Building an Agile, Resilient and Connected Workforce

March 23 - 25, 2026 | The Westin Galleria Houston, Texas

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Brent Railey

Chief Data and Analytics Officer Chevron Phillips Chemical Company

Brent Railey is the Chief Data and Analytics Officer at Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, where he has worked for the last 21 years in various roles, all over the world, from IT to commercial to supply chain. His achievements at CPChem in analytics include creating the self-service analytics program and forming the Data Science team, as well as delivering multiple high-value advanced analytics projects. His passion is interrogating data until it tells the truths hidden within it.

Pre-Conference Workshop Day | Monday, March 23 2026

3:15 PM Masterclass A: Managing CW Investment: Navigating Innovation and Avoiding Tech Debt

According to Bill Gates, AI is ‘the first technology that is happening faster than even the insiders expected’. With the rapid pace of innovation, energy leaders face a critical question: How do we invest in AI today without being left behind tomorrow?

In a landscape where AI capabilities are doubling every 6–10 months, the risk of technological obsolescence is real and costly. Poorly chosen initiatives can lead to mounting technical debt, draining resources from high-value opportunities and delaying ROI in markets where every dollar must count. This session will unpack the strategic and architectural decisions that can make or break your AI investments.

Through real-world insights and practical frameworks, we will:

Explore the roots of tech debt by examining how rapid obsolescence, fragmented data strategies, and misaligned implementation approaches create long-term inefficiencies in AI systems, and learn strategies to avoid these pitfalls
Understand the importance of designing for longevity through modular, component-based architectures that extend the lifecycle of AI systems, enabling you to integrate emerging models (like GenAI) without rebuilding from scratch
Learn how to prioritize AI initiatives by evaluating not only their potential value but also their resilience to change to determine whether an initiatives long-term upkeep is justified in the rapidly evolving AI landscape

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Brent.

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