Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates

تحت رعاية صاحب السمو الشيخ محمد بن زايد آل نهيان، رئيس دولة الامارات العربية المتحدة

Supported by

Sophie Hildebrand

Chief Technology Officer

ADNOC

Sophie
Sophie

Sophie Hildebrand is the Chief Technology Officer for the ADNOC Group of companies. She is responsible for the development and deployment of advanced technologies that will accelerate growth and sustainability – while ensuring health and safety – across ADNOC’s operations. Prior to joining ADNOC in July 2022, Sophie served as Chief Technology Officer to Equinor in Norway, where she managed a global team of 1000 people focused on technology development, implementation, and ventures. She was also instrumental in supporting the company’s shift towards renewable and low-carbon future business lines. Sophie has also spent more than two decades working for bp, where she served in a variety of senior roles round the world. She holds a long list of academic and professional qualifications, along with extensive Upstream and subsurface experience. She is an ardent believer in the power of technology to deliver smarter, sustainable, energy for all.

Session Overview
Tuesday, 5 November
15:30
ADNOC HSE Panel Conference Room A 15:30 - 16:30
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Executive Leadership: Shaping the Future of HSE in an Ever-Changing Energy Landscape

In today’s rapidly evolving energy landscape, fostering a robust Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) culture has shifted from a regulatory necessity to a strategic imperative. As operators, suppliers, regulators and investors navigate through the complexities of the energy transition, they face new exposures and operational challenges that demand an adaptative and forward-thinking approach to HSE management. This Strategic Executive panel will feature a broad range of leaders across the energy and technology sectors, as well as prominent industry regulators. The panel will explore the critical role of executive leadership and cross-sector collaboration in transforming organizational cultures, while ensuring that safety, environmental stewardship and sustainability are embedded at the heart of corporate strategies.

Attendees will gain insights into the evolving responsibilities of leadership in establishing proactive assurance mechanisms, embedding risk management into growth strategies, and developing advanced technologies and AI to promote workforce well-being and safeguard long-term value.

Attendees Insights:

  • The role of leaders in influencing organizational HSE priorities and long-term resilience
  • Practical strategies for integrating HSE culture within evolving energy systems and innovative AI technologies
  • Ensuring robust governance frameworks to shape HSE policy and practice
  • Balancing shareholder expectations with HSE imperatives, especially in a low-carbon future
  • The symbiotic relationship between financial performance and a strong HSE culture
10:20
Strategic Conference Conference Room B 10:20 - 11:05
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Scalability: the technology path to energy transition

Many of the climate technologies needed to deliver decarbonisation targets already exist, but the path to scalability faces bottlenecks on multiple fronts including critical minerals supply, manufacturing capacity, skills and infrastructure. In addition to incentivising policy measures, like those included in the European Green Deal and the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act, energy companies have opportunities to accelerate scalability and the commercial viability across renewables, nuclear, and storage to meet energy transition targets.

In this Action Session, we will examine the scalability of technologies needed to drive the energy transition. We will hear from industry experts on what the best innovative solutions are and what investment and capital is needed to scale them.

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