Girish K. Saligram

Girish K. Saligram is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Weatherford. He assumed this position in October 2020. Before joining Weatherford, Girish served Exterran Corporation as Chief Operating Officer and previously as President, Global Services after joining the company in 2016. Previously, he spent 20 years with GE in positions of increasing responsibility as a functional and business leader in industry sectors worldwide, including his last position as General Manager, Downstream Products & Services for GE Oil & Gas. He also previously led the GE Oil & Gas Contractual Services business based in Florence, Italy. Before his eight years in the oil and gas sector, he spent 12 years with GE Healthcare in engineering, services, operations, and other commercial roles. Girish holds a Bachelor of Engineering from Bangalore University, a Master of Science in Computer Science, and an MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management from Northwestern University.

Session Overview

Tuesday, 4 November

12:45

Global strategy ICC Hall A 12:45 - 13:30

Evolving from transactional deals to systemic collaboration

In a world where no single entity can solve the energy challenge alone, the industry is shifting from short-term, transactional partnerships to long-term, systemic collaboration. From new collaboration models to integrated ecosystems that align infrastructure, policy, finance, and innovation, this session will highlight where do we collaborate to scale, and what governance, trust, and shared value mechanisms are needed to make these partnerships durable and transformative.

Attendee insights:

Explore the critical role of collaboration and strategic partnerships in driving long-term industry development and transformative change. As the energy sector evolves, cross-sector cooperation, knowledge sharing, and integrated value chains are becoming essential to accelerate innovation, build resilient systems, and deliver on sustainability and growth objectives.