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Clicking “Get Tickets” will allow you to edit any existing attendee information as well as change ticket quantities.\n Tickets are no longer available\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \nRegister Now!\nThis year’s Annual Society of HPC Professionals Technology Event is a don’t miss event!  We have a great lineup of speakers from the HPC & AI community. \nIt will once again be held at the beautiful Shell Woodcreek campus. There will also be a virtual option for those who cannot attend in person. \n \n AGENDA\n \n \n EVENT SPEAKERS\n \n \n JOIN NOW\n \nJoin now for $60 – just $10 more for full year membership plus many other benefits. Students can join for free.\nWe Thank Our Sponsors\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nMedia & Analyst\n\n \n \nEcosystem Partners\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \nAgenda\n\n\n\n\n 8:00amVenue opensRegistration\, breakfast\, networking\, sponsor exhibits (in-person only)\n\n\n 9:00amWelcome and opening remarks\nDoug Norton\, President HPC Society Welcome and overview of the day\, including important facility information. \n\n\n 9:15amMorning keynote address –Answers to Last Year’s Five Questions: Defining the New HPC\nAddison Snell\, Co-Founder & CEO Intersect360 ResearchIn last year’s keynote\, Addison Snell laid out “Five Big Questions for HPC-AI in 2025\,” including a redefined methodology\, scope of research\, and objectives for the HPC-AI Leadership Organization (HALO). Now Addison’s back with a set of answers\, and he’ll tell us how it affects the outlook for the HPC market through the rest of the decade and into the 2030s.\n\n\n 10:00amFrom Paper Archives to AI Agents: Activating Underutilized Data in the Subsurface\nNefeli Moridis\, Global Head of Subsurface Solutions\, NVIDIAUnderutilized data — paper reports\, scanned logs\, and legacy digital archives — represents one of the largest untapped opportunities in subsurface and energy operations. This session explores how multi-modal generative AI and agentic reasoning can unlock this forgotten asset base\, with examples spanning seismic and drilling foundation models as well as cross-industry parallels in finance\, manufacturing\, and medicine. Attendees will leave with practical insight into technical approaches\, architecture considerations\, and real-world use cases to help prioritize their own underused data for AI-driven value creation.\n\n\n 10:45amBreak and networking\n\n\n 11:00amBuilding a Data Center for AI in Energy: Lessons from the Field\nMikael Dognon\, Datacenter Group\, SLBThis talk offers an inside look at the real-world challenges and hard-won lessons of designing and deploying a data center built to support AI workloads in the energy sector. From infrastructure decisions and power constraints to data governance and organizational change\, the speaker will share an honest account of what it takes to go from vision to production — and what they'd do differently.\n\n\n 11:45amLunch and networking\n\n\n 1:00pmLessons Learned: From the Battlefield to the Boardroom\nWill Chesney\, Navy SEALTalk and Q&A\nWill and Cairo’s military stories\, including one of the most famous military campaigns in history\, along with his personal struggle with injuries and the transition to civilian life\, are the definition of inspirational. His story serves as a reminder that giving up is the easy way out and through a never quit attitude\, a pure heart and relying on the team we build around us\, we truly can persevere through the seemingly impossible.\n\n\n 2:00pmHigh Resolution Decision Engineering: How AI is Changing the Mining Industry\nJohn Mortimer\, CTO\, GeologicAIGeologicAI innovates the tools\, technologies and solutions that enable High Resolution Decision Engineering: the ability to make critical\, complex decisions without compromising confidence and efficiencies. We have a mission to build the trusted source of geologic truth - to be the most comprehensive\, sophisticated\, and practical data intelligence provider for the mining industry.\n\nThis presentation will provide a technical deep-dive into the full GeologicAI stack — from our proprietary mobile scanning trailer technology\, which enables remote\, high-resolution core logging and detailed ore body characterization\, to our advanced modeling and simulation software\, which empowers mine planners to optimize mine design\, maximize recovery\, and refine processing strategies. Attendees will gain insight into how these integrated capabilities form a cohesive data-to-decision pipeline\, and how HPC\, AI\, and data are the foundational enablers that make it possible.\n\n\n 2:45pmEnterprise HPC Under Pressure: Strategy\, Supply\, and Sustainability at Shell\nMichael Gujral\, HPC Engineering & Operations Manager\, ShellHigh Performance Computing remains mission-critical to Shell’s subsurface\, energy transition\, and digital transformation efforts\, but the way HPC is designed\, delivered\, and operated is rapidly evolving. Supply chain constraints\, accelerating cloud adoption\, sustainability targets\, and emerging cooling technologies are reshaping long-held assumptions about infrastructure and operations.