Energy & Basic Resources

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

Heather Siemens

Heather Siemens

Heather Siemens is the CEO of iFORTRISS with over 30 years of experience in Governance Risk & Compliance (GRC) in energy, defense, and the public sector. Heather has an undergraduate degree in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and a Master’s degree in Regional & Community Planning. She has worked for government entities, consulting companies, municipal utilities, and commercial electric companies. Her broad experience covers a variety of areas, including IT, operations, finance, and regulatory compliance. She is a Prosci Certified Change Management Practitioner and a CMMC Certified Professional (CCP). Heather’s expertise lies in empowering organizations to strategically transform business processes in order to position them to successfully implement new technology and meet regulatory compliance: People -> Processes -> Technology

Heather Siemens is the CEO of iFORTRISS with over 30 years of experience in Governance Risk & Compliance (GRC) in energy, defense, and the public sector. Heather has an undergraduate degree in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and a Master’s degre... Show more

Joe Bablo

Joe Bablo

Principal engineer — Automotive Equipment and Associated Technologies
Responsible for technical standards development for electric vehicle (EV) charging, including EV supply equipment, EV chargers and EV couplers
Technical representative for all charging-related UL Standards, as well as IEC committees for EV charging
Code Making Panel 12 Chairperson for the National Electrical Code
Distinguished Member of Technical Staff, W. H. Merrill Society with 28 years at UL Solutions

Principal engineer — Automotive Equipment and Associated Technologies Responsible for technical standards development for electric vehicle (EV) charging, including EV supply equipment, EV chargers and EV couplers Technical representative for all ch... Show more

Corrina Mauss

Corrina Mauss

Corrina is a graduate of Purdue University, class of in 2018, with BS in Environmental and Ecological Engineering. Since graduation, Corrina has worked as a project engineer at Strand Associates, Inc.® in the Water Supply Group, where she has had the opportunity to work on many diverse and challenging potable water projects.

Corrina is an active member of both the American Water Works Association and the Mid-Central Water Works Association. She loves the water industry and is very happy to be here.

Corrina is a graduate of Purdue University, class of in 2018, with BS in Environmental and Ecological Engineering. Since graduation, Corrina has worked as a project engineer at Strand Associates, Inc.® in the Water Supply Group, where she has had the... Show more

Lauren Neal

Lauren Neal

Lauren Neal is an award-winning chartered engineer and chartered project professional in the energy industry. Having spent over 17 years working with men and women offshore, onshore and onsite on multimillion-dollar projects across the globe, she is a sought-after speaker and writer championing gender equity within STEM.

WeAreTheCity Rising Stars (Energy & Utilities) winner
WeAreTechWomen TechWomen100 winner
Diverse In’s ‘130 Women Who Break the Bias List’

Lauren Neal is an award-winning chartered engineer and chartered project professional in the energy industry. Having spent over 17 years working with men and women offshore, onshore and onsite on multimillion-dollar projects across the globe, she is ... Show more

Girija Prathap

Girija Prathap

PMP® & CSM® certified Electrical and Electronics Engineer with MS in manufacturing management, working in End-to-End projects management in reputed Energy & Manufacturing companies.

Having a total of 15+ years of professional experience in Project management, E2E CMMS projects implementation, Maintenance Planning, Scheduling, Production planning, and SAP Material management areas.

Knowledge/ Tool Expertise: Project management, Agile Scrum framework, Power BI, SAP PM, SAP MM, SAP PP, P6 -Primavera, MS Project, w-IMS (RCM) tool.

PMP® & CSM® certified Electrical and Electronics Engineer with MS in manufacturing management, working in End-to-End projects management in reputed Energy & Manufacturing companies. Having a total of 15+ years of professional experience in Projec... Show more

Ulrich Meyer

Ulrich Meyer

Ulrich Meyer hat entscheidend am Aufbau der LichtBlick SE, dem 5. größten Energieanbieter Deutschlands, mitgewirkt; er hat das Thema Ökostrom im Gewerbesegment marktfähig gemacht und einen der größten Gewerbevertriebe in Deutschland aufgebaut.

Er ist Experte für Energiewirtschaft und Energievertrieb sowie für New Work und agiles Arbeiten. Führung heißt für ihn, Räume für die Mitarbeitenden schaffen, um gemeinsame Visionen umzusetzen.

