Alejandra Vesga Ramírez

Alejandra Vesga Ramírez

Consultora de Soluciones IA en YPF
Speaker Argentina
en YPF
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Biography

Alejandra Vesga-Ramírez es Doctora en Ingeniería, Magíster en Geofísica Computacional y Geóloga, con una sólida trayectoria en geociencias, ingeniería y análisis de datos. Actualmente se desempeña como Embajadora y Consultora de Inteligencia Artificial en YPF, acompañando la adopción de la IA en la transformación digital.  

Con más de 10 años de experiencia, ha trabajado con datos de medición geofísica, programación de algoritmos de inversión, investigación e implementación de modelos de machine learning, y análisis estadístico de grandes volúmenes de datos geológicos. Domina el uso de analítica avanzada para extraer insights valiosos y cuenta con experiencia práctica en el soporte y gestión de sistemas de bases de datos

Carlos Herrera

Carlos Herrera

Global IT-OT Infrastructure Leader VTTI BV
Speaker Argentina
VTTI BV
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Biography

Carlos Herrera is an IT/OT leader with more than 20 years of experience in technology infrastructure, systems integration, and project delivery across industrial and energy environments. He specializes in aligning business requirements with secure, scalable solutions that support reliable operations.


At VTTI, he leads global IT/OT infrastructure initiatives, contributing to digital transformation, operational resilience, and technology modernization. His experience includes leading and mentoring teams of up to 12 engineers across multiple regions. Alongside his corporate role, he serves as a professor and IT consultant at Prefectura Naval Argentina University.

Denis Bogino

Denis Bogino

LIDER DE DIGITALIZACION PECOM
Speaker Argentina
PECOM
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Biography

Executive with more than 25 years of experience leading strategies in Industrial Digital Transformation, Automation, Control, and OT/IT Integration for upstream oil and gas operations. Track record of developing corporate programs at YPF, Pan American Energy, and PECOM, with a focus on asset digitization, control rooms, Industrial IoT, the PI System, SCADA, data quality, operational efficiency, and technological innovation.

Diego Luciano Galizia

Diego Luciano Galizia

Manager of New Technologies & AI Clear Petroleum
Speaker Argentina
Clear Petroleum
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Biography

Luciano Galizia is Manager of New Technologies & AI at Clear Petroleum, an oil and gas company operating in Argentina. He is leading the company's shift toward AI-powered operations, designing and deploying AI agents that work alongside field, engineering and corporate teams to automate routine work, support day-to-day decisions and turn operational data into action.

With a background in operations, he focuses on closing the gap between technology and the people who run the business: building in-house capabilities, driving adoption across the organization and showing that AI in oil and gas is not a future promise, but a practical tool that delivers results today.

 

Dimas Reyes

Dimas Reyes

Gerente de Ingeniería de Producción y Servicios al Pozo PECOM Energía
Speaker Argentina
PECOM Energía
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Biography

Dimas Reyes is a Petroleum Engineer and holds a Master's degree in Business and Technology, with more than 23 years of experience in the oil and gas industry across Latin America. He currently serves as Production Engineering and Well Services Manager at PECOM Energy, where he leads initiatives focused on production optimization, artificial lift systems, well intervention strategies, data analytics, and the application of artificial intelligence to mature field operations.
Throughout his career, Dimas has worked in Argentina, Mexico, Ecuador, and Venezuela, contributing to projects involving sucker rod pumps (SRP), electric submersible pumps (ESP), progressive cavity pumps (PCP), nodal analysis, production optimization, and digital transformation. He has also served as an international instructor, delivering technical training on artificial lift and production engineering in several countries across the region.
His current professional focus is on integrating production engineering, advanced analytics, and artificial intelligence to improve operational decision-making, enhance well performance, and accelerate the digital transformation of upstream operations.

