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

With the increasingly over-saturated market of digital solution providers, as well as growing pressure to digitize operations and increase operational efficiency, cost-effective digital transformation has become a top priority for many operators. Learning how to align new technologies with business value will be crucial to transforming effectively.

Panelists will discuss:

• Identifying and targeting key areas for digital transformation
• Calculating and communicating ROI and value of new digital tools
• The leadership skills required for driving digital innovation and increase workforce adoption of technology
• Prioritizing adaptability and capitalizing on the evolving pace of digital innovation to bring value to your business

A sequel to Day One’s opening keynote panel, our industry leaders will take the time to discuss the ways Operational Excellence will continue to evolve, addressing future priorities, challenges, and strategies for leadership, as well as where we can look to learn from success outside of the energy sector.

This panel of leading energy executives will discuss:

• The future of operational excellence in an increasingly digitized world
• How to set and succeed in your strategy for change
• The importance of balance and how to meet the growing energy demand while rapidly decarbonizing
• How to maintain trust: with your workforce, stakeholders, and the wider public

Disruption, while not a word we like to hear, is one that appears all-too-frequently in the oil & gas sector. Learning to be comfortable with and even thrive through disruption will stand you in the best stead to succeed where others can’t. This panel brings together leaders from across the energy sector to discuss their experiences with disruption, and the best ways to manage it.

Our panelists will discuss:

• Leveraging technology for disruption and thrive in the face of adversity
• Harnessing disruption to drive OpEx innovation across your enterprise
• Looking at a new type of leadership and the benefits of visibility through change
• Getting comfortable with change

• Embedding safety into the heart of your organization’s DNA
• Engaging employees at all levels within the organization to drive safe performance and process safety
• Leveraging the right people and technology to drive safe Operational Excellence
• How to know if your work culture is truly safe and identifying areas for improvement

• 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