Register Now for the Energy Workforce & Technology Council 2024 Business Optimization Conference October 29, 2024 – Houston, Tx

Join Energy Workforce for the 2024 Business Optimization Conference on October 29 at the Norris Conference Center -CityCentre, Houston.

Best practices around enterprise risk awareness mitigation and management focused on companies’ corporate resiliency and sustainability.

Recipients of the annual Safety Awards will be recognized at a special event.

Agenda:
9 a.m. State of Energy Workforce
Molly Determan, President, Energy Workforce & Technology Council
Tim Tarpley, President, Energy Workforce & Technology Council
9:15 a.m. Chance Favors the Prepared Mind
The importance of having legal contracting principles, pre-selected outside counsel, a catastrophic incident response plan, a corporate representative and company policies and procedures that are truly bespoke to the company as well as understood, implemented and managed from. Best practices around the current legal landscape provides, the challenges it provides to the energy industry, and its ability to transfer risk contractually and through insurance.

Panelists:
Justin Whitley, General Counsel; Ranger Energy Services
Jody Mitchell, General Counsel; ProPetro Services, Inc.
Kevin McDonald, Partner; Werner, Ayers & McDonald
Moderator: David de Roode, Partner & Executive Vice President; Lockton

10:15 am. The Everchanging Criminal Enterprise
Discussion around cyber and social engineering risk awareness, risk management and incident response.

Panelist:
Richard Rodriguez, CEO; ClearSync Solutions
Tia Hopkins, Chief Resillience Officer & Field CTO, eSentire
Jim Mundy, National Security Specialist, Intelisys
11:00 a.m. Credit Risk Panel
Discuss the importance of knowing your customers, managing your working capital, and mitigating slow payment and non-payment.

Panelist:
Ross Guthrie, VP Business Development, Cashline Solutions, LLC
Neil Jones, Vice President – Unit Manager Trade Credit Risk Solutions, Lockton
11:45 a.m. Government Affairs Luncheon
Elected officials representing Texas are slated to deliver an outlook on the current electoral landscape and anticipated policy impacts to the energy sector.

1:15 p.m. Better to train them and lose them or not train them and retain them
Best practices related to job training and job competency assessment, thus, the importance of standards development by companies and the EWTC, like the SecureWell Program.

Panelists:
Ann Fox, President & CEO; Nine Energy Service
Marshall Dodson, President & CEO; Key Energy Services
Moderator: David de Roode, Partner & Executive Vice President; Lockton
2:00 p.m. Equipment and Vehicle Risk Panel
Best Practices related to equipment and vehicle inspection and maintenance, training, operating competency assessment, asset tracking and usage monitoring.

Panelists:
Jim Kulis,Vice President, QHSE; Ranger Energy Services
Tony Garcia; DOT Compliance Manager; ProPetro Services, Inc.
Moderator: Ed Newman, SVP; Lockton Companies
3:00 p.m. M&A Due Diligence Risk Panel
The devil is the details. Lessons Learned. Innovative solutions

Panelists:
Neal Lux, President & CEO; Forum Energy Technologies
Luke Lemoine, CFA; Weatherford
Moderator: David de Roode, Partner & Executive Vice President; Lockton
4:00 p.m. Safety Awards Reception