UK Country Manager, Ocean Winds

Adam Morrison

Adam is the UK Country Manager for Ocean Winds. He has two decades of experience across the renewable energy industry, initially working in the wave and tidal sector before moving into developing large scale onshore and then offshore wind projects.

Previously Adam worked for RES Offshore and EDP Renewables with a focus on electrical engineering roles, before becoming Project Director for Ocean Winds’ Moray West Offshore Wind Farm. Adam was appointed UK Country Manager for Ocean Winds in August 2022.

Adam is a leading voice in the offshore wind sector including as chair of Scottish Renewables, as a key contributor to the Offshore Wind Industry Council (OWIC) and on the board of RenewableUK.   Through his varied leadership roles, Adam is able to apply his deep knowledge of the sector to strive to ensure a successful and safe sector that delivers clean and affordable power from commercially and environmentally sustainable offshore wind projects. 

Regional Director – Subsea & Surface Pressure Systems, Europe & Caspian, Baker Hughes

Andy Barr

Andy leads the subsea & Surface Pressure Systems business for Europe & Caspian at Baker Hughes and is responsible for procuring and delivering complex projects & services for customers across the region.

He has nearly 20 years of experience of working in customer facing and operational roles across a number of sectors, including over 10 years within the upstream oil and gas industry.  He started his career working for Halliburton Energy Services then moved on to hold several international assignments across the infrastructure, hospitality and facilities management industries as well as international energy operators.  Most recently he led the Subsea Projects & Services + Flexible Pipe Systems business in the region, managing the full P&L for both product companies. 

Research Geologist, Faroese Geological Survey (Jarðfeingi)

Barbara Biskopstø Hansen

Barbara Biskopstø Thorsteinsson is a research geologist at the Faroese Geological Survey (Jarðfeingi), where she has worked since 2016 after earning her master’s degree from the University of Bergen in 2015. Her work includes hydrocarbon exploration, geothermal energy, groundwater, sedimentology, and structural geology, the latter being the focus of her master’s thesis. As head of marketing for the Faroese continental shelf, Barbara is dedicated to fostering collaborations and promoting the area’s potential. She is also part of the working group for a key project focused on developing leads on the eastern part of the Faroese continental shelf.

Business Supporter, AB15 Ltd

Bob Keiller

Bob is a seasoned business leader with over 30 years’ experience in the Energy Industry. He is the Chair of Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce and Our Union Street. Previously he chaired or co-chaired: Oil & Gas UK, The Offshore Contractors Association, Scottish Enterprise, The Entrepreneurial Exchange and the Offshore Helicopter Task Force.

Bob completed the $1 billion sale of PSN to Wood Group in April 2011. He was responsible for the creation of PSN by manufacturing a $280 million management buyout from Halliburton in 2006.

For the last 10 years Bob has worked four days each week, unpaid, helping organisations in the private, public and third sectors. He works with lots of larger ambitious companies, many medium sized companies that want to grow, and a raft of earlier stage businesses. He also works with several charities, social enterprises and public sector organisations.

UK Innovation Lead & Senior Structural Engineer, Kent

Chinwe Odili

Chinwe Odili is a multi-award-winning Senior Structural Engineer and the UK Innovation Lead within the Offshore Structures team at Kent, in the UK Engineering and Consulting business. A Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers (MICE), Chinwe brings over six years of specialised experience in structural integrity management within the oil and gas sector.

Her technical expertise spans the development of qualitative risk-based inspection strategies, life extension assessments, anomaly management, inspection planning, and linear structural analysis for both ageing and new offshore structures. She has led the delivery of large, complex scopes of work for key clients operating in the North Sea, delivering tailored solutions to mitigate risks and enhance asset resilience.

In recent years, Chinwe’s international experience has included a secondment to Perth, Australia, where she supported the integrity management of caissons. Her portfolio covers some of the oldest offshore assets in the North Sea and on the Western Australian Shelf, alongside innovative temporary structures used to facilitate foundation installation in Papua New Guinea and Canada.

A passionate advocate for offshore engineering excellence and future talent development, Chinwe is a committed STEM champion and industry mentor, as seen by her strong engagement with the wider industry and government. In 2024, she was awarded the ICE Tony Chapman Medal for best professional review and technical distinction, recognised as one of the UK’s Top 24 Role Models for Global Ethnic Majorities in STEM, awarded BPIC Female Engineer of the Year and Highly Commended engineer at the Engineering Talent Awards and selected to host the prestigious ECI Training & Development Awards.

