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SPE Live Podcast Technical Director Series: Beyond SCADA - AI and Data Science Shaping the Future of Production

18 June 2026

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Production operations are evolving rapidly—from traditional SCADA monitoring to AI-enabled intelligence.

In this SPE Live, the SPE DSEA Technical Director and the SPE Production and Facilities Technical Director explore how advances in data infrastructure, analytics, and machine learning are transforming operational decision-making, improving efficiency, safety and shaping the future of intelligent production systems.

Moderated by: Silviu Livescu, 2020-2023 SPE DSEA Technical Director. Co-Founder and CTO at Bedrock Energy

Speakers:

Sushma Bhan, SPE DSEA Technical Director. Former Shell CDO of Subsurface/Wells
Greg Stephenson, SPE Production and Facilities Technical Director. Chief Production Engineer at Occidental Oil & Gas Co. (Oxy)