Franco David Sonzogni

Franco David Sonzogni

Gerente de productos digitales Upstream YPF
Speaker Argentina
YPF
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Biography

Franco leads digital transformation, data, and AI initiatives focused on turning technological capabilities into tangible business results. His work centers on designing and scaling strategies that strengthen decision-making, drive operational efficiency, accelerate cultural evolution, and improve the experience for both users and teams. Throughout his career, Franco has integrated business, technology, data, and innovation to transform complex challenges into organizational capabilities, digital products, and sustainable operating models. He combines strategic vision with execution, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and product management, while treating data as a fundamental asset for generating insights, alignment, and business value. His experience in leadership roles in both business and IT enables him to effectively align digital, data, and AI strategies with the organization’s priorities. Franco is the author of a technical book based on his graduate thesis and is deeply committed to continuous learning, innovation, and large-scale organizational transformation.

Gabriel Ricardo Gelpi

Gabriel Ricardo Gelpi

Consultor de soluciones de IA - Upstream YPF
Speaker Argentina
YPF
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Biography

Gabriel holds a PhD in Geophysics from the National University of La Plata and specializes in the application of Artificial Intelligence in the energy sector. He currently works as an AI Solution Consultant at YPF, where he leads the strategy and development of assistants based on intelligent agents, advanced analytics, and RAG to optimize processes in Upstream operations. He has extensive experience in technology consulting for the industry and is the author of several international publications on applied geophysics.

Gastón Javier Bonnat

Gastón Javier Bonnat

Supervisor de Sala de Control PECOM
Speaker Argentina
PECOM
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Biography

I worked in several areas within the Oil & Gas industry, starting in secondary recovery, followed by production, where I worked as a supervisor. I then moved into management control, where I was responsible for daily and monthly production reporting and presented reports at both the local and national levels. Finally, I joined the control room, where we monitor dehydration plants, wells, and facilities.

Gustavo Coppari

Gustavo Coppari

Production Digital Transformation Project Leader Pampa Energia
Speaker Argentina
Pampa Energia
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Biography

Gustavo Coppari is a Production Digital Transformation Project Leader
at Pampa Energía, focused on digital transformation and technology initiatives for Exploration & Production operations. He leads projects involving production systems, data analytics, automation, cloud integration, artificial intelligence, and the digitalization of field operations.


He holds a degree in Systems Engineering and has postgraduate training in technology management and the Oil & Gas industry. His work focuses on connecting operational needs with digital technologies to improve efficiency, decision-making, and field operations.

Gustavo Javier Carino

Gustavo Javier Carino

Gerente de Seguridad de la Información en Pampa Energia
Speaker Argentina
Pampa Energia
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Biography

Cybersecurity executive with 20+ years of experience in the Oil & Gas and Energy sectors, leading security teams and defining strategic roadmaps that balance business needs, operational resilience, and risk management.
Experienced across security operations, IAM, incident response, vulnerability management, cloud security, application security, compliance, and governance. Passionate about enabling innovation through pragmatic security strategies that protect critical assets while maintaining a strong user experience.

Javier M. Mascheroni

Javier M. Mascheroni

Miembro Comité de Robótica e IA Centro Argentino de Ingenieros
Speaker Argentina
Centro Argentino de Ingenieros
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Biography

Energy industry professional with 25 years of experience managing Maintenance, Projects, Plant Turnarounds, Reliability, and Mechanical Integrity teams. Specialist in digital transformation, driving management efficiency and operational productivity. Postgraduate professor in Asset Management and Industry 4.0.

Javier Marbec

Javier Marbec

Director de Mercado Internacional de TOTVS
Speaker Argentina
de TOTVS
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Biography

Javier Marbec is the International Market Director at TOTVS, a leading Latin American technology company. He has extensive experience within the company, where he previously served as Commercial Manager and, before that, as Services Manager for the Southern Region.

He joined TOTVS in March 2009 as a Project Coordinator (Project Manager for the market), holding the position for three years and being responsible for the implementation of major accounts, while actively contributing to the development of implementation methods and processes within the Services area.

Marbec holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the Faculty of Economic Sciences at the University of Buenos Aires (UBA).

Previously, he served as Professional Services Manager, as Project Leader for Neuralsoft Technologies, and earlier as a Senior Consultant within the same organization. He also worked as an Analyst in Systems Analysis and Earnings at the Central Bank of the Argentine Republic (BCRA), and as Head of the Cost Department at Coordinación Ecológica Área Metropolitana Sociedad del Estado (CEAMSE).

