In this interactive and hands-on session, Julie and Jeff will take participants through a step-by-step approach to implementing and using Lean and Six Sigma to achieve operational excellence, including:

• Integrating digital capabilities into Lean and Six Sigma frameworks to accelerate organizational change, technology adoption and process standardization
• Strategies for applying Lean and Six Sigma principles to manage the human side of change
• Assessing your organization’s current state and developing benchmarks and metrics for process improvement
• Factoring non-financial value into operational excellence and keeping Lean Six Sigma a critical component of the corporation

2024 marks the 15th year since the humble beginnings of the Operational Excellence in Oil & Gas Summit. In that time, the landscape of operational excellence has changed dramatically. Understanding the key changes, trends, and lessons learnt across our 15 years will prepare you to face the future of OpEx in a changing world. Our visionary speakers will discuss:

• Turning to technology: How digital transformation across the energy sector has redefined our approach to Operational Excellence and the potential for progress
• Key lessons from across the years, which strategies have worked and which haven’t?
• Setting a standard for Operational Excellence within your organization and delivering on it successfully

One of the most important cultural shifts happening right now is the move towards creativity and innovation from all levels of your organization. Fostering a culture of creativity and ingenuity can be hard work, and knowing what works and what doesn’t can save a lot of time and effort. Take the time to hear the top strategies for providing a clear structure to enact innovation while preventing information overload.

Panelists will discuss:

• Where are leaders looking for new ideas within an organization?
• Implementing a system of idea sharing and innovation within your organization
• Encouraging and sourcing experimentation and innovation from across your organization
• Providing a clear structure to enact innovation and prevent excessive information

Attitudes towards the oil & gas sector are changing rapidly. With increasing scrutiny, new regulations, and a worker shortage, operators are faced with the task of not only maintaining trust internally, but externally too. Knowing how to keep your workforce, stakeholders, and the public on board as you navigate change will be crucial in ensuring your success.

Panelists will discuss:

• ● Communicating your strategies for transformation: to workers, senior leaders, stakeholders and beyond
• ● How to position digital and AI initiatives as net benefits to your org and the people in it
• ● The importance of an open dialogue and centering people within your transformation strategies to minimize resistance to change
• ● Why listening matters: hearing and responding to concerns from both within and outside your organization

Without effective communication and a solid change management strategy, your digital transformation risks becoming a squandered investment. It is essential to understand leading change management methods to ensure you can maximize uptake of technology and make the most of your digital transformation.

This panel will address:

• Getting your workforce on board with your digital transformation and designing your communication strategy
• Bridging the gap between technology and people to ensure maximized workforce uptake
• Why involving your workforce at every step of your digital transformation journey is crucial to ensure uptake of technology
• Communicating and educating your workforce, driving change through digital insights

Learn how Dow, Inc. is harnessing the power of front-line workers to drive change by elevating them into influential leaders. Hear about the Power to Influence program where participants engage in learning, discovery, and personal growth and are motivated to create value and improvement across their site, business, and community.

• Understand how global events are shaping the oil and gas landscape and in particular the role that day-to-day operations play in ensuring operators across the supply chain can thrive in these conditions
• Connecting the dots between high-level strategic challenges and frontline operations
• Ensuring asset integrity, supply chains, cost-efficiency, operational sustainability and safety remain at the core of your business through macro-economic turbulences