Thursday, February 13, 2020
8:15 AM
Registration
 
 
9:00 AM
Opening Remarks and Welcome Speech
 
 
9:15 AM
Update on IoT in the Canadian Oil & Gas Sector
 
Tyler Farmer - Information and Communications Technology Council
9:45 AM
Panel: Advancing Technology by Standardizing IoT for Upstream Oil and Gas
 
Prem Domingo - Hitachi Vantara
Steve Liang - University of Calgary
Suzzette Rainey - AUTOSOL
Mark Scantlebury - Extreme Telematics Corp.
ROB SOUTHON - Veerum
10:30 AM
Morning Networking Break
 
 
11:10 AM
Panel: Investors and Choosing the Right Technology
 
Erik Allan - Tundra Process Solutions
Randy Bloom - W5 Engineering
Andrea Course - Shell
Jana Hanova - Evok Innovations
Ha Nguyen - McRock Capital
11:55 AM
Best Practice: Advancing the Analytics Culture, Talent and Education at Suncor – A Transformation Initiative
 
Sheldon Wall - Suncor
12:25 PM
Panel: Leveraging Data Analytics for Preventive Maintenance and Production Optimization
 
Dave Lafferty - Scientific Technical Services
Jeff LaFrenz - Technology Alberta
Dimitrios Spiliopoulos - IE Business School
Ian Williamson - FogHorn Systems
1:10 PM
Networking Lunch
 
 
2:15 PM
How to Accelerate Your IoT Journey
 
David MacKay - Onica, a Rackspace Company
2:45 PM
How Automated AI Can Scale to Your IOT Data
 
Jordan Hansen - DataRobot
3:15 PM
Afternoon Networking Break
 
 
3:45 PM
Accelerating Field Development; Learnings from Field Diagnostics in Stacked Pay Reservoir
 
Theo van der Werken - Birchcliff Energy
4:15 PM
The Journey of ExxonMobil in Securing the Edge
 
Saurabh Patel - ExxonMobil
4:45 PM
Chairman’s Closing Remarks
 
 
5:00 PM
Networking Drinks Reception
 
 
Friday, February 14, 2020
8:30 AM
Registration
 
 
9:00 AM
Opening Remarks and Welcome Speech
 
 
9:10 AM
Case Study: Challenges in Implementing IoT and Digital Transformation – An Operator’s Point of View
 
Andrea Course - Shell
9:40 AM
Case Study: Discussing Current Challenges Facing Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNRL) in Implementing Digital Transformation
 
JohnPaul Portelli - CNRL
10:10 AM
Panel: Bridging the Gap Between the Innovation Ecosystem and the Oil & Gas Leaders and Operators to Overcome Industry Challenges
 
Soheil Asgarpour - Canadian Academy of Engineering
Andrea Course - Shell
Ahmed Elkabbany - LANMARK Engineering
Jana Hanova - Evok Innovations
John Hetherington - Lumina Management Consultants
10:50 AM
Identifying and Quantifying ROI in IIoT Applications for Oil and Gas Production
 
Sarath Rangu, Msc - Microsoft
Dave Shook - Uptake Technologies
11:05 AM
Morning Networking Break
 
 
11:35 AM
Successful IoT Implementation, Is it All About Technology?
 
Dimitrios Spiliopoulos - IE Business School
12:05 PM
Driving Efficiency and Reducing Cost with IOT, Digital Transformation and Innovation
 
Jana Hanova - Evok Innovations
12:35 PM
Challenging the Existing Culture in the Oil and Gas Industry to Alleviate Digital Transformation Debts
 
Dr. Setrag Khoshafian - Pegasystems Inc
1:05 PM
Networking Lunch Break
 
 
2:05 PM
Liberate IoT Data and Digitally Transform Your Oilfield Operations
 
Sanjai Bijawat - Amazon Web Services
2:35 PM
Prioritizing Digital Transformation Strategies for a Successful Implementation
 
John Hetherington - Lumina Management Consultants
3:05 PM
Afternoon Networking Break
 
 
3:35 PM
Understanding the Role of IoT and Digital Technology in Producing Clean Hydrocarbon Energy from Source
 
Jeff LaFrenz - Technology Alberta
4:05 PM
Expansion and Collaboration within the IoT Ecosystem
 
Brenda Beckedorf - Alberta IoT
4:35 PM
Chairman’s Closing Remarks and End of Conference