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Agora Program Guide11-15 March 2019 | Houston, Texas

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LEVEL 2 Plenary AmericasPrefunctionPartner Boardroom 2.1–2.3CNBC Studio Media RowGreen RoomInfo Desk

LEVEL 3 Partner LoungePartner Boardroom 3.1–3.23Bilateral 3.1–3.9Press Work RoomPress Briefing RoomMedia RowSkybridge to GRB

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WELCOMEto Innovation Agora @ CERAWeek!We are pleased to welcome you to the Innovation Agora @ CERAWeek. The Agora is an open marketplace for the exchange of ideas on energy innovation, emerging technologies and solutions. It is also a forum to learn and connect. We have an exciting program with many new features and formats designed to facilitate meaningful dialogue and stimulate new thinking. The Agora has expanded to the third level of the George R. Brown Convention Center, just across the skywalk from the Hilton Americas Hotel.

The Agora program covers the range of transformational technology platforms ranging from digitalization, AI, analytics, and connectivity to robotics and drones, blockchain, agile design and additive manufacture and mobility. We have a remarkable community of technologists, investors, thought leaders, government officials and corporate innovators—all dedicated to creating new pathways and solutions for our energy future. Our formats include:

• Agora Studio Sessions — highly interactive discussions on emerging and disruptive technologies and models of innovation.

• Voices of Innovation — journeys and insights by distinctive and original thought leaders.

• Agora Pods — deep-dive presentations, most often in the form of case studies or pitches, that explore technology solutions in an intimate, relaxed setting.

• Agora Café — a perfect setting for connecting with colleagues over locally roasted coffee.

We are introducing several new formats:

• Agora Houses hosted by preeminent technology companies, offering experiences and learning journeys and a glimpse of what’s ahead.

• The Lyceum — a place for high-impact learning through engagement and collaboration.

• Lyceum Labs offer seminars on critical emerging topics in energy and mobility.

• Lyceum Workshops offer facilitated interactive sessions that allow the group to explore solutions to a specific challenge.

Our sincere thanks to all of the Agora Partners, including Agora Foundational Partners ABB, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Emerson, Microsoft Azure, Saudi Aramco, Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co., and Uptake, for their commitment to this year’s Agora.

We hope you will make the Agora a daily part of your CERAWeek journey, and we look forward to your ideas and contributions to this exciting community.

Sincerely,

Jamey Rosenfield Co-Chairman, CERAWeek SVP, IHS Markit

Atul AryaAgora Program Advisor IHS Markit

Susan KishAgora Curator, CERAWeek IHS Markit

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CONTENTS▶ Innovation Agora 5

▶ Agora Features 6

▶ Agenda 22

▶ Schedule at a Glance 40

▶ Speakers 52

▶ Agora Partners 64

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With thanks to all of our colleagues listed below, who helped produce the Innovation Agora 2019 @ CERAWeek.

Our CERAWeek Colleagues

IHS MarkitOscar Abbink, Christina Alexiades, Paula Anzer, Atul Arya, Peter Beddow,

Kathy Benini, Susan Bevis Bedard, George Capaccio, Kate Chung, Liz Crow, Roslyn Crowell, Charlene Davies, Tom De Vleesschauwer, Ken Downey, Dan Evans,

Rob Fraser, Jennifer Fruscillo, Cliff Grossman, Nate Connors, Kate Hardin, Sheila Heffernan, Jenalea Howell, Judson Jacobs, Dewey Johnson, Egil Juliussen,

Susan Kish, Silvia Kovatchev, Amy Lee, Sam Lucero, Nishreen Mahesri, Laura Mandel, Megan Coontz McAllister, Bill Morelli, Deena Munn, Carlos Pascual,

Scott Priestly, Elaine Reiter, Jamey Rosenfield, Libby Rosenfield, Michele Rodrigues, Dianne Russell, Linda Sanders, Carolyn Seto, Richard Slucher, Erika Smakula,

Natalie Smith, Arielle Sourial, Caleb Su, Beatriz Suarez, Todd Szczebak, Pam Taylor, Stephane Teral, Linda Toyias, Ian Weightman, Sam Wilkinson,

John Wright, Dan Yergin

SynthesisdesignSusan GroomeJason Ramos

SparksRobyn Huon

Cynthia McArthur

J MASULLO DESIGNJonathan Masullo

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INNOVATIONAGORAExplore and share ideas on the future of energy technology and innovation. Connect with technology leaders, innovation pioneers and experts from companies and academia. We offer a range of formats and experiences throughout the Agora, and we hope you will try them all!

▶ STUDIOS INTERACT Dialogues, Conversations

▶ VOICES OF INNOVATION LISTEN Interviews, Talks

▶ PODS EXPLORE Case Studies, Startup Pitches

▶ LYCEUM LEARN Seminars, Workshops

▶ HOUSES & OTHER EXPERIENCES DISCOVER Interactions, Experiential Activities

▶ MEET UPS CONNECT Convening, Collaboration

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FEATURES▶ Voices of Innovation

▶ Partner Houses @ Agora

▶ Other Experiences @ Agora

▶ Arab Innovation @ Agora

▶ Mobility Future @ CERAWeek

▶ Startups @ Agora

▶ Venture Day @ Agora

▶ Blockchain @ CERAWeek

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VOICES OF INNOVATIONJoin us in the Agora throughout the week for conversations with influential and inspirational thought leaders.

MONDAY, MARCH 1112:30 - 1:15 PM STUDIO 1

Ernest Moniz, President & Chief Executive Officer, Energy Futures Initiative, and Lord John Browne, Executive Chairman, L1 Energy: What will it take to transform the global energy system? Hear from a legendary energy expert on challenges of energy transition and the role of the United States as the engine of innovations. Interviewed by visionary leader Lord John Browne.

2:00 - 2:30 PM STUDIO 1 Andrew Jassy, Chief Executive Officer, Amazon Web Services (AWS): Innovation at ScaleAndy Jassy will share his insights and experiences leading one of the world’s fastest growing companies, how to innovate at scale, and his vision for what’s ahead in the cloud and some of the exciting applications for energy. Interviewed by Jamey Rosenfield, Founder and CoChairman of CERAWeek and the Innovation Agora, and SVP, IHS Markit.

4:00 - 4:30 PM INFO DESK Book Signing with Angela StentJoin world-renowned expert on Russia and geopolitics Angela Stent and receive a signed copy of her book, Russia Against the West and with the Rest.

4:30- 5:15 PM STUDIO 1 Dr. Fatih Birol, Executive Director, International Energy Agency: Solving the Energy and Climate PuzzleDr. Birol returns to the Agora for a deep discussion on energy transition. How fast can technology drive this change? How is geopolitics shaping global energy markets? Why is shale the game changer? Can renewables become a significant portion of the world’s energy mix? Is there irrational exuberance about the pace of EV penetration? Interviewed by Atul Arya, SVP and Chief Energy Strategist, IHS Markit.

5:45 - 6:30 PM STUDIO 2 Ashok Belani, Executive Vice President of Technology, Schlumberger Limited, and Blake Moret, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Rockwell Automation: Pervasive AutomationJoin Ashok Belani and Blake Moret as they share their vision to create end-to-end solutions and technology platform to automate entire upstream operations from drilling to production, well to terminal, conventional and unconventional, onshore and offshore. Will this be the answer to provide complete lifecycle and process automation solutions? Interviewed by Atul Arya, SVP and Chief Energy Strategist, IHS Markit.

TUESDAY, MARCH 127:30-8:15 AM STUDIO 1

Jason Zander, Executive Vice President, Microsoft Azure: Cloud meets energy Join this conversation with a leader of one of the world’s most successful technology companies on how the cloud is changing the energy system. Interviewed by Atul Arya, SVP and Chief Energy Strategist, IHS Markit.

9:15 - 10:00 AM DELPHI Honorable Paul Dabbar, Under Secretary for Science, United States Department of Energy: New frontiers of researchWhat will be the most transformative technologies as we look back 20 years from now? Hon. Paul Dabbar, U.S. Department of Energy Under Secretary for Science, will lead a dialogue with the heads of three US National Laboratories on their role in tackling energy’s hardest challenges. • Brian Anderson, Director, National Energy

Technology Laboratory• Doon Gibs, Laboratory Director,

Brookhaven National Labs• Thomas Zacharia, Director, Oak Ridge

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10:30 - 11:15 AM DELPHI Ulrich Spiesshofer, President & Chief Executive Officer, ABB: Leading the digital transformation ABB CEO Ulrich Spiesshofer explores some of the big questions facing the energy industry in the coming years: How are digital technologies transforming energy sector? How is ABB preparing its workforce for this brave new world? And will oil and gas remain a major part of the energy mix for the foreseeable future? Interviewed by Atul Arya, SVP and Chief Energy Strategist, IHS Markit.

12:45 - 1:30 PM STUDIO 1 Andy Karsner, Managing Partner, Emerson Collective: Disrupting the global energy systemThought leader and leading expert on technology innovation, Andy Karsner talks about how entrepreneurs are transforming the global energy system and how he would design a sustainable energy system. Interviewed by Atul Arya, SVP and Chief Energy Strategist, IHS Markit.

2:45 - 3:15 PM STUDIO 2 Michael Chasen, Chief Executive Officer, PrecisionHawk: Drones, Disruption, and Energy Pioneering entrepreneur Michael Chasen describes his vision around smart drones and on-demand aerial intelligence, utilizing AI and sophisticated geospatial capabilities, will provide unexpected benefits. Michael will share his insights on innovation as a serial successful entrepreneur, including his prior role as co-founder and CEO of Blackboard, an early leader in global eLearning.

4:00 - 5:00 PM STUDIO 1 H.E. Suhail Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy & Industry, United Arab Emirates: Oil and beyondGet personal insights into UAE’s journey from a nation rich in oil resources to one that will lead The Middle East into the next technological revolution. Interviewed by Atul Arya, SVP and Chief Energy Strategist, IHS Markit.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 137:30 - 8:15 AM STUDIO 1

Lord John Browne, Executive Chairman, L1 Energy: The story of the glass closetCome hear this visionary leader and prolific author talk about his personal story of coming out of the closet as a senior executive —

and how it changed his life and career. Interviewed by Interviewed by Lance Uggla, Chairman and CEO, IHS Markit.

8:30 - 9:15 AM INFO DESK Book Signing with Lord John BrowneJoin Lord John Browne to receive a signed copy of his book, The Glass Closet: Why Coming Out Is Good Business.

9:00 - 9:45 AM STUDIO 2 Lal Karsanbhai, Executive President, Automation Solutions, Emerson: Making digital transformation real How will digital technologies shape the future? Lal Karsanbhai talks about how Emerson places itself in a global context, and why they have chosen to focus on energy as one of its strategic priorities. Interviewed by Atul Arya, SVP and Chief Energy Strategist, IHS Markit.

10:30 - 11:15 AM STUDIO 1 Ray Hunt, Executive Chairman, and Hunter Hunt, Chief Executive Officer, Hunt ConsolidatedFrom his early days as a wildcatter in Texas, Ray Hunt has become one the most storied, successful and admired oil men of the past half century. Described as “an original” he built Hunt Oil into an “outsized presence in a world dominated by giants”. Hunter Hunt, following his father's footsteps, is leading the company into an innovative future, grounded firmly in family values and entrepreneurial spirit. Join an intimate father-son conversation. Interviewed by Dan Yergin, Vice Chairman, IHS Markit.

12:00 - 12:45 PM STUDIO 1 Iain Conn, Chief Executive, Centrica: Shaping the Energy Transition Join Centrica Group Chief Executive Iain Conn as he takes the audience through the journey from the utility of today to the energy company of the future, shaped by decentralization of the energy system, customer power and digitalization. Interviewed by Jason Bordoff, Columbia University.

12:45 - 1:30 PM STUDIO 1 Vaclav Smil, Professor Emeritus, University of Manitoba, Canada: Reconciling slow transitions and fast climate change Insights from a world-renowned energy expert who describes himself as “scanner of wide horizons, not driller of deeper holes” on past, present and future of energy. Interviewed by Atul Arya, SVP and Chief Energy Strategist, IHS Markit.

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1:30 - 2:00 PM INFO DESK Book Signing with Vaclav SmilJoin Dr. Vaclav Smil to receive signed copies of his books, Oil: A Beginner’s Guide and Energy: A Beginner’s Guide.

2:00 - 2:45 PM STUDIO 2 David Keith, Professor, Harvard: Exploring new avenues to tackle climate changeIs it possible to deliberately intervene in earth's natural system to counteract climate change at scale, i.e. geoengineering? Come hear David Keith, a world-renowned expert on the science, technology, and public policy of geoengineering. Interviewed by Atul Arya, SVP and Chief Energy Strategist, IHS Markit.

4:30 - 5:15 PM STUDIO 1 Dr. Vijay Swarup, Vice President, Research and Development, ExxonMobil and Dr. Robert Armstrong, Director, MIT Energy Initiative: Solving the world’s challenges through research Hear from Vijay Swarup who leads research and development at one of the world's largest energy companies, speak with the head of a prominent academic center of energy research. How will innovation and technology drive new solutions for the twin challenges of decarbonization and growing global energy demand? Interviewed by Robert Armstrong, Director of the MIT Energy Initiative.

6:00 - 6:45 PM STUDIO 2 Simon Mulcahy, Chief Innovation Officer, Salesforce: Continuous innovationHow do you change the mindset of the customer? How do you keep your organization agile, engaged and motivated? Hear from Simon Mulcahy, Chief Innovation Officer at Salesforce. Interviewed by Atul Arya, SVP and Chief Energy Strategist, IHS Markit.

THURSDAY, MARCH 1410:30 - 11:15 AM STUDIO 2

Venkat Sumantran, Chairman, Celeris Technologies: Faster, Smarter, GreenerEnvision a new world of mobility that is connected, heterogeneous, intelligent, and personalized. Come hear from Dr. Venkat Sumantran about how the world is moving from the century of the automobile to the century of mobility. Interviewed by Atul Arya, SVP and Chief Energy Strategist, IHS Markit.

11:15 - 11:45 AM INFO DESK Book Signing with Dr. Venkat Sumantran Join Dr. Venkat Sumantran to receive a signed copy of his book, Faster, Smarter, Greener: The Future of the Car and Urban Mobility.

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM STUDIO 1 Arun Majumdar, Professor & Co-Director, Precourt Institute for Energy, Stanford University: Scaling up energy innovations: promises and pitfallsJoin an energy expert and Stanford professor and the founding Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) on what it will take to scale energy innovations and the role of public policy in transforming global energy systems. Interviewed by Atul Arya, SVP and Chief Energy Strategist, IHS Markit.

12:45 - 1:15 PM STUDIO 1 Henrik Fisker: Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Fisker: Designing the next car, from the inside outHenrik Fisker's designs have been synonymous with creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship. Today, Fisker is designing and developing a fully connected electric car with autonomous driving features, longer range and lower cost batteries, set to be the "spiritual successor" to the Fisker Karma luxury electric car.

2:00 - 2:45 PM STUDIO 2 Eric Ernst, Chief Technology Officer, Formula E: ABB Formula-E driving future EV technologyEric Ernst has to ensure that the Formula E championship series remains at the forefront of innovation in motorsport. How does that translate to innovation for the next generation of passenger cars or batteries? Hear an inside take from Eric Ernst, Head of Technology at Formula E.

3:30 - 4:15 PM STUDIO 2 Ganesh Bell, President, Uptake: Real impact of artificial intelligence on power How can companies move beyond the buzzwords of technology, beyond the hype curve of disruption, into the real areas of impact around growth and efficiency? Hear insights from Ganesh Bell, President of Uptake, an industrial artificial intelligence and software leader.

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PARTNER HOUSES @ AGORAVisit the Partner Houses at the Innovation Agora to experience firsthand the technologies that are transforming the energy system.

Imagine a future with drone-enabled asset management, AR/VR to enable the workforce of the future, or robotics and machine learning to improve safety and efficiency. Oil and gas companies of all sizes are partnering with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to run business and technical workflows in upstream, midstream, and downstream. Visit the AWS Agora House to learn more about how AWS is accelerating digital transformation and providing solutions for the modern energy company.

Join us in the ABB Partner House and immerse yourself in the digital transformation world of autonomous industries and electric cars! Test your driving skills in the ABB Formula E Simulator and your intellect by collaborating with our YuMi robot. Visit us and learn how ABB is influencing the future of how we power, produce, work, live and move.

Join us for an innovative and immersive “Digital Transformation Experience” where employees of fictional ‘Agora Energy’ share how digital transformation has changed their jobs, operations and business performance. From reservoir to pipeline to refinery and power generation, Digital Transformation is made real and practical in just 10 minutes. Emerson industry experts will also be on hand to share how industry leaders are using advanced automation to drive best-in-class performance.

Houston continues to leverage its unique strengths as the energy capital of the world by developing disruptive energy technologies and innovative companies while capturing new opportunities in the renewables sector. Join us in Houston House to learn more about the exciting opportunities in our region. World Petroleum Council (WPC), taking place in Houston in 2020, is proud to be a supporter of Houston House.

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Cloud computing is opening opportunities for the energy industry, creating new ways to harness data, increase productivity and transform your business. Visit the Microsoft Partner House to learn more and meet with a MS expert.

Visit the Aramco Partner House at the Agora, engage with our world-class researchers, and learn about how we are innovating across the energy value chain. Experts from our research centers in Detroit, Boston and Houston will be on-hand to discuss how they are developing new applications in energy, reimagining manufacturing and creating a more sustainable future. From wireless sensors the size of golf balls suspended in the world’s largest oil reservoirs to America’s most fuel-efficient pickup truck, let our researchers take you on a stimulating tour of their work.

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All Houses are open Monday and Tuesday 9:00 AM - 7:30 PM, Wednesday 9:00 AM - 6:30 PM, and Thursday 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM in the Innovation Agora.

Guided tours of the Houses are being offered Monday - Thursday at 3:00 PM and Tuesday - Thursday at 11:00 AM departing from Meet Up 1. Open to all CERAWeek and Agora participants.

Please also join on Monday at 6:30 PM for the CERAWeek Opening Reception and Tuesday at 6:30 PM for the Agora Partner Open House Receptions, in the Agora Atrium.

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OTHER EXPERIENCES IN THE AGORA ATRIUM

ABB Formula E show car shows the future of mobilityABB’s thought leadership for the future of mobility is on display with an ABB Formula E show car. At the center of the Agora Atrium, see the car and meet Mr. Eric Ernst (Head of Technology, ABB Formula E). Visit the ABB Partner House and learn all about our mission to create a sustainable legacy for future generations.

Saudi Aramco Ford F-150Saudi Aramco is looking at transportation technology and sustainability in new ways. At the 2019 Innovation Agora, the energy company is displaying a Ford F-150 that runs on a novel opposed-piston engine developed by partner Achates Power. The truck, America’s most popular, is being integrated with Aramco’s flagship technology, Gasoline Compression Ignition, at its research center in Detroit. The design boosts fuel economy by up to 50 percent over existing gasoline engines and reduces emissions without sacrificing power. Gasoline Compression Ignition enables improved mixture formation prior to combustion. Special fuel can enhance the benefits further. Aramco’s Gasoline Compression Ignition and other transport technologies were debuted at last year’s North American International Auto Show in Detroit and are being featured now at the 2019 Geneva International Motor Show.

AVEVA EngageDesigned for touch, AVEVA Engage combines market-leading 3D visualization with a seamlessly connected view of project and asset information, delivering a highly efficient and effective decision support capability for capital projects and operations environments. AVEVA Engage’s touch interface dramatically reduces learning time, enabling you to more quickly derive value from your Digital Asset.

Energy Innovation PioneersEach year, CERAWeek identifies a select few Energy Innovation Pioneers to showcase their technologies at the Innovation Agora, allowing delegates to interact and experience for themselves their promise to disrupt the energy industry. This year, we are featuring:• JP3: Real-time, sample-less, in-line analysis of hydrocarbon.• Ingu Solutions: Small diameter pipe inspection from the inside.• GHGSat: Satellite-based greenhouse and air quality gas

emission monitoring.

Scheduled Wednesday from 2:00 - 3:00 PM in the Agora Atrium Meet Up 3.

Houston Coffee RoastersWe’re proud to bring Greenway Roasters to the Agora for the second year in a row to set up our very own Agora Café. And...

Enjoy Your Coffee, Served by YuMi®High demand meets ABB high-tech. Because making and serving coffee is just one of the many tasks, YuMi® – ABB’s dual-arm collaborative robot – can handle. Short for ‘You and me,’ working together to create endless possibilities. The robot was designed to share tasks alongside human co-workers without a cage. You can also meet YuMi® in the ABB Partner House.

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ARAB INNOVATION @ AGORAAt this year’s Agora, we take a look at the Arab energy innovation ecosystem, mapping out the challenges and opportunities of energy entrepreneurship in one of the world’s largest energy producing regions.

MONDAY, MARCH 111:00-2:00 PM MEET UP 2 Arab Innovation Meetup 1An opportunity for Arab innovators to network and have discussions that provoke synergies and collaboration in the region

TUESDAY, MARCH 121:00-2:00 PM MEET UP 2 Arab Innovation Meetup 2An opportunity for Arab innovators to network and have discussions that provoke synergies and collaboration in the region

6.30 - 7.30 PM AGORA ATRIUM Arab Innovation ReceptionA chance for members of the Arab energy innovation ecosystem to network with their peers and build bridges to foster global innovation conversations

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 137:30 - 8:30 AM HOUSTON HOUSE Energy Innovation in the Arab World: Are we witnessing a resurgence?The Arab world has recently seen e-commerce and mobility unicorns like Souq.com and Careem, but how is the energy innovation ecosystem? Can aspiring green tech startups make an impact on the region’s long-term energy transition? Join this breakfast for an informal discussion.• Abdulmohsen Almajnouni, CEO, RPD Innovations• Dr. Enass Abo-Hamed, Founder & CEO, H2GO Power• Khalil ElShafei, CEO, Aramco Entrepreneurship Center:

Wa’ed• Paddy Padmanathan, CEO, ACWA Power International• Emily Reichert, CEO, Greentown Labs• Dana Dabbousi, Research Assistant, IHS Markit, Chair

3:30 - 4:00 PM POD 3 Democratizing Geothermal PowerLearn how startup Eden GeoPower Inc. works with existing geothermal operators to produce cheap, renewable geothermal energy to be consumed off-grid to power emerging blockchain and hydrogen production technologies.• Ammar Alali, Co-Founder & Board Member, Eden GeoPower

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MOBILITY FUTURE @ CERAWeek

Across the Innovation Agora and CERAWeek 2019 program this year we feature a mobility focus that spans the intersection of the energy, technology, and automotive industries. The CERAWeek 2019 theme of “New World of Rivalries: Reshaping the Energy Future” is a perfect backdrop for the monumental changes we are seeing in the world of transportation. Across the conference, we address the issues and challenges faced as these industries implement emissions reduction, efficiency increases, and electrification of transport. Our Mobility Future program hones in on specific insights into driverless technologies, electric vehicles, charging infrastructure, and regulatory issues, among others. The program includes the following components:

MONDAY, MARCH 112:30 - 3:15 PM STUDIO 1 Driverless Technology: The real disruptor• Robbie Diamond, President & Chief Executive Officer, SAFE• Dave Lauzun, VP of Automotive & Transportation Strategy,

Siemens• Chris Luebkeman, Director for Global Foresight, Research &

Innovation, Arup• Rebecca Yergin, Associate, Covington & Burling LLP• Jeremy Carlson, Principal Analyst & Manager, IHS Markit, Chair

3:15 - 4:00 PM STUDIO 1 Agile + Additive = Manufacturing Without Borders• Charlie Atkins, Director of Development, Wyoming iPark• Jon Hirschtick , Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, OnShape• Jonah Myerberg, Chief Technology Officer , Desktop Metal• Gregory L. Powers, Vice President, Global Innovation, Halliburton• Bob Braverman, Vice President, Technology, IHS Markit, Chair

7:30 - 9:00 PM HILTON LEVEL 4 | GALLERY B Driving Change: The new frontier of mobility• David Sandalow, Inaugural Fellow, Center on Global Energy

Policy, Columbia University• Venkat Sumantran, Ph.D, Chairman, Celeris Technologies• Kate Hardin, Vice President, IHS Markit, Chair

TUESDAY, MARCH 127:30 - 8:40 AM GRB SALON 5 & 6 Reinventing Transportation: Buses, transit & fleets• Stephanie Medeiros, Electric Vehicles Charging

Infrastructure - Canada, ABB• Chris Nordh, Senior Director – Advanced Vehicle

Technology & Energy Products, Ryder System, Inc.• Vic Shao, Chief Executive Officer, Amply Power• Kate Hardin, Vice President, IHS Markit, Chair

8:50 - 9:15 AM HILTON LEVEL 2 | PLENARY AMERICAS Welcome & Special Address• William Clay Ford, Jr., Executive Chairman, Ford Motor Company• Daniel Yergin, Vice Chairman, IHS Markit, Chair

9:00 - 9:50 AM LYCEUM LAB 1 Vehicle electrification – understanding the basics• Andrew Fulbrook, Executive Director of Powertrain &

Compliance Forecasting, IHS Markit

10:30 - 11:00 AM POD 2 Virtual Incremental Gallons, Digital Fuel• Alex Kinnier, Chief Executive Officer, Upside Services

10:30 - 11:15 AM STUDIO 1 The Quiet ICE Revolution: New tech driving new directions• Ahmad Al Khowaiter, Chief Technology Officer, Saudi Aramco• SSV Ramakumar, Director, R&D, Board Member, Indian Oil• Michael Buhr, President & Chief Executive Officer, Filld• Bill Green, Professsor, Postdoctoral Officer, MIT• Fellipe Balieiro, Director of Energy & Mobility, Refining &

Marketing, IHS Markit, Chair

11:35 AM - 12:35 PM HILTON LEVEL 4 | GALLERY C Cars and Oil: Reshaping demand• B Anand, Chief Executive Officer, Nayara Energy• Dr. Ayed S. Al-Qahtani, Director of Research Division, OPEC• Liu ChaoQuan, Vice President, CNPC Economics &

Technology Research Institute• Marianne Kah, Adjunct Senior Research Scholar & Advisory

Board Member, Columbia University• Daniel Evans, Vice President, Global Refining & Marketing

Research, IHS Markit, Chair

2:30 - 3:10 PM HILTON LEVEL 4 | PLENARY EAST The Future of Mobility• Derek Kan, Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy,

US Department of Transportation• Ulrich Spiesshofer, President & Chief Executive Officer, ABB• Daniel Yergin, Vice Chairman, IHS Markit, Chair

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ABB is a proud partner of the Mobility Future Program at CERAWeek and the Innovation Agora 2019.

