Workforce of the Future – Robotics in Energy

When

August 15 8am - 8pm
August 16 9am - 5pm
Where

Day 1 - The Cannon West Houston
Day 2 - UH Student Center South
Register

Day 1 Registration (Fee Required)
Day 2 Registration (Open to Public)

Event Overview

This two-day event brings together industry, universities, and government entities to discuss the workforce challenges that arise from the rapidly advancing AI and robotics technologies in the energy sector. The second day has a special emphasis on inspiring students to become the future workforce of AI and robotics in the energy industry.

In this event, our goal is to foster collaboration among the industry, universities, and government to address future technology workforce challenges. We also want to inspire students by highlighting AI and robotics opportunities in the energy sector, providing guidance on their career paths, and supporting their research to help them lead the energy industry's digital future.

Exhibitors & Student Poster Competition

Day 2 Exhibitors

Industries Represented: Chevron, ROSEN, Exxon, NOV, Yokogawa, Pike Robotics, Square Robot, Kewazo

Colleges and Universities Represented: University of Houston, Rice University, UT Austin, Texas A&M

Student Poster Competition

Student Poster Competition: This will be an opportunity for students to highlight their research to industry leaders and research community in Texas. The theme is Robotics and AI in Energy. The competition will take place on the second day of the event (Aug 16th), at the Houston Room in the UH Student Center.

Competition prizes are as follows:

First place - $1000

Second place - $600

Third place - $400

Program Schedule

The seminar will be held as a two-day event with keynote talks, spotlight talks, industry booths, robot demo, and a poster competition. A detailed schedule is included below.

Day 1 - August 15^th - The Cannon West Houston

Start Time	Room 1	Presenters
7:50 AM	Welcome, Safety Briefing	University of Houston
7:55 AM	Introduction & Seminar Opening	Sprint
8:00 AM	SRNA Chapter Meeting	Sprint
9:00 AM	Keynote	Assign by Sprint
9:45 AM	Coffee Break
10:30 AM	Presentation 1	Outside Energy
11:00 AM	Presentation 2	Asset Owner
11:30 AM	Lunch: Lunch Box
12:30 PM	Presentation 3	Service Supplier
1:15 PM	Presentation 4	Manufacturer
2:00 PM	Coffee Break
2:15 PM	Panel Session	4(one academic) +1
3:25 PM	Wrap Up	Sprint
3:30 PM	Close
	Reception (with alcohol)
	Networking Dinner

Day 2 - August 16^th - UH Student Center South

Start Time	Room 1	Presenters
8:30 AM	Check-in
9:00 AM	Opening Ceremony, Welcome Speech	UH Energy Team
9:30 AM	Keynote	NOV - Dr. Diana Grauer
10:00 AM	Presentation 1	ROSEN - Lance Wethey
10:45 AM	Presentation 2	Chevron - Richard Hurley
11:30 AM	Buffet Line
12:30 PM	Presentation 3	Yokogawa - Elbert van der Bijl
1:15 PM	Career Paths, Panel Discussion	ROSEN, Chevron, Yokogawa, Pike Robotics, UT, UH
2:30 PM	Speed Networking	At all booths
3:30 PM	Poster Competition Results	University of Houston and Industry Judges
4:00 PM	Closing Remarks	UH Energy Team

Companies with exhibition booths on Day 2:

Chevron
Rosen
Exxon
NOV
Yokogawa
Pike Robotics
Square Robot
Kewazo
MFE Solution

Speakers

Day 1 Speakers and Panelists

Xavier Quintanilla
Program Manager North America, Sprint Robotics
Mauricio Calva
NDE and Robotics Engineer, Chevron
Ramanan Krishnamoorti
VP Energy and Innovation, University of Houston

Day 2 Speakers and Panelists

Diana Grauer
Director R&D, NOV
Lance Wethey
Senior Technical Solutions Specialist - Challenging Diagnostics, ROSEN
Connor Crawford
CEO and Co-founder, Pike Robotics
Richard Hurley
Robotics CoP Lead (Robotics Deployment Engineer), Chevron Technical Center
Elbert van der Bijl
Director of Marketing and Solutions Consulting, Yokogawa