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: Thalia Kruger Director Business Development Neko	Speaker: Céline Gerson Group Director Americas Fugro	Speaker: Mark Heine Chief Executive Officer 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: Josh Kaplowitz Senior Counsel Troutman Pepper Locke LLP


Moderator: Laura Hogge EH&S Director - GOM, New Ventures, Global Regulatory 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: Patricia Conrad Director of KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions North America KIBR	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: Richard Voorberg President, North America Siemens Energy	Speaker: Josh McMorrow Executive Chairman, GenH2


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	Speaker: Alex Tiller Chief Executive Officer Carbonvert


Moderator: Peter Wallace Principal Engineer - Risk and Regulatory Lloyd's Register	Speaker: Justin Sink Vice President of Strategic Initiatives Natura Resources


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

All of the Above Energy Mix: Fugro's Perspective on the Global Offshore Wind Market Dynamics and Its Market-Agnostic Approach to Technological Innovation

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

Energy of the Future: Sustainable Innovation

Beyond Wind Turbines – Understanding Presidential Energy Directives and the Energy Project Landscape

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 and it's Role in Carbon Neutrality

The Intersection of AI and Sustainability

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

Chris Lemons' Survival Story

From Deepwater to Nuclear: Why Offshore Energy Professionals Are Built for the Next Frontier

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!