5–8 MAY 2025 | NRG Park, Houston, Texas, USA
Industry Leaders and Technology Pioneers Discuss the Latest Advancements Shaping the Offshore Energy Sector
Join us at OTC to hear an exclusive lineup of panel sessions where industry leaders, innovators, and experts will tackle the biggest challenges and opportunities in offshore energy. From groundbreaking technologies to sustainability strategies, these discussions will provide key insights into the future of the industry.
Don’t miss your chance to hear firsthand from the voices shaping offshore energy
Driving Efficiency and Innovation in Offshore Production Through Electrification
Monday, 5 May | 1030–1230
NRG Center, Level 2, Room 202
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| Muhammad Sofyan Corporate Head of Well Completions TotalEnergies |
Alan Mclauchlan Principal Product Champion Halliburton |
Carlos Tadeu Cunha Junior Brazil Regional Director OneSubsea LLC |
Stephen Dyer Integrated Solutions Domain Manager SLB |
Mike Weatherwax Vice President, Offshore Projects Americas Wood, Plc. |
Innovative Strategies and Industry Perspectives: A Dialogue with Offshore Technology Leaders
Monday, 5 May | 1030–1230
NRG Center, Level 2, Room 306
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| Lilian Barreto Executive Manager for R&D Petrobras |
Laurent Pagnon SVP Marketing & Technology, Subsea TechnipFMC |
David Reid Chief Technology Officer and Chief Marketing Officer NOV Inc. |
Robert Large Product Technology Manager, Subsea SLB OneSubsea |
Jean-Hervé Morard Vice President Deep Offshore TotalEnergies |
The Geothermal Revolution
Monday, 5 May | 1400–1630
NRG Center, Level 2, Room 306
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| Henning Bjoervik Senior Vice President Geothermal Rystad Energy |
Christian Gradi Vice President of Operations Fervo Energy |
Guillermo Sierra Vice President, Global head of Energy Transition Strategy and Investments Nabors |
Ajit Menon VP Geothermal and Energy Transition Baker Hughes |
Jericho Reyes President of the Board/ Geysers Resource Manager Geothermal Rising/ Calpine Corporation |
Hydrogen in the Marine Environment: Applications and Safety
Monday, 5 May | 1400–1630
NRG Center, Level 2, Room 604
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| David Edwards Hydrogen Energy Fellow Air Liquide Industrial US LP |
Jamie Holladay Senior Advisor for H2 and Fuel Cell Technologies Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
John Bruijnen Hydrogen and Explosion Safety Assurance Engineer INERC BV |
Kevin Simmons Group Leader Applied Materials and Manufacturing Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
Chris LaFleur Manager, Risk and Reliability Analysis Department Sandia National Laboratory |
Charting the Energy Addition - Offshore Wind’s Rising Influence
Tuesday, 6 May | 0930–1200
NRG Center, Level 2, Room 300
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| Hilary Flynn Head of Offshore Sales, US Siemens Gamesa |
Reuben Aitken Managing Director Scottish Enterprise |
Alexander Fløtre Senior Vice President and Head of Offshore Wind Rystad Energy |
Joshua Kaplowitz Senior Counsel Troutman Pepper Locke LLP |
James Bennett Retired Program Manager – Office of Renewable Energy Programs BOEM |
Subsea Tiebacks: Increase Production, Lower Costs and Carbon
Tuesday, 6 May | 0930–1200
NRG Center, Level 2, Room 306
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| Glenn Mediamolle Vice President - Offshore Development LLOG Exploration |
Joseph Sauvageau Vice President, Asset Development Talos |
Michael Clarke Vice President, Deepwater Developments Beacon Offshore Energy |
Robert Large Product Technology Manager, Subsea SLB OneSubsea |
Rafael Leone Reservoir Corporate Manager Petrobras |
Sam Fowler Subsea Facilities Engineering Manager Oxy |
Sada Iyer General Manager Projects Gulf of Mexico Shell |
Unlocking Frontier Areas for Energy Transition: Opportunities, Innovative Solutions, and Risk Mitigation
Tuesday, 6 May | 1400–1630
NRG Center, Level 2, Room 306
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| Suzanne Coogan Vice President Heartland Exploration and Namibia Shell |
Suhana Sidik Country Chair Petronas Brasil |
Shira Paulson Upstream Country Manager Brazil bp |
Dechun Lin Executive Vice President of Earth Data New Ventures Viridien Group |
Sylvia Anjos Chief Exploration and Production Officer Petrobras |
Jean-Hervé Morard Vice President Deep Offshore TotalEnergies |
Jessica Ciosek Principal Analyst Wood Mackenzie |
Carbon Capture and Storage: Overcoming Barriers for Successful Projects
Wednesday, 7 May | 0930–1200
NRG Center, Level 2, Room 300
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| David Ramos Geological Low Carbon Solutions Director Repsol |
Sally Benson Professor Stanford University and former Director of Energy Division at US White House Office of Science & Technology Policy |
Ganesh Thakur Distinguished Professor University of Houston, and Chevron Fellow Emeritus |
Birol Dindoruk Distinguished Professor University of Houston, and Shell Chief Scientist Emeritus |
Fueling Change: Women at the Forefront of Energy Innovation
Wednesday, 7 May | 0930–1200
NRG Center, Level 2, Room 306
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| Allyson Anderson Book Chief Sustainability Officer Baker Hughes |
Christine Mooney Vice President of Procurement & Supply Chain Archaea Energy |
Molly Determan President Energy Workforce & Technology Council |
Basak Kurtoglu Managing Director and Head of Technical Quantum Energy Partners |
Mega Project: A Journey from Exploration to First Oil in Whale
Wednesday, 7 May | 1400–1630
NRG Center, Level 2, Room 306
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Christopher Robertson Whale – Facility Project Manager Chevron |
Oro Awaritefe Project Manager Shell |
David Reid Senior Vice President Shell |
Chad Wittfeld Business Opportunity Manager Shell |
Jeremy Piefer Subsurface Manager Shell |
Jason Gage Host Manager Shell |
Kimarie Michel Senior Operations Manager Shell |
Opportunities and Challenges for Financing Oil and Gas Projects in the Energy Transition
Thursday, 8 May | 0930–1200
NRG Center, Level 2, Room 306
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| Daniel Leppert Senior Vice President Rystad Energy |
David Sweeney Global Head of Oil and Gas Clifford Chance |
Timothy Perry Vice Chairman of Global Energy RBC |
Kenneth B Medlock James A Baker III and Susan G Baker Fell Rice University |
Michael Matson Partner The Boston Consulting Group |
Unlocking Potential: Innovations and Successes in Marine Energy Development
Thursday, 8 May | 0930–1200
NRG Center, Level 2, Room 604
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| Cameron McNatt Founder and Managing Director Mocean Energy |
Reenst Lesemann Chief Executive Officer C-Power |
Stuart Davies Chief Executive Officer ORPC |
Inna Braverman Chief Executive Officer Eco Wave Power |
Chris Lee Chief Executive Officer Tidal Energy Corp |
Reshaping Energy Engineering: Essential Strategies for Oil and Gas Skill Transformation in a New Energy Era
Thursday, 8 May | 1400–1630
NRG Center, Level 2, Room 306
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| Jennifer Bell Engineering Technology, Adjunct Faculty Houston Community College |
Roger Cordes Professor of Practice, Ocean Engineering Texas A&M University |
Esuru Okoroafor Assistant Professor Texas A&M University |
David Barnes HR Director Subsea 7 |