Technical & Business Speakers

skills towards the evaluation of reserves, contingent and prospective resources, exploration, development, and production projects, including economic/ commercial evaluation. Her work includes volumetric calculation, geological risking, depth conversion, and seismic interpretation. She is also familiar with logging and core analysis and as a geoscientist, routinely works with multitudes of data types and forms. Emelyn is also trained as a greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions inventory specialist, where she works with energy professionals to evaluate hydrocarbon project emissions, in accordance with ISO 14064 guidelines for emissions reporting. Aside from oil and gas, Emelyn has performed GHG evaluations for solar projects and downstream operations.

both pre and post sanction. He specialises in contract strategy development, partnership and alliance contracting, contract management and business process development.

Working with the Onshore Energy Systems team at Geoscience Australia, Adam is currently working on the flagship Exploring for the Future Program in Northern Australia, and is the geology discipline lead for the Geological and Bioregional Assessment Program.

continuing focus on reservoir measurements and characterization as well as supporting roles with personnel and HSE. My current role with CO2CRC Ltd, commenced in 2018 and focuses on the delivery of large demonstration projects, specifically the Stage 3 Project, which facilitated the testing of efficient and economic sub-surface monitoring solutions for the CCS industry. More recently, additional projects have also been a key focus of the role, covering Underground H2 Storage, management of the Otway International Test Centre (OITC), and various technical and feasibility studies looking into CCS scoping and capacity studies, external project review and third-party validation and depleted reservoir feasibility for CCS.

Prior to KPMG, Candice worked at Origin Energy, where she held several roles across the APLNG value chain including in gas trading, integrated planning, and transformation, and at Bechtel where she worked in project controls for the construction and commissioning of the Queensland Curtis LNG plant on Curtis Island. Candice has a degree in Earth Science from Queensland University of Technology.

depositional systems in NW Europe and in Australia. After a lectureship at the University of Melbourne, Tom joined the Victorian Department of Natural Resources and Energy where his work was focused on the hydrocarbon prospectivity of the Gippsland and Otway basins. Tom joined Geoscience Australia as the team leader for the onshore hydrocarbon project in 2007 and from 2009 onwards has managed the offshore acreage release program, including the promotion of investment opportunities in Australia’s oil and gas sector. Tom is currently the Director of the Energy Resources Advice and Promotion section in GA’s Minerals, Energy and Groundwater division. He is a member of PESA, SEPM and SEAPEX.

with CO2 relating to the injection of CO2 for sequestration and enhanced oil recovery. He has previously worked as a Senior Reservoir Engineer at Santos Limited working on development of volatile oil and gas condensate reservoirs of the Cooper Basin and screening of oil reservoirs for Carbon Capture and Storage. Since 2013 he is the Manager of Petrolab Australia, specialising in the sampling and PVT analysis of reservoir fluids, including phase behaviour, flow assurance and miscibility studies at reservoir conditions. Jan is on the Board of Directors of Petrolab, is an active member of SPE and currently serves on the SPE South Australia Committee, the SPE APOGCE 2022 Technical Committee and IPTC 2023 Technical Committee.

Barry is currently employed as the Energy Resources and Advice activity leader and Energy Resources Assessment Module Leader at Geoscience Australia, and has previously worked as a Principal Geologist at CGSS consultants, Senior Research Scientist at AGSO/Geoscience Australia, and Research Scientist a Texas A&M University (USA). Barry graduated from the University of Sydney in 1988, and completed a PhD in Earth Sciences at the University of Waikato (New Zealand) in 1991.

She has acted on numerous extractive industry projects including mining, coal seam gas extraction and quarrying projects, renewable energy projects and battery energy storage projects and regularly advises on climate change related law and policy.

Jeremy works with Baker Hughes’ Customers to plan, execute, and operate some of the largest and most complex projects in the Asia Pacific region. His role crosses technical, commercial, business development, and project management disciplines. Earlier in his career, he spent 7 years working as a Field Engineer on offshore rigs in Australia, the Middle East, Africa, and the Gulf of Mexico. His experience and operations background allow him a comprehensive understanding of the entire Upstream Oil & Gas industry. He leads the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Council of Baker Hughes Australia, New Zealand & Papua New Guinea, supporting seven Employee Resource Groups (ERG’s), and also leads their Pride@Work ERG across Asia Pacific. He’s held senior roles in Non-Profit organisations such as Pride WA where he served as President. He has an interest in almost anything technical, is an avid photographer, world traveler and always ready for new adventures.

management, commodity sales and trading, and entrepreneurship. Daein joined Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd in 1998 and has since served roles of increasing responsibilities including Manager of LNG procurement & trading, and Manager of LNG upstream business development. Daein joined Chevron Australia (Chevron) in 2012 as Deputy Business Manager and in 2014 as Deputy Project Manager for the Gorgon Expansion Project. He also served on the Project Leadership Team to manage the development of Chevron's Gorgon Stage 2 and Jansz-Io Compression projects. Daein has taken on the role as the Founder and Director of Transborders Energy since November 2016, and as Founder, Managing Director and CEO of deepC Store since August 2021. Daein received his Bachelor’s degree in Management from the International Christian University (Japan), Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Virginia Darden Graduate School of Business Administration (USA), and qualification as Certified Cost Professional (CCP) of AACE International accredited by the Council of Engineering and Scientific Speciality Boards. Daein is also a member of the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN).

players and sub surface sequestration of the carbon dioxide. She holds a master’s degree in applied Geological Sciences from Jadavpur University, India.

of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) with 12 years’ experience in onshore & offshore production, field development planning, reserves assessment and reservoir simulation. Prior to joining ExxonMobil, Daniel worked in various Reservoir Engineering roles for Woodside Energy and Lochard Energy.

