Energy & Basic Resources

Valued experts focusing on the exploration, production, and management of energy sources and raw materials

Alan Taliaferro

Alan Taliaferro

Alan is the Founding Partner of the Smart Warehouse/Smart Factory by Deloitte in Montreal. He leads the Deloitte warehousing center of excellence in Canada with over 20 years of experience in supply chain strategy, distribution network design, warehouse/facility design and implementation, transportation, and automation. He is a recognized speaker on warehousing automation at global supply chain conferences and has worked with a number of food service companies in their search for cost reduction and improved efficiency.

Alan is the Founding Partner of the Smart Warehouse/Smart Factory by Deloitte in Montreal. He leads the Deloitte warehousing center of excellence in Canada with over 20 years of experience in supply chain strategy, distribution network design, wareho... Show more

Tad Luttrell

Tad Luttrell

I'm Tad and I'm excited to speak to your group or team to advise on leadership, business, relationship management, and much more!
Below is a small breakdown of what I've been up to over the last 15 years:

Worked as Chief Sales and Marketing Officer of a small regional company and helped to build it into one of the Top 10 companies in it's field in America

Grew sales for that company by over 40x from $3.5 million in 2016 to nearly $150 million in 2021

I've worked for the past few years in private consulting for both established businesses and startups

Negotiated agreements with the NFL, NCAA, and MiLB

Created sales training curriculum and methodologies allowing folks with little to no sales experience to have industry leading closing and cancellation percentages

Led negotiations with large manufacturing partners and distributors including Tesla, Panasonic, LG, and others

Participated in and led capital raises, investor pitches, equity investments, and more

I've created training courses and spoken to large groups from all walks of life. I'm experienced as a leader, motivational speaker, life coach, trainer, and more, and I look forward to making a positive impact for you and your team!

I'm Tad and I'm excited to speak to your group or team to advise on leadership, business, relationship management, and much more! Below is a small breakdown of what I've been up to over the last 15 years: Worked as Chief Sales and Marketing Offi... Show more

Sammy Verghese

Sammy Verghese

With exceptional early success in Web3, Oil and Gas, Hospitality, Events and Web2, an established entrepreneur from his teens and a trailblazer with a proven track record of strategic planning to penetrate new markets and explode revenue growth. Utilising an entrepreneurial perspective and astute commercial acumen in driving change and business success across highly competitive industries.

Building a new use case for digital assets that could solve the cold start problem for millions of businesses globally, whilst simultaneously transforming the lives of individual team members.

With exceptional early success in Web3, Oil and Gas, Hospitality, Events and Web2, an established entrepreneur from his teens and a trailblazer with a proven track record of strategic planning to penetrate new markets and explode revenue growth. Util... Show more

Kurush Mistry

Kurush Mistry

Kurush Mistry stands out internationally as a leading analyst specializing in Oil and Renewable Fuels. Originating from India, he ascended through the ranks of academia to graduate from one of the premier management schools in the country. His career trajectory has seen him embrace roles at several vital global institutions, navigating through numerous pivotal transitions within the industry. Alongside his professional commitments, he is an enthusiastic musician and traveler, embracing the dynamic lifestyle of his adopted city, New York.

His academic journey began in Chennai, India, where he pursued Commerce at the collegiate level. He distinguished himself early on by qualifying as a chartered accountant and achieving top ranks nationally in all three exams, a testament to his proficiency equivalent to that of a certified public accountant in the US. Seeking to expand his expertise, he later acquired an MBA focusing on finance from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. This period was crucial for developing his strategic thinking and collaborative skills, enriched by interactions with diverse peers.

Mistry's professional path was initiated at Lehman Brothers in Tokyo in 2003, where he was part of the Interest Rate Strategies Team. This role marked his first foray into the global financial arena, offering him extensive exposure to complex financial instruments and a new cultural milieu. He transitioned to Lehman's New York office in 2005, where he made significant strides in managing a diverse portfolio involving US Government Bonds and Interest Rate Derivatives until 2008, gaining a solid reputation among some of the largest US financial institutions.

