Energy & Basic Resources

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

Antonio Ferreira

Antonio Ferreira

Globally recognised technology and supply chain expert, futurologist, entrepreneur and startup enthusiast. Antonio is regularly sought out for his fresh perspective and brutally-honest style of accurate forecasting. Evangelising innovation with 20 years advisory experience in technology consulting, disruptive supply chains, and new business models. Continuously influencing the future, working together with most Fortune 500 global companies and mentoring hundreds of startups worldwide.

Globally recognised technology and supply chain expert, futurologist, entrepreneur and startup enthusiast. Antonio is regularly sought out for his fresh perspective and brutally-honest style of accurate forecasting. Evangelising innovation with 20 ye... Show more

Karl Rautenstrauch

Karl Rautenstrauch

Karl is a Azure Global Blackbelt focused on Azure Intelligent Edge partners. He has held positions in Azure Engineering and on the Azure Global Blackbelt team for the last six years and brings twenty years of experience as a customer and vendor architect. Karl has worked at the local, regional, national and international levels. He has a passion for helping partners and customers build their businesses with data and compute in the right place for the right purpose.

Karl is a Azure Global Blackbelt focused on Azure Intelligent Edge partners. He has held positions in Azure Engineering and on the Azure Global Blackbelt team for the last six years and brings twenty years of experience as a customer and vendor archi... Show more

Amy Peck

Amy Peck

Amy Peck is the founder & CEO of EndeavorVR, a leading global VR/AR (XR) strategy & consulting firm. Amy is a recognized thought-leader in the space and speaks globally on the future of XR. She has deep connections within the industry and works with Fortune 500 companies, digital media/production companies and tech startups on XR strategy, content, development, product and GTM.

Amy holds several Advisory Board roles:
Geo.Network, a volumetric geospatial control platform
VantagePoint, VR Sexual Harassment Training
Venture Partner, Capital Region AR/VR Accelerator
XR Marin Leadership Council
Virtual World Society Ambassador

Amy is a mentor at Draper U, Women in XR Fund, Korean Innovation Center and River Studios and is an active member of several Women in Tech & STEM Education organizations. Amy is a member of the VR/AR Association’s (VRARA) Digital Healthcare Committee and Co-chairs the VRARA Enterprise Committee.

Amy's true passion for this technology emerged at Leap Motion where she launched the Enterprise division working with clients across every major vertical including healthcare, entertainment, retail, hospitality, education and government.

It became clear that there was a need to help foster XR development in the commercial arena and more importantly, shepherd these critical early wins. EndeavorVR was conceived for this very purpose.

Amy continues her work with Fortune 500 clients, helping them adopt XR for both internal process and consumer-facing initiatives, including marketing, customer experience, productivity and training. She engages the top content creators, designers, developers and platform partners to bring these solutions to fruition.

Amy’s forte is distilling complex technologies into meaningful solutions across many verticals and business lines, delivering strategy and resources at scale.

Her own personal mission is to see XR accessible to all - fundamentally improving every aspect of our lives and changing the way we work, learn, communicate and play.

Amy Peck is the founder & CEO of EndeavorVR, a leading global VR/AR (XR) strategy & consulting firm. Amy is a recognized thought-leader in the space and speaks globally on the future of XR. She has deep connections within the industry and works with ... Show more

Dinda Dinda

Dinda Dinda

I am an artist. I am investigating the relationship between humans, the plant kingdom, and technology. In love with virtual reality and always doing performances. I want to share the interest in creating art and the possibility of communicating sensations and ideas with technology. In addition, I am concerned about global warming and how people who understand technological innovation can make a difference using creativity.
Front-end developer (ADA) and studying for a degree in visual arts, digitalization. National University of the Arts of Argentina

I am an artist. I am investigating the relationship between humans, the plant kingdom, and technology. In love with virtual reality and always doing performances. I want to share the interest in creating art and the possibility of communicating sensa... Show more

Kerry Brown

Kerry Brown

Kerry is a founder of Factory6, was a CMO at a billion dollar energy company, loves technology and is an active altcoin investor and crypto believer. Hodl on.