\n \nIn this session\, I will share Shell’s current HPC strategy and practical lessons learned from operating large-scale\, production HPC environments under real-world constraints. The talk will explore how Shell is balancing on‑prem and cloud resources\, navigating hardware and GPU supply challenges\, and embedding sustainability into HPC architecture decisions; without compromising performance\, reliability\, or scientific productivity.\n\n\n 3:30pmBreak and networking\n\n\n 3:45pmHPC and AI: Forging New Frontiers for Digital Twins and Cancer\nEric Stahlberg\, Executive Administrative Director\, Institute for Data Science in Oncology\, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center AndersonWhile HPC has long been a part of cancer research and even clinical care\, the past decade has seen a dramatic change in how HPC is employed to drive advances in cancer applications. The emergence of deep learning AI approaches together with the rise of available research and clinical data have transformed the contributions for HPC to reduce the impact of cancer and power innovations in predictive oncology leading to even digital twins for cancer. The presentation will unite two perspectives of this transformation. The first perspective will highlight how a decade of collaboration between the National Cancer Institute and Department of Energy fostered team data science to drive early frontiers for AI and HPC applications in cancer\, helping pave the way for cancer digital twins. The second perspective will look ahead to the future\, sharing about efforts at MD Anderson to open avenues for data science to impact cancer broadly through the Institute for Data Science in Oncology and activities underway globally enabling digital twins in medicine. \n\n\n 4:15pmPANEL: HPC and AI – In Search of Ground TruthAddison Snell will lead a fun and dynamic panel including John Mortimer\, Michael Gujral\, Eric Stahlberg\, Doug Norton\, and Dave Montana\nAI promises to revolutionize the enterprise\, from R&D to profits. But can we trust it? How much of that is still HPC’s job? Addison Snell moderates this wrap-up panel as we search\, together\, for the real truth. (After all\, that’s what we do with HPC.)\n\n\n 5:00pmWrap up and Reception\nDoug Norton\, President HPC Society\n\n\n 6:30pmVenue closes\n\n\n\n\nEvent Speakers\n \nAddison Snell\nCo-Founder & CEO of Intersect360 Research \n​Addison Snell is a veteran of the High Performance Computing industry and the co-founder and CEO of Intersect360 Research\, delivering data and insights covering the HPC-AI market and coordinating the HPC-AI Leadership Organization (HALO). \nHe launched his company in 2007 as Tabor Research\, a division of Tabor Communications. He brought the company independent in 2009 as Intersect360 Research together with his partner\, Christopher Willard\, Ph.D. Under his leadership\, Intersect360 Research has become a premier source of market information\, analysis\, and consulting for the high-performance computing (HPC) and hyperscale industries worldwide. Addison is a frequent keynote speaker and panel moderator at industry events\, has testified before the U.S.-China Economic & Security Review Commission Congressional Subcommittee\, and was named one of 2010’s “People to Watch” by HPCwire. \n \n Linkedin\n \n \nNefeli Moridis\, Ph.D.\nGlobal Head of Subsurface Solutions\, NVIDIA \nNefeli Moridis is the global head of subsurface solutions for NVIDIA’s global energy team. She focuses on accelerating high-performance computing applications and leads the AI initiatives for subsurface problems. These include seismic\, reservoir\, and CCUS solutions for the energy industry. \nPrior to joining NVIDIA\, Nefeli worked in the oil and gas industry as a reservoir engineer and consultant\, focusing on projects in unconventional reservoirs in the U.S. and internationally. She has been invited to present at over 50 energy events since joining NVIDIA and has published eleven SPE papers that she has presented at SPE conferences worldwide. \nNefeli holds Ph.D. and M.Sc. degrees in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University\, a M.Sc. from the French Institute of Petroleum (IFP School) in Reservoir Engineering\, and a B.Sc. from the University of Texas at Austin in Petroleum Engineering \n \n Linkedin\n \n \nWill Chesney\nNavy SEAL \nTexas Native Will Chesney chose to serve his country in 2002 when he joined the United States Navy. After completing BUD/S Class 246\, Chesney was stationed in Virginia Beach and nobly served as a SEAL in multiple deployments around the globe. For most of his career\, Chesney was a member of the elite United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU) or SEAL Team Six\, serving as both an operator and a handler of military working dogs. He and his dog\, a Belgian Malinois named Cairo\, took part in hundreds of missions together including the mission to capture or kill Osama Bin Laden. Eager to give back\, Chesney has now directed his attention to helping veterans\, like himself\, who have suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).    \nMany corporations\, sports teams and leaders from a spectrum of industries are seeking Will to bring his inspirational story to their team building events. Will and Cairo’s military stories\, including one of the most famous military campaigns in history\, along with his personal struggle with injuries and the transition to civilian life\, are the definition of inspirational. His story serves as a reminder that giving up is the easy way out and through a never quit attitude\, a pure heart and relying on the team we build around us\, we truly can persevere through the seemingly impossible.\n \n Linkedin\n \n \nJohn Mortimer\nCTO\, GeologicAI \nJohn Mortimer is Chief Technology Officer at GeologicAI\, where he leads the evolution of the company’s data platform and the integration of science-based AI to deliver technology solutions to the global mining industry. A seasoned technology leader\, John has built and scaled engineering teams that deliver commercial software products across companies at various growth stages. His expertise spans technology strategy\, product roadmap development\, portfolio management\, and M&A. He brings strategic experience working with boards\, executives\, investors\, and clients to drive innovation and measurable business outcomes. John is known for executing industry-leading projects and leading with a mindset focused on innovation and sustainable growth.\n \n Linkedin\n \n \nMichael Gujral\nHPC Engineering & Operations Manager\, Shell \nMichael Gujral is the HPC Engineering & Operations Manager at Shell\, where he oversees the demand & delivery of high-performance computing (HPC) resources & solutions. With a career spanning over 18 years at Shell\, Michael has held diverse roles in IT\, Technical Data Management\, and Geophysics. He has worked in various locations\, including Calgary\, Pittsburgh\, and his current base in Houston. \nMichael earned his Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from the University of British Columbia. Outside of work\, he enjoys spending time with his family – he’s a proud husband and father to two lovely daughters\, Amelia and Emma\, aged 8 and 6. In his free time\, you’ll often find him in the kitchen\, experimenting with cooking\, or out running to stay active and healthy. \n \n Linkedin\n \n \nEric Stahlberg\nExecutive Administrative Director\, Institute for Data Science in Oncology\, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center \nA career computational scientist\, Eric has been at the forefront of advancing innovative applications of HPC over several decades. Since joining the MD Anderson Cancer Center Institute for Data Science in Oncology as its inaugural executive administrative director in late 2024\, Eric has been enabling the institute to scale and broader the impact of data science on cancer challenges. \nPrior to joining MD Anderson\, Eric helped establish multiple innovative partnerships including the 2016 Joint Design of Advanced Computing Solutions for Cancer collaboration National Cancer Institute and the Department of Energy\, the ATOM (Accelerating Treatments for Opportunities in Medicine) project\, the Virtual Human Global Summit\, the Computational Approaches for Cancer Workshop\, and the Frontiers of Predictive Oncology and Computing meeting series. From his early career advancing chemistry applications at Cray Research\, his career has spanned working in industry\, academia\, non-profit\, and federal government sectors to advance opportunities for HPC applications in life sciences with a converging focus on employing HPC to improve outcomes for cancer \n \n Linkedin\n \n\nFree \n\n \n Add to calendar \n \n \n \n\n\n Google Calendar\n\n\n iCalendar\n\n\n Outlook 365\n\n\n Outlook Live\n\n\n\n \n Shell Woodcreek Campus \n \n\n150 N. Dairy Ashford Road\n \n Houston\,\n TX\n 77079\n United States\n\n\n + Google Map \n\n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n HPC-AI Society April 2026 Lunch & Learn Members Only URL:https://hpc-ai-society.org/event/members-only-hpc-ai-society-2026-annual-technology-event/ LOCATION:Shell Woodcreek Campus\, 150 N. 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Students can join for free.