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Oil & Gas Automation and Digitalisation Congress 2026

Oil and gas automation, digital twins and AI across upstream, midstream and downstream

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The ninth Oil & Gas Automation and Digitalisation Congress, organised by BGS group, took place in Amsterdam. The two-day event covered digital transformation across the oil and gas value chain, from upstream to downstream, in structured sessions, panel discussions, roundtables, live technology showcases and business meetings. Speakers came from operators, EPC firms and technology providers, including Orlen and Petronor.

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Speakers

GW
Gareth Webb
Vice President for EMEA Customer Engagement
eQ Technologic Inc
Vendor
MV
Maarten Verhaegh
Energy & Resources Practice Director
SES
ML
Max Leon Fritsche
Robotics Engineer
Security Robotics – Development & Solutions GmbH
Vendor
MT
Michel Teughels
Former Innovation & Strategy Manager
ExxonMobil
Customer
ST
Sakina Tinwala
Senior R&D Engineer
APEX Group
ML
Miguel Lopez Delgado
Support, Systems and Cyber OT
Moeve San Roque Energy Park
Customer
AB
Ali Bozorgmir
Global Director – OT Security Solutions
OTIFYD
Vendor
MM
Marco Mellacqua
Business Development
Abeeway
Vendor
IL
Itziar Landa Torres
Digital Transformation Head
Petronor S.A
Customer
TJ
Tomasz Jarmicki
Director
Orlen S.A.
Customer
GD
Giovanni Distefano
CEO
IMC Service srl
SH
Stephan Hazzam
Director Digital Commercialization & LAOS
Linde plc
Customer
JM
Jacopo Moretti
HSE R&D Engineer
Saipem SpA
Customer
JA
Joelmir Augusto Costa Dias
Engineer
PETROBRAS — Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.
Customer
AS
Andre Seichi Ribeiro Kuramoto
Engineer Consultant
PETROBRAS — Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.
Customer
DM
Dr. Matthias Stege
Managing Director
exelonix GmbH
CD
Christian Duun Norberg
CEO
Fieldnode
Vendor
AS
Antonio Schiavone
Head of Construction Home Office Department
Tecnimont
Customer
DC
Dr. Christopher Anhalt
Vice President Product Marketing
Softing Industrial Automation GmbH
Vendor
RR
Raul Risi
Sales Manager EMEA
NAFTOSENSE
Vendor
CN
Craig Nicolay
Sales and Marketing Manager
g.on experience gmbh
VC
Vadim Ceban
CEO
JSC MOLDOVAGAZ
Customer
SB
Subrata Bhowmik
Senior Principal and Lead for Asset Integrity Engineering
McDermott
Customer
XW
Xavier Watremez
Early Detection Product Manager
TotalEnergies
Customer
JE
Jörg Eitler
Head of Global Business Field Oil & Gas Upstream
NETZSCH Pumpen & Systeme GmbH
Vendor
JP
James Penfold
Strategic Architect
Ab Initio Software
Vendor
RR
Ramin Rahnama
Growth Manager
Wood plc
Consultant
FL
Francesco Legname
Senior Advisor Project Delivery
OMV Group
Customer
SJ
Sanja Jakovac Šepić
Man. of Production & Energy Management
Rijeka refinery, INA d.d.
Customer
LB
Luca Barone
Digital & Energy Services BU
MAIRE
RP
Ruchita Puri
Digital & AI Transformation Leader
Shell
Customer
JD
Josu Devasia
Country Head, Netherlands
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
Consultant
GS
Giuseppe Sperduto
Energy Manager
MAIRE
AO
Ashwini Oke
Founder & CTO
ASETS-CA Inc.
Vendor
CA
Christoph Attila Kun
Managing Director
Digital Data Chain Service GmbH
EP
Elisa Paiano
HSEQ R&D and AI Catalyst
Saipem SpA
Customer
MJ
Maria Jose Fernandez Marin
OT Project Manager
Moeve
Customer
MJ
Maria Jose Povedano Martinez
OT Project Manager
Moeve
Customer
PV
Pranay Veer Singh
Process Specialist & Global Subject Matter Expert (OTS)
Fluor
Customer
AM
Angela María Segade
Operations Support Technician
Repsol Coruna Industrial Complex
Customer
AM
Aninda Mukherjee
AI Business Unit Leader, Energy, Resources and Utilities
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
Consultant
FN
Freddy Nieto
Operation Support Engineer
Technip Energies
Customer
BK
Bernd Kalusche
Director Vertical Management Energy, Siemens Digital Industries
Siemens AG
Vendor
PS
Parth Shah
Head of Autonomous Operations Products
Linde plc
Customer
AS
Artur Schweidtmann
Professor
Delft University of Technology
Academia
SS
Shashank Sharma
Director of Product Marketing
HiveMQ GmbH
Vendor
HK
Hiroki Kokubo
Business Architect
JGC Corporation
Customer
JG
Johann Gschwendtner
Managing Director
Softing Industrial Automation GmbH
Vendor
DA
Dr. Al Graziano
CEO
CYBER RANGES
Vendor

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