3:30 - 5:00 PM LYCEUM WORKSHOP Mobility Executive Forum (by invitation only)• Kate Hardin, Vice President, IHS Markit, Chair

4:00 - 5:00 PM STUDIO 2 EV Battery Supply Chain: Scale, Geography & Recycling• Morgan Bazilian, Director, Payne Institute & Professor of

Public Policy, Colorado School of Mines• Paul Kearns, Laboratory Director, Argonne National Laboratory• Jonas Moberg, Head of Corporate Affairs, Trafigura• Martin Perez de Solay, Managing Director & Chief Executive

Officer, Orocobre Ltd• Henning Wicht, Executive Director, Consulting, IHS Markit, Chair

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 138:30 - 10:00 AM LYCEUM WORKSHOP New Mobility: Reshaping the city of the future – an interactive workshop• Tom de Vleesschauwer, Senior Director, Automotive, IHS Markit• Kate Hardin, Vice President, IHS Markit

9:00 - 9:50 AM LYCEUM LAB 1 EV Charging Primer• Heather Flanagan, Marketing Manager, EV Infrastructure, ABB• Erin Galiger, EV Infrastructure Product Manager, ABB

9:00 - 10:00 AM STUDIO 1 EV Charging: Business models & players of the future• Michael Ableson, Vice President of Global Strategy, General Motors• Sergej Mahnovski, VP Growth & Innovation, Edison International• Jordan Ramer, Chief Executive Officer, EVConnect • Bob Stojanovic, EV Charging Infrastructure North America, ABB • Cathy Zoi, Chief Executive Officer, EVGo• Egil Juliussen, Research & Analysis Director, Automotive

Technology, IHS Markit, Chair

10:30 - 11:15 AM STUDIO 2 The Future of Ride-Hailing & Mobility as a Service• Johan Jungwirth, EVP of Mobility Services, Volkswagen

Group of America• Kristopher Luey, Client Success Manager, Vulog • Jeff Meyer, Research and Analysis Associate Director,

IHS Markit• Aric Ohana, Co-Founder, Envoy There• Tom de Vleesschauwer, Senior Director, Automotive,

IHS Markit, Chair

11:00 - 11:30 AM POD 2 Electric Vehicles in China: Road to where?• Valerie Karplus, Assistant Professor, Global Economics and

Management Group, Sloan School of Management, MIT

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM HILTON LEVEL 4 | GALLERY A The Future of EV Adoption, Investment & Innovation• Adam Jonas, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley• Asaf Nagler, Senior Director, Government Relations, ABB• Daniel Simmons, Assistant Secretary, Office of Energy

Efficiency and Renewable Energy, US Department of Energy• Cathy Zoi, Chief Executive Officer, EVGo• James Burkhard, Vice President, Oil Markets, Energy &

Mobility, IHS Markit, Chair

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM STUDIO 2 Planes, Trucks & Ships: Reinventing transportation• Erin Galiger, EV Infrastructure Product Manager, ABB• Andrew Gordon, Director Market Analysis, Airbus• Daniel Evans, Vice President, Global Refining & Marketing

Research, IHS Markit, Chair

2:00 - 2:50 PM LYCEUM LAB 2 Mobility: The 5 levels of automation• Jeremy Carlson, Principal Analyst & Manager, IHS Markit

2:00 - 2:30 PM POD 1 Energy Storage Systems and Electrified Vehicles • Simona Onori, Professor, Stanford University

2:00 - 3:00 PM STUDIO 1 What Does the Hydrogen Transportation Economy Look Like?• Barney Crockett, Lord Provost, City of Aberdeen, UK• Bashir Dabbousi, Director - Technology Strategy &

Planning, Saudi Aramco• Bill Elrick, Executive Director, CA Fuel Cell Partnership• James Kast, Fuel Cell Business Analyst, Toyota• Andrew Fulbrook, Executive Director of Powertrain &

Compliance Forecasting, IHS Markit, Chair

2:30 - 3:00 PM POD 2 Decarbonization: From all electric ferries to offshore rigs• Stig Settemsdal, Global Head of Portfolio Management, Siemens

5:00 - 5:30 PM POD 1 Autonomous Shipping and the Future of Maritime Transportation• Mikko Lepisto, Digital Lead, Marine & Ports, ABB

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THURSDAY, MARCH 147:30 - 8:40 AM HILTON LEVEL 4 | GALLERY K Grid Interconnectivity and Cities• Jay Allardyce, Executive Vice President, Industry, Product &

Partnerships, Uptake• Amit Narayan, Founder & CEO, AutoGrid• Anders Sjoelin, Lead Division Manager Power Grids

Division, North America, ABB• Bud Vos, CEO, Enbala• Wade Shafer, Associate Director, Power, Gas, Coal, &

Renewables, IHS Markit, Chair

9:00 - 10:00 AM STUDIO 1 Integrated Transport Systems for the Future City• Datuk Mohamed Najib, Executive Director, Project

Management, City of Kuala Lumpur • Aric Ohana, Co-Founder, Envoy There• Adie Tomer, Fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program,

Brookings Institution• Kate Hardin, Vice President, IHS Markit, Chair

10:00 - 10:50 AM LYCEUM LAB 1 Fuel economy & compliance forecasting: Current prognosis• Andrew Fulbrook, Executive Director of Powertrain &

Compliance Forecasting, IHS Markit

10:30 - 11:15 AM STUDIO 1 The Quest for Better Batteries• Khal Amine, Sr Materials, GL/Argonne Distinguished

Fellow, Argonne National Laboratory• Henrik Fisker, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Fisker• Mateo Jaramillo, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder,

Form Energy• Elsa Olivetti, Atlantic Richfield Associate Professor of

Energy Studies, MIT • Sam Wilkinson, Associate Director, Solar & Energy Storage

Research, IHS Markit, Chair

10:30 - 11:15 AM STUDIO 2 Voices of Innovation with Dr. Venkat Sumantran• Venkat Sumantran, Ph.D, Chairman, Celeris Technologies• Atul Arya, SVP and Chief Energy Strategist, IHS Markit, Chair

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM POD 2 Transforming Air Travel• Susan Ying, Vice President Global Partnerships, AmpAire

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM HILTON LEVEL 4 | GALLERY L EV Charging Infrastructure: How will it develop?• Eric Ernst, Head of Technology, Formula-E• Alex Gruzen, Chief Executive Officer, Witricity• Frank Muehlon, Head, Global Business for Electric Vehicle

Charging Infrastructure, ABB• Vic Shao, Chief Executive Officer, Amply Power• Katie Sloan, Director of eMobility, Southern California Edison• Kate Hardin, Vice President, IHS Markit, Chair

12:45 - 1:15 PM STUDIO 1 Voices of Innovation with Henrik Fisker• Henrik Fisker, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Fisker• Ken Downey, Events Director, IHS Markit, Chair

2:00 - 2:30 PM POD 3 EVs & The Grid: Friends or enemies?• Doug Arent, Deputy Associate Laboratory Director,

Scientific Consulting & Energy Analysis, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

4:00 - 4:45 PM HILTON LEVEL 4 | PLENARY EAST Electrifying Transportation: How far, how fast?• Pedro Pizarro, President & CEO, Edison International• Patti Poppe, President & CEO, CMS Energy• Greg Scheu, President, Americas Region, ABB• Jone-Lin Wang, Vice President, Power & Renewables,

IHS Markit, Chair

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STARTUPS @ AGORA

MONDAY, MARCH 112:00 - 2:30 PM POD 1 AI Comes of Age: An era of faster, smarter decisions with pragmatic processes • Sammy Haroon, Chief Executive Officer, AlphaX Decision Sciences

2:00 - 2:30 PM POD 3 Driving Profitability with Advanced Analytics• Steve Sliwa, Chief Executive Officer & Founder, Seeq

2:30 - 3:00 PM POD 3 A Journey Into Industrial Machine Learning: A case study• Cedric Fraces, Lead Data Scientist, Oil & Gas, 2predict

2:30 - 3:00 PM POD 1 The Arrival of Commercial Fusion Energy• Bob Mumgaard, Chief Executive Officer, Commonwealth

Fusion Systems

3:00 - 3:30 PM POD 1 How Can You Use Oilfield Water Intelligence to Achieve Your Goals?• Josh Adler, Founding Chief Executive Officer, Sourcewater, Inc.

4:00 - 4:30 PM POD 2 Powering Disruption• Ben Bodishbaugh, Chief Executive Officer, Evolution

Well Services

4:30 - 5:00 PM POD 1 Using Robots for Inspection When It Is Unsafe for Humans• Fathi Ghorbel, Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer, inRobotics• Nick Tillmann, Co-Founder, President & Chief Executive

Officer, inRobotics

5:00 - 5:30 PM POD 1 Using AI-based Software to Transform Data Into Efficiency & Cost Savings• Dr. John Lovell, Vice President, Technology & Strategy,

MicroSilicon

TUESDAY, MARCH 129:00 - 9:30 AM POD 2 Application of Blockchain to Industry• Andrew N. Bruce, Founder and Chief Executive Officer,

Data Gumbo

9:30 - 10:00 AM POD 1 A Knowledge Integration Perspective on Major Capital Projects and Operations• Javier Canon, Director, Maana

9:30 - 10:00 AM POD 2 Going Digital: Managing data in oil & gas• Gregory Servos, President & Chief Executive Officer, Ovation Data

10:00 - 10:30 AM POD 1 Deep Dive on Machine Learning for Energy Outcomes• Adam McElhinney, Chief of Machine Learning & AI Strategy, Uptake

10:30 - 11:00 AM POD 2 Virtual Incremental Gallons, Digital Fuel• Alex Kinnier, Chief Executive Officer, Upside Services

2:30 - 3:00 PM POD 2 Improving Production Efficiency & Debottlenecking with Filtration Technologies• Shreya Dave, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer,

Via Separations

2:30 - 3:00 PM POD 1 Dramatically Increase Recovery with World’s Most Autonomous Boosting System• Alexander Fuglesang, Founder & Chief Executive Officer,

FSubsea AS

2:30 - 3:00 PM POD 3 Organizational Analytics• Ben Waber, President & Chief Executive Officer, Humanyze

3:00 - 3:30 PM POD 1 AI-aided Digital Technologies for Exploration & Production of Hydrocarbons• Dimitry Koroteev, Founder, Digital Petroleum & Associate

Professor, Digital Petroleum

3:00 - 3:30 PM POD 2 Unlocking the Economic Potential of Digital Twins• Thomas Leurent, Chief Executive Officer, Akselos

3:30 - 4:00 PM POD 3 Multi-party Collaboration for More Efficient Shipping• Matthew Costello, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Voyager

The Innovation Agora is proud to host startups and innovators from around the world who are sharing their ideas and technologies throughout the week. Interact and engage with these entrepreneurs and disruptors.

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3:30 - 4:00 PM POD 2 Intelligent Control for a Dynamic World• Peter Harding, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Kelvin

3:30 - 4:00 PM POD 1 AI-driven Well Timelines for Well Optimization• Jeff Dalgliesh, Director, Oil Field Digital Transformation, Maana

4:00 - 4:30 PM POD 2 New Security Systems to Enable Tomorrow’s Innovations• Duncan Greatwood, Chief Executive Officer, Xage Security

4:00 - 4:30 PM POD 3 Science vs. Engineering in Oilfield Practice: A case study• Aleksandr Bochkarev, Project Manager, Phystech Geoservice

4:30 - 5:00 PM POD 3 Drones, Analytics & the Future of Utilities• Michael Chasen, Chief Executive Officer, PrecisionHawk

5:00 - 5:30 PM POD 1 Shortening the Learning Curve for Hydraulic Fracture Simulation• Garrett Fowler, Vice President of Operations, ResFrac Corporation

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 139:00 - 9:30 AM POD 3 Accelerating the Growth of the PV Industry Through Wafer Production Efficiency• Frank Siebke, CFO, NexWafe

9:00 - 9:30 AM POD 1 Early Detection of Methane & GHG Emissions• Robert Kester, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder,

Rebellion Photonics

9:30 - 10:00 AM POD 1 Perovskite PV Solar Cell Development• Michael Irwin, Chief Technology Officer, HEE Solar

10:00 - 10:30 AM POD 1 Satellite-based Greenhouse & Air Quality Monitoring• Stephane Germain, President & CEO, GHGSat

10:00 - 10:30 AM POD 2 Long Range Electric Trucks. The cheapest and greenest solution is not enormous batteries and chargers• Asher Bennett, Founder & CEO, Tevva Motors

10:30 - 11:00 AM POD 3 Building a CO2 Marketplace at Gigaton Scale• Claude Letourneau, President & Chief Executive Officer,

Inventys Thermal Technologies

10:30 - 11:00 AM POD 1 Real-time, In-line Hydrocarbon Analysis for Process Control and Custody Transfer• Matt Thomas, Chief Executive Officer, JP3

11:00 - 11:30 AM POD 1 Robotics-as-a-Service Technology Development• Matt Ondler, President & Chief Executive Officer,

Houston Mechatronics

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM POD 3 Clarke Valve• Kyle Daniels, Director, President & Chief Executive Officer,

Clarke Valve

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM POD 1 In-line Sensors for Pipeline Inspection• John van Pol, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer,

Ingu Solutions

3:00 - 3:30 PM POD 3 Maximizing Value from Gas and Coal Plants • Ted Miller, Energy Industry Director, Uptake

3:00 - 3:30 PM POD 2 Capturing Fugitive Methane Gas from Landfills• Peter Quigley, Chief Executive Officer/Chairman, Loci Controls

3:00 - 3:30 PM POD 1 Using Digital Knowledge to Create New Opportunities in Transport & Logistics• Almir Alemic, Developer, Maana

3:30 - 4:00 PM POD 2 The Inexcusable Great Divide• Tyler Hufstetler, Global Project Manager, Parsable

3:30 - 4:00 PM POD 3 Democratizing Geothermal Power• Ammar Alali, Co-Founder & Board Member, Eden GeoPower

4:00 - 4:30 PM POD 1 Next-Generation Separation, Purification & Catalyst Technologies• Patrick Fuller, Director of Engineering, NuMat Technologies

4:00 - 4:30 PM POD 2 Cost-Effective Multilateral Completions of Sidetracks & Wells• Alexander Kashlev, Chief Executive Officer, Acting, ADL Completions

4:30 - 5:00 PM POD 2 Kairos Aerospace• Steve Deiker, Chief Executive Officer, Kairos Aerospace

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VENTURE DAY @ AGORA 2019 Venture Day @ CERAWeekMonday, March 1110:30 AM - 5:30 PM This year at the Innovation Agora, we are proud to host the OGCI Climate Investments Venture Day event.

OGCI Climate Investments has allocated up to $50M for promising technologies or business models that reduce CO2 via increased efficiency in the following value chains: • Energy, including oil and gas, distribution networks• Industrial, materials, construction and heavy industries

This special event is by invitation-only and will feature presentations by a selected shortlist of ~10 companies seeking investment, as well as follow-up discussions and a networking reception.

About OGCI Climate Investments:

OGCI Climate Investments is a $1B+ fund investing in technologies and business models that lower the carbon footprint of the energy and industrial sectors and their value chains. The fund was created by the CEOs of the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative to take practical action on climate change. We invest in innovative companies that are ready to be commercialized and we collaborate with global co-investors and industrials to achieve speed and scale.

To learn more, visit: oilandgasclimateinitiative.com/ 2019-venture-day.

THURSDAY, MARCH 149:00 - 9:30 AM POD 1 Customer Rewards for Residential Energy Savings• Matt Duesterberg, Chief Executive Officer, OhmConnect

9:30 - 10:00 AM POD 1 Tidal Turbine Technology• Andrew Scott, Chief Executive Officer, Orbital Marine

9:30 - 10:00 AM POD 3 Artificial Intelligence for Smart Energy• Ahmid Nariyan, Chief Executive Officer, AutoGrid

10:00 - 10:30 AM POD 1 Energy Storage in Stacked Concrete Blocks• Merrick Kerr, Chief Commercial Officer, Energy Vault

10:00 - 10:30 AM POD 3 A Bright New Future: The rise of hydrogen & photocatalysis• Trevor Best, Chief Executive Officer, Syzygy Plasmonics

10:30 - 11:00 AM POD 1 Microgrids-as-a-Service• Thomas McAndrew, President & Chief Executive Officer,

Enchanted Rock

10:30 - 11:00 AM POD 3 Energy Web Foundation: An update • Hervé Touati, Chief Executive Officer, Energy Web Foundation

11:00 - 11:30 AM POD 2 Wind Power: Broaden your optionality with digital• Jay Allardyce, Executive Vice President, Industry, Product &

Partnerships, Uptake

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM POD 3 Leveraging Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence to Transform Tomorrow’s Digital Utility• Sid Sachdeva, Chief Executive Officer, Innowatts

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM POD 2 Transforming Air Travel• Susan Ying, Vice President Global Partnerships, Ampaire

3:00 - 3:30 PM POD 1 Recovering Cooling Water Using Electric Fields • Maher Damak, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer,

Infinite Cooling• Kripa Varanasi, Chairman of the Board, Infinite Cooling

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BLOCKCHAIN @ CERAWeekAt this year's Agora, explore the world of blockchain, with a special focus on distributed ledger technology and its growing role in the energy industry.

MONDAY, MARCH 112:30 - 3:15 PM STUDIO 2 Carbon Trading: Will blockchain change the game?• Don D’Souza, Unit Head for Industrial Mitigation, British

Columbia, Climate Action Secretariat• Ruben Lubowski, Chief Natural Resource Economist,

Environmental Defense Fund• Julie Mulkerin, Climate Change Strategy Advisor, Chevron• Gerald Prolman, President, Everland• Kathy Benini, Managing Director, Pricing & Valuation &

Reference Data, IHS Markit, Chair

4:00 - 5:00PM MEET UP 1 Blockchain MeetupYour networking and gathering spot for all things Blockchain. Featuring the OOC Blockchain Consortium, a network of Oil and Gas blockchain enthusiasts who are transforming the industry.

4:00 - 6:00 PM LYCEUM WORKSHOP Blockchain for the Boardroom: An interactive workshopWith Data Gumbo. Energy leaders will get hands-on experience with a live distributed ledger platform. The workshop will use an energy supply chain example to demonstrate the relationship between human-readable contracts, live data and their implementation in smart contracts on blockchain. You will walk step-by-step through the automated contract execution process.• William Fox, Chief Product Officer, Data Gumbo• Lisa Smith, Chief Corporate Development Officer,

Data Gumbo

TUESDAY, MARCH 129:00 - 9:30 AM POD 2 Application of Blockchain to Industry• Andrew N. Bruce, Founder and Chief Executive Officer,

Data Gumbo

10:00 - 10:30 AM POD 2 What Is the OOC Blockchain Consortium?• Roger Bhalla, Manager, Supply Chain Systems & Technology,

ConocoPhillips• Ken Ebest, System Architect, ExxonMobil• Rebecca Hofmann, US Blockchain Strategy & Innovation, Equinor

2:45 - 3:45 PM DELPHI Digital Ledgers: Oil & gas supply chain • Andrew N. Bruce, Founder and Chief Executive Officer,

Data Gumbo• Rebecca Hofmann, US Blockchain Strategy & Innovation,

Equinor US• John Kingston, Executive Editor, Freightwaves• Manas Satapathy, Managing Director – Accenture Strategy,

Energy, Accenture• Tomicah Tillemann, Chairman, Global Blockchain Business

Council, Chair

4:00 - 5:00PM MEET UP 1 Blockchain MeetupYour networking and gathering spot for all things Blockchain. Featuring the OOC Blockchain Consortium, a network of Oil and Gas blockchain enthusiasts who are transforming the industry.

5:00 - 5:45 PM STUDIO 1 Trading and Risk Management: Blockchain and beyond• Rana Basu, Chief Operating Officer, Ondiflo• Dan Berkovitz, Commissioner, U.S. Commodity Futures

Trading Commission (CFTC)• Alistair Cross, Chief Operations Officer, Mercuria Energy Trading• Lyon Hardgrave, Vice President, Business & Product

Development, VAKT Global • Brad Levy, Senior Vice President and Chief Energy

Strategist, IHS Markit, Chair

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 134:00 - 5:00PM MEET UP 1 Blockchain MeetupYour networking and gathering spot for all things Blockchain. Featuring the OOC Blockchain Consortium, a network of Oil and Gas blockchain enthusiasts who are transforming the industry.

THURSDAY, MARCH 148:30 - 10:30 AM LYCEUM WORKSHOP Blockchain for the Boardroom: An interactive workshopWith Data Gumbo. Energy leaders will get hands-on experience with a live distributed ledger platform. The workshop will use an energy supply chain example to demonstrate the relationship between human-readable contracts, live data and their implementation in smart contracts on blockchain. You will walk step-by-step through the automated contract execution process.• William Fox, Chief Product Officer, DataGumbo• Lisa Smith, Chief Corporate Development Officer,

DataGumbo

2:00 - 3:00 PM DELPHI Blockchain and the Power Consumer: Myth or reality?• Ben Bishop, Digital Innovation Specialist, Siemens• Joanna Hubbard, Chief Operating Officer & Co-founder, Electron• Rich Meszaros, Managing Director, Accenture Digital• Sam Salisburg, Innovations Director, Labs, Centrica• Hervé Touati, Chief Executive Officer, Energy Web Foundation• Eduard Sala de Vedruna, Executive Director, Global Power

& Renewables, Energy, IHS Markit, Chair

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AGENDAMONDAY, MARCH 1112:30 - 1:15 PM STUDIO 1 Voices of Innovation with Ernest Moniz and Lord John Browne: What will it take to transform the global energy system? Hear from a legendary energy expert on challenges of energy transition and the role of the United States as the engine of innovations. Interviewed by visionary leader Lord John Browne.• Ernest Moniz, President & Chief Executive Officer,

Energy Futures Initiative• Lord John Browne, Executive Chairman, L1 Energy

12:30 - 3:30 PM LYCEUM WORKSHOP Developing unconventional assets: A simulation workshopThis Lyceum Workshop focuses on key upstream decisions involved in finding and developing a shale asset. Working as part of a small team, participants will create a strategy, make investments and manage value as the simulation model produces results. A hands-on way for participants to experience the risks and realities of shale ventures.• Raoul LeBlanc, Vice President, North American

Unconventionals, IHS Markit

1:00 - 2:00 PM MEET UP 2 Arab Innovation Meet UpCome together with Arab innovators to network and have discussions that provoke synergies and collaboration in the region.

2:00 - 2:30 PM POD 1 AI Comes of Age: An era of faster, smarter decisions with pragmatic processes We are in an era where AI enables businesses to make faster, smarter decisions with pragmatic processes. Startup AlphaX Decision Sciences will share their experiences and what they have learned from customers about what works and doesn’t work.• Sammy Haroon, Chief Executive Officer,

AlphaX Decision Sciences

2:00 - 2:30 PM POD 2 Innovate and Transform Fast in Oil & GasWhen people think about innovative companies, Amazon often comes to mind. This presentation will highlight the key processes and mechanisms that can be adapted and used by other companies. It will conclude with an illustration of a number of innovations at the edge for oil & gas applications. • Arno Van Den Haak, Head, Worldwide Business Development

Oil & Gas, Amazon Web Services (AWS)

2:00 - 2:30 PM POD 3 Driving Profitability with Advanced AnalyticsCome hear from Seeq, an Innovation Pioneer alumni, use cases on how its software is being used to optimize business results for oil and gas companies awash with sensor data. • Steve Sliwa, Chief Executive Officer & Founder, Seeq

2:00 - 2:30 PM STUDIO 1 Voices of Innovation with Andrew Jassy: Innovation at Scale Andy Jassy will share his insights and experiences leading one of the world’s fastest growing companies, how to innovate at scale, and his vision for what’s ahead in the cloud and some of the exciting applications for energy. Interviewed by Jamey Rosenfield, Founder and CoChairman of CERAWeek and the Innovation Agora, and SVP, IHS Markit.• Andrew Jassy, Chief Executive Officer, Amazon Web Services (AWS)• Jamey Rosenfield, Co-Chairman, CERAWeek, Senior Vice

President, IHS Markit

2:00 - 2:50 PM LYCEUM LAB 1 The 5 defining characteristics of shalesEvery shale play needs to closely examine a wide variety of factors. This Lyceum Lab will focus on shale play questions including the impact of convergence of previously distinct technologies; the combination of high prices and easy capital; the role of tacit knowledge and experience; the importance of evaluation around differing rock qualities and decline rates; and the passing of life phases through trial and error. The Lyceum Lab will also describe the critical ingredients that accelerate success. • Raoul LeBlanc, Vice President, North American

Unconventionals, IHS Markit

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2:00 - 2:50 PM LYCEUM LAB 2 Knowledge as an asset for Operational Excellence improvementThis Lyceum Lab will explore critical questions around the delivery of efficient system designs and quality engineering outputs in order to remain competitive. In this case study, Chevron was able to quickly gain insights around lessons learned, HES performance, supply chain optimization, risk adjusted designs, and lifecycle cost. This case study explores how machine learning and knowledge models were leveraged to effectively apply subject matter insights.• Babur Ozden, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Maana

2:00 - 3:00 PM MEET UP 1 AI Meet UpJoin colleagues from across the energy system for an informal discussion around the challenges and opportunities of AI/ML and the energy system. Open to all.

2:30 - 3:00 PM POD 1 The Arrival of Commercial Fusion EnergyHear from CFS, an Engine portfolio company, about how fusion could be a new source of clean energy to meet our increasing energy demands and combat climate change.• Bob Mumgaard , Chief Executive Officer, Commonwealth

Fusion Systems

2:30 - 3:00 PM POD 2 How Do Corporates and Startups Create Value Together?Techstars and Equinor team up to present learnings from Shape the Future of Energy with Equinor in the Techstars Energy Accelerator. • Audun Abelsnes, Managing Director, Techstars Energy• Jens Festervoll, Corporate Liaison, Equinor

2:30 - 3:00 PM POD 3 A Journey Into Industrial Machine Learning: A case studyMany industries, including energy systems, face an increasing stream of spatio-temporal data. ML can be used to extract patterns and insights. But what about making sound predictions? Startup 2Predict will demonstrate some new approaches using case studies.• Cedric Fraces, Lead Data Scientist, Oil & Gas, 2predict

2:30 - 3:15 PM STUDIO 1 Driverless Technology: The real disruptorHow will autonomous driving transform the automotive industry? Fast paced technology innovation is enabling self-driving fleets for mobility services and changing the fundamental relationship between car and driver. What is the future road map for driverless technology? How will it reshape business models? What are the cost, regulatory and consumer barriers to implementation?• Robbie Diamond, President & Chief Executive Officer, SAFE• Dave Lauzun, Vice President of Automotive & Transportation

Strategy, Siemens• Chris Luebkeman, Director for Global Foresight, Research &

Innovation, Arup• Rebecca Yergin, Associate, Covington & Burling LLP• Jeremy Carlson, Principal Analyst & Manager, IHS Markit, Chair

2:30 - 3:15 PM STUDIO 2 Carbon Trading: Will blockchain change the game?Blockchain holds great promise as a tool to facilitate carbon trading in a world increasingly focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Can this technology enable environmental organizations and energy companies to work together to achieve decarbonization goals? How are energy companies adopting a blockchain ledger to trade carbon credits? Can this technology create a more transparent method for exchanging greenhouse gas emissions certificates?• Don D’Souza, Unit Head for Industrial Mitigation, British

Columbia, Climate Action Secretariat• Ruben Lubowski, Chief Natural Resource Economist,

Environmental Defense Fund• Julie Mulkerin, Climate Change Strategy Advisor, Chevron• Gerald Prolman, President, Everland• Kathy Benini, Managing Director, Pricing & Valuation &

Reference Data, IHS Markit, Chair

3:00 - 3:30 PM POD 1 How Can You Use Oilfield Water Intelligence to Achieve Your Goals?Learn how Sourcewater, an Innovation Pioneer alumni, combines big data, machine learning, AI, IoT sensor feeds and satellite imagery analytics to help companies achieve operational, business development and investment goals. • Josh Adler, Founding Chief Executive Officer, Sourcewater, Inc.

3:00 - 3:30 PM POD 2 Creating Connected Ecosystems in Oil & GasExplore how proven CRM methodologies and frameworks can help energy companies speed the time to value and remove the inefficiencies of manual processes. • Bobby Dornbos, Principle Solution Engineer, Salesforce

3:00 - 3:50 PM LYCEUM LAB 1 Predicting the unpredictablePredicting the unpredictable requires a willingness to think both rationally and irrationally about the same information and to carry concepts and trends to absurd extremes in order to perceive what might happen. This Lyceum Lab will discuss how to identify agents responsible for making outcomes unpredictable. • John Gibson, Senior Advisor, Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co.

3:00 - 3:50 PM LYCEUM LAB 2 Cost & Innovation: Changing upstream dynamics Costs trends move apace with prices and activity, with cyclic gains often reversed. This Lyceum Lab will focus on the current experience of operators in North American tight oil and shale gas plays, where onshore drilling activity—and costs—are rising again. Offshore unutilized capacity persists with low demand and excess supply, and so costs have continued to drift lower. Significant cost reductions have been achieved through innovations resulting in efficiency gains, project redesign, and cycle compression, yet there is an opportunity to roll out such gains more widely. How will costs evolve in the coming years?• Basel Asmar, Director, Upstream Research, IHS Markit• Andrew Day, Consulting Director, IHS Markit• Pritesh Patel, Executive Director, Capital Costs Analysis

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3:00 - 4:00 PM MEET UP 1 Agora House Tour – AfternoonJoin a tour of the Agora Houses: Race a Formula E car, experience the future of digital energy from the oil field through refinery to power plant, figure out how to harness data effectively, use a drone to manage physical assets, and check out wireless sensors suspended inside an oil reservoir. The tour lasts about an hour.

