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/3557/\r\n\r \nEvent Title: Entrepreneurship Cell Workshop: Get Up & Run!\r\nStart Date / Time: Apr 25, 2017 16:00 PM US/Central\r\nLocation: Station Houston\r\n Google\r\nhttp://maps.google.com/maps?q=1301+Fannin+St+#2440,Houston,TX,77 002\r\n\r\nForecast\nhttp://www.weather.com/weather/monthly/77002\r\n\r\n \r\nHow to be a Successful E&\;P Startup\r\nThe Entrepreneurship Cell o f SPE Gulf-Coast Section is conducting an educational workshop to provide attendees with the information needed to start and operate a successful E& amp\;P startup. The seminar is designed in a three-session format where ea ch session focuses on different aspects of E&\;P startups. Highly accom plished and successful E&\;P entrepreneurs will share their experiences and journey of starting their own E&\;P companies.\r\nAll spots full! No walk-ins allowed at the event! \r\n \r\nOur Workshop Sponsor:\r\n \r\n \r\nSpeaker Session 1: Aaron Davis - CEO, Fortuna Resources\r\nSpeaker Bio : Aaron Davis is co-founder of Fortuna Resources LLC established in Januar y, 2016 and currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer. Pri or to Fortuna, Mr. Davis was a Subsurface Manager at Occidental Oil &\; Gas, where he was in charge of the Delaware Basin and Central Basin Platf orm in the Permian Basin. Mr. Davis has worked multiple basins across the US and Middle East, including Permian, Mid-Continent, Yemen, Qatar and Oma n. He is also a graduate of both Rice University and The University of Te xas at Austin with a MBA and a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering Honors. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas.\r\n \r\n\r\nSpe aker Session 2: Vignesh Proddaturi, P.E. - Managing Partner, Glendale Ener gy Capital\r\nSpeaker Bio: Vignesh is Co-Founder and Managing Partner at G lendale Energy Capital and has more than a decade of experience in busines s development, strategic planning, field operations and asset evaluations. Most recently, Vignesh was Co-Founder and VP, Engineering and Acquisitio ns at Millennial Energy Partners where he led Millennial&rsquo\;s entry in to the STACK play. During his tenure at Millennial, Vignesh secured signi ficant private equity investments leading to direct participation in the d rilling and completion of over 100 wells across most major unconventional plays in the US Lower 48. Prior to Millennial, he was Head of Reserves at Legend Natural Gas and a key member of the team involved in the merger of Legend and KKR Natural Resources. Prior to Legend, Vignesh was the Manag er of Reserves and Economics at Seneca Resources and was the Reservoir Eng ineering Manager at both Milagro Exploration and Sabco Oil and Gas. He st arted his oil and gas career at Intertek Westport as a Petroleum Engineer performing special core analysis. Vignesh earned a B.S. in Mechanical Eng ineering from Osmania University, an M.S. in Petroleum Engineering from Ne w Mexico Tech and a M.B.A. with specialization in Energy Investment and Fi nance from the University of Houston. He is a Registered Professional Eng ineer in the State of Texas and was named one of Oil &\; Gas Investor&r squo\;s Top 30 Under 40 Leaders in 2015.\r\n \r\n\r\nSpeaker Session 3: Za ch Fenton - Cofounder &\; COO, UpCurve Energy\r\nSpeaker Bio: Zach is a co-founder and COO of UpCurve Energy, a private equity-backed company wit h an over 7,000 acre position in the Southern Delaware Basin. He previous ly worked as a Senior Reservoir Engineer in ConocoPhillips&rsquo\; Eagle F ord Development organization. Prior to that, he spent several years at Co nocoPhillips in various strategy, economics and executive support position s, between both Houston and Aberdeen. Before joining ConocoPhillips, Zach worked as an Associate at the NY-based private equity firm Lindsay Goldber g and as an Analyst in Morgan Stanley&rsquo\;s Investment Banking Division , where he focused primarily on energy industry M&\;A and financings. Z ach received an MBA with honors from the Wharton School and a Certificate in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&\;M. He graduated cum laude from Duke University with a BA in Economics and is a member of the Society of P etroleum Engineers.