What is the ADI Forum?

There are countless energy and chemicals conferences out there, all with the same format: big names, big stages, and the same old talking points.

The ADI Forum is different.

We focus on deep, meaningful conversations between industry leaders. You’ll hear honest opinions and build real connections.

“An event that’s all about high-quality information and insightful conversations.” – Dr. Esben Sørensen, VP of Product Management and Strategy at Plug Power

As a premier executive platform for leaders across the oil & gas, energy transition, and chemicals sectors, the ADI Forum delivers three days of focused exploration:

  • Oil & Gas Day covering upstream onshore & unconventionals, upstream offshore & deepwater, oilfield services, natural gas & LNG, midstream & NGLs, and fuels & refining.
  • Energy Transition Day focusing on renewable power & utilities, biofuels, hydrogen, CCUS, DAC, and energy transition infrastructure.
  • Chemicals Day centering on methanol & ammonia, engineered materials, feedstocks, specialty chemicals, and polyolefins.

What should you expect?

  • Expert-led discussions: Engage with 40+ leading voices across the industry.
  • In-depth exploration: Gain deep insights into market trends, project developments, and the evolving energy landscape.
  • Unparalleled networking: Connect with C-suite executives, investors, and key decision-makes.
  • Actionable insights: Gain a comprehensive understanding of all the value chains in oil & gas, energy transition, and chemicals.

The ADI Forum is your chance to invest in your future. Join us from February 11-13, 2025, in Houston, Texas.

Would you like the partner with the ADI Forum?

By sponsoring our conference, you’re supporting a niche but influential voice in the energy and chemical industries and helping to advance important industry discussions.  Learn more and explore sponsorship options here.

The ADI Forum is hosted by ADI Anaytics, a renowned consulting firm with a proven track record. Since 2009, we’ve completed over 1,000 projects for nearly 400 clients, including industry giants like ExxonMobil, Shell, BASF, and many others.

2025 Speakers

Agenda

The expanded ADI Forum facilitates conversations on strategic issues across the oil and gas (day 1), energy transition (day 2), and chemicals, plastics, and polymers (day 3) value chains. Designed for leadership teams to prepare for the year ahead, we begin each day with a keynote speaker, including a fireside chat, then go into a comprehensive outlook for the year. We expect 45+ speakers participating in 6 daily panel sessions. The ADI Forum also offers opportunities for engaging dialogue, meaningful networking with 125+ attendees, and access to cutting-edge insights from our research and consulting.

Uday Turaga

CEO, ADI Analytics
7:30 am - 8:15 am

Registration and breakfast

8:15 am - 8:30 am

Welcome

Brad Childers

CEO & President, Archrock
8:30 am - 9:15 am

Keynote

Brad Childers, CEO & President, Archrock

Uday Turaga

CEO, ADI Analytics
9:15 am - 10:05 am

Oil & gas outlook in 2025

Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics

Uday Turaga

CEO, ADI Analytics
10:05 am - 10:35 am

Break and networking

10:35 am - 11:25 am

Panel 1: Upstream onshore & uncoventionals

Kendra O'Keefe, Technology Director, SM Energy Carlos Granado, Account Director, CMG

Francisco Arana

Director, Commodities & Bus. Development, BW Energy
11:25 am - 12:15 pm

Panel 2: Upstream offshore and deepwater

Francisco Arana, Director Commodities & Bus. Dev., BW Energy

12:15 pm - 1:15 pm

Lunch and networking

Uday Turaga

CEO, ADI Analytics
1:15 pm - 2:05 pm

Panel 3: Oilfield services

Uday Turaga

CEO, ADI Analytics
2:05 pm - 2:55 pm

Panel 4: Natural gas & LNG

Sarah Bairstow, CEO, Mexico Pacific Markus Digruber, EVP, Head of Innovation and Business Dev., Hoerbiger

2:55 pm - 3:20 pm

Break and networking

Uday Turaga

CEO, ADI Analytics
3:20 pm - 4:10 pm

Panel 5: Midstream & NGLs

Cody Johnson, CEO, SCS Technologies Laura Stadler, VP, Strategic Development, Howard Energy Partners Martina Sittler, VP, Engineering & Construction, Targa Resources

Uday Turaga

CEO, ADI Analytics
4:10 pm - 5:00 pm

Panel 6: Fuels & refining

Jeff Warmann, CEO & President, Monroe Energy

Uday Turaga

CEO, ADI Analytics
7:30 am - 8:15 am

Registration and breakfast

Uday Turaga

CEO, ADI Analytics
8:15 am - 8:30 am

Welcome

Charles Cherington

Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Ara Partners
8:30 am - 9:15 am

Keynote

Charles Cherington, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Ara Partners