3:15 - 4:00 PM STUDIO 1 Agile + Additive = Manufacturing Without BordersAI and agile design – combined with additive technologies - are changing the world of manufacturing. How will these impact energy industry strategies? How can energy companies leverage these advances in manufacturing to drive cost reduction and improved productivity. How will borderless manufacturing impact carbon emissions?• Charlie Atkins, Director of Development, Wyoming iPark• Jon Hirschtick , Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, OnShape• Jonah Myerberg, Chief Technology Officer , Desktop Metal• Gregory L. Powers, Vice President, Global Innovation, Halliburton• Bob Braverman, Vice President, Technology, IHS Markit, Chair

3:15 - 4:00 PM STUDIO 2 AI & the Energy System: Disruption or transformation?AI and ML are marching across industries, driving transformation as sectors understand and develop their potential applications. Where will AI’s impact be felt most in energy? How disruptive a force will AI be for most incumbents? What can companies expect and how can they adapt to the AI revolution?• Dan Mbanga, Business Development Manager, Amazon Web

Services (AWS)• Paul Orland, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Tachyus• Morag Watson, Vice President, BP• Matthew Short, Research & Analysis Director, IHS Markit, Chair

3:30 - 4:00 PM POD 1 Harnessing Data Analytics to Reduce Risk for Oil & Gas Operators & InsurersAdvances in data analytics, sensor technology and artificial intelligence have ushered in a new era of asset optimization in the oil and gas industry, laying a foundation for better risk assessment models and associated rewards.• Bill Hahn, Software Solutions Consultant, Siemens

PLM Software

4:00 - 4:30 PM AGORA INFO DESK Book Signing with Angela StentJoin world-renowned expert on Russia and geopolitics Angela Stent and receive a signed copy of her book, Russia Against the West and with the Rest. • Angela Stent, Director of the Center for Eurasian, Russian

and East European Studies, Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University

4:00 - 4:30 PM POD 2 Powering DisruptionHear from Evolution Well Services, a TPH Disruptor company, how they improve safety while diminishing environmental impacts with their alternative mobile power generation package. • Ben Bodishbaugh, Chief Executive Officer, Evolution

Well Services

4:00 - 4:50 PM LYCEUM LAB 1 Deep dive into fusion energyCommercial fusion energy offers the first new energy source in decades. It could be an important step toward developing limitless, globally scalable, zero-emissions, environmentally benign energy technology. This Lyceum Lab will provide a deep dive into fusion, including the science and how it will work as an energy source. You’ll hear from an industry leader how new technology could bring fusion energy to the grid faster than expected.• Bob Mumgaard, Chief Executive Officer, Commonwealth

Fusion Systems

4:00 - 4:50 PM LYCEUM LAB 2 Low emission pathways: Identifying and modeling plausible alternativesCompanies are being asked by Boards and Investors to evaluate business models against energy pathways that would achieve the Paris Agreement climate targets. This Lyceum Lab will explore how these pathways project a fuel use level and mix that is markedly different than the current outlook. What projections are available to look at market and technology changes to meet the GHG reduction requirements? What assumptions are made on technology and efficiency? IHS Climate and Energy Scenarios experts will discuss our low emissions cases and how they are modeled, including ranges of assumptions and key challenges.• Andrew Ellis, R&A, Data & Technical Design Executive

Director, IHS Markit• Steven Knell, Director, Energy Wide Perspectives, IHS Markit• Rick Vidal, Director, Global Energy Scenarios, IHS Markit

4:00 - 5:00 PM MEET UP 3 Blockchain Meet UpYour networking and gathering spot for all things blockchain. Featuring the OOC Blockchain Consortium, a network of oil and gas blockchain enthusiasts who are transforming the industry.

4:00 - 6:00 PM LYCEUM WORKSHOP Blockchain for the boardroom: An interactive workshopEnergy leaders will get hands-on experience with a live distributed ledger platform. This Lyceum Workshop will use an energy supply chain example to demonstrate the relationship between human-readable contracts, live data and their implementation in smart contracts on blockchain. You will walk step-by-step through the automated contract execution process.• William Fox, Chief Product Officer, Data Gumbo• Lisa Smith, Chief Corporate Development Officer, Data Gumbo

4:30 - 5:00 PM POD 1 Using Robots for Inspection When It Is Unsafe for HumansLearn how inRobotics, a Rice Innovator, and Rice University have developed breakthrough technology to enable widespread robotic, in-service inspection of aboveground storage tanks to reduce human confined space entry, improving safety, efficiency and environmental impact.• Fathi Ghorbel, Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer,

inRobotics• Nick Tillmann, Co-Founder, President & Chief Executive Officer,

inRobotics

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4:30- 5:15 PM STUDIO 1 Voices of Innovation with Fatih Birol: Solving the Energy and Climate PuzzleDr. Birol returns to the Agora for a deep discussion on energy transition. How fast can technology drive this change? How is geopolitics shaping global energy markets? Why is shale the game changer? Can renewables become a significant portion of the world’s energy mix? Is there irrational exuberance about the pace of EV penetration? Interviewed by Atul Arya, SVP and Chief Energy Strategist, IHS Markit.• Fatih Birol, Executive Director, International Energy Agency• Atul Arya, Senior Vice President & Chief Energy Strategist,

IHS Markit

4:30 - 5:15 PM STUDIO 2 Oil & Gas: Realizing value from digital transformationThe oil and gas industry is increasingly embracing digitalization to help manage costs and increase efficiencies in a volatile oil price environment. At the same time, oil companies sometimes struggle with rapid deployment for this and other technology-related initiatives. What technical and organizational approaches to digitalization are proving most effective? Where is value being realized today? Where do the next wave of opportunities lie?• Nick Farrant, Senior Vice President, Industry - Oil & Gas, Uptake• Tom Moroney, Senior Director - Operations Technology,

Chesapeake Energy• Michelle Pfluegger, General Manager, Chevron• Justin Rounce, Executive Vice President & Chief Technology

Officer, TechnipFMC• Arno Van Den Haak, Head, Worldwide Business Development,

Oil & Gas, Amazon Web Services (AWS)• Judson Jacobs, Executive Director, Upstream Technology,

Energy, IHS Markit, Chair

5:00 - 5:30 PM POD 1 Using AI-based Software to Transform Data Into Efficiency & Cost SavingsStartup MicroSilicon Inc. measures spectral properties of oilfield fluids and uses AI-based software to extract real-time digital chemistry information at the wellhead or pipeline. Operators use this data to optimize flow-assurance programs, improve efficiency and reduce production costs. Based in Houston, MicroSilicon won the 2018 SPE-ATCE Best Startup Award and was nominated for World Oil Best Digital Transformation Technology.• Dr. John Lovell, Vice President, Technology & Strategy,

MicroSilicon

5:00 - 5:30 PM POD 3 Diving Deep in Machine Learning for Your IndustryLearn how AI and ML tools are transforming industries such as energy and utilities, healthcare, financial services, media and entertainment, and more. What do you need to get started? This presentation will introduce you both to the technology and to organizational best practices for building AI capabilities.• Dan Mbanga, Business Development Manager, Amazon

Web Services (AWS)

5:00 - 5:50 PM LYCEUM LAB 1 10 trends changing our livesChange is constant. We cannot stop it or wish it away. Dr Luebkeman’s role, with his global team, at Arup is to constantly observe what is changing in our world so that we understand

what we can, could, should, and/or must do. In this Lyceum Lab, he shares the top 10 trends which will shape our lives…forever.• Chris Luebkeman, Director for Global Foresight, Research &

Innovation, Arup

5:00 - 5:50 PM LYCEUM LAB 2 Competition between short and long cycle crude oil supplyThe impact of new US onshore oil supply continues to have profound impacts on global supply in the near to medium term. The investment shortfall over the last five years in longer-cycle barrels will materialize in the next few years. In this Lyceum Lab, we will discuss what are the different components of crude supply over the coming years and what are the critical sensitivities?• Reed Olmstead, Director, North America Plays & Basins,

Upstream Oil & Gas Insight, IHS Markit• Nick Thomson, Director, Research & Analysis, Upstream,

IHS Markit

5:30 - 6:00 PM POD 1 Beyond Hype: Practical roadmap to digital transformationThe industry is abuzz, but where do you start? How do you know when you’ve achieved it? This session will make the path clear and actionable.• Chris Hamlin, Director Operational Certainty Consulting, Emerson

5:30 - 6:00 PM POD 2 Digital Technology Empowers the Modern Energy Workforce: Case studiesAs much of the skilled labor force faces retirement, technology is easing the generational transition by providing smart resources, enhanced visualization and task-specific guidance to help new workers onboard more quickly and handle complex tasks with better, more complete information to underpin their decision-making. This session will present case studies of how industry leaders are employing technology, such as VR training of an onsite workforce, to reduce cost and safety risks.• Abhilash Nair, Senior Principal Technical Sales Consultant, Aveva

5:45 - 6:30 PM STUDIO 1 Innovative Pathways to Affordable Hydrogen ProductionSignificant progress is being made in reducing the cost of hydrogen. But it still is not economically competitive, in both money and energy terms, to produce, store, and convert hydrogen back to useful energy. Many innovative approaches are being tested; most are not at scale. What are the most promising technologies and what are the roadblocks to scale hydrogen production?• Dr. Enass Abo-Hamed, Co-Founder, H2GO Power• Everett Anderson, Vice President of Product Development,

Nel Hydrogen• Sam French, Business Development Manager, Johnson Matthey• Dr. R.K. Malhotra, Ph.D., Director General, Federation of

Indian Petroleum Industry (FIPI)• Shankari Srinivasan , Vice President, Energy, IHS Markit, Chair

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5:45 - 6:30 PM STUDIO 2 Voices of Innovation with Ashok Belani and Blake Moret: Pervasive AutomationJoin Ashok Belani and Blake Moret as they share their vision to create end-to-end solutions and technology platform to automate entire upstream operations from drilling to production, well to terminal, conventional and unconventional, onshore and offshore. Will this be the answer to provide complete lifecycle and process automation solutions? Interviewed by Atul Arya, SVP and Chief Energy Strategist, IHS Markit.• Ashok Belani, Executive Vice President of Technology,

Schlumberger Limited• Blake Moret, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,

Rockwell Automation• Atul Arya, Senior Vice President & Chief Energy Strategist,

IHS Markit

6:30 - 7:30 PM AGORA ATRIUM Opening CERAWeek and Agora Reception Open to CERAWeek & Agora Pass Holders.

TUESDAY, MARCH 127:30 - 8:15 AM STUDIO 1 Voices of Innovation with Jason Zander: Cloud meets energyJoin this conversation with a leader of one of the world’s most successful technology companies on how the cloud is changing the energy system. Interviewed by Atul Arya, SVP and Chief Energy Strategist, IHS Markit.• Jason Zander, Executive Vice President, Microsoft Azure• Atul Arya, Senior Vice President & Chief Energy Strategist,

IHS Markit

9:00 - 9:30 AM POD 1 Decarbonization vs. Profit: Eliminating the rivalry through exergyA new methodology and performance metric from Cambridge University and Emerson builds the bridge between profit and sustainability through integrated energy and material efficiency.• Ana Gonzalez Hernandez, Resource Efficiency Consultant, Emerson

9:00 - 9:30 AM POD 2 Application of Blockchain to IndustryJust as web browsers turned TCP/IP into the internet, Data Gumbo Blockchain creates the commercial internet. Named the Most Promising Energy and Clean Technology Company at the Annual Energy & Clean Technology Venture Forum in Houston in September 2018, Data Gumbo connects companies to smart contracts.• Andrew N. Bruce, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Data Gumbo

9:00 - 9:50 AM LYCEUM LAB 1 Vehicle electrification: understanding the basicsThe pace of automotive engineering innovation has never been greater. This Lyceum Lab will explore how, driven by varying degrees of regulatory and consumer demand for electrification, the industry is responding with an increasing plethora of technical solutions, commonly referred to as being ‘Electrified’.• Andrew Fulbrook, Executive Director of Powertrain &

Compliance Forecasting, IHS Markit

9:00 - 9:50 AM LYCEUM LAB 2 Advanced manufacturing and drilling technology in industry 4.0The 4th industrial revolution (4.0) involves the confluence of additive manufacturing (3D printing), artificial intelligence, and sensors. This Lyceum Lab aims to uncover the impact of this revolution on oil and gas. Examples of drilling research that combines these technologies will be presented including how universities must prepare future 4.0 leaders.• Dr. C. Fred Higgs III, Vice Provost, Rice University

9:00 - 11:00 AM MEET UP 1 Environmental Defense Fund Methane Emissions V/R Try the “Methane CH4llenge” simulation and visit a digitally-simulated wellsite with AR to show the ease and efficiency of controlling key sources of methane emissions, an increasingly important challenge for the oil and gas industry. Brought to the Innovation Agora by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF).

9:15 - 10:00 AM STUDIO 1 Renaissance of Biofuels: Opportunities for scaleRising oil prices coupled with dire regulatory reports on global warming have reinvigorated interest in biofuels as a low carbon fuel. What is the status of second generation biofuels technology and the scaleup possibilities? Can biofuels be looked at as a mature technology option? How can biofuels targets be met, which appear more ambitious at the current pace of scale up? How do socio-political dimensions add to the value of biofuels as a cleaner fuel choice?• Dr. SSV Ramakumar, Director of Research & Development,

Board Member, Indian Oil• Vijay Swarup, Vice President, Research & Development,

ExxonMobil• Cynthia (CJ) Warner, President & Chief Executive Officer,

Renewable Energy Group• Gauri Jauhar, Executive Director, Integrated Solutions,

Energy Wide Perspectives, IHS Markit, Chair

9:15 - 10:00 AM STUDIO 2 Sea Change: Autonomy, automation, offshore & the ocean Are we at the tipping point where economics and technology allow for resident deep-water drilling? How will the confluence of technologies drive the future supply chain for offshore E&P? How will new frontier technologies will be deployed to supply and automate offshore rigs – including autonomous ships, drones, and even automated helicopters? • Josh Broussard, Technical Director, Ocean Infinity• Diana Grauer, Director, External Technology Engagement -

North America, TechnipFMC• Nicolaus Radford, Chief Technology Officer,

Houston Mechatronics• Patrick Sobalvarro, President & Chief Executive Officer,

Veo Robotics• James Bellingham, Director, Center for Marine Robotics,

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Chair

9:15 - 10:00 AM DELPHI Voices of Innovation with United States Department of Energy National Labs: New frontiers of researchWhat will be the most transformative technologies as we look back 20 years from now? Hon. Paul Dabbar, U.S. Department of Energy Under Secretary for Science, will lead a dialogue with

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the heads of three US National Laboratories on their role in tackling energy’s hardest challenges. • Honorable Paul Dabbar, Under Secretary for Science,

United States Department of Energy• Brian Anderson, Director, National Energy Technology Laboratory• Doon Gibbs, Laboratory Director, Brookhaven National Labs• Thomas Zacharia, Director, Oak Ridge National Lab

9:30 - 10:00 AM POD 1 A Knowledge Integration Perspective on Major Capital Projects and OperationsMany large oil & gas companies face complex operational challenges and opportunities from major capital projects and operations. Leveraging knowledge-centric technology can turn human expertise and data into digital knowledge for employees to make better and faster decisions.• Javier Canon, Director, Maana

9:30 - 10:00 AM POD 2 Going Digital: Managing data in oil & gasHear from Ovation Data, a TPH Disruptor company, about how to efficiently manage vast amounts of data currently collected and used in modern analytics. How do we future proof this data for years to come? The answer involves a combination of cloud migration, new data architecture, and state-of-the-art digitization and preservation techniques.• Gregory Servos, President & Chief Executive Officer,

Ovation Data

9:30 - 10:00 AM POD 3 Digitalization in Oil & Gas: Case studiesThis session presents case studies of Oil & Gas digitalization in both upstream and downstream sectors of the Russian market. It will provide an analysis of accordance between business values and use of digital technologies (such as big data, machine learning, etc).• Semen Budennyy, Chief Executive Officer, MIPT Centre of

Engineering and Technology

10:00 - 10:30 AM POD 1 Deep Dive on Machine Learning for Energy OutcomesOperations across the energy ecosystem present many opportunities for machine learning to create efficiencies, predict potential failures and optimize productivity. See how supervised and unsupervised learning, neural networks and other techniques can be applied to provide valuable insights and directed actions from industrial data.• Adam McElhinney, Chief of Machine Learning & AI Strategy, Uptake

10:00 - 10:30 AM POD 2 What Is the OOC Blockchain Consortium?Learn about how the OOC Blockchain Consortium is building a network to create oil and gas industry solutions and standards, leveraging blockchain technology to reduce costs, increase timeliness and eliminate disputes in any given process. Featuring Rebecca Hofmann, Chairman of the OOC Oil & Gas Blockchain Consortium.• Rebecca Hofmann, US Blockchain Strategy & Innovation, Equinor• Ken Ebest, System Architect, ExxonMobil• Roger Bhalla, Manager, Supply Chain Systems &

Technology, ConocoPhillips

10:00 - 10:30 AM POD 3 The Changing Geopolitical Landscape for Minerals and Metals in the Energy TransitionChanging demand and trade patterns for the mineral and metal inputs into core technologies of the energy transformation, such as batteries and solar PV, are already emerging. These changes will have impacts on technology development, markets, security, and geopolitics.• Morgan Bazilian, Director, Payne Institute & Professor of

Public Policy, Colorado School of Mines

10:00 - 10:50 AM LYCEUM LAB 1 Defining autonomous operationsHow will autonomous operations incorporate AI, digital twins and domain expertise? This Lyceum Lab will explore the challenges and questions surrounding the emerging reality of autonomous operations - at scale. • Guido Jouret, Chief Digital Officer, ABB• Susan Peterson Sturm, Digital Lead, Energy Industries, ABB

10:00 - 10:50 AM LYCEUM LAB 2 Digitalization deployed, from advanced analytics to artificial intelligenceThis Lyceum Lab is intended to provide a core understanding of the array of solutions being pursued, clarity around the common parlance in use, and an IHS Markit perspective on which technology options will succeed and why.• Ben Bishop, Digital Innovation Specialist, Siemens• Stif Olav Settemsdal, Global Head of Portfolio Management,

Siemens

10:30 - 11:00 AM POD 1 Understanding Unconventional Oil & Gas Productivity: Challenges and opportunitiesThere is now an abundance of production, completion (e.g. hydraulic fracturing), and geological data from unconventional fields with thousands of wells. Combining this data with modern computing techniques, such as artificial intelligence, can provide substantial insight into patterns of productivity to resolve this uncertainty and inform decisions.• Justin Montgomery, PhD Candidate, MIT

10:30 - 11:00 AM POD 2 Virtual Incremental Gallons, Digital FuelStartup GetUpside brings analytics to petroleum marketers and dealers delivering incremental petroleum purchases with measurable and proven ROI. GetUpside uses a marketplace business model based on analytics to change the way that gasoline is sold.• Alex Kinnier, Chief Executive Officer, Upside Services

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10:30 - 11:15 AM STUDIO 1 The Quiet ICE Revolution: New tech driving new directionsAlthough batteries and electric motors are expected to play a major role in the future, there is a wide spectrum of views on how fast the transition from Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) to EVs might be. New technological breakthroughs such as “homogeneous charge compression ignition” may improve ICE efficiency by 20-30%. How will these ICE improvements affect competitiveness with electric vehicles? Could cost parity be delayed by new technology and new business models? How will this impact the penetration of EV and the composition of the car fleet of the future?• Ahmad Al Khowaiter, Chief Technology Officer, Saudi Aramco• Michael Buhr, President & Chief Executive Officer, Filld• Bill Green, Hoyt C. Hottel Professor in Chemical Engineering, MIT• Dr. SSV Ramakumar, Director of Research & Development,

Board Member, Indian Oil• Fellipe Balieiro, Director of Energy & Mobility, Refining &

Marketing, IHS Markit, Chair

10:30 - 11:15 AM STUDIO 2 Energy Infrastructure: How vulnerable to cyber attack?Headlines alert us to the risks of aging energy infrastructure across North America, and enormous vulnerability to cyber-attacks, both state-sponsored and individual. How likely are those attacks to really happen, and what will be the damage? What are the new sources of cyber risk and the state of the art responses to mitigate these? Are there good short- and long-term solutions to the cybersecurity problem?• Benjamin Beberness, Vice President & Global Head, Oil &

Gas Business Industry Unit, SAP• Gary Freburger, President Process Automation,

Schneider Electric• Michael Lester, Director - Cybersecurity Strategy,

Governance & Architecture, Emerson• Jeff Wilson, Research & Analysis Director, IHS Markit, Chair

10:30 - 11:15 AM DELPHI Voices of Innovation with Ulrich Spiesshofer: Leading the digital transformationABB CEO Ulrich Spiesshofer explores some of the big questions facing the energy industry in the coming years: How are digital technologies transforming energy sector? How is ABB preparing its workforce for this brave new world? And will oil and gas remain a major part of the energy mix for the foreseeable future? Interviewed by Atul Arya, SVP and Chief Energy Strategist, IHS Markit.• Ulrich Spiesshofer, President & Chief Executive Officer, ABB• Atul Arya, Senior Vice President & Chief Energy Strategist,

IHS Markit

10:30 - 12:30 PM LYCEUM WORKSHOP Mapping the energy transition with scenarios: An interactive workshopIn this Lyceum Workshop, we will apply the IHS Markit scenario building methodology and extensive group interaction to develop high-level long-term scenarios focused on economy-wide deep decarbonization, and the potential technological and socio-political challenges. Participants will be divided into teams, each to explore and develop a plausible scenario.• Mark Griffith, Vice President, Energy Strategy & Policy, IHS Markit• Steven Knell, Director, Energy Wide Perspectives, IHS Markit

• Catherine Robinson, Executive Director, IHS Markit• Rick Vidal, Director, Global Energy Scenarios, IHS Markit• Jone-Lin Wang, Vice President, Power and Renewables,

IHS Markit

11:00 - 11:30 AM POD 2 A Robotic Wellbore Intervention Technology Development ProjectThe presentation will cover the background, development and future opportunities for a wireline deployed robotic wellbore tool for complex operations not possible until now.• Henning Hansen, R&D Manager, Aarbakke Innovation AS

11:00 - 11:30 AM POD 3 The Engine: How a new venture model empowers tough tech startupsLearn how The Engine works with founders tackling the world’s most profound problems by clearing a path to commercial success through its unique venture model of infrastructure, funding, and access.• Reed Sturtevant, General Partner, The Engine

11:00 - 11:50 AM LYCEUM LAB 2 Will retail fuel price populism freeze downstream investment in Mexico and Brazil?Fuel price populism, all the way from the refinery to the retail pumps, continues to be a lever that governments use to control inflation and gain voters’ support, particularly in Latin America. In Mexico with the Energy Reform, a populist new administration threatens to impose price ceilings. In Brazil, a countrywide truck drivers’ strike last year put pressure on the government that ended up with temporary subsidies. The Lyceum Lab will explore what the future may hold for fuels price policies and their immediate impact on downstream investments in two of the largest economies in Latin America?• Tom Kloza, Global Head of Energy Analysis, Oil Price

Information Service (OPIS), IHS Markit• Felipe Perez, Consulting Director, Oil Markets, Midstream &

Downstream, Energy, IHS Markit

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MEET UP 1 Agora House Tour – MorningJoin a tour of the Agora Houses: Race a Formula E car, experience the future of digital energy from the oil field through refinery to power plant, figure out how to harness data effectively, use a drone to manage physical assets, and check out wireless sensors suspended inside an oil reservoir. The tour lasts about an hour.

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM POD 1 Data Residency PerspectivesStringent data residency requirements can sometimes restrict the use of cloud service providers (CSPs) to drive innovation and can have a negative in-country economic impact. The discussion will focus on the ability to achieve high levels of data protection while preserving nation-state regulatory sovereignty.• Bill Vass, Vice President, Engineering, Amazon Web

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11:30 AM - 12:00 PM POD 2 How to Build a Holistic Cyber Security Approach for Your EnterpriseFor any industrial company, securing operational technology can be daunting. Learn how a holistic approach using people, process and technologies can sustainably strengthen your company’s cyber resilience.• Susan Peterson , Digital Lead, Energy Industries, ABB

11:35 AM - 12:35 PM STUDIO 1 Is Data the New Oil?For over a century, oil has been one of the most valuable commodities and helped to create the modern global economy. As companies find new ways to derive value from analyzing the data associated with finding, producing, processing, and marketing this commodity, it too is becoming a key resource and source of competitive advantage. What steps are companies taking to ensure ownership and access to the data generated by their assets, and what new opportunities are emerging from it?• Colette Cohen, Chief Executive Officer, The Oil and Gas

Technology Centre• Craig Hayman, Chief Executive Officer, Aveva• Hussein Shel, Principal Program Manager, Microsoft Azure• Kentaro Kawamori, VP, Chief Digital Officer, Chesapeake

Energy Corporation• Carolyn Seto, Director, Upstream Marketing & Innovation,

IHS Markit, Chair

11:35 AM - 12:35 PM STUDIO 2 Collaborative Robots: Robots & humans in the future workplaceRobots have had a role in production – safely isolated. Today, robots are expanding their role, whether as caretakers in the home or service providers in the café. Meanwhile, humans are gaining enhancements to their natural strength and endurance. What are the new models for human-robot interface? What will be the impact on the future workplace, from off-shore drilling to the factory floor?• Roger Barga, General Manager, Robotics & Autonomous

Services, Amazon Web Services (AWS)• Michael Chasen, Chief Executive Officer, PrecisionHawk• Nicolas De Keijser, Manager, Sales & Marketing, ABB• Ian Weightman, Senior Vice President, Technology,

IHS Markit, Chair

12:45 - 1:30 PM STUDIO 1 Voices of Innovation with Andy Karsner: Disrupting the global energy systemThought leader and leading expert on technology innovation, Andy Karsner talks about how entrepreneurs are transforming the global energy system and how he would design a sustainable energy system. Interviewed by Atul Arya, SVP and Chief Energy Strategist, IHS Markit.• Andy Karsner, Managing Partner, Emerson Collective • Atul Arya, Senior Vice President & Chief Energy Strategist,

IHS Markit

12:45 - 1:30 PM STUDIO 2 What’s New at Rice: A conversationRice University started its second century as a leading research and education institution. School leaders will share insights on the research agenda ahead, from the future of the workforce

to creating and sustaining an innovation ecosystem, ensuring data integrity and privacy in the age of dark web and cyber espionage and more.• Reginald DesRoches, Dean, George R. Brown School of

Engineering, Rice University• Antonio Merlo, Dean, School of Social Sciences, Rice University• Peter Rossky, Dean, Wiess School of Natural Sciences,

Rice University• Kenneth B. Medlock, Senior Director of the Center for Energy

Studies, Baker Institute, Chair

1:00 - 2:00 PM MEET UP 2 Arab Innovation Meet UpCome together with Arab innovators to network and have discussions that provoke synergies and collaboration in the region.

2:00 - 2:30 PM POD 1 Enabling Digital Transformation & Data Sovereignty Through the Intelligent EdgeOil and gas and other energy producers often operate in challenging environment where internet access is non-existent or very expensive. In cases where data security is required by companies or mandated by government, on-premise cloud services provide a good solution because you get the functionality of the cloud without the data leaving the company.• Gaurang Chandrakant, Principal Programmer, Azure Stack,

Microsoft

2:00 - 2:30 PM POD 2 Subsea Electrification: The gateway for industry 4.0Putting a fully automated oil and gas production facility on the seafloor has been one of the holy grails of oil and gas exploration. Learn about this partnership between ABB and Equinor where innovative technology being developed in Northern Europe will change the way companies can deliver power, not only reducing risk but also carbon footprint.• Katrine Hilmen, Head of Engineering & Technology Studies,

IA Energy, ABB• Per Erik Holsten, Vice President, Hub BU Manager for North

Europe, ABB

2:00 - 2:50 PM LYCEUM LAB 2 C-Suite: What should you be asking about data science? In this Lyceum Lab, Yaacov Mutnikas, Chief Data Scientist at IHS Markit, will explain data science and its potential for business transformation. He will look at the tools and technologies that enable data science; why the topic is garnering such interest at the moment; and the practical questions business leaders need to ask before embarking on a data science strategy. The session will leave participants with a good understanding of the topic as well as the key success factors for building data science into business. • Yaacov Mutnikas, Executive Vice President, Chief Data

Scientist, IHS Markit

2:00 - 3:00 PM MEET UP 1 AI Meet UpJoin colleagues from across the energy system for an informal discussion around the challenges and opportunities of AI/ML and the energy system. Open to all.