\nWe Thank Our Sponsors\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nMedia & Analyst\n\n \n \nEcosystem Partners\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \nAgenda\n\n\n\n\n 8:00amVenue opensRegistration\, breakfast\, networking\, sponsor exhibits (in-person only)\n\n\n 9:00amWelcome and opening remarks\nDoug Norton\, President HPC Society Welcome and overview of the day\, including important facility information. \n\n\n 9:15amMorning keynote address –Answers to Last Year’s Five Questions: Defining the New HPC\nAddison Snell\, Co-Founder & CEO Intersect360 ResearchIn last year’s keynote\, Addison Snell laid out “Five Big Questions for HPC-AI in 2025\,” including a redefined methodology\, scope of research\, and objectives for the HPC-AI Leadership Organization (HALO). Now Addison’s back with a set of answers\, and he’ll tell us how it affects the outlook for the HPC market through the rest of the decade and into the 2030s.\n\n\n 10:00amFrom Paper Archives to AI Agents: Activating Underutilized Data in the Subsurface\nNefeli Moridis\, Global Head of Subsurface Solutions\, NVIDIAUnderutilized data — paper reports\, scanned logs\, and legacy digital archives — represents one of the largest untapped opportunities in subsurface and energy operations. This session explores how multi-modal generative AI and agentic reasoning can unlock this forgotten asset base\, with examples spanning seismic and drilling foundation models as well as cross-industry parallels in finance\, manufacturing\, and medicine. Attendees will leave with practical insight into technical approaches\, architecture considerations\, and real-world use cases to help prioritize their own underused data for AI-driven value creation.\n\n\n 10:45amBreak and networking\n\n\n 11:00amBuilding a Data Center for AI in Energy: Lessons from the Field\nMikael Dognon\, Datacenter Group\, SLBThis talk offers an inside look at the real-world challenges and hard-won lessons of designing and deploying a data center built to support AI workloads in the energy sector. From infrastructure decisions and power constraints to data governance and organizational change\, the speaker will share an honest account of what it takes to go from vision to production — and what they'd do differently.\n\n\n 11:45amLunch and networking\n\n\n 1:00pmLessons Learned: From the Battlefield to the Boardroom\nWill Chesney\, Navy SEALTalk and Q&A\nWill and Cairo’s military stories\, including one of the most famous military campaigns in history\, along with his personal struggle with injuries and the transition to civilian life\, are the definition of inspirational. His story serves as a reminder that giving up is the easy way out and through a never quit attitude\, a pure heart and relying on the team we build around us\, we truly can persevere through the seemingly impossible.\n\n\n 2:00pmHigh Resolution Decision Engineering: How AI is Changing the Mining Industry\nJohn Mortimer\, CTO\, GeologicAIGeologicAI innovates the tools\, technologies and solutions that enable High Resolution Decision Engineering: the ability to make critical\, complex decisions without compromising confidence and efficiencies. We have a mission to build the trusted source of geologic truth - to be the most comprehensive\, sophisticated\, and practical data intelligence provider for the mining industry.\n\nThis presentation will provide a technical deep-dive into the full GeologicAI stack — from our proprietary mobile scanning trailer technology\, which enables remote\, high-resolution core logging and detailed ore body characterization\, to our advanced modeling and simulation software\, which empowers mine planners to optimize mine design\, maximize recovery\, and refine processing strategies. Attendees will gain insight into how these integrated capabilities form a cohesive data-to-decision pipeline\, and how HPC\, AI\, and data are the foundational enablers that make it possible.\n\n\n 2:45pmEnterprise HPC Under Pressure: Strategy\, Supply\, and Sustainability at Shell\nMichael Gujral\, HPC Engineering & Operations Manager\, ShellHigh Performance Computing remains mission-critical to Shell’s subsurface\, energy transition\, and digital transformation efforts\, but the way HPC is designed\, delivered\, and operated is rapidly evolving. Supply chain constraints\, accelerating cloud adoption\, sustainability targets\, and emerging cooling technologies are reshaping long-held assumptions about infrastructure and operations.\n \nIn this session\, I will share Shell’s current HPC strategy and practical lessons learned from operating large-scale\, production HPC environments under real-world constraints. The talk will explore how Shell is balancing on‑prem and cloud resources\, navigating hardware and GPU supply challenges\, and embedding sustainability into HPC architecture decisions; without compromising performance\, reliability\, or scientific productivity.