GVF’s 7th Oil & Gas Communications Europe Conference
London, UK, May 7, 2014 – On 13th & 14th May, the oil and gas industry, and the satellite solutions community will turn their collective attention to the 21st event in the GVF Oil & Gas Communications Series, and the 7th to be held in Aberdeen with a focus on the European oil & gas patch.
Contributing to GVF Oil & Gas Communications Europe 2014: Big Oil, Big Data – North Sea, Atlantic Margin, Arctic Ocean, which takes place at the Marriott Hotel, Dyce, are a total of 10 sponsors, and a speaker line-up of over 25, with further speakers to be added following the date of this release.
The conference is supported by series principal sponsor, Intelsat, together with Telenor Satellite Broadcasting, Kymeta, SES, ITC Global, Truphone, EMC, Telesat, SpeedCast, and Netscout.
Organisations with a speaker and panellist profile in the programme will include (in alphabetical order): Access Partnership, Advantech Wireless, Arthur D. Little, Avanti Communications, Baker Hughes, Cobham Satcom, EMC, Gilat Satellite Networks, Harris CapRock, Hermes Datacomms, Inmarsat, Integrasys, Intelsat, ITC Global, ND Satcom, Netscout Systems, Newtec, Romantis, SES, Siemens Convergence Creators, SpeedCast, Telenor Satellite Broadcasting, Telesat, Truphone, and Winegard.
Paul Stahl, Managing Partner of Event Management Partners (EMP), commented “This year’s inter-active panel session format will leverage off the considerable expertise of the audience, as well as of the speaker line-up, creating a more inclusive situation, and giving all participants – communications solution users, providers, and other experts – the opportunity to drive the discussion in great depth.” Mr Stahl also noted ”This year we have additional meeting space, and are keeping delegate registrations open for as long as possible to accommodate the strong interest in the conference agenda. Admission is free-of-charge, courtesy of our sponsors”.
Also commenting on the event, Martin Jarrold, GVF Chief of International Programme Development and Conference Chairman said, “The GVF-EMP Conference Partnership is very excited about this event. Not only is it the 21st in the overall series, but we have a powerful speaker line-up contributing to a programme format which brings greater emphasis to dynamic and highly-interactive panel discussion.”
The two-day conference programme is as follows:
DAY ONE | 13th MAY 2014
0800-0900
Registration
0900-0915
Welcome & Opening Remarks from the Conference Chair
Martin Jarrold, Chief of International Programme Development, GVF
0915-1115
Focus 1 – Space Segment for Oil & Gas
Next Generation Satellites: Expanding Addressable Markets for Broadband Service Providers
Trevor Willoughby, Senior Key Account Director, Intelsat
Satisfying Growth Demands for Offshore Communications
Michael Carter, Sales Director, Network and Data Services, Telenor Satellite Broadcasting
Achieving Efficiencies for the Oil & Gas Industry
Simon Gatty-Saunt, Regional Vice President, Europe Data & Global Mobility Services, SES
Competitive Advantage in Oil & Gas Exploration from HTS Ku Capacity
Nigel Gibson, Vice President, International Sales, Telesat
Artemis: A Very High Data Rate Solution
Speaker name & job title tbc, Avanti Communications
Ka-band in The Energy Sector
Astrid van de Ven, Director, Market Development, Enterprise Global Xpress, Inmarsat
Focus 1 – Space Segment for Oil & Gas Panel Discussion and Q&A
1115-1145
Refreshments
1145-1330
Focus 2 - Offshore Communications, Global SatComs & Mobility Trends
This session will be led/moderated by Mark Kirwan, Sales Director, EMEA, NetScout Systems
Unified Communications for the Oil & Gas Space
Jay Buckett, Sales Engineer, NetScout Systems; and David Potter, Account Manager, NetScout Systems
Where’s the RoI?