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2:30 - 3:00 PM POD 1 Dramatically Increase Recovery with World’s Most Autonomous Boosting SystemHear how startup Fsubsea’s disruptive autonomous boosting technology creates an opportunity to increase recovery from existing subsea wells in a lean, flexible and environmentally sustainable way. • Alexander Fuglesang, Founder & Chief Executive Officer,

FSubsea AS

2:30 - 3:00 PM POD 2 Improving Production Efficiency & Debottlenecking with Filtration TechnologiesHear from Via Separations, an Engine portfolio company, about how filtration is an underutilized unit operation across the energy and manufacturing sectors, leaving $2 billion of unrealized energy savings in a single production process alone. Leveraging highly robust membranes for small molecule separations and unique integration into prevailing process flows can positively affect bottom lines.• Shreya Dave, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer,

Via Separations

2:30 - 3:00 PM POD 3 Organizational AnalyticsLearn how Humanyze, a TPH Disruptor company, introduces organizational analytics to corporate leaders to leverage thousands of data points about workflow processes and organizational health to understand how work is actually getting done and know exactly which levers to pull to drive efficiency.• Ben Waber, President & Chief Executive Officer, Humanyze

2:45 - 3:15 PM STUDIO 2 Voices of Innovation with Michael Chasen: Drones, Disruption, and EnergyPioneering entrepreneur Michael Chasen describes his vision around smart drones and on-demand aerial intelligence, utilizing AI and sophisticated geospatial capabilities, will provide unexpected benefits. Michael will share his insights on innovation as a serial successful entrepreneur, including his prior role as co-founder and CEO of Blackboard, an early leader in global eLearning.• Michael Chasen, Chief Executive Officer, PrecisionHawk

2:45 - 3:45 PM STUDIO 1 Models of Innovation: Today & tomorrowInnovation in energy requires hard work, commitment, money and patience - plus creativity and invention. What are the strengths and weaknesses of the current innovation ecosystem in the energy industry? How are corporations and startups finding one another in this fertile technology and innovation environment? What new models offer significant opportunities to accelerate the pace of energy innovation?• Barbara Burger, President, Chevron Technology Ventures• Nicoletta Giadrossi, Board Member, IHS Markit• John Gibson, Senior Advisor, Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co.• Amit Mehta, Chief Executive Officer, Moblize• Reed Sturdevant, General Partner, The Engine• Nick Lowes, Vice President, Oil & Gas Consulting, Energy,

IHS Markit, Chair

2:45 - 3:45 PM DELPHI Digital Ledgers: Oil & gas supply chainDigital Ledger technology promises to make data transparent across the oil and gas supply chain from a single drop of oil in a reservoir to an end-user’s gas tank. What are the benefits - and the risks – of managing and optimizing this data through blockchain technology? What new applications and strategies are being developed, and what is being learned from initial deployments?• Andrew N. Bruce, Founder and Chief Executive Officer,

Data Gumbo• Rebecca Hofmann, US Blockchain Strategy & Innovation,

Equinor US• John Kingston, Executive Editor, Freightwaves• Manas Satapathy, Managing Director – Accenture Strategy,

Energy, Accenture• Tomicah Tillemann, Chairman, Global Blockchain Business

Council, Chair

3:00 - 3:30 PM POD 1 AI-aided Digital Technologies for Exploration & Production of HydrocarbonsPresent and future applications of AI for oil and gas upstream will be illustrated by several case studies that show the actual value of AI for de-risking investments in the exploration and development of oil and gas fields.• Dimitry Koroteev, Founder, Digital Petroleum & Associate

Professor, Digital Petroleum

3:00 - 3:30 PM POD 2 Unlocking the Economic Potential of Digital TwinsAward-winning startup Akselos presents a brief overview of how advancements in Digital Twin technology translate to more economic benefits for the oil and gas industry.• Thomas Leurent, Chief Executive Officer, Akselos

3:00 - 3:30 PM POD 3 Unlocking Methane Reductions through Virtual RealityEnvironmental Defense Fund (EDF) made it possible to find and fix methane leaks in virtual reality with the Methane CH4llenge. How can virtual reality support and advance global methane reduction initiatives? • Isabel Mogstad, Senior Manager, EDF+Business,

Environmental Defense Fund• Erik Horn, Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer, Fair Worlds

3:00 - 3:50 PM LYCEUM LAB 1 Shale performance: A look under the hoodThis Lyceum Lab will focus on the 5 levers of value creation: unit costs, well pads, high-grading, lateral length, and production per foot. Where is the industry for well design trends and completion optimization? What is the impact on economics and capital efficiency on the magic of compounding? What is the perfect laboratory to test these ideas? • Raoul LeBlanc, Vice President, North American

Unconventionals, IHS Markit

3:00 - 3:50 PM LYCEUM LAB 2 Crude oil quality trends: Too light and too sweet?Since 2012, global crude quality has shifted to a lighter slate. Sour crudes will become tighter in the near term due to combined effects of the Venezuela supply drop and tumbling Iranian exports. How will crude importers be impacted by changes in global trade

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patterns? Can refiners easily absorb new crude qualities? This Lyceum Lab will explore these and related questions. • Premasish Das, Senior Director, Energy, IHS Markit• Stephen Jew, Associate Director, Energy Downstream

Research & Consulting Group, IHS Markit• Ha Nguyen, Director Oil Markets Research, IHS Markit

3:00 - 4:00 PM MEET UP 1 Agora House Tour – AfternoonJoin a tour of the Agora Houses: Race a Formula E car, experience the future of digital energy from the oil field through refinery to power plant, figure out how to harness data effectively, use a drone to manage physical assets, and check out wireless sensors suspended inside an oil reservoir. The tour lasts about an hour.

3:00 - 4:00 PM MEET UP 2 WHOI – Center For Marine Biotics Meet UpOceans and machines: Join the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) for an informal discussion around the potential for the next generation of exploration and development in the oceans , enabled by the conversion of a range of disruptive technologies.

3:30 - 4:00 PM POD 1 AI-driven Well Timelines for Well OptimizationAI algorithms provide energy companies the capabilities to digitally re-construct well histories by mining historical well information and data. Using real-world data and examples, this session will explore how oil and gas companies are creating a digital knowledge layer for wells that provides a timeline of significant well events, leading to increased yield and efficiency.• Jeff Dalgliesh, Director, Oil Field Digital Transformation, Maana

3:30 - 4:00 PM POD 2 Intelligent Control for a Dynamic WorldHear how Kelvin, Inc., an OGCI portfolio company, uses AI to simplify the management of complex systems and enable physical systems to optimize and operate themselves.• Peter Harding, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Kelvin

3:30 - 4:00 PM POD 3 Multi-party Collaboration for More Efficient ShippingLearn how startup Voyager, a participant in the first Techstars Energy Accelerator in partnership with Equinor, developed the world’s first multi-party collaboration platform to help large Oil & Gas companies and leading shipowners unlock millions in lost value from operations in the transportation of bulk commodities such as crude oil, chemicals and gas.• Matthew Costello, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder,

Voyager

4:00 - 4:30 PM POD 1 Beyond Hype: Practical roadmap to digital transformationThe industry is abuzz, but where do you start? How do you know when you’ve achieved it? This session will make the path clear and actionable.• Chris Hamlin, Director Operational Certainty Consulting,

Emerson

4:00 - 4:30 PM POD 2 New Security Systems to Enable Tomorrow’s InnovationsXage Security, a Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures portfolio company, has developed technology to support the new wave of industrial innovation and increased efficiency by protecting against the risks of cyber compromise.• Duncan Greatwood, Chief Executive Officer, Xage Security

4:00 - 4:30 PM POD 3 Science vs. Engineering in Oilfield Practice: A case studyThe case study will focus on contradictions between scientific and engineering approaches and common barriers in the innovation process, specifically in implementation of particular new technologies and predictive software tools from prototypes to business cases.• Aleksandr Bochkarev, Project Manager, Phystech Geoservice

4:00 - 4:45 PM STUDIO 1 Voices of Innovation with UAE Minister Suhail al Mazrouei: Oil and beyondGet personal insights into UAE’s journey from a nation rich in oil resources to one that will lead The Middle East into the next technological revolution. Interviewed by Atul Arya, SVP and Chief Energy Strategist, IHS Markit.• H.E. Suhail Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy & Industry,

United Arab Emirates• Atul Arya, Senior Vice President & Chief Energy Strategist, IHS Markit

4:00 - 4:50 PM LYCEUM LAB 1 China’s future gas supply: Competition for a growing marketMany global gas suppliers have been eyeing China as a prime destination. Indeed, in the IHS Markit outlook, China’s natural gas demand will grow roughly 100 Bcm every five years through 2030. How does the government view gas import dependency? Will unconventional gas development reach a level that threatens import growth? In this Lyceum Lab, IHS Markit gas experts will share their insights on different factors affecting the future of gas supply to China.• Anna Galtsova, Research & Analysis Associate Director,

IHS Markit• Jenny Yang, Director, China Power, Gas, Coal & Renewables,

IHS Markit• Xizhou Zhou, Managing Director, IHS Markit

4:00 - 4:50 PM LYCEUM LAB 2 Future transit of Russian gas through Ukraine: To the brink and beyond?As the current contract for transit of Russian gas through Ukraine enters its final year, lack of clarity over the terms of transit after December 2019 poses considerable uncertainty for the security of European gas supply. Previous Russian-Ukrainian gas disputes were resolved at the 11th hour—or after midnight—facilitated by EU involvement. However, finding a compromise under today’s circumstances will be even more challenging than in the past. This Lyceum Lab will focus on these critical questions and how they may play out. • Philippe Frangules, Vice President, Energy, IHS Markit• Steve Lewandowski, Vice President, Global Olefins,

IHS Markit• Veeral Mehta, Senior Consultant, Midstream Oil & NGLs, IHS Markit• Darryl Rogers, Vice President, Midstream Oil & NGL

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4:00 - 5:00 PM MEET UP 3 Blockchain Meet UpYour networking and gathering spot for all things blockchain. Featuring the OOC Blockchain Consortium, a network of oil and gas blockchain enthusiasts who are transforming the industry.

4:00 - 5:00 PM STUDIO 2 EV Battery Supply Chain: Scale, geography & recyclingIncreased sales and penetration of EVs and the leading battery technology are creating pockets of suppliers dominating the market. Small clusters of mining and refining infrastructure are concentrated - creating risks of potential supply interruptions. How will geopolitical concerns factor in the battery supply chain? Is there room - and a resource base - for new entrants to disrupt the status quo? How will recycling and re-use impact the current system?• Morgan Bazilian, Director, Payne Institute & Professor of

Public Policy, Colorado School of Mines• Paul Kearns, Laboratory Director, Argonne National Laboratory• Jonas Moberg, Head of Corporate Affairs, Trafigura• Martín Pérez de Solay, Managing Director & Chief Executive

Officer, Orocobre Ltd• Henning Wicht, Executive Director, Consulting, IHS Markit, Chair

4:00 - 5:00 PM DELPHI Transforming the Upstream Business Through Digital Twins A digital twin is a virtual replica of a physical asset, process, or system that aims to enhance information management and collaboration. It also allows organizations to consider a range of plausible scenarios for an asset and assess their potential outcomes. What are potential applications across the energy industry and what will be their impact?• Indy Chakrabarti, Senior Vice President, Strategy & Marketing,

Emerson• Jim Claunch , Vice President, Business Excellence, Equinor • Adeeb Gharzouzi, Managing Director – Accenture Strategy,

Energy, Accenture• Dr. John M. Lervik, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Cognite• Amish Sabharwal, Global Head of Engineering Business, Aveva• Oscar Abbink, Director, Upstream Research Group,

IHS Markit, Chair

4:30 - 5:00 PM POD 2 Enabling Subsurface Intelligence in the CloudHear how many oil and gas companies leverage intelligent cloud and edge services to drive scale, productivity and intelligence for subsurface workload across the upstream lifecycle.• Hussein Shel, Principal Program Manager, Microsoft Azure

4:30 - 5:00 PM POD 3 Drones, Analytics & the Future of UtilitiesMajor transformations are underway in the global energy sector. Learn how utilities are replacing inefficient field operations tools with more precise and expedient technologies to adopt greater uptime, security and efficiency.• Michael Chasen, Chief Executive Officer, PrecisionHawk

5:00 - 5:30 PM POD 1 Shortening the Learning Curve for Hydraulic Fracture SimulationResFrac Corporation, a Rice Innovator, is changing hydraulic fracture simulation with its fully coupled, three-dimensional

hydraulic fracturing, wellbore, and reservoir simulator. Fracturing, shut-in, and production are seamlessly described with a single continuous simulation. This yields unparalleled benefits in modeling parent-child relationships, frac hits, refracs, DFITs, and more.• Garrett Fowler, Vice President of Operations, ResFrac Corporation

5:00 - 5:45 PM STUDIO 1 Trading and Risk Management: Blockchain & beyondFinancial services provide clear cases of the effective use of blockchain to reduce costs, improve transparency, increase liquidity, and ultimately improve markets. Can blockchain do the same for energy trading in all its forms, and ultimately risk management? Can the industry work together to create secure platforms for deal validation, risk management, compliance monitoring? Can blockchain technology handle confirmation, trade reconciliation, and chain of custody documentation to transform global markets?• Rana Basu, Chief Operating Officer, Ondiflo• Dan Berkovitz, Commissioner, U.S. Commodity Futures

Trading Commission (CFTC)• Alistair Cross, Chief Operations Officer, Mercuria Energy Trading• Lyon Hardgrave, Vice President, Business & Product

Development, VAKT Global • Brad Levy, Senior Vice President, Global Head of Loans

at IHS Markit & Chief Executive Officer of MarkitSERV, IHS Markit, Chair

5:00 - 5:45 PM STUDIO 2 Industrial Energy Efficiencies: The path to decarbonizationEnergy efficiency is one of the most important tools for avoiding climate change by reducing use of fossil fuels. The industrial sector offers many opportunities for energy savings from utility energy efficiency programs. Where are these opportunities and what are the barriers to faster implementation? What are some of the technological and policy solutions?• Paolo Bertuzzi, Chief Executive Officer & Managing

Director, Turboden • Chris Knittel, George P. Shultz Professor, Applied

Economics, MIT• Pratima Rangarajan, Chief Executive Officer, OGCI

Climate Investments• Peter Zornio, Chief Technology Officer, Emerson• Catherine Robinson, Executive Director, IHS Markit, Chair

5:00 - 5:50 PM LYCEUM LAB 1 Decarbonization of liquid fuel: Are the programs working?The Transportation sector is one of the largest sources of global carbon emissions, responsible for 14% of GHG emissions globally but 28% of US GHG emissions (EPA estimates). Currently, the vast majority of the transport sector’s emissions come from combustion of petroleum-derived fuels. The sector is thus a key target in efforts to reduce carbon emissions and reduce fossil fuel consumption. In this Lyceum Lab, we will discuss the major pathways for reducing the carbon footprint of transportation, include increasing vehicle efficiency, electrification, and reducing the carbon intensity of motor fuels, focusing on progress achieved in the light and heavy duty vehicle segments.• Denton Cinquegrana, Chief Oil Analyst, OPIS, IHS Markit• Blake Eskew, Vice President, Oil Markets, Midstream,

Downstream & Chemicals, IHS Markit

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5:00 - 5:50 PM LYCEUM LAB 2 The future of exploration and whole basin strategies  Exploration is challenged by competitiveness with short-cycle investments, and the longer-term growth options. This Lyceum Lab will explore how this leads to competition for capital from different business models, internal and external. In parallel, enhanced production technologies, digitalization, analytics, and infrastructure strategies are now available as “whole basin strategies”. How will these factors impact competition for capital?• Jerry Kepes, Executive Director, Plays & Basins, Upstream

Oil & Gas Insight, IHS Markit• Keith King, Senior Advisor, North America Plays & Basins,

IHS Markit• Kareemah Mohamed, Principal Research Analyst, IHS Markit

6:00 - 6:30 PM AGORA ATRIUM Special CERAWeek Keynote Address: Agora Viewing PartyJoin us to watch Michael Pompeo, US Secretary of State, present a Special Keynote address on The Role of Energy in 21st Century Global Politics.

6:30 - 7:30 PM AGORA ATRIUM Arab Innovation ReceptionCome together with members of the Arab energy innovation ecosystem to network with peers and build bridges to foster global innovation conversations.

6:30 - 7:30 PM AGORA ATRIUM Agora Partner Open House ReceptionsAn opportunity for the community to visit the Agora with hors d’oeuvres served in the Agora Houses.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 137:30 - 8:30 AM HOUSTON HOUSE Energy Innovation in the Arab World: Are we witnessing a resurgence?The Arab world has recently seen e-commerce and mobility unicorns like Souq.com and Careem, but how is the energy innovation ecosystem? Can aspiring green tech startups make an impact on the region’s long-term energy transition? Join this breakfast for an informal discussion.• Abdulmohsen Almajnouni, CEO, RPD Innovations• Dr. Enass Abo-Hamed, Founder & CEO, H2GO Power• Khalil ElShafei, CEO, Aramco Entrepreneurship Center:

Wa’ed• Paddy Padmanathan, CEO, ACWA Power International• Emily Reichert, CEO, Greentown Labs• Dana Dabbousi, Research Assistant, IHS Markit, Chair

7:30 - 8:30 AM STUDIO 1 Voices of Innovation with Lord John Browne and Lance Uggla: The story of the glass closetCome hear this visionary industrialist talk about his personal story of coming out of the closet – and how it changed his life and career. Interviewed by Lance Uggla, Chairman and CEO, IHS Markit.• Lord John Browne, Executive Chairman, L1 Energy• Lance Uggla, Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer,

IHS Markit

7:30 - 8:30 AM STUDIO 2 Energy Innovation Pioneers: Reshaping upstream oil & gasDigital transformation is reshaping the upstream oil and gas industry in multiple ways—creating new rivalries among energy supplies, companies, and industries; altering technology sourcing and development activities; and recasting the nature of work. Startups play a key role in this next phase of industry transformation. This panel will explore how startups are enabling digitalization to reshape the energy future.• Stephane Germain, President & Chief Executive Officer, GHGSat• Matt Ondler, President & Chief Executive Officer,

Houston Mechatronics• Matt Thomas, Chief Executive Officer, JP3• John van Pol, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer,

Ingu Solutions• Carolyn Seto, Director, Upstream Marketing & Innovation,

IHS Markit, Chair

8:30 - 9:15 AM AGORA INFO DESK Book Signing with Lord John BrowneJoin Lord John Browne to receive a signed copy of his book, The Glass Closet: Why Coming Out Is Good Business.• Lord John Browne, Executive Chairman, L1 Energy

8:30 - 10:00 AM LYCEUM WORKSHOP New mobility: Reshaping the city of the future – An interactive workshopThis Lyceum Workshop will explore how the advent of New Mobility will make its impact felt upon cities of the future. Participants will consider and explore how the effects of the mobility revolution could influence the development of a more human-centered, innovative, sustainable and affordable urban form for our future cities.• Kate Hardin, Vice President, IHS Markit• Tom De Vleesschauwer, Senior Director, Automotive, IHS Markit

9:00 - 10:00 AM STUDIO 1 EV Charging: Business models & players of the futureThe emergence of EVs and the different charging modes represent a behavioral shift for consumers. Providing the right specification of infrastructure, in the right location, brought to market at the right time, will be critical for market participants to thrive in the new EV ecosystem. Will the majority of EV drivers charge at home at night instead of during the day? How will charging be handled for vehicle fleets? What are the implications for power systems, policies and economics?• Michael Ableson, Vice President of Global Strategy,

General Motors• Sergej Mahnovski, Director, Growth & Innovation,

Edison International• Jordan Ramer, Chief Executive Officer, EVConnect • Bob Stojanovic, EV Charging Infrastructure North America, ABB • Cathy Zoi, Chief Executive Officer, EVGo• Egil Juliussen, Research & Analysis Director, R&A,

IHS Markit, Chair

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9:00 - 10:00 AM DELPHI Life on the Edge: The next computing revolutionEdge computing enables computation to be performed on distributed devices, moving computing power closer to the user. Combined with artificial intelligence techniques and machine learning, the new paradigm is unleashing a new set of applications that is limited only by the imagination. How will the cloud – along with distributing compute to the telco and enterprise edge – create new disruptions in business and industrial processes? How quickly are these being deployed, and where? How will these together enable digitized businesses?• Casey Coleman, Senior Vice President of Government

Solutions, Salesforce• Sujit Kumar, President, Agora, Schlumberger• Bill Vass, Vice President, Engineering, Amazon Web Services

(AWS)• Clifford Grossner, Senior Research Director, IHS Markit, Chair

9:00 - 9:30 AM POD 1 Early Detection of Methane & GHG EmissionsRebellion Photonics, a Rice Innovator, is a platform provider of intelligent visual monitoring solutions for the oil & gas industry. Its award-winning Gas Cloud Imaging (GCI) solution helps the industry address two of its biggest challenges, improving safety, and reducing its carbon footprint with early detection of methane and GHG emissions.• Robert Kester, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder,

Rebellion Photonics

9:00 - 9:30 AM POD 2 Projecting Energy & Climate for the 21st CenturyProjections of energy and climate over the 21st century show that the aim of the Paris Agreement to limit warming to well below 2°C implies a transition to an energy system over the next 50 years with radically lower carbon dioxide emissions and a radically different fuel mix than currently in use.• Sergey Paltsev, Deputy Director, MIT Energy Initiative

9:00 - 9:30 AM POD 3 Accelerating the Growth of the PV Industry Through Wafer Production EfficiencyHear from NexWafe, a Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures portfolio company, about their disruptive kerfless wafer technology that reduces silicon waste by more than 90%, and the energy consumption and CO2 emission of the wafer production by 50%. This enables the PV industry to produce high-efficiency solar cells at low cost and paves the way for future growth of the industry.• Frank Siebke, CFO, NexWafe

9:00 - 9:45 AM STUDIO 2 Voices of Innovation with Lal Karsanbhai: Making digital transformation realHow will digital technologies shape the future? Lal Karsanbhai talks about how Emerson places itself in a global context, and why they have chosen to focus on energy as one of its strategic priorities. Interviewed by Atul Arya, SVP and Chief Energy Strategist, IHS Markit.• Lal Karsanbhai, Executive President, Automation

Solutions, Emerson• Atul Arya, Senior Vice President & Chief Energy Strategist,

IHS Markit, Chair

9:00 - 9:50 AM LYCEUM LAB 1 EV charging primerBattery myths abound as these technologies expand their impact. This Lyceum Lab will focus on how EVs change the way consumers think about “fueling” their vehicle, the current and projected charging infrastructure and public charging business and operational models• Heather Flanagan, Marketing Manager, EV Infrastructure, ABB• Erin Galiger, EV Infrastructure Product Manager, ABB

9:00 - 9:50 AM LYCEUM LAB 2 Satellite imagery exploitationThis Lyceum Lab will introduce attendees to some of the most common satellite imagery products available for commercial use. Topics include the processes associated with analyzing satellite imagery, and examples of finished products - explaining their use and significance.• Sean O’Connor, Principal Research Analyst, IHS Markit

9:30 - 10:00 AM POD 1 Perovskite PV Solar Cell DevelopmentLearn about startup HEE Solar’s perovskite PV solar cell development, which focuses on device durability. The company’s CAPEX process, a newspaper-like printing methodology for high-volume manufacturing that does not require high temperatures or high vacuum levels allows for low-cost production. It includes 16 US and 40 international patents.• Michael Irwin, Chief Technology Officer, HEE Solar

9:30 - 10:00 AM POD 2 Houston’s Technology Ecosystem Station Houston, founded in 2016, provides startups and others in the technology ecosystem with access to space, programming and a community of like-minded entrepreneurial members. Over two short years, its membership has grown to include 180 startups, 350 members, 130 mentors, and dozens of high-impact strategic partnerships with corporations that represent the key industries driving Houston’s economy. This presentation will highlight Station Houston’s role in driving innovation in Oil and Gas and Industrial Technology. • Gabriella Rowe, Chief Executive Officer, Station Houston

10:00 - 10:30 AM POD 1 Satellite-based Greenhouse & Air Quality MonitoringGHGSat, an Innovation Pioneer, provides satellite-based global monitoring services for greenhouse gas and air quality emissions from industrial facilities. Their technology enables more frequent and precise measurements of emissions than comparable alternatives, allowing operators to manage assets more efficiently, identify and fix problems sooner, reducing the environmental and financial costs posed.• Stephane Germain, President & CEO, GHGSat

10:00 - 10:30 AM POD 2 Long Range Electric Trucks: The cheapest and greenest solution is not enormous batteries & chargersElectrification of trucks is daunting. Tackling the challenges with unique approaches to the overall electric vehicle system can produce results that far exceed generally accepted technologies. Hear about how novel adaptation of tech from an adjacent industry helps create a solution for one of the greatest concern for all EVs.• Asher Bennett, Founder & CEO, Tevva Motors

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10:00 - 10:30 AM POD 3 System Value of Energy Storage in Low Carbon GridsThe rise of wind and solar generation in the electricity sector has driven interest in “flexible” technologies, like energy storage, to manage the increased variability in electricity supply. This talk will discuss the economic potential for storage in future low-carbon grids and its sensitivity to various technology and system descriptors.• Dharik Mallapragada, Postdoctoral Associate, MIT

Energy Initiative

10:00 - 10:50 AM LYCEUM LAB 1 Key transformations driving development of cybersecurity technologyAs cyber attacks and data breaches continue to be disclosed at an alarming rate, every industry is looking for more effective ways to protect users, data, and networks. Attacker motivations and profiles vary from industry to industry, but there is a short list of common issues: explosion of connected devices, transformations in architecture, creation of a true security fabric, and evolution of threats themselves. In this Lyceum Lab, we’ll look at changes in how organizations protect themselves, focusing on the impact on energy and critical infrastructure.• Jenalea Howell, Director, Transformative Technologies,

IHS Markit

10:00 - 10:50 AM LYCEUM LAB 2 What’s right and wrong with CCUS: A political and economic perspectiveCarbon capture, utilization, and storage will be pivotal to a low-carbon energy future, but CCUS is emblematic of capital-intensive energy projects that face difficulties in securing investment for early deployment phases. While many engineering assessments of the technology exist, none has systematically investigated the broader economic and political forces that influence project outcomes. This Lyceum Lab will introduce new methods to evaluate—and perhaps predict—the determinants of CCUS project success. • David Victor, Professor; Co-Director, Laboratory on

International Law & Regulation, UC San Diego

10:30 - 11:00 AM POD 1 Real-time, In-line Hydrocarbon Analysis for Process Control and Custody TransferJP3, an Innovation Pioneer, is a real-time data analytics company providing crude oil, NGL and natural gas quality and valuation information. Their optical analyzer technology utilizes spectroscopy and chemometrics to determine the chemical composition and physical properties of a hydrocarbon stream. The live data is used to balance gas plants, ensure timely and accurate custody transfer, and to purchase optimized crude feedstocks.• Matt Thomas, Chief Executive Officer, JP3

10:30 - 11:00 AM POD 2 How Being Customer-centric Is Disrupting UtilitiesRapid innovations in grid modernization and distributed energy resources are breaking down the traditional relationship models in the energy ecosystem. Learn how modern utilities are embracing digital to transform the customer experience, improve operational efficiencies, and are unlocking value for their customers like never before.• Cody Girod, Principal Solution Engineer, Salesforce

10:30 - 11:00 AM POD 3 Building a CO2 Marketplace at Gigaton ScaleInventys, an OGCI portfolio company, aims to halve carbon capture cost through its breakthrough technology, using a distributed supply model to build a CO2 marketplace, enabling the utilization of CO2 at scale.• Claude Letourneau, President & Chief Executive Officer,

Inventys Thermal Technologies

10:30 - 11:15 AM STUDIO 1 Voices of Innovation with Ray and Hunter Hunt with Dan YerginFrom his early days as a wildcatter in Texas, Ray Hunt has become one the most storied, successful and admired oil men of the past half century. Described as “an original” he built Hunt Oil into an “outsized presence in a world dominated by giants”. Hunter Hunt, following his father’s footsteps, is leading the company into an innovative future, grounded firmly in family values and entrepreneurial spirit. Join an intimate father-son conversation. Interviewed by Dan Yergin, Vice Chairman, IHS Markit.• Ray Hunt, Executive Chairman, Hunt Consolidated• Hunter Hunt, Chief Executive Officer, Hunt Consolidated• Daniel Yergin, Vice Chairman, IHS Markit

10:30 - 11:15 AM STUDIO 2 The Future of Ride-Hailing & Mobility as a ServiceRide-hailing and Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) is growing rapidly, shifting vehicle miles travelled away from the private car and potentially signaling an energy/propulsion shift towards electrification. The substantial growth of urban mobility services is expected to impact customers and business models. Will this shift help accelerate consumer adoption of EVs? Will mobility services help the consumer see the vehicle as a generic device that can be optimized for passenger transport?• Johan Jungwirth, Executive Vice President of Mobility

Services, Volkswagen Group of America• Kristopher Luey, Client Success Manager, Vulog • Jeff Meyer, Research & Analysis Associate Director, IHS Markit• Aric Ohana, Co-Founder, Envoy There• Tom de Vleesschauwer, Senior Director, Automotive,

IHS Markit, Chair

10:30 - 11:15 AM DELPHI Decarbonization of Power: Which technologies will make a difference?The power sector has the potential to have significant impact on decarbonization, from switching to natural gas to optimizing delivery and transmission to new models for managing yield across the system. However, which will really drive material impact? How will storage change the game and at what cost and pace? What lies ahead for renewables, natural gas, and distributed energy?• Fatima Al Shamsi, Assistant Undersecretary for Electricity

and Future Energy, United Arab Emirates Ministry of Energy and Industry

• Charles Cameron, Director of Technology, Engineering & Centrica Innovations, Centrica

• Agustin Delgado Martin, Chief Innovation & Sustainability Officer, Iberdrola

• Katherine Hamilton, Chair, 38 North Solutions• Philippe Frangules, Vice President, Energy, IHS Markit, Chair

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11:00 - 11:30 AM POD 1 Robotics-as-a-Service Technology DevelopmentHouston Mechatronics, an Innovation Pioneer, is a vertically integrated service company focused on robotics and intelligent automation. Through fit-for-purpose robotics, their services offer significant cost savings and safety improvements over conventional methods. They work across a diverse portfolio of projects including subsea robotics, advanced manufacturing and pipe inspection.• Matt Ondler, President & Chief Executive Officer,

Houston Mechatronics

11:00 - 11:30 AM POD 2 Electric Vehicles in China: A road to where?Electric vehicle sales have increased rapidly in China in recent years. What’s behind the numbers? This session examines the origins of China’s electric vehicle industry, drivers of experimentation and innovation, and future prospects for Chinese-made EVs in domestic and international markets.• Valerie Karplus, Assistant Professor, Global Economics and

Management Group, Sloan School of Management, MIT

11:00 - 11:50 AM LYCEUM LAB 1 Robotics in the cloud: The autonomous future of oil & gasJoin this Lyceum Lab to get a core understanding of the solutions being pursued, clarity around the common parlance in use, and a critical perspective on which technology options will succeed and why.• Roger Barga, General Manager, Robotics & Autonomous

Services, Amazon Web Services (AWS)

11:00 - 11:50 AM LYCEUM LAB 2 Shale growth drivers and limitsThe growth of shale production has been dramatic in both oil and gas - whether in new plays and basins, incubation and maturation, declining wedge production, efficiency and other factors. This Lyceum Lab will review the range of factors affecting the outlook for shale growth. • Raoul LeBlanc, Vice President, North American

Unconventionals, IHS Markit

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MEET UP 1 Agora House Tour – MorningJoin a tour of the Agora Houses: Race a Formula E car, experience the future of digital energy from the oil field through refinery to power plant, figure out how to harness data effectively, use a drone to manage physical assets, and check out wireless sensors suspended inside an oil reservoir. The tour lasts about an hour.

