Energy & Basic Resources

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

Lucas Oliveira

Lucas Oliveira

Petrobras, Transformação Digital
Engenheiro de Computação

Petrobras, Transformação Digital Engenheiro de Computação 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

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

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

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

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

Michelle Mendez

Michelle Mendez

Product Manager

Product Manager Show more

Bjørn D. Jensen

Bjørn D. Jensen

Worked with databases for more than 2 decades.
Greatly interested in the green energy sector and open data.

Senior BI & Data Analytics Architect at Energinet, since apr. 2021
Data Engineering Specialist, aug. 2019 - apr. 2021, Terma R&D Innovation Lab
Decision Intelligence Developer, dec. 2010 - july 2019, Vestas (Business Intelligence)
Software Engineer / Database Developer, nov. 2006 – nov. 2010, Vestas (Plant IT)
Advisory IT Specialist, sep. 2004 - oct. 2006, IBM Public Sector (Mærsk Data Public)
DBA / Software Engineer, mar. 2001- aug. 2004, Stibo Graphic (Stibo.net)
Data consultant, maj 2000 – feb. 2001, TDC Forlag A/S

M. Sc. physics (computer simulations, teaching competence) 1994-1999, Århus University
Six Sigma Green Belt
Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert - Data Managment and Analytics
Microsoft Certified Azure Data Engineer Associate

Worked with databases for more than 2 decades. Greatly interested in the green energy sector and open data. Senior BI & Data Analytics Architect at Energinet, since apr. 2021 Data Engineering Specialist, aug. 2019 - apr. 2021, Terma R&D Innova... Show more

Alyze Sam

Alyze Sam

Alyze Sam is a refreshing blockchain strategist, a novel educator, award-winning author, serial co-founder, and a vehemently driven advocate. Sam’s book ‘Stablecoin Economy’ was published by DonTapscott at The Blockchain Research Institute in January 2021. The Bad Crypto Podcast developed a Blockchain Hero NFT inspired by her work: Mz. Stability.

Alyze Sam is a refreshing blockchain strategist, a novel educator, award-winning author, serial co-founder, and a vehemently driven advocate. Sam’s book ‘Stablecoin Economy’ was published by DonTapscott at The Blockchain Research Institute in January... Show more

Venkata Sunil Sornapudi

Venkata Sunil Sornapudi

Lead the Enterprise Integration platforms and operations for over 17 years in diverse industries such as Banking and Financial Services, Insurance, Retail and Logistics, Communications, Media & Entertainment, Energy & Utilities, Manufacturing , effectively managing the Integration Solutions delivery and multicultural teams,
Specialist in Azure Integration Services, Hybrid Integration & Multi-Cloud integration, Event driven architecture, Enterprise Integration Patterns (ESB, ETL, MFT EDI, API), IT/OT systems integration.
Specialist in Azure Platform engineering, CICD solutions using Azure DevOps, Terraform, Bicep.

Lead the Enterprise Integration platforms and operations for over 17 years in diverse industries such as Banking and Financial Services, Insurance, Retail and Logistics, Communications, Media & Entertainment, Energy & Utilities, Manufacturing , effec... Show more

Ese Monday

Ese Monday

Frontend Engineer

Frontend Engineer Show more

Alex Piliptchak

Alex Piliptchak

Alex Piliptchak is Senior Director of Software and System Architecture for Electrify America and Electrify Canada, overseeing the company’s software solutions underpinning the networks’ Hyper-Fast charging technology. With 30 years of experience in technology leadership roles, his expertise is focused on software development, strategy, and cloud technology.

Since joining Electrify America in 2023, Alex has led the long-term software strategy, design and implementation of all software components, and systems integration with automakers and mobility service providers. Prior to joining Electrify America, he was Director of Software Development, Vice President, and Chief Technology Officer for Schneider Electrics Digital Grid business unit. Alex holds a Master of Science in Computer Science / Applied Mathematics from Kiev University.

