Madeline Kaune is a Facilities Engineer at Coterra where she manages produced water gathering and disposal systems in addition to the Midstream cathodic protection and integrity management programs. Prior to Coterra, she was an Operations Analyst at Vopak traveling to terminals across North and South America to identify and implement operational efficiencies. Earlier in her career, she held several project management roles in a variety of midstream and downstream applications. Madeline holds a bachelor’s degree in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Oklahoma where she proudly served as SPE president.

C. Susan Howes, PE, PHR is President at Subsurface Consultants & Associates, LLC (SCA) where she is responsible for all facets of the company’s consulting, recruitment and training services business including maintaining the highest technical quality standards. 

Howes’ prior experience includes roles of increasing responsibility at Anadarko and Chevron in reservoir engineering, business development, corporate engineering, HR, organizational capability and reservoir management.  Howes is recognized an industry leader in petro-technical talent attraction, development and retention. She has coauthored papers and articles on the topics of ethics, uncertainty management, risk management, and talent management.

Howes holds a BS degree in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Texas. She chairs the Program Committee for SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (ATCE) 2024 and serves as past-chair of the SPE Management Technical Section.  Howes received the SPE DeGolyer Distinguished Service Medal, is an Honorary Member of SPE, and served as a SPE Distinguished Lecturer for 2019-20. She serves on the Colorado School of Mines Petroleum Engineering Department Program Advisory Board, on the Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council BOD and chairs the Society of Women Engineers – Houston Area Awards Committee. 

Howes received the 2020 Woman of Excellence award from the Federation of Houston Professional Women.

Jamie White is the Carbon Storage and Transport Manager in ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company.

He began his career as a geologist with ExxonMobil in 1996 working producing oil and gas fields in the onshore of the Gulf Coast of the United States, and has since held a variety of technical and managerial positions that have allowed Jamie see all phases of the upstream oil and gas industry across the globe.  In addition to Houston, Jamie has had postings in Indonesia, Australia, and Canada.  Jamie has also worked in ExxonMobil’s exploration strategic planning organization.

Jamie received a Master’s degree from The University of Texas at Austin in 1995, and his Bachelor’s degree from the College of Wooster in 1992.

Jamie assumed his current position in 2022.  In this capacity, he leads a global team to ensure safe and secure storage and transportation of CO2 in support of ExxonMobil’s Low Carbon Solutions business.

Sarath Ketineni currently works as a Project Manager for Subsurface and Wells Team at Chevron Technology Ventures. He began his career eight years ago with Chevron. In his current role, he scouts for external innovation and leads technology trials to transfer new technologies into Chevron. Prior to this role, he worked as reservoir simulation engineer at Chevron’s Energy Technology Company and Project Manager for Chevron’s gas EOR projects in Permian. He also serves as a technical editor for SPE journals, and Journal of petroleum Science and Engineering and Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering and held several key positions on SPE GCS committees over the years. He was awarded the SPE Houston young engineer of the year in 2022. Sarath holds a B. Tech in Chemical Engineering from IIT Madras and MS, PhD in petroleum Engineering from Penn State.

Michael Owen is a seasoned petroleum engineer with a passion for innovation in the energy sector. With a strong background in artificial lift especially ESP design and optimization, he has dedicated their career to advancing the exploration and production of oil and gas resources.

Michel has accumulated 10 years of experience in the petroleum industry, contributing significantly to the success of various projects. He has a proven track record of optimizing ESP operations, ensuring operational efficiency, and implementing sustainable practices.

Michael holds a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Tulsa.  He continues to stay abreast of the latest industry trends and advancements, embodying a commitment to lifelong learning.

Abhishek has more than 10+ years of experience in the Energy industry. He has spent his career working in various roles, from Production/Fracturing operations to Onshore Facility design and Project Management. In recent years, Abhishek has shifted his focus to carbon management in the Energy industry.

As a CCUS Project Manager, Abhishek is responsible for identifying and implementing strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across the entire value chain of oil and gas operations. He has a deep understanding of carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technologies, and has successfully led several projects in this area.

Abhishek is also highly knowledgeable in the regulatory landscape surrounding carbon management in the Oil and Gas industry. He is well-versed in global carbon pricing mechanisms and carbon tax policies, as well as carbon trading and offsetting schemes.

Abhishek holds a master’s degree in petroleum engineering from the University of Oklahoma and has also completed additional coursework in Data science and Project management. He is a member of SPE for the past 15+ yrs. and regularly attends conferences and events to stay up to date with the latest developments in carbon management.

Cameron Cross is a Senior Data Scientist at Ovintiv, where he works with the Texas Reservoir Characterization team. With more than 15 years of industry experience, he applies his expertise in Data Science and Analytics to help Ovintiv optimize its data-driven decisions. He holds a B.S. in Geology and a M.S. in Analytics from Texas A&M University.

Bruce Darlington is Chief of Completions for Ovintiv.  In this role he collaborates internally with the completion’s teams in Permian, Montney, Mid-continent and Rockies.  He interacts externally with industry advisors to help advance and incorporate innovative completions solutions.  He has been with Ovintiv for 24 years in drilling, completions, production, & development roles both onshore and offshore. He holds a B.S. degree in Petroleum Engineering from Colorado School of Mines and is a Member of SPE for more than 30 years. He lives in Spring, Texas with his family.