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SUMMARY:Future Digital Twin & Generative AI Conference May 23, 2024 – Houston
DESCRIPTION:This Event Reminder is Sponsored by:\n\nEXPLORING OPEN COLLABORATION, INNOVATION & ENERGY TRANSITION\nNorris Conference Center, Houston, TX, USA | 23 May 2024\nFuture Digital Twin & Generative AI will explore Open Collaboration, Innovation and Energy Transition. Expert speakers will present and discuss Generative AI, Reality Capture and Digital Twins; Digital Twin and Large Language Models (LLM’s); Integrated Value Chains, Decarbonisation and Digital Twin Integration; Computational Power, 3D Rendering and Incorporation of Physics; Regulation and Controls for Generative AI and Digital Twins.\nFuture Digital Twin attendees include operators, oil service companies, energy institutes and associations, drilling companies, exploration and production companies, integration solution providers, academics and technology innovators at CTO, CIO, CSO, CEO, CDO, VP, Senior Directors and Chief Engineer level.\nFuture Digital Twin Conference USA\nEXPLORING OPEN COLLABORATION, INNOVATION THROUGH A DIGITAL TWIN\nA senior-level conference on technology, innovation, and Sustainability\nMay 23rd, 2024, | Houston | Norris Conference Centre\nAdvisory Board\n• Martin R. Gonzalez, PhD, Innovation & Technology Principal, bp\n• Rolf Einar Saeter, Global Digital Twin Innovation Lead, Shell\n• Ashraf Wardeh, IT Director, DAC Digital Program, Oxy\n• Seth Taylor, Digital Twin Advisor & Technical Manager, Chevron\n• Hari Ramani, General Manager, Digital Innovation, P & T Technology, Shell\n• Jim Schneider, Solution Manager, CTC, Surface Digital Platform, Chevron\n• Abdullah Al Halafi, Network and Systems Specialist, Digital Twin, Saudi Aramco\nOpening Keynote Speech\n• Athicha Dhanormchitphong, Digital Realities Ecosystem Architect, ExxonMobil\n• Kyle Daughtry, Digital Reality, 3D Visual Digital Twin & XR, Product Manager, ExxonMobil\nSpeakers\n• Justin Piwetz, Asset Management Lead, Research & Innovation in Virtual Technologies, bp\n• Hussna Mubarik Naseem, GM Decarbonisation, Shell\n• Andrea Course, Digital Innovation Program Manager, Shell\n• Adam P.Brown, Senior Counsel, IP Law, ExxonMobil\n• Stacia Fosi, Principal Data Manager, Production & Projects, bp\n• Seth Taylor, Digital Twin Advisor & Technical Manager, Chevron\n• Mustafa Kara, Principal Data Scientist, Chevron\n• Reza Khaninezhad, Data Science Manager, Apache\n• Detlef Hohl, Chief Computational & Data Science, Shell\n• Judy Moses, Director, Resevoir Management, Americas, Chevron\n• Amit Jain, Upstream & Downstream, Engineering & Operations, Chevron\n• Ibrahim Al-Syed, Director, Digital Manufacturing, Celanese\n• Jason Gislason, Global Technology Manager, Chevron Phillips\n• Abdullah Al Halafi, Network and Systems Specialist, Digital Twin, Saudi Aramco\n• Sadik Noman, IT Program Manager, Mid Africa IT Leadership Team, Chevron\n• Harvinder Singh, Platform & Services Manager, Knowledge Management, bp\n• Raj Rapaka, Digital Transformation & Technology Advisor, ExxonMobil\n2\n• Dan Isaacs, CTO, Digital Twin Consortium\n• Konstantin Osypov, Chief Scientific Advisor, Computational Sciences & Engineering,\nEnergy, Halliburton\n• Jai Kumar Joon, Strategic Advisor, Chevron\n• Vishal Sabharwal, Chief Product Manager, Agile Filed Management, Halliburton\n• Ali Marzban, Director of Data Science & Analytics, NOV\n• Suba Rohrman, Global Digital Commercial Director, Weatherford\n• Suhaib Kaissi, M.S Supply Chain & Logistics Technology, University of Houston\n• Tathagata Basu, GM & Head, Sustainable Fuels and Chemicals, Honeywell\n• Shirley Ike, Global Director, Digital Consulting, Wood Group\n• Shane McArdle, CEO, Kongsberg Digital\n• Haavard Oestensen, EVP & Chief Commercial Officer, Kongsberg Digital\n• Ove Heitmann Hansen, Senior Principal Consultant, DNV\n• Steven Calder, CEO, Streamba\n• Keshav Sundaresh, Global Director of Product Management, Altair\n• Scott