CERAWeek
23-27 March 2026
SLB executives and subject-matter experts will be participating in both the Executive Conference and Agora sessions at CERAWeek, sharing perspectives on the future of the global energy system. This page brings together key resources for media coverage of SLB, including:
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SLB CERAWeek speakers (All times are Central Daylight Time)
Monday's Agenda
| TIME | LOCATION | SPEAKER | SESSION |
| 11:15-11:55 a.m. | Hilton L2 Plenary West | Olivier Le Peuch – CEO | Company Strategies for a World in Transition |
| 12-12:30 p.m. | GRB L3 Carbon & Climate Hub | Katherine Rojas – SVP Industrial Decarbonization | CCS Projects in Actions: Lessons Learned |
| 2:30-3 p.m. | GRB L3 AI Hub | Andrew Johnston – Vice President of Operations | Time-to-AI: Shrinking the Data-Center Clock |
| 3-3:30 p.m. | GRB L3 Carbon & Climate Hub | Gino Thielens – Director Carbon Storage | Scaling CCUS: Which Industries, Regions and Funding Sources? |
| 3:30-4 p.m. | GRB L3 Nexus NextGen Amphitheater | Agnieszka Kmieciak – Chief People Officer | Cultivating Resilience: The Multigenerational Workforce |
| 4:30-5:10 p.m. |
Hilton L2 Spotlight | Steve Gassen – EVP Geographies | The Business of Oil: Building for Success Across the Commodity Cycle |
Tuesday's Agenda
| TIME | LOCATION | SPEAKER | SESSION |
| 8:30-9 a.m. | GRB L3 Carbon & Climate Hub | Guillaume Verhaeghe – SLB Capturi CEO | Matchmaking CCS: Technologies and Emissions Sources |
| 8:30-10 a.m. | GRB L3 Salon 1 | Nicholas Lugansky – Vice President of Mining | Critical Minerals Forum |
| 10:20-10:40 a.m. | GRB L3 360 Bridge | Olivier Le Peuch – CEO | The CEO Blueprint | AI and Digital |
| 12:20-1 p.m. | Hilton L2 Plenary West | Rakesh Jaggi – President D&I | Is AI Increasing Energy Industry Profitability? |
| 1-1:30 p.m. | GRB L3 New Energies Hub | Benoit Deville – Tech Dev Director-REE | Geothermal: How quickly will it scale? |
| 2:35-3:15 p.m. | Hilton L2 Plenary West | Demos Pafitis – Chief Technology Officer | Technologies Transforming the Energy Industry and Business Models |
| 3:30-4 p.m. |
GRB L3 Pod 2 | Sujit Kumar – Director Digital Production and Edge | From Hotspots to Everywhere: How Digital + Innovative Industry Alliances Unlocking Geothermal Energy |
Wednesday's Agenda
| TIME | LOCATION | SPEAKER | SESSION |
| 3:25-4 p.m. | GRB L3 360 Bridge | Gavin Rennick – President New Energy | Unlocking Geothermal at Scale |
Thursday's Agenda
| TIME | LOCATION | SPEAKER | SESSION |
| 10-10:30 a.m. | GRB L3 AI Hub | Trygve Randen – SVP Digital Products & Solutions | Agentic AI: Embracing Autonomy |
| 10:30-11:10 a.m. | GRB L3 Nexus Agora Studio | Nicholas Lugansky – Vice President of Mining | Mine of the Future: Innovations in Mining |
Media Contacts
| NAME | PHONE NUMBER | |
| Mona Lisa Faz – Global Media Relations Manager | mfaz3@slb.com | (210)-726-5447 |
| John Breed – External Communications Manager | jbreed@slb.com | (346)-305-9147 |
SLB Media Images
Executive Leadership Team Headshots
SLB Photos from CERAWeek 2026
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Olivier Le Peuch
Olivier Le Peuch speaking during the Company Strategies for a World in Transition session at CERAWeek.
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Agnieszka Kmieciak
Agnieszka Kmieciak speaking during the Cultivating Resilience: The Multigenerational Workforce session at CERAWeek.
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Steve Gassen
Steve Gassen speaking during the The Business of Oil: Building for Success Across the Commodity Cycle session at CERAWeek.
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Olivier Le Peuch
Olivier Le Peuch speaking during the The CEO Blueprint | AI and Digital session at CERAWeek.
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Rakesh Jaggi
Rakesh Jaggi speaking during the Is AI Increasing Energy Industry Profitability? session at CERAWeek.
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Demos Pafitis
Demos Pafitis speaking during the Technologies Transforming the Energy Industry and Business Models session at CERAWeek.
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