Thursday 23 May 2024
All timings in CST
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08:00 |
REGISTRATION & COFFEE & NETWORKING |
08:45 |
Welcome Address from the event organiser
Adam Soroka, CEO, Cavendish
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08:50 |
Chairman of Advisory Board Opening Remarks
Shane McArdle, CEO, Kongsberg Digital |
08:55 |
OPENING KEYNOTE: ExxonMobil’s Digital Reality Ecosystem – “Moving a visual way of working”
Athicha Dhanormchitphong, Digital Realities Ecosystem Architect, ExxonMobil
Kyle Daughtry, Digital Reality, 3D Visual Digital Twin & XR, Product Manager, ExxonMobil |
09:20 |
PANEL 1: Creating Data Sharing Infrastructures and Effective Federations
- Improving Reliability and availability of a plant – How innovation enhances reliability
- Creating a common data model – myth or pathway to reality
- Distinguishing a twin from conventional simulation – Enhancing bi-directional interaction by generative AI
- Understanding end to end verification – How can AI support uncertainty quantification.
- The challenges of unifying and contextualising data – Enhancing automation and connecting data sources
SPEAKERS:
Seth Taylor, Digital Twin Advisor & Technical Manager, Chevron
Stacia Fosi, Principal Data Manager, Production & Projects, bp
Haavard Oestensen, EVP & Chief Commercial Officer, Kongsberg Digital
Abdullah Al Halafi, Network and Systems Specialist, Digital Twin, Saudi Aramco
Moderator: Shirley Ike, Global Director, Digital Consulting, Wood Group
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GENERATIVE AI, REALITY CAPTURE AND DIGITAL TWINS
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10:10 |
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP PRESENTATION
Shane McArdle, CEO, Kongsberg Digital
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10:30 |
DIGITAL TWIN TECH TALKS: Understanding The Relationship Between Generative AI and Digital Twin
- The use of AI in developing practical ontologies and taxonomies
- Utilisation of Generative AI to populate asset information.
- Limitations and controls of Generative AI models
- Advanced AI capabilities and Contextualised data
SPEAKERS:
Justin Piwetz, Asset Management Lead, Research & Innovation in Virtual Technologies, bp
Dan Isaacs, CTO, Digital Twin Consortium
Rob Tiffany, VP & Chief Product Officer, Red Bison Technology Group
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11:00 |
PANEL 2: Enterprise Best Practices in Applying AI – Enhancing the Capabilities of Digital Twins
- The industrial field worker – Understanding Machine Learning, physics based and symbolic “rules based” simulation.
- Responsible AI – Safeguarding AI in critical business operations
- The evolution of Machine Learning and AI – Exploring new boundaries for a responsible AI strategy
- Leveraging GPTchat – Measuring the impact in cyber security, data and IP leakage
- Working with Augmented (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) – Integration of physics based, and data driven digital twin models.