Kerry is a founder of Factory6, was a CMO at a billion dollar energy company, loves technology and is an active altcoin investor and crypto believer. Hodl on. Show more

Dmitry Mironov

Dmitry Mironov

Dmitry is a Senior Deep Learning Solutions Architect at NVIDIA. His focus is on large scale efficient deployment of LLMs and their inference. He co-authored several NVIDIA DLI Workshops on the topic, including the one on Sizing LLM Inference Systems. Prior to NVIDIA, Dmitry served as a Co-Founder and CTO of a startup. He had been integrating Computer Vision into gold mining, transportation, energy and other industries.

Dmitry is a Senior Deep Learning Solutions Architect at NVIDIA. His focus is on large scale efficient deployment of LLMs and their inference. He co-authored several NVIDIA DLI Workshops on the topic, including the one on Sizing LLM Inference Systems.... Show more

Benedict Arienmughare

Benedict Arienmughare

Benedict Okeoghene Arienmughare is a proud son of Okpe LGA, Delta State, a region renowned for its vital role in Nigeria’s oil industry. A recent geology graduate from the Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun, Delta, Benedict’s academic path was a natural fit, blending his roots with a deep curiosity about the earth’s resources. Currently, he’s serving in Kaduna State as part of his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), where he stepped into the role of a geography teacher. This experience showcased his adaptability and passion for sharing knowledge, bridging his expertise with students eager to learn.

Benedict thrives on research, always hungry to explore new ideas and expand his understanding—traits that shone through his university projects and continue to define him. Looking ahead, he’s driven to make an impact, whether in the petroleum sector, environmental sustainability, or academia. With a solid foundation in geology and an unquenchable thirst for growth, Benedict is ready to contribute meaningfully to Nigeria’s future, one discovery at a time.

Benedict Okeoghene Arienmughare is a proud son of Okpe LGA, Delta State, a region renowned for its vital role in Nigeria’s oil industry. A recent geology graduate from the Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun, Delta, Benedict’s academic ... Show more

James Jacquart

James Jacquart

Jamie is a solo-practitioner at a mid-sized, public university and is focused on student engagement in sustainability. He has presented at Behavior, Energy & Climate Change conference, New England Colleges Sustainability Consortium, Student Sustainability Leadership Summit and the International District Energy Association on topics ranging from recycling, composting, energy conservation and decarbonization.

Jamie is a solo-practitioner at a mid-sized, public university and is focused on student engagement in sustainability. He has presented at Behavior, Energy & Climate Change conference, New England Colleges Sustainability Consortium, Student Sustainab... Show more

Chelsea Kehne

Chelsea Kehne

Chelsea is an energy & emissions analyst at Harvard University, where she manages the University’s environmental data inventory and serves as product owner for its carbon accounting platform. In this role, she leads the strategy, governance, and continuous improvement of emissions data across a large and complex portfolio, ensuring alignment and compliance with evolving local and state climate regulations while supporting Harvard’s institution-wide decarbonization efforts.

Chelsea’s work sits at the intersection of sustainability, environmental policy and compliance, and data systems. She brings a multidisciplinary approach that integrates technical analysis, policy interpretation, and stakeholder collaboration, partnering with operational leaders, sustainability teams, and decision-makers to translate complex data into actionable insights. She is particularly passionate about building and stewarding scalable sustainability data systems that enable informed decision-making, transparent reporting, and regulatory compliance.

Chelsea’s academic background is anchored in philosophy and environmental studies, which informs her interest in the ethical dimensions of climate action and institutional responsibility. She holds a master’s degree in Environmental Sciences, Policy, and Management.

Chelsea is an energy & emissions analyst at Harvard University, where she manages the University’s environmental data inventory and serves as product owner for its carbon accounting platform. In this role, she leads the strategy, governance, and cont... Show more

Husam Hammadeen

Husam Hammadeen

Eng. Husam Hammadeen is a senior Facilities and Assets Management professional with experience in the education sector across the UAE. He leads the Facilities and Assets Management Department, overseeing multiple school campuses, capital projects, maintenance operations, and sustainability initiatives.