LNG projects in Australia. Josh graduated from Murdoch University in 2007 with a BSc in in Marine and Environmental Science. Josh was instrumental in the implementation of the nearshore environmental monitoring program (NEMP) to assess the impacts and adaptively manage the 16 Mm3 capital dredging program in Darwin Harbour between 2012 and 2015. More recently Josh has applied his technical skills to collaborate with the NTG to implement the Integrated Marine Monitoring and Research Program ($20M AUD over 40 years) and partner with the Aboriginal Ranger Grants Program to deliver conservation management of dugongs, cetaceans and marine matters of national environmental significance in the Top End ($24M AUD over 22 years).

and biomethane. He has been responsible for the successful completion major projects as both project sponsor and project manager. He is currently responsible for business growth and strategy for Upstream and Midstream in Australia East and Papua New Guinea with a particular focus on the Hydrogen value chain as part of the broader energy transition and digitalisation. As a respected technical authority within the gas industry, Peter sits on the ME 38 Standards Australia committee that oversees all changes to AS 2885, the Australian pipeline design standard. Peter chairs the Steering Committee overseeing the APGA Code of Practice for Upstream PE Gathering Networks for the Coal Seam Gas industry and has contributed significantly as a representative on the APGA Research and Standards Committee.

He is a member of APPEA, PESA (2021 WA branch President) AAPG (CPG), EAGE, MAICD and a Fellow of the Geological Society

Schlumberger throughoutRussia, Kazakhstan, China and West Africa specializing in well interventions both land and offshore. He then spent several years working the Asia pacific region for BJ Services specializing in coil tubing operations in oil, gas and geothermal wells. In 2008 Jason was transferred to Brisbane, Queensland to grow BJ’s oilfield services in Australia primarily focused on the coal seam gas industry. In 2009 Jason was accepted as a PhD candidate to University of Queensland (UQ) where he completed his research-based PhD thesis on “Investigation of Supersonic Impulse Turbines for Application to Geothermal Binary Power Stations”. At which he helped build several small-scale organic rankine cycle test facilities at UQ. From 2014 to 2016 Jason worked at Santos as a Drilling and Completions Engineer and as a Field Supervisor for well interventions. During this period Jason also became involved with a start-up company called Controlled Thermal Resources focused on developing a novel geothermal power and lithium extraction facility in Southern California. He moved to California in 2016 to lead the technical development of the project as the Principal Engineer. In 2020 he received two grants from the California Energy Commission to develop mineral extraction technologies to remove transition metals and silica from chloride brine solutions in cooperation with Pacific Northwest National Labs and Lawrence Berkeley National Labs. Recently Jason joined CSIRO and focused on supporting the development of carbon capture technology and energy storage systems.

Konstandinos is a recent graduate of the University of New South Wales with a dual degree in Petroleum Engineering (Hons.) and Commerce. Konstandinos has previously authored papers on the numerical modelling of chloride dominated brines and ganglion flow dynamics.

Director of the Coal Seam Gas Engagement Unit in 2009, saw him lead his team through many challenging situations between concerned communities, activists and the CSG industry. He has been the Executive Director Coal Seam Gas Compliance Unit (2012-2016) and since July 2016, the Chief Inspector Petroleum and Gas. Supporting his practical experience are qualifications: • Master of Business Administration • Bachelor Professional Studies • Diploma Resources Management • Graduate Diploma Management Studies • Graduate Army Command and Staff College • Graduate of City Guild London Institute Other: • Honorary ADC to His Excellency Governor-General of Australia, • RSL Ashgrove sub-branch • Chairperson Body Corporate Community Title Scheme 31555 Key driver. During his Army career he experienced the heartbreak of families when he had to inform them of the loss of their loved one in the line of duty – it’s something he never wants to do again. That experience underpins his commitment to achieve zero serious harm in the petroleum and gas industry.

expertise is focused on State/Territory and Federal environmental approvals, licensing and permitting, writing and implementing environmental impact assessment and management plans, field scientific operations and environmental offsets. In his current role Ben maintains environmental compliance for Ichthys LNG, and implements the INPEX-led Ichthys Joint Venture’s multi-million-dollar environmental offsets program.

and imaging expertwith specialisms in Depth imaging and FWI. Prior to moving to Australia she lived in the UK, and worked in the imaging research department for CGG, after graduating from Cambridge University in 2004.

degree in Petroleum Engineering from Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). She also graduated with a master's degree in Industrial Engineering. Currently, she is a PhD candidate in Industrial Engineering at UFRJ.

complex industries. Paul is a former Chair of ARENA’s Advisory Panel, and sits on similar panels for NZAust, CSIRO and ANU.