Seit Januar 2020 berät er als Geschäftsführer von Coffee First Consulting GmbH verschiedene Akteure in der Energiewirtschaft und arbeitet an einem social Business in der Energiewirtschaft.

Ulrich Meyer hat entscheidend am Aufbau der LichtBlick SE, dem 5. größten Energieanbieter Deutschlands, mitgewirkt; er hat das Thema Ökostrom im Gewerbesegment marktfähig gemacht und einen der größten Gewerbevertriebe in Deutschland aufgebaut. Er ... Show more

Larry Stanley

Larry Stanley

Larry R. Stanley, BSEET, Bluefield State College, Bluefield, WV:
Larry Stanley was raised and educated in the coal fields of rural West Virginia, earning a BSEET degree from Bluefield State College in West Virginia. He has more than 40 years of experience working with all aspects of design, application, and installation of AC drives and soft-starts. Stanley developed and maintained the drive support group for a major manufacturer from 1985 to 1997. He moved into a Senior Field Engineer's role in 1997, and since then, supports applications including commercial, municipal, hot ladle, distribution conveyance, food and beverage, and more.

Larry R. Stanley, BSEET, Bluefield State College, Bluefield, WV: Larry Stanley was raised and educated in the coal fields of rural West Virginia, earning a BSEET degree from Bluefield State College in West Virginia. He has more than 40 years of expe... Show more

Lilian Souza

Lilian Souza

Lilian Souza é mestre em Administração Estratégica de Negócios pela USP, graduada em Relações Públicas pela UFPR e certificada em PO/PM SaFe 4. Trabalha há 7 anos na ExxonMobil, atualmente com o role de Management of Change Lead em uma transformação ágil do setor de TI.

Lilian Souza é mestre em Administração Estratégica de Negócios pela USP, graduada em Relações Públicas pela UFPR e certificada em PO/PM SaFe 4. Trabalha há 7 anos na ExxonMobil, atualmente com o role de Management of Change Lead em uma transformação ... Show more

Thomas Lefevre

Thomas Lefevre

in charge of diverse civil engineering and mining operations for Eurovia in France and Germany. Since 2019, working on the new IoT Platform , connecting and monitoring the mobile equipment and industrial plants of the group worldwide...

in charge of diverse civil engineering and mining operations for Eurovia in France and Germany. Since 2019, working on the new IoT Platform , connecting and monitoring the mobile equipment and industrial plants of the group worldwide... Show more

Atul Mahajan

Atul Mahajan

In a career spanning more than two decades, Atul has used his entrepreneurial spirit and extensive operational experience to lead successfully in diverse industries in Canadian and International markets (Europe, Africa and Asia). He has managed strategic growth and change management initiatives in diverse corporate cultures, including of a start-up venture and a regulated utility.

Currently, Atul is leading Forum Vostro Energy Services Inc. (FVES) an on-site energy asset owner and manager, building a portfolio of Distributed Energy Resources at customers sites to provide them access to affordable, reliable and sustainable energy. FVES’s parent company Forum Equity Partners, an alternative asset manager with $ 1.3 Billion assets under management is backing FVES with multi-million dollar financial commitment.

Previously Atul led an Ontario based electric Utility (Oshawa Power) as their CEO and played a pivotal role in developing and implementing their strategic plan. For more than a decade, he was responsible for appropriate resource allocation to grow the Utility’s business in energy distribution/generation, district energy and wholesale telecom services. He has extensive experience in successfully identifying, negotiating and structuring strategic partnerships and alliances.

Atul has keen interest, knowledge and experience, in developing, building, financing, constructing and commissioning distributed energy infrastructure projects. He is a frequent speaker at local and international conferences on emerging energy delivery solutions, such as distributed generation, district energy, solar plus storage and microGrids.

Atul qualified as a CA in India and as a CPA-CMA in Canada. He completed Directors Education Program at Rotman School of Management and is a qualified member (ICD.D) of the Institute of Corporate Directors, Canada.

