New speakers announced for our 9th annual Oil & Gas Comms 2016 event in London this March

1. HIGHLIGHTS FOR 2016:
• Keynote Address: Learn about how advanced
telecommunications can bring the operators closer
to the fields
• Revolutionise accessibility through mobile
telecommunications
• Refine security in telecommunications systems:
Protecting asset and operations integrity
• Discover how telecommunications can
streamline upstream and downstream operations
• Benchmark best practice with your industry
colleagues and debate the future of telecoms
applications in O&G
PLUS AN INTERACTIVE HALF-DAY POST-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP
Wednesday 16th March 2016, Holiday Inn Kensington Forum, London, UK
www.oilandgastelecomms.com
Register online or fax your registration to +44 (0) 870 9090 712 or call +44 (0) 870 9090 711
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How to Handle The Procurement Minefield
8.30am - 12.30pm
Workshop Leader: Dennis Vause, Service Design Specialist, G12 IT; Former Information Systems Manager, Tullow Oil
Oil and Gas 14th - 15th
MAR
2016
SMi Presents the 9th Annual Conference on...
Telecommunications
BOOK BY 18TH DECEMBER AND SAVE £200 | BOOK BY 29TH JANUARY AND SAVE £100
CHAIRMAN FOR 2016:
Bill Green, Global Account Director, SpeedCast
ADVISORY BOARD:
• Ian Theophilus, Programme Manager and CEO, DigiRig Ltd
– Consulting to BP Global Infrastructure and Operations
• Gary Pidcock, Director Operations & Engineering, Delonex
EXPERT SPEAKER PANEL 2016:
• Einar Landre, Leader Drilling and Well Solutions, Statoil
• Roy Milne, Maintenance Superintendent, KCA Deutag Drilling
• Albert Aspden, Head of Telecommunications, SNC Lavalin
• Ibrahim Lahmer, Network and Security Administrator, NOC Libya
• Steve Teale, Global Rig IT Manager, BP Plc
• Chris Patten, Enterprise Architect, Technologist, British Gas Plc
• Martin Coleman, Executive Director, The Satellite Interference
Reduction Group
• Christian Hyde, Founder and Director, Hyde & Associates
• Aarti Maini, Secretary General, EMEA Satellite Operators
Association
Holiday Inn Kensington Forum, London, UK
‘Do More with Less - Employ Telecommunications to Streamline
Operations and Maximise Growth Potential During a Market Slump’

2. Oil and Gas Telecommunications Conference
Day One | Monday 14th March 2016
Register online at www.oilandgastelecomms.com • Alternatively
8.30 Registration & Coffee
9.00 Chairman's Opening Remarks
Bill Green, Global Account Director, SpeedCast
CHALLENGING TIMES FOR THE OIL AND
GAS TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY
9.10 Keynote Address
Assessing the challenges in oil and gas telecommunications
• Falling oil prices – what does this mean for
telecommunications service providers
• Is this set to continue?
• New frontiers in remote and extreme climates
Bill Green, Global Account Director, SpeedCast
9.50 The digital oil field – the industry's saving grace?
• Remote field assessment and management – ‘Bringing the
field to the operator rather than the operator to the field’
• Why is it imperative to utilise modern IT, automation and
communications technologies
• How digital oil field allows operators to make rational
decisions
• Environmental monitoring opportunity
Einar Landre, Leader Drilling & Well Solutions, Statoil
10.30 Morning Coffee
11.00 Using regulations to cut & control network costs
• How a good command of the telecommunications
regulations invariably helps cut significant costs in taxes,
logistics and implementation of networks
• Companies in the oil & gas sector yearly overspend –
avoidably – by several hundred thousand on licensing fees
• Proper oversight of compliance/licensing in
telecommunications always reduces costs, improves
logistics even as it improves compliance
Christian Hyde, Founder and Director, Hyde and
Associates Ltd
11.40 Telecommunication licensing and regulation in the Oil and
Gas space: update for 2016
• What are the key licensing issues and how does it impact
on your operations
• How are regulators interacting with industry for new service
offerings
• How to manage the regulatory environment
• Licensing issues in challenging markets
Brendan O'Mahony, Director, Access Partnership
12.20 Networking Lunch
GOING MOBILE – IMPROVING ACCESSIBILITY
THROUGH MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS
1.20 Dawn of the drones
• How telecom-equipped Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)
could revolutionise wireless market – an economic
alternative to communications satellites
• Using UAS to protect asset integrity – utilising drone-sensor
technology to carry out inspections and detect faults
• How UAS can be used to improve safety standards on
offshore platforms
David Green, Director MSc in GIS / Director of AICSM /
Director of UCEMM, University of Aberdeen
2.00 Asset Optimization in real-time using Mobile applications
• Exploring the specific applications and challenges
associated with oil and gas mobility implementation
• Managing connectivity issues when providing access to
real time data in the field
• Smartphone vs. ruggedized devices: which technology is
most suitable for your remote or mobile workforce?
• Increase asset reliability and performance by automating
maintenance and repair processes
Tagbo Ndefo, Senior Technical Consultant G & G
Applications, Digital I-field Solutions
2.40 Afternoon Tea
IMPROVING DATA SECURITY – PROTECTING ASSET INTEGRITY
3.10 Cyber security – why we can no longer afford to be
complacent
• New standards of cyber security
• Keeping data safe
• Stay secure from the ‘outside’ – how to protect systems
from external weaknesses
• Secured cloud communications
Ibrahim Lahmer, Network Engineer, National Oil Corporation
3.40 The Digitalisation of the Oil & Gas Sector – Internet of Things
• Cloud and mobile have had massive ramifications on network
security, how does the oil & gas sector adapt to this?
• Examining the new threat landscape and future
capabilities
• Developing strategies to secure your network from cyber
hacks
• The importance of strengthening collaboration with third
party vendors and security
Chris Patten, Enterprise Architect, Technologist, British Gas Plc
4.20 Why telecommunications are imperative for asset integrity
and maintenance
• Asset Integrity - the ideal world
• Remote condition monitoring - cost vs. rewards
• Identifying integrity risks early - setting the standard
Roy Milne, Maintenance Superintendent, KCA Deutag
Drilling Ltd
5.00 Chairman's Closing Remarks and Close of Day One
Bill Green, Global Account Director, SpeedCast
Want to know how you can
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www.oilandgast
VPs, Directors, Heads, Managers of:
• Network Infrastructure
• Information Systems
• Information Technology
• E&P Technologies
• Information Systems Security
• Telecommunications
WHO SHOULD ATTEND? SPONSORSHIP AND EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITIES
SMi offer sponsorship, exhibition, advertising and branding
packages, uniquely tailored to complement your company's
marketing strategy.
Should you wish to join the increasing number of companies
benefiting from sponsoring our conferences please call:
Alia Malick, SMi Director on
+44 (0)20 7827 6168 or email: amalick@smi-online.co.uk