Plant Asset Management for energy, O&G, and related industries. Experienced in experimental stress analysis and data acquisition methodologies, he joined Bently Nevada in 2001 as a machinery diagnostics engineer. Chris has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Sydney and currently resides in Sydney, Australia, with his family.

business transformation, capital programs and projects, integrated operations, and corporate services. Bradley is a regular speaker at APPEA.

companies and EPC delivery companies including Wood (previously Wood Group), KBR, PSN and Worley (previously Worley Parsons) both locally and internationally. David has extensive green and brownfield capital project delivery experience, including design, construction, and commissioning as well as substantial business and planning management expertise.

disputes including allegations of breaches of Competition and Consumer Act, ASIC Act and Corporations Act. Anne is currently acting in the defence of a class action in the Federal Court of Australia. She also has acted for the representative claimant in a shareholder class action claim. Anne has been a presenter at two APPEA conferences. Anne was previously on the Board of the Energy Policy Institute of Australia.

Mr Gaddes was the Head of the Liquid Fuel and Northern Endeavour Division. He has held a number of Senior Executive roles related to energy security and has represented Australia at various International Energy Agency and G20 meetings and working with former Chief Scientist, Dr Alan Finkel, in his review of the security of the National Electricity Market. He holds a degree in science and has over twenty years’ experience in the Australian public service at the Commonwealth and State levels.

exploration industry in 2010. Jarrad has extensive experience in seismic interpretation and integration of well and seismic datasets for both onshore and offshore basins, including clastic and carbonate resource plays. Jarrad has worked on basins in Australia, South-East Asia, Europe and North America, encompassing extensional, compressional and strike-slip tectonic environments. Jarrad is a member of PESA, SEG, SEAPEX and AAPG.

and associated systems, subsea constructionand field decommissioning. He has functioned as a project engineer, lead engineer and project manager for a number of conceptual, FEED and detailed design studies throughout the World. Building on his subsea experience, in recent years he has gained extensive experience in assessing decommissioning options for large scale decommissioning scopes.

over the past 35 years. His prior employers include Innovapptive, GE, Oracle, IBM, SAP, Ernst & Young, Sun Microsystems, Hewlett-Packard, CSIRO and Westinghouse. He has delivered solutions to his clients spanning finance, capital projects, exploration, production, asset management, logistics and supply chain functions. David studied Arts, Commerce, Law at the University of Queensland and has completed numerous management and professional development courses throughout his career. He also invented the surfers’ legrope starting a global surfing business PipeLines in the 1970s and is credited with the innovation of imbedding HTML in emails to create hyperlinks at the outset of the Internet in 1995.

production and drilling engineering. Haq received a PhD in Petroleum Engineering from The University of Western Australia (UWA) and M.Sc. in Petroleum Engineering. Bashir rendered consulting services to Chevron, Helix RDS, Unocal, and Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Corporation (Petrobangla) and worked in the UWA, CSIRO, and Curtin University. He is a member of Engineers Australia and SPE.

oversight to various INPEX exploration activities. Whilst predominantly working as an environmental advisor, in recent years, Dan has become more strongly focused on emergency management and oil spill response. Dan jointed the APPEA Oil Spill Preparedness and Response Working Group in 2019 and has been instrumental in driving various industry collaboration projects forward. This includes development and execution of the whole-of-industry COVID-19 Spill Response and Source Control Workshops and various contractor capability validation exercises. These exercises, led by Dan, run in conjunction with NOPSEMA, AMSA, AMOSC and various State and Territory government agencies, provided the blue-prints for how industry would conduct spill response under COVID-19 limitations. The COVID-19 work program also led to other development of other collaborative work programs, and during late 2020 and 20201, Dan led the develop and prepared and submitted to NOPSEMA, the first ‘Regional Oil Pollution Emergency Response Plan’, a pilot version for a new method for regional spill response preparedness. In addition, over the last few years, Dan has played a pivotal role in the coordination and development of the APPEA OSWG’s Guidance Document: Incident Management Teams Knowledge Requirements for Responding to Marine Oil Spills.

implement creative business solutions. Craig is an accomplished speaker who has presented at numerous industry forums (including APPEA, Gastech, APAC Energy Assembly etc.) on topics at the forefront of the energy industry. Craig leads Advisian’s regional Advisory team which focuses on decision making of critical techno-commercial issues that help customers meet their business objectives. Craig is currently engaged as an advisor in numerous hydrogen and gas/LNG assignments in Australia and globally and is the project lead for the ongoing work with the Queensland Government.

experience, starting from concept definition and establishment of contracts, through to offshore well site supervision. He is recognized for his skill in quality management and advises on projects company wide. Isaac holds a degree with honours in Petroleum Engineering and a degree with honours in Physics and Mathematics, from the University of Western Australia.

studies in basins globally, from frontier areas such as in the sub-Arctic through to mature basins from the North Sea to North West Shelf, Australia, and the US Gulf of Mexico.

of Engineering from Dalhousie University and an MBA from Wilfrid Laurier University. He is also a graduate of the International Space University’s Summer Session Program (2006). In October 2016, he joined GHGSat to help commercialize the products and services from their breakthrough satellite around the world. In his role as Vice President of Sales and Marketing, he leads the company’s efforts to help the oil and gas industry take on the challenge of addressing climate change, one satellite at a time.

