Hosted by the Bahrain National Oil & Gas Authority

Speakers

OPENING CEREMONY

Farouk El Baz

Farouk El Baz

Director Emeritus, Center for Remote Sensing
BOSTON UNIVERSITY

Plenary session 1

GEOSCIENCES IN AN ERA OF TRANSFORMATION: A NEW LANDSCAPE

Maria Borras

Maria Borras

Executive Vice President, Oilfield Services
Baker Hughes
Luca Savini

Luca Savini

Head of Geology and Geophysics
ENI SPA
Misfir AzZahrani

Misfir AzZahrani

Vice President, Exploration
SAUDI ARAMCO
Hinda Gharbi

Hinda Gharbi

EVP, Reservoir and Infrastructure
SCHLUMBERGER

Plenary session 2

BREAKTHROUGHS IN TECHNOLOGY

Plenary session 3

ATTRACTING AND DIVERSIFYING GROWING TALENT IN THE NEW ENERGY LANDSCAPE

Christine Travers

Dean
IFP SCHOOL
Bader Al Munaifi

Bader Al Munaifi

Deputy CEO - South and East Kuwait
KUWAIT OIL COMPANY
Faiza Rahmatullah

Faiza Rahmatullah

People Development Director
PDO

Frank Dessing

Talent Advisor for Exploration Geoscience
SHELL
Najwa Azaimi

Najwa Azaimi

Director, Management and Professional Development
SAUDI ARAMCO

Special session 1

INTELLIGENT PROSPECTING: UNLOCKING HYDROCARBON POTENTIAL UTILIZING AI AND BIG DATA ANALYTICS

Malleswar Yenugu

Malleswar Yenugu

Director, Data Analytics
IHS MARKIT
Ghassan Al Regib

Ghassan AlRegib

Professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Gabriel Guerra

Gabriel Guerra

VP Exploration Transformation
SHELL

Special session 2

MINERALS EXPLORATION AND EXPLOITATION: CHALLENGES AND FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES

Abdulrahman Belushi

Abdulrahman Belushi

Head of Mining Strategy
MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND MINERAL RESOURCES

Special session 3

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES: A VALUABLE ASSET TO THE MIDDLE EAST REGION

Waleed Khalil Zubari

Waleed Khalil Zubari

Professor Water Resources Management Program
ARABIAN GULF UNIVERSITY
Jerome Perrin

Jerome Perrin

Area Manager, Middle East and North Africa
BRGM
Mohammad Makawi Ashri

Mohammad Makawi Ashri

Associate Professor of Hydrogeology
KFUPM