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM MEET UP 2 Environmental Defense Fund Methane Emissions V/R Try the “Methane CH4llenge” simulation and visit a digitally-simulated wellsite with AR to show the ease and efficiency of controlling key sources of methane emissions, an increasingly important challenge for the oil and gas industry. Brought to the Innovation Agora by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF).

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM POD 1 In-line Sensors for Pipeline InspectionIngu Solutions, an Innovation Pioneer, provides in-line screening technology for small diameter pipe inspection. Travelling with

pipeline flow, this technology combines miniaturized sensors and ML to detect leaks, geometric defects and magnetic features that threaten pipeline performance and safety - without service interruption. Pipers™ can eliminate the need for human intervention, reducing inspection costs, improving maintenance, and lowering repair / replacement expenditures.• John van Pol, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer,

Ingu Solutions

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM POD 2 Technology Offerings Toward DecarbonizationThis presentation will introduce Indian Oil’s decarbonization strategies through three pathways: Energy efficiency, innovative process technologies, and bio-pathways.• Dr. SSV Ramakumar, Director of Research & Development,

Board Member, Indian Oil

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM POD 3 Clarke Valve, an OGCI portfolio companyClarke Valve, an OGCI portfolio company, designs and manufactures proprietary control valves for the industrial market. These valves are cost effective, energy efficient and virtually eliminate fugitive methane emissions.• Kyle Daniels, Director, President & Chief Executive Officer,

Clarke Valve

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM STUDIO 1 Special Address - Collaboration for Energy Innovation: The case for Denmark’s Green TransitionHer Royal Highness, Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, will speak about energy transition and the case of Denmark. Denmark is a world leader in decarbonizing its energy system. Forty years ago, over 90% of its energy came from imported oil. Today, it meets almost half of its electricity demand from renewables, especially wind. This has driven significant changes in Denmark’s economy, including building strong export sectors that leverage this expertise -- embodied by renewable giants Orsted and Vestas, whose North American CEOs will offer their perspectives.• HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark• Thomas Brostrøm, President, Ørsted NA• Chris Brown, President, North America, Vestas• Jamey Rosenfield, Co-Chairman, CERAWeek, Senior Vice

President, IHS Markit, Chair

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM STUDIO 2 Planes, Trucks & Ships: Reinventing transportationWhile electric cars grab the headlines, innovations in trucking, aviation and shipping segments – all big oil consumers in their own right – potentially might play an even greater threat to oil’s hegemony. What are the major technology developments in transportation outside of automotive? Will these create an “aggregate disruption” in transportation demand? How will electrification of transport beyond passenger cars impact the future of mobility?• Asher Bennett, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Tevva• Erin Galiger, EV Infrastructure Product Manager, ABB• Dan Evans, Vice President, Global Refining & Marketing

Research, IHS Markit, Chair

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM DELPHI Storm Over Plastics: Innovative technology solutionsThe growing global plastics sustainability movement is one of the biggest potential disruptors for the plastics industry and is

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putting future plastics resin demand and billions of dollars of industry investments at risk. Plastics have high energy that can be converted to electricity, synthetic gas, fuels, and feedstock. What are some of the innovative technologies that can enable energy recovery from plastics? What technology pathways are being developed to address single use plastics? How will the chemicals industry respond to the storm over plastics?• Mircea Dinc, Associate Professor of Chemistry, MIT• Scott M. Gallager, Scientist, WHOI• Brett Howard, Diretor, Chemical Management, Regulatory &

Technical Affairs, American Chemistry Council• Rachel Meidl, Fellow in Energy & Environment, Rice University• Dewey Johnson, VP, Research & Analysis, Chemical,

IHS Markit, Chair

12:00 - 12:45 PM STUDIO 1 Voices of Innovation with Iain Conn: Shaping the Energy Transition Join Centrica Group Chief Executive Iain Conn as he takes the audience through the journey from the utility of today to the energy company of the future, shaped by decentralization of the energy system, customer power and digitalization. Interviewed by Jason Bordoff, Columbia University.• Iain Conn, Chief Executive, Centrica• Jason Bordoff, Professor of Professional Practice in

International & Public Affairs, Columbia University

12:45 - 1:30 PM STUDIO 1 Voices of Innovation with Vaclav Smil: Reconciling slow transition and fast climate change Insights from a world-renowned energy expert who describes himself as “scanner of wide horizons, not driller of deeper holes” on past, present and future of energy. Interviewed by Atul Arya, SVP and Chief Energy Strategist, IHS Markit.• Vaclav Smil, Professor Emeritus, University of Manitoba,

Canada• Atul Arya, Senior Vice President & Chief Energy Strategist,

IHS Markit, Chair

12:45 - 1:30 PM STUDIO 2 What’s New at MIT: A conversationMIT works to advance the frontiers of research and technology—bringing this knowledge to bear on society’s greatest challenges to help make a better world. These innovators from the MIT Energy Initiative discuss how today’s lab projects can become tomorrow’s energy solutions, and how researchers address the challenge of focusing on the right problems to solve. This includes developing key enabling technologies for the energy transition to improving efficiencies in existing technologies and the built environment. • Robert Armstrong, Director, MIT Energy Initiative• Khartish Manthiram, Warren K. Lewis Career Development

Professor in Chemical Engineering, MIT• Christoph Reinhart, Professor, Director of Building Technology

Program, MIT• Kripa Varanasi, Associate Professor & Doherty Chair, MIT• Susan Kish, Agora Curator, CERAWeek, IHS Markit, Chair

1:30 - 2:00 PM AGORA INFO DESK Book Signing with Vaclav SmilJoin Dr. Vaclav Smil to receve signed copies of his books, Oil: A Beginner’s Guide and Energy: A Beginner’s Guide.

2:00 - 2:30 PM POD 1 Energy Storage Systems & Electrified Vehicles Hear about the role of energy storage systems in the current transportation system and future energy grid landscape. Focus will be on technical challenges and open problems to accelerate the shift towards low-carbon energy.• Simona Onori, Professor, Stanford University

2:00 - 2:30 PM POD 2 Impact of Digitalization on EmissionsThis session will explore how the deployment of digital technologies can help scale the oil and gas industry’s efforts to reduce methane emissions.• Brian Forbes, Managing Director, Accenture Consulting,

Accenture• Isabel Mogstad, Senior Manager, EDF+Business,

Environmental Defense Fund• Sylvain Vaquer, Manager, Accenture Strategy, Energy, Accenture

2:00 - 2:45 PM STUDIO 2 Voices of Innovation with David Keith: Exploring new avenues to tackle climate change Is it possible to deliberately intervene in earth’s natural system to counteract climate change at scale, i.e. geoengineering? Come hear David Keith, a world-renowned expert on the science, technology, and public policy of geoengineering. Interviewed by Atul Arya, SVP and Chief Energy Strategist, IHS Markit.• David Keith, Professor, Harvard• Atul Arya, Senior Vice President & Chief Energy Strategist,

IHS Markit, Chair

2:00 - 2:50 PM LYCEUM LAB 1 US shale play reviewThis Lyceum Lab will review the evolution of the top wells in the US since the unconventional revolution, plays that did and did not work, harvesting cashflow from early plays to fund new plays, and will look at the latest well results in new areas.• Morgen McGuire, Senior Research Analyst, IHS Markit

2:00 - 2:50 PM LYCEUM LAB 2 Mobility: The 5 levels of automationAutonomous driving technologies are bringing about significant change in the automotive industry. Driverless fleets enable on-demand mobility services, but the relationship between car and driver/owner/user will also change—and not just over the long-term. This Lyceum Lab will focus on the spectrum from assistance, automation, and autonomy; sensing and computing technologies that transform the vehicle from mechanical to digital; the role of regulation and policy in shaping this sector; and consumer acceptance of new and future vehicle features.• Jeremy Carlson, Principal Analyst & Manager, IHS Markit

2:00 - 3:00 PM MEET UP 2 Innovation Pioneers Meet Up & DemosEnergy Innovation Pioneers showcase their technologies at the Innovation Agora, allowing delegates to interact and experience for themselves their promise to disrupt the energy industry.

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2:00 - 3:00 PM STUDIO 1 What Does the Hydrogen Transportation Economy Look Like?While costs are high at present, the transport sector could allow for the fastest development of the use of hydrogen. What is the technology pathway ahead for hydrogen? What are the most promising transportation applications - from fleets to heavy duty vehicles to ports? What will be the pace of their development? What will be the role of policy incentives in accelerating hydrogen development? Will transport lead to broader applications in industry, power generation and homes?• Barney Crockett, Lord Provost, City of Aberdeen, UK• Bashir Dabbousi, Director, Technology Strategy & Planning,

Saudi Aramco• Bill Elrick, Executive Director, CA Fuel Cell Partnership (CaFCP)• James Kast, Fuel Cell Business Analyst, Toyota• Andrew Fulbrook, Executive Director of Powertrain &

Compliance Forecasting, IHS Markit, Chair

2:00 - 3:00 PM DELPHI Will Quantum Computing Disrupt Energy - and When?Quantum supremacy – the anticipated advantage of quantum over traditional computers – is still yet to be achieved, but quantum is widely expected to be the next leap forward in computing. What is the current and future state of this technology? How will the energy industry harness the power of quantum computing to address practical challenges of costs, safety, performance, efficiency and lower emissions? What are the risks – including cyber – from this new and potentially disruptive technology?• Leonardo Duenas-Osario, Associate Professor, Civil &

Environmental Engineering, Rice University• Marco Fiorentino, Distinguished Technologist, HPE Labs• Ben Porter, Director of Business Development, Quantum

Computing, Microsoft Azure• Ian Weightman, Senior Vice President, Technology,

IHS Markit, Chair

2:30 - 3:00 PM POD 1 The Science of Marine Microplastics: What do we know/need to know?There are likely over 150 million tons of plastic in the ocean today, yet we we can only account for less than 1% of this by sampling at the surface. How these products impact ocean life and human health is an open yet critical question. Long-term solutions to these issues include moving from a linear to circular economy by generating value in recycling plastics.• Scott Gallager, Associate Scientist, WHOI

2:30 - 3:00 PM POD 2 Decarbonization: From all electric ferries to offshore rigsThe offshore oil and gas and marine industries are under immense pressure to minimize environmental impact, while maximizing operational efficiency. The presentation will cover the evolution of an emissions-cutting energy storage solution, from the world’s first all-electric ferry to its recent application on an offshore drilling rig.• Stig Olav Settemsdal, Global Head of Portfolio Management,

Siemens

2:30 - 3:00 PM POD 3 Cloud: Infinite computing power & possibilitiesThis session will explore use cases where the sheer infinite compute power of the cloud can provide decision-makers with critical insights in hours rather than months. The idea of defining risk envelopes or maximizing field production or NPV in a few hours is a game changer; the impact goes beyond traditional metrics and is a huge competitive advantage for the business.• Franz Deimbacher, Worldwide Technical Leader for Energy,

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

3:00 - 3:30 PM POD 1 Using Digital Knowledge to Create New Opportunities in Transport & LogisticsThis case study of shipping smarter at Aramco explores how decision-making through a knowledge-based application combines the power of AI with subject matter expertise. Ultimately, this has the potential to increase resource utilization and decrease costs in the shipping sphere.• Almir Alemic, Developer, Maana

3:00 - 3:30 PM POD 2 Capturing Fugitive Methane Gas from LandfillsLoci Controls, a TPH Disruptor Company founded by two MIT graduates in 2013, leverages low-cost sensor technology, cellular communication, and cloud based computing to automate the collection of methane for landfill gas_to-energy (LGTE) and decrease in greenhouse gas emissions.• Peter Quigley, Chief Executive Officer/Chairman, Loci Controls

3:00 - 3:30 PM POD 3 Maximizing Value from Gas and Coal Plants Leaders in power generation are balancing their power mix between thermal and renewables, however for some, thermal energy will constitute the majority fuel source for the foreseeable future. Either way, innovators need ways to lower O&M costs, improve capital positions, and generate more power with less gas and coal resources. Explore the potential to create a “digital circle of impact” across a fleet portfolio, and exceed targeted operating KPIs• Ted Miller, Energy Industry Director, Uptake

3:00 - 3:50 PM LYCEUM LAB 1 Impact of Quantum Computing on Global Military Balance of Power? How will new quantum technologies alter the traditional balance amongst states, and between states and non-states? This Lyceum Lab will explore these and related questions. • Anika Torruella, Sr. Research Analyst, IHS Markit

3:00 - 3:50 PM LYCEUM LAB 2 How cloud delivered AI and ML-based services may disrupt the energy sectorCloud service providers introduce a plethora of pre-built AI and ML components that when deployed may drive energy sector costs down with new business processes. With the cloud service providers making AI and ML much easier, there are many VC funded startups taking the risk to develop disruptive applications. This Lyceum Lab will review the AI and ML based cloud services and cover select transformative startups targeting to disrupt the energy sector.• Clifford Grossner, Senior Research Director, IHS Markit

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3:00 - 4:00 PM MEET UP 1 Agora House Tour – AfternoonJoin a tour of the Agora Houses: Race a Formula E car, experience the future of digital energy from the oil field through refinery to power plant, figure out how to harness data effectively, use a drone to manage physical assets, and check out wireless sensors suspended inside an oil reservoir. The tour lasts about an hour.

3:30 - 4:00 PM POD 1 An IoT Platform to Improve Your Company’s IntelligenceCase study from startup Agora Edge Services on an IoT platform which securely connects any edge field device to enterprise E&P data environments, facilitating the collection and analysis of critical data, resulting in real-time, actionable intelligence.• Sujit Kumar, President, Agora, Schlumberger

3:30 - 4:00 PM POD 2 The Inexcusable Great DivideCompanies in the oil and gas industry have invested a tremendous amount of money in the digital ecosystem of the office environment, yet they have not invested in the digital ecosystem of the field worker, ie the boots on the ground. This leaves a large portion of workforce potential untapped and is a contributing factor to retaining young, talented employees who have come to expect technological solutions. Learn from Parsable, a Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures portfolio company, about a new approach• Tyler Hufstetler, Global Project Manager, Parsable

3:30 - 4:00 PM POD 3 Democratizing Geothermal PowerLearn how startup Eden GeoPower Inc. works with existing geothermal operators to produce cheap, renewable geothermal energy to be consumed off-grid to power emerging blockchain and hydrogen production technologies.• Ammar Alali, Co-Founder & Board Member, Eden GeoPower

3:30 - 4:30 PM STUDIO 2 Digital Skills & the WorkforceIn the last century, workforce in OECD countries evolved from primary focus on agriculture to industry. Today, it’s shifting from industry to… what? How are we training our students, as well as our existing workers and executives? Are we ready for a future world where the only experience that counts is the experience of learning and changing?• Leah McGowen-Hare, Senior Director, Salesforce • Biswajit Roy, Director, HR & BD, Oil India• Mike Train, President, Emerson; Chairman, Emerson

Automation Solutions, Emerson• Susan Kish, Agora Curator, CERAWeek, IHS Markit, Chair

3:30 - 4:30 PM DELPHI Financing Innovation Across the Energy SystemHow will energy innovation be financed in the future? New sources of capital are emerging – from foundations and philanthropic investors to industry consortia, super angels, public sources, and crypto-currencies. How are investor expectations changing, and what new hybrid models of investment are emerging? What will be the role of traditional investors? How will the new generation of investors impact the energy innovation ecosystem? • Rhea Hamilton, Ventures Director, OGCI Climate Investments

• Rich Powell, Executive Director, ClearPath• Dr. Emily Reichert , Chief Executive Officer, Greentown Labs• John Snead, Executive Director, Loan Programs Office,

US Department of Energy• Timothy Gardner, Vice President, Power & Gas Consulting,

IHS Markit, Chair

4:00 - 4:30 PM POD 1 Next-Generation Separation, Purification & Catalyst TechnologiesInnovation is hard. The discovery process is complex and results in the lab are often divorced from performance in the field. Hear how startup NuMat Technologies is pairing high-performance computing with advances in chemistry to dramatically accelerate commercialization of next-generation separation, purification and catalyst technologies.• Patrick Fuller, Director of Engineering, NuMat Technologies

4:00 - 4:30 PM POD 2 Cost-Effective Multilateral Completions of Sidetracks & WellsHear from Russian startup ADL Completions about its development of domestic multi-well completion technologies and the future of multilateral completion.• Alexander Kashlev, Chief Executive Officer, Acting,

ADL Completions

4:00 - 4:30 PM POD 3 How Do Diversity & Inclusion Improve Innovation?Intuitively, we know that having more diverse teams is a good thing, but is there data to prove that it matters? Is there a way to improve diversity and innovation that will increase your bottom line? This session will focus on data that shows the business case for diversity and the positive impact it can have on innovation.• Melissa Ruths, Vice President Plantweb Solutions &

Services, Emerson• Laura Schafer, Vice President of Sales, Precision Fluid

Control, Emerson

4:00 - 4:50 PM LYCEUM LAB 1 Transformation and disruption in the ocean energy sectorThe industry is at an inflection point on technological opportunities that have the potential to be transformative and disruptive. Using Oil & Gas and marine survey as case studies, this Lyceum Lab will demonstrate how a forward-looking approach can illustrate technologies that are going to fundamentally change how we operate offshore.• Jim Bellingham, Director, Center for Marine Robotics, WHOI• Leslie-Ann McGee, Assistant Director, WHOI

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LYCEUM LAB 2

LYCEUM WORKSHOP GENERAL

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12:00 PM

12:15 PM

12:30 PM 12:30 - 1:15 PMVoices:

Ernest Moniz & Lord Browne

12:45 PM

12:30 - 3:30 PMDeveloping

Unconventional Assets: A

simulation workshop

1:00 PM1:00 - 2:00 PM

Arab Innovation Meet Up

MEET UP 2

1:15 PM

1:30 PM

1:45 PM

2:00 PM 2:00 - 2:30 PMAI Comes of Age

2:00 - 2:30 PMInnovate and Transform...

2:00 - 2:30 PMDriving

Profitability...

2:00 - 2:30 PMVoices:

Andrew Jassy2:00 - 2:50 PMThe 5 Defining Characteristics

of Shales

2:00 - 2:50 PMKnowledge as an Asset for OE Improvement

2:00 - 3:00 PMAI Meet UpMEET UP 1

2:15 PM

2:30 PM 2:30 - 3:00 PMThe Arrival of Commercial...

2:30 - 3:00 PMHow Do

Corporates...

2:30 - 3:00 PMA Journey Into

Industrial...

2:30 - 3:15 PMDriverless

Technology: The real disruptor

2:30 - 3:15 PMCarbon

Trading: Will blockchain...

2:45 PM

3:00 PM 3:00 - 3:30 PM...Oilfield Water Intelligence...

3:00 - 3:30 PMCreating

Connected... 3:00 - 3:50 PMPredicting the Unpredictable

3:00 - 3:50 PMCost &

Innovation: Changing upstream dynamics

3:00 - 4:00 PMAgora House

Tour - AfternoonMEET UP 1

3:15 PM 3:15 - 4:00 PMAgile, Additive

and the Automobile...

3:15 - 4:00 PMAI and the

Energy System: Disruption...

3:30 PM 3:30 - 4:00 PMHarnessing Data

Analytics...3:45 PM

4:00 PM 4:00 - 4:30 PMPowering Disruption 4:00 - 4:50 PM

Commonwealth Fusions

4:00 - 4:50 PMLow emission

pathways: Identifying

and modeling plausible...

4:00 - 6:00 PMBlockchain for

the Boardroom: An interactive

workshop

4:00 - 5:00 PMBlockchain

Meet Up

4:15 PM

4:30 PM 4:30 - 5:00 PMUsing Robots

for Inspection...4:30- 5:15 PM

Voices: Fatih Birol

4:30 - 5:15 PMOil & Gas:

Realizing value from digital...

4:45 PM

5:00 PM 5:00 - 5:30 PMUsing AI-based

Software...

5:00 - 5:30 PMDiving Deep in

Machine...5:00 - 5:50 PM

10 Trends Changing Our

Lives

5:00 - 5:50 PMGlobal Supply

System

5:15 PM

5:30 PM 5:30 - 6:00 PMBeyond Hype:

Practical...

5:30 - 6:00 PMDigital

Technology... 5:45 PM 5:45 - 6:30 PMInnovative

Pathways to Affordable...

5:45 - 6:30 PMVoices:

Ashok Belani & Blake Moret

6:00 PM

6:15 PM

6:30 PM 6:30 - 7:30 PMOpening

CERAWeek and Agora Reception

ATRIUM

6:45 PM

7:00 PM

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7:30 PM 7:30 - 8:30 PMAgora

Community Dinner

7:45 PM

8:00 PM

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GRB LEVEL 3TUESDAY, MARCH 12POD 1 POD 2 POD 3 STUDIO 1 STUDIO 2 DELPHI LYCEUM

LAB 1LYCEUM

LAB 2LYCEUM

WORKSHOP GENERAL

7:30 AM7:30 - 8:15 AM

Voices: Jason Zander

7:45 AM

8:00 AM

8:15 AM

8:30 AM

8:45 AM

9:00 AM 9:00 - 9:30 AMDecarbonization

vs. Profit...

9:00 - 9:30 AMApplication of Blockchain...

9:00 - 9:50 AMPrimer on

Vehicle Electrification

9:00 - 9:50 AMAdvanced

Manufacturing and Drilling

Technology in Industry 4.0

9:00 - 11:00 AMEnvironmental Defense Fund

Methane Emissions V/R

MEET UP 1

9:15 AM9:15 - 10:00 AMRenaissance of

Biofuels...

9:15 - 10:00 AMSea Change: Autonomy,

automation...

9:15 - 10:00 AMVoices:

DOE Labs9:30 AM 9:30 - 10:00 AM

A Knowledge Integration...

9:30 - 10:00 AMGoing Digital:

Managing data...

9:30 - 10:00 AMDigitalization in Oil & Gas...9:45 AM

10:00 AM 10:00 - 10:30 AMDeep Dive on

Machine...

10:00 - 10:30 AM...OOC Blockchain

Consortium?

10:00 - 10:30 AMThe Changing Geopolitical...

10:00 - 10:50 AMDefining

Autonomous Operations

10:00 - 10:50 AMDigitalization

Deployed, from Advanced

Analytics...

10:15 AM

10:30 AM 10:30 - 11:00 AMUnderstanding

Unconventional...

10:30 - 11:00 AMVirtual

Incremental... 10:30 - 11:15 AM

The Quiet ICE Revolution...

10:30 - 11:15 AMEnergy

Infrastructure: How vulnerable...

10:30 - 11:15 AMVoices: Ulrich

Spiesshofer10:30 AM - 12:30 PMMapping

the Energy Transition with Scenarios: An

interactive workshop

10:45 AM

11:00 AM 11:00 - 11:30 AMA Robotic

Wellbore...

11:00 - 11:30 AMThe Engine: How a new...

11:00 - 11:50 AMWill Retail Fuel Price

Populism Freeze Downstream Investment...

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Agora House Tour – Morning

MEET UP 1

11:15 AM

11:30 AM 11:30AM - 12:00PMData Residency

Perspectives

11:30 AM - 12:00 PMHow to Build a Holistic Cyber...

11:35 AM - 12:35 PMIs Data the New Oil?

11:35 AM - 12:35 PM

...Robots & humans in the future workplace

11:45 AM

12:00 PM

12:15 PM

12:30 PM

12:45 PM12:45 - 1:30 PM

Voices: Andy Karsner

12:45 - 1:30 PMWhat's New

at Rice: A conversation

1:00 PM1:00 - 2:00 PM

Arab Innovation Meet Up

MEET UP 2

1:15 PM

1:30 PM

1:45 PM

2:00 PM 2:00 - 2:30 PMEnabling Digital Transformation...

2:00 - 2:30 PMSubsea

Electrification...

2:00 - 2:50 PMC-Suite: What should you be asking about data science?

2:00 - 3:00 PMAI Meet UpMEET UP 1

2:15 PM

2:30 PM 2:30 - 3:00 PMDramatically Increase...

2:30 - 3:00 PM Improving

Production...

2:30 - 3:00 PMOrganizational

Analytics2:45 PM 2:45 - 3:15 PMToday &

tomorrow

2:45 - 3:15 PMVoices:

Michael Chasen2:45 - 3:45 PMDigital Ledgers: Oil & gas supply

chain

3:00 PM 3:00 - 3:30 PMAI-aided Digital Technologies...

3:00 - 3:30 PM...Potential of Digital Twins

3:00 - 3:30 PMUnlocking Methane...

3:00 - 3:50 PMShale

Performance:  A Look Under the

Hood

3:00 - 3:50 PMCrude Oil

Quality Trends: Too light and

too sweet?