Jerónimo Alejandro Valenti

Jerónimo Alejandro Valenti

Consultor .
Moderator Argentina
Biography

After his graduation 1986 he joined Bridas SAPIC, as junior geologist in the Exploration Department. 
Between 1987 and 1992 he worked as development geologist at the same company, participating in the development of several fields within the Golfo San Jorge & Neuquina Basin. 
Between 1992 and 1995 he lived in Turkmenistan, where he served as Geological Manager of the Joint Venture Keimir and Yashlar, the first being a development project by the Caspian Sea, while in the latter Bridas made a discovery of a giant field of more than 50 TCF of gas reserves. 
From 1995 to 1998 he worked in Bridas Energy Services UK, based in London, as New Ventures Manager for Central Asia region.
In 1998 he returned to Argentina and joined Pan American Energy, performing duties as Partner Relations and New Ventures Manager.
From 2010 to 2020 he was appointed Joint Ventures Executive Manager of Pan American Energy till his retirement. Currently he works as a consultant.

Jorge Litvin

Jorge Litvin

Cyber Risk Strategist & Professor
Moderator Argentina
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Biography

Jorge Litvin is a cyber risk strategist and educator working at the intersection of cybersecurity, law, resilience and AI governance.
He advises boards and senior leaders on navigating technology-related risk and building stronger governance and decision-making capabilities, and teaches cybercrime, cybersecurity and AI governance at universities across Latin America, the United States and Europe.
Beyond his advisory and academic work, Jorge has built a significant online community around cybersecurity and technology. He has contributed to initiatives involving the OAS, the United Nations and APEC, and has trained law enforcement professionals across multiple countries.
He is the author of Hackeados, as well as academic papers and columns on cybersecurity, AI and risk governance."
 

Jorge R. Quintero Navarro

Jorge R. Quintero Navarro

Ingeniero de petróleos – Digitalización de operaciones O&G Clear Petroleum
Clear Petroleum
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Biography

Ingeniero de Petróleos y Especialista en Gestión de Proyectos con 12 años de experiencia en operaciones de perforación y producción en Colombia y Argentina. Actualmente participo en el diseño, construcción e implementación de una plataforma operativa con 14 soluciones en producción sobre más de 1.000 pozos, integrando sistemas industriales y aplicando IA Generativa como herramienta central para automatizar operaciones de campo y resolver problemas concretos del negocio.

José Silberman

José Silberman

Ingeniero de Mantenimiento CGC – Compañía General de Combustibles
Argentina
CGC – Compañía General de Combustibles
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Biography

José Silberman es Ingeniero de Mantenimiento en CGC y especialista en transformación digital para la industria de Oil & Gas. Con más de 20 años de experiencia en automatización, instrumentación, confiabilidad y operaciones, ha liderado iniciativas que integran tecnologías industriales, analítica avanzada e inteligencia artificial para mejorar la toma de decisiones y la eficiencia operativa. Ha desarrollado soluciones de analítica predictiva para equipos críticos y proyectos de democratización de datos utilizados por equipos de operaciones, mantenimiento e ingeniería. Su enfoque se centra en convertir datos industriales en resultados de negocio concretos.

Julio Cesar Ardita

Julio Cesar Ardita

Director CISIAR
Speaker Argentina
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Biography

Julio Cesar Ardita is an expert cybersecurity consultant with over 30 years of practical experience in cybersecurity strategy and transformation, cybersecurity in industrial environments (OT), payment security, and cyber-incident investigation and response. He is currently the Director of CISIAR and provides cybersecurity advisory services.

