Neil de Guzmán, CEO of IMARC Robotics, Intelligent Multi-Agent Robotics Corporation, and Intelligent Avatar Corporation, has established new businesses and has been working with major operating companies in the Oil & Gas industry developing new technologies for the past 30 years. Neil will serve as SVP of Business Development for IMARC Robotics.

Christine Ehlig-Economides: Dr. Christine Ehlig-Economides is Professor and Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished University Chair at the University of Houston. Prior to her current position, Ehlig- Economides taught at Texas A&M University for ten years and worked twenty years for Schlumberger. While at A&M, she managed research in production and reservoir engineering in conventional and shale reservoirs and helped the petroleum engineering department to grow and evolve to a broader energy scope. Ehlig-Economides was elected to the U.S. National Academy of Engineering in 2003 and was a member of the National Academy of Science Committee on America’s Energy Future and the NRC Board on Energy and Environmental Systems (BEES). She chaired The Academies of Medicine, Engineering, and Science in Texas (TAMEST) shale task force in 2017. She currently is a Board member for QRI. She became an Honorary Member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers in 2018. Ehlig- Economides earned a Bachelor of Arts in Math-Science from Rice University, a Master of Science in chemical engineering from the University of Kansas, and a Ph.D. in petroleum engineering from Stanford University.

Pat Herbert: Founder and Managing Director of M7 Advisors LLC and currently an investor and board advisor to Fibron BX, is a seasoned operations executive having built companies from the ground up into market leaders in the energy industry and served as both division president and corporate officer of two of the largest oil service companies. Managed large operations around the world. Pat has held numerous board positions of both private and public companies, a university, and served as a member of an Industry Advisory Board for the Department of Energy related to energy policy. Herbert has been inventor and co-inventor on numerous patents is an engineer and has an MBA from Pepperdine University.

Jeff Holbein: An Independent Oilfield Consultant has 45 years of experience in land and offshore drilling workover and completion phases of the oilfield. Jeff has 35 years of experience in the offshore drilling industry including subsea and floating drilling operations.

Ian Hume: Has 50 years of experience as an Economist and Senior Manager at the World Bank which included being a Director of the Bank’s Energy Department. He worked extensively on country energy systems around the world (Eastern Europe, Latin America, southern Africa) and has deep experience in energy sector strategy and management, including in the restructuring of energy systems to address climate change. He has a DPhil in economics from Oxford University.

Larry Lafferty: Founder of SoftPro Technologies, and currently CEO of Veloxiti AI Works, has an extensive background in software engineering and development of advanced artificial intelligence systems for DARPA, other US Government agencies, and the private sector.

Don Steinman: Founder and President of Applied Physics and Measurements, Inc., has over 40 years of experience in technology and business development in oil field services. He has worked for Schlumberger, Baker Hughes Inteq, and Thermo Fisher Corporation. He has a Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering.

John Turvill: Has over 40 years of global oil & gas sales, business development, and product management experience encompassing a spectrum of hardware and software products and data analysis consulting. He has worked for multiple service companies including Baker Hughes, Halliburton, and PetroSkills involving applications from geophysics to refining. He has an M.A. in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University.

Michael Woods: Officer and co-owner of Wolverine Oilfield Technologies, LLC, has over 40 years of  technical and managerial experience in MWD/LWD, wireline, and general oilfield technology. Michael is also experienced in program management, functional management, results leadership, and as a skilled facilitator in project management and technology process re-engineering.