With over 15 years of experience, he has delivered infrastructure upgrades, refurbishment programs, and energy efficiency projects, focusing on improving building performance, reducing operational costs, and ensuring safe and efficient learning environments.

He achieved LEED Gold (USGBC) for two school campuses in 2023, with three more progressing toward LEED Platinum. He has also achieved up to 50% reduction in Energy Use Intensity (EUI).

He is a committee member for school infrastructure engineering projects at the Presidential Court and contributes to sustainability strategies, including energy efficiency and lifecycle asset management aligned with green building standards in the UAE.

He has spoken at RetrofitTech Abu Dhabi, Future School Summit, and The Big 5.

He holds a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering, an Executive Management Program certificate from NYUAD, and is PMP and CFM certified.

Eng. Husam Hammadeen is a senior Facilities and Assets Management professional with experience in the education sector across the UAE. He leads the Facilities and Assets Management Department, overseeing multiple school campuses, capital projects, ma... Show more

Tim Edwards

Tim Edwards

Tim Edwards has spent 20 years in IT and technology, leading infrastructure and operations across the petroleum industry before moving into the startup world with a graph analytics company. He now works at Grafana Labs, helping organisations solve real-world observability challenges. When he's not wrangling metrics, he's probably tinkering with AI.

Tim Edwards has spent 20 years in IT and technology, leading infrastructure and operations across the petroleum industry before moving into the startup world with a graph analytics company. He now works at Grafana Labs, helping organisations solve re... Show more

Sam Ghebranious

Sam Ghebranious

Sam Ghebranious GAICD is a Non-Executive Director and board advisor with over 40 years in ICT and 25+ years in cyber security across ANZ and Asia. He serves as NED and Strategy & Risk Committee member at Lifestart Disability Services, Senior Advisor to Solara Digital supporting AESCSF and SOCI compliance in the energy sector, and Business Advisor to Frost & Sullivan ANZ. Previously Head of Enterprise Security ANZ at Akamai Technologies, and senior leader at BeyondTrust and CyberArk. He lived and worked in Singapore for 17 years and served on the EXCO of the Singapore Computer Society (1997–2001). Founder of Axcelerate Consulting Group ANZ.

Sam Ghebranious GAICD is a Non-Executive Director and board advisor with over 40 years in ICT and 25+ years in cyber security across ANZ and Asia. He serves as NED and Strategy & Risk Committee member at Lifestart Disability Services, Senior Advisor ... Show more

Dr. Daniel Lukas

Dr. Daniel Lukas

Dr. Lukas (born 1981) studied economics at Technische Universität Dresden, where he also obtained his PhD in 2013 with a focus on health and insurance economics. Following positions as a Policy Officer at the Saxon State Chancellery in the fields of energy policy and digitalisation, as well as at the Saxon State Ministry of Finance covering state-owned enterprises, federal-state financial relations, Bundesrat affairs and European affairs, he joined the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy in 2025 as a Policy Officer in the Directorate-General for Industrial Policy, Division Microelectronics.

Dr. Lukas (born 1981) studied economics at Technische Universität Dresden, where he also obtained his PhD in 2013 with a focus on health and insurance economics. Following positions as a Policy Officer at the Saxon State Chancellery in the fields of ... Show more

Elias Steinle

Elias Steinle

Freelancer

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Shouvik Sarkar

Shouvik Sarkar

Former Owner of The SARK Tech.
Professional Programmer.
Researcher. Author. Cricketer. Traveller.

Former Owner of The SARK Tech. Professional Programmer. Researcher. Author. Cricketer. Traveller. Show more

Hariprasad Reddy

Hariprasad Reddy

Hariprasad Reddy is a Dynamics 365 Finance & Supply Chain (D365 F&O) Production and SCM Lead architect at Forvis Mazars. He leads complex implementations across product/ECM, planning, production execution, quality , Supply chain and warehouse operations. Hari has delivered solutions in discrete and process manufacturing across consumer goods, food & beverage, retail/commerce, distribution, industrial equipment, chemicals, life sciences/medical device, metals, and energy-related operations, often in regulated or high-control environments requiring traceability and audit-ready execution.