Following the upheaval of the 2009 financial crisis, Mistry successfully pivoted to a new role at Morgan Stanley, engaging deeply with the oil trading sector. There, he was instrumental in shaping analytics for the firm's US gasoline and diesel operations and ventured into trading physical and paper gasoline. This experience notably deepened his analytical capabilities and client engagement strategies.

In 2014, Mistry embarked on a significant tenure with Freepoint Commodities as their chief Oil analyst. Over nearly a decade, he significantly enhanced their analytical frameworks, particularly in integrating alternative data post-COVID. He broadened his expertise to include renewable fuels and feedstocks—critical areas in the evolving energy landscape.

On a personal level, Mistry has been a New Yorker since 2005, thoroughly integrating into the city's vibrant and diverse culture. His leisure time is often spent with his guitar, exploring musical landscapes, reading about politics and non-fiction, and traveling to explore global cultures and natural wonders.

Kurush Mistry's venture into film production in 2009, where he co-produced a feature film in New York, exemplifies his willingness to explore creative and entrepreneurial endeavors beyond his professional domain. Mistry is also dedicated to philanthropy, actively supporting causes related to hunger, refugees, legal aid, and environmental protection. Recently, he has devoted time to volunteering with organizations focused on caring for older people and minimizing food waste.

Kurush Mistry stands out internationally as a leading analyst specializing in Oil and Renewable Fuels. Originating from India, he ascended through the ranks of academia to graduate from one of the premier management schools in the country. His career... Show more

Frédéric Gendre

Frédéric Gendre

Coach @scale et manager, j'accompagne des équipes et des managers dans leurs transformations organisationnelles depuis 20+ ans.

Coach @scale et manager, j'accompagne des équipes et des managers dans leurs transformations organisationnelles depuis 20+ ans. Show more

Wendy Wilkinson

Wendy Wilkinson

Wendy Wilkinson is an Information Risk Analyst at Devon Energy, with a proven track record of success in the field of Cybersecurity. Her journey began during her last semester as a Management Information Systems & Supply Chain Management student at OU, where she distinguished herself with a Supply Chain Risk Assessment Intern Project. Since then, Wendy has been focused executing this project on a company-wide scale, while also expanding her skill set to include third-party risk management for technology vendors, phishing implementation, risk quantification, shadow IT, incident response, and project management.
Wendy is a passionate advocate for women in technology, actively participating in OK-Women in Tech and Women in Energy Network. When she's not busy securing Devon Energy's information assets, Wendy enjoys traveling, indulging in good food, keeping fit with hip-pop fitness, and spending quality time with her loved ones.

Wendy Wilkinson is an Information Risk Analyst at Devon Energy, with a proven track record of success in the field of Cybersecurity. Her journey began during her last semester as a Management Information Systems & Supply Chain Management student at O... Show more

Stéphane Dellacherie

Stéphane Dellacherie

Engineer at Hydro-Québec (Québec) since 2016 in data science and AI applied to load forecasting, Associate professor at UQAM (Québec) since 2022, Visiting researcher at Polytechnique Montréal (Québec) in applied mathematics (2015-16), Researcher at the french atomic energy commission (CEA, France) in applied mathematics and scientific computing (1995-2016), Associate researcher at Jacques-Louis Lions Lab, Sorbonne université, France (2011-15)

Engineer at Hydro-Québec (Québec) since 2016 in data science and AI applied to load forecasting, Associate professor at UQAM (Québec) since 2022, Visiting researcher at Polytechnique Montréal (Québec) in applied mathematics (2015-16), Researcher at t... Show more

Amit Tidke

Amit Tidke

AWS Certified Solution Architect professional specializing in cloud Computing technologies, DevOps tools, and Linux System Administration. Passionate about designing, delivering, and maintaining highly available and secure cloud solutions. My current focus revolves around the AWS platform and containerized applications.