3. fax your registration to +44 (0)870 9090 712 or call +44 (0)870 9090 711
8.30 Registration & Coffee
9.00 Chairman's Opening Remarks
REMOTE SOLUTIONS – SATELLITE’S ROLE IN THE OVERALL OIL AND
GAS EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION TELECOMS STRATEGY
9.10 Opening Address
Advancements in VSAT service, technology and satellite systems
– a revolution for the O&G market?
• Dramatic changes and upheavals in the satellite industry
• HTS, XTS, MEO, LEO potential impacts
• Multi-band, minimised and flat plate antenna developments
• VSAT operator structural changes
• Bandwidth economics
Martin Coleman, Director, Colem Communications
9.50 Employing telecommunications to streamline operations
• Improving efficiency to maintain production and revenues
during the current volatile climate
• Why is collaboration so important: How can
telecommunications play a role?
• How to implement a robust telecommunications system to
support the collaborative processes that are essential in these
tough times
Jens Christian, Senior Telecommunications Engineer, BW Offshore
Limited
10.30 Morning Coffee
WHAT NEXT? THE MOST EFFECTIVE STRATEGY
FOR PLANNING AND INVESTMENT
11.00 How to do more with less – maximising growth potential
out of a market slump
• Greatest challenges facing companies
• How will operations and solution providers be affected in the
immediate future?
• What is the best strategy CIOs can take?
Ian Theophilus, Programme Manager & CEO, DigiRig Ltd –
Consulting to BP Global Infrastructure and Operations
11.40 Direction of investment in telecommunications and security
– the operator's perspective
• Management strategy
• What are operators looking for in challenging times?
• What do operators want from telecommunications providers?
Aarti Holla, Secretary General, European Satelite Operators
Association
12.20 Networking Lunch
1.20 Enhanced telecommunications security for oil & gas facilities in
the volatile climate
• Optimisation of telecommunications and CCTV system through
smart integration
• Oil prices are low; can I afford to cut my security budget?
• A thorough telecommunications security audit can save
millions in CAPEx
• Automation of threat detection can reduce OPEx
• Data compression vs. Smart recording for CCTV storage
reduction
Albert Aspden, Head of Telecommunications, SNC-Lavalin
2.00 Rig IT: Why telecommunications are paramount
• What’s important on the rig?
• Does size Matter?
• Business impact: How critical are telecommunications systems?
• Where next? The future of rig IT and telecommunications
Steve Teale, Global Rig IT Manager, BP Plc
2.40 Afternoon Tea
3.00 Great technology but how do we use it?
• Understanding Upstream procurement constraints
• Using strategic partnerships to increase procurement efficiency
• Outsourced service models & refocusing on selling to the right
partners
Dennis Vause, Infrastructure Operations Manager; former Tullow
Oil, G12 Information Technology
3.40 Panel Discussion
The problem is not a shortage of oil and gas
but access
• How can advanced telecom technologies
enable exploitation for remote fields
• How telecommunications can be used to enhance
accessibility
• What would improve access mean for the
telecommunication industry?
Ian Theophilus, Programme Manager & CEO, DigiRig Ltd –
Consulting to BP Global Infrastructure and Operations
Steve Teale, Global Rig IT Manager, BP Plc
Dennis Vause, Infrastructure Operations Manager; former
Tullow Oil, G12 Information Technology
4.20 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day Two
Oil and Gas Telecommunications Conference
Day Two | Tuesday 15th March 2016
Supported by
telecomms.com