Hariprasad Reddy is a Dynamics 365 Finance & Supply Chain (D365 F&O) Production and SCM Lead architect at Forvis Mazars. He leads complex implementations across product/ECM, planning, production execution, quality , Supply chain and warehouse operati... Show more

Kate Merson

Kate Merson

Kate Merson is a seasoned demand-side management professional who has worked with utilities for the last 16 years helping to drive innovation in customer energy programs for deep and equitable decarbonization. Leveraging her experience in cleantech and market transformation, Kate’s specialty is bringing market actors and technology together to make participation in programs simple and easy for consumers. As Director of North American Grid Services at ev.energy, she is working to unlock scaled grid flexibility through smart charging and vehicle to grid solutions with utilities, governments, and grid operators in the US and Canada. Kate holds a M.A degree from the University of Denver in International Energy Studies and a B.A. in Marketing & Communications. She lives in Colorado and enjoys the great outdoors, often skiing, camping, and running with family and friends.

Kate Merson is a seasoned demand-side management professional who has worked with utilities for the last 16 years helping to drive innovation in customer energy programs for deep and equitable decarbonization. Leveraging her experience in cleantech a... Show more

Enrique Arribas

Enrique Arribas

He trabajado con herramientas de colaboracion y gestión documental de Microsoft desde hace 10 años. Empezando con desarrollos SharePoint y actualmente Power Platform y M365

He trabajado con herramientas de colaboracion y gestión documental de Microsoft desde hace 10 años. Empezando con desarrollos SharePoint y actualmente Power Platform y M365 Show more

Anand Thayur

Anand Thayur

I am an ML Engineer at SAP Labs India with 6 years of experience in AI agents, SAP BTP, CAP, CI/CD, and full-stack development. I led the development of a cloud-native Multi-Agent Safety Management system for the Oil & Gas industry, combining Kubernetes-backed infrastructure with real-time agentic AI orchestration. A speaker at SAP d-com and SAP Inside Track, KubeCon 2026 marks my entry into the broader cloud-native open-source community.

I am an ML Engineer at SAP Labs India with 6 years of experience in AI agents, SAP BTP, CAP, CI/CD, and full-stack development. I led the development of a cloud-native Multi-Agent Safety Management system for the Oil & Gas industry, combining Kuberne... Show more

Filippe Rimis

Filippe Rimis

Filippe Rimis is a Senior Project Engineer based in Western Australia with over 20 years of experience in the energy sector, spanning structural engineering, multidisciplinary project coordination, and EPC delivery. Alongside his corporate role, he builds AI-powered systems tailored for engineering environments.

Over the past three years, Filippe has been developing and iterating on Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures for complex technical documents, moving from early “naive RAG” experiments to structured, agentic systems designed for compliance, traceability, and real-world deployment. His work focuses on bridging deterministic engineering principles with probabilistic AI models—designing systems that engineers can actually trust.

He shares practical lessons from building production-oriented RAG pipelines for contracts, specifications, and structured/unstructured reports, with a strong emphasis on data structuring, ingestion strategy, and intelligent retrieval orchestration.

Filippe Rimis is a Senior Project Engineer based in Western Australia with over 20 years of experience in the energy sector, spanning structural engineering, multidisciplinary project coordination, and EPC delivery. Alongside his corporate role, he b... Show more

Ogochukwu Odili

Ogochukwu Odili

Ogo Odili is a data strategy and transformation leader with over 15 years of experience delivering enterprise-scale data solutions across financial services, energy, utilities, and telecommunications. His expertise spans data architecture, advanced analytics, and cloud-native platforms, enabling organisations to unlock value from complex data ecosystems. Ogo has led large-scale programmes involving data modelling, lineage, governance, and visualization.

Key achievements include:
Global Bank IT Transformation – Designed a financial data model and a benefits tracking tool across 15 countries, leveraging MS SQL, BigQuery, and Qlik to support a £350m transformation target.
UK Energy Retail Programme – Delivered operational reporting and data pipelines using Azure Databricks, SQL Server, and Power BI, managing 20+ engineers and analysts.
UK Telco Transformation – Built regulatory data products on Azure and Snowflake, integrating Tableau and Alteryx for compliance with OFCOM and FCA.
UK Nuclear Programme – Engineered a contract and procurement data product using Azure Data Factory and Databricks, providing visibility into £10bn contracts.