AWS Certified Solution Architect professional specializing in cloud Computing technologies, DevOps tools, and Linux System Administration. Passionate about designing, delivering, and maintaining highly available and secure cloud solutions. My current... Show more

Ant Couzens

Ant Couzens

Anthony has been a technology leader for over 10 years at the sharp end of business, starting out in digital productivity which quickly developed to wrap around data and analytics. With his primary focus being on business optimisation to make for efficient and well run organisations, learning how to interpret systems data was a basic inevitability. After five years behind the wheel of PowerBI in earnest, Anthony went freelance to enable him to bring his services to organisations who couldn't get the meaning out of their own data, and the wider M365 ecosystem. Outside his work Ant is the proud husband and father of two pre-teen boys and a lover of adventures of any kind whether that's mountain biking, wildcamping, snowsport or even just the big thrills at waterparks and theme parks with the family. From a young age he has always been curious about how things work and loves nothing more than building a shed or stripping a bike. So naturally problem solving with data was always going to be an attraction!

Anthony has been a technology leader for over 10 years at the sharp end of business, starting out in digital productivity which quickly developed to wrap around data and analytics. With his primary focus being on business optimisation to make for eff... Show more

Bernd Rederlechner

Bernd Rederlechner

Bernd Rederlechner ist ein "Principal Lead" Enterprise Architect mit Vorliebe für DevOps, Cloud Native und Code. Er übernimmt regelmäßig Architekturverantwortung in Konzeption und Entwicklung von realen Produkten und Lösungen. Als ehrenamtlicher Host der Magenta Architecture Community, aber auch über Veröffentlichungen und Vorträge mit Praxisbezug, inspiriert er Entwickler, junge Architekten und Kunden aller Ebenen mit einem Fokus auf menschliche Herausforderungen in der Digitalisierung.

Bernd Rederlechner ist ein "Principal Lead" Enterprise Architect mit Vorliebe für DevOps, Cloud Native und Code. Er übernimmt regelmäßig Architekturverantwortung in Konzeption und Entwicklung von realen Produkten und Lösungen. Als ehrenamtlicher Hos... Show more

Olivier Toffin

Olivier Toffin

Olivier is an Agile transformation leader and coach at Schneider Electric, holding a Master's Degree in Engineering from UTC, France. Throughout his career in France, Germany, Singapore, and India, he has held diverse managerial positions encompassing Industrialization, Product & Project Management (Hardware, Software, complex Systems), and Agile transformation.
He continually strives to create value through innovation in Energy management, Electrical Distribution and Industrial Automation, placing customers at the center of everything he is doing, and enabling organizations to reach their utmost potential

Olivier is an Agile transformation leader and coach at Schneider Electric, holding a Master's Degree in Engineering from UTC, France. Throughout his career in France, Germany, Singapore, and India, he has held diverse managerial positions encompassin... Show more

Orlando Belli

Orlando Belli

Ingeniero Industrial, con más de 20 años de experiencia laboral, actualmente desarrollo modelos de machine learning y Analytics e IoT industrial.
Actual docente en diferentes instituciones como : Centrum Católica, Tecsup, Ingenium, dicto los cursos de Ciencia de datos, Cloud computing, Data warehousing , R y Python for analytics. Power BI for Business Intelligence, Ingeniería IoT entre otros cursos de tecnología emergente.

Ingeniero Industrial, con más de 20 años de experiencia laboral, actualmente desarrollo modelos de machine learning y Analytics e IoT industrial. Actual docente en diferentes instituciones como : Centrum Católica, Tecsup, Ingenium, dicto los cursos ... Show more

Vincenzo Gioia

Vincenzo Gioia

Vincenzo Gioia is a research assistant at the Department of Economic, Business, Mathematical and Statistical Sciences of the University of Trieste, Italy.
He received the PhD in Managerial and Actuarial Sciences, curriculum in Statistics and Actuarial Sciences, from the University of Udine in 2023.
His research interests range from asymptotic methods to semi-parametric regression modelling techniques, with particular emphasis on statistical computing and applications in engineering, economics, environmental and life sciences.

