Monday, October 27 | 1:25 pm – 1:45 pm
AI, Graph, and the Digital Fabric: Engineering Intelligence at Scale
Abstract: Oil & Gas or Energy organizations are awash in data but often struggle to connect it meaningfully across disciplines and lifecycles. This session explores how artificial intelligence, knowledge graphs, and digital fabric architectures converge to unlock context, traceability, and insight across design, simulation, and operations. Attendees will learn how these technologies can be applied to create adaptive digital threads—enabling smarter decisions, accelerating innovation, and driving resilience in complex engineered systems.
Speaker:
Ed Leggott
Technical Account Manager, Emerging Markets (DISW)
Siemens Digital Industries Software
Biography: Ed Leggott is a Systems Engineer with over 15 years industry experience from both Oil & Gas and Aerospace.
Ed has held multiple project, engineering management and digital initiative responsibilities before joining Siemens in 2019 with the US Presales team. Today Ed supports Emerging Markets as a trusted advisor to help business teams understand bigger picture concepts and digital maturity as they embark on their digitalization journey.
Tuesday, October 28 | 1:25 pm – 1:45 pm
CCUS Reimagined: Unlocking ROI with Data, Innovation, and Intel
Speaker:
Mercy Renteria
National Business Development Manager - Hydrogen/CCUS
Endress+Hauser USA
Biography: Mercy Renteria is a seasoned professional with 15+ years of experience in the energy sector, specializing in project management, strategic business development, and technical sales. She has successfully closed over $400 million in business across renewables, oil & gas, hydrogen, and CCUS. As the leader of the National CCS and Hydrogen segments at Endress+Hauser, she plays a key role in advancing decarbonization and energy transition strategies.
She has built strong relationships with global energy leaders, held prominent positions driving oil & gas technology advancements, and co-authored patents for innovative energy technologies. With expertise spanning reservoir analysis, offshore engineering, chemicals, digitalization, and clean energy, Mercy provides a unique perspective on the global energy transition.
A recognized international speaker and panelist, she advocates for decarbonization technologies while also dedicating herself to philanthropy, having raised $250K+ for anti-human trafficking, education, and disaster relief through Flamenco with a Purpose.
Beyond her work in energy, Mercy is also a professional international flamenco dancer, blending her passion for culture and advocacy through Undebel Flamenco, where she uses art as a platform for social impact and fundraising efforts.
Mercy holds a BBA from the University of Texas Pan American, with further studies in Marketing from Harvard University, advanced business studies from Harvard Business School, and a Petroleum Engineering Certification from Tulsa University.