SPE-Gulf Coast Section

 Data Science Convention 

Theme: Transforming the Upstream O&G Industry with Advanced Data Science Solutions  

When: Thursday, 19th April 2018, 07:00 AM- 06:00 PM

Where: Norris Conference Center, 816 Town and Country Blvd #210, Houston, TX 77024

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The Gulf Coast chapter of the Society of Petroleum Engineers will host an one-day Data Science Convention at the Norris Conference Center, Houston, TX, on Thursday April 19th.  This year’s theme is “Transforming the Upstream O&G Industry with Advanced Data Science Solutions”.  We are excited to have two extraordinary keynote speakers: Michael Rowley, BP CIO and Director of Technology & Innovation; and Gregory P. (Greg) Leveille, CTO for ConocoPhillips. 

The convention is intended for Upstream Oil & Gas professionals, academia scholars and students with interests in emerging data science, machine learning and artificial intelligence applications. The agenda will include presentations from leading professionals, major operators, suppliers, technology start-ups and academia to showcase applications and advancements of big data analytics in the Oil & Gas industry.

We will also be hosting startup and technology companies* who will exhibit their State of the Art and emerging products. With up to 400 attendees, there will be ample networking opportunities with lunch and coffee breaks (covered in your registration fees).

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SESSION THEMES

• Leveraging Emerging Technologies

• Unlocking New Hydrocarbon Resources

• Driving Oilfield Efficiency and Productivity

• Building Data Science Practices in Organizations

 KEY NOTE SPEAKER PROFILES

• Gregory P. (Greg) Leveille, CTO, ConocoPhillips 

• Michael Rowley, Director of Technology & Innovation, BP

SESSION SPEAKER PROFILES 

• Andy Flowers, Director- Advanced Analytics, Marathon 

• Barry Zhang, CEO, Quantico Energy 

• Dr. Richard Baraniuk, Victor E. Cameron Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University, Founder and Director, OpenStax 

• Troy Ruths, CEO and Chief Data Scientist, Ruths Analytics and Innovation, LLC

• Dr. Liz Percak-Dennett, Technology Director, Biota Technology

• Dr. Pradeepkumar Ashok, Senior Research Scientist, RAPID, University of Texas, Austin

• Kim Pham, Associate Partner, Global C&P Blockchain Leader, IBM

• Pallav Sarma, Chief Scientist at Tachyus, Co-Founder at SoLoMob Inc.

• Pedro Aranha, Technical Advisor, Petrobras

• Prashant Mehrotra, Senior Manager, Strategy, Accenture

• Patrick Rutty, Senior Product Manager, DrillingInfo

   

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Read more about detailed agenda's of each speakers here  

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EXHIBITS

Sponsorship and exhibit opportunities are available (click to download) 

*Organizations interested in space for industry exhibits/booths or sponsorship, please contact:

Suri Bhat @ suri_bhat@hotmail.com 

**For any queries regarding the convention, please contact the below:

Supriya gupta @ supriya026@gmail.com 

Jeremy Vila @ jeremypvila@gmail.com 

Tom Howes @ howestb@gmail.com  

***For any queries regarding registration, please contact:

Sunit Mathur @ sunit.mathur91@gmail.com