Phil Thomas is a Director in the EY Energy practice, based in Abu Dhabi, with 15+ years of experience across oil and gas operations, digital transformation and artificial intelligence. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and has supported organizations including ADNOC, PDO, BP, Oxy, Halliburton and SpaceX across the Middle East, North America, Europe, and Africa. Phil specializes in upstream transformation including digital and AI deployment. His experience includes startups of an AI Lab for a major NOC and a Digital and AI Factory for a major IOC across front and back-office functions.