Shaping the future of oil refinery & petrochemical plants with private 5G connectivity
Frontline perspectives from innovators BP and Celona
Engage with thought leaders at the forefront of connectivity innovations to break down barriers in deploying private 5G (P5G) solutions and examine the evolving landscape of connectivity in oil and gas
In the oil refineries and petrochemical plants, inadequate connectivity is a pressing challenge that can compromise operational efficiency and safety. Traditional Wi-Fi and wired solutions often fall short, leading to critical operational hurdles like workforce safety and frequent outages. As the industry evolves, the need for robust, reliable connectivity has never been more urgent. A call that has been answered by Private 5G!
Join us for an insightful fireside chat where industry leaders will tackle these connectivity challenges head-on. Hosted by Geoffrey Cann, a digital innovation and transformation expert in oil and gas, along with Stefan Garrard, Principal Enterprise Technology Engineer at British Petroleum, and Mehmet Yavuz Chief Technology Officer at Celona.
This session promises to deliver:
- Understanding the challenges: We will explore the operational and safety issues arising from insufficient connectivity. Experts will share firsthand experiences and insights into why traditional solutions have proven inadequate.
- Decision-making insights: Gain an inside look at BP’s decision-making process for selecting and deploying private wireless solutions. Learn about the criteria that guide these decisions and their journey implementing the Private 5G network: use cases, network capacity/coverage planning, deployment, performance validations, device strategy as well as Day N operations.
- Outcome and lessons learned: We will highlight tangible business outcomes achieved through improved connectivity. BP will share key performance indicators, lessons learned, and strategies for leveraging connectivity to drive growth in the sector.
- Future innovations: Hear about how Private 5G is defining the industry of the future, enabling convergence of information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT), eliminating duplicate infrastructure, while maintaining the airgap and stringent security and segmentation needs of OT.
- Real-world applications: We will highlight tangible business outcomes achieved through improved connectivity. BP will share key performance indicators, lessons learned, and strategies for leveraging connectivity to drive growth in the sector.
Speakers
Geoffrey Cann
Digital Innovation Expert
for Oil, Gas and Energy Companies
Geoffrey Cann is an international author, professional speaker and corporate trainer. His passion is the Oil and Gas industry and its imperative to exploit digital innovations as we slowly evolve our energy systems. He has worked around the world, including Canada, the US, Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, China, Australia and the Caribbean over a 35 year career. He teaches a seminar on digital oil and gas, produces both a weekly article and podcast on digital issues in energy, and hosts a weekly video interview called Energy Innovations. His first book, Bits, Bytes, and Barrels: The Digital Transformation of Oil and Gas, was released in 2019 and sets out the business case for digital in oil and gas. His latest book, Carbon, Capital, and the Cloud: A Playbook for Digital Oil and Gas, a study of the leading practices for digital in oil and gas, was released in March 2022.
Stefan Garrard
Principal Enterprise Technology Engineer
BP
Stefan Garrard is a technology leader with over 15 years of experience in enterprise engineering and digital transformation at bp. As head of a global enterprise, field, and industrial networks engineering team, he excels at designing and operating world-class networks that underpin much of the company’s operations. With deep expertise in a wide range of technical areas, including high performance computing, data analytics, and systems integration, Stefan skillfully bridges the gap between technical capabilities and strategic business objectives. He spearheads transformational projects that drive increased efficiency and elevate operational performance across the organization. Passionate about harnessing technology to address real-world challenges, Stefan enjoys working on global scale-sized problems that cut across all aspects of energy production.
Mehmet Yavuz
Chief Technology Officer
Celona
Mehmet is the co-founder and CTO at Celona where he is responsible for the technology vision of its innovative platform for private mobile networks. Previously he was the CTO of Ruckus Wireless and VP of Engineering at Qualcomm Corporate R&D. While at Qualcomm, Mehmet has led LTE small cells group and 1000x initiative in Qualcomm Research including areas such as Self Organizing Networks, Neutral Host services, LTE in Unlicensed or Shared Bands, and the work on 5G Internet of Things (IoT) networks for industrial IoT applications. Mehmet has more than 160 issued patents with USPTO and received Qualcomm IP Excellence Award in 2013. He holds M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
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