Ogo’s technical stack includes Azure, GCP, Databricks, Snowflake, Informatica, Power BI, Tableau, and advanced SQL/R analytics. He is passionate about data governance, scalable architectures, and insight-driven decision-making.

Ogo Odili is a data strategy and transformation leader with over 15 years of experience delivering enterprise-scale data solutions across financial services, energy, utilities, and telecommunications. His expertise spans data architecture, advanced a... Show more

Tom Thill

Tom Thill

Tom Thill is a security engineer whose specializes in endpoint protection and vulnerability management. His work has addressed the identification of large gaps in coverage for endpoint protection, architectures for intrusion-tolerant and multilevel security systems, and risk assessments spanning multi-data center cloud and on-premise infrastructures.

He has developed and led cybersecurity teams in the United States Air Force (2013-2019), in multiple areas of responsibility. While stationed in Davis Monthan Air Force Base, he led multiple teams, one of which that included support to combatant commanders, three-letter agencies and national-level taskings.

Tom has over 12 years of experience in IT and cyber security and holds degrees from University of Maryland (BS) and the Community college of the Air Force (AS). Tom currently is a security engineer at Tucson electric power where he leads multiple endpoint protection programs across various teams. He is passionate about decoding jargon-fueled cybersecurity terms into understandable instructions for the everyday employee and focusing not just on security but the big picture of the business.

Tom Thill is a security engineer whose specializes in endpoint protection and vulnerability management. His work has addressed the identification of large gaps in coverage for endpoint protection, architectures for intrusion-tolerant and multilevel s... Show more

Luca Busolli

Luca Busolli

Luca Busolli is a MISE-certified Innovation Manager and seasoned Blockchain Consultant with over two decades of engineering and management experience. He actively serves as a Member of the Parliamentary Intergroup on Blockchain, AI, and Crypto at the Italian Chamber of Deputies. Dedicated to generating real-world impact through Web3, Luca is the founder and former CEO of Charity Wall, an international award-winning IT startup that tracks and authenticates donations via blockchain. He acts as a Subject Matter Expert in Blockchain at the University of Perugia and mentors startups for various incubators. Having led international projects as a CEO and Operation Manager in the energy and industrial sectors , Luca now focuses on advising public bodies and companies on implementing blockchain for socio-economic empowerment, such as the national "Smart Heritage" framework.

Luca Busolli is a MISE-certified Innovation Manager and seasoned Blockchain Consultant with over two decades of engineering and management experience. He actively serves as a Member of the Parliamentary Intergroup on Blockchain, AI, and Crypto at the... Show more

Leon Li

Leon Li

The DORA community's technical lead is responsible for the entire DORA project's R&D process and ecosystem construction and implementation. He has extensive practical experience in robot application R&D and end-to-end solution delivery, and currently focuses on the requirements breakdown, architecture design, and technology selection of embodied intelligent robot systems.

The DORA community's technical lead is responsible for the entire DORA project's R&D process and ecosystem construction and implementation. He has extensive practical experience in robot application R&D and end-to-end solution delivery, and currently... Show more

Giannis Arvanitopoulos

Giannis Arvanitopoulos

Experienced Machine Learning Engineer with a strong background in designing and deploying end-to-end data and machine learning systems. Skilled in building reliable MLOps pipelines using Azure ML, MLflow, Azure DevOps, and Microsoft Fabric to enable efficient experimentation, deployment, and monitoring. Currently working in the energy sector, delivering projects in risk classification, optimization algorithms, text analytics, and energy management. Combines solid software engineering practices with applied machine learning to build scalable, production-grade solutions. Focused on reliability, automation, and collaboration, with a commitment to developing practical, high-quality systems that drive measurable business value.

Experienced Machine Learning Engineer with a strong background in designing and deploying end-to-end data and machine learning systems. Skilled in building reliable MLOps pipelines using Azure ML, MLflow, Azure DevOps, and Microsoft Fabric to enable ... Show more

Hithesh Seedarla

Hithesh Seedarla

Hithesh Seedarla is a technology professional specializing in enterprise systems and digital transformation within the utilities industry. With a Master’s degree in Computer Science and over five years of experience working with Oracle Utilities (CC&B, C2M, and MDM), he has delivered solutions for major utility clients across the United States.

