Speaker #1 Title: Owner and Senior Consultant

Speaker #1 Company: Labyrinth Leadership Group, LLC

Speaker #1 Bio: Kim recently launched Labyrinth Leadership Group (LLG), a Houston-based firm focused on Organization Effectiveness consulting and Talent Renewal (decision support for professionals at a crossroads).  Prior to launching LLG, Kim spent over 25 years at Chevron in roles of increasing responsibility, including organization redesign, strategy & planning, change for complex projects, leadership development for Major Capital Project leaders, and technical & professional development.  Seeing an ongoing need for more valid and reliable approaches to selection and personal/professional development, LLG offers 16 Personality Factor Coaching, based on the 16pf® Questionnaire.  An accurate understanding of your 16pf ® patterns enables you to make the work-life decisions that will tap into your fullest potential.   

Event #1 Description/Presentation Abstract:  Sixteen Personality Factors (16pf®):  An Empirical Approach to Navigating Work-Life Decisions

Over 70 years of factor analytic research have identified 16 stable, fundamental building blocks of personality.  The 16 Personality Factors (16pf®) provide insight into individual patterns such as relating to others, influencing, decision making, self-control, and management of pressure.  Empirically developed, the 16pf® assessment has proven reliable and predictive of individual life-work outcomes. It provides an objective measure of many soft-skill competencies.   During work-life decisions or trade-offs, the sixteen factors help identify directions most likely to lead to success given your individual strengths, watch-points, and preferences.   

Speaker #2 Title: Managing Director/Partner

Speaker #2 Company: Pine Brook Partners

Speaker #2 Bio: 

Richard Stoneburner is Managing Director/Partner with Pine Brook Partners.  He serves on the board of Tamboran Resources and Yuma Exploration.  Mr. Stoneburner was President North America Shale Production Division for BHP Billiton Petroleum, 2011-2012. From 2009-2011, he was President and COO of Petrohawk Energy Corp., as CEO from 2007-2009, as VP then Executive VP Exploration from 2003-2007. During this time, he led Petrohawk's discovery of the Eagle Ford, its development of the Haynesville shale play, and its position in the Wolfcamp play in the Permian Basin. Prior to co-founding Petrohawk, he was VP Exploration for 3TEC Energy Corp. and worked for several E&P companies, including Hugoton Energy Corp., Weber Energy Co., Stoneburner Exploration Inc. and Texas Oil & Gas.

Mr. Stoneburner has a B.S. in Geological Sciences from UT Austin and a M.S. in Geology from Wichita State University.   He received the AAPG Norman H. Foster Outstanding Explorer Award 2016.  He was a AAPG Distinguished Lecturer 2012-2013, and is a Trustee Associate of the AAPG Foundation. He is a member of the Advisory Council of the Jackson School of Geosciences at UT Austin and is a member of the Chancellors Council Executive Committee of the UT System. 

Event #2 Description/Presentation Abstract: The Evolution of the American Shale Plays: Where We Are and How We Got There

The exploration, appraisal and development of shale reservoirs in America over the past decade has been one of the most extraordinary periods in the history of America’s oil and gas industry.  The advent of isolated multi-stage hydraulic fracturing in 2006, in conjunction with technical advances in horizontal drilling, resulted in over a dozen shale reservoirs that were proven to be capable of producing commercial volumes of oil and natural gas.

During the decade, these shale plays displayed different levels of evolution based on the level of activity and the knowledge gained in the five key disciplines that contribute to successful oil and gas operations: geology, land, drilling, completion and production.  Each of these disciplines required increasing levels of knowledge and optimization as the plays progressed along the maturity scale.  It is also possible to rank the plays within the referenced maturity scale and this presentation will attempt to do that as well as offer unique anecdotal commentary on each play.

Speaker #3 Title: Founder

Speaker #3 Company:  The Corporate Couch

Speaker #3 Bio: Dawn Mitchell is an author, speaker, career consultant, and Encourager with a passion for inspiring professionals in need of spiritual support with workplace challenges. As founder of The Corporate Couch, her vision is to give companies the tools and resources needed to create an empowered global workforce through coaching, consulting, and inspirational seminars.

Event #3 Description/Presentation Abstract: “Finding ‘Light’ After a Layoff:  Resilience & Career Transition”

You are not alone going through challenges, pain, or tough times in some area of life. If you are going through a job loss, career transition, or professional setback, this presentation will help you to “bounce back” and reinvent yourself to become the next best version of You.