OTC 2026 Panel Session Speakers

Join us at OTC for an exclusive lineup of dynamic panel sessions featuring global industry leaders, pioneering innovators, and technical experts as they address the most pressing challenges and exciting opportunities in the offshore energy landscape.

From advancements in drilling, subsea systems, and digital transformation to emerging strategies in decarbonization, carbon capture, and low-carbon operations, these sessions provide an unparalleled platform to explore how technology, policy, and collaboration are redefining the future of offshore development.

Gain firsthand insight into how energy companies are balancing energy security, affordability, and sustainability, and what it means for the next generation of offshore projects worldwide.

Don’t miss your opportunity to hear directly from the visionaries driving innovation, shaping policy, and leading the global energy transition—all in one place, only at OTC.

DISCOVER THE OTC 2026 PANEL SESSIONS

Monday, 4 May | 1030–1230
NRG Center, Level 2, Room 306


Moderator: Art Schroeder President Energy Valley Inc.	Katie Pelliccio General Manager Facilities Engineering Chevron Angola	Maggie Sheridan Manager of Operations Engineering Murphy Oil Corporation	Donald Craig Subsea Technology Manager BP America Production Co.	Sandeep Patni Subsea Team Lead Shell	Einar Michel Senior Analyst Rystad	Mike Ellis Strategy and Pursuit Manager Subsea 7

Monday, 4 May | 1400–1630
NRG Center, Level 2, Room 306


Moderator: Parth Pathak Manager New Technology Development SLB	Moderator: Muge Demiroglu Chemistry Discipline Lead bp	Veronique Nouaze Vice President Technology Development SLB	Claudine Champavere Senior Vice President Product Marketing and Strategy TechnipFMC	Werner Schinagl Global Vice President of Base Management bp	Gabriel Guerra Vice President Data, Digital & Innovation Shell

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Monday, 4 May | 1400–1630
NRG Center, Level 2, Room 604


Moderator: Michelle Foss Advisor L’Acadie Network	Moderator: Mark Luther Professor University of South Florida	Moderator: Samantha Smith Founder and Chief Executive Officer Blue Globe Solutions	Michael Lodge International Lawyer and Consultant Wetstone Global, Inc.	Kerry Kehoe Retired Federal Consistency Specialist NOAA	Olivier Gunasekara Chief Executive Officer Impossible Metals, Inc	Luuk Vlieglen Proposals Manager Allseas Engineering B.V.	Megan Carr Associate Director of the Strategic Resources Program Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)

Johan Heiler Head of Technology and Operations Global Sea Mineral Resources	Guido Van Den Bos Business Development NOV Marineand Construction Energy Equipment	Anna Scott Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Mithril Minerals	Andy Banks Senior Scientist DHI	Thomas Peacock Co-Founder and Scientific Advisor atDepth MRV	Samantha Smith Founder and Chief Executive Officer Blue Globe Solutions	Michael Clarke Environmental Manager The Metals Company	Greg O’Brien Senior Oceans Policy Advisor U.S. Department of State Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental & Scientific Affairs

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Monday, 4 May | 1400–1630
NRG Center, Level 2, Room 300


Moderator: Y. Doreen Chin President Yunka Energy LLC	James Bennett Member, Board of Advisors American Offshore Wind Academy	Shashikant Sarada Senior Vice President, Power & Energy WSP USA	Emma Cormie Strategic Client Partner Americas \| Software Solutions DNV	Alexander Fløtre Senior Vice President and Head of Offshore Wind Rystad Energy

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Tuesday, 5 May | 0930–1200
NRG Center, Level 2, Room 306


Moderator: Huyen Bui Senior Exploration Geoscientist Shell	Moderator: Anna Paula Lougon Business Development Director Marketing Intelligence Specialist Viridien	Jonilton Pessoa Executive Manager of Exploration Petrobras	Patricia Pradal President Chevron South America Exploration	Decio Oddone Consultant Independent	Dechun Lin Executive Vice President Viridien	Jessica Ciosek Head of Subsurface Research for the Americas Wood Mackenzie

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Tuesday, 5 May | 0930–1200
NRG Center, Level 2, Room 604


Moderator: Parth Pathak Manager New Technology Development SLB	Moderator: Muge Demiroglu Chemistry Discipline Lead bp	Jocelyn Waggoner Vice President Core Technologies TechnipFMC	Marlos Medeiros Global Systems Engineering Manager Subsea Production Systems OneSubsea LLC	Greg Kusinski Lithium Asset Lead Chevron Corporation	Richard White Senior Subsea Engineer Chevron	John Boyle Kaskida Project General Manager bp	Aleksandra Dominik Technology Manager Shell Sparta Project

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Tuesday, 5 May | 0930–1200
NRG Center, Level 2, Room 300


Moderator: Nikhil Joshi Major Projects Manager Moulinex	William Landuyt USGC CCS Business Manager ExxonMobil	Tomas Zapata Director of Global Exploration Repsol	Nigel Jenvey VP Energy Transition Baker Hughes	Jonah Margulis Head of Commercial SLB Capturi

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Tuesday, 5 May | 1400–1630
NRG Center, Level 2, Room 306