\n\n\n 3:30pmBreak and networking\n\n\n 3:45pmHPC and AI: Forging New Frontiers for Digital Twins and Cancer\nEric Stahlberg\, Executive Administrative Director\, Institute for Data Science in Oncology\, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center AndersonWhile HPC has long been a part of cancer research and even clinical care\, the past decade has seen a dramatic change in how HPC is employed to drive advances in cancer applications. The emergence of deep learning AI approaches together with the rise of available research and clinical data have transformed the contributions for HPC to reduce the impact of cancer and power innovations in predictive oncology leading to even digital twins for cancer. The presentation will unite two perspectives of this transformation. The first perspective will highlight how a decade of collaboration between the National Cancer Institute and Department of Energy fostered team data science to drive early frontiers for AI and HPC applications in cancer\, helping pave the way for cancer digital twins. The second perspective will look ahead to the future\, sharing about efforts at MD Anderson to open avenues for data science to impact cancer broadly through the Institute for Data Science in Oncology and activities underway globally enabling digital twins in medicine. \n\n\n 4:15pmPANEL: HPC and AI – In Search of Ground TruthAddison Snell will lead a fun and dynamic panel including John Mortimer\, Michael Gujral\, Eric Stahlberg\, Doug Norton\, and Dave Montana\nAI promises to revolutionize the enterprise\, from R&D to profits. But can we trust it? How much of that is still HPC’s job? Addison Snell moderates this wrap-up panel as we search\, together\, for the real truth. (After all\, that’s what we do with HPC.)\n\n\n 5:00pmWrap up and Reception\nDoug Norton\, President HPC Society\n\n\n 6:30pmVenue closes\n\n\n\n\nEvent Speakers\n \nAddison Snell\nCo-Founder & CEO of Intersect360 Research \n​Addison Snell is a veteran of the High Performance Computing industry and the co-founder and CEO of Intersect360 Research\, delivering data and insights covering the HPC-AI market and coordinating the HPC-AI Leadership Organization (HALO). \nHe launched his company in 2007 as Tabor Research\, a division of Tabor Communications. He brought the company independent in 2009 as Intersect360 Research together with his partner\, Christopher Willard\, Ph.D. Under his leadership\, Intersect360 Research has become a premier source of market information\, analysis\, and consulting for the high-performance computing (HPC) and hyperscale industries worldwide. Addison is a frequent keynote speaker and panel moderator at industry events\, has testified before the U.S.-China Economic & Security Review Commission Congressional Subcommittee\, and was named one of 2010’s “People to Watch” by HPCwire. \n \n Linkedin\n \n \nNefeli Moridis\, Ph.D.\nGlobal Head of Subsurface Solutions\, NVIDIA \nNefeli Moridis is the global head of subsurface solutions for NVIDIA’s global energy team. She focuses on accelerating high-performance computing applications and leads the AI initiatives for subsurface problems. These include seismic\, reservoir\, and CCUS solutions for the energy industry. \nPrior to joining NVIDIA\, Nefeli worked in the oil and gas industry as a reservoir engineer and consultant\, focusing on projects in unconventional reservoirs in the U.S. and internationally. She has been invited to present at over 50 energy events since joining NVIDIA and has published eleven SPE papers that she has presented at SPE conferences worldwide. \nNefeli holds Ph.D. and M.Sc. degrees in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University\, a M.Sc. from the French Institute of Petroleum (IFP School) in Reservoir Engineering\, and a B.Sc. from the University of Texas at Austin in Petroleum Engineering \n \n Linkedin\n \n \nMikael Dognon\nDatacenter Group\, SLB \n \n Linkedin\n \n \nWill Chesney\nNavy SEAL \nTexas Native Will Chesney chose to serve his country in 2002 when he joined the United States Navy. After completing BUD/S Class 246\, Chesney was stationed in Virginia Beach and nobly served as a SEAL in multiple deployments around the globe. For most of his career\, Chesney was a member of the elite United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU) or SEAL Team Six\, serving as both an operator and a handler of military working dogs. He and his dog\, a Belgian Malinois named Cairo\, took part in hundreds of missions together including the mission to capture or kill Osama Bin Laden. Eager to give back\, Chesney has now directed his attention to helping veterans\, like himself\, who have suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).    \nMany corporations\, sports teams and leaders from a spectrum of industries are seeking Will to bring his inspirational story to their team building events. Will and Cairo’s military stories\, including one of the most famous military campaigns in history\, along with his personal struggle with injuries and the transition to civilian life\, are the definition of inspirational. His story serves as a reminder that giving up is the easy way out and through a never quit attitude\, a pure heart and relying on the team we build around us\, we truly can persevere through the seemingly impossible.