potential, hydrocarbon biomarkers, stable isotopes, paleoredox and early life. Amber graduated with a BSc (Hons), majoring in both Geology and Biology followed by a PhD in 2013 from the Australian National University (ANU). Prior to NTGS, Amber worked at Geoscience Australia as a laboratory technician from 2008 to 2010, then as a geochemist between 2014 and 2020. Amber is a member of the Geological Society of Australia and PESA..

has worked for major oil and gas companies leading environmental approval teams for onshore and offshore activities within Australia and internationally.

for Hamad Medical Corporation in Qatar and the clinical lead of the Coronavirus swabbing and Research station and he has more than 40 publications in the field of epidemiology. Dr Jeremijenko worked with Aspen Medical from 2008 until 2019 across various company projects Dr Jeremijenko has worked in Australia and overseas as: • World Bank Consultant (Bird Flu) • Chief Medical Officer TeleDr • Chief Medical Officer Woodside (Oil and Gas) • BP Medical Advisor, Indonesia • Emergency Doctor, Mater Private Hospital, Brisbane • Royal Flying Doctor Service, Australia Dr Jeremijenko has worked as an emergency doctor for over 10 years at the Mater Private Hospital in Brisbane and has experience in disaster medicine treating victims of the Boxing Day tsunami, earthquakes, industrial accidents and terrorism-related bombings.

assessments. He played key roles in the world-class asset developments like Gorgon LNG in Australia, the Bibiyana Gas in Bangladesh, the Tahiti Oil in the Gulf of Mexico, and many other projects in West Africa, North Sea, South America, South-east Asia, and central Australia. He is also very experienced in providing corporate-wide technical review, advice, mentoring and class-room trainings on reservoir modelling and field development planning, as well as in integrated project management and team leadership. His key areas of expertise include characterization of stratigraphy, structure, facies and petrophysical properties for reservoir models, geostatistical reservoir modelling and uncertainty analysis, reserve/resource assessment and field development planning, appraisal and development well planning and drilling support. Feng earned a Ph.D. in stratigraphy and sedimentology from the University of New South Wales, and B.Sc. in Petroleum Geoscience from the China Petroleum University. Currently, Feng serves as Principal Geoscientist for Molyneux Advisors. He builds on his collaborative approach, top-tier technical expertise and solid experience in corporate-wide technical reviews, training and mentoring, and quality leadership to bring high technical standards to any projects or situations. .

of Japan-Korea CCUS opportunities, and injection site recommendations for the Petrel Sub-Basin (with National Geosequestration Laboratory, on behalf of Australia’s Department of Industry, Innovation and Science). In 2021 Rosie founded Full Circle Carbon to provide a full value service for the identification and maturation of commercially viable geological sites for the permanent sequestration of carbon dioxide. Rosie draws on her extensive exploration experience, from regional play-based exploration studies to near field prospect mapping and drilling. By understanding the similarities (and the crucial differences) in assessment of sedimentary formations for gas extraction and CO2 injection, Rosie brings her experience to meet the challenge of global decarbonisation.

on delivering industry best practice project management processes and systems from both a governance and delivery perspective. Brett believes this is best achieved through integrated cost, time and scope, rigorous change management and application of value and risk management techniques.

psychiatry including industry collaboration in mental health research and has been Director of the Centre for Resources Health and Safety within the University’s Newcastle Institute for Energy and Resources (NIER).

pipelines and managing the pipeline integrity team in his career. He is a Subject Matter Expert for remaining life assessment and life extension studies being involved in numerous local and international projects including number of pipelines and assets in Australia. He sits in number of industry standard committees and international research programs such as PRCI. Hossein has been heavily involved in decarbonisation activities with multiple clients in Australia and globally at Worley specifically with Hydrogen in pipeline projects. This has resulted in being involved in Future Fuel CRC research projects as Industry advisor for multiple projects but also as committee member for the Integrity Work group. He also has initiated a research project and will lead through its execution assessing the integrity challenges and addressing them when repurposing existing pipelines to H2. Hossein is one of the Authors of Australian “Code of Practice for Hydrogen pipelines” which is currently under development.

mineral and energy resources. He has also worked across other agencies in state and Commonwealth governments. Dieter has a degree in engineering from the University of Queensland and prior to joining the public sector he worked with a number of oilfield services companies in Australia and overseas. Lana holds a Bachelor of Laws from the Queensland University of Technology

their interests in inquiries and investigations, including by acting for senior executives and directors in their dealings with regulators. Andrew has closely followed, and written and presented widely on, climate litigation, globally and in Australia, as it has developed and transformed over recent years.

roles across both the ExxonMobils production organizations and projects organizations. The majority of his experience has been in Australia, United States and Qatar. He was the Engineering Manager and Subsea Controls Lead for the West Barracouta project, and currently provides technical support for Esso Australia's subsea installations.