Vincenzo Gioia is a research assistant at the Department of Economic, Business, Mathematical and Statistical Sciences of the University of Trieste, Italy. He received the PhD in Managerial and Actuarial Sciences, curriculum in Statistics and Actuar... Show more

Nicabed Gathaba

Nicabed Gathaba

An AI engineer with a focus on research in machine learning, autonomous vehicles, human-centered AI, and a Quantum Computing enthusiast, learning how to build ML models on a hybrid computer.

An AI engineer with a focus on research in machine learning, autonomous vehicles, human-centered AI, and a Quantum Computing enthusiast, learning how to build ML models on a hybrid computer. Show more

Jeremy Coupe

Jeremy Coupe

Jeremy Coupe is an Aerospace Engineer at NASA Ames Research Center. He is the Lead for NASA's Sustainable Flight National Partnership Ops demo series and oversees the NASA/FAA Digital Mesh Technology and Applications AI/ML working group. Previously, he led the development of NASA's Machine Learning Airport Surface Model and was the recipient of the 2021 NASA Superior Accomplishment Award for outstanding promotion and proliferation of AI/ML applied to aviation. He received a MS in Applied Mathematics and Statistics and PhD in Computer Engineering from the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Jeremy Coupe is an Aerospace Engineer at NASA Ames Research Center. He is the Lead for NASA's Sustainable Flight National Partnership Ops demo series and oversees the NASA/FAA Digital Mesh Technology and Applications AI/ML working group. Previously, ... Show more

Nicholas Scheurich

Nicholas Scheurich

Nicholas Scheurich (he/him) is a scholar of arcane mysteries such as computer programming, game design, and ancient text editors. He works as a software engineer at GridPoint, focusing on using Elixir to accelerate a sustainable energy future, building by building.

When not hacking on some ill-fated side project, Nick can often be found drawing, playing tabletop RPGs, or trying to pull the perfect shot of espresso. He resides in southeast Louisiana with his wife, son, and loyal feline companion.

Nicholas Scheurich (he/him) is a scholar of arcane mysteries such as computer programming, game design, and ancient text editors. He works as a software engineer at GridPoint, focusing on using Elixir to accelerate a sustainable energy future, buildi... Show more

Edwin Martinez

Edwin Martinez

Software Developer con 6 años de experiencia. Co-organizador de PRPass. Me encanta saber de nuevas tecnologias que sean de beneficio al usuario final. Me gusta enfrentarme a retos y ver sus resultados.

Software Developer con 6 años de experiencia. Co-organizador de PRPass. Me encanta saber de nuevas tecnologias que sean de beneficio al usuario final. Me gusta enfrentarme a retos y ver sus resultados. Show more

Francisco Veiga Simão

Francisco Veiga Simão

Geoscientist and entrepreneur for sustainable development with >5 years experience in turning waste into resources within raw materials field. Neutral-oriented problem solver for a better world combining environmental and socio-economic boundaries.

Geoscientist and entrepreneur for sustainable development with >5 years experience in turning waste into resources within raw materials field. Neutral-oriented problem solver for a better world combining environmental and socio-economic boundaries. Show more

Gautham Krishnadas

Gautham Krishnadas

Gautham's career spans applied research, full-stack data science, user-centric product design, project management and commercialisation.

An electrical and renewable energy engineer by education, he has a PhD in Applied AI and Smart Grids from the University of Edinburgh. Gautham has worked in the Smart Grid industry building AI capabilities from ground-up.

Since founding Dtime.ai he has been "harnessing data to make it a catalyst for positive change". Their flagship product Dtechtive is revolutionising the way data is being discovered and used.