Parent, VP, Field CTO Energy, Aerospace & Industrials, Ansys\n• Vitor Lopes, Digital Twin Senior Product Sales Manager, Ansys\n• Rebecca Hofmann, President & CEO, Blockchain for Energy\n• Matteo Dariol, Business Development & Sales Manager, Grow Platform, Bosch\n• Kelly Southall, AI Consultant, Senior Manager, Schneider Digital\n• Omar Halaseh, Director, Digital Transformation Consultant, Schneider Digital\n• Phani Dathar, Director, Graph Data Science, Neo4j\nThursday 23rd May 2024\n08.00 Registration & coffee & networking\n8.45 Welcome Address from the Event Organiser\nAdam Soroka, CEO, Cavendish\n8.50 Chairman of Advisory Board Opening Remarks\nShane McArdle, CEO, Kongsberg Digital\n8.55 Opening Keynote\nExxonMobil’s Digital Reality Ecosystem – “Moving a visual way of working”\nAthicha Dhanormchitphong, Digital Realities Ecosystem Architect, ExxonMobil\nKyle Daughtry, Digital Reality, 3D Visual Digital Twin & XR, Product Manager, ExxonMobil\n3\n9.20 Panel 1 Discussion\nCreating Data Sharing Infrastructures and Effective Federations\n• Improving Reliability and availability of a plant – How innovation enhances reliability\n• Creating a common data model – myth or pathway to reality\n• Distinguishing a twin from conventional simulation – Enhancing bi-directional interaction by\ngenerative AI\n• Understanding end to end verification – How can AI support uncertainty quantification\n• The challenges of unifying and contextualising data – Enhancing automation and connecting\ndata sources\nSpeakers\nSeth Taylor, Digital Twin Advisor & Technical Manager, Chevron\nStacia Fosi, Principal Data Manager, Production & Projects, bp\nHaavard Oestensen, EVP & Chief Commercial Officer, Kongsberg Digital\nShirley Ike, Global Director, Digital Consulting, Wood Group\nModerator\nDetlef Hohl, Chief Computational & Data Science, Shell\nGenerative AI, Reality Capture and Digital Twins\n10.15 Thought Leadership Presentation\nShane McArdle, CEO, Kongsberg Digital\n10.30 Panel 2 Discussion\nEnterprise Best Practices in Applying AI – Enhancing the Capabilities of Digital Twins\n• The industrial field worker – Understanding Machine Learning, physics based and symbolic\n“rules based” simulation.\n• Responsible AI – Safeguarding AI in critical business operations\n• The evolution of Machine Learning and AI – Exploring new boundaries for a responsible AI\nstrategy\n• Leveraging GPTchat – Measuring the impact in cyber security, data and IP leakage\n• Working with Augmented (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) – Integration of physics based, and\ndata driven digital twin models.\nSpeakers\nMustafa Kara, Principal Data Scientist, Chevron\nHarvinder Singh, Platform & Services Manager, Knowledge Management, bp\nKeshav Sundaresh, Global Director of Product Management, Altair\nOve Heitmann Hansen, Senior Principal Consultant, DNV\nModerator\n4\nAli Marzban, Director of Data Science & Analytics, NOV\n11.20 Fireside Chat\nHussna Mubarik Naseem, GM Decarbonisation, Shell\n11.30 Thought Leadership Presentation\nVitor Lopes, Digital Twin Senior Product Sales Manager, Ansys\n11.45 – 12.15 Morning refreshments & networking break\nDigital Twin, User Adoption and Change Management\n12.15 Thought Leadership Presentation\nKelly Southall, AI Consultant, Senior Manager, Schneider Digital\nOmar Halaseh, Director, Digital Transformation Consultant, Schneider Digital\n12.25 Panel 3 Discussion\nAdopting a User Centric Approach – How to successfully cultivate an organisation that embraces\ndigital transformation\n• Generating a data driven culture – How to collectively manage individual and organisational\nchange\n• Assessing the challenges of digital twin integration – performing whilst transforming\n• Securing “buy in” from end users – Overcoming data siloes and establishing an innovative\nmindset\n• Scaling Agile adoption – How to champion digital transformation and align strategies for\ndata infrastructure\nSpeakers\nAmit Jain, Upstream & Downstream, Engineering & Operations, Chevron\nIbrahim Al-Syed, Director, Digital Manufacturing, Celanese\nAndrea Course, Digital Innovation Program Manager, Shell\nMatteo Dariol, Business Development & Sales Manager, Grow Platform, Bosch\nModerator\nJudy Moses, Director, Resevoir Management, Americas, Chevron\n13.10 – 14.20 Lunch & networking break\n5\n14.20 Thought Leadership Presentation\nShirley Ike, Global Director, Digital Consulting, Wood Group\nIntegrated Value Chains, Decarbonisation and Digital Twin Integration\n14.35 “AI Tech Talks”\nLeveraging AI and Machine Learning for Supply Chain Optimisation\n• How can generative AI decarbonise the current supply chain model\n• Accelerating supply chain transparency through generative AI\n• Creating a less linear and more connected supply chain\n• Leveraging big data and predictive analytics\nSpeakers\nJai Kumar Joon, Strategic Advisor, Chevron\nSteven Calder, CEO, Streamba\nReza Khaninezhad, Data Science Manager, Apache\n15.05 “Open Architecture Physics-Informed AI & Digital Twin for the Energy Industry”\nKeshav Sundaresh, Global Director of Product Management, Altair\nComputational Power, 3D Rendering and Incorporation of Physics\n15.15 Panel 5 Discussion\nUnderstanding Best Practices in Applying AI for solving Real Business Use Cases\n• Enhancing safety and compliance with the help of AI – Leveraging new technologies for\nmaintenance\n• Applying Generative AI and Large Language Models – How to prevent proprietary\ninformation from being leaked.\n• AI in divergent and convergent thinking – How can AI support uncertainty quantification\n• Augmented and Virtual Reality – Introducing machine learning and AI into operational\nprocesses.\nSpeakers\nJustin Piwetz, Asset Management Lead, Research & Innovation in Virtual Technologies, bp\nTathagata Basu, GM & Head, Sustainable Fuels and Chemicals, Honeywell\nKonstantin Osypov, Chief Scientific Advisor, Computational Sciences & Engineering,\nEnergy, Halliburton\nDan Isaacs, CTO, Digital Twin Consortium\n6\nModerator\nNoorddin Taj, Digital Strategy, Innovation & Architecture, bp\n16.00 – 16.25 Afternoon refreshments & networking break\nAI Regulation, LLM’s and Blockchain for Digital Twins\n16.30 Thought Leadership Presentation: Trustworthy Digital Twins that remain valid over time\nOve Heitmann Hansen, Senior Principal Consultant, DNV\n16.45 Panel 6 Discussion\nThe Role of Large Language models, Knowledge Graphs and AI in Promoting Purposeful Digital\nTransformation\n• The use of AI in developing practical ontologies and taxonomies – An insight into\nexplainability and interpretability\n• Ethical and privacy considerations on using LLM – Understanding the implementation of\ntransparent development practices\n• Utilisation of Generative AI to populate asset information – Limitations and controls of\nGenerative AI models\n• How do LLM’s empower a digital twin – Unifying LLM’S and knowledge graphs for effective\nGenAI use cases through Retrieval Augmented Generation\nSpeakers\nSadik Noman, IT Program Manager, Mid Africa IT Leadership Team, Chevron\nVishal Sabharwal, Chief Product Manager, Agile Filed Management, Halliburton\nJason Gislason, Global Technology Manager, Chevron Phillips\nPhani Dathar, Director, Graph Data Science, Neo4j\nModerator\nSuhaib Kaissi, M.S Supply Chain & Logistics Technology, University of Houston\n17.30 “Blockchain Tech Talks”\nAccelerated Innovation Through Blockchain – Learn, Lead and Leverage\n• Ensuring safe and secure data with blockchain\n• Convergence, smart contracts and tokenisation through a digital twin\n• Blockchain and tracking emissions throughout the value chain\n• How does blockchain provide greater assurance on supply chain management\n7\nSpeakers\nRaj Rapaka, Digital Transformation & Technology Advisor, ExxonMobil\nRebecca Hofmann, President & CEO, Blockchain for Energy\nModerator\nAdam P.Brown, Senior Counsel, IP Law, ExxonMobil\n18.00 Drinks reception\n
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