\n \n Linkedin\n \n \nJohn Mortimer\nCTO\, GeologicAI \nJohn Mortimer is Chief Technology Officer at GeologicAI\, where he leads the evolution of the company’s data platform and the integration of science-based AI to deliver technology solutions to the global mining industry. A seasoned technology leader\, John has built and scaled engineering teams that deliver commercial software products across companies at various growth stages. His expertise spans technology strategy\, product roadmap development\, portfolio management\, and M&A. He brings strategic experience working with boards\, executives\, investors\, and clients to drive innovation and measurable business outcomes. John is known for executing industry-leading projects and leading with a mindset focused on innovation and sustainable growth.\n \n Linkedin\n \n \nMichael Gujral\nHPC Service Development Manager\, Shell \nMichael Gujral is the HPC Service Development Manager at Shell\, where he oversees the demand & delivery of high-performance computing (HPC) resources & solutions for both new and existing workloads. With a career spanning over 16 years at Shell\, Michael has held diverse roles in IT\, Technical Data Management\, and Geophysics. He has worked in various locations\, including Calgary\, Pittsburgh\, and his current base in Houston. \nMichael earned his Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from the University of British Columbia. Outside of work\, he enjoys spending time with his family – he’s a proud husband and father to two lovely daughters\, Amelia and Emma\, aged 6 and 4. In his free time\, you’ll often find him in the kitchen\, experimenting with cooking\, or out running to stay active and healthy. \n \n Linkedin\n \n \nEric Stahlberg\nExecutive Administrative Director\, Institute for Data Science in Oncology\, MD Anderson \nDr. Stahlberg is the Executive Administrative Director for the Institute for Data Science in Oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center where he leads implementation strategy for the IDSO. His efforts include providing expert guidance on developing collaborations\, establishing sustainable operations\, and community engagement to fulfill the IDSO’s role in helping to End Cancer. Prior to joining MD Anderson\, Dr. Stahlberg served as Director of Cancer Data Science Initiatives at Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research (FNLCR). He has been instrumental in establishing the Frederick National Laboratory’s high-performance computing initiative and in assembling scientific teams across multiple\, complex organizations to advance predictive oncology. Stahlberg has played a leadership role in many key partnerships\, including a major collaboration between the NCI and the Department of Energy (DOE). Under the Joint Design of Advanced Computing Systems for Cancer (JDACS4C)\, NCI and DOE are accelerating progress in precision oncology and computing. Stahlberg has spearheaded the Frederick National Laboratory’s contributions to a number of JDACS4C projects\, including ATOM and CANDLE. Dr. Stahlberg holds a Ph.D. in computational chemistry from The Ohio State University and undergraduate majors in computer science\, chemistry and mathematics from Wartburg College. \n \n Linkedin\n \n\n\n\n\n HPC-AI Society April 2026 Lunch & Learn Members Only URL:https://hpc-ai-society.org/event/hpc-ai-society-2026-annual-technology-event/ LOCATION:Shell Woodcreek Campus\, 150 N. Dairy Ashford Road\, Houston\, TX\, 77079\, United States CATEGORIES:Annual Technology Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250424T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250424T173000 DTSTAMP:20260530T060618 CREATED:20250423T185306Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250520T190516Z UID:10000004-1745481600-1745515800@hpc-ai-society.org SUMMARY:HPC Society 2025 Annual Technology Event DESCRIPTION:« All Events\n \nThis event has passed. \n\n HPC Society 2025 Annual Technology Event\n April 24\n @\n8:00 am\n –\n5:30 pm \n\nFree – $50.00 \n\n \n Add to calendar \n \n \n \n\n\n Google Calendar\n\n\n iCalendar\n\n\n Outlook 365\n\n\n Outlook Live\n\n\n\n \n Shell Woodcreek Campus \n \n\n150 N. Dairy Ashford Road\n \n Houston\,\n TX\n 77079\n United States\n\n\n + Google Map \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \nThis year’s Annual Society of HPC Professionals Technology Event is a don’t miss event!  We have a great lineup of speakers from the HPC & AI community. \nIt will once again be held at the beautiful Shell Woodcreek campus. There will also be a virtual option for those who cannot attend in person. \n \n AGENDA\n \n \n EVENT SPEAKERS\n \n \n JOIN NOW\n \nJoin now for $60 – just $10 more for full year membership plus many other benefits. Students can join for free.