Atul is also very involved in the community. He has served on the Board of Toronto East General Hospital and is active in fundraising efforts for the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

In a career spanning more than two decades, Atul has used his entrepreneurial spirit and extensive operational experience to lead successfully in diverse industries in Canadian and International markets (Europe, Africa and Asia). He has managed strat... Show more

Lianjun Zhang

Lianjun Zhang

CEO of Equity Microgrids, LLC, Nature AI Energy
Head of GreenPatent.AI, a green technology aggregation FinTech platform
Head of iMicrogrids.AI, a green building microgrid operation and maintenance solution platform based on BIMBase
One of the drafters of the technical standards for building smart microgrids
Qualified as an electricity engineer, lawyer, patent attorney, and fund practitioner
IEEE Membership, IEEE Power & Energy Society Membership, and IEEE Transportation Electrification Council

CEO of Equity Microgrids, LLC, Nature AI Energy Head of GreenPatent.AI, a green technology aggregation FinTech platform Head of iMicrogrids.AI, a green building microgrid operation and maintenance solution platform based on BIMBase One of the draf... Show more

Kihyeon Kim

Kihyeon Kim

Kihyeon works as an infrastructure engineer at SK Innovation. His primary role involves testing and implementing tools that efficiently facilitate the construction, operation, and management of Kubernetes in a Hybrid Cloud environment. Before joining SK Innovation, he worked as a Solutions Architect at AWS, where he played a role in assisting various companies in making effective use of the cloud.

Kihyeon works as an infrastructure engineer at SK Innovation. His primary role involves testing and implementing tools that efficiently facilitate the construction, operation, and management of Kubernetes in a Hybrid Cloud environment. Before joining... Show more

Caroline Aumeran

Caroline Aumeran

Caroline is a seasoned change-maker and innovation enthusiast, with a strong expertise on energy and circular economy. She initiated and led multiple intrapreneurial projects in large corporates, as well as built ventures at an impact venture builder. She has coached over 40 start-ups in the past years in the fields of Social Entrepreneurship, Climate Tech. and AI. Since 2022, she is certified Impact Business Modelling Coach.
She graduated from EDHEC Business School in 2014.

Caroline is a seasoned change-maker and innovation enthusiast, with a strong expertise on energy and circular economy. She initiated and led multiple intrapreneurial projects in large corporates, as well as built ventures at an impact venture builde... Show more

Melanie Larkins

Melanie Larkins

Melanie has more than 20 years of experience in Sustainability and ESG with a focus on building teams to deliver exceptional value through innovation, data insights, and scale. Melanie has advised numerous C-suite clients globally on Sustainable Procurement, supply chain, net zero strategy, energy efficiency, facility decarbonization, emissions management, and supply chain & capital allocation. She is frequently featured as a speaker and contributor for her thought leadership in Sustainability.

Melanie has more than 20 years of experience in Sustainability and ESG with a focus on building teams to deliver exceptional value through innovation, data insights, and scale. Melanie has advised numerous C-suite clients globally on Sustainable Proc... Show more

Reishin Toolsi

Reishin Toolsi


I consider myself a global citizen who was born in South Africa. While working in Software for 17 years, of which the last 12 were at Schlumberger, I been fortunate to work all over Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle east and North and South America. I work with and lead multi-disciplinary teams and having worked in many industries from Game development, Medical diagnostics and currently in Oil and Gas services. I have also led the several collaborative engagements with my company and NASA. My passion is around AI and IoT and its impact on our workforce and the future of education .

I consider myself a global citizen who was born in South Africa. While working in Software for 17 years, of which the last 12 were at Schlumberger, I been fortunate to work all over Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle east and North and South America. I... Show more

Lucas Oliveira

Lucas Oliveira

Petrobras, Transformação Digital
Engenheiro de Computação

Petrobras, Transformação Digital Engenheiro de Computação Show more

Michelle Mendez

Michelle Mendez

Product Manager

Product Manager Show more

Celina Chukwuma

Celina Chukwuma

Celine Chukwuma is a Business Analyst and Transformation Consultant specialising in AI-enabled digital change across renewable energy, healthcare, and financial services. She’s known for simplifying complex enterprise systems and turning data, governance, and automation into practical solutions that actually move organisations forward.

With experience across platforms like Workday, Microsoft Dynamics 365, IFS, Salesforce, and AI Copilot tools, Celine helps teams modernise their processes, improve data quality, and build intelligent, user-centred ways of working. She is certified in Business Analysis, Requirements Engineering, SAFe Agile, and Large Language Models, and is a strong advocate for ethical, responsible AI adoption.