Laureano Chacón

Laureano Chacón

Operador Sala de control - Despacho de gas Transportadora de Gas del Sur (TGS)
Speaker Argentina
Transportadora de Gas del Sur (TGS)
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Biography

Cuento con más de 15 años de experiencia en el sector Oil & Gas, desarrollando mi trayectoria en operaciones de plantas de gas, plantas compresoras y despacho de gas. Actualmente me desempeño como Controlador de Despacho de Gas en TGS, donde trabajo con sistemas SCADA, monitoreo de variables críticas y gestión de operaciones en plantas y gasoductos. Mi experiencia también incluye la operación de turbocompresores, control de calidad del gas, mantenimiento y operación de plantas de GLP

Marcelo Duarte Dos Santos

Marcelo Duarte Dos Santos

GERENTE PROCESOS Y HERRAMIENTAS - VICEPRESIDENCIA DE INFRAESTRUCTURA YPF
Speaker
YPF
Future sessions
Biography

Adjunto las informaciones solicitadas:
Marcelo Duarte es Ingeniero Civil, con estudios de posgrado, MBA y especialización ejecutiva en Gestión Empresarial, Dirección de Proyectos de Capital Complejos y Proyectos Tecnológicos, realizados en instituciones como MIT, Collège de Paris, University of California Irvine (UCI), IAE Business School, Universidad Católica Argentina (UCA), Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) y Fundação Dom Cabral.
 
Cuenta con más de 35 años de trayectoria internacional en los sectores de Oil & Gas, Minería e Infraestructura en América Latina. Actualmente se desempeña como Gerente de Procesos y Herramientas en la Vicepresidencia de Infraestructura de YPF, donde lidera iniciativas de transformación digital, optimización de procesos y aplicación de tecnologías como BIM, Gemelos Digitales e Inteligencia Artificial en proyectos de capital.
 
Es miembro de directorios empresariales e institucionales, entre ellos BIM Forum Argentina, y participa en iniciativas vinculadas con la innovación, la gobernanza y la transformación digital de la industria.

María Isabel Pariani

María Isabel Pariani

CEO - General Manager REMASA
Speaker Argentina
REMASA
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Biography

With over 20 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, I lead ReMASA as CEO, focusing on strategic and operational management, driving multidisciplinary teams to achieve business goals, and ensuring sustainable growth. My mission is to combine technological innovation with effective business leadership to maximize the impact of our decisions in the sector.

In my role at ReMASA, I work to strengthen the organization's competitiveness through the implementation of innovative policies and optimized processes. With a focus on sustainability and operational excellence, my goal is to position the company as a benchmark in the industry while collaborating with teams and strategic partners to generate long-term value.

Mariano Chicatun

Mariano Chicatun

CEO and co-founder of Pilot X
Speaker Argentina
Future sessions
Biography

Mariano Chicatun is CEO and co-founder of Pilot X (pilot-solutions.ai), an industrial AI and machine learning company operating across Argentina and Uruguay. Pilot X works with clients in oil & gas, steel, and healthcare, focusing on what Mariano calls "the last decisional mile": the gap between data and the decisions made on the plant floor, in the field, and in the control room.

He is also CTO at Chirone.ai, a voice-first platform that captures and structures operational knowledge from industrial workers, and serves as AI Strategist at Hospital Británico de Uruguay, where he leads the Hospital's AI transformation program as a consultant. This cross-industry experience shapes his pragmatic view of how AI actually gets adopted in complex, high-stakes environments.

Mariano holds a Master's in Big Data and tutors thesis students at ORT Uruguay. Originally from Neuquén, Argentina, he is based in Punta del Este, Uruguay.

Matías Frydman

Matías Frydman

AI Consultant YPF
Speaker Argentina
YPF
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Biography

Matías Frydman is an AI Consultant at YPF and Head of AI at the University of Buenos Aires' Interinstitutional Center for Data Science (CID). At YPF, he leads agentic AI initiatives across Upstream, Downstream, Infrastructure and QEHS, from discovery and solution design to deployment within operational workflows. At UBA, he leads teams delivering end-to-end AI solutions for public and private sector organizations, including agentic systems in daily use in the legal and justice sectors.