\nWe Thank Our Sponsors\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nMedia & Analyst\n\n \n \nEcosystem Partners\n\n \n \n \nDownload presentations and/or watch videos\nMeeting introduction \n \n \n Download the Presentation\n \n \n \n Watch the Video\n \nFive Big Questions for HPC-AI in 2025 \n \n \n Download the Presentation\n \n \n \n Watch the Video\n \nReplacing Legacy ML Tooling with Secure Open Source MLOps Platforms in Financial Sectors \n \n \n Watch the Video\n \nDriving Innovation: Insights on HPC/AI/QC/Cloud Architectures to Support the Future of Science & Engineering \n \n \n Download the Presentation\n \n \n \n Watch the Video\n \nPowering the Future: Is AI Just Buzz or the Real Deal in Energy? \n \n \n Watch the Video\n \nMegatrends and Emerging Futures of HPC & AI \n \n \n Download the Presentation\n \n \n \n Watch the Video\n \nUsing GenAI to Autoconfigure HPC/AI Server Infrastructure \n \n \n Download the Presentation\n \n \n \n Watch the Video\n \nThe Roadmap to Quantum Value\, The Power of a Billion Minds \n \n \n Download the Presentation\n \n \n \n Watch the Video\n \nPanel Discussion: HPC\, AI\, Quantum\, and the Future of Science \n \n \n Watch the Video\n \nYou must be a member to view event materials. Consider joining us!\nEvent Speakers\n \nAddison Snell\nCo-Founder & CEO of Intersect360 Research \n​Addison Snell is a veteran of the High Performance Computing industry and the co-founder and CEO of Intersect360 Research\, delivering data and insights covering the HPC-AI market and coordinating the HPC-AI Leadership Organization (HALO). \nHe launched his company in 2007 as Tabor Research\, a division of Tabor Communications. He brought the company independent in 2009 as Intersect360 Research together with his partner\, Christopher Willard\, Ph.D. Under his leadership\, Intersect360 Research has become a premier source of market information\, analysis\, and consulting for the high-performance computing (HPC) and hyperscale industries worldwide. Addison is a frequent keynote speaker and panel moderator at industry events\, has testified before the U.S.-China Economic & Security Review Commission Congressional Subcommittee\, and was named one of 2010’s “People to Watch” by HPCwire. \n \n Linkedin\n \n \nSrikanth Gubbala\nHead of Global HPC Infrastructure\, Applied Materials \nSrikanth Gubbala is a global technology leader with over 20 years of experience in High-Performance Computing (HPC)\, cloud transformation\, and infrastructure modernization. In his current role as Head of Global HPC Infrastructure at Applied Materials Inc\, he leads a high-performing international team and drives the delivery of scalable HPC solutions while executing a strategic technology roadmap. \nHe specializes in the end-to-end planning and execution of HPC services\, including design\, implementation\, maintenance\, and adaptation. He works closely with CAD and design teams to develop custom solutions that enhance engineering productivity and operational efficiency. He consistently evaluates new technologies to optimize performance\, streamline processes\, and minimize downtime. His current focus includes integrating GenAI solutions into silicon development flows to improve design and verification processes.  \n \n Linkedin\n \n \nNefeli Moridis\, Ph.D.\nGlobal Head of Subsurface Solutions\, NVIDIA \nNefeli Moridis is the global head of subsurface solutions for NVIDIA’s global energy team. She focuses on accelerating high-performance computing applications and leads the AI initiatives for subsurface problems. These include seismic\, reservoir\, and CCUS solutions for the energy industry. \nPrior to joining NVIDIA\, Nefeli worked in the oil and gas industry as a reservoir engineer and consultant\, focusing on projects in unconventional reservoirs in the U.S. and internationally. She has been invited to present at over 50 energy events since joining NVIDIA and has published eleven SPE papers that she has presented at SPE conferences worldwide. \nNefeli holds Ph.D. and M.Sc. degrees in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University\, a M.Sc. from the French Institute of Petroleum (IFP School) in Reservoir Engineering\, and a B.Sc. from the University of Texas at Austin in Petroleum Engineering. \n \n Linkedin\n \n \nwhurley\n Founder and CEO of Strangeworks \nwhurley is founder and CEO of Strangeworks\, a quantum computing startup that removes the barriers to quantum\, so you can turn what if into what is\, with the most complete quantum ecosystem available. He is an Eisenhower Fellow\, A Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)\, Founder of the Quantum Computing Standards Workgroup at the IEEE\, the first Ambassador to CERN and Society\, a contributor to TechCrunch on the topic of Quantum Computing\, and the co-author of “Quantum Computing For Dummies” and “Quantum Computing For Babies”. \nPrior to starting Strangeworks he was a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs [NYSE: GS]. He came to Goldman Sachs via the acquisition of his second startup\, Honest Dollar. Prior to Honest Dollar whurley founded Chaotic Moon Studios which was acquired by Accenture [NYSE: ACN]. \n \n Linkedin\n \n \nAndreea Munteanu\nAI/ML & MLOps Product Manager\, Canonical \nAndrea leads