Uday Turaga

CEO, ADI Analytics
9:15 am - 10:05 am

Energy transition outlook in 2025

Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics

Uday Turaga

CEO, ADI Analytics
10:05 am - 10:35 am

Break and networking

Marcos Gomez

Director, Renewable Energy North America, BASF
10:35 am - 11:25 am

Panel 1: Renewable power & utilities

Marcos Gomez, Director, Renewable Energy NA, BASF Justin Courtney, VP & Chief Investment Officer, Priority Power

Brooke Vandygriff

Chief Operating Officer, HIF USA
11:25 am - 12:15 pm

Panel 2: Biofuels, SAF, RNG, & e-fuels

Brooke Vandygriff, Chief Operating Officer, HIF USA Matt Leuck, Technical Mgr, Renewable Road Transport., NA, Neste

Uday Turaga

CEO, ADI Analytics
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm

Lunch and networking

Uday Turaga

CEO, ADI Analytics
1:15 pm - 2:05 pm

Afternoon Keynote

Oliver Tuckerman

Co-President, Blue Sky Infrastructure
2:05 pm - 2:55 pm

Panel 3: Hydrogen

Claus Nussgruber, CEO & President, Utility Global

Uday Turaga

CEO, ADI Analytics
2:55 pm - 3:20 pm

Break and networking

Anahita Khanlari

Solution Marketing Director, Chemicals, AspenTech
3:20 pm - 4:10 pm

Panel 4: CCUS and direct air capture

Dave Marchese, CEO, Caliche Development Partners Victor Lara, Manager, Customer Success and Consulting WH , CMG

4:10 pm - 5:00 pm

Panel 5: Energy transition infrastructure

James Seaba, Program Director, ARPA-E Matthew Seabaugh, Founder, HeatPath Solutions

Uday Turaga

CEO, ADI Analytics
7:30 am - 8:15 am

Registration and breakfast

Uday Turaga

CEO, ADI Analytics
8:15 am - 8:30 am

Welcome

Kelly Knopp

CEO & Co-Founder, Citroniq Chemicals
8:30 am - 9:15 am

Keynote

Uday Turaga

CEO, ADI Analytics
9:15 am - 10:05 am

Chemicals outlook in 2025

Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI-CMR

Uday Turaga

CEO, ADI Analytics
10:05 am - 10:35 am

Break and networking

David LaMont

SVP, Corporate Development, SunGas Renewables
10:35 am - 11:25 am

Panel 1: Methanol & ammonia

Walter Breidenstein, CEO, GasTechno

11:25 am - 12:15 pm

Panel 2: Engineered materials

Sachin Sakhalkar, SVP, Teknor Apex

Uday Turaga

CEO, ADI Analytics
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm

Lunch and networking

Matthew Seabaugh

Founder, HeatPath Solutions
1:15 pm - 2:05 pm

Panel 3: Feedstocks

Steve Brown, President, Chemstations

Uday Turaga

CEO, ADI Analytics
2:05 pm - 2:55 pm

Panel 4: Specialty chemicals

Rob Helwick, CEO & President, Meridian Chemicals Anahita Khanlari, Solution Marketing Director, Chemicals, AspenTech

Steve Brown

President, Chemstations
2:55 pm - 3:20 pm

Break and networking

Ben Scharff

Managing Director, Grace Matthews
3:20 pm - 4:10 pm

Panel 5: Polyolefins

Ricardo Estrada, VP, Sustainability & Procurement, Plastilene Group

4:10 pm - 5:00 pm

Panel 6: Investor

Tom Ambrose, Co-Founder & Partner, Black Bay Partners

Past attendees

Attendees 2017-2020
Attendees 2017-2020b

Testimonials

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    “Terrific opportunity for knowledge sharing and engaging with other leaders on what lies ahead for our industry”

    • Bob Williams
    • Director, Business Development, KBR
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    “Overall experience extremely informative and full of industry insight”

    • Mark Speer
    • Regional Sales Manager, Huber Engineered Materials
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    “Authentic viewpoints, hyper-relevant industry insights, quality of people“

    • Ethan Novek
    • Chief Executive Officer, Innovator Energy
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    “Very rich in terms of information”

    • Robson Aguiar
    • Business Director, Americas, SKGC Americas
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    “Enjoyed hearing a wide range of perspectives ”

    • Angela John
    • Director, BP
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    “Compact, informative one-day event that covers changing focus of industry”

    • Kenneth Winston
    • Chief Technology Officer, Filtration Group
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    “High quality of speakers, presentations, analysis, and networking opportunity“

    • Vincent Follaca
    • Senior Business Development Manager, Air Liquide
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    “Timely discussions for … well-thought-out future perspective”

    • Joe Sentmanat
    • Director, Strategic Planning, LyondellBasell

Why attend?

Gain a strategic view of entire oil and gas, energy transition, and chemical value chains

Gather actionable insights from ADI’s research and analytics

Network and connect with c-suite industry leaders

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