Alex Piliptchak is Senior Director of Software and System Architecture for Electrify America and Electrify Canada, overseeing the company’s software solutions underpinning the networks’ Hyper-Fast charging technology. With 30 years of experience in ... Show more

Steve Diasio

Steve Diasio

Steve Diasio is an innovation expert and influencer who supports aspiring leaders, innovators, and change makers. His bootcamps, sprints, and training encourage individuals and organizations to critically examine their surroundings and envision a more innovative future. He is the founder of the School of Creativity and Innovation, where he crafts trainings on cutting-edge innovation methodologies, design thinking, and disruptive business models.

From the vibrant streets of Barcelona to the intellectual hubs of London, Steve's global perspective has been shaped by his tenure as a researcher at impactful institutions like ESADE Business School and Imperial Business School. In 2022, he was recognized as one of the Top 50 Business Professors in the World by the esteemed Poets&Quants Business School Rankings—a testament to his profound impact on the academic world.

Steve Diasio is an innovation expert and influencer who supports aspiring leaders, innovators, and change makers. His bootcamps, sprints, and training encourage individuals and organizations to critically examine their surroundings and envision a mor... Show more

Andrèa Valverde

Andrèa Valverde

Je suis à Thales Services Numériques depuis 5 ans et demi.
J'ai commencé en tant que Business Analyst et ensuite en tant que PO et chef de projet dans le domaine du bio médical
J'ai récemment changé de mission pour être PO dans une équipe de 9 personnes dans le domaine de l'énergie.

Je suis à Thales Services Numériques depuis 5 ans et demi. J'ai commencé en tant que Business Analyst et ensuite en tant que PO et chef de projet dans le domaine du bio médical J'ai récemment changé de mission pour être PO dans une équipe de 9 per... Show more

Sadanand Pathak

Sadanand Pathak

As the lead and subject matter expert in the Data and AI space, I'm dedicated to solving the most pressing challenges facing enterprises and society today. With a keen focus on leveraging data and AI technologies, particularly within the Azure, AWS, Snowflake and Databricks ecosystems, I specialize in crafting innovative solutions that drive tangible impact. From optimizing operations to enhancing decision-making processes, my passion lies in harnessing the power of data and AI to create positive change at scale. Join me as we embark on a journey to revolutionize the way enterprises tackle their most complex problems, ultimately shaping a better future for society

As the lead and subject matter expert in the Data and AI space, I'm dedicated to solving the most pressing challenges facing enterprises and society today. With a keen focus on leveraging data and AI technologies, particularly within the Azure, AWS, ... Show more

Andrés Barentin

Andrés Barentin

Founding partner and CEO of Dhemax since 2005. He has over 18 years of experience in energy management and over 12 years of experience in electromobility. With his team, he has been involved in emblematic electromobility projects in Chile, contributed to various aspects of Chilean electromobility regulation and, most recently, has worked in Latin American regulatory and technical aspects of electromobility. He has led and participated in the installation and rollout of over two hundred chargers and EVs, the introduction of electric buses in public transportation, new charging technologies, V2G tests and definition of public policies and regulations to guarantee an organic and interoperable development of electromobility. He was advisor of senator Antonio Horvath and is also head of technical, president of the Chilean Electromobility Association (AVEC) and president of the Latinamerican Sustainable Mobility Association (ALAMOS) and right now he’s ambassador of CharIn for Chile. Andres is electronic engineer of Santa Maria University, one of the most prestigious institutions in Latin America.

Founding partner and CEO of Dhemax since 2005. He has over 18 years of experience in energy management and over 12 years of experience in electromobility. With his team, he has been involved in emblematic electromobility projects in Chile, contribute... Show more

Dr. Vishal Pawar Ph.D.

Dr. Vishal Pawar Ph.D.

