Key-note speeches

The technical sessions on day one will be opened with a key-note from Wim Hardeveld of Shell Global Solutions International in The Hague, Netherlands. Wim's position is Global Discipline Leader for Rotating Equipment, and he will speak about general technological aspects of twin-screw multiphase pump technology from a users point of view.

The gala dinner on the evening of day one will start with a speech delivered by Alex Hunt of the BG Group in the United Kingdom. Alex currently is the Engineering Technolgy Manager with BG and has spend numerous years in his professional life following and actively pursuing multiphase flow investigations.

Day two will kick-off with a presentation of Dr. Elisio Caetano of Petrobras, the national oil company of Brazil. Eliso serves his company as a Technical Consultant and he is also the Project Leader for Petrobras' Subsea Multiphase Pumping R&D project. There would hardly be someone else around the world, who has been involved in Multiphase Boosting technology from a users perspective as long as he himself.