Gautham's career spans applied research, full-stack data science, user-centric product design, project management and commercialisation. An electrical and renewable energy engineer by education, he has a PhD in Applied AI and Smart Grids from th... Show more

Alena Keck

Alena Keck

I consider myself to be an Agile and Lean Enthusiast navigating Automotive Transformation challenges and helping OEMs and Tier 1 Suppliers to deliver business value faster. With courage, passion and delight I drive Agility in the most complex environment of automotive embedded systems.
My vision is to help Automotive industry to reinvent itself and solve its toughest challenges by tapping into the power of Lean-Agile Transformation.
My mission is to be a strong change agent and to generate a critical mass of Lean and Agile leaders, capable to drive the change in Automotive by creating empowered cross-functional self-organizing teams, embracing the concept of value stream and flow and taking an active role in removing transformation roadblocks.
Dedicating my entire career path Automotive challenges, I started my agile journey at the Daimler's corporate incubator and innovation hub "Daimler Business Innovation", known as "Lab 1886”. Later on I was a strong catalyst of Scaled Agile Transformation at the Digital Solution Center at Mercedes-Benz Financial Services USA, bringing energy, fun and delight to the first Agile Release Train. After that as part of Engineering leadership team I shaped Lean-Agile Transformation journey for Advanced Safety and User Experience product line at Aptiv, helping large co-located and distributed engineering program teams to leverage the benefits of lean and agile principles in complex embedded system environment.

I would love to promote agility in such a complex environment as automotive to a broader audience in order to encourage agilists around the world not to give up challenging transformations.

I consider myself to be an Agile and Lean Enthusiast navigating Automotive Transformation challenges and helping OEMs and Tier 1 Suppliers to deliver business value faster. With courage, passion and delight I drive Agility in the most complex environ... Show more

Riya .

Riya .

Myself Riya, I am a part of the Performance and Engineering team at Redhat working on the Ansible LightSpeed.

Myself Riya, I am a part of the Performance and Engineering team at Redhat working on the Ansible LightSpeed. Show more

Anderson da Silva Nascimento

Anderson da Silva Nascimento

I've been working with business software for 17 years, from developing business games to implementing SAP SuccessFactors.
As a manager, I led the SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central project at Petrobras, coordinated various platform projects, implemented the HR module in ServiceNow, and recently, applied the SAFe methodology for HR technology management and implementation. I also gained HR experience as a business partner and process designer at Petrobras.
Before that, at COPPE/UFRJ, I helped design, develop and run the Desafio Sebrae business game. It was a for college students that reached hundreds game of thousands of players in South America. It was so fun!
My goal is to deliver software that improves, smartens and (why not) enlivens the business process.

I've been working with business software for 17 years, from developing business games to implementing SAP SuccessFactors. As a manager, I led the SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central project at Petrobras, coordinated various platform projects, implem... Show more

Niklas Boehl

Niklas Boehl

Born and raised in the USA, Niklas has been a native of Munich, Germany for the past 20 years. After a career in event sales, a transition was in order to the software world. Now Niklas takes pride in finding new partners that believe in Praxedo's solution and spread this among their customers.

Born and raised in the USA, Niklas has been a native of Munich, Germany for the past 20 years. After a career in event sales, a transition was in order to the software world. Now Niklas takes pride in finding new partners that believe in Praxedo's so... Show more

Brian Ndegwa

Brian Ndegwa

Certified IBM AI ANALYST| C++ | ASSEMBLY | PYTHON |

Certified IBM AI ANALYST| C++ | ASSEMBLY | PYTHON | Show more

Lars Hammer

Lars Hammer

Loves working with architecture and teams and enabling people using IT Technology
Working with BI & Data for more than 10 years using Microsoft stack.
Hands-on experience on Azure since 2017
Presentations done for multiple audiences and invited as guest speaker for partner companies - up to 300 people in audience.

