Confirmed Speakers for 2019

	Dale Bradford	Vice President, Western Hemisphere Offshore	Murphy Oil Corporation
	Michael Gassert	Vice President Offshore & Pipelines	EniProgetti
	Vikas Jhingran	Portfolio Manager, Norphlet	Shell International Exploration and Production
	Ryan Malone	Projects General Manager – Gulf of Mexico	BP
	Tom Preli	Director Offshore	Enbridge Energy
	Sunday Shepherd	Exploration Manager – Cenozoic Maturation, Gulf of Mexico	Chevron North America Exploration and Production
	James West	Senior Managing Director – Oil Services, Equipment & Drilling	Evercore ISI

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Companies in Attendance

The first edition of the Deepwater Executive Summit was attended by delegates from 75 different companies; an outstanding turnout for an inaugural event.  With a high-impact lineup of speakers for 2019, along with increased global deepwater activity, DES 2019 will be a must attend event.

Deepwater Executive Summit (DES) is the only focused event dedicated to deepwater oil & gas and the strategic insights of global oil and gas operators in the sector. The Summit’s focused agenda provides a superior quality delegate experience. Following the highly successful inaugural event in 2018, we are pleased to announce the 2nd annual DES 2019 on November 19, 2019 at the The Westin Houston, Memorial City.  

Touted by delegates as exceptionally well organized and delivering enlightening panel discussions, each of our distinguished Operator speakers will offer prepared insightful remarks, as well as participate in a Panel Session.  DES provides timely information to better understand the represented companies corporate strategies in deepwater, as well as insight into the Global Deepwater market.

Key Tangible Takeaways from 2018 include:

• Delivering the Metrics – Value creation is now a strategic policy of the IOC’s led from a focus on value-based performance and commitment to capital discipline; higher competition for capital across their portfolios
• Focus on lower break-evens by achieving accelerated delivery at significantly reduced CapEx
• Leveraging the downturn through early mover advantage and strategic portfolio building
• A shift towards optimization of assets and focus on advantaged reserves; move away from undisciplined reserve and production growth
• IOCs are bullish on deepwater exploration with vast potential identified (Deep, Deeper and Harsh environments)

We are reaching a critical “Turning of the Tide” in the deepwater industry with Final Investment Decisions under greater scrutiny than ever before. A number of projects are starting to move forward, but the dynamics have changed and not all projects are a given.