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Digital Startup Showcase

Wednesday, 6 May
Room 300
Networking Event

Get ready for a rapid-fire pitch showdown! This session features a series of dynamic digital natives sharing their ground-breaking ideas in a lightning pitch format. Discover innovative solutions, proven use cases, and practical applications that are set to revolutionize the energy industry and drive monumental impact.
•  Plug & Play: Driving the future forward with corporations, governments, startups, investors, and universities
   Presenter: Carolina Rio, Director
•  Cognittiv: Combining neuroscience and AI to prevent accidents and improve operational efficiency
   Presenter: José Baldassim, CEO
Revterra: Kinetic Stabilizer Technology - Empowering AI growth with resilience, affordability, and reliability
   Presenter: Ben Jawdat, CEO
Unity: Unity - Driven Digitalization: A new standard for Offshore Technology Operations
   Presenters: Cam Ayres, Sr. Manager Solution Engineering, and Leo Nguyen, Senior Solutions Architect
DeepIQ: From Legacy Data to AI-Ready: De-Risking Offshore Planning through Agentic AI
   Presenter: Kaiwan Bharucha, CEO
Intelie: Operational Intelligence for offshore drilling combining AI with human intelligence to transform data into action
   Presenter: Augusto Borella, Chief Product Officer
Dolphin Labs: Harnessing wave energy to enhance safety and security of critical offshore infrastructure
   Presenter: Rolle Hogan, CEO
Senslytics: Estimating Reservoir Fluid Properties in Near Real-Time Through Expert-Driven AI 
   Presenter: Blake Bixler, CEO
Thalassa: Enabling supervised autonomy in subsea asset inspections through wireless optical communication
   Presenter: Arjun Prabhakar, CEO
DWL: From Cuttings to Decisions: Automating Subsurface Insight from Shelf to Deepwater
   Presenter: Dave Toner, CEO
DSIDER: Bringing Economic Clarity to Every Decision in Energy - Delivering EBITDA Uplift with AI
   Presenter: Sujatha Kumar, CEO
Energytech Nexus: Using agentic AI to accelerate discovery of energy tech solutions 
   Presenters: Nada Ahmed, CRO & Jason Ethier, CEO

Chairperson(s)
Hosam Abu Zeid, Principal Subsea PetroTechnical Lead - Subsea Consultants
Moderator(s)
Hani Elshahawi, Managing Director - NoviDigiTech
Speakers(s)
Carolina Rio, Director - Plug & Play
Dave Tonner, Chief Executive Officer - DWL
Sujatha Kumar, Chief Executive Officer - Dsider Inc
Arjun Prabhakar, Chief Executive Officer - Thalassa
Nada Ahmed, Chief Revenue Officer - Energytech Nexus
Jason Ethier, Chief Executive Officer - Energytech Nexus
Jose Toesca Baldassim, Chief Executive Officer - Cognittiv
Ben Jawdat, Chief Executive Officer - Revterra
Cam Ayres, Senior Manager Solution Engineering - Unity
Leo Nguyen, Senior Solutions Architect - Unity
Kaiwan Bharucha, Chief Executive Officer - DeepIQ
Augusto Borella, Chief Product Officer - Intelie
Rolle Hogan, Chief Executive Officer - Dolphin Labs
Blake Bixler, Chief Executive Officer - Senslytics

Countdown to OTC 2026!

NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN

The Distinguished Achievement Awards are the most prestigious recognition in the offshore energy sector, honoring breakthroughs and leadership that shape the industry—from technology and operations to safety, sustainability, and engineering excellence. Each nomination celebrates work that leaves a lasting legacy.

Submission deadline: 15 September 2026

SUBMIT YOUR NOMINATION TODAY!