Celine speaks passionately about the future of digital transformation, blending strategic thinking with real-world examples to show how AI can unlock efficiency, accuracy, and smarter decision-making at scale.

Celine Chukwuma is a Business Analyst and Transformation Consultant specialising in AI-enabled digital change across renewable energy, healthcare, and financial services. She’s known for simplifying complex enterprise systems and turning data, govern... Show more

Edmilson Andrade

Edmilson Andrade

Engenheiro de Software, com experiência remota internacional, nomeadamente Brasil, Portugal e Nigéria em projectos de grande impacto como rating de chamadas de operadoras nacionais, integração de gateway de pagamento brasileiro e projectos ligados ao sector petrolífero Nigeriano (Nigerian National Petroleum Company - NNPC)

Engenheiro de Software, com experiência remota internacional, nomeadamente Brasil, Portugal e Nigéria em projectos de grande impacto como rating de chamadas de operadoras nacionais, integração de gateway de pagamento brasileiro e projectos ligados ao... Show more

Hilary Oborghayujie

Hilary Oborghayujie

Name: Hilary Oborghayujie
Educational Background:
Hilary Oborghayujie holds an MSc in Project Management and is currently pursuing an MSc in Integrated Petroleum Engineering and Production Studies at the Centre of Excellence in Geosciences and Petroleum Engineering. He also holds an Executive Diploma in Business Administration.

Professional Experience:
Hilary has over eight years of experience in project management across the IT and energy sectors. He currently works as an electrical technologist supporting multidisciplinary undergraduate programs and serves as a project management lead trainer, mentoring students and professionals to career success.

Current Role:
He is actively involved in research and academic support at the intersection of energy project management, petroleum engineering, and sustainable development.

Research Interests / Expertise:
His key areas of interest include petroleum project development, energy transition in Africa, seismic data interpretation, and the integration of renewable energy into oil and gas systems.

Notable Achievements:
Hilary was recently invited to present his research on “The Development of Renewable Energy in Nigeria: Possibilities and Obstacles” at the SPE African Technology Conference, following a successful peer review. He has also facilitated numerous training programs on project execution and stakeholder engagement.

Relevance to NAPE Conference Topic:
With a strong foundation in petroleum engineering and practical expertise in project delivery and sustainability, Hilary brings a unique interdisciplinary perspective to the NAPE Conference. His work aligns with the themes of energy transition, exploration optimization, and capacity building in Africa’s energy sector.

Name: Hilary Oborghayujie Educational Background: Hilary Oborghayujie holds an MSc in Project Management and is currently pursuing an MSc in Integrated Petroleum Engineering and Production Studies at the Centre of Excellence in Geosciences and Petr... Show more

Adam Mashaka

Adam Mashaka

X(Twitter):@AdamMashaka1
Github: AdamMashaka
Linkidinn: @AdamKatani

X(Twitter):@AdamMashaka1 Github: AdamMashaka Linkidinn: @AdamKatani Show more

Chidinma Gabriel-Ugwu

Chidinma Gabriel-Ugwu

Chidinma is a results-driven geoscientist with a master’s degree in integrated petroleum Exploration from the Centre of Excellence, University of Benin. With a solid foundation in geological principles and extensive experience in environmental management and safety, Chidinma has consistently demonstrated her ability to drive success while upholding the highest standards of quality and safety.
She is an active member of Nigeria Association of Petroleum Explorationists and the American Association of Petroleum Geoscientists which underscores her commitment to continuous learning and professional development.
Beyond her professional endeavours, Chidinma is passionate about volunteering and engaging in continuous personal development.

Chidinma is a results-driven geoscientist with a master’s degree in integrated petroleum Exploration from the Centre of Excellence, University of Benin. With a solid foundation in geological principles and extensive experience in environmental manag... Show more

Chigozie Abraham Okafor

Chigozie Abraham Okafor

Geoscientist

Geoscientist Show more

Prince Momta

Prince Momta

Dr. Prince Suka Momta is a Petroleum Geologist with over fifteen years’ experience in the oil and gas industry and over nine years teaching experience as a lecturer. He started his career with Lonestar Drilling followed by Oando Energy Services. He has participated in various drilling and formation evaluation projects both in onshore and deep offshore locations for both indigenous and multinational E&P companies. He is an astute industry expert knowledgeable in the petroleum exploration and production, Petroleum processing, and Petroleum marketing. He is a Volunteer Industry Mentor to the Nigeria Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE) since 2017 till date providing mentorship and training to university students and Lecturers. He has over 27 publications including book chapters, journal articles, conference papers and books. He is a member of the Nigeria Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE), Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG), and the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG).