30-year vision for Queensland’s resources industry and include actions to realise that vision. Kahil has been with the Department of Resources for over three years, previously working in the Department of the Premier and Cabinet and the Queensland Environment Department. Kahil has a Bachelor of Laws (Hons), Bachelor of Arts (Hons) and a Graduate Certificate in Environment.

for a number of operators in New Zealand and Queensland. He is familiar with both conventional and unconventional type of operating environment and legislation. In the last 3 years, Han has been primarily working on Arrow’s Bowen basin, where wide range of horizontal well technology and concept have been implemented. Han holds a master’s degree in Well Design and Well Engineering at Robert Gordon University. He also has bachelor’s degree in Petroleum Engineering and Chemical Engineering from University of Adelaide. Han is a charted engineer with Engineering Australia and a member of Society of Petroleum Engineers

her true passion lies in innovation in the oil and gas industry. Polly has previously worked on various Major Capital Projects for Chevron, including Gorgon and Wheatstone. She is passionate about improving efficiencies and the application of novel project management ideologies in the world of Capital Projects. Her expertise and experience is in the topic of strategic innovation and how to intertwine digital tools and new ways of working to optimize the delivery of industrial scale, multi-billion Capital Projects. She is published in the APPEA Journal (2021) and is currently undertaking research in the space of workforce development into the energy and resources sector.

a range of Australian and international assets. Sandra was awarded her PhD in Engineering (Earth Science) in 2016 from the University of Adelaide. She holds BEng and BSc (Hons) degrees from the same university. Prior to joining Woodside, Sandra worked for the University of Adelaide and for consulting firms.

experience in quarantine operations having worked for both the West Australian and Commonwealth biosecurity departments and more recently in the resource sector managing quarantine operations for the

sediments since 2009 and is now the Geoscience Manager at Westside Corporation overseeing the development of their Greater Meridian CSG field in the Bowen Basin and appraisal and development of their oil and gas fields in the Taranaki Basin.

in 2015. Her discipline speciality was igneous and mantle petrology. Sarlae has almost 10 years of experience contributing to pre-competitive geoscience research within the Australian Government. Sarlae has experience in mineral and energy resources, including critical minerals. She was the inaugural Executive Officer to Geoscience Australia’s CEO. Sarlae’s skills include integration and communication of multi-disciplinary geoscience, international science engagement, and has represented Australia’s geoscience in over 10 countries. Sarlae has experience leading large scientific programs such as the $25M Digital Earth Africa International Earth Observation Program, and management of national-scale precompetitive mineral prospectivity projects in the Australian Government’s $225M Exploring for the Future Program. Sarlae has responsibility for leading the implementation of a Strategic Basin Program, providing Trusted Environmental and Geological Information as part of the Government’s $28.5M Strategic Basin Plans. This Program will deliver information on basin geology, the natural gas, mineral, hydrogen and carbon capture and storage potential, groundwater, surface water and protected environmental matters for strategic basin locations across Australia. A key outcome is to stimulate new exploration investment and development through an improved understanding of under-explored sedimentary basin regions.

number of high-profile procurement roles in recent years and has earned a reputation for successfully delivering some major procurement transformations, namely at Fortescue Metals Group, Qantas and RailCorp. Kevin is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Supply (FCIPS). He was awarded the Procurement Professional of the Year award in 2014 and the Procurement Leadership Award in 2010 by the Institute as well as Asia Pacific CPO of the Year 2017. Kevin is passionate about “professionalising” the procurement profession and the development of procurement professionals through a structured framework addressing all the core competencies across the procurement skill set.

identification, project management and maturation, and consultancy. Independently, he advises a private Australian venture capital group that invests in disruptive technology and a USA-based carbon capture and sequestration start-up. Previously, he was Vice President of Global Exploration, New Ventures, & Geosciences for one of Latin America’s most successful energy companies. Earlier in his career, Trey worked for Shell and Woodside, and was a co-founder and managing partner of a SE Asian E&P start-up. Trey received his Ph.D. from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zürich), his M.A. in Geology from the University of Texas at Austin, USA, and his B.A. with Honors from Williams College, USA.

range from the early life history of reef fishes to the ecosystem role and function of elasmobranchs. Dr Meekan has published over 270 papers in international journals, has been appointed as an adjunct Senior Research Fellow at the University of Western Australia and is a Theme Leader for the North West Shoals to Shore Program. He is the Chief Specialist Editor of the scientific journal Frontiers in Marine Science, Marine Megafauna and currently supervises post-doctoral fellows and PhD students working on shark and reef fish projects throughout the Indian and Pacific oceans.

to produce onshore pipeline engineering deliverables using Geographic Information System (GIS). He is a graduate of Southern Cross University’s Bachelor of Applied Science (Forestry) and Master of Business Administration programs and has successfully led the capital raising and execution of technology projects which make automated engineering solutions available to Worley’s global business. He is the product owner of OmniSightTM which is a collection of applications supporting all phases of an onshore pipeline project lifecycle. His current role is ANZ Geomatics & Data Management Lead responsible for Worley/Advisian’s GIS and data management professionals supporting projects throughout Asia Pacific region. He has developed deep understanding of Engineering workflows associated with onshore pipeline systems and developed specialized teams in Australia and India who develop applications targeted at transitioning traditional engineering workflows to more automated and digital alternatives.

acid-gas injection operations and CO2 geological storage before joining CSIRO in Perth in 2007. He currently is a Principal Research Scientist in the CSIRO Energy business unit. Karsten’s main interest is the modelling of basin-scale impacts of fluid production and injection on groundwater flow. In the past, he was a project leader for Understanding CO2 storage in Saline Aquifers in the CO2CRC. More recently, he has been the project leader of the CSIRO In-Situ Laboratory project that involved re-completing one of the wells at the South West Hub CCS Flagship project in Western Australia for monitoring and testing purposes.

where he delivers maximum value to his clients and their resources.

and has more than 12 years’ experience in reservoir engineering and geomechanics.

