WEBINAR: Members in Transition Seminar #58 co-hosted with AAPG

Speaker #1 Title:  CEO

Speaker #1 Company: EnergyInnova

Speaker #1 Bio: A proven Upstream change leader, Marise Mikulis is experienced in working with business operations to lead and successfully implement transformational change, at narrow or sweeping scale, producing measurable business improvement. Examples include Upstream Technology Management, O&G Organizational M&A, Upstream Digital Transformation, O&G Diversity, Equality & Inclusion, and New Product Introduction. Marise has been a prominent catalyst and an effective, motivating voice in the change/growth arena for SPE, including “Winning at Change – Beating the Odds” in the 2020 GSC WIN Congress, as well as “Turning Point: Engineering Change for the Business” from SPELive July 9, 2020. She has served on the SPE Gulf Coast Section Board of Directors as Secretary and in At-Large roles and has been an SPE GCS Section Service Award recipient. Marise’s career includes affiliations with Baker Hughes, Microsoft, PGS, and Energistics.

Speaker #1 Abstract: Stand Out – Amplify Your Change Skills

Your technical strengths are a given, so how do you stand out as gifted at producing and supporting inventive solutions that get adopted as accepted norms? Good news: you’re already equipped with many of the competencies you need to showcase. Come get (re-)acquainted with our sister discipline, Change. Woven throughout are practical tips and industry-relevant examples, including new technology introduction, organization restructuring, and global energy transition.

Speaker #2 Title: Co-founder and CEO

Speaker #2 Company:  Cemvita Factory

Speaker #2 Bio: Moji Karimi is a multidisciplinary entrepreneur and engineer who helps ideate, develop, and commercialize ground-breaking technologies. He has a proven track record of taking ideas to market, both at big companies and startups. Moji's experiences range from developing advanced deep-water drilling methods to new biologically inspired technology with applications in the energy and space industries. Moji holds BS and MS degrees in drilling and petroleum engineering, respectively.

Speaker #2 Abstract: Members in (Energy) Transition

With change comes opportunity. In this session which includes presentation and fireside chat, Moji Karimi, co-founder and CEO of Cemvita Factory describes how the energy transition is giving birth to a new industry where Oil and Gas professionals can embark on a new journey. In particular, Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) and Subsurface Carbon Utilization as opportunity areas where a petroleum engineer's skills can be transferred.