UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF H.H. SHEIKH KHALIFA BIN ZAYED AL NAHYAN, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

The Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference (ADIPEC) 9 - 12 Nov 2020 Virtual [GST; UTC +4]

SPE ADIPEC Virtual University Programme

Sunday 8 Nov 2020 | Monday 9 Nov 2020 | Online

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What is the SPE ADIPEC Virtual University Programme?

This programme is for the benefit of the best undergraduate geosciences and engineering students from across the Middle East and North Africa Region. The purpose of this programme is to give students clear insight into the industry that they are about to join; to allow them to return to go back to their peers with a positive message; and to provide opportunities for students to form new friendships and to work together on joint virtual activities.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or require further information, please feel free to email Jackie Hoffmann, Regional Activities Manager, or spedub@spe.org.

This Year the Programme is Going Virtual! 

The Virtual Programme will allow students to participate in a number of virtual speaker sessions, virtual tours and networking.  There will also be a competition component in which the top five teams will be selected to create a video presentation based on a provided Project Brief.  These five teams will have a chance to present their ideas to a panel of qualified young professionals for a chance to win top team in the region.  Unlike previous editions, part of the programme will be open to all students in the region.

The First Day (8 November) will be open to all SPE students in the Middle East and North Africa Region on a first-come, first-served basis.  To secure your spot in this unique virtual event, please register at the link below.

Register Here ►

Virtual Programme Overview and Schedule of Events

The 2-day virtual programme, will happen alongside ADIPEC 2020 Virtual Conference.  The first day, Sunday 8 November will be open to all SPE students in the region, while the second day will focus around the Project Presentation Competition and will be reserved exclusively for the 2020 SPE ADIPEC Virtual University Programme Nominated Student Teams.

All Timings are in Gulf Standard Time (GST) / UTC +4:00, and may be subject to change.

0945

Student Attendees may log-in to the Zoom Platform

1000

Welcome Remarks by Amna AlBloushi, ExxonMobil, Master of Ceremonies

1005 —1115

Live Panel Session on Adaptability and Transitioning into the ‘Virtual’ Workplace
Moderated by Amna AlBloushi, ExxonMobil and Izwan Adnan, Dragon Oil
This live panel session will feature four highly qualified professionals who will share their experience around how the work place has changed during the COVID-19 pandemic; and how this may affect work place processes both in the short and long-term.  The first half of the session will focus around discussion amongst panelists, facilitated by a series of questions from the moderators, while the second half of the session will open to questions from the ‘virtual floor.’  Attendees will utilize the Zoom Q&A feature to send their questions to the Panel. 

Themes: adaptability; how the work place has changed with COVID-19; transitioning as a new grad into potential virtual internships.

1115 – 1130

Virtual Break

1130 – 1230

Virtual Tours
This session will offer a set of dynamic virtual tours of some of the key organizations in the industry, including, but not limited to Weatherford, and Khalifa University of Science and Technology (Petroleum Engineering Department). Stay online for all tours as we will potentially have a live Q&A at the end of the session with a representative from each organization.

1230 – 1300

Virtual Lunch Break and Prayers

1300 – 1330

Discussion with SPE Special Guests (stay tuned for more information!)

1330

Closing Remarks from the 2020 SPE ADIPEC Virtual University Programme Committee

0945

Nominated Student Team Members may log-in to the Zoom Platform

1000

Welcome Remarks

1005 —1015

Round Table Introductions from the Young Professional Mentors and Judges
Aadel AlNaqbi, Reservoir Engineer, ADNOC Onshore; Abdessamia Jebbouri, Lab Engineer, Petroleum Engineering, Khalifa University of Science and Technology; Hamda K Alkuwaiti, Petroleum Engineer, Weatherford; Shivam Saxena, Associate Consultant, Protiviti Member Firm Middle East; Zinab Noman Al-Maqrami, Reservoir Engineer (simulation team), ADNOC Offshore

1015 – 1130

Ice Breaker – Virtual Breakout
Students will be divided into virtual breakout rooms to work on a shared task.

1130 – 1145

Virtual Break

1145 – 1200 

Top 5 Presentations – Procedures for the Day

1200 – 1230

Team #1 Virtual Presentation and Q&A

1230 – 1300

Team #2 Virtual Presentation and Q&A

1300 – 1345

Virtual Lunch Break and Prayers

1345 – 1415

Team #3 Virtual Presentation and Q&A

1415 – 1445

Team #4 Virtual Presentation and Q&A

1445 – 1515

Team #5 Virtual Presentation and Q&A

1515 – 1530

Judges Deliberation

1530 – 1600

Closing Ceremony and Virtual Awards

Student Team Nominations

University Faculty Advisors will nominate a team of students who should meet all of the below criteria. In general, the nominated students should be top performing students – those who have shown excellence in leadership, participation in extracurricular activities as well as academic performance.  Students in their senior years of study (3rd or final year) tend to benefit more from this type of programme as they are about to enter the professional world. Our aim is to host students who excel in a variety of areas, not solely based on academic grading. 

Team Member Criteria

  • Current SPE student member
  • Enrolled in an undergraduate programme focused on geosciences and engineering
  • Attending a qualified institution from within the Middle East and North Africa Region; please visit http://www.spe.org/ for more information
  • Must not have participated in previous SPE University Programmes/Education Weeks.
  • a maximum of two (2) student team members can be from the current Student Chapter Officer Board
  • Students should also be aware of current sanction laws which may not allow them to participate in this event. Details of current laws can be found here.

The Project Brief

A new project theme is chosen each year by the committee – it is often based upon the industry at the time.  Students will use this theme as an umbrella for which they can develop their project/presentation.   Nominated student teams will submit a preview and proposal based on the Project Brief prior to the Event so that a panel of Young Professional (YP) Judges will be able to select the top five teams.  These teams will then be paired with a Young Professional Mentor and will have up to two weeks to complete their final virtual presentation recording – these will then be played on the day of the event for a live panel of YP Judges.

Young Professional Mentors and Judges

Aadel AlNaqbi
ADNOC Onshore

Abdessamia Jebbouri
Khalifa University of Science and Technology

Hamda K Alkuwaiti
Weatherford

Shivam Saxena
Protiviti Member Firm Middle East

Zinab Noman Al-Maqrami
ADNOC Offshore

Committee

Amna Al Bloushi
ExxonMobil

Emad Walid Al-Shalabi
Khalifa University of Science and Technology

Hissa Al Hajri
ADNOC

Izwan Adnan
Dragon Oil

Jyotsna Asarpota
Halliburton Global Consulting

Luisa Gharzelddine
Weatherford

Advisor

Ahmed Al Shoaibi
Khalifa University of Science and Technology