Rodrigo Fernandes holds a degree in Environmental Engineering and has a master's degree in environmental modeling. He is currently developing his PhD in Environmental Engineering. He has participated in several research and development activities related to water pollution, dispersion modeling of oil and chemical spills, operational modeling systems and downstreaming services. Rodrigo is a key person in the development of the oil dispersion and chemical modules in the MOHID Modeling System. He is the author of 10 revised articles, 4 book chapters, and more than 20 articles in conferences. Currently he works on the Research and Development Unit of the “Action Modulers” Company.

Dr. Maroš Halama is vice-president of Slovak Association for Surface Treatment (SSPÚ) and member of the European Committee for Surface Treatment. He has coordinated several research projects on corrosion and nanotechnology and industrial inquiries on non-invasive detection of corrosion in gas pipelines. He has participated on three EU-structural funded projects and is co-author of one patent on the preparation of iron nanoparticles by electrochemical separation. He is member of American Chemical Society (Industrial & Engineering division). He was awarded with the International Association of Advanced Materials Scientist Medal for the year 2016. He is head of Corrosion testing laboratory at National Research Centre for advanced materials and technologies “Promatech” of Slovak Academy of Science. 

João Antunes is a Performance Focused Drilling Engineer, with 11 years of experience at the upstream sector of the O&G Industry. He is currently working as a Senior Drilling Engineer at the D&C Function, in the Development and Production Area of Galp E&P. He holds a Degree in Mining Engineering, an MSc in Petroleum Engineering and he is currently a candidate for a Global Energy Executive MBA at Haskayne SoB, in Calgary, Canada. His D&C international experience reaches several regions, such as, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Malaysia, Mozambique, Norway and Iran, among others. He is an Expert D&C Software trainer and enjoys coaching young engineers.

MSc in Petroleum Geoscience from Imperial College, London (1996) and BSc in Geology from the University of Lisbon (1988). Geoscience Coordinator of Partex Oil and Gas since 2013, with coordinating and technical representation roles in several Exploration & Production interests in its petroleum concessions in different areas of the world, namely the Middle East and Kazakhstan. From 2002 to 2009 he was seconded by Partex to Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), working in field development planning, geomodelling, and reservoir characterization studies, for various fields in Oman. From 1998 to 2002 he worked for Compagnie Generale de Geophysique (CGG), working in several reservoir characterization studies in Mexico, Bahrein, Venezuela, and Russia. Joined Partex in 1988, and until 1998 he held several technical roles for Partex Oil and Gas on reservoir characterization, static modelling and field development in the Middle East, West Africa and Kazakhstan. Author and co-author of several publications on reservoir characterization and integrated studies for oil field development projects, as well as speaker at several technical conferences.

Chartered Senior Well Engineer, 16 years broad based upstream experience in Drilling, Drilling Supervision, Well Operations Management, and Completion Design. Onshore and Offshore wells (platform and semi-subs); horizontal / ERD wells; coring (conventional coring & wireline coring); CBM exploration wells, horizontal wells, quadrilaterals and intersection wells; HPHT wells; Through Tubing Rotary Drilling (TTRD) and slim hole wells; slot recovery and well plug and abandonment; open hole and cased hole fishing; workovers; CT workovers and interventions, e-line and slick line interventions. Cased / perforated completions; slotted liners; ESP and dual ESP completions; jet pumps; Progressing Cavity Pumps (PCPs). Wellbore clean-ups and well tests. Assignments in West and South Africa, Eastern Europe, UK North Sea, and Onshore UK. Co-author of 4 SPE papers.