Richard Elson, Vice President, Sales & Business Development, EMEA, ITC Global
Mobility Strategy for Oil and Gas: Coverage, Service, Security and Cost
Sam Murray, Business Development Manager, TruPhone
Title to be confirmed
Sebastián Catolfi-Salvoni, Product Manager for Mobility Services, EMC
Focus 2 - Offshore Communications, Global SatComs & Mobility Trends Panel Discussion and Q&A
1330-1430
Lunch
1430-1525
Focus 3 – Leveraging Antenna Technology Advantages
Stabilized, Ruggedized & Auto-Deploy Technology in the Oil & Gas E&P Environment
Chris Insall, Manager, Commercial Programmes, SeaTel, Cobham SatCom
Rory Eddings, Director, International Sales, Enterprise, Winegard
Focus 3 – Leveraging Antenna Technology Advantages Panel Discussion and Q&A
1525-1620
Focus 4 – Networks & HTS
Network Hierarchy Flexibility in an HTS Environment
Dr Harald Stange, Managing Director/CEO, Romantis
Next Generation Technologies for Sat Connectivity in the Oil and Gas Market
Thomas Van den Driessche, Chief Commercial Officer, Newtec
Focus 4 – Networks & HTS Panel Discussion and Q&A
1620-1650
Refreshments
1650-1715
Focus 5 – Licensing & Regulation
Europe’s Mature & Emerging Oil & Gas Space
Brendan O’Mahony, Director, Market Access, Access Partnership
Focus 5 – Licensing & Regulation Q&A
1715-1740
Focus 6 – The Business of Doing Business in O&G
21st Century Challenges & Opportunities for European Solutions Providers in Sub-Saharan Oil & Gas Comms Business
Adam Torry, Business Development, Hermes Datacomms
Focus 6 – The Business of Doing Business in O&G Q&A
1740-1750
Closing Remarks from the Conference Chair & End of Day One
Martin Jarrold, Chief of International Programme Development, GVF
DAY TWO | 14th MAY 2014
0800-0900
Registration
0900-0915
Welcome & Opening Remarks from the Conference Chair
Martin Jarrold, Chief of International Programme Development, GVF
0915-1115
Focus 7 – The Digital Oilfield
This session will be led/moderated by Mark Kirwan, Sales Director, EMEA, NetScout Systems
Digital Oil Field - Increasing Demand for Broadband!
Yair Maor, Executive Director, Business Development & Vertical Sales, Gilat Satellite Networks
Field Telecoms: Who will enable the Digital Oil Field?
Russell Pell, Principal, Head of Operations Management, Energy Practice UK, Arthur D. Little; and
Richard Swinford, Partner, Head of Telecoms and Media Practice, UK, Arthur D. Little
Data Monitoring, Data Management, Remote Collaboration
Sion Judah, Remote Connectivity Coordinator, Field Communications Services, Baker Hughes
Focus 7 – The Digital Oilfield Panel Discussion and Q&A
1115-1145
Refreshments
1145-1330
Focus 8 – Satellite to the Cloud
Evolving New Commercial Oil & Gas Applications to the Satellite & Satellite-Hybrid Communications Environment
Volker Jarsch, Product & Solution Management, ND SatCom
Mark Lambert, VP Sales & Marketing, Managing Director, EMEA Region, Advantech Wireless
Martin Reason, Director of Maritime Sales, Europe, SpeedCast
Focus 8 – Satellite to the Cloud Panel Discussion and Q&A
1330-1430
Lunch
1430-1600
Focus 9 – Radio Frequency Interference and O&G
Prevention, Detection, Satellite Signal Monitoring & Interference Localization in the Oil & Gas Space
Alvaro Sanchez, Sales Manager, Satellite Monitoring Systems, Integrasys
Jordi Mateu, Sales Director, Security, Siemens Convergence Creators GmbH
Martin Jarrold, Chief, International Programme Development, GVF
Focus 9 – Radio Frequency Interference and O&G Panel Discussion and Q&A
1600
Wrap-Up & Closing Remarks from the Conference Chair & End of Conference
Martin Jarrold, Chief of International Programme Development, GVF
Further information on the developing conference program may be viewed at www.uk-emp.co.uk/current-events/o-g-comms-europe-2014/. Alternatively, email either Martin Jarrold at GVF – martin.jarrold@gvf.org – or Paul Stahl at EMP – paul.stahl@uk-emp.co.uk.
Conference registration is available through the website, or by email to Paul Stahl.
