The Emerging Engineers Conference (EEC) is an annual conference designed specifically for young professionals to provide a forum to explore topics that will shape and develop their careers. The EEC will feature technical and soft skills presentations, panel discussions, poster competition, and networking events.

This year the EEC will take place at ExxonMobil Campus in North Houston, on June 23, 2016. The theme this year is ‘Asset Management 2.0 – Driving Operational Efficiency in Challenging Environments’ and our keynote speaker is Vicki Hollub (President & CEO, Occidental Petroleum Corp.). The lectures and panel sessions will focus on actions YPs can take to drive innovation and efficiency in operations and asset management strategies, providing essential tools for career development of young engineers. We expect to host about 200 attendees and 15 speakers at this event.

REGISTRATION

Keynote Address

08:30 to 09:20

 Room A+B

Maneuvering Through A New Kind of Downturn in the Oil and Gas Industry

Speaker:

Vicki Hollub President & Chief Executive Officer, Occidental Petroleum Corporation

Panel Session 1

09:30 to 10:45

 Room A+B

Asset Management: Key factors for improving efficiencies in mature and newly planned assets:

Oil and gas companies thrive to create and improve systematic processes to appraise, develop, operate, and ultimately abandon assets cost-effectively. As global market dynamics, geopolitical forces, and volatile commodity prices continuously challenge the industry, successful organizations quickly adapt to new environments by leveraging key resources: people, technology, and assets. This panel session will focus on the key factors that drive efficiencies of asset management strategies for both, mature and newly planned assets, highlighting the role to be played by young engineers to take our industry to new heights. Addressing this enormous challenge requires YPs to rapidly develop the necessary skills that take into consideration the energy outlook today and that expected in the future, aiming to increase overall return over investments for all types of assets. This panel will have experts from the all the three major domains – drilling, reservoir as well as completion/production for a wellrounded discussion on this subject.

Lecture

11:00 to 11:40 

 Room A

Lecture 

11:00 to 11:40 

Room B

Entrepreneurship on the Oil Patch- Keeping the Dream Alive

E-Poster Session

11:00 to 11:40 

Room A+B

Effective Multi-Well Pad Development Strategy for Unconventional Reservoirs’

13:15 to 14:30 

Room A+B

YPs in Oil & Gas: Steering your career path amid the industry’s crests and troughs