Conference Day One: Wednesday, 3 October 2018
8:00 am - 8:45 am REGISTRATION, COFFEE AND NETWORKING
8:45 am - 8:50 am IQPC WELCOME REMARKS
Aman Sethi
Conference ProducerIQPC
8:50 am - 9:00 am OPENING REMARKS FROM CHAIRMAN
Reserved for
.Kuwait National Petroleum Company
MAKING DIGITAL ACCEPTABLE
9:00 am - 9:20 am REGIONAL TRAILBLAZER: CRACKING THE DIGITAL CODE: DRIVING DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION TO MEET KEY BUSINESS OBJECTIVES
- Embracing and driving digitalisation in Kuwait and its oil and gas industry
- Sharing and learning from each other about the opportunity that lies in successful implementation
- Moving with technology in order to maximise efficiency and opportunities
Abdulaziz Al Duaij
Manager, Information TechnologyKuwait National Petroleum Company, Kuwait
9:20 am - 9:40 am INTERNATIONAL TRAILBLAZER: 3 CRITICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR ENSURING MANAGEMENT BUY-IN
- Ensuring top management is convinced and are backing up the digital shift
- Understanding the scope of digital transformation in improving productivity and efficiency
- Analysing the maturity of existing technologies and why a shift is required to develop an integrated value chain
9:40 am - 10:10 am PANEL DISCUSSION: CONNECTING HUMANS AND TECHNOLOGIES TO CREATE RESONANCE IN INFRASTRUCTURE
Speakers:
Abdulaziz Al Duaij Manager, Information Technology Kuwait National Petroleum Company, Kuwait
Dr. Reem Al Shammari Team Leader, Information Security Kuwait Oil Company, Kuwait
Ahmad Almulaifi Manager, Information Technology Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC)
Ali Al-Naqib Manager, Information Technology Kuwait Oil Company (KOC)
Moderator:
Amitabh Mishra Chief Digital Officer Vedanta Limited, India
Abdulaziz Al Duaij Manager, Information Technology Kuwait National Petroleum Company, Kuwait
Dr. Reem Al Shammari Team Leader, Information Security Kuwait Oil Company, Kuwait
Ahmad Almulaifi Manager, Information Technology Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC)
Ali Al-Naqib Manager, Information Technology Kuwait Oil Company (KOC)
Moderator:
Amitabh Mishra Chief Digital Officer Vedanta Limited, India
- Bringing a change in attitude and acceptance
- Empowering personnel for accepting the digital shift and utilising disruptive technologies
- Understanding the generation challenge for adopting new technology and lack of willingness of older generation than newer generation
Panellists:
Abdulaziz Al Duaij
Manager, Information TechnologyKuwait National Petroleum Company, Kuwait
Ahmad Almulaifi
Manager, Information TechnologyKuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC)
10:10 am - 10:40 am Digital Transformation: Hard Truths and Greater Challenges for National Oil Companies
10:40 am - 10:50 am SPEED NETWORKING SESSION
10:50 am - 11:10 am NETWORKING BREAK
LEVERAGING DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES: CREATING VALUE ACROSS THE ORGANISATION
11:10 am - 11:40 am EXAMINING EMERGING ADVANCEMENTS AND TECHNOLOGIES IN DEVELOPING AN ADVANCED DIGITAL ORGANISATION
- Driving disruptive technologies into current infrastructure to maximise returns
- What operations can embrace advanced technologies of IoT, analytics, cloud and others?
- Understanding how these technologies can enhance efficiency, safety and returns
11:40 am - 12:10 pm DEMYSTIFYING THE DIGITAL JOURNEY
- Simplify and explain the different buzz words in the digital world for engineers
- What can you expect from “Digital Transformation” and the “The Art of the Possible”
- How Wipro can guide you in your digital journey
12:10 pm - 12:20 pm NETWORKING BREAK
THE RISE OF ANALYTICS AND DATA GATHERING
12:20 pm - 12:50 pm HYPE TO REALITY: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, MACHINE LEARNING AND ALGORITHMS
- Is it a hype or can AI and machine learning be of use to oil and gas operations?
- Driving the change using advanced analytics, systems and algorithms
- Framing competencies and implementing robust strategies for maximising returns on investments
12:50 pm - 1:20 pm HOW LEGACY AND REAL-TIME DATA CAN ENHANCE ASSET LIFECYCLE, DRIVE DECISION MAKING AND INCREASE WORKER AND ASSET SAFETY
- Big data, bigger value: Infrastructure readiness to implement and use analytics
- Understanding the power of big data analytics in transforming operations and achieving efficiency
- Where can you maximise and use analytics?
1:20 pm - 1:30 pm CLOSING REMARKS BY EVENT CHAIRMAN
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm NETWORKING LUNCH BREAK
2:00 pm - 2:00 pm END OF CONFERENCE DAY ONE
The published programme is correct at time of printing. However, given the seniority of our speakers and the nature of their roles, speakers may subsequently substitute or remove themselves from the programme. This is always regrettable, and we will always try to replace the speaker with a speaker with equivalent insight.