Comprised of a distinguished group of international executives, the Congress executive committees assemble with the aim of providing the most topical content for delegates.

2012 Technical Program Committee

TECHNICAL CONFERENCE CHAIR

KC Yeung Manager, Oil Sands Technology Husky Energy

TECHNICAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Jose Alvarez Principal Researcher – Reservoir Engineering Alberta Innovates – Technology Futures
Tom Boone Senior Technical & Professional Consultant, Enhanced Oil Recovery ExxonMobil Upstream Research/Imperial Oil Resources
Gerald Bruce Manager of Development MEG Energy
Swapan Das Senior Technical Consultant Marathon Oil
Subodh Gupta Chief, Technology Development, Oil Sands Cenovus
Qi Jiang Manager, EOR and Reservoir Engineering Osum Oil Sands Corp
Kamran Jorshari Thermal Reservoir Operations Leader Husky Energy
Bob King Manager, Reservoir & Production, In Situ Resources Suncor Energy
Mridul Kumar Principal Advisor and Fellow Chevron Energy Technology Company
Catherine Laureshen Manager, Technology Plan and Implementation Statoil Canada Ltd.
David Law Heavy Oil Technical Director, North America Schlumberger
Randy Mikula Vice-President Engineering Natural Resources Canada
Claes Palmgren Team Leader, Extraction & Tailings Alberta Oilsands Inc.
Ron Sawatzky Principal Researcher – Reservoir Engineering Alberta Innovates – Technology Futures
John Stalder Principal Technical Advisor, Oil Sands ConocoPhillips Canada Ltd
Jacob Thomas Senior Director, Halliburton Brazil Technology Center Halliburton
Harald Thimm Principal Thimm Engineering
Jian-Yang Yuan Principal EOR Advisor Osum Oil Sands Corp
Heather Herring Research and Technology Manager Total E&P Canada Ltd.

REGIONAL TECHNICAL COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS – UK & EUROPE

Denis Pinto Director Caledonian Flow Systems Limited
Chris Bond Engineering Director AMEC
Wim Teugels Senior Crude Specialist Nynas

REGIONAL TECHNICAL COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR – VENEZUELA

Miguel Ford President Intevep PDVSA