore Co. Inc. | Panel: Independents: Rising To The Challenge |
| Paul W. Ellis, CEO, Serica Energy | Panel: Independents: Rising To The Challenge |
| Martin R. Ferron, President and CEO, Helix Energy Solutions | Panel: Independents: Rising To The Challenge |
| Jean Claude Gandur, President and CEO, Addax Petroleum | Panel: Independents: Rising To The Challenge |
| Sandeep Khurana, Facilities Advisor International Operations, Devon Energy Corp. | Panel: Independents: Rising To The Challenge |
| Tracy Krohn, Chairman, President and CEO, W&T Offshore | Panel: Independents: Rising To The Challenge |
| William Schneider, Vice President International, Newfield Exploration | Panel: Independents: Rising To The Challenge |
| J. Daniel (Dan) Chapman, Division Counsel, Drilling Fluids with Baker Hughes | Panel: International Offshore Technology Transfer |
| Fred Hook, Senior Counsel, ChevronTexaco Corporation | Panel: International Offshore Technology Transfer |
| Jamie Joiner, Associate, Baker & Hostetler | Panel: International Offshore Technology Transfer |
| Paul Krieger, Partner, Fulbright & Jaworski | Panel: International Offshore Technology Transfer |
| Daniel Orange, Vice President Operations, Black Gold Energy | Panel: International Offshore Technology Transfer |
| Buford Pollett, Senior Counsel, Technip | Panel: International Offshore Technology Transfer |
| Duaine Priestley, Director, Houston USEAC, US Department of Commerce | Panel: International Offshore Technology Transfer |
| Pierre-Armand Thomas, Director of Offshore Technology, Technip | Panel: International Offshore Technology Transfer |
| Alex Alvarado, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Gulf of Mexico Region | Panel: Storm Warnings |
| John G. Bomba, Technip | Panel: Storm Warnings |
| Alan S. Brown, ASME | Panel: Storm Warnings |
| Shawn Firenza, National Oilwell Varco | Panel: Storm Warnings |
| Pat O'Connor, Senior Advisor, BP America Inc. (EPT) | Panel: Storm Warnings |
| Frank Puskar, President, Energo Engineering | Panel: Storm Warnings |
| James Stear, Chevron | Panel: Storm Warnings |
| Allen Verret, Offshore Operators Committee | Panel: Storm Warnings |
| Dorine Bosman, Technical Services, Shell Development |
Topical Luncheons |
| Trevor Burgess, Group Director Marketing and Technology, Expro International Group | Topical Luncheons |
| Enrique A. Carballido, Gorgon Development Geologist, Shell Development |
Topical Luncheons |
| Michael Economides, Professor, Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston | Topical Luncheons |
| David Greer, Project Director and Deputy CEO, Sakhalin Energy Investment Company | Topical Luncheons |
| Mark Jackson, President and CEO, Noble Corporation | Topical Luncheons |
| Xizhao Jiang, President, CNOOC Engineering | Topical Luncheons |
| Rodney MacDonald, Premier of Nova Scotia | Topical Luncheons |
| Peter Marshall, Proprietor, Moonshine Hill Pty. (MHP) Systems Engineering |
Topical Luncheons |
| Timothy Parker, Senior Vice President Exploration and Production, Dominion E&P | Topical Luncheons |
| Matt Simmons, Chairman, Simmons and Company International | Topical Luncheons |
| Shri R.S. Sharma, Chairman and Managing Director, ONGC | Topical Luncheons |
| Peter Tertzakian, Chief Energy Economist, ARC Financial Corporation | Topical Luncheons |
| Lord Peter Truscott, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Energy | Topical Luncheons |