Speakers

Stewart Myles Asset Integrity Manager GL Noble Denton Stewart is a mechanical engineer with nearly 30 years in the Oil & Gas Industry. Stewart commenced his career as a Distribution Apprentice, and has undertaken many Transmission & Distribution operations roles in his time with British Gas & Transco. Read more...
Martin Sedgwick Head of Engineering & R&D Technical Services Scottish Power In this role he is responsible for Engineering and R&D for ScottishPower which is part of the Iberdrola group. On joining ScottishPower in 2001, Martin worked as the Station Manager at Longannet Power Station, responsible for the management of the 2400MW coal fired power plant in central Scotland. Read more...
Holger Springer Reliability Manager BAYERNOIL For more than 10 years at BAYERNOIL Refinery, responsible for failure analysis, monitoring of critical components, damage prevention and since this year responsible for plant reliability. Read more...
Alexander Oberfrank Surface Process Safety and Integrity Manager OMV Petrom After the highschool 1991 one year in Amerika as an engineer. 1992 entrance in the OMV Cogeneration. 1996 head of the maintenance department and responsible for all Power Plants in the OMV Cogeneration. Read more...
Gerhard Ersdal Lead Advisor, Structural Integrity Petroleum Safety Authority Gerhard is a specialist in Structural Integrity Management and the life extension of structures. He is a Certified Quality Assurance Leader (2002) and works in the development of national and international standards and NPD/PSA regulations.
John Woodhouse Director SALVO Project John is the Managing Director of TWPL, one of the world’s leading Asset Management training and consulting companies, providing guidance to blue-chip clients in over 25 countries and most industry sectors. Read more...
Dr Alex Stacey Strategy Manager, Ageing & Life Extension Inspection Programme Health & Safety Executive Dr. Alexander Stacey is a Specialist Inspector in the Offshore Division of the HSE, with a background in structural integrity. His current role is Strategy Manager of HSE's Key Programme 4, which is focusing on the management of ageing and life extension of the UK's offshore infrastructure.
Mark Gurley Senior Consultant Meridium Inc. Mark has over 13 years of experience in the inspection and maintenance of fixed equipment in the petrochemical field. He holds several API inspection certifications for fixed equipment, is a N.A.C.E. Corrosion Technologist, a Certified N.A.C.E. Coatings Inspector, as well as being a CMRP.
Dr Qiying Yin RAM Business Director Process Integrated Ltd, University of Manchester Scarlett is vice president of Process Integration Ltd with responsibilities for reliability, availability and maintainability sector of the business. Read more...
Dr David Embrey Managing Director Human Reliability David holds degrees in physics, ergonomics and applied psychology, and is the founder and Managing Director of Human Reliability Associates. He has worked for 30 years on the management of human error in systems. He has carried out research, consultancy and training in industries including petrochemicals, power generation, rail, aviation and marine transport. Read more...
Richard Tiplady Owner TEMS A Chartered Mechanical Engineer with a degree from Imperial College. After a period in the steel industry Richard moved into turnaround management in the oil and chemical industries, initially with contract organisations, for the subsequent 15 years he has worked with refinery operators as a Turnaround Manager, Engineer or Consultant.
Peter Glaholm Utilities Manager Lloyd’s Register Peter has 29 years experience within the UK electricity supply industry including 13 years in conventional power stations, 3 years in nuclear engineering and 14 years with a Distribution Network Operator. Peter has spent the last 6 years delivering PAS 55 audit services for Lloyd’s Register to utility businesses world-wide.
Dr Navil Shetty PhD, DIC Director, Asset Management Atkins Navil is a Director and Atkins Technical Chair for Asset Management with responsibility for promoting best practice in asset management across the Atkins Group worldwide. Read more...