Join us for an invitation-only summit hosted at a venue graciously provided by Shell. This event is exclusively for executives and industry subject matter experts who are striving to realize business value from the digital ecosystem and how capital projects and operations are evolving. Confirmed speakers include:

• Chris Howell, SVP for Deepwater Projects at Shell
• Adam Stern, VP Innovation & Business Transformation at ExxonMobil
• Michael J Hotaling, Technology Scouting, Innovation, and Ventures at ExxonMobil
• Rob Kelly, VP Digital Production, Projects at BP

Other VIP speakers will be announced soon.

This Leadership Summit brings together industry leaders from BASF, BP, ConocoPhillips, Chevron, ExxonMobil, Petrobras, Saudi Aramco, Shell, Savanah River Nuclear, and others to share best practices and lessons learned on their digital transformation journeys. The format showcases these company’s digital journeys and invites other industry executives to discuss how to adopt an informed digital strategy. This is a crucial step to remaining competitive, taking advantage of the complex technological web that keeps businesses, people and systems connected.

A digital ecosystem offers the potential for connecting a workforce with the full digital asset lifecycle through design-build-operate and a seamless immersive experience across the company’s asset fleet and increased visualization of its assets. Open collaboration between asset-owners and service providers within a digital ecosystem is crucial for reducing development costs, as well as creating reuse of digital components and modular digital systems.

Why Attend? 

Despite significant technological advancements, realizing business value from a digital ecosystem remains a challenge for many. This summit will explore strategies that the industrial sector can use to increase innovation and avoid costly missteps. By harnessing an open digital ecosystem, organizations can improve return on capital and increase decision-making and speed to market.

To Register

Space is limited to 2 Executives per Company. Registration is required for Kickoff Dinner and the Summit. If you are interested in attending, please Contact Us for more information and to receive an invitation to register. 

Summit Themes and Discussions

ARC Advisory Group, an industry market research and analyst firm, has an agnostic role during the summit to facilitate interactive thought leadership, presentations, and to capture & document common goals & elements to help drive a next level of industrial innovation and to promote and inspire thought leadership with the industrial supplier community. The industry leaders attending that shape the conversations that take place. Shell will showcase and journey through a digital ecosystem is expected to trigger discussion on the following:  

Current State of the Digital Ecosystem in Industrial Sectors 

• Discover the role of a digital ecosystem in revolutionizing industrial operations with real-world examples from Energy, Chemical, Aerospace & Defense and others.

Scaling Value with a Digital Ecosystem 

• Examine traditional notions of ROI and how to invest in digital technologies effectively.
• Discover methodologies that enable rapid scaling without excessive costs, separating data from software, and managing uncertainty in projects.

Organizing Expertise for Maximum Impact 

• Learn strategies for organizing expertise to amplify impact and extend the reach of differentiating knowledge.
• Discuss approaches for connecting workers and enhancing productivity through digital ecosystem solutions.

Explore the Benefits of an Open Digital Ecosystem 

• Explore governance structures that ensure re-use of components across the full asset lifecycle
• Reduce technical debt in sustaining software. Avoiding vendor lock-in or reliance on monolithic programs.

Rethinking Legacy and Digital Systems 

• Rethink the role of legacy systems and partnerships in evolving Industrial AI ecosystems
   

Preliminary Agenda and Interactive Sessions

Attendees should be prepared to share and discuss their own digital ecosystem journey and learn from peers through open collaboration and discussion, facilitated where appropriate by ARC. Agenda times may be adjusted and extended to accommodate attendees’ networking needs.

About ARC Industry Leadership Summits

ARC's Industry Leadership Summits bring together senior managers and executives to network with each other, showcase solutions, and share best practices and lessons learned on their digital transformation journeys. These summits each focus on a topic relevant to the industrial sector and attract participants from multiple industries.

Attendees from the November 11, 2024 Leadership Summit.  View a recap of the Summit.