GConferenceGridThe Conference Catalogue · Vol. 2026Folio № 133CA8
Energy Tech

2026 AI in Oil & Gas Conference

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he 11th Annual AI in Oil & Gas Conference brings together over 500 senior executives, technical innovators, and leaders to explore next-gen applications of artificial intelligence in the energy industry. The event covers evolving themes such as generative AI, digital twins, robotics, low-carbon initiatives, and workforce development, emphasizing operational…

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73Voices
8Underwriters
0Exhibitors
26On the bill · sessions
71Companies · in total
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The Voices

Programmed at 2026, in alphabetical order.
Aaron Shinn
Operations Integration Manager, Midland Production Operations · ExxonMobil
Abhijeet Narvekar
CEO · The FerVID Group
Adam Pryor
Manager - Strategic Analytics · Murphy Oil
Afonso Guimaraes
Head of R2R Business Transformation · Marathon Oil
Agustin Diz
Independent Consultant
Al Lindseth
Principal · CI5O Advisory
Amanda Ahrens
Global Digital Operations Center Data & AI Leader · Dow
Amit Kumar
Data Science Technical Project Manager · ExxonMobil
Austin Rains
Unmanned Regional Sales Manager - South · Frontier Precision
Bemi Shola Anjous
CISO · Noble Drilling
Bill Braun
Former CIO · Chevron
Brendan Duda
Director Enterprise Sales - Energy · Worlds
Cam Sinclair
CEO · Smartchain
Catalina Herrera
Field Chief Data Officer · Dataiku
Cathy Tompkins
Executive Coach and Leadership Consultant · Foreword Consulting
Diti Sood
CEO · Bolo AI
Don Murray
CEO - Co-Founder · Safe Software
Dr. Riad Efendi
Global HSE Manager | Corporate · TechnipFMC
Dr. Satyam Priyadarshy
CEO · Reignite Future
Eli Maftoum
Technical Account Manager, Solutions Engineering · Bentley
Gavin Keeler
Strategic Engagement Executive - Oil & Gas · UiPath
George Danner
Founder & President · Business Laboratory

— and 51 more, by name unsung —

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Underwritten By

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
AI Time JournalMedia Partner
Business Focus MagazineMedia Partner
Energy Conference NetworkCo-Organiser
Gecko RoboticsSilver Sponsor
GOGET GPTMedia Partner
Industry EventsMedia Partner
Security Middle East MagazineMedia Partner
SPICOSMedia Partner
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The Programme

Selected from 26 sessions on the bill.
  • 10:10 AM - 10:15 AM

    Morning Break Welcome

  • 10:15 AM - 10:40 AM

    Morning Networking Break

  • 10:40 AM - 11:10 AM

    Lightning Round Set 1: Building Your AI-Ready Data Foundation

    Three rapid 10-minute talks to spark discovery. One problem, one approach, one result. - Implementing RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) with effective connectors, caching, and g…

  • 11:10 AM - 11:30 AM

    Hype vs Reality: Balancing FOMO vs SLO-MO

    How to value AI initiatives and why there is a challenge there. Adoption challenges and what needs to be true for AI to stick at scale.

  • 11:30 AM - 11:50 AM

    The Intelligent Field: How AI and Realtime Are Reshaping Oil and Gas Operations on the Ground

    - Closing the gap between detection and response by pairing AI monitoring with real-time execution at remote sites. - Triggering the right action fast, from isolating faults to ini…

  • 11:50 AM - 12:10 PM

    Designing AI Around People: How Human-Centered AI Drives Successful Adoption

    - Driving AI adoption by designing around people, not just models and tools. - Addressing how AI will reshape roles, org charts, and performance expectations. - Reducing fear and r…

  • 1:15 PM - 1:45 PM

    Enterprise AI Assistants: What Works, What Scales, What Fails

    - Spotting the main ways enterprises are using AI assistants across teams and workflows, to prioritise the patterns most likely to stick. - Pinpointing where organisations are gett…

  • 12:10 PM - 12:15 PM

    Lunch Welcome

  • 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM

    Lunch & Networking Break

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 71 companies, parsed from the program.

71 companies in attendance.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page — cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

01Fig. 01 — Composition of the House
0All threespeak · spons · exh
8Sponsoringsponsor only
0Exhibitingexhibitor only
63Speakingspeaker only
02Fig. 02 — The Voices, by Seniority

48% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite1825%
  • Founder / Owner68%
  • VP-level45%
  • Director / Head of710%
  • Manager / Lead1419%
  • Engineer · IC68%
  • Research / Science34%
  • Advisor / Investor34%
  • Other roles1216%

Of 73 on the bill · classified by free-text title

03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room
  1. 01Chevron4V
  2. 02ExxonMobil4V
  3. 03AI Time JournalSp·M
  4. 04Business Focus MagazineSp·M
  5. 05Energy Conference NetworkSp·C
  6. 06Gecko RoboticsSp·S
  7. 07GogetgptSp·M
  8. 08Industry EventsSp·M
  9. 09Security Middle East MagazineSp·M
  10. 10SPICOSSp·M
  11. 11Noble Corp2V
  12. 12SoftServe2V
  13. 13ADI Analytics1V
  14. 14Armada1V
04Fig. 04 — By Tier
co-organiser1
13% of 8
media partner6
75% of 8
silver sponsor1
13% of 8