4. Overview:
This workshop aims to provide an insight into the
complicated world of procuring IT & Communications
solutions when working in highly agile upstream E&P
environments. Discussion will centre around how once
you have chosen your technology, you can get it
procured/awarded and live in the shortest timeframe,
whilst ensuring international business ethics and in
country legal/contractual requirements are met.
Why you should attend:
Anyone planning to manage communication
departments or indeed supply services to upstream
operational business units will be able to get a great
insight into the challenges they will face when trying
to close the deal/get new systems implemented and
live. There has never been a better time technologically
to provide what the customer wants in terms of
connectedness and sameness across organisations.
Knowing the inner workings of procurement
departments and contractual requirements in these
environments is crucial to turning an idea/sales lead into
a closed deal which meets the customers demands.
Programme:
8.30 Registration and Coffee
9.00 Workshop overview and exploring the
challenges in choosing the right telecom
partners
9.30 Operating in local environments
10.00 Cost recovery – what's best for business?
10.45 Coffee Break
11.00 The correct approach and targeting the
right customers
11.30 Discussion and Q & A
12.30 Close of workshop
About the workshop leader:
Dennis Vause is a multi-skilled Information Systems
Leader with over 24 years’ experience, leading and
developing infrastructure development projects in
highly remote often hostile upstream oil and gas
locations. Dennis is a real people person with a passion
for successfully delivering projects through full life
cycle in challenging matrix managed operational
environments. Having progressed through the ranks
within the Oil and Gas industry, Dennis possesses a
high level of technical expertise across all areas of IT
Infrastructure.
About the organisation:
G12 IT provides turnkey communication solutions across
sub Saharan Africa and the Middle East, a small but
highly successful organisation that has over 60 years
combined knowledge in providing services to E&P
companies. Our clients include Africa Oil, Total,
Heritage, Tullow, Newage Africa, and Marathon Oil. Our
expertise lies in GSM, Radio, VSAT and wireless
technologies. G12 is one of the largest suppliers of Cisco
Meraki and Ubiquiti equipment in Africa.
HALF-DAY POST-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP
Wednesday 16th March 2016
Holiday Inn Kensington Forum, London, UK
8.30am - 12.30pm
How to Handle
The Procurement Minefield
Workshop Leader: Dennis Vause, Service Design
Specialist, G12 IT; Former Information Systems
Manager, Tullow Oil

5. Energy Forward Planner
2015 - 2016
SPONSORSHIP AND EXHIBITION
OPPORTUNITIES
SMi offer sponsorship, exhibition,
advertising and branding packages,
uniquely tailored to complement your
company's marketing strategy.
Should you wish to join the increasing
number of companies benefiting from
sponsoring our conferences please call:
Alia Malick, SMi Director on
+44 (0)20 7827 6168 or email:
amalick@smi-online.co.uk
NOVEMBER 2015
Oil and Gas Cyber Security
30th November - 1st December 2015,
London, United Kingdom
DECEMBER 2015
Energy from Waste
7th December - 8th December 2015,
London, United Kingdom
FEBRUARY 2016
E&P Information & Data Management
3rd February - 4th February 2016,
London, United Kingdom
Floating LNG 2016
17th February - 18th February 2016,
London, United Kingdom
MARCH 2016
European Smart Grid Cyber Security
7th March - 8th March 2016,
London, United Kingdom
Gas to Liquids Americas
9th March - 10th March 2016,
Houston, USA
Oil and Gas Telecommunications
14th March - 15th March 2016,
London, United Kingdom
APRIL 2016
Social Media in the Utilities Sector
11th April - 12th April 2016,
London, United Kingdom
Smart Water Systems
25th April - 26th April 2016,
London, United Kingdom
For more information please visit
www.smi-online.co.uk/energy

6. OIL AND GAS TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE
Conference: 14th & 15th March 2016, Holiday Inn Kensington Forum, London, UK Workshop: Wednesday 16th March 2016, London, UK
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