Loves working with architecture and teams and enabling people using IT Technology Working with BI & Data for more than 10 years using Microsoft stack. Hands-on experience on Azure since 2017 Presentations done for multiple audiences and invited as... Show more

Cilas Freitas

Cilas Freitas

Cilas de Freitas é agilista desde 2002. Promoveu o uso de Scrum e Kanban na Copel - Companhia de Energia do Paraná. Professor da FAE Business School das disciplinas de Métodos Ágeis e Gestão Dinâmica de Projetos. Atualmente é Scrum Master na ExxonMobil liderando o time de Operatons Enablement responsavel por produtos criticos do core business de todas as plantas mundiais da empresa. Certificado em TI MSc, PSM I, PSPO I, TKP, MGT 3.0, SAFe 6 POPM.

Cilas de Freitas é agilista desde 2002. Promoveu o uso de Scrum e Kanban na Copel - Companhia de Energia do Paraná. Professor da FAE Business School das disciplinas de Métodos Ágeis e Gestão Dinâmica de Projetos. Atualmente é Scrum Master na ExxonMob... Show more

David Ramírez

David Ramírez

I'm David Ramirez, Bachelor degree in Management Information Systems , and Blockchain Certificate Professional,experienced in decentralized payment systems and DLT. Founder of the Decentralized Finance Association(Asodefi) in Ecuador. Fantom Foundation's contributor and hackathon winner. Rafiki and Open Payments enthusiast.

I'm David Ramirez, Bachelor degree in Management Information Systems , and Blockchain Certificate Professional,experienced in decentralized payment systems and DLT. Founder of the Decentralized Finance Association(Asodefi) in Ecuador. Fantom Foundati... Show more

Mary Fellowes

Mary Fellowes

Mary launched GreenWith Studio, a boutique sustainable fashion consultancy, after completing Cambridge University’s CISL programme on Sustainable Business Leadership. One major area of focus for GreenWith Studio is providing advisory and consulting services to technology disrupters, e-comm marketplaces and software companies in fashion to drive sustainability roadmaps. Recently, Mary and her team authored a white paper on technology and sustainability for the British Fashion Council.

Mary was formerly a Vogue Fashion Director + Editor, A-list celebrity stylist, Features Writer, Content Creator, who has lived+worked across UK, Europe, Asia and USA.

Mary launched GreenWith Studio, a boutique sustainable fashion consultancy, after completing Cambridge University’s CISL programme on Sustainable Business Leadership. One major area of focus for GreenWith Studio is providing advisory and consulting s... Show more

Ron Rivers

Ron Rivers

Ron Rivers is the author of Self-Actualization in the Age of Crisis and a co-founding member of SpiritDAO. His past efforts include being a 501c3 Executive Director, web2 founder with an exit, prolific community organizer, NJ State Senate Candidate, and active in the philanthropy and social impact space.

His present efforts intersect with DAOs, AI, Systemiic Reformation and Spirituality.

Ron Rivers is the author of Self-Actualization in the Age of Crisis and a co-founding member of SpiritDAO. His past efforts include being a 501c3 Executive Director, web2 founder with an exit, prolific community organizer, NJ State Senate Candidate,... Show more

James Cabe

James Cabe

Born in The Secret City (Oakridge, Tenn.), James Cabe spent the early years of his career in Cambridge, Mass. working for BBN Planet (Autonomous System 1 on the internet). In 2000, he set course for New York and private network consulting for data security for legal firms, commodities trading networks and large global retail. After 2003, oil and gas operations in deep water and international locations made up the better part of the next decade. In 2010, James began working for Cybersecurity vendors as a subject matter expert and evangelist for mega-corporation security architecture, encryption and next-generation security. James currently is a speaker at security conferences, a security architect for global-scale networks, and an evangelist for security and threat intelligence.

Born in The Secret City (Oakridge, Tenn.), James Cabe spent the early years of his career in Cambridge, Mass. working for BBN Planet (Autonomous System 1 on the internet). In 2000, he set course for New York and private network consulting for data se... Show more

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