His expertise spans enterprise integrations, data-driven architectures, and implementing scalable systems that bridge legacy platforms with modern technologies. He is currently focused on applying artificial intelligence and machine learning to utility operations, enabling predictive analytics, automation, and smarter decision-making.

Hithesh is passionate about leveraging platforms like Microsoft 365, Azure AI, and Power Platform to help organizations transition into intelligent enterprises and unlock real business value from their data.

Hithesh Seedarla is a technology professional specializing in enterprise systems and digital transformation within the utilities industry. With a Master’s degree in Computer Science and over five years of experience working with Oracle Utilities (CC&... Show more

Emmaouil Troulakis

Emmaouil Troulakis

Emmanouil Troulakis is a Cloud Data Engineer specializing in Microsoft Fabric and modern data warehousing. With experience in energy and financial services, he designs scalable ETL pipelines, analytics platforms, and cloud-native data solutions that turn complex business requirements into actionable insights.

Emmanouil Troulakis is a Cloud Data Engineer specializing in Microsoft Fabric and modern data warehousing. With experience in energy and financial services, he designs scalable ETL pipelines, analytics platforms, and cloud-native data solutions that ... Show more

Selina Demi

Selina Demi

Selina is a cyber security professional with expertise in cyber security architecture and cyber risk management. She holds a PhD in blockchain technology and has a background in computer science. Currently, she works as a Cyber Risk Analyst at Equinor.

Selina is a cyber security professional with expertise in cyber security architecture and cyber risk management. She holds a PhD in blockchain technology and has a background in computer science. Currently, she works as a Cyber Risk Analyst at Equino... Show more

Warren Fletcher

Warren Fletcher

Bio

Warren started programming by making mods for The Elder Scrolls IV. While some of them did not result in a BSOD. Most did. This habit has not faded with time, and nor has their proclivity for tinkering/modding/breaking things.

Graduating from UCT with a degree in Electrical & Computer Engineering. Warren has worked for multiple Fortune 500 companies (Oracle, Amazon, Booking) in the Web-Scale space.

In 2023, they returned to South Africa from a stint in the Netherlands(It was too cold.) They wanted to get back into 'dirty' hands on engineering work. Currently, they now work at Hydrogen Energy Applications (HYENA) as a Staff Systems/Software Engineer building the future of stationary remote generators. These generators make use of Fuel Cells.

They are incredibly passionate about automation, electrical engineering, and empowering others to build software that is performant, scalable, practical and, above all, a 'joy to use'. No matter the customer.

In their free time(hah), They can be found playing guitar. He still cannot play wonderwall.

Bio Warren started programming by making mods for The Elder Scrolls IV. While some of them did not result in a BSOD. Most did. This habit has not faded with time, and nor has their proclivity for tinkering/modding/breaking things. Graduating fr... Show more

Jason Vigh

Jason Vigh

Jason Vigh is the Principal Consultant for Cybersecurity at 1898 & Co. where he has the honor of leading and working with a team of highly skilled technical professionals addressing today’s industrial cyber threats. His experience spans numerous critical infrastructure sectors, not limited to Defense, Energy, Water, and Finance. Jason has held both technical and managerial positions in the disciplines of security architecture and engineering; threat and vulnerability management; intrusion detection and prevention; and governance, risk, and compliance. Although Jason’s career and experience spans more than 2 decades, he takes more pride in his commitment to researching and advancing new ways to combat an ever-changing threat landscape. He's been a member of ISC² since 2003 and holds the CISSP and CISM designations. Jason is also certified in INL's Consequence-Driven, Cyber-Informed Engineering (CIE) and SAE's Security Engineering for Road Vehicles.

Jason Vigh is the Principal Consultant for Cybersecurity at 1898 & Co. where he has the honor of leading and working with a team of highly skilled technical professionals addressing today’s industrial cyber threats. His experience spans numerous crit... Show more

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