Petroleum Engineering from Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh (UK). Muhammed also earned an MSc in Petroleum Geoscience from the University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria. He is a member of SPE and is the General Secretary of the SPE – KFUPM section.

ecological service valuation using the Habitat Equivalency Analysis & Resource Equivalency Analysis and commercial & personnel risk assessment. Mr. Nelson has led and supported decommissioning projects in the North Sea and in Western Australia, and has extensive experience conducting assessments in the regulatory climates associated with each.

prior to that he was Director of the North West Margins Energy Systems team investigating the prospectivity of Triassic interval across the central NWS. He has previously led and been involved in similar hydrocarbon prospectivity studies and CO2 storage assessments in the Browse Basin and other frontier offshore basins, including the northern Perth, Mentelle and Bight basins and the Vlaming and Bremer sub-basins. Chris graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Geology from the Australian National University in 2000. He is a member of the Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (PESA) and South East Asia Petroleum Exploration Society (SEAPEX).

work in supporting companies translate their ideas into business offerings for the energy sector, working with researchers, the service sector, producers and government to build relationships and grow the Australian economy.

UAE, Bangladesh, Africa, USA and the UK. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, life member and past President of the Petroleum Club of Western Australia, where he contributes to short-courses on petroleum. He is a regular witness at Australian government parliamentary senate hearings and inquiries.

as a Completions Engineer for onshore conventional oil and gas wells, and later moved across the Production Engineering team. In 2011, Mariano relocated to New Zealand, where he was employed as a Production Technologist to provide offshore support on the Maari Field. At the end of 2013, Mariano joined Arrow Energy in Australia as a Senior Production Technologist. He has been since working on CSG horizontal wellbores and artificial lift systems in the Bowen Basin.

system reviews, and acquisitions and divestitures. Greg is passionate about the sustainable energy development and specializes in integrated energy management. As an expert in emerging energies, global energy trends and carbon management, Greg has presented in workshops and conferences globally. Greg has a B SC in Environmental Engineering from Montana Technological University, and a diploma in Chemical Technology from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology.

investment bank, E&P and service companies.

has worked with the CO2CRC and ANLEC R&D to understand the impacts of potential CO2 storage. Pearce is an expert on gas-water-rock interactions with a focus on the Surat Basin, QLD, Australia. She is additionally working on field monitoring techniques for measurement of methane and understanding its sources through isotopic techniques, and geochemical processes in gas and oil shale. Pearce has published 32 articles in peer reviewed international journals, including three in the top 3% cited for the field of geochemistry. She has collaborated in research projects with Dirk Kirste, SFU, Canada, Arrow Energy, Origin, Santos, CTSCo Pty Ltd, and provided expert opinion to the Queensland Government. Pearce has secured ~ $ 4.6 million in nationally and internationally competitive funding.

includes eight years working as an environmental consultant, Dennis Prince is the inventor of the Airdar technology and currently the CEO of Airdar In. In 2003, Dennis realized that ambient air concentration data could be used to visualize plumes of airborne compounds and track them back to their sources. Since then, his focus has been on developing Airdar to help industry resolve emission problems to protect the environment and the people in it. Dennis has led numerous projects in the oil and gas, chemical, wastewater treatment and waste management sectors using the Airdar technology to locate and quantify emissions related to problems such as odours and GHG emissions.

commissioning and start. His operational management experience includes LNG, Domestic Gas, Storage and Loading from five years at and onshore LNG facility with further experience managing a large Logistics portfolio of consisting of an onshore and offshore supply base, camp accommodation, residential housing, Facilities Maintenance. This breadth of experience was gained both within Australia and postings overseas in the UK and the US working on projects covering the North Sea, Africa, Middle East, and Russia.

large and small scale projects in offshore and onshore environments. Since joining INPEX, Jake has been accountable for the planning and delivery of project critical environmental and regulatory approvals for the construction and operation of Ichthys LNG and exploration activities.

goldfields. Matt has a Bachelor of Science (Hons.) degree from the University of Adelaide and is a member of PESA. He currently works with IHS Markit in customer support - training and assisting clients get the most from their IHS Markit subscriptions.

from the School of Engineering (ESPA), Antananarivo, Madagascar, and a Diploma in Leadership from the University of South Africa (UNISA). Her general research interests focus on enhanced oil recovery, reservoir modelling and characterisation, hydraulic fracture treatments modelling and design, and unconventional resources (i.e., CSG, heavy oil, etc.). She has past experience with university tutoring for reservoir simulation and hydraulic fracturing modelling. She is currently the treasurer of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Student Chapter at the University of Queensland.