Dr. Prince Suka Momta is a Petroleum Geologist with over fifteen years’ experience in the oil and gas industry and over nine years teaching experience as a lecturer. He started his career with Lonestar Drilling followed by Oando Energy Services. He h... Show more

Ashaolu Joshua

Ashaolu Joshua

is a passionate student of at. With a keen interest in the intersection of advanced technologies and sustainable energy solutions, is actively engaged in research exploring the transformative potential of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

is a passionate student of at. With a keen interest in the intersection of advanced technologies and sustainable energy solutions, is actively engaged in research exploring the transformative potential of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Show more

Festus Ojenabor

Festus Ojenabor

Mr. Ojenabor Festus is a geologist with a robust background in biostratigraphy and sedimentology spanning over 20 years. He has been engaged in the study the palynostratigraphic and sedimentological evaluations of sediments in the Gulf of Guinea with a number oil service firms in the last two decades. He currently the leads biostratigraphy and sedimentological team at Gove Energy and lecturers at the Mountain Top University.

Mr. Ojenabor Festus is a geologist with a robust background in biostratigraphy and sedimentology spanning over 20 years. He has been engaged in the study the palynostratigraphic and sedimentological evaluations of sediments in the Gulf of Guinea with... Show more

Joel Winarske

Joel Winarske

- Toyota Connected North America
- Microsoft Surface
- Pure Watercraft
- INRIX / OpenCar
- Qualcomm (Windows Phone, Windows on ARM)

- Toyota Connected North America - Microsoft Surface - Pure Watercraft - INRIX / OpenCar - Qualcomm (Windows Phone, Windows on ARM) Show more

Lindsey Miller

Lindsey Miller

I used to help teams connect excavators and drills in the mining industry. Now I help teams connect laptops and phones across industries. I’m new to IT management—be gentle. Still learning… and still talking about mining.

I used to help teams connect excavators and drills in the mining industry. Now I help teams connect laptops and phones across industries. I’m new to IT management—be gentle. Still learning… and still talking about mining. Show more

Sanskriti Singh

Sanskriti Singh

Sanskriti Vinod Singh is a final-year Aerospace Engineering student, whose interests are deeply rooted in space exploration. She has been talented with the help of software like ANSYS and CAD, and she has been energizing her skills by working on propulsion, combustion, and design. Her goal is to be the one who leads the technological advancement of aerospace engineering in the future.

Sanskriti Vinod Singh is a final-year Aerospace Engineering student, whose interests are deeply rooted in space exploration. She has been talented with the help of software like ANSYS and CAD, and she has been energizing her skills by working on prop... Show more

Jianan Qu

Jianan Qu

Jianan Qu is a senior data scientist in EA Data Science Team and professional engineer with a PhD degree and a deep expertise in energy analytics. She joined the company in 2018, where she contributed to advanced modelling and data-driven insights across the energy sector. Since 2023, Jianan has been a key member of the Foundation Team, focusing on critical infrastructure for data accuracy and allocation.

Her current responsibilities include Texas and Louisiana production allocation modelling, Canadian liquids correction, North Dakota production correction, permit tagging, and elevation modelling —ensuring robust and reliable data pipelines for Enverus clients. Jianan’s analytical rigor and domain knowledge make her a trusted voice in energy data science.

Jianan Qu is a senior data scientist in EA Data Science Team and professional engineer with a PhD degree and a deep expertise in energy analytics. She joined the company in 2018, where she contributed to advanced modelling and data-driven insights ac... Show more

Please note that Sessionize is not responsible for the accuracy or validity of the data provided by speakers.

Join Speakers Directory

Join our Speakers Directory today and amplify your reach! Showcase your expertise to a global audience hungry for your insights. Let your voice be heard!

Create Profile