Chinwe also serves as Chair of the Engineering Industry Training Board’s Innov8 Group, where she leads a team of 13 engineers in delivering national initiatives across STEM outreach, talent attraction and retention, innovation, energy transition, and equity, diversity and inclusion (ED&I) in collaboration with Parliament.

CEO, Serica Energy

Chris Cox

Chris is a Senior Executive with over 40 years experience in global oil and gas upstream activities. Originally a Petroleum Engineer, he has worked across a number of technical disciplines as well as M&A, asset management and senior leadership roles. For the last two decades he has been leading complex multi-asset and multi-country businesses for a number of different companies. In addition to extensive international experience, Chris has successfully run a number of North Sea businesses, including Chevron, Amerada Hess, BG Group, Centrica, Spirit Energy before joining Serica Energy as CEO in july 2024. Chris also has experience as non-executive director of both private equity and publicly listed companies, including Kellas Midstream and Nostrum Oil and Gas.

Interim CEO, GB Energy

Dan McGrail

Dan McGrail was seconded to Great British Energy to act as Interim CEO in March 2025 having taken up his post of Chief Executive at RenewableUK in May 2021. Previously he was the CEO of Siemens Engines, having joined Siemens UK in 2004 and worked in a variety of roles across the energy industry. Between 2010 and 2014 he led Siemens plans to develop and invest in offshore wind turbine manufacturing in the UK, securing the world-class offshore wind turbine blade factory and port facility in Hull, negotiating with the UK Government and overseeing one of the company’s most significant factory investments in its recent history. The Final Investment Decision of £160m was announced in 2014, alongside a £150m investment by Associated British Ports to revitalise Hull’s Alexandra Dock. As Managing Director of Siemens Power Generation from 2014 to 2017, Dan expanded Siemens UK’s activities in the thermal power market. He became CEO of Siemens Engines in November 2017, leading the rebranding of the company and helping to secure significant growth. 

Energy Transition Manager, Perenco

David Tutill

David has worked within the Nuclear and Oil and Gas Industry for 30+ years, the most recent of which have been with Perenco UK Ltd. During his time with PUK, David has occupied the positions of QSSHE Manager, Deputy Operations Manager and currently holds the role of Energy Transition Manager, seconded to the Perenco group CCS team, responsible for the delivery of the Poseidon and Orion projects

CEO, Offshore Energies UK

David Whitehouse

David joined Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) on 1 January 2023 as Chief Executive.

David is an established industry leader with 30 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. He has extensive knowledge of the North Sea sector, and most recently spent 7 years as the Managing Director of CNR International. David is respected across the sector for his strategic and hands-on leadership in the North Sea and around the world, including the USA, Netherlands, and Philippines.

His passion for energy, engineering and innovation is built on a PhD in Theoretical Chemistry from Cambridge University and a degree in Chemistry from Manchester University. He is currently studying at the University of Aberdeen for a Masters in Renewable Engineering.

Senior Manager, Baringa Partners LLP

Dr Matthew Booth

Matt holds a Master’s degree and a PhD in Geoscience and has a detailed understanding of the science behind climate change and broad experience and knowledge of the energy transition. He has previously worked for 10 years in technical consulting to the oil and gas sector working on exploration and production challenges from grain and pore scale to seismic scale, integrating various data sources to better predict reservoir geometries and potential challenges. Matt has also undertaken Shell-funded post-docs at Heriot-Watt University and has published academic papers on repurposing the subsurface for energy transition including CCUS and hydrogen storage.

At Baringa Matt helps to lead the decarbonisation team which focuses on end-to-end decarbonisation solutions. Matt uses data and AI to implement digital solutions and tools to measure monitor and report emissions, define decarbonisation strategies and roadmaps, provide PCF and LCA analysis and undertake techno-commercial analysis. Ultimately supporting the implementation of decarbonisation technological solutions, all within specific compliance or regulatory requirements.

Director, Baringa Partners LLP

Esther Diederen

Esther Diederen is an expert in transformation and change management with nearly 20 years of experience delivering transformative programmes in the oil and gas sector. Before joining Baringa, she held roles at TAQA, BP, Centrica E&P, and Spirit Energy.