Dr. Vishal Pawar, Ph.D. is a 2x times Microsoft Data Platform MVP; currently reconnect MVP member and Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), founder of the Global Power BI User, and co-leader of the PASS Business Analytics Virtual Group. He is currently working as a Principal Architect in Lunavi, with decades of experience in BI solution architecture and best practices. He has published more than 1000 articles since 2011 in SQL and BI. Vishal teaches a free Power BI course through Udemy, which has more than 100K+ students from around the globe. Vishal is an exceptional technology community leader worldwide, who actively shares their high quality, real-world expertise with the technical communities.

Dr. Vishal Pawar, Ph.D. is a 2x times Microsoft Data Platform MVP; currently reconnect MVP member and Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), founder of the Global Power BI User, and co-leader of the PASS Business Analytics Virtual Group. He is currently ... Show more

Brett Valach

Brett Valach

Food packaging industry QA Manager ( Food Safety Practitioner, ISO Lead, Environmental Compliance Lead, ISO 14001, SQF, Quality Leadership)
Reliability and Fluid Sealing Solutions Specialist ( vibration, motion amplification, advanced balancing and alignment, mechanical seals, packing, gasketing, IL/MRO, Connected Technologies, Equipment Monitoring, Asset Health, Predictive Maintenance technologies)
Water, Waste Water, Class K certified,

Food packaging industry QA Manager ( Food Safety Practitioner, ISO Lead, Environmental Compliance Lead, ISO 14001, SQF, Quality Leadership) Reliability and Fluid Sealing Solutions Specialist ( vibration, motion amplification, advanced balancing and ... Show more

John Bishop Flynn

John Bishop Flynn

I work with Toshiba, Actalent, Code Kentucky, Awesome Inc, and Mobile Information Technology in many roles in technology, training, and management.

I work with Toshiba, Actalent, Code Kentucky, Awesome Inc, and Mobile Information Technology in many roles in technology, training, and management. Show more

Claronildo Santos

Claronildo Santos

Nascido em Feira de Santana-BA, formado em Engenharia Civil, Graduado em Engenharia de Petróleo pela Petrobras/UFBA, MBA em Gestão de Ativos e Parcerias. Trabalha na Petrobras desde 1990, atuando áreas operacionais a administrativas da Bahia, Macaé-RH e Vitória-ES, como Engenheiro de Petróleo, Gerente de Operações de Plataformas, Gerente de Engenharia de Manutenção e Inspeção, Gerente de Implantação do Centro de Operações Integradas e mais recentemente como Coordenador de Soluções Digitais e Analíticas, promovendo suporte para implantação de diversos projetos de transformação Digital. No cargo de Profissional Petrobras de Nível Superior Master, obteve a Certificação de PO - Project Owner na Petrobras. Atualmente na gerência de Gestão e Desempenho das Operações da Unidade de Negócios do Espírito Santos, vem atuando no processo de Transformação Ágil, promovendo melhorias de processos de trabalho em diversas gerências da Unidade, proporcionando a escala do Ágil bem como o aumento da cultura de Agilidade e Inovação.

Nascido em Feira de Santana-BA, formado em Engenharia Civil, Graduado em Engenharia de Petróleo pela Petrobras/UFBA, MBA em Gestão de Ativos e Parcerias. Trabalha na Petrobras desde 1990, atuando áreas operacionais a administrativas da Bahia, Macaé-R... Show more

Retina Turner

Retina Turner

Retired, highly dedicated and motivated US Marine Corps professional, with over ten years providing management, cybersecurity. and information assurance for DoD and Federal agencies. Focuses on assessment and authorization since 2010, involved in cybersecurity and operational technology (OT) risk assessments. Successful in engaging and managing highly skilled technical teams to design and secure innovative tools and processes across operations.