Kyle Countryman Guyana Development Manager ExxonMobil	Tim Chapman Guyana Appraisal Director Hess Corporation	Keith Henderson Vice President International Developments CNOOC	Paloma Mohammed Vice Chancellor University of Guyana	Omon Dibua Onshore Operations Director TechnipFMC	Alistair Routledge Lead Country Manager ExxonMobil Guyana

Wednesday, 6 May | 0930–1200
NRG Center, Level 2, Room 306


Moderator: Steven Leverette Head Leverette Offshore LLC	Ram Gopalkrishnan Advisor Shell	R. Don Vardeman Retired	Richard D'Souza President Richard B Offshore	Ricky Thethi Global Director 2H Offshore	Larry Cutburth Midstream Project Manager Wood Plc	David Barton Advisor KBR

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Wednesday, 6 May | 0930–1200
NRG Center, Level 2, Room 300


Moderator: Ashraf Zeid Managing Director Eternal Energy	Moderator: Changwon Son Assistant Professor Texas Tech University	Mohamed Hegazi Chief Executive Officer ARO Drilling	Camille Peres Immediate Past President Human Factor and Ergonomics Society	Bruno Avena Chief Executive Officer ALTAVE	Stephanie Payne Professor Texas A&M University	Mohamed Farouk Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer ADES Holding

Wednesday, 6 May | 1400–1630
NRG Center, Level 2, Room 306


Moderator: Kerry Fellers Director of Membership Geothermal Rising	Moderator: Elizabeth Cambre North American Business Development Manager, New Energies, Geothermal Vallourec	Joseph Batir Managing Partner Batir we go	Kenneth Medlock Senior Director Rice University, Baker Institute for Public Policy	Benjamin Burke Chief Executive Officer Gradient Geothermal	Lev Ring President Sage Geosystems	Florent Rousset Vice President of Geothermal Baker Hughes

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Thursday, 7 May | 0930–1200
NRG Center, Level 2, Room 306


Moderator: Buford Pollett Associate Professor of Energy Law and Co University of Tulsa	Moderator: Neil Kavanagh Founder and Principal Consultant K Energy Consulting	Ryan Peay Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Strategic Resources US Department of Energy	David McKellips Vice President of Commodity Marketing Williams	Justin Slater Project Development Manager Fincantieri Bay Ship Building	Rob Smith Vice President Regulatory Affairs Cheniere Energy, Inc

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Thursday, 7 May | 1400–1630
NRG Center, Level 2, Room 306

Moderator:
James Thompson
Project Manager - LNG Value Chain
bp

Anil Senol
Project General Manager: Mauritania-Senegal
bp

Teddy Teisrud
Project Director
Golar

Massimiliano Bellotti
Chief Operating Officer Asset Based Services
Saipem

Mario Tommaselli
Chief Operations Officer
Project Delivery
and Services
Technip Energies

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Panel Sessions

Dive Into the Conversations Shaping Offshore Energy’s Future

Subsea Tiebacks, Increased Production, Lower Costs & Risks, Greater Optionality

Innovation in Offshore Industry - Panel with Technology Executive Leadership

Engineering the Future of Deep-Seabed Mining: Collection, Transport, and Processing

The Future of Offshore Wind: What Direction Will It Blow?

Equatorial Margin – From Exploration Vision to Regional Energy Opportunity

Offshore HPHT: Aligning Technical Excellence with Business Strategy

CCUS - Gathering Steam or Stalling?

Decade of Guyana: Rapid Success Fuels Rapid Transformation

The Forty Year Evolution of Deepwater Floating Production Platforms in the Gulf of America

From Digital Tools to Full Value: Real-World Lessons in Offshore Security, Safety, and Operational Efficiency

Bridging the Gap For Traditional Hydrocarbons to Expand Into Geothermal

Strengthening America's Maritime Energy Transportation Future (LNG)

Strength in Collaboration: How The Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) Delivered a First-of-Its-Kind LNG Development

Countdown to OTC 2026!

Panel Sessions

Dive Into the Conversations Shaping Offshore Energy’s Future

Subsea Tiebacks, Increased Production, Lower Costs & Risks, Greater Optionality

Innovation in Offshore Industry - Panel with Technology Executive Leadership

Engineering the Future of Deep-Seabed Mining: Collection, Transport, and Processing

The Future of Offshore Wind: What Direction Will It Blow?

Equatorial Margin – From Exploration Vision to Regional Energy Opportunity

Offshore HPHT: Aligning Technical Excellence with Business Strategy

CCUS - Gathering Steam or Stalling?

Decade of Guyana: Rapid Success Fuels Rapid Transformation

The Forty Year Evolution of Deepwater Floating Production Platforms in the Gulf of America

From Digital Tools to Full Value: Real-World Lessons in Offshore Security, Safety, and Operational Efficiency

Bridging the Gap For Traditional Hydrocarbons to Expand Into Geothermal

Strengthening America's Maritime Energy Transportation Future (LNG)

Strength in Collaboration: How The Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) Delivered a First-of-Its-Kind LNG Development

Countdown to OTC 2026!

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