Young Professional Workshop
Monday, 6 June
0830-1630 hours
Convention Hall 2B&C, Level 2
Theme: Volatility? A Different Word for Opportunity
This workshop is designed to cater to young professionals in the oil and gas industry under the age of 35 or with less than 10 years industry experience in any technical discipline, as well as university students.
This workshop aims to broaden the awareness of the challenging issues in the current volatile economic climate, and to stimulate the growth and development of young engineers, and provide an insight into the industry’s technical and workplace challenges.
Industry executives and young professionals will have the opportunity to engage in discussions about the future directions for young professionals in the oil and gas industry, and to address issues of importance to them.
Registration for the workshop is limited to full conference registrants, and is on a first-come first-served basis.
Preliminary Programme
- Keynote Address by Behrooz Fattahi, 2010 SPE President
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Executive Panel Session: Volatile, Global and Local – Just More Opportunity!
Speakers include:
- H.E. Dr. Mohammed Hamed Al-Rumhy, Minister of Oil and Gas Oman
- Zhang GouZhen, Vice President, PetroChina E&P Co
- Dato Wee Yiaw-Hin, Vice President, Talisman Malaysia Limited; SPE Director - Northern Asia Pacific Region; and Member of the SPE-Asia Pacific Board of Directors
- Young Professionals Panel Session: What Does Volatility Imply for me and my Career?
Speakers include:
- Hernan Buijs, Petroleum Engineer, Medanito SA
- Glenda Chang, Reservoir Engineer, Corporate Planning, Carigali Hess Operating Company Sdn. Bhd., Northern Asia Pacific Regional YP Focal Point
- Susama Pitakuldilog, Engineer, Methods, PTT Exploration and Production Plc
- Sui Weibo, Lecturer, China University of Peroleum Beijing
- Willow Liu Xin, SPE Student Chapter President, China University of Petroleum, Beijing




