2026 Advisory Board

ADVISORY BOARD CHAIRMAN AND CONFERENCE DIRECTOR:

Allison Novak
Allison Novak
Project Manager, Offshore Developments
Murphy Oil Corporation
David Paganie
David Paganie
Conference Director
Endeavor Business Media

ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS:

Erin Balch
Erin Balch
Program Director
Wood
Amanda Bergin
Amanda Bergin
Product Manager - Global Solutions
Baker Hughes
Tom Bliss
Tom Bliss
Subsea Systems Supervisor
ExxonMobil Upstream Integrated Solutions Company
Alisa Broussard
Alisa Broussard
Integrity Manager
Kosmos Energy
Matt Dionne
Matt Dionne
Aphrodite Project Engineer
Chevron
Chris Egan
Chris Egan
Global Technical Manager – Subsea
TechnipFMC
Pablo Gomes
Pablo Gomes
R&D Manager for Subsea Pipelines
PETROBRAS
Jason Harry
Jason Harry
GOM Offshore Technology & Innovation Advisor
Hess Corporation
Rodney Hicks
Rodney Hicks
Subsea Engineering Advisor
Oxy
Julie Ingram
Julie Ingram
Director Engineering - Subsea and Floating Facilities
McDermott
Ron Ledbetter
Ron Ledbetter
Director of Subsea Engineering
Texas A&M
Phillip Luce
Phillip Luce
NSAM S&C Director
OneSubsea
Antony Matson
Antony Matson
SVP, Subsea Production Systems
Trendsetter Engineering, Inc.
Nikunj Patel
Nikunj Patel
Director of Engineering and Technology
Oceaneering International
Ian Ramsay
Ian Ramsay
Chief Operating Officer
Navitas Petroleum
John Smiley
John Smiley
Senior Subsea Engineer
Shell International E&P, Inc.
Walid Soliman
Walid Soliman
Subsea Engineering Manager
bp
Jeremy Woulds
Jeremy Woulds
Project and Operations Director
Subsea7