BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Tendenci - The Open Source AMS for Associations//Tendenci Codeba se MIMEDIR//EN BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:--- This iCal file does *NOT* confirm registration.\r\nEvent d etails subject to change. ---\r\nhttps://www.spegcs.org/events/3493/\r\n\r \nEvent Title: SPE Entrepreneurship Cell: Panel Session\r\nStart Date / Ti me: Feb 09, 2017 17:30 PM US/Central\r\nLocation: Station Houston\r\nGoogl e\r\nhttp://maps.google.com/maps?q=1301+Fannin+Street,+Suite+2440,,Houston ,TX,77002\r\n\r\nForecast\nhttp://www.weather.com/weather/monthly/77002\r\ n\r\n \r\nRaising Money for an Oil &\; Gas Startup\r\nJoin Entrepreneur ship Cell for a panel discussion about various forms of financing that are available to the O&\;G start-ups. This will be an interactive discussi on with industry veterans who have dozens of years of experience raising f unds and financing O&\;G start-ups.\r\nSponsorship Opportunity Availabl e! Please contact the Entrepreneurship Cell Team.\r\n \r\n \r\nModerator: Matt Dawson, Investment Director, Statoil\r\nModerator Bio: Matt is curren tly an Investment Director with Statoil&rsquo\;s venture capital division as well as the Chief Technology Officer of a Statoil spin-out Reveal Energ y Services, which is based on a breakthrough technology that he developed when he worked in Statoil&rsquo\;s Research &\; Technology group. He st arted his career as a researcher at ExxonMobil&rsquo\;s Upstream Research where he developed numerous technologies. He has over 25 filed patents in the oil &\; gas space on more than 10 new technologies. He received h is Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at the age of 24 from MIT where he also launched his first successful start-up.\r\n \r\nPanelist: Mario Portella, Investor and Managing Director, TPG ART\r\nPanelist Bio: Mario Portela is an investor and Managing Director with TPG ART. Prior to joining TPG in 2009, Mario held several senior management positions at Lyondell, where he was last an Officer and Vice President for Strategy and Corporate Develop ment. Mario has a BS in engineering from IMPE, Lisbon, and has studied fin ance and marketing throughout his career at ESADE, INSEAD, IMD, and the Wh arton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Mario currently serves on the Boards of Directors of Advantek Waste Management Services LLC, Anuvia Nutrients LLC, ChemEor, Inc., and EBES S.A.\r\n\r\nPanelist: Jim Sledzik, Senior Partner and President, Houston Office, Energy Ventures\r\nPanelist Bio: Jim Sledzik, senior partner and president of the U.S. office of Energ y Ventures, has more than 26 years of experience in the worldwide oil and gas industry. Since 2002, Energy Ventures has raised $950 million in five funds that target technology-driven, high growth potential companies in t he upstream oil &\; gas sector. Sledzik currently serves on the board o f directors of three portfolio companies: Wireless Seismic, Hicor and Sage rider. He holds an MBA in International Business, Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh and a B.Sc. in Geosciences, P ennsylvania State University.\r\n\r\nPanelist: Jim Lawnin, Board Member of Houston Angel Network\r\nPanelist Bio: With over 35 years&rsquo\; experie nce in the O&\;G industry, Jim started his career as a Petroleum Engine er for a major oil and gas company in the Gulf Coast area, later starting an independent O&\;G company of his own. After completing graduate scho ol for an MBA and accounting designation, he has held Sr. Exec positions a t major consulting firms. Jim is a Licensed Professional Engineer (PE), Ce rtified Public Accountant (CPA), Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), and Bl ack Belt Six Sigma, Jim co-leads the oil and gas investment subgroup of th e Houston Angel Networks and serves on the leadership board of Jubilee Pri son Ministries.\r\n \r\nSpecial notes: There is no parking validation, so event attendees will have to self-park.--- This iCal file does *NOT* confi rm registration.Event details subject to change. ---\r\n\r\n--- By Tendenc i - The Open Source AMS for Associations ---\r\n UID:uid3493@spegcs.org SUMMARY:SPE Entrepreneurship Cell: Panel Session DTSTART:20170209T233000Z DTEND:20170210T020000Z CLASS:PUBLIC PRIORITY:5 DTSTAMP:20240329T084620Z TRANSP:OPAQUE SEQUENCE:0 LOCATION:Station Houston X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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Join Entrepreneurship Cell for a panel discussion about various forms of financing that are available to the O&am p\;G start-ups. This will be an interactive discussion with industry veter ans who have dozens of years of experience raising funds and financing O&a mp\;G start-ups.
Sponsorship O pportunity Available! Please contact the Entrepreneurship Cell Team.
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Moderator:  \;Matt Dawson, Investment Director, Statoil
Moderator Bio: Matt is currently an Investment Dir ector with Statoil&rsquo\;s venture capital division as well as the Chief Technology Officer of a Statoil spin-out Reveal Energy Services, which is based on a breakthrough technology that he developed when he worked in Sta toil&rsquo\;s Research &\; Technology group. He started his career as a researcher at ExxonMobil&rsquo\;s Upstream Research where he developed nu merous technologies. \; He has over 25 filed patents in the oil &\; gas space on more than 10 new technologies.  \;He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at the age of 24 from MIT where he also launched his first successful start-up.
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Panelist: \;Mario Portella, Investor and Managing Director, TPG ART
Panelist Bio: \;Mario Portela is an investor and M anaging Director with TPG ART. \; Prior to joining TPG in 2009, Mario held several senior management positions at Lyondell, where he was last an Officer and Vice President for Strategy and Corporate Development. Mario has a BS in engineering from IMPE, Lisbon, and has studied finance and mar keting throughout his career at ESADE, INSEAD, IMD, and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Mario currently serves on the Boards o f Directors of Advantek Waste Management Services LLC, Anuvia Nutrients LL C, ChemEor, Inc., and EBES S.A.
Panelist: \;Jim Sledzik, \;Seni or Partner and President, Houston Office, \;Energy Ventures
Panelist Bio: \;Jim Sledzi k, senior partner and president of the U.S. office of Energy Ventures, has more than 26 years of experience in the worldwide oil and gas industry.&n bsp\; Since 2002, Energy Ventures has raised $950 million in five funds th at target technology-driven, high growth potential companies in the upstre am oil &\; gas sector. Sledzik currently serves on the board of directo rs of three portfolio companies: Wireless Seismic, Hicor and Sagerider. He holds an MBA in International Business, Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh and a B.Sc. in Geosciences, Pennsylvan ia State University.
Panelist: \;Jim Lawnin, \;Board Member of Houston Angel Network
Panelis t Bio: \;With over 35 years&rsquo\; experience in the O&\; G industry, Jim started his career as a Petroleum Engineer for a major oil and gas company in the Gulf Coast area, later starting an independent O&a mp\;G company of his own. After completing graduate school for an MBA and accounting designation, he has held Sr. Exec positions at major consulting firms. Jim is a Licensed Professional Engineer (PE), Certified Public Acc ountant (CPA), Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), and Black Belt Six Sigma , Jim co-leads the oil and gas investment subgroup of the Houston Angel Ne tworks and serves on the leadership board of Jubilee Prison Ministries.
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Special notes : There is no parking validation, so event attendees will hav e to self-park.