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Daniel Emery, Chapter Manager, Surveillance, Analysis and Optimization (SA&O) and Pilots, Chevron

Alexander G. Kemp, Professor of Petroleum Economics, and Director, Aberdeen Centre for Research in Energy Economics and Finance, University of Aberdeen

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Dr. D. Nathan Meehan, Professor, Petroleum Engineering, Texas A&M University; and President, CMG Petroleum Consulting Ltd.

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Douglas C. Nester, Co-founder and CEO, PetroReal ASI

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Art J. Schroeder, Jr., CEO, Energy Valley, Inc.

Dr. Ashraf M. Al-Tahini, CEO, Saudi Aramco Upstream Technology, and Manager, EXPEC Advanced Research Center

Svein Tollefsen, Manager, Reservoir Technology, Equinor ASA

Robert E. (Bob) Warren, President, Baclenna, Inc.

Rami Yassine, Senior Vice President, Drilling and Evaluation, Halliburton Company

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