Energy & Utilities

June 4-5 | Houston, TX

2025 AWS Energy Symposium

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Keynote Speakers

Scott Reese

Chief Executive Officer - GE Vernova Electrification Software

Alexandre Appert

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Chief Technology Officer - TotalEnergies

Plenary Speakers

Patrick Bangert

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Chief AI Officer & VPOxy

Amy Chua

Integration Director for ChampionXslb

Shashi Menon

Vice President, Digitalslb

Josh Millar

VP, Innovation, Data & Enterprise ArchitectureNextEra

Shauna Noonan

Fellow and Senior Dir Supply Chain Management, Oxy

Maria Pena

Global Process Owner, Wells, Reservoir & Facilities ManagementShell

Deepa Poduval

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Deepa Poduval, Senior Vice President, Global Sustainability Leader, Black & Veatch

Marc Spieler

Senior Managing Director, EnergyNVIDIA

About the event

Join us for the fourth annual AWS Energy Symposium, the premier AWS event for the energy industry. At this gathering, customers and partners from Oil & Gas, Power & Utilities, and Renewables sectors come together to exchange perspectives and knowledge on how cloud technologies and innovations like generative AI are driving significant business value through enhanced efficiency, data-driven insights, resiliency, innovation, and sustainability.

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Powering energy innovation at scale

The energy sector faces a dramatic demand growth that requires a fundamental transformation in our approach to energy innovation, from digital operations to emergency response capabilities.

At the heart of this transformation is the modernization of enterprise systems and infrastructure. Organizations are leveraging cloud technology to build robust, AI-ready data foundations that can support large-scale innovation. This modernization is essential for managing the increasing complexity of integrating traditional energy sources with renewables and emerging nuclear technologies, while simultaneously optimizing operations across the entire value chain.

The path forward requires a shift from isolated pilot projects to comprehensive, enterprise-wide innovation deployment. We are bringing together energy leaders and technology innovators to tackle the industry’s most pressing challenges.

Hear from leading energy and utility customers, and partners about how they're using AWS to power energy innovation at scale and transform their organizations.

The event is at capacity and not accepting new registrations. Please check back later to watch the replay.

Programming

Day 1 | June 4 | 2:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Join us at the Empowering the Future of Energy, presented by AWS Women Reinventing Energy, for an exclusive afternoon program exploring how visionary leadership drives industry transformation and fosters innovation in the energy industry.

Day 2 | June 5 | 7:30 AM - 6:30 PM

Join us for an impactful day featuring executive plenary sessions and specialized breakout tracks covering key topics such as subsurface, digital operations, decarbonization, grid modernization, generative AI, and enterprise modernization.

June 5 | General Agenda

Time	Session
8:00 - 9:00 AM	Registration and Breakfast
9:00 - 9:15 AM	Opening Remarks Howard Gefen, General Manager \| Samhita Shah, Global Head of Industry Marketing, E&U, AWS
9:15 - 9:45 AM	Customer Keynotes Scott Reese, Chief Executive Officer, GE Vernova Electrification Software Alexandre Appert, Chief Technology Officer, TotalEnergies
10:15 - 10:45 AM	Panel \| From Data to the Boardroom - Enabling Smarter Upstream Decisions \| Presented by AWS Women Reinventing Energy Moderator: Kim Padeletti, Global Head of Energy Data Platforms, AWS Panelists: Amy Chua, Integration Director for ChampionX, slb Shauna Noonan, Oxy Fellow and Senior Director, Supply Chain Management, Oxy Deepa Poduval, Senior Vice President, Global Sustainability Leader, Black & Veatch
10:45 - 11:10 AM	Break
11:10 - 11:40 AM	How SLB and NVIDIA are Shaping the Future of AI and HPC Marc Spieler, Senior Managing Director, Energy, NVIDIA Shashi Menon, Vice President, Digital, slb
11:40 - 11:55 AM	AWS Innovations and Generative AI in Energy & Utilities Ben Wilson, Director of Products and Solutions, E&U, AWS
11:55 - 12:25 PM	Panel \| From Wells to Watts - Generative AI's Role in Reshaping Energy Operations Moderator: Hussein Shel, CTO, AWS Panelists: Josh Millar, VP, Innovation, Data & Enterprise Architecture , NextEra Maria Pena, GM Data & Digital Products, Shell Patrick Bangert, Chief of AI officer and VP, Occidental Petroleum Jérôme Cousin, Vice President, Enterprise IT, TGS
12:25 - 12:30 PM	Closing remarks: Samhita Shah, Global Head of Industry Marketing, E&U, AWS
12:30 - 2:30 PM	Lunch and Innovation Showcase
2:30 - 5:00 PM	Breakout tracks
5:00 - 6:30 PM	Reception and Innovation Showcase

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Breakout Sessions

Digital Operations

Featuring operational technology optimization that delivers tangible business value across assets, operations, supply chain, and energy trading.

Energy Innovation with AI

Highlighting the transformative power of generative AI through real-world use cases from energy companies demonstrating proven results across use cases such as renewable energy operations, upstream production optimization, energy trading and more.

Enterprise Modernization

Focusing on migrating critical workloads to the cloud, simplifying complex IT environments, and building a flexible infrastructure that enables innovation and measurable results.

Grid Modernization

Addressing electrical grid reliability and efficiency through cloud technologies for grid operations, renewables integration, and data driven insight through advanced analytics.

Subsurface

Showcasing transformative applications in seismic data analysis, resource identification, and reservoir management through practical examples from leading energy companies.

Who should attend?

This event is designed for senior leaders from the Oil & Gas, Power & Utilities, and Renewables sectors, including CEOs, COOs, CTOs, CISOs, CCOs, and director-level decision makers.

All registration requests are subject to review. Please register using your company email address and we will notify your registration status within 5 business days.

We are excited to welcome qualified AWS partners to be part of the Symposium through our sponsorship program!

Thank you to our 2025 Symposium Sponsors!

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