3:00 - 4:00 PMAgora House

Tour – AfternoonMEET UP 1

3:15 PM

3:30 PM 3:30 - 4:00 PMAI-driven Well

Timelines...

3:30 - 4:00 PMIntelligent

Control for a...

3:30 - 4:00 PMMulti-party

Collaboration... 3:45 PM

4:00 PM 4:00 - 4:30 PMBeyond Hype:

Practical...

4:00 - 4:30 PMNew Security

Systems...

4:00 - 4:30 PMScience vs.

Engineering...

4:00 - 4:45 PMVoices:

Minister Al Mazrouei

4:00 - 5:00 PMEV Battery

Supply Chain: Scale, geography &

recycling

4:00 - 5:00 PMTransforming the Upstream

Business Through Digital

Twins

4:00 - 4:50 PMChina’s Future

Gas Supply: Competition for a growing

market

4:00 - 4:50 PMFuture transit

of Russian gas through

Ukraine...

4:00 - 5:00 PMBlockchain

Meet UpMEET UP 3

4:15 PM

4:30 PM 4:30 - 5:00 PM...Subsurface

Intelligence in...

4:30 - 5:00 PMDrones,

Analytics... 4:45 PM

5:00 PM 5:00 - 5:30 PMShortening the Learning Curve...

5:00 - 5:45 PMTrading and Risk

Management: Blockchain...

5:00 - 5:45 PMIndustrial

Energy Efficiencies...

5:00 - 5:50 PMDecarbonization

of Liquid Fuel: Are the

programs working?

5:00 - 5:50 PMThe Future of

Exploration and Whole Basin

Strategies

5:15 PM

5:30 PM

5:45 PM

6:00 PM 6:00 - 6:30 PMKeynote Address

Viewing Party6:15 PM

6:30 PM 6:30 - 7:30 PMOpen House

Reception6:45 PM

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LYCEUM LAB 2

LYCEUM WORKSHOP GENERAL

7:30 AM7:30 - 8:30 AM

Voices: Lord Browne

7:30 - 8:30 AMReshaping

upstream oil & gas

7:30 - 8:30 AMEnergy

Innovation in the Arab World...

HOUSTON HOUSE

7:45 AM

8:00 AM

8:15 AM

8:30 AM8:30 - 10:00 AMNew mobility:

Reshaping the city of the

future - An interactive

workshop

8:30 - 9:15 AMBook Signing with Lord John Browne

INFO DESK

8:45 AM

9:00 AM 9:00 - 9:30 AMEarly Detection

of Methane...

9:00 - 9:30 AMProjecting Energy...

9:00 - 9:30 AMAccelerating the Growth...

9:00 - 10:00 AMEV Charging:

Business models &

players of the future

9:00 - 9:45 AM Voices:

Lal Karsanghai

9:00 - 10:00 AMLife on the

Edge: The next computing revolution

9:00 - 9:50 AMEV charging

primer

9:00 - 9:50 AMSatellite imagery

exploitation

9:15 AM

9:30 AM 9:30 - 10:00 AMPerovskite PV

Solar Cell...

9:30 - 10:00 AMHouston's

Technology... 9:45 AM

10:00 AM 10:00 - 10:30 AMSatellite-based Greenhouse...

10:00 - 10:30 AMLong Range

Electric Trucks....

10:00 - 10:30 AMSystem Value of Energy Storage...

10:00 - 10:50 AMKey

transformations driving

development of cybersecurity...

10:00 - 10:50 AMWhat’s right

and wrong with CCUS: A political and economic

perspective

10:15 AM

10:30 AM 10:30 - 11:00 AM...Hydrocarbon

Analysis...

10:30 - 11:00 AMHow Being Customer...

10:30 - 11:00 AMBuilding a CO2 Marketplace...

10:30 - 11:15 AMVoices: Ray & Hunter Hunt

10:30 - 11:15 AMThe Future of Ride-Hailing &

Mobility...

10:30 - 11:15 AMDecarbonization

of Power...10:45 AM

11:00 AM 11:00 - 11:30 AMRobotics-as-a-Service...

11:00 - 11:30 AMElectric Vehicles

in China...

11:00 - 11:50 AMRobotics in

the cloud: The autonomous future of oil

& gas

11:00 - 11:50 AMShale growth

drivers and limits

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Agora House Tour – Morning

MEET UP 1

11:15 AM

11:30 AM 11:30 AM - 12:00 PMIn-line Sensors for Pipeline...

11:30 AM - 12:00 PMTechnology Offerings...

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Clarke Valve, an OGCI portfolio

company

11:30 AM - 12:00 PMHRH Crown

Princess Mary

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Planes, Trucks & Ships:

Reinventing transportation

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Storm Over Plastics...

11:45 AM

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Voices: Iain Conn

12:15 PM

12:30 PM

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Voices: Vaclav Smil

12:45 - 1:30 PMWhat's New

at MIT: A conversation

1:00 PM

1:15 PM

1:30 PM 1:30 - 2:00 PMBook Signing

with Vaclav Smil1:45 PM

2:00 PM 2:00 - 2:30 PMEnergy Storage

Systems...

2:00 - 2:30 PMImpact of

Digitalization...

2:00 - 3:00 PMWhat Does

the Hydrogen Transportation Economy Look

Like?

2:00 - 2:45 PMVoices:

David Keith

2:00 - 3:00 PMWill Quantum

Computing Disrupt Energy -

and When?

2:00 - 2:50 PMUS shale play

review

2:00 - 2:50 PMMobility: The

5 levels of automation

2:00 - 3:00 PMInnovation

Pioneers Meet Up & DemosMEET UP 2

2:15 PM

2:30 PM 2:30 - 3:00 PMThe Science of Marine...

2:30 - 3:00 PM Decarbonization: From all electric...

2:30 - 3:00 PMCloud: Infinite computing... 2:45 PM

3:00 PM 3:00 - 3:30 PMUsing Digital Knowledge...

3:00 - 3:30 PMCapturing Fugitive Methane Gas...

3:00 - 3:30 PMMaximizing

Value from...

3:00 - 3:50 PMImpact of Quantum

Computing on Global Military

Balance...

3:00 - 3:50 PMHow cloud delivered AI

and ML-based services may

disrupt...

3:00 - 4:00 PMAgora House

Tour – AfternoonMEET UP 1

3:15 PM

3:30 PM 3:30 - 4:00 PMAn IoT Platform

to Improve...

3:30 - 4:00 PMThe Inexcusable

Great Divide

3:30 - 4:00 PMDemocratizing Geothermal... 3:30 - 4:30 PM

Digital Skills & the Workforce

3:30 - 4:30 PMFinancing Innovation Across the

Energy System

3:45 PM

4:00 PM 4:00 - 4:30 PMNext-Generation

Separation...

4:00 - 4:30 PMCost-Effective Multilateral...

4:00 - 4:30 PMHow Do Diversity

& Inclusion... 4:00 - 4:50 PMTransformation and disruption

in the ocean energy sector

4:00 - 4:50 PMAssessing LNG

potential in South and

Southeast Asia

4:00 - 5:00 PMBlockchain

Meet UpMEET UP 3

4:15 PM

4:30 PM 4:30 - 5:00 PMDemand

Response...

4:30 - 5:00 PMKairos

Aerospace...

4:30 - 5:00 PMOpen Data Universe...

4:30 - 5:15 PMVoices:

Vijay Swarup

4:30 - 5:30 PMNew Energy Technology

Pathways for China

4:30 - 5:30 PMVoice of Mayors: The energy city

of the future 4:30 - 6:30 PMDecarbonization

vs. profit: A workshop in

reality

4:45 PM

5:00 PM 5:00 - 5:30 PMAutonomous Shipping ...

5:00 - 5:30 PMCreating the

Largest Clean...

5:00 - 5:50 PMNatural Gas

Liquids (NGLs) and the global

chemical market

5:15 PM

5:30 PM

5:45 PM5:45 - 6:30 PM

Nuclear Fission: New pathways

6:00 PM 6:00- 6:30 PMVoices:

Simon Mulcahy6:15 PM

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LYCEUM WORKSHOP GENERAL

7:30 AM7:30 - 8:30 AMNature Based

Solutions

7:30 - 8:30 AMEnergy

Innovation Pioneers: The

future of electric power

7:45 AM

8:00 AM

8:15 AM

8:30 AM

8:30 - 10:30 AMBlockchain for

the boardroom: An interactive

workshop

8:45 AM

9:00 AM 9:00 - 9:30 AMCustomer Rewards...

9:00 - 9:30 AMSolar Plus

Storage Equals...

9:00 - 10:00 AMIntegrated Transport

Systems for the Future City

9:00 - 10:00 AMGeo-

engineering: How real and how

immediate?

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4:00 - 4:45 PM Hilton Level 4 | Plenary EastElectrifying Transportation: How far, how fast?

4:00 - 4:45 PM Hilton Level 4 | Plenary West European Energy Security Dialogue

4:45 - 5:30 PM Hilton Level 4 | Plenary East Digital Transformation & the Future of Power

4:45 - 5:30 PM Hilton Level 4 | Plenary West Coal's Grand Challenges & Opportunities

5:40 - 6:30 PM Hilton Level 4 | Gallery A Outlook for Global Fuels in 2019

5:40 - 6:30 PM Hilton Level 4 | Gallery D Why Power Costs Vary Globally: Technologies & fuels

5:40 - 6:30 PM Hilton Level 4 | Gallery G Reducing CO2 in North American Power: Emerging technologies?

5:40 - 6:30 PM Hilton Level 4 | Gallery J Solar and Storage: Exploring cost trends & business models

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4:00 - 4:50 PM LYCEUM LAB 2 Assessing LNG potential in South and Southeast AsiaIn total, LNG demand across the South and Southeast Asia region are forecast to reach 45 million tons in 2018, a 20% increase from the previous year. This Lyceum Lab will explore how sustainable demand growth is increasingly uncertain. Price sensitive buyers are wavering, especially when LNG prices soar, prompting some to renegotiate existing contracts. New players will compete to procure supply. How have the emerging markets of Asia fared in LNG demand growth? What infrastructure developments are taking place? • Geena Chatterji, Sr. Research Analyst, IHS Markit• Vidur Singhal, Senior Gas Analyst, South Asia Power, Gas

Coal & Renewables, IHS Markit• Chong Zhi Xin, Associate Director, IHS Markit

4:00 - 5:00 PM MEET UP 3 Blockchain Meet UpYour networking and gathering spot for all things blockchain. Featuring the OOC Blockchain Consortium, a network of oil and gas blockchain enthusiasts who are transforming the industry.

4:30 - 5:00 PM POD 1 Demand Response: Energy efficiency in the power sectorWhat is the future of energy efficiency in the electricity sector? One of the major challenges for demand response will be to identify improved methods of contracting for the service. We highlight the savings opportunities associated with a utility shift towards new demand response procurement practices.• Ian Schneider, Research Assistant, MIT

4:30 - 5:00 PM POD 2 Kairos Aerospace, an OGCI portfolio companyKairos Aerospace, an OGCI portfolio company, provides actionable data on major sources of methane emissions from aerial surveys.• Steve Deiker, Chief Executive Officer, Kairos Aerospace

4:30 - 5:00 PM POD 3 Open Data Universe in Oil & GasHear how many oil and gas companies are utilizing cloud services to enable a standard repeatable data platform deployment which allows them to work across all of their collected data, as well as enable AI, data sharing and new partnerships. The presentation will cover how cloud services can be used across the upstream lifecycle to enable data driven innovation for oil and gas companies.• Kadri Umay, Director of Industry Technology Strategy, Microsoft

4:30 - 5:15 PM STUDIO 1 Voices of Innovation with Vijay Swarup: Solving the world’s challenges through researchHear from Vijay Swarup who leads research and development at one of the world’s largest energy companies, speak with the head of a prominent academic center of energy research. How will innovation and technology drive new solutions for the twin challenges of decarbonization and growing global energy demand? Interviewed by Robert Armstrong, Director of the MIT Energy Initiative. • Vijay Swarup, Vice President, Research & Development,

ExxonMobil• Robert Armstrong, Director, MIT Energy Initiative, Chair

4:30 - 5:30 PM STUDIO 2 New Energy Technology Pathways for ChinaChina’s energy system is undergoing an unprecedented transition. Coal consumption is plateauing and renewables are growing rapidly. China’s transition pathways will impact rest of the word. What policies will China implement to steer investments selected technologies? Will China lead the world in the adaption of electric vehicles? Will CCUS become a reality in China?• Larry Cochrane, Managing Director & CTO, Azure Global

Energy Industry, Microsoft Azure• Valerie Karplus, Assistant Professor, MIT• Sarah Ladislaw, Senior Vice President & Director, Energy &

National Security Program, CSIS• Xizhou Zhou, Managing Director, IHS Markit, Chair

4:30 - 5:30 PM DELPHI Voice of Mayors: The energy city of the futureMayors are at the center of leading the energy transition. According to the United Nations, close to 70% of worlds’ population will live in urban areas by 2050, including an additional 2.5 billion people. Cities will play a critical road in achieving Paris climate goals. This first annual gathering of mayors at CERAWeek will examine new models for cities from around the world - from smart cities to mobility mavens and everything in between. City leaders will share their experiences and challenges in driving these innovative transitions.• Barney Crockett, Lord Provost, City of Aberdeen, UK• Aibek Krambaev, Deputy Governor, Region of Atyrau,

Kazakhstan• Christine Sagen Helgø, Mayor, City of Stavanger, Norway• Michael Savage, Mayor, City of Halifax, CA• Sylvester Turner, Mayor, City of Houston, Texas• Carlos Pascual, Senior Vice President, IHS Markit, Chair

4:30 - 6:30 PM LYCEUM WORKSHOP Decarbonization vs. profit: A workshop in realityConventional management cultures pit operational sustainability at the cost of profit. Capital projects prioritize upfront cost control over long-term returns. New Exergy-based approaches and automation resolves this rivalry. This Lyceum Workshop seeks to understand how a new, single metric for energy and material resource efficiency can reduce manufacturing impact on the environment, create a new plant design certification scheme and open sources of investment for sustainability.• Ana Gonzalez Hernandez, Resource Efficiency Consultant,

Emerson• Chris Hamlin, Director Operational Certainty Consulting,

Emerson

5:00 - 5:30 PM POD 1 Autonomous Shipping & the Future of Maritime TransportationOver 90% of world trade is carried by ships that are designed to have humans on board. Optimally employing technology allows for more efficient utilization of vessel crews, reduction in fatigue and increased safety. Learn from a case study about future-proof technologies like augmented reality, sensor fusion and machine learning that are already deployed today to increase safety and availability of ships, and how autonomous shipping is expected to evolve in the future.• Mikko Lepisto, Digital Lead, Marine & Ports, ABB

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5:00 - 5:30 PM POD 3 Creating the Largest Clean Technology Incubator in the USHear about the history of Greentown Labs, the largest cleantech incubator in the United States, and its growth from 4 startup companies in 2011 to a community of roughly 100 startup companies working in 100,000 square feet of space today.• Dr. Emily Reichert, Chief Executive Officer, Greentown Labs

5:00 - 5:50 PM LYCEUM LAB 2 Natural Gas Liquids (NGLs) and the global chemical marketGlobal NGLs availability and downstream product requirements are underpinned by upstream production, refinery throughputs, and chemical and petrochemical feedstock demand. IHS Markit experts will lead this Lyceum Lab through an interactive dialogue covering the global and U.S. NGL availability over the short and long term, project opportunities and risks across the midstream supply chain to support downstream demand, ethane competition and selection, chemical industry disruptors, emerging technologies (CTO and MTO) on NGL demand, and managing risks.• Steve Lewandowski, Vice President, Global Olefins, IHS Markit• Veeral Mehta, Senior Consultant, Midstream Oil & NGLs,

IHS Markit• Darryl Rogers, Vice President, Midstream Oil & NGL Research

and Consulting, Energy, IHS Markit

5:45 - 6:30 PM STUDIO 1 Nuclear Fission: New pathwaysNew studies suggest nuclear is vital to decarbonization. Nuclear power is still actively being developed in emerging markets such as China, UAE, and Korea. Meanwhile, a new generation of startups are advancing new modular and small-scale designs that address issues of waste and cost. What are the new policies, technologies and business models that hold greatest promise for reintroducing nuclear energy as a viable option?• Rita Baranwal, Director, Gateway for Accelerated

Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN), Idaho National Laboratory• Jacopo Buongiorno, Professor, Nuclear Science &

Engineering; Director, CANES, MIT• Robert Ethier, Vice President, Market Operations,

ISO-New England• J. Clay Sell, Chief Executive Officer, X-Energy• Robert Stoner, Deputy Director for Science and Technology,

MIT Energy Initiative, Chair

6:00- 6:30 PM STUDIO 2 Voices of Innovation with Simon Mulcahy: Continuous innovationHow do you change the mindset of the customer? How do you keep your organization agile, engaged and motivated? Hear from Simon Mulcahy, Chief Innovation Officer at Salesforce. Interviewed by Atul Arya, SVP and Chief Energy Strategist, IHS Markit.• Simon Mulcahy, Chief Innovation Officer, Salesforce • Atul Arya, Senior Vice President & Chief Energy Strategist,

IHS Markit, Chair

THURSDAY, MARCH 147:30 - 8:30 AM STUDIO 2 Nature Based SolutionsNature Based Solutions (NBS) is the use of nature for tackling variety of socio-environmental challenges including climate change. NBS may present a short-term opportunity to mitigate emissions and may be able to deliver about a third of GHG reductions required. What are some of these solutions? What is the cost? How are some of the challenges such as verification being addressed?• Marielle Canter Weikel, Senior Director, Responsible

Mining & Energy, Conservation International• David Victor, Professor; Co-Director, Laboratory on International

Law & Regulation, University of California, San Diego• Fiona Wild, Vice President, Climate Change & Sustainability,

BHP Billiton• Atul Arya, Senior Vice President & Chief Energy Strategist,

IHS Markit, Chair

7:30 - 8:30 AM DELPHI Energy Innovation Pioneers: The future of electric powerIn an environment of technological change and ambitious public policy requirements, the electric power sector has the monumental task of discovering the technologies and business models that achieve society’s goals at the lowest cost to consumers. New innovations, spanning generation and storage to engaging the end consumer, are necessary to meet the challenge. This panel discusses how startups foster innovation and their vision for the future of electric power.• Matt Duesterberg, Chief Executive Officer, OhmConnect• Merrick Kerr, Chief Commercial Officer, Energy Vault• Thomas McAndrew, President and Chief Executive Officer,

Enchanted Rock• Andrew cott, Chief Executive Officer, Orbital Marine• Alex Klaessig, Director, Power & Renewables, IHS Markit, Chair

8:30 - 10:30 AM LYCEUM WORKSHOP Blockchain for the boardroom: An interactive workshopEnergy leaders will get hands-on experience with a live distributed ledger platform. The Lyceum Workshop will use an energy supply chain example to demonstrate the relationship between human-readable contracts, live data and their implementation in smart contracts on blockchain. You will walk step-by-step through the automated contract execution process.• William Fox, Chief Product Officer, DataGumbo• Lisa Smith, Chief Corporate Development Officer, DataGumbo

9:00 - 9:30 AM POD 1 Customer Rewards for Residential Energy SavingsOhmConnect, an Innovation Pioneer, connects the smart home to the smart grid, combining IoT and smart grid technology with the ability to communicate in real time. OhmConnect addresses the challenges of grid congestion, reliability, and stability by reducing electricity usage. Via the #OhmHour event, customers are empowered to provide targeted reductions in power use and pay users for participating.• Matt Duesterberg, Chief Executive Officer, OhmConnect

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THURSDAY, MARCH 149:00 - 9:30 AM POD 2 Solar Plus Storage Equals Powerful SolutionsEnergy storage is a key component of the new energy world with massive developments in utility-scale grid and connected battery storage solutions. This talk will explore the potential for energy storage to combine with renewable generation to manage shaped or peaking generation; to improve grid resiliency and energy efficiency; and to drive innovations in demand response.• Nathanael Esposito, President, Solar and Storage, North

America, E.ON

9:00 - 9:50 AM LYCEUM LAB 1 What is TCFD and where is it going?This Lyceum Lab will provide an overview of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures, its recommendations and how they can be implemented in practice.• Fiona Wild, Vice President, Climate Change & Sustainability,

BHP Billiton

9:00 - 9:50 AM LYCEUM LAB 2 What is the future of batteries in the power sector?Join this Lyceum Lab to get a perspective on the drivers for adoption of batteries in the power sector, and the disruptive potential that they have, as well as the challenges and barriers to uptake. The applications that are core to batteries playing a part in the power grid, as well as technology and cost trends will also be discussed.• Sam Wilkinson, Associate Director, Solar & Energy Storage

Research, IHS Markit

9:00 - 10:00 AM STUDIO 1 Integrated Transport Systems for the Future CityNew models for personal mobility, public transport, and urban development highlight the need for a new paradigm in the city of the future. How will EVs, ride-sharing and autonomous vehicles reshape the future of urban mobility? How will cities develop integrated long-term approaches to urban transportation systems in the face of considerable short-term uncertainty over future technology and consumer preferences? What are the policy and investment choices, and what can be gleaned from new means of data analytics? • Datuk Mohamed Najib, Executive Director, Project

Management, City of Kuala Lumpur • Aric Ohana, Co-Founder, Envoy There• Adie Tomer, Fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program,

Brookings Institution• Abe Yokell, Chief Executive Officer, Congruent Venture • Kate Hardin, Vice President, IHS Markit, Chair

9:00 - 10:00 AM STUDIO 2 Geo-engineering: How real and how immediate?Solar Radiation Management or Solar Geoengineering techniques aim to reflect a small proportion of the Sun’s energy back into space, counteracting the temperature rise caused by increased levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. What is the cost and technical feasibility of these technologies? What are the political, ethical, legal issues? What are the risks of these approaches? What will be some of the potential deployment strategies?• David Keith, Professor, Harvard

• Steve Koonin, University Professor, New York University• David Victor, Professor; Co-Director, Laboratory on

International Law & Regulation, University of California, San Diego

• Atul Arya, Senior Vice President & Chief Energy Strategist, IHS Markit, Chair

9:00 - 10:00 AM DELPHI 5G Providing a Backbone to the Smart Energy & Mobility FutureThe arrival of 5G (fifth-generation) mobile communication technologies could usher in a wide set of changes in mission-critical infrastructure within the energy industry and the automobile of the future. New communications systems, cloud computing, and processing based on AI and adaptive learning are critical features driving innovation in these sectors, which are both set to benefit significantly from upcoming 5G rollouts. Which players will be first to market with these new systems? Will 5G be the panacea to connect all the nodes seamlessly? Where will the investment come from that is needed to advance this technology?• Rishi Bhaskar, Vice President Energy & Public Sector, Ericsson • Mishka Dehghan, Vice President, 5G Development, Sprint• Steven Kwast, Lieutenant General , United States Air Force• Raj Paul, Regional Industry Business Leader-Automotive

Americas, Microsoft• Sam Lucero, Senior Principal Analyst, M2M & IoT,

IHS Markit, Chair

9:30 - 10:00 AM POD 1 Tidal Turbine TechnologyScotland-based Orbital Marine Power, an Innovation Pioneer, is an offshore engineering company focused on developing and commercializing turbine technology to generate sustainable electricity from tidal stream resources. For over 15 years, the company has been at the forefront of the sector with the development of its proprietary and novel floating platform solution. Recently, Orbital Marine Power demonstrated their technology at the full/2 MW scale.• Andrew Scott, Chief Executive Officer, Orbital Marine

9:30 - 10:00 AM POD 3 Artificial Intelligence for Smart EnergyTechnology is changing the power landscape. Learn how leveraging AI-powered predictive controls can drive forecasting and segmentation to control notifications, IoT devices and grid assets.• Ahmit Narayan, Chief Executive Officer, AutoGrid

10:00 - 10:30 AM POD 1 Energy Storage in Stacked Concrete BlocksEnergy Vault, an Innovation Pioneer, is developing a modular, highly scalable, gravity-based energy storage system to enable grid-scale integration of intermittent renewable energy sources. Inspired by pumped hydro, their technology replaces the water with custom-made low-cost cylindrical blocks constructed from waste debris and concrete materials and topography with cranes. • Merrick Kerr, Chief Commercial Officer, Energy Vault

10:00 - 10:30 AM POD 2 Catalyzing the Sustainable Production of Fuels and ChemicalsCarbon-based fuels and chemicals account for the majority of energy production, storage and use across the globe. This talk

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10:00 - 10:30 AM POD 3 A Bright New Future: The rise of hydrogen & photocatalysisHear from Syzygy Plasmonics, a TPH Disruptor company, about the decades-old discussion of the promise of photocatalytic hydrogen to mitigate carbon emissions from industry. As a confluence of factors are rapidly improving photocatalysis and enabling it to dramatically reduce the cost of hydrogen production, the time for a hydrogen-powered economy might finally be here.• Trevor Best, Chief Executive Officer, Syzygy Plasmonics

10:00 - 10:50 AM LYCEUM LAB 1 Fuel economy & compliance forecasting: Current prognosisThe pace of automotive engineering innovation has never been greater. Driven by varying degrees of regulatory and consumer demand for electrification, the industry is responding with an increasing plethora of technical solutions, commonly referred to as being ‘Electrified’. This Lyceum Lab will explore the impact of these trends on fuel economy and compliance. • Andrew Fulbrook, Executive Director of Powertrain &

Compliance Forecasting, IHS Markit

10:00 - 10:50 AM LYCEUM LAB 2 Data, governance, and security: The foundations of rapid innovation in the cloudIn this Lyceum Lab, executives will learn about the foundations upon which capabilities like AI/ML, Predictive Analytics and rapid innovation are made possible in the cloud. They will also be provided with a roadmap to enabling their business to easily and effectively employ these capabilities.• Rohan Mathews, Principal Solutions Architect, Amazon Web

Services (AWS)

10:30 - 11:00 AM POD 1 Microgrids-as-a-ServiceEnchanted Rock, an Innovation Pioneer, provides services that enable commercial, industrial and institutional customers to achieve higher levels of facility electrical reliability for a fraction of the costs of traditional diesel backup generation ownership. The delivery system is an ultra-quiet, ultra-clean natural gas microgrid that provides buffering services to the electric grid operator to help integrate wind and solar.• Thomas McAndrew, President & Chief Executive Officer,

Enchanted Rock

10:30 - 11:00 AM POD 2 Digital TwinsLearn how the digital twin supports and removes uncertainty during design and configuration while supporting applications and ensuring availability and reliability through condition monitoring and advanced services.• Guido Jouret, Chief Digital Officer, ABB

10:30 - 11:00 AM POD 3 Energy Web Foundation: An update Hear how the Energy Web Foundation is developing a market standard that ensures interoperability, reduces costs, aligns

dispersed blockchain initiatives, and facilitates technology through easy-to-implement applications.• Hervé Touati, Chief Executive Officer, Energy Web Foundation

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM STUDIO 1 The Quest for Better BatteriesBatteries will clearly play a fundamental role in the electrification of the transport system. Equally, they will also play a growing role in adding flexibility into the electricity system to cope with the potential impacts of rising electric vehicle charging infrastructure as well as increasing levels of renewable generation. A flurry of innovation is underway to develop next generation battery technology that seeks to addresses challenges of cost, supply chains, safety, and energy density How will battery technologies evolve in the future? What roles will they play? Will stationary battery energy storage help defray infrastructure costs for additional charging infrastructure?• Khal Amine, Sr Materials, GL/Argonne Distinguished Fellow,

Argonne National Laboratory• Henrik Fisker, Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer,

Fisker• Mateo Jaramillo, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder,

Form Energy• Elsa Olivetti, Atlantic Richfield Associate Professor of Energy

Studies, MIT • Sam Wilkinson, Associate Director, Solar & Energy Storage

Research, IHS Markit, Chair

10:30 - 11:15 AM STUDIO 2 Voices of Innovation with Dr. Venkat Sumantran: Faster, Smarter, GreenerEnvision a new world of mobility that is connected, heterogeneous, intelligent, and personalized. Come hear from Dr. Venkat Sumantran about how the world is moving from the century of the automobile to the century of mobility. Interviewed by Atul Arya, SVP and Chief Energy Strategist, IHS Markit.• Venkat Sumantran, Chairman, Celeris Technologies• Atul Arya, Senior Vice President & Chief Energy Strategist,

IHS Markit, Chair

10:30 - 11:15 AM DELPHI Urban Resilience in a Changing ClimateRecent tragic events have focused great attention on building more resilient cities. Climate change will have implications for cities of the future, including protecting against sea level rise, weather-related risks, and fires. What does this mean for future energy infrastructure? What innovative building materials, new construction methods and technologies will lead the way in urban development? What can be learned from recent disasters for future best practices?• John Berger, Chief Executive Officer, Sunnova• Lara Cottingham, Chief Sustainability Officer, City of Houston• Naheed Nenshi, Mayor, City of Calgary• Gil Quiniones, President & Chief Executive Officer, NY

Power Authority• Susan Farrell, Vice President, Energy-Wide Perspectives,

IHS Markit, Chair

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11:00 - 11:30 AM POD 1 Exploring the Role of CCUS in a Rapidly Changing Energy SystemA grand challenge for the energy sector is the large-scale deployment of CCUS technologies, which are essential for cost-effective global decarbonization. However today, there are only a handful of operational facilities and the growth of CCUS has stagnated. Why? This session will explore the increasing challenges and complexities to scale for CCUS as the power, transportation, and industry sectors converge.• Emre Gençer, Research Scientist, MIT Energy Initiative

11:00 - 11:30 AM POD 2 Wind Power: Broaden your optionality with digitalThis session will explore how AI and analytics can develop risk/reward profiles for wind fleet management, providing transparency and clarity for resource allocation and provider negotiation.• Jay Allardyce, Executive Vice President, Industry, Product &

Partnerships, Uptake

11:00 - 11:30 AM POD 3 Case Study: Technology innovation drives integrated asset analyticsOn average, humans are able to process visuals 60,000 times faster than text. Learn how large oil and gas companies utilize data-in-context by using a digital twin of their assets to derive knowledge and wisdom for key business decisions throughout the operations lifecycle.• Todd Kubiak , Senior Technical Sales Consultant, Aveva

11:00 - 11:50 AM LYCEUM LAB 1 Myths and realities: Energy, environment, economyDistinguished professor and acclaimed author Vaclav Smil tackles the perceptions and misperceptions commonly held about energy, the economy and the environment.• Vaclav Smil, Professor Emeritus, University of Manitoba, Canada

11:00 - 11:50 AM LYCEUM LAB 2 Business cases for microgridsThis Lyceum Lab will explain the forces driving growth in the different segments of the microgrid market. It will also survey new research that helps explain choice of technology in microgrids and how those choices affect cost of electric service, reliability and emissions of CO2. Participants will gain an understanding of how to use analytical modeling tools to provide decision support.• Ryan Hanna, Post-doctoral Researcher, University of

California, San Diego• David Victor, Professor; Co-Director, Laboratory on

International Law & Regulation, University of California, San Diego

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MEET UP 1 Agora House Tour – MorningJoin a tour of the Agora Houses: Race a Formula E car, experience the future of digital energy from the oil field through refinery to power plant, figure out how to harness data effectively, use a drone to manage physical assets, and check out wireless sensors suspended inside an oil reservoir. The tour lasts about an hour.

