Graduated in Computer Engineering, Master and PhD in Informatics PUC-Rio. Professor at PUC-Rio. Executive Coordinator of PUC-Rio ECOA, Software Engineering Laboratory (LES), and PUC-Rio Technological Innovation Programs. Examples of recent initiatives include Legalite and the promotion of digital transformation initiatives in the oil and gas sector, in the insurance and reinsurance sector, and in the media and entertainment sector.
Mr. Uría currently serves as Senior Director of Membership and Global Industry Services at the American Petroleum Institute. API represents more than 630 oil and natural gas companies, leaders of a technology-driven industry that supplies most of America’s energy.
Mr. Uría is responsible for membership development, outreach and engagement with industry stakeholders. He also oversees meeting and events activities of API’s Global Industry Services (GIS). API-GIS has offices in Washington DC, Houston, Beijing, Dubai, Singapore and Rio de Janeiro. GIS serves to represent API and its members as the worldwide leader in providing standards, safety programs, certification programs, training and events that promote safe and consistent operations, high-quality and reliable equipment, the sharing of best practices, and developing expertise within the oil and natural gas industry.
Prior to joining API, Mr. Uría spent 10 years at Weston Solutions and subsidiary companies working in roles of increasing complexity and scale. Mr. Uría earned bachelor’s degrees in biology and chemistry at Houston Baptist University, and a master’s degree in technology management at the University of Maryland. He also holds several lead auditor certifications.
Mechanical engineer Doctor in Science from University of São Paulo. At Petrobras became Petroleum Engineer specialized in offshore wells, working as Drilling Program Engineer at International Business Area and Santos Basin Operations. Later, Borella was Drilling Consultant for pre-salt wells (2011-2012), R&D Manager for Well Construction (2013-2016) and the Technical Competencies Manager for Wells and Rigs (2016-2018). Additionally, he was professor (2009-2010) and course coordinator (2011-2012) of Petroleum Engineer Course at Santos Catholic University. He holds now the position of General Manager for Digital Transformation in Petrobras.
Lelio Souza is the Chief Executive Officer of Intelie, a RigNet Company since March 2018. As Intelie’s CEO, Lelio leads a team of award-winning, early pioneers in deep machine learning and planning optimization. The team has developed an operational intelligence platform that empowers clients to make timely, data-driven decisions in real-time operations, including drilling, and in longer-term, data-intensive projects, such as well planning. Lelio has more than 20 years of senior leadership experience in the energy and technology sectors. Before joining Intelie, Lelio was a corporate director at TOTVS, a leading ERP software and B2B solutions provider in South America, and he had been also part of the Brazil Energy Practice at Accenture as a senior manager, participating in several consultancy projects in the resource industry, highlighting the Petrobras Downstream Business Unit. Lelio holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. He has had executive training in Brazil at the FGV and Insper and in the United States at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Jane Zhang is General Manager Shell Technology Brazil. She oversees Shell Technology’s operational footprint and program portfolio in Brazil covering Wells, Subsea/Topsides, Carbonate IOR, Geoscience, Integrated Gas, and New Energies. Jane joined Shell in 1991 as mechanical engineer. She spent her early career in downstream including research, engineering, and operations and maintenance assignments at the refinery and chemical plants. Jane subsequently took on a range of assignments in upstream Deepwater and Unconventional covering technical and leadership roles in engineering, front-end development, project delivery, and technology. In 2010, she assumed the role of General Manager for Deepwater Technology. In 2017, Jane assumed the current position. Jane holds a BS in Engineering Mechanics from Tsinghua University, Beijing, a PhD in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from Cornell University in the US.
Hege Færø-Finnvik joined Equinor in 2008 as Technical Safety Engineer. She has held different manager roles on the Norwegian Continental Shelf and experienced both onshore and offshore. Hege has a Master Degree in Industrial Economics and Technology Management from the Norwegian University of Sciences and Technology. Since 2017 Hege has been heading up Operations Technology and Excellence reporting directly to Brazil Country Manager and President of Equinor Brazil.