She is a passionate advocate for the power of digital to enhance business performance—supporting sustainability, improving operational efficiency, and boosting workforce satisfaction. Esther helps clients identify high-impact opportunities and focus their efforts on practical challenges that directly influence value creation and safety outcomes.

With a background in psychology and financial management, she brings a people- and performance-focused approach to improvement projects. Originally from the Netherlands, Esther now lives in Aberdeen with her husband and two children, Frederick and Rebecca.

Executive & Strategic Adviser, Offshore Energies UK

Fraser Wyness

Fraser Wyness is the Executive and Strategic Adviser at Offshore Energies UK. He is responsible for ensuring the CEO is strategically positioned to deliver initiatives and key projects that inform, engage and champion the offshore energy industry.

As well as this, he also manages the organisation’s business plan and risk register which supports him in his role to lead on the organisation’s strategy development ensuring that business activities are value-adding and map current and anticipated future developments within the industry.

Fraser is a graduate of Robert Gordon University where he completed a BA (Hons) in Management and the University of Strathclyde completing a MSc in Supply Chain and Procurement Management.

Supply Chain & People Director, Offshore Energies UK

Katy Heidenreich

Katy Heidenreich is the Supply Chain & People Director at Offshore Energies UK.

She has responsibility for championing the world-class capabilities of the UK supply chain and the industry’s highly skilled workforce.

Katy focuses on helping the sector maximise its opportunity to deliver as much of the UK’s energy needs as possible and drive the technology and innovation required to deliver net zero targets.

Katy Heidenreich brings more than 28 years of industry experience to the role, mainly from Schlumberger Oilfield Services where she has worked across a variety of technical, commercial and senior management roles in the UK, Norway and Azerbaijan.

Chair, North Sea Transition Authority

Liz Ditchburn

Liz has more than 35 years’ experience as a public sector leader in Whitehall and Edinburgh. Her last executive role was as Director General for Economy for the Scottish Government, leading on all aspects of the economy and the drive to net zero in Scotland and with oversight of numerous arm-length bodies including Scottish regulators. The first part of Liz’s career was in international development, with 20 years at the UK Department for International Development including senior roles in policy and finance.

Liz is an experienced chair and non-executive director. She chaired the shadow Board for the Scottish National Investment Bank prior to formal launch, as well as the Scottish Government Economy Board. Liz left the civil service at the beginning of 2022 to develop her portfolio of non-executive and advisory roles. She is Chair of the North Sea Transition Authority, a Commissioner with the UK Independent Commission for Aid Impact, a NED with the Net Zero Technology Centre, co-Chairs the David Hume Institute and is a Trustee with NESTA. She is an Honorary Professor at the Adam Smith Business School, Glasgow University. Liz is passionate about the possibility of positive change; making a difference to countries, societies, businesses and organisations is what motivates her. All of her working life has been about integrating economic, social and environmental change to secure better outcomes for people, place and planet.

External Relations and Commercial Affairs Director, Offshore Energies UK

Louise Stewart

Louise Stewart is Head of External and Commercial Affairs at OUEK. She is a a global communications and engagement leader. Most recently she led  Communications and Engagement for Meta’s Oversight Board. She previously led communications for a leading trade association, FSB and was a Partner of a global comms agency. Louise began her career as a BBC graduate trainee before spendng over a decade as a Political Correspondent. 

Strategy and Asset Manager, Viaro Energy

Michael Shepherd

Michael has considerable real-world leadership experience, having previously served as the youngest Offshore Installation Manager (OIM) in the UK North Sea.

During a period offshore spanning over a decade, Michael’s previous roles include a variety of senior leadership roles at Marathon Oil, RockRose Energy, and TAQA.

Michael then achieved a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with Distinction from Edinburgh’s Heriot-Watt University, following which he pivoted into the position of business analyst before achieving corporate success in a variety of roles. These included managing key areas of the business such as Strategy, Asset Management, Business Development, Transition & Implementation, Surety / Insurance and Risk Management.

Project Director, Kent

Nick Ashworth

Nicholas Ashworth is a seasoned project delivery professional with over two decades of experience driving large-scale oil and gas infrastructure across the globe. Currently leading the detailed design for the Uks first large-scale low carbon hydrogen production facility for Kent.

With hands-on expertise spanning the UK, Africa, Asia, Middle East, and the Americas, Nicholas has successfully executed projects as Operator and Contractor in both upstream and downstream environments, including greenfield and brownfield developments. He is known for challenging conventional approaches, fostering empowered teams, and embedding a results-driven, safety-first culture.

