May 22, 2023
The operating model of the future - Executing the vision of digital and AI

Senior energy executives are under increasing pressure to advance their business models to become greener while ensuring their profitability, sustainability, and license to operate. This Kongsberg Digital executive webinar will provide knowledge and insights on why industry leaders are embracing digital performance models (DPMs) to execute their digital vision, grow their business value and transform their business.
Who should watch
This event is ideal for C-suite executives, chief operations officers, SVPs, VPs, and line of business heads across the energy value chain with responsibilities to run their businesses better, improve operations, and maximise margins and attractiveness to investors.
Why watch
Today’s problems are too big and too complex to solve without a new approach to ensure the sector’s sustainability. Find out why the C-suite is pushing past the digital and AI hype and turning to executing digital performance models as the vehicle forward, with impressive double-digit gains and more in performance and resiliency in as little as six months.
In this first executive fireside chat webinar, we will cover:
- Why senior energy executives are turning to a DPM to run their business better.
- Why DPMs will serve as a foundational part of business strategy as we move forward.
- Why DPMs are the future
Speakers
Paul Siwek
Managing Director, Industry X Accenture
Paul Siwek is a Managing Director in the Accenture’s Industry X Practice and has more than fifteen years of engineering, construction, manufacturing, digital transformation, and consulting experience. He has a broad background in the Oil & Gas industry, spanning upstream, midstream, downstream and LNG. Currently Paul is supporting his clients in their digital transformation journeys by enabling their Capital Projects and Plants to utilize Predictive Analytics, IOT and Digital Twin capabilities to drive life cycle performance improvements and enhanced decision making focused on construction productivity, equipment uptime, production throughput and predictive failures. Prior to Accenture, Paul worked for a Fortune 500 global EPC firm where he led multi-national pursuit teams on complex multi-billion dollar construction projects.
Luke Schauerte
VP of Asset LNG Canada
Luke Schauerte is the Chief Executive Officer of Woodfibre LNG, a Pacific Energy Corporation (Canada) Limited company, and is leading the development of one of Canada’s most innovative and sustainable LNG export projects. Appointed CEO in November 2024, Schauerte brings over two decades of leadership experience in the Canadian and international energy sectors.
Haavard Oestensen
EVP & Chief Commercial Officer
As EVP and Chief Commercial Officer at Kongsberg Digital, Haavard Oestensen is responsible for the execution of the company's global commercial strategy. With more than 18 years of experience in the integrated gas, LNG and upstream industry, Haavard applies his industry, software and management consulting experience at the core of the energy industry to help companies activate a digital operating model and leverage leading technologies to achieve a higher order of performance across their business operations. Haavard is based in Houston, USA.
Grant Christie
VP Sales & Business Transformation
With over 30 years of expertise in senior leadership and strategy roles, Grant is a transformative leader who excels in organisational restructuring and driving businesses to new performance levels. Currently serving as VP of Sales and Business Transformation at Kongsberg Digital, he is praised for being a visionary, collaborative strategist, and top-tier team builder in the energy industry and has been involved in developing the digital blueprint for LNG Canada. Grant holds an Engineering degree from the University of Auckland and an MBA from Rice Business.
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