Stanwell’s portfolio strategy. Prior to joining Stanwell, Phil held roles in the Queensland Government, including General Manager renewable energy and energy pricing in the department of energy and Director Economic Policy in the Department of the Premier and Cabinet. In 2008, Phil spent a year working in the Pacific Islands with the United Nations Development Programme. Phil holds a Master of International Economics and Finance, Master of Governance and Public Policy and Bachelor of Arts from the University of Queensland.

and development of CCUS and hydrogen hubs. Dr Ross joined CSIRO in 2004 and has qualifications in marine biology, oceanography and petroleum geoscience.

for net-zero emissions scenario modeling, and leads discussions on hydrogen, CCUS, next-gen nuclear and geothermal technologies for Woodmac. He has presented to board and senior-level management teams, as well as at major industry conferences. Previously, Prakash spent two years in Beijing as head of Wood Mackenzie’s China research, guiding a team of analysts on China’s energy and economic trends, including supply-side reforms, inter-fuel competition and commodity prices. He has also led global coal markets analysis for five years, delivering research on decarbonisation policies, the impact of renewables, alternative scenarios and evolving patterns of supply and demand. Prior to joining Wood Mackenzie, Prakash had extensive experience in the natural resources sector, including export-import of bulks and ferrous commodities for an established Canadian trading firm. He has also spent nine years in the mining industry, specialising in business improvement, international sourcing and ISO 9001 certification. Prakash is a Mining Engineer from Indian Institute of Technology with an MBA from the International Management Institute in India.

Australia Upstream and also the Australian Midstream business. He was the Subsea Production System Lead for the West Barracouta project, and currently is in an Execution Lead role within the projects organisation.

strategy development, development planning, portfolio management, and commercialization. With his degree in Engineering from Colorado School of Mines, Adrian worked as an engineer and commercial professional in the international upstream oil and gas business for 14 years before focusing to decision professional applications in 2016. His experience ranges across the entire upstream: exploration, appraisal, production, and processing in multiple geologic & geographic settings, including EOR, through to downstream LNG, and whole-sale gas markets. Adrian holds a Master of Petroleum Business Management from the University of Adelaide. He is member of the Society of Decision Professionals, Society of Petroleum Engineers, the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering, and the Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia

(especially oil and microplastics). She has received academic qualifications in marine sediments and geology, political science, applied science, and law. She is presently an Honorary Professor at the University of Eastern Finland, and a Visiting Professor at the Biological Research Institute, Tomsk State University, Russian Federation. Tina has undertaken teaching and research in numerous countries including the UK, Australia, Norway, Canada, Iceland, Greece, Finland, Russia, the USA, and the Philippines. She presently leads a multidisciplinary UK-Australia-Russia Consortium of Researchers and Experts in Northern Aquatic and Arctic Marine Ecosystems (CRENAME), investigating continental water bodies and seabed sediment contamination arising from oil spills and microplastics, the implications for legal reform, and the development of specialised tools for cleaning such contamination.

across the Gippsland Basin, Northwest Shelf and Gulf of Papua. He has a particular interest in quantitative seismic interpretation and geophysics, and has also honed a broad skillset in assessment, well planning and geological modeling. He is currently working as the lead production geologist on the Tuna and Kipper Fields in the Gippsland Basin.

has become increasingly important to working in pilot scale and demonstration projects, and Linda has sought better approaches to open science dialogue. In addition to her research expertise, she has held the roles of Acting CEO of the Western Australian Energy Research Alliance (WA:ERA), Science Director of the National Geosequestration Laboratory (NGL) and Group leader in both the Onshore Gas and Oil, Gas and Fuels program. She is currently State manager (WA, SA, Vic) for GISERA. She obtained a BSc. (Hons) in Applied Geology from Strathclyde University, a PhD in Petroleum Geochemistry and CO2 Generation at Newcastle University and a Graduate Certificate in Management (Technology Management) from La Trobe University.

spans across the resources industry in community engagement as well as sustainable development. Carlye has a Bachelor of Arts (Political Science) and Graduate Certificate in Governance and Public Policy.

worked as a Field Engineer in the North Sea, Middle-East, Gulf of Mexico and West Africa before relocating to Singapore for several years, and moving to Australia in 2008. Vincent has gained extensive experience in the execution of both regional and global projects in subsea construction, diving and pipelay, progressing his career within Subsea 7 through to the position of Package Manager. He most recently completed the Julimar Development Phase 2 project as Engineering and Operations Manager, and is currently responsible for the delivery of the Subsea 7 pipelay package on the Barossa project.

regulator, policy maker and in facilitations roles interfacing with the petroleum and gas industry. Over the past 12 months, working with the GasFields Commission, Jon has developed keen interest in the co-existence of the gas industry, the agriculture sector, and regional communities in Queensland. More broadly Jon’s experience broadly includes general management positions in consulting, construction and quarrying, degree qualified in engineering in Mineral Resource Management with post graduate business qualifications. .

from the University of Aberdeen, UK in 2021, and a Ph.D in management from Curtin University, Australia in 2021. Since 2017, Dr. Tung has published 7 conferences and journal articles in various disciplines surrounding the topic of oil & gas decommissioning including engineering, project management, stakeholder engagement, and regulatory law. He was a finalist of the 2021 Decom North Sea Rising Star in Decommissioning Award and is currently working project engineer at Woodside Energy.

having worked in heavy engineering, hard rock mining, concrete, oil & gas and pipeline inspection as well as information technology. Judy holds a Bachelor of Metallurgy as well as a Diploma in Software Development

Lucas has supported EAPL’s Gippsland Basin assets in multiple roles including Surveillance, Reservoir and Reliability engineering and Safety, Security, Health and Environment. In his current role, Lucas provided oversight and technical support for the completion of environmental investigations into PFAS at the Longford Plants asset, remediation of the Longford Fire Training Ground and sustainment of ongoing environmental management plans.