11:15 - 11:45 AM AGORA INFO DESK Book Signing with Dr. Venkat Sumantran Join Dr. Venkat Sumantran to receive a signed copy of his book, Faster, Smarter, Greener: The Future of the Car and Urban Mobility.• Venkat Sumantran, Ph.D, Chairman, Celeris Technologies

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM POD 1 Distributed Energy Resources: Economics & distributional impactsDistributed energy resources (DERs) can create immense value by reducing power system costs and empowering consumers. However, if not deployed with care, DERs can drive billions in additional costs. When and where do DERs create value? How should we incentivize DER installation? Who should own DERs - utilities or private companies? This talk is based on research that leverages large empirical data sets of electricity consumption and demographics.• Scott Burger, Research Associate, MIT

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM POD 2 Transforming Air TravelHear how startup Ampaire, a participant in the first Techstars Energy Accelerator in partnership with Equinor, is developing commercial electric aircraft that make flying clean, quiet, safe, reliable and more accessible to everyone than ever before.• Susan Ying, Vice President Global Partnerships, Ampaire

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM POD 3 Leveraging Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence to Transform Tomorrow’s Digital UtilityHear how startup Innowatts has built a meter-level predictive energy footprint methodology by utilizing machine learnings from over 21 million customers worldwide and how that can lead to lower energy costs for consumers.• Sid Sachdeva, Chief Executive Officer, Innowatts

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM STUDIO 1 Voices of Innovation with Dr. Arun Majumdar: Scaling up energy innovations: promises and pitfalls Join an energy expert and Stanford professor and the founding Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) on what it will take to scale energy innovations and the role of public policy in transforming global energy systems. Interviewed by Atul Arya, SVP and Chief Energy Strategist, IHS Markit.• Arun Majumdar, Professor & Co-Director, Precourt Institute

for Energy, Stanford University• Atul Arya, Senior Vice President & Chief Energy Strategist,

IHS Markit, Chair

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM STUDIO 2 Carbon Buildings: A scaleable market for hydrocarbonsSequestering carbon in building materials is an innovative carbon management solution. What are the applications and innovations for carbon fiber as a construction material? Are carbon buildings the solution for a greener energy future? Can carbon composite replace steel and concrete? Are carbon buildings a “civilization scale” growth market for hydrocarbons?• Mark Goulthorpe, Associate Professor Department of

Architecture, MIT• Mike Lepech, Professor, Stanford University• Carl Mesters, Chief Scientist Chemistry & Catalysis, Shell

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IHS Markit, Chair

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM DELPHI Hydrogen: What role in heat & power?  Heat and power account for 60% of emissions globally. Renewables deployment has made some progress, however there is still a long way to go. Could hydrogen help in meeting mid-century emissions targets in the heat and power sectors?• Kunal Chandra, Vice President, New Energy Businesses,

Siemens Power and Gas• Didier Holleaux, Executive Vice President, Engie• Jan Willem van Hoogstraten, Chief Executive Officer, EBN • Catherine Robinson, Executive Director, IHS Markit, Chair

12:45 - 1:15 PM STUDIO 1 Voices of Innovation with Henrik Fisker: Designing the next car, from the inside outHenrik Fisker’s designs have been synonymous with creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship. Today, Fisker is designing and developing a fully connected electric car with autonomous driving features, longer range and lower cost batteries, set to be the “spiritual successor” to the Fisker Karma luxury electric car. • Henrik Fisker, Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Fisker• Ken Downey, Events Director, CERAWeek, IHS Markit, Chair

12:45 - 1:15 PM STUDIO 2 What’s New at Stanford: A conversationStanford is recognized as a leader in technology and engineering, and its location in the heart of Silicon Valley has solidified its position as being at the forefront of that ecosystem. Hear from Stanford leaders on their agenda for energy technology, sustainability, digitalization and policy.• Thomas Jaramillo, Associate Professor, Stanford University• Mike Lepech, Professor, Stanford University• Arun Majumdar, Professor & Co-Director, Precourt Institute

for Energy, Stanford University• Susan Kish, Agora Curator, CERAWeek, IHS Markit, Chair

2:00 - 2:30 PM POD 1 CarbonHouse: A new paradigm of global building productionWhat if we changed the paradigm of building and building materials to actually use carbon and drive decarbonization? This talk will explore what happens if technology exists to leverage carbon gas deposition to create carbon materials - and the price of carbon fiber is reduced by two orders of magnitude. This could create an entirely new genre of all-carbon buildings which are resilient, autonomous, multi-functional and actually reduce the world’s “carbon footprint”.• Mark Goulthorpe, Associate Professor Department of

Architecture, MIT

2:00 - 2:30 PM POD 3 EVs & The Grid: Friends or enemies?This session will take a deep dive into the challenges (and opportunities) of EV infrastructure, charging and how that can induce challenges or “be friendly” to the power system.• Doug Arent, Deputy Associate Laboratory Director,

Scientific Consulting & Energy Analysis, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

2:00 - 2:45 PM STUDIO 2 Voices of Innovation with Eric Ernst: ABB Formula-E driving future EV technologyEric Ernst has to ensure that the Formula E championship series remains at the forefront of innovation in motorsport. How does that translate to innovation for the next generation of passenger cars or batteries? Hear an inside take from Eric Ernst, Head of Technology at Formula E. • Eric Ernst, Chief Technology Officer, Formula E• Ian Weightman, Senior Vice President, Technology,

IHS Markit, Chair

2:00 - 3:00 PM STUDIO 1 Powering the Cities of the FutureCities are at the heart of the energy transition to a lower carbon world. How will innovation in building design and systems evolve to meet increasingly demanding goals of reduced energy use and efficiency? How is technology and data science being applied to shape the urban environment of the future? What are the opportunities and risks for incumbent and new operators to power the city of the future? • M. Maxine Ghavi, Group Senior Vice President, Microgrids

& Grid Edge Technologies, ABB• Barbara Humpton, Chief Executive Officer, Siemens USA• Steve Koonin, University Professor, New York University• Naheed Nenshi, Mayor, City of Calgary• Roger Kranenburg, Vice President, Energy Strategy & Policy,

Eversource, Chair

2:00 - 3:00 PM DELPHI Blockchain and the Power Consumer: Myth or reality?Blockchain holds great promise for transforming and democratizing the power distribution system of the future. Can this technology move to scale in developed economies? What is the potential to drive change in emerging economies where an established power system is not available? Will blockchain evolve to distribute power effectively on a peer to peer basis? Will blockchain realize its potential to disrupt incumbent retail energy models?• Ben Bishop, Digital Innovation Specialist, Siemens• Rich Meszaros, Managing Director, Accenture Digital• Sam Salisburg, Innovations Director, Labs, Centrica• Hervé Touati, Chief Executive Officer, Energy Web Foundation• Eduard Sala de Vedruna, Executive Director, Global Power &

Renewables, Energy, IHS Markit, Chair

2:00 - 3:00 PM MEET UP 2 Innovation Pioneers Meet Up & DemosEnergy Innovation Pioneers showcase their technologies at the Innovation Agora, allowing delegates to interact and experience for themselves their promise to disrupt the energy industry.

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2:30 - 3:00 PM POD 1 What Can a City Learn from the University of California’s Path to Carbon Neutrality?The University of California, comprising ten campuses and five medical centers, is on a path to carbon-neutrality by 2025. In the first decade of UC’s carbon neutrality initiative, both positive surprises and setbacks surfaced and course corrections were made. Since a large university is a coherent, moderately-dense community with a population similar to that of a small city, some of the “lessons learned” may have value to cities that are developing climate policy goals and action plans.• Wendell Brase, Associate Chancellor, Sustainability,

University of California - Irvine

2:30 - 3:00 PM POD 2 A New Reality: Augmented, virtual & mixed reality for energy applicationsDigital twins of industrial assets that look and behave, like their real-world counterparts offer a number of tangible benefits. These include real-time risk assessments, as well as testing and training in risk-free, virtual environments. This session will look at augmented, virtual and mixed reality for energy applications.• Ben Bishop, Digital Innovation Specialist, Siemens

3:00 - 3:30 PM POD 1 Recovering Cooling Water Using Electric Fields Power generation and industrial plants are one of the largest users of freshwater globally, and most of it is used for cooling. Infinite Cooling, a Rice Innovator, has an MIT-developed, patent-pending technology that uses electric fields to recover water from cooling tower exhaust plumes, drastically reducing water needs and costs.• Maher Damak, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer,

Infinite Cooling• Kripa Varanasi, Chairman of the Board, Infinite Cooling

3:00 - 3:30 PM POD 3 Decarbonization vs. Profit: Eliminating the Rivalry Through ExergyA new methodology and performance metric from Cambridge University and Emerson builds the bridge between profit and sustainability through integrated energy and material efficiency.• Ana Gonzalez Hernandez, Resource Efficiency Consultant,

Emerson

3:00 - 3:50 PM LYCEUM LAB 2 An ethical crisis in computing?Computers brought tremendous societal benefits; they also brought significant societal costs, such as threats to cybersecurity and loss of privacy. As we face the much broader issue of how to deal with technology’s impact on society, we ask if this is an “ethical crisis.” Technology is driving the future, but how will we provide the steering?• Moshe Vardi, Professor, Rice University

3:30 - 4:00 PM POD 1 Renewables & New Energy SolutionsJoin us to see how new technologies like artificial intelligence can be used to support the integration of renewables and distributed energy resources. The presentation will give examples of new grid investment strategies, operations support and new energy markets.• Per Christian Honningsvaag, Director, Power & Utilities, Microsoft

3:30 - 4:15 PM STUDIO 2 Voices of Innovation with Ganesh Bell: Real impact of artificial intelligence on power How can companies move beyond the buzzwords of technology, beyond the hype curve of disruption, into the real areas of impact around growth and efficiency? Hear insights from Ganesh Bell, President of Uptake, an industrial artificial intelligence and software leader.• Ganesh Bell, President, Uptake

3:30 - 4:30 PM STUDIO 1 Power: Realizing value from digital transformationThe power sector is experiencing a confluence of major technological shifts: growing penetration of renewables; use of digital technologies to help predict, manage, and control complex power networks; and increasing concerns for security of power networks from cyber-attacks. How will the power sector navigate through these changes while continuing to meet demands of customers? How are new entrants disrupting the sector? What will be the role of regulation in the face of fast changing digital technologies?• Doug Arent, Deputy Associate Laboratory Director,

Scientific Consulting & Energy Analysis, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

• Larry Cochrane, Managing Director & CTO, Azure Global Energy Industry, Microsoft Azure

• Sonny Garg, Global Lead, Energy Solutions, Uptake• Bob Yeager, President, Power & Water Solutions, Emerson• Mark Griffith, Senior Research Director, IHS Markit, Chair

4:00 - 4:45 PM HILTON LEVEL 4 | PLENARY EAST Electrifying Transportation: How far, how fast?• Pedro Pizarro, President & Chief Executive Officer, Edison

International• Patti Poppe, President & Chief Executive Officer, CMS Energy• Greg Scheu, President, Americas Region, ABB• Jone-Lin Wang, Vice President, Power & Renewables, IHS Markit

4:00 - 4:45 PM HILTON LEVEL 4 | PLENARY WEST European Energy Security Dialogue• Dan Brouillette, Deputy Secretary of Energy, United States

Department of Energy• Emily Haber, German Ambassador to the United States,

German Embassy Washington• Carlos Pascual, Senior Vice President, IHS Markit

4:45 - 5:30 PM HILTON LEVEL 4 | PLENARY EAST Digital Transformation & the Future of Power• Ganesh Bell, President, Uptake• Paul Browning, President & Chief Executive Officer,

Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas (MHPSA)• Augustine Delgado Martin, Chief Innovation & Sustainability

Officer, Iberdrola• Gil Quiniones, President & Chief Executive Officer, NY

Power Authority• Jone-Lin Wang, Vice President, Power & Renewables, IHS Markit

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4:45 - 5:30 PM HILTON LEVEL 4 | PLENARY WEST Coal’s Grand Challenges & Opportunities• George Dethlefsen, Chief Executive Officer, Corsa Coal• Howard Gatiss, Chief Executive Officer, CMC Coal

Marketing Company• Glenn, Kellow, President & Chief Executive Officer• Peabody Garold, Spindler, Chief Executive Officer• Jim Thompson, Senior Director, Coal, Energy, IHS Markit

5:40 - 6:30 PM HILTON LEVEL 4 | GALLERY A Outlook for Global Fuels in 2019• Roger Diwan, Vice President, Financial Services, IHS Markit• Charles Nevle, Vice President of Production, PointLogic

Energy, OPIS by IHS Markit• James Stevenson, Senior Director, Global Coal, Energy, IHS Markit• Gautam Sudhaker, Director, Global LNG, IHS Markit• Sam Andrus, Executive Director, Energy, IHS Markit

5:40 - 6:30 PM HILTON LEVEL 4 | GALLERY D Why Power Costs Vary Globally: Technologies & fuels• Rafael McDonald, Director, Global Gas & Global LNG, IHS Markit• Isabella Ni, Senior Asia-Pacific Analyst/Technology Researcher,

IHS Markit• Anna Shpitsberg, Director, Global Power and Renewables,

IHS Markit• Emanuel Simon, Associate Director, IHS Markit• Xizhou Zhou, Managing Director, IHS Markit

5:40 - 6:30 PM HILTON LEVEL 4 | GALLERY G Reducing CO2 in North American Power: Emerging technologies?• Alex Klaessig, Director, Power & Renewables, IHS Markit• Wade Shafer, Associate Director, Power, Gas, Coal, &

Renewables, IHS Markit• Patrick Luckow, Associate Director, IHS Markit• Mark Griffith, Senior Research Director, IHS Markit

5:40 - 6:30 PM HILTON LEVEL 4 | GALLERY J Solar and Storage: Exploring cost trends & business models• Francesco d’Avack, Senior Analyst, Global Renewables, IHS Markit• Sam Huntington, Senior Research Analyst, PGCR, IHS Markit• Sam Wilkinson, Associate Director, Solar & Energy Storage

Research, IHS Markit• Edurne Zoco, Research & Analysis Director, Solar & Energy

Storage, Energy Technology, IHS Markit

FRIDAY, MARCH 157:30 - 8:45 AM HILTON LEVEL 2 | PLENARY AMERICAS CERAWeek 2019: What lies ahead?• Jim Burkhard, Vice President, Oil Markets, Energy &

Mobility, IHS Markit• Susan Farrell, Vice President, Energy-Wide Perspectives, IHS Markit• Raoul LeBlanc, Vice President, North American Unconventionals,

IHS Markit• Shankari Srinivasan, Vice President, Energy, IHS Markit• Jone-Lin Wang, Vice President, Power & Renewables, IHS Markit• Atul Arya, Senior Vice President & Chief Energy Strategist,

IHS Markit

8:45 - 9:10 AM HILTON LEVEL 2 | PLENARY AMERICAS Special Dialogue• Mike Dunleavy, Governor, Alaska• Dan Yergin, Vice Chairman, IHS Markit

9:30 - 10:00 AM HILTON LEVEL 4 | PLENARY EAST What’s Ahead in Washington?• John Cornyn, Senator, United States Senate (Texas)• Dan Yergin, Vice Chairman, IHS Markit

10:00 - 11:00 AM HILTON LEVEL 4 | PLENARY EAST Competitiveness, Trade & the Future of Global Markets• Makan Delrahim, Assistant Attorney General, US

Department of Justice, Antitrust Division• Nick Eberstadt, Henry Wendt Chair in Political Economy,

American Enterprise Institute• Christof Ruhl, Economist, Crystol Energy• Hon. Susan Schwab, Professor, University of Maryland, &

Strategic Advisor, Mayer Brown LLP, Mayer Brown LLP• Carlos Pascual, Senior Vice President, IHS Markit

11:15 - 11:45 AM HILTON LEVEL 4 | PLENARY EAST Creating Resilient Cities for the Future• Sylvester Turner, Mayor, City of Houston, Texas• Jim Burkhard, Vice President, Oil Markets, Energy & Mobility,

IHS Markit

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM HILTON LEVEL 4 | PLENARY EAST Energizing Energy Innovation: The long view• Robert Armstrong, Director, MIT Energy Initiative• Jim Goldinger, Managing Director, ClearSky Power &

Technology Fund• Steve Koonin, University Professor, New York University• Connor Prochaska, Chief Commercialization Officer & Director,

Office of Technology Transitions, US Department of Energy• Vijay Swarup, Vice President, Research & Development,

ExxonMobil• Carlos Pascual, Senior Vice President, IHS Markit

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Oscar Abbink Director, Upstream Research Group IHS Markit

Bilal Abdallah Account Executive Aramco Trading Co

Audun Abelsnes Managing Director Techstars Energy

Michael Ableson Vice President of Global Strategy General Motors

Enass Abo-Hamed Co-Founder H2GO Power

Josh Adler Founding Chief Executive Officer Sourcewater

Ahmad Al Khowaiter Chief Technology Officer Saudi Aramco

H.E. Suhail Al Mazrouei Minister of Energy & Industry United Arab Emirates

Fatima Al Shamsi Assistant Undersecretary for Electricity and Future Energy

United Arab Emirates Ministry of Energy and Industry

Ammar Alali Co-Founder & Board Member Eden GeoPower

Almir Alemic Head of Industry Ecosystem Maana

Jay Allardyce Executive Vice President - Industry, Product & Partnerships

Uptake

Abdulmohsen Almajnouni CEO RPD Innovations

Khal Amine Sr Materials, GL/Argonne Distinguished Fellow Argonne National Laboratory

Brian Anderson Director National Energy Technology Laboratory

Everett Anderson Vice President of Product Development Nel Hydrogen

Doug Arent Deputy Associate Laboratory Director, Scientific Consulting & Energy Analysis

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Tim Armstrong Vice President, Automotive IHS Markit

Robert Armstrong Director; Professor of Chemical Engineering MIT Energy Initiative

Atul Arya Senior Vice President & Chief Energy Strategist IHS Markit

Basel Asmar Director, Upstream Research IHS Markit

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Charlie Atkins Director of Development Wyoming iPark

Fellipe Balieiro Director of Energy & Mobility, Refining & Marketing IHS Markit

Rita Baranwal Director, Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN)

Idaho National Laboratory

Roger Barga General Manager, Robotics & Autonomous Services

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Rana Basu Chief Operating Officer Ondiflo

Morgan Bazilian Director, Payne Institute & Professor of Public Policy

Colorado School of Mines

Benjamin Beberness Vice President & Global Head, Oil & Gas Business Industry Unit

SAP

Ashok Belani Executive Vice President of Technology Schlumberger Limited

Ganesh Bell President Uptake

James Bellingham Director, Center for Marine Robotics Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Kathy Benini Managing Director, Pricing & Valuation & Reference Data

IHS Markit

Asher Bennett Founder & Chief Executive Officer Tevva

John Berger Chief Executive Officer Sunnova Energy Corporation

Dan Berkovitz Commissioner U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Paolo Bertuzzi Chief Executive Officer Turboden

Trevor Best Chief Executive Officer Syzygy Plasmonics

Roger Bhalla Manager, Supply Chain Systems & Technology ConocoPhillips

Rishi Bhaskar Vice President Energy & Public Sector Ericsson

Fatih Birol Executive Director International Energy Agency

Ben Bishop Digital Innovation Specialist Siemens

Aleksandr Bochkarev Project Manager Phystech Geoservice

Ben Bodishbaugh Chief Executive Officer Evolution Well Services

Jason Bordoff Professor of Professional Practice in International & Public Affairs

Columbia University

Diane Brady Founder db Omnimedia

Wendell Brase Associate Chancellor - Sustainability University of California - Irvine

Lysle Brinker Research & Analysis Executive Director IHS Markit

Josh Broussard Technical Director Ocean Infinity

Lord John Browne Executive Chairman L1 Energy

Andrew Bruce Chief Executive Officer Data Gumbo

Semen Budenny Chief Executive Officer MIPT Centre of Engineering and Technology

Michael Buhr President & Chief Executive Officer Filld

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Jacopo Buongiorno Professor, Nuclear Science & Engineering; Director, CANES

MIT

Barbara Burger President Chevron Technology Ventures

Scott Burger Research Associate & MITEI Energy Fellow MIT Energy Initiative

Charles Cameron Director of Technology, Engineering & Centrica Innovations

Centrica

Javier Canon Director Maana

Marielle Canter Weikel Senior Director, Responsible Mining & Energy Conservation International

Jeremy Carlson Principal Analyst & Manager IHS Markit

Indy Chakrabarti Senior Vice President, Strategy & Marketing Emerson

Kunal Chandra Vice President, New Energy Businesses Siemens Power and Gas

Gaurang Chandrakant Principal Programmer, Azure Stack Microsoft

Michael Chasen Chief Executive Officer PrecisionHawk

Geena Chatterji Sr. Research Analyst IHS Markit

Denton Cinquegrana Chief Oil Analyst, OPIS IHS Markit

Jim Claunch Vice President, Business Excellence Equinor

Larry Cochrane Managing Director & CTO, Azure Global Energy Industry

Microsoft Azure

Colette Cohen Chief Executive Officer The Oil and Gas Technology Centre

Casey Coleman Senior Vice President of Government Solutions Salesforce

Iain Conn Chief Executive Centrica

Nathaniel Connors CERAWeek Program Manager IHS Markit

Michael Costello Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder Voyager

Barney Crockett Lord Provost City of Aberdeen, UK

Alistair Cross Chief Operations Officer Mercuria Energy Trading

HRH Crown Princess Mary Elizabeth

Denmark

Yi Cui Professor Stanford University

Don D'Souza Unit Head for Industrial Mitigation British Columbia, Climate Action Secretariat

Honorable Paul Dabbar Under Secretary for Science United States Department of Energy

Dana Dabbousi Research Assistant IHS Markit

Bashir Dabbousi Director, Technology Strategy & Planning Saudi Aramco

Jeff Dalgliesh Director, Oil Field Digital Transformation Maana

Maher Damak Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer Infinite Cooling

Kyle Daniels Director, President & Chief Executive Offier Clarke Valve

Premasish Das Senior Director, Energy IHS Markit

Shreya Dave Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer Via Separations

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Andrew Day Consulting Director IHS Markit

Nicolas De Keijser Manager, Sales & Marketing ABB

Tom de Vleesschauwer Senior Director, Automotive IHS Markit

Mishka Dehghan Vice President, 5G Development Sprint

Steve Deiker Chief Executive Officer Kairos Aerospace

Franz Deimbacher Worldwide Technical Leader for Energy Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Agustin Delgado Martin Chief Innovation & Sustainability Officer Iberdrola

Reginald DesRoches Dean, George R. Brown School of Engineering Rice University

Robbie Diamond President & Chief Executive Officer Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE)

Mircea Dincă Associate Professor of Chemistry MIT

Bobby Dornbos Principle Solution Engineer Salesforce

Ken Downey Events Director, CERAWeek IHS Markit

Leonardo Duenas-Osario Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering

Rice University

Matt Duesterberg Chief Executive Officer OhmConnect

Ken Ebest System Architect ExxonMobil

Andrew Ellis R&A, Data & Technical Design Executive Director IHS Markit

Bill Elrick Executive Director CA Fuel Cell Partnership (CaFCP)

Khalil ElShafei CEO Aramco Entrepreneurship Center: Wa'ed

Blake Eskew Vice President, Oil Markets, Midstream, Downstream & Chemicals

IHS Markit

Nathanaël Esposito President Solar PV & Storage NA E.ON Climate & Renewables North America

Robert Ethier Vice President, Market Operations ISO-New England

Daniel Evans Vice President, Global Refining & Marketing Research

IHS Markit

Nick Farrant Senior Vice President, Industry - Oil & Gas Uptake

Susan Farrell Vice President, Energy-Wide Perspectives IHS Markit

Jens Festervoll Corporate Liaison Equinor

Henrik Fisker Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Fisker

Heather Flanagan Marketing Manager, EV Infrastructure ABB

Brian Forbes Managing Director, Accenture Consulting Accenture

William Fox Chief Product Officer Data Gumbo

Cedric Fraces Lead Data Scientist, Oil & Gas 2predict

Philippe Frangules Vice President, Energy IHS Markit

Gary Freburger President Process Automation Schneider Electric

Sam French Business Development Manager Johnson Matthey

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Alexander Fuglesang Founder & Chief Executive Officer FSubsea AS

Andrew Fulbrook Executive Director of Powertrain & Compliance Forecasting

IHS Markit

Patrick Fuller Director of Engineering NuMat Technologies

Harikumar Gadde Senior Carbon Finance Specialist The World Bank

Erin Galiger EV Infrastructure Product Manager ABB

Scott Gallager Associate Scientist Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Anna Galtsova Research & Analysis Associate Director IHS Markit

Timothy Gardner Vice President, Power & Gas Consulting IHS Markit

Sonny Garg Global Lead, Energy Solutions Uptake

Emre Gençer Research Scientist MIT Energy Initiative

Stephane Germain President & Chief Executive Officer GHGSat

M. Maxine Ghavi Group Senior Vice President, Microgrids & Grid Edge Technologies

ABB

Fathi Ghorbel Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer inRobotics

Nicoletta Giadrossi Member of the Board IHS Markit

Doon Gibbs Laboratory Director Brookhaven National Labs

John Gibson Senior Advisor Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co.