SPEAKERS:
Srimoyee Bhattacharya, Team Lead, Americas Portfolio, Shell
Harvinder Singh, Platform & Services Manager, Knowledge Management, bp
Keshav Sundaresh, Global Director of Product Management, Altair
Ove Heitmann Hansen, Senior Principal Consultant, DNV
Moderator: Ali Marzban, Director of Data Science & Analytics, NOV
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11:45 |
MORNING REFRESHMENTS & NETWORKING BREAK |
DIGITAL TWIN AND LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS (LLM’S)
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12:15 |
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP PRESENTATION
Vitor Lopes, Digital Twin Senior Product Sales Manager, Ansys
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12:30 |
PANEL 3: Adopting a User Centric Approach – How to successfully cultivate an organisation that embraces digital transformation
- Generating a data driven culture – How to collectively manage individual and organisational change
- Assessing the challenges of digital twin integration – performing whilst transforming
- Securing “buy in” from end users – Overcoming data siloes and establishing an innovative mindset
- Scaling Agile adoption – How to champion digital transformation and align strategies for data infrastructure
SPEAKERS:
Amit Jain, Upstream & Downstream, Engineering & Operations, Chevron
Ibrahim Al-Syed, Director, Digital Manufacturing, Celanese
Andrea Course, Digital Innovation Program Manager, Shell
Moderator: Lisa Sacco, Global Ventures Manager, ExxonMobil
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13:10 |
LUNCH & NETWORKING |
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14:20 |
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP PRESENTATION
Shirley Ike, Global Director, Digital Consulting, Wood Group
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INTEGRATED VALUE CHAINS, DECARBONISATION AND DIGITAL TWIN INTEGRATION
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14:35 |
AI TECH TALKS: Leveraging AI and Machine Learning for Supply Chain Optimisation
- How can generative AI decarbonise the current supply chain model
- Accelerating supply chain transparency through generative AI
- Creating a less linear and more connected supply chain
- Leveraging big data and predictive analytics
SPEAKERS:
Jai Kumar Joon, Strategic Advisor, Chevron
Steven Calder, CEO, Streamba
Reza Khaninezhad, Data Science Manager, Apache
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15:05 |
PRESENTATION: “Open Architecture Physics-Informed AI & Digital Twin for the Energy Industry”
Keshav Sundaresh, Global Director of Product Management, Altair
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COMPUTATIONAL POWER, 3D RENDERING AND INCORPORATION OF PHYSICS
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15:15 |
PANEL 5: Understanding Best Practices in Applying AI for solving Real Business Use Cases
- Enhancing safety and compliance with the help of AI – Leveraging new technologies for maintenance
- Applying Generative AI and Large Language Models – How to prevent proprietary information from being leaked
- AI in divergent and convergent thinking – How can AI support uncertainty quantification
- Augmented and Virtual Reality – Introducing machine learning and AI into operational processes
SPEAKERS:
Jason Gislason, Global Technology Manager, Chevron Phillips
Jie Jay Chen, AI Team Lead, Shell
Sean McCall, CTO, Oceaneering
Konstantin Osypov, Chief Scientific Advisor, Computational Sciences & Engineering, Energy, Halliburton
Moderator: Noorddin Taj, Digital Strategy, Innovation & Architecture, bp
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16:00 |
AFTERNOON REFRESHMENTS & NETWORKING BREAK |
AI REGULATION LLMs AND BLOCKCHAIN FOR DIGITAL TWINS
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16:30 |
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP PRESENTATION
Ove Heitmann Hansen, Senior Principal Consultant, DNV |
16:50 |
PANEL 6: The Role of Large Language Models in Promoting Purposeful Digital Transformation
- Open standards, skills and training – An insight into explainability and interpretability
- Developing edge language models – Overcoming computational and memory constraints
- Ethical and privacy considerations on using LLM – Understanding the implementation of transparent development practices
- How do LLM’s empower a digital twin – Effectively generating data related to modelling
SPEAKERS:
Sadik Noman, IT Program Manager, Mid Africa IT Leadership Team, Chevron
Vishal Sabharwal, Chief Product Manager, Agile Filed Management, Halliburton
Moderator: Suhaib Kaissi, M.S Supply Chain & Logistics Technology, University of Houston
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17:30 |
BLOCKCHAIN TECH TALKS: Accelerated Innovation through Blockchain - Learn, Lead and Leverage
- Ensuring safe and secure data with blockchain
- Convergence, smart contracts and tokenisation through a digital twin
- Blockchain and tracking emissions throughout the value chain
- How does blockchain provide greater assurance on supply chain management
SPEAKERS:
Raj Rapaka, Digital Transformation & Technology Advisor, ExxonMobil
Rebecca Hofmann, President & CEO, Blockchain for Energy
Moderator: Adam P.Brown, Senior Counsel, IP Law, ExxonMobil
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18:00 |
Drinks reception |