Mid Year Event 2023 Program and Registration

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Session 1 - Tue, Jun 20, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM (BST)

11:00 BST Unstructured Data Management and Artificial Intelligence: Two sides of the Same Coin? Paul Cleverley, Infoscience Technologies Ltd

11:30 BST Large Language Models: How do they work? How do we Interact with them? Henri Blondelle, AgileDD 

12:00 Networking

 Session 2 - Tue, Jun 20, 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM (BST)

15:00 BST Using AI/ML in Seismic Data Management, Paul Thompson, Talus Technology

15:30 BST Understanding the Significance of Data Management in School Context:
Empowering Education through Effective Data Practices, Charlotte Harvey

16:00 BST Networking

Session 3 - Wed, Jun 21, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM (BST)

11:00 BST Panel Discussion: Data Management in an AI World - Becoming Obsolete or Increasingly Vital?

12:00 BST Networking

Session 4 - Wed, Jun 21, 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM (BST)

15:00 BST Future-Proofing Seismic Data: Preparing for Cloud/AI/ML Applications, Don Robinson, Resolve GeoSciences Inc

15:30 BST Data Management synergies across Industries, Christine Booton and Andy Butcher, Oasis

16:00 BST Networking

Session 5 - Thu, Jun 22, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM (BST)

11:00 BST AI/ML for Legacy Data Supporting Low-Carbon Energy, Jess Kozman, Katalyst DM

11:30 BST The Value of Data Management and Governance in Modern Data and Digital Transformation, Rob Lancashire, The Oakland Group

12:00 BST Networking

Session 6 - Thu, Jun 22, 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM (BST)

Panel Discussion: What does Data Management (DM) mean in my industry/working context? 

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We look forward to welcoming you to the Conference this year.

Event Committee:

Patricia Herrera Torres, Independent Consultant - Chair, SPDM Mid-year conference 2023

Patricia is an experienced and versatile subsurface data management consultant with more than 30 years of experience, including leading small/medium teams and IM/IT-related projects. During her years in Shell, Patricia led a team of technical data & workflow managers in Exploration, Field Development and Production, and in her role as Global Learning Advisor she led the development of the curriculum and the content for the Technical Data Management (TDM) Discipline. Currently she enjoys consulting to oil and gas companies, her most recent assignment serving as Product Manager for Data in the Shell OSDU Program.  In her spare time Patricia (known as Patty) enjoys teaching Biblical studies and trying new foods from around the world.

Alan Smith

With more than 30 years industry experience, Alan is a recognised expert in the field of Information Systems strategy, spending the last 20 years focused on this area.  He developed and led the Information Systems practice of Paras Ltd.  Since then he has worked in interim management roles, including CIO, for a number of clients. Alan has worked with regulators and national data management systems to develop systems which meet the needs of the regulatory environment.  He has also worked with clients to establish the use of industry standards and naming conventions to improve reliability of data exchange. Alan is a mentor through SPDM and other routes, and in his spare time enjoys volunteering, and exploring the canals of the UK.

Ebuka Umeh

Ebuka possess more than 11+ years’ experience that cuts across the energy industry, majorly in the oil and gas sector. He currently sits as an advisory board member (Data Analysis and Project Management) at Pan Allen Energy. Due to his cross-functional responsibilities, he has been able to deliver many projects through data management and data driven decisions. He currently works for Effiage Smulders, having spent some years in BW Offshore and NLNG Limited on different energy projects.

 He is currently a facilitator/reviewer for the Society of Petroleum Engineers International (SPEI) on themes that cuts across data management and project economics. His passion for effective management/analysis of data had helped him served as a community lead for Google, where he still delivers some level of tutelage for the younger leads as a mentor. He is a certified project manager from Project Management Institute and possess a bachelor’s degree in petroleum engineering and three master’s degree that cuts across engineering, economics and management.