Miguel Angel Paez

Miguel Angel Paez

SPECIALIST ENGINEER UPO-ASSET PROCESS & QUALITY UG-NQN Pan American Energy S.L.
Speaker Argentina
Pan American Energy S.L.
Future sessions
Biography

I hold a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the National University of Patagonia San Juan Bosco, with more than 25 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, leading the full asset lifecycle: engineering, service readiness, commissioning, start-up, and operations. I have been with Pan American Energy since 2004. I currently serve as Operations Specialist Engineer – Process & Quality – Neuquén Business Unit. From 2020 to 2026, I served as Oil and Gas Operations Leader for the Neuquén Business Unit. During that period, I led the start-up of all oil and gas plants, along with the transportation and custody transfer systems; we formed and consolidated the operational teams at each facility and centralized operations from a single control room, within the framework of unconventional development. The result was a team with a strong focus on process safety and critical operations, featuring efficient management and robust operational performance standards. Previously, I was in charge of gas operations at the Golfo San Jorge Production Unit, where I established the Fitness-for-Service department and served as Senior Mechanical Project Engineer. I presented papers at the CCPS Latin American conferences (2011 and 2015) and received the Best Paper Award at the IAPG Technical Conference (2013).

Oscar Orellana

Oscar Orellana

Senior Supervisor of Production Total
Speaker
Total
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Biography

Over 20 years of experience in oil & gas operations, production and plant commissioning. 
Proven track record leading multidisciplinary teams, optimizing processes, ensuring safety,
quality and operational compliance, and coordinating with international clients.

Pablo Fernando Pérez

Pablo Fernando Pérez

Docente de Geología en la Universidad Nacional de Hurlingham (UNAHUR)
Speaker Argentina
en la Universidad Nacional de Hurlingham (UNAHUR)
Future sessions
Biography

Pablo Fernando Pérez es geólogo, egresado de la Universidad de Buenos Aires, y docente de Geología en la Universidad Nacional de Hurlingham (UNAHUR). Cursó la Maestría en Data Mining (UBA) y trabaja en el cruce entre las geociencias y la inteligencia artificial. Desarrolló proyectos de datos para compañías como YPF, Pan American Energy y Chevron. Actualmente está creando GeoRAG, un sistema de inteligencia artificial que busca y relaciona el conocimiento de la literatura geológica argentina.

 

Rosmary Durán

Rosmary Durán

Ingeniero de producción NOC Oil YPF
Speaker Argentina
YPF
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Biography

Petroleum Engineer with experience in Integrated Studies and strategic planning. Responsible and proactive, with the ability to contribute to the development and execution of projects. Committed to fostering a respectful work environment. Intermediate English proficiency.

Santiago Lopez

Santiago Lopez

Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Tecpetrol.
Speaker Argentina
at Tecpetrol.
Future sessions
Biography

With over 20 years of experience at the intersection of Information Technology and industrial operations, my focus is on resilience engineering—where digital security meets physical continuity. I specialize in neutralizing high-impact risks in complex environments, ensuring security supports the operation rather than getting in its way.

Satyam Priyadarshy

Satyam Priyadarshy

CEO Reignite Future
Moderator United States
Biography

Dr. Satyam Priyadarshy is one of the highly sought out transformational leaders for his expertise in leveraging disruptive technologies, solutions, strategies and talent transformation, to grow the business, enterprise, and organization. Dr. Priyadarshy is recognized as the first Chief Data Scientist of the Oil and Gas Industry. His work or profile has appeared in many magazines including Chemical and Engineering News, The Scientist, Silicon India, Oil Review Middle East, Petroleum Review, World, Journal of Petroleum Technology, RigZone, Forbes among others. He has held many corporate leadership and academic research/faculty positions over the course of his career.  Dr. Priyadarshy obtained his Ph.D. from IIT Bombay in (Quantum/Theoretical Chemistry) and MBA (Honors) from The Pamplin School of Business, Virginia Tec

Sergio H Crocce

Sergio H Crocce

Upstream Digital Transformation Manager en Pan American Energy
Speaker Argentina
Pan American Energy
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Biography

Systems Engineer from UTN, with a specialization in Oil & Gas from ITBA. Upstream Digital Transformation Manager at Pan American Energy. I work at the intersection of technology, management, and people, driving digital solutions that facilitate decision-making and generate value for the industry. I believe digital transformation is a key capability for navigating the present and future, and in building teams capable of turning technology into tangible business impact.

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