OTC 2025 Keynote Speaker Series

This dynamic series features influential executives and technology pioneers discussing critical trends, innovations, and challenges in the offshore energy sector. From breakthrough technologies in sustainability to proven methods for optimizing operations, these sessions provide essential knowledge for industry advancement.

Don’t miss this opportunity to gain expert knowledge and engage with the leaders defining the next era of offshore energy.

Monday, 5 May | 1245–1345
NRG Center, Level 2, Room 202


Moderator: Jacques Salies Drilling Manager Brava Energia	Speaker: Decio Oddone Chief Executive Officer Brava Energia


Moderator: Craig Jones Managing Principal Integral Consulting Inc	Speaker: Céline Gerson Group Director Americas Fugro


Moderator: Carlos Sandoval Mercado Business Development-Americas MISC Berhad	Speaker: Alexander Brigden Executive Vice President MISC	Speaker: Satyaranjan Sinha Head New FPSO Development Offshore Business MISC Berhad


Moderator: Gary Sams Engineering Fellow Production Systems SLB	Speaker: Ives Loretz Vice President Technology Development SLB


Moderator: Daniel Doolittle Principal, Offshore Wind Lead Integral Consulting Inc	Speaker: Elizabeth Andrews Director, Offshore Development Avangrid

$Jessica \Jackson$
Moderator: Jessica Jackson Vice President, EH&S, Supply Chain, and Midstream & Marketing Apache Corporation	Speaker: Carlos Castilho Executive Manager for Decommissioning Petrobras	Speaker: Steve Louis Senior Vice President of Decommissioning Promethean Energy Management


Moderator: Richard Dsouza President Richard B Offshore LLC	Speaker: Henrik Larsen Vice President, Clean Ammonia & Hydrogen KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions	Speaker: Tobias Karrsten Senior Manager, Floating Systems KBR Consulting


Moderator: Thalia Kruger Director Business Development Neko	Speaker: Kevin Pearce Director of Offshore Renewables ABS


Moderator: Hani Elshahawi NoviDigiTech Director NoviDigiTech	Speaker: Vivek Chidambaram Senior Managing Director Accenture	Speaker: James Claunch Expert Partner Bain & Co.


Moderator: Phaneendra Kondapi Affliate Professor Colorado School of Mines	Speaker: Sunita Satyapal Director, Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Tech US Department of Energy	Speaker: Richard Voorberg President, North America Siemens Energy


Moderator: Madeleine Kopp Sustainability Program Manager ASME	Speaker: John Frey Senior Director and Chief Technologist, Sustainable Transformation Hewlett Packard Enterprise	Speaker: Michael Webber Chaired Professor in Engineering and Public Affairs The University of Texas at Austin


Moderator: Greg Kusinski Regulatory Manager, Major Capital Projects and Technology Chevron Corporation	Speaker: Jitendra Kikani Vice President of Subsurface Function Chevron Corporation


Moderator: Peter Wallace Principal Engineer - Risk and Regulatory Lloyd's Register	Speaker: Greg Schulze Strategy & Innovation Advisor ExxonMobil Global Projects


Moderator: Mohsen Shavandi Director of Energy Transition DNV	Speaker: Babak Huseynly Vice President - Development & Production SOCAR


Moderator: Jennifer Bell Co-Founder Elements Offshore	Speaker: Susan Ipri-Brown President ASME


Moderator: Mohsen Shavandi Director of Energy Transition DNV	Speaker: Shaun Wolski Industrial CS Engineering Manager SLB

Keynote Speakers

Join Industry Leaders and Visionaries

Atlanta Field - Unlocking The Deepest Heavy Oil Field In The World

Oil & Gas Industry’s Strategies for Progress, US Petroleum Market Evolution & Energy Autonomy and Initiatives for Progressing to Net Zero

Unlocking Global Offshore Wind Potential: Innovation, Integration, and Impacts

Driving the Energy Transition: Offshore's Initiatives Toward Achieving an Efficient, Sustainable, Low Emissions Offshore Production

Energy of the Future: Sustainable Innovation

Building Momentum: Industry Leadership in Offshore Wind Development

Beyond the Horizon: Innovating Offshore Decommissioning for a Sustainable Future

Breaking New Ground: Large Scale Low-Carbon Blue Ammonia Technology at a Floating Ammonia Production, Storage, and Offloading Facility (FAPSO)

Powering Ahead Together: The Role of Collaboration in Offshore Wind’s Next Chapter

Digital Transformation of the Offshore Energy Industry

Impact of Hydrogen in the Energy Transition

The Intersection of AI and Sustainability

Offshore Wind Energy Panorama

Carbon Capture and Storage: Pioneering the Future of Lower-Carbon Energy

Open Architecture for Modularized Offshore Nuclear

Production Rejuvenation Opportunities in Mature Oil and Gas Fields

Current President of ASME on Engineering Ethics (with SEG)

Cybersecurity – Importance and Challenges

Countdown to OTC 2025!

Join Fellow Offshore Energy Professionals for an Inspiring Keynote by Chris Lemons LIVE at OTC 2025!