Larry Gilreath Security Solutions Architect, SM. Globals Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Cody Girod Principal Solution Engineer Salesforce

Ana Gonzalez Hernandez Resource Efficiency Consultant & Commercialization Manager

Emerson

Andrew Gordon Director Market Analysis Airbus

Mark Goulthorpe Associate Professor Department of Architecture MIT

Diana Grauer Director, External Technology Engagement - North America

TechnipFMC

Duncan Greatwood Chief Executive Officer Xage Security

Bill Green Hoyt C. Hottel Professor in Chemical Engineering MIT

Mark Griffith Senior Research Director IHS Markit

Clifford Grossner Senior Research Director IHS Markit

Bill Hahn Software Solutions Consultant Siemens PLM Software

Katherine Hamilton Chair 38 North Solutions

Rhea Hamilton Ventures Director OGCI Climate Investments

Chris Hamlin Director Operational Certainty Consulting Emerson

Ryan Hanna Post-doctoral Researcher University of California, San Diego

Henning Hansen R&D Manager Aarbakke Innovation AS

Lyon Hardgrave Vice President, Business & Product Development VAKT Global

Kate Hardin Vice President IHS Markit

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Peter Harding Chief Executive Officer Kelvin

Sammy Haroon Chief Executive Officer AlphaX Decision Sciences

Craig Hayman Chief Executive Officer Aveva

Dr. C. Fred Higgs III Vice Provost, John and Ann Doer Professor of Mechnical Engineering

Rice University

Katrine Hilmen Head of Engineering & Technology Studies, IA Energy

ABB

Jon Hirschtick Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer OnShape

Rebecca Hofmann US Blockchain Strategy & Innovation Equinor US

Didier Holleaux Executive Vice President Engie

Per Erik Holsten Vice President, Hub BU Manager for North Europe ABB

Per Christian Honningsvaag Director, Power & Utilities Microsoft

Erik Horn Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer Fair Worlds

Brett Howard Director, Chemical Management, Regulatory & Technical Affairs

American Chemistry Council

Jenalea Howell Director, Transformative Technologies IHS Markit

Joanna Hubbard Chief Operating Officer & Co-founder Electron

Tyler Hufstetler Global Project Manager Parsable

Barbara Humpton Chief Executive Officer Siemens USA

Hunter Hunt Chief Executive Officer Hunt Consolidated

Ray Hunt Executive Chairman Hunt Consolidated

Michael Irwin Chief Technology Officer HEE Solar

Judson Jacobs Executive Director, Upstream Technology, Energy IHS Markit

Mateo Jaramillo Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder Form Energy

Thomas Jaramillo Associate Professor Stanford University

Andrew Jassy Chief Executive Officer Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Gauri Jauhar Executive Director, Integrated Solutions, Energy Wide Perspectives

IHS Markit

Stephen Jew Associate Director, Energy Downstream Research & Consulting Group

IHS Markit

Dewey Johnson Vice President, Research & Analysis, Chemical IHS Markit

Guido Jouret Chief Digital Officer ABB

Egil Juliussen Research & Analysis Director, R&A IHS Markit

Johan Jungwirth Executive Vice President of Mobility Services Volkswagen Group of America

Valerie Karplus Assistant Professor, Global Economics and Management Group, Sloan School of Management

MIT

Lal Karsanbhai Executive President, Automation Solutions Emerson

Andy Karsner Managing Partner Emerson Collective

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Alexander Kashlev Chief Executive Officer, Acting ADL Completions

James Kast Fuel Cell Business Analyst Toyota

Paul Kearns Laboratory Director Argonne National Laboratory

Jerry Kepes Executive Director, Plays & Basins, Upstream Oil & Gas Insight

IHS Markit

Merrick Kerr Chief Commercial Officer Energy Vault

Robert Kester Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder     Rebellion Photonics

Keith King Senior Advisor, North America Plays & Basins IHS Markit

John Kingston Editor at Large Freightwaves

Alex Kinnier Chief Executive Officer Upside Services

Susan Kish Agora Curator, CERAWeek IHS Markit

Alex Klaessig Director, Power & Renewables IHS Markit

Tom Kloza Global Head of Energy Analysis, Oil Price Information Service (OPIS)

IHS Markit

Steven Knell Director, Energy Wide Perspectives IHS Markit

Chris Knittel George P. Shultz Professor, Applied Economics MIT

Steve Koonin University Professor New York University

Dimitry Koroteev Founder, Digital Petroleum & Associate Professor Digital Petroleum

Aibek Krambaev Deputy Governor Region of Atyrau, Kazakhstan

Roger Kranenburg Vice President, Energy Strategy & Policy Eversource

Todd Kubiak Senior Technical Sales Consultant Aveva

Sujit Kumar President, Agora Schlumberger Limited

Steven Kwast Lieutenant General United States Air Force

Sarah Ladislaw Senior Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, Energy & National Security Program

CSIS

Dave Lauzun Vice President of Automotive & Transportation Strategy

Siemens

Raoul LeBlanc Vice President, North American Unconventionals IHS Markit

Mike Lepech Professor Stanford University

Mikko Lepisto Digital Lead, Marine & Ports ABB

Dr. John Lervik Founder & Chief Executive Officer Cognite

Michael Lester Director - Cybersecurity Strategy, Governance & Architecture

Emerson

Claude Letourneau President & Chief Executive Officer Inventys Thermal Technologies

Thomas Leurent Chief Executive Officer Akselos

Brad Levy Senior Vice President, Global Head of Loans at IHS Markit & Chief Executive Officer of MarkitSERV

IHS Markit

Steve Lewandowski Vice President, Global Olefins IHS Markit

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Dr. John Lovell Vice President Technology & Strategy MicroSilicon

Nick Lowes Vice President, Oil & Gas Consulting, Energy IHS Markit

Ruben Lubowski Chief Natural Resource Economist Environmental Defense Fund

Sam Lucero Senior Principal Analyst, M2M & IoT IHS Markit

Dr. Chris Luebkeman Director for Global Foresight, Research & Innovation ARUP

Kristopher Luey Client Success Manager Vulog

Sergej Mahnovski Director, Growth & Innovation Edison International

Arun Majumdar Professor & Co-Director, Precourt Institute for Energy

Stanford University

Dr. R.K. Malhotra, Ph.D. Director General Federation of Indian Petroleum Industry (FIPI)

Dharik Mallapragada Postdoctoral Associate MIT Energy Initiative

Khartish Manthiram Warren K. Lewis Career Development Professor in Chemical Engineering

MIT

Rohan Mathews Principal Solutions Architect Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Dan Mbanga Business Development Manager Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Thomas McAndrew President & Chief Executive Officer Enchanted Rock

Adam McElhinney Chief of Machine Learning & AI Strategy Uptake

Leslie-Ann McGee Assistant Director Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Leah McGowen-Hare Senior Director Salesforce

Morgen McGuire Senior Research Analyst IHS Markit

Kenneth B. Medlock Senior Director of the Center for Energy Studies Baker Institute

Veeral Mehta Senior Consultant, Midstream Oil & NGLs IHS Markit

Amit Mehta Chief Executive Officer Moblize

Rachel Meidl Fellow in Energy & Environment Rice University

Antonio Merlo Dean, School of Social Sciences Rice University

Carl Mesters Chief Scientist Chemistry & Catalysis Shell

Rich Meszaros Managing Director Accenture Digital

Jeff Meyer Research & Analysis Associate Director IHS Markit

Ted Miller Energy Industry Director Uptake

Jonas Moberg Head of Corporate Affairs Trafigura

Isabel Mogstad Senior Manager, EDF+Business Environmental Defense Fund

Kareemah Mohamed Principal Research Analyst IHS Markit

Ernest Moniz President & Chief Executive Officer Energy Futures Initiative

Justin Montgomery PhD Candidate MIT, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Blake Moret Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Rockwell Automation

Tom Moroney Senior Director - Operations Technology Chesapeake Energy

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Julie Mulkerin Climate Change Strategy Advisor Chevron

Bob Mumgaard Chief Executive Officer Commonwealth Fusion Systems

Yaacov Mutnikas Executive Vice President, Chief Data Scientist IHS Markit

Jonah Myerberg Chief Technology Officer Desktop Metal

Abhilash Nair Senior Principal Technical Sales Consultant Aveva

Datuk Mohamed Najib Executive Director, Project Management City of Kuala Lumpur

Ahmit Narayan Chief Executive Officer AutoGrid

Ha Nguyen Director Oil Markets Research IHS Markit

Steve Nolet Technology & Production Manager TPI Composites

Sean O'Connor Principal Research Analyst IHS Markit

Elsa Olivetti Atlantic Richfield Associate Professor of Energy Studies

MIT

Reed Olmstead Director, North America Plays & Basins, Upstream Oil & Gas Insight

IHS Markit

Matt Ondler President & Chief Executive Officer Houston Mechatronics

Babur Ozden Founder & Chief Executive Officer Maana

Paddy Padmanathan CEO ACWA Power International

Sergey Paltsev Deputy Director MIT Energy Initiative

Carlos Pascual Senior Vice President IHS Markit

Pritesh Patel Executive Director, Capital Costs Analysis Forum IHS Markit

Felipe Perez Consulting Director, Oil Markets, Midstream & Downstream, Energy

IHS Markit

Martín Pérez de Solay Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer Orocobre Ltd

Susan Peterson Sturm Digital Lead, Energy Industries ABB

Michelle Pfluegger General Manager Chevron

Ben Porter Director of Business Development, Quantum Computing

Microsoft Azure

Rich Powell Executive Director ClearPath

Gregory Powers Vice President, Global Innovation Halliburton

Gerald Prolman President Everland

Peter Quigley Chief Executive Officer/Chairman Loci Controls

Gil Quiniones President & Chief Executive Officer NY Power Authority

Nicolaus Radford Chief Technology Officer Houston Mechatronics

Dr. SSV Ramakumar Director of Research & Development, Board Member

Indian Oil

Jordan Ramer Chief Executive Officer EVConnect

Pratima Rangarajan Chief Executive Officer OGCI Climate Investments

Sanjay Ravi General Manager, Automotive Industry Microsoft Azure

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Dr. Emily Reichert Chief Executive Officer Greentown Labs

Christoph Reinhart Professor, Director of Building Technology Program MIT

Catherine Robinson Executive Director IHS Markit

Darryl Rogers Vice President, Midstream Oil & NGL Research and Consulting, Energy

IHS Markit

Jamey Rosenfield Co-Chairman, CERAWeek, Senior Vice President, IHS Markit

IHS Markit

Peter Rossky Dean, Wiess School of Natural Sciences Rice University

Justin Rounce Executive Vice President & Chief Technology Officer TechnipFMC

Gabriella Rowe Chief Executive Officer Station Houston

Biswajit Roy Director, HR & BD Oil India

Melissa Ruths Vice President Plantweb Solutions & Services Emerson

Amish Sabharwal Global Head of Engineering Business Aveva

Sid Sachdeva Chief Executive Officer Innowatts

Christine Sagen Helgø Mayor City of Stavanger, Norway

Eduard Sala de Vedruna Executive Director, Global Power & Renewables, Energy

IHS Markit

Michael Savage Mayor City of Halifax, CA

Laura Schafer Vice President of Sales, Precision Fluid Control Emerson

Ian Schneider Research Assistant MIT

Andrew Scott Chief Executive Officer Orbital Marine

J. Clay Sell Chief Executive Officer X-Energy

Gregory Servos President & Chief Executive Officer OvationData

Carolyn Seto Director, Upstream Marketing & Innovation IHS Markit

Stig Olav Settemsdal Global Head of Portfolio Management Siemens

Hussein Shel Principal Program Manager Microsoft Azure

Matthew Short Research & Analysis Director IHS Markit

Frank Siebke CFO NexWafe

Vidur Singhal Senior Gas Analyst, South Asia Power, Gas Coal & Renewables

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Steve Sliwa Chief Executive Officer & Founder Seeq

Dr. Vaclav Smil Distinguished Professor Emeritus University of Manitoba

Lisa Smith Chief Corporate Development Officer Data Gumbo

John Snead Executive Director, Loan Programs Office US Department of Energy

Patrick Sobalvarro President & Chief Executive Officer Veo Robotics

Ulrich Spiesshofer President & Chief Executive Officer ABB Group

Shankari Srinivasan Vice President, Energy IHS Markit

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Angela Stent Director of the Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies, Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University

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Bob Stojanovic EV Charging Infrastructure North America ABB

Robert Stoner Deputy Director for Science and Technology MIT Energy Initiative

Reed Sturdevant General Partner The Engine

Venkat Sumantran, Ph.D Chairman Celeris Technologies

Vijay Swarup Vice President, Research & Development Exxon Mobil

Stephane Teral Research & Analysis Director IHS Markit

Matt Thomas Chief Executive Officer JP3

Nick Thomson Director, Research & Analysis, Upstream IHS Markit

Tomicah Tillemann Chairman Global Blockchain Business Council

Nick Tillmann Co-Founder & President & Chief Executive Officer inRobotics

Adie Tomer Fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program Brookings Institution

Anika Torruella Sr. Research Analyst IHS Markit

Hervé Touati Chief Executive Officer Energy Web Foundation

Mike Train President, Emerson; Chairman, Emerson Automation Solutions

Emerson

Sylvester Turner Mayor City of Houston, Texas

Lance Uggla Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer IHS Markit

Kadri Umay Director of Industry Technology Strategy Microsoft

Arno Van Den Haak Head, Worldwide Business Development, Oil & Gas

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

John van Pol Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer Ingu Solutions

Sylvain Vaquer Manager, Accenture Strategy, Energy Accenture

Kripa Varanasi Associate Professor & Doherty Chair MIT

Moshe Vardi Professor Rice University

Bill Vass Vice President, Engineering Amazon Web Services (AWS)

David Victor Professor; Co-Director, Laboratory on International Law & Regulation

UC San Diego

Richard Vidal Director, Global Energy Scenarios IHS Markit

Marc Von Keist Program Manager ARPA-e

Ben Waber President & Chief Executive Officer Humanyze

Jone-Lin Wang Vice President, Power & Renewables IHS Markit

Cynthia (CJ) Warner President & Chief Executive Officer Renewable Energy Group (REG)

Morag Watson Vice President BP

Ian Weightman Senior Vice President, Technology IHS Markit

Alex West Research & Analysis Associate Director IHS Markit

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Henning Wicht Executive Director, Consulting IHS Markit

Fiona Wild Vice President, Climate Change & Sustainability BHP Billiton

Sam Wilkinson Associate Director, Solar & Energy Storage Research IHS Markit

Jan Willem van Hoogstraten Chief Executive Officer EBN

Jeff Wilson Research & Analysis Director IHS Markit

Jenny Yang Director, China Power, Gas, Coal & Renewables IHS Markit

Bob Yeager President, Power & Water Solutions Emerson

Rebecca Yergin Associate Covington

Dan Yergin Vice Chairman IHS Markit

Susan Ying Vice President Global Partnerships Ampaire

Abe Yokell Chief Executive Officer Congruent Ventures

Thomas Zacharia Director Oak Ridge National Lab

Jason Zander Executive Vice President Microsoft Azure

Chong Zhi Xin Associate Director IHS Markit

Xizhou Zhou Managing Director IHS Markit

Mike Zimmerman Chief Executive Officer & Founder Ionic Materials

Cathy Zoi Chief Executive Officer EVGo

Peter Zornio Chief Technology Officer Emerson

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ABB (ABBN: SIX Swiss Ex) is a pioneering technology leader in power grids, electrification products, industrial automation and robotics and motion, serving customers in utilities, industry and transport & infrastructure globally. Continuing a history of innovation spanning more than 130 years, ABB today is writing the future of industrial digitalization with two clear value propositions: bringing electricity from any power plant to any plug and automating industries from natural resources to finished products. As title partner in ABB Formula E, the fully electric international FIA motorsport class, ABB is pushing the boundaries of emobility to contribute to a sustainable future. ABB operates in more than 100 countries with about 147,000 employees. www.abb.com

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For over 12 years, Amazon Web Services has been the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. AWS offers over 125 fully featured services for compute, storage, databases, networking, analytics, robotics, machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), mobile, security, hybrid, virtual and augmented reality (VR and AR), media, and application development, deployment, and management from 60 Availability Zones (AZs) within 20 geographic regions, spanning the US, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Sweden, and the UK. AWS services are trusted by millions of active customers around the world—including the fastest-growing startups, largest enterprises, and leading government agencies—to power their infrastructure, make them more agile, and lower costs. To learn more about AWS, visit aws.amazon.com.

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Emerson is a global automation engineering, technology and digital transformation leader, propelling the world’s premier industrial companies into benchmark setting performance throughout the lifecycle of their investments. At Emerson, we call it Top Quartile. For decades, leaders in oil & gas, refining, power, chemical, mining and other industries have turned to Emerson’s expertise and innovations to deliver predictable project success. Emerson has been called upon to provide services and technologies to the world’s largest and most complex projects, helping customers eliminate unnecessary capital construction costs, reduce project complexity and restore schedule certainty. Once an asset is up and running, our clients leverage Emerson’s unparalleled automation technology portfolio to achieve Top Quartile operational performance through maximum production availability and throughput, lower energy costs and reduced safety risk. Emerson’s leadership extends from pervasive sensing technologies and the most reliable control elements to the industry’s most advanced software platforms for operations management and asset health. Emerson’s employees around the world wake up each day ready to take on our customers’ toughest challenges, turning “never been done before” into “consider it solved”

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Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT") is a Cloud first, Mobile first company delivering technologies that help businesses worldwide take advantage of mobile, enterprise social, and cloud computing trends to drive growth. Microsoft helps you to move to the cloud on your terms; getting the most value from your existing IT investments while giving you the flexibility to respond quickly to changing business needs. Its mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. www.microsoft.com

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Saudi Aramco is the leading global integrated energy and chemicals company. We are driven by the core belief that energy is opportunity. From producing approximately one in every eight barrels of the world’s oil supply to developing new energy technologies, our global team is dedicated to creating impact in all that we do. We focus on making our resources more dependable, more sustainable and more useful. Further information can be found at www.saudiaramco.com.

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Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. is an integrated investment and merchant bank providing high quality advice and services to the energy industry. The company offers sales and trading, and research coverage on approximately 140 issuers worldwide. The firm’s investment management complex has more than $1.9 billion AUM dedicated to the energy space. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, TPH also has offices in Calgary, Denver, London and New York.

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Uptake is a leading independent advanced analytics software company creating a world that works. We challenge what’s possible with the energy that powers our world and chemicals that create modern-day life.

Industry giants like Berkshire Hathaway Energy, multinational petrochemical companies, and others across the globe use Uptake’s software to identify problems before they occur. Together, we are setting new standards for productive, secure, safe and reliable operations.

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Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries and all business functions – underpinned by the world’s largest delivery network – Accenture works at the intersection of business and technology to help clients improve their performance and create sustainable value for their stakeholders. With 469,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture drives innovation to improve the way the world works and lives. Visit us at www.accenture.com

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Designed for touch, AVEVA Engage combines market-leading 3D visualization with a seamlessly connected view of project and asset information, delivering a highly efficient and effective decision support capability for capital projects and operations environments.

AVEVA Engage’s touch interface dramatically reduces learning time, enabling you to more quickly derive value from your Digital Asset.

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Centrica is a customer facing, international energy and services company. Our business is founded on a 200-year heritage of serving people. We supply energy and services to over 25 million customer accounts mainly in the UK, Ireland and North America through brands such as British Gas, Bord Gáis and Direct Energy, supported by around 15,000 engineers and technicians. Everything we do is focused on satisfying the changing needs of our customers, as we help to reduce their carbon footprint through advances in technology.

Globally, the energy system is becoming more decentralised, customers have more choice, and technology is accelerating the pace of change. Our strategy is aligned to these trends by giving customers more choice and control, enabling them to be increasingly efficient in their use of energy.

We are focusing investment on our customer-facing businesses and see growth potential in five key areas: Energy Supply, Energy Services, Connected Home, Distributed Energy and Power, and Energy Marketing and Trading. We have three divisions: Centrica Consumer, Centrica Business and Exploration & Production. The anchor of our Centrica Consumer business has always been energy supply and in-home installation and servicing. This remains the core of this division.

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We’re Equinor, an international energy company with a proud history. Formerly Statoil, we are 20,000 committed colleagues developing oil, gas, wind and solar energy in more than 30 countries worldwide. We’re the largest operator in Norway, among the world’s largest offshore operators, and a growing force in renewables. Driven by our Nordic urge to explore beyond the horizon, and our dedication to safety, equality and sustainability, we’re building a global business on our values and the energy needs of the future.

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Google Cloud is widely recognized as a global leader in delivering a secure, open, intelligent, and transformative enterprise cloud platform. Our technology is built on Google’s private network and is the product of nearly 20 years of innovation in security, network architecture, collaboration, artificial intelligence, and open source software. We offer a simply engineered set of tools and unparalleled technology across Google Cloud Platform and G Suite that help bring people, insights, and ideas together. Customers across more than 150 countries trust Google Cloud to modernize their computing environment for today’s digital world.

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GE Power is a world energy leader providing equipment, solutions and services across the energy value chain from generation to consumption. Operating in more than 180 countries, our technology produces a third of the world’s electricity, equips 90 percent of power transmission utilities worldwide, and our software manages more than forty percent of the world’s energy. Through relentless innovation and continuous partnership with our customers, we are developing the energy technologies of the future and improving the power networks we depend on today. For more information please visit www.ge.com/power, and follow GE Power on Twitter and on LinkedIn

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Hunt Consolidated, Inc. is one of the largest privately held companies in the United States. The areas of activity of the different Hunt companies include oil and gas exploration and production, refining, LNG, power, real estate, investments, ranching and infrastructure. Hunt seeks to be a growth-oriented industry leader respected throughout the world for the quality and competency of its people, the efficiency and scope of its operations, and its rich heritage of honesty and integrity.

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Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IndianOil) is India's flagship national oil company with business interests straddling the entire hydrocarbon value chain – from refining, pipeline transportation and marketing of petroleum products to exploration & production of crude oil & gas, petrochemicals and natural gas and globalisation of downstream operations.

With a turnover of US$ 78.56 billion for the year 2017-18, IndianOil is India's largest commercial enterprise and the leading Indian corporate in Fortune's 'Global 500' listing.

The IndianOil Group of companies owns and operates 11 of India's 23 refineries with a combined capacity of 80.70 million metric tonnes per annum (MMTPA), i.e., approximately 1.60 million barrels per day. Its cross-country pipelines network spans over 14,100 km and its 47,800 customer touch-points cater to the energy needs of a billion people. With a 33,000-plus work-force, extensive refining, distribution & marketing infrastructure and advanced R&D facilities, lndianOil plays a significant role in fueling the socio-economic development of the country.

With India being the fastest growing large economy in the world today, IndianOil is investing big in refining, petrochemicals and natural gas segments. IndianOil continues to expand its business operations abroad through its overseas establishments in Sri Lanka, Mauritius, the UAE, Singapore and USA. During the year 2017-18, the Company has set up offices in Myanmar and Bangladesh too.

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Maana organizes the world's industrial data and human expertise into digital knowledge to enable millions of experts to make better decisions affecting global economy and human civilization. Using our Knowledge Platform™ and its proprietary Computational Knowledge Graph™, Fortune Global 500 industrial companies drive answers to operational questions that direct the future. Operating internationally, Maana is a privately-held company with offices in Menlo Park, California; Bellevue, Washington; Houston, Texas; London, UK; and Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. To learn more about Maana and our Knowledge Platform™, visit www.maana.io.

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Moblize is a leading provider of cloud-based software solutions for the Oil & Gas unconventional market that supports challenging operations for the life of the well, and ultimately across the entire E&P industry. We are dedicated to creating Zero Decision Latency enterprises, by amplifying insights and empowering your teams to make quicker and more informed decisions, significantly increasing cost efficiency and profitability.

Our innovative software platform integrates third party equipment, services, and a wide range of software products with E&P clients in one central hub, greatly simplifying workflows. It currently serves as a single source of truth for your Drilling & Completion Planning-Execution-Analysis-Reporting needs, with the entire oil & gas market and regions on the horizon.

We proudly support 50 plus E&P companies across 18 major Shale Plays and over 20% of the US O&G market. Moblize was established in 2005, and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

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Climate Investments is a $1+ billion fund investing in technologies and business models that lower the carbon footprint of the energy and industrial sectors and their value chains. The fund was created by the CEOs of the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative to take practical action on climate change. We invest in innovative companies that are ready to be commercialized and we collaborate with global co-investors and industrials to achieve speed and scale.

This year we’re excited to partner with CERAWeek to host our first Venture Day of 2019, part of our ongoing venture series aimed at attracting leading technology that can materially reduce CO2. On March 11, we will be offering up to $50M to promising technologies or business models that reduce CO2 via increased energy efficiency in the Energy and Industrial value chain.

To learn more about OGCI Climate Investments, please visit www.oilandgasclimateinitiative.com/climate-investments/.

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PrecisionHawk is a leading provider of drone technology for the enterprise. PrecisionHawk’s client list includes Fortune 500 companies and market leaders in 150 countries, spanning a range of industries, including agriculture, energy, insurance, government and construction. To date, PrecisionHawk has raised more than $100 million from leading venture capital firms including Third Point Ventures and Millennium Technology Value Partners, with strategic investments from enterprise customers and partners including Comcast Ventures, DuPont, Intel Capital, NTT Docomo, and Yamaha Motor. The company, founded in 2010, is privately held and headquartered in Raleigh, NC. More information about PrecisionHawk can be found at www.precisionhawk.com or on Twitter @PrecisionHawk.

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Located on a 300-acre tree-lined campus in Houston, Rice University is consistently ranked among the nation's top 20 universities by U.S. News & World Report. Rice's undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio is approximately 6-to-1. Its residential college system builds close-knit communities and lifelong friendships, just one reason why Rice is highly ranked for best quality of life by the Princeton Review and for best value among private universities by Kiplinger's Personal Finance. Rice is a comprehensive, leading research university that fosters diversity and an intellectual environment that produces the next generation of leaders and advances tomorrow's thinking.

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Salesforce is the global leader in customer relationship management (CRM), bringing companies closer to their customers in the digital age. Founded in 1999, Salesforce enables companies of every size and industry to take advantage of powerful technologies—cloud, mobile, social, internet of things, and artificial intelligence—to connect to their customer in a whole new way.

The Salesforce Customer Success Platform includes industry-leading services spanning sales, service, marketing, commerce, and across every customer touchpoint. Salesforce will power more than 2 trillion B2B and B2C transactions this year for more than 150,000 companies and millions of Trailblazers--the individuals and their organizations who are using Salesforce to drive innovation, grow their careers and transform their businesses.

Salesforce is committed to a set of core values—trust, customer success, innovation, and equality of every human being. The company is ranked #1 on Fortune’s World’s Best Workplaces list, and Forbes has ranked the company one of the world’s most innovative companies for eight years in a row.

Salesforce is #285 out of the Fortune 500 (2018). Salesforce is headquartered in San Francisco with 30,000 employees globally, and is publicly listed on the New York Stock Exchange as CRM (2004).

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Stanford Precourt Institute for Energy helps shape the university’s energy research and education efforts across campus. Stanford Energy’s goal is sustainable, affordable and secure energy for all people. Some 200 faculty members, together with their students, are creating ingenious technologies and policies to help make that happen.

Companies have worked productively with Stanford Energy through its industrial affiliates program, gifts and the Strategic Energy Alliance for sponsored research. All of these programs help educate scholars in engineering, earth sciences, business, law and humanities to meet today’s global energy challenges. These students have spun out more than 70 energy-related companies – most in the past few years. Stanford Energy also brings together thought leaders from industry, finance, government and the non-profit sector, as it did with the recent Global Energy Forum, to create a common vision for our shared energy future. energy.stanford.edu

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Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a global technology powerhouse that has stood for engineering excellence, innovation, quality, reliability and internationality for 170 years. The company is active around the globe, focusing on the areas of electrification, automation and digitalization. One of the world's largest producers of energy-efficient, resource-saving technologies, Siemens is a leading supplier of efficient power generation, power transmission, and oil and gas solutions, as well as a pioneer in infrastructure, automation, drive and software solutions for industry. The company is also a leading provider of medical imaging equipment – such as computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging systems – and a leader in laboratory diagnostics as well as clinical IT. In fiscal 2017, which ended on September 30, 2017, Siemens generated revenue of €83.0 billion and net income of €6.2 billion. At the end of September 2017, the company had around 377,000 employees worldwide. Further information is available on the Internet at www.siemens.com.

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