Retired, highly dedicated and motivated US Marine Corps professional, with over ten years providing management, cybersecurity. and information assurance for DoD and Federal agencies. Focuses on assessment and authorization since 2010, involved in cy... Show more

Cindy Hadhri

Cindy Hadhri

Cindy Hadhri is passionate about "creating something new". She advises companies - like an innovation birthing assistant - and brings new products and services into the world.

She is the Keynote Speaker & Advisor for innovation and future trends. She highlights the importance of superpower diversity and the right team set-up. She provides her audience with specific frameworks for implementation. She underlines her statements with real-life examples and future trends.

She has built up her extensive experience from international roles in the mobility industry over the last 10 years. She has acted as, i.a., an aeronautical engineer at companies such as Airbus and Volkswagen, an innovation consultant for the government of Lower Saxony and a futurist at TRENDONE.

Cindy Hadhri is passionate about "creating something new". She advises companies - like an innovation birthing assistant - and brings new products and services into the world. She is the Keynote Speaker & Advisor for innovation and future trends. ... Show more

Ben Saunders

Ben Saunders

Strategic digital change leader, with experience of operating at C-Level in both consulting and industry. A proven track record of executing large-scale transformation programs and digital delivery across Retail Banking, Capital Markets, Insurance, and Commodities sectors.

Significant experience in enterprise IT modernisation and consistent reputation for unlocking business value through driving the adoption of Public Cloud, DevOps and Agile ways of working, specifically in regulated organisations.

Currently leading a number of enterprise organisations as part of their respective data mesh transformation efforts, to unlock the potential for scaled AI & ML adoption.

Strategic digital change leader, with experience of operating at C-Level in both consulting and industry. A proven track record of executing large-scale transformation programs and digital delivery across Retail Banking, Capital Markets, Insurance, a... Show more

Atwiine Frank

Atwiine Frank

Frank Atwiine Is the Founder Gripzo Establishment Ltd, has worked as a business development Officer at maisha meds to for maisha meds point of sale software.
currently doing Digital transformation course at IEEE.
Worked as Research Assistant for Ministry of Energy and mineral development.
zindi Africa Ambassador to Uganda
AMLD Ambassador to Uganda

Frank Atwiine Is the Founder Gripzo Establishment Ltd, has worked as a business development Officer at maisha meds to for maisha meds point of sale software. currently doing Digital transformation course at IEEE. Worked as Research Assistant for... Show more

Qudsia Kanwal

Qudsia Kanwal

Qudsia Kanwal is a doctoral candidate at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, studying Environmental Science and Engineering. Currently, she is a remote visiting PhD candidate at KAUST, KSA. Her dissertation research will focus on a Chinese national project for industrial waste recovery. Research interests include Anthropogenic Circularity, Waste Management, Circular Economy, and Sustainability. In line with her doctoral research, she has also written a few articles about hazardous waste, toxicity and sustainable recycling. She joined as a doctoral scholar at the School of Environment, Tsinghua University, China, in 2018.

Qudsia Kanwal is a doctoral candidate at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, studying Environmental Science and Engineering. Currently, she is a remote visiting PhD candidate at KAUST, KSA. Her dissertation research will focus on a Chinese nationa... Show more

Paul Twigg

Paul Twigg

Geek and Technology Leader! A dynamic, experienced, and award-winning CTO who specializes in building and leading strong innovative technology teams. Possesses a successful track record in the planning and delivery of IT projects as well as the strategic outlook for IT businesses. Experienced and efficient in managing both small and large budgets. Quick to assimilate innovative ideas and the application of cutting-edge technologies, like Blockchain, Machine Learning and Predictive Analytics, with a logical and analytical approach to solving complex problems and issues. A motivational and enthusiastic leader who enjoys being part of and building a successful and productive IT team and thrives in highly pressurized and challenging working environments. Most recent experience is leading IT in Fintech.

Geek and Technology Leader! A dynamic, experienced, and award-winning CTO who specializes in building and leading strong innovative technology teams. Possesses a successful track record in the planning and delivery of IT projects as well as the strat... Show more

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