Young Professionals Workshop

Sunday, 10 November • 1300–1700 • Meeting Room M1

Delivering Our Energy Future: Challenges & Opportunities

As many young professionals are being placed with a higher level of responsibility in the industry, a greater emphasis is being put on young employees to step into challenging technical and managerial roles. Equally important, young professionals have the responsibility to be proactively involved with the leadership development process and to be creative and innovative in order to meet the challenges. To help address these issues, the Young Professionals Workshop is designed for graduates and young professionals in the oil and gas industry under the age of 35 years or with less than 10 years industry experience in any technical discipline. Industry executives, young professionals, and university students will have the opportunity to engage in discussions about the future directions for young professionals in the oil and gas industry.

The speakers will include:

• Jeff Spath, 2014 SPE President; Vice President Industry Affairs, Schlumberger
• Ray Johnson, General Manager, Exploration & Production, Armour Energy
• Tom Blasingame, Texas A&M University
• Bob Pearson, Technical Director, Tactical Gas Services
• Michael Scott, Reservoir Engineer, Senex Energy     

For further information, please contact the workshop coordinator:

Tony Kourakis
Tel: 61.7.3867.0788
Email: tony.kourakis@originenergy.com.au

Preliminary Programme
1300–1315	Registration/Business Card Swap/Welcome Coffee & Tea
1315–1325	Welcome and Introduction/Objectives by Tony Kourakis, SPE Queensland Section, Young Professionals Chairman
1325–1355	Welcome and Presentation by Jeff Spath, 2014 SPE President "The Global Reach of the Oil & Gas Service Industry"
1355–1425	Presentation by Ray Johnson, General Manager, Exploration & Production, Armour Energy "Fracture Stimulation"
1425–1455	Presentation by Tom Blasingame, Petroleum Engineering, Texas A&M University "Academia & Your Career"
1455–1515	Coffee Break
1515–1545	Presentation by Michael Scott, Reservoir Engineer, Senex Energy "Unconventional Reservoir Engineering"
1545–1615	Presentation by Bob Pearson, Technical Director, Tactical Gas Services "Bringing North American Tight Gas Expertise to Australasia/Career as a Consultant"
1615–1650	Team Quiz
1650–1700	Thank You and Quiz Winners Prize Presentation
1700	Adjourn for Ice Breaker