Previously, as Director overseeing Middle East and Asia regions, he provided strategic oversight and led operational excellence across multiple geographies, ensuring stakeholder satisfaction and regulatory compliance. He has been instrumental in reducing emissions, optimizing production, and ensuring zero Lost Time Incidents throughout his career.

Drilling Engineer, bp

Ola Balbaa

Ola graduated in Gas and Petrochemical Engineering, and obtained an M.Sc. in Renewable Energy in 2015 from Alexandria University, Egypt.

She is a wells Engineer with bp , with nearly 10 years of experience, moving from an offshore wellsite leader role to a lead Engineer in Wells. Ola has worked in 2 major regions and is currently part of the central wells discipline team looking after wells operations in the North Sea region producing oil and gas in the UK

Ola is on the board of Powerful Women an organisation working towards improving gender diversity in the energy sector across the UK. It also focusses on creating inclusive work environments and enhancing awareness of the importance of diversity in supporting the energy transition.

During her career she has lectured various times at IADC and SPE conferences, and was nominated among the “Top 50 Women of Egypt”, an award given to influential female figures.

Chief Executive Officer, Anasuria Operating Company

Richard Beattie

Richard Beattie is the Chief Executive Officer of Anasuria Operating Company, having taken on the role in 2019 following his tenure as Chief Financial Officer from 2017. With over 25 years of international experience in the oil and gas industry, Richard brings expertise in leadership, business strategy, operational excellence, and performance improvement, and Lean Six Sigma.

His career includes a range of senior roles at Hess Corporation and Dana Petroleum across the UK, Denmark, Southeast Asia, and the United States. A Chartered Global Management Accountant (CIMA), Richard holds a BA (Honours) in Business Studies from The Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen. He is passionate about the oil and gas industry and is dedicated to developing strong, collaborative cultures that empower people, enhance team performance, and deliver long-term value.

A proud Aberdonian, Richard remains committed to advancing operational excellence and supporting a sustainable future for the UK North Sea and the wider energy landscape.

Executive President, Operations , wood

Steve Nicol

Steve joined Wood’s executive leadership team in 2023 and is responsible for the global Operations business.

Based in the UK, Steve leads a team of more than 15,000 employees, who deliver solutions to an ever-broadening range of clients across the energy and materials industries. Specialising in asset operations, maintenance, modifications, brownfield engineering, asset decarbonisation, optimisation and management, the operations business supports clients throughout the asset lifecycle. 

Steve is an accomplished leader with more than 20 years’ experience at Wood. Passionate about people, skills and workforce development, Steve is the Executive Sponsor of Wood’s Developing Professionals Network, which supports the professional and personal development of its members across the business.

Announced as the new Supply Chain Champion for the UK sector in August 2024. Steve works alongside industry, governments and regulators to build, enable, grow and sustain the UK’s energy supply chain, and lead the energy transition.

Steve is a Board Member of Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) and a Fellow member of the Association of the Chartered Certified Accountants.

Principal Project Manager, Robert Gordon University Energy Transition Institute (ETI)

Sumin Kim

Sumin Kim is a Principal Project Manager at the Energy Transition Institute, a leading thought leadership platform based at Robert Gordon University, driving innovation and strategic insight in the global energy sector. With over 12 years’ experience in the offshore energy industry, she leads pioneering projects focused on supply chain transformation, workforce development, and investment strategy across the UK’s evolving offshore energy landscape. Her work supports long-term industry sustainability while championing the transition to net zero.

Sumin’s contributions to nationally recognised recent flagship reports—’Striking the Balance’ and ‘Delivering Our Energy Future’—have helped shape policy and industry responses to ensure a fair, just, and orderly energy transition.

Research Director, NW Europe, Westwood Global Energy

Yvonne Telford

Yvonne Telford is a Research Director with Westwood Global Energy, a leading market intelligence and consulting provider for the energy sector. She has been with Westwood for eight years and manages the Atlas product, which provides in depth technical and commercial coverage of the NW Europe market from E&A, developments, fields, companies and now decommissioning.

Prior to Westwood, she spent six years at Wood Mackenzie as an analyst covering western Europe and unconventionals, following 18 years in the O&G sector. Her early career was spent in Production Chemistry included in-situ positions in Shell and BP, before moving into Production Engineering with Apache and then CNR International.