\r\n \r\nAgenda:\r\n4 :00 &ndash\; 4:30 pm: Registration\r\n4:30 &ndash\; 4:40 pm: About Entrepr eneurship Cell\r\n4:35 &ndash\; 5:20 pm: Session 1: How to Start, Fund and Build Private Equity backed E&\;P Startup\r\n5:20 &ndash\; 5:30 pm: Br eak\r\n5:30 &ndash\; 6:15 pm: Session 2: Evaluating Assets, Assembling Tea ms, Financing Options and Acquiring the Right Property\r\n6:15 &ndash\; 6: 25 pm: Break\r\n6:25 &ndash\; 7:10 pm: Session 3: Technology focus and cha llenges for E&\;P startups\r\n7:10 &ndash\; 8:00 pm: Closing &\; Net working\r\n** Pizza will be served!\r\nSpecial notes: There is no parking validation, so event attendees will have to self-park.--- This iCal file d oes *NOT* confirm registration.Event details subject to change. ---\r\n\r\ n--- By Tendenci - The Open Source AMS for Associations ---\r\n UID:uid3557@spegcs.org SUMMARY:Entrepreneurship Cell Workshop: Get Up & Run! 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The Entreprene urship Cell of SPE Gulf-Coast Section is conducting an educational worksho p to provide attendees with the information needed to start and operate a successful E&\;P startup. The seminar is designed in a three-session fo rmat where each session focuses on different aspects of E&\;P startups. Highly accomplished and successful E&\;P entrepreneurs will share thei r experiences and journey of starting their own E&\;P companies.
Sp eaker Session 1: Aaron Davis - CEO, Fortuna Resources
Speaker Bio: Aaron Davi s is co-founder of Fortuna Resources LLC established in January, 2016 and currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to Fortun a, Mr. Davis was a Subsurface Manager at Occidental Oil &\; Gas, where he was in charge of the Delaware Basin and Central Basin Platform in the P ermian Basin. \;Mr. Davis has worked multiple basins across the US and Middle East, including Permian, Mid-Continent, Yemen, Qatar and Oman.&nbs p\; He is also a graduate of both Rice University and The University of Te xas at Austin with a MBA and a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering Honors. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas.
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Speaker Session 2: Vignesh Proddaturi, P.E. \;- Managing Par tner, Glendale Energy Capital
Speaker Bio: \;Vignesh is Co-Founder and Ma naging Partner at Glendale Energy Capital and has more than a decade of ex perience in business development, strategic planning, field operations and asset evaluations.  \;Most recently, Vignesh was Co-Founder and VP, E ngineering and Acquisitions at Millennial Energy Partners where he led Mil lennial&rsquo\;s entry into the STACK play.  \;During his tenure at Mi llennial, Vignesh secured significant private equity investments leading t o direct participation in the drilling and completion of over 100 wells ac ross most major unconventional plays in the US Lower 48.  \;Prior to M illennial, he was Head of Reserves at Legend Natural Gas and a key member of the team involved in the merger of Legend and KKR Natural Resources. &n bsp\;Prior to Legend, Vignesh was the Manager of Reserves and Economics at Seneca Resources and was the Reservoir Engineering Manager at both Milagr o Exploration and Sabco Oil and Gas.  \;He started his oil and gas car eer at Intertek Westport as a Petroleum Engineer performing special core a nalysis.  \;Vignesh earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Osman ia University, an M.S. in Petroleum Engineering from New Mexico Tech and a M.B.A. with specialization in Energy Investment and Finance from the Univ ersity of Houston.  \;He is a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas and was named one of Oil &\; Gas Investor&rsquo\;s Top 3 0 Under 40 Leaders in 2015.
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Speaker Session 3: Zach Fenton - Cofounder &\; COO,  \;UpCurve Energy
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Agenda:
4:30 &ndash \; 4:40 pm: About Entrepreneurship Cell
4:35 &ndas h\; 5:20 pm: Session 1: How to Start, Fund and B uild Private Equity backed E&\;P Startup
5:20 &ndash\; 5 :30 pm: Break
5:30 &ndash\; 6:15 pm:
6:15 &ndash\; 6:25 pm : Break
6:25 &ndash\; 7:10 pm: Se ssion 3: Technology focus and challenges for E&\;P startups
7:10 &ndash\; 8:00 pm: Closing &\; Networking
* * Pizza will be served!