business and investment decisions. He is a subsurface specialist pragmatic technical thinker who prioritizes End-to-End Integration of all available data and perspectives. He has been exposed to a wide range of value propositions and priorities from Exploration and Development of hydrocarbon resources to Carbon Capture & Storage - New Energies. Moreover, after his secondment in Equinor working on the Northern Lights project (Norway) as the only Shell subsurface representative since late 2017, he is probably one of the few geoscientists around the world with experience on screening, maturation, appraisal and development of CO2 storage resources to marketable volumes. Since 2020 Diego has also supported confidential projects in Asia and Europe carrying out Play Based Exploration screening work to build CO2 storage prospectivity, but also demonstrating feasibility in another high profile CCS project in the Netherlands. Diego’s firsthand specific experience includes: • Storage permitting and authorities requirements, ISO standards for CO2 storage. • Containment Risk Assessments and resulting risk based Measure, Monitoring and Verification (MMV) plans. • Workflows to estimate and mature marketable CO2 resources and Storage Development Planning. Diego has recently relocated to the APAC region where he is offering technical solutions specialized on identification and maturation of CO2 storage resources towards marketable volumes, including Storage Development Planning

organizations and projects organizations. The majority of her experience has been in Australia, Indonesia, Angola, Qatar, and Iraq. She was the Facilities and Start Up Lead for the West Barracouta project, and is currently the Project Engineer for ExxonMobil Papua New Guinea’s Angore Project.

marketing & sales. Before joining the Perth office, he worked in Stavanger, Norway covering North Sea operations for over 9 years. Haifeng graduated from Peking University in China with B.S. in Computer Science and M.S. in Geology.

and commissioning experience. Industry experience includes leading and delivering conceptual, FEED and detailed design for projects involving oil and gas production facilities and pipelines in upstream and midstream developments for unconventional, onshore and offshore resources as well as green hydrogen production and export.

design for both LNG and hydrogen projects. Megan has significant experience in hydrogen techno-economic assessment, providing input to investment decisions for both blue and green hydrogen projects. Her experience in oil and gas, combined with her Master’s studies in Sustainable Energy have left her with valuable insights into the technical, commercial and cultural changes required for fossil fuel companies to succeed through the energy transition.

Master of Engineering Degree from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne in the UK Martin has worked in the energy industry for over 30 years, holding a range of international positions including project development, business leadership and planning, corporate governance, and technical training. Since joining RISC in 2010 he has provided advice to clients on hundreds of projects, including over 30% of the world’s LNG projects, and several multi-billion dollar transactions.

individuals to challenge their thinking and go beyond — going from ‘safe to brave’ — for more equality and equity of opportunities and outcomes for Indigenous people and communities to share in the full engagement of business where their cultural identity is supported and respected. Llewellyn is a proud Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander woman. Her traditional Aboriginal country is Wakka Wakka and Wulli Wulli in the North Burnett and Dawson River region of Queensland, while her cultural connection to the Torres Strait Islands is Ugar (Stephen Island). Llewellyn holds a Master of Media Arts and Production, Bachelor of Health Science (Aboriginal Health & Community Development) Hons and is an accredited Executive Coach. She has extensive experience on a national level developing the capacity and leadership skills of Indigenous people, particularly women, through Government, non-government and private sectors.

Systems Manager with Genesis having previously been Australian Process and Facilities Manager. Mark is currently managing the development and rollout of several Business improvement initiatives having identified the need to improve the ways we work to leverage industry knowledge. Mark also held the position of Chair of the Oil and Gas Group for Engineers Australia in WA in 2017/18 and is an active member of the governing professional engineering body.

execution and handover to operations.. Ben has over 17 years of international pipelay and subsea construction. He enjoys work that is technically challenging and creates a positive legacy. Ben is dedicated to a quality outcome and committed to ensuring his team execute work safely without damaging the environment. When not at work Ben enjoys racing mountain bikes.

being involved in advancements in both LWD and Mudlogging technology. Matthew joined Strike Energy in early 2020 as Senior Geoscientist just prior to the start of the West Erregulla appraisal campaign, responsible for operations and formation evaluation.

sand production prediction, sanding rate quantification, compaction and subsidence analysis, 4D geomechanical modelling and fault reactivation analysis mainly in Asia-Pacific region. He also actively contributes to technology and software development. He holds a Ph.D. in Petroleum Engineering from The Curtin University of Australia.

and Commerce degree from University of Western Australia and has ten years of experience in the Oil and Gas industry. After graduating and joining Woodside Yating has held various operational roles supporting producing assets both onshore and offshore. She has experience managing integrity of complex subsea systems and holds the position as subsea systems Subject Matter Expert (SME) at Woodside. After moving to IMR, Yating has focused on project execution, contractor management and stakeholder management to lead the successful delivery of the first ever Uncrewed Surface Vessel for beyond-lineof-sight offshore inspections.

Research Associate in the Australian Energy team at J.P. Morgan prior to joining Rystad. He holds dual undergraduate degrees in Engineering (Honours) and Economics from the University of Queensland, and a Graduate Certificate of Finance from Macquarie University. He is currently completing a Master of Commerce at the University of Sydney Business School. He is a member of the Australian Institute of Energy. He has previously published on gas and electricity market integration for the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineer’s Power & Energy Society in 2014.