AI at Canonical\, the publisher of Ubuntu. She helps organizations drive scalable transformation projects with open source AI. \nWith a background in data science across industries like retail and telecommunications\, she helps enterprises make data-driven decisions with AI. She is passionate about open source and amplifying its impact across regions and industries. Andrea enjoys sharing her knowledge\, mentoring young professionals and having an educational impact in the industry. \n \n Linkedin\n \n \nShahin Khan\nCXO\, Board member\, Analyst \nShahin Khan analyzes technologies\, policies\, and marketing practices that define the Information Age. This means tracking the top technologies that enable Digital Transformation (DX)\, such as IoT\, 5G\, HPC/AI\, Cryptocurrencies\, Quantum\, Space\, Fusion\, etc. Every organization must understand them\, in one place\, because success depends on when and how to take what actions. Otherwise\, they become buzzwords that cost a lot but won’t move the needle. Technology is central to geopolitics and its impact on society and business. That has driven our concept of techno-politics. Finally\, I track and practice the latest in B2B marketing and especially as it applies to strategic growth\, transformation\, and change acceleration. \nYou can see some of this thinking in the podcasts I co-host\, my presentations on SlideShare\, on our YoutUbe channel\, and in the reports/webinars/blogs on OrionX.net. \n \n Linkedin\n \n \nShardool Pathak\nSoftware Engineer \nShardool Pathak is a software engineer focused on simplifying HPC deployments across major cloud providers. As the founding engineer of Cloud Cascade\, he’s currently building an intelligent abstraction layer that transforms complex HPC infrastructure setup into an automated and cost efficient process. \nPreviously\, Shardool worked on delivery station operations optimization\, implementing backend solutions for shift planning automation at Amazon. His work with AWS serverless technologies helped scale the system across NA and EU regions\, contributing to millions in labor cost savings. A Computer Science graduate from UMass Amherst\, Shardool is passionate about software engineering and tackling complex infrastructure challenges. He is focused on making high-performance computing more accessible and cost-effective through innovative cloud solutions. \n\n\n\n\n GlobusWorld 2025 \n\n\n \n CommEX25 URL:https://hpc-ai-society.org/event/hpc-society-2025-annual-technology-event/ LOCATION:Shell Woodcreek Campus\, 150 N. Dairy Ashford Road\, Houston\, TX\, 77079\, United States CATEGORIES:Annual Technology Event,SHPCP ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hpc-ai-society.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/shpc-logo-1000.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240424T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240424T160000 DTSTAMP:20260530T060618 CREATED:20250424T213338Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250507T184546Z UID:10000017-1713945600-1713974400@hpc-ai-society.org SUMMARY:SHPCP Annual Technology Meeting 2024 DESCRIPTION:« All Events\n \nThis event has passed. \n\n SHPCP Annual Technology Meeting 2024\n April 24\n @\n8:00 am\n –\n4:00 pm \n\n Cost:\n\nFree – $50.00\n\n \n Shell Woodcreek Campus \n \n\n150 N. Dairy Ashford Road\n \n Houston\,\n TX\n 77079\n United States\n\n\n + Google Map \n\n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n Add to calendar \n \n \n \n\n\n Google Calendar\n\n\n iCalendar\n\n\n Outlook 365\n\n\n Outlook Live\n\n\nThis year’s  Annual Technology Meeting of The Society of HPC Professionals was a great event held at the beautiful Shell Woodcreek facility. There was also a virtual option for those who could not attend in person.\nWe had a great lineup of speakers from the HPC & AI community per the agenda below. Members may login and view presentations and watch the meeting videos.\n \n AGENDA\n \n \n EVENT SPEAKERS\n \n \n JOIN NOW\n \nJoin now for $60 – just $10 more for full year membership plus many other benefits. Students can join for free.\nWe Thank Our Sponsors\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nMedia & Analyst\n\n \n \nDownload presentations and/or watch videos\nMeeting introduction \n \n \n Download the Presentation\n \n \n \n Watch the Video\n \nIntersect360 Research: HPC-AI Trends 2024 \n \n \n Download the Presentation\n \n \n \n Watch the Video\n \nConvergent Science: Driving Change through HPC \n \n \n Download the Presentation\n \n \n \n Watch the Video\n \nCenter for Humane Technology: Navigating the AI Explosion: A Pivotal Moment in History \n \n \n View the Presentation\n \n \n \n Watch the Video\n \nAWS End-to-End Drug Discovery through Digital Integration of Data & Analytics: From Wet-lab to Dry-lab to Insight  \n \n \n Watch the Video\n \nShell: Pushing the boundaries of performance\, efficiency & sustainability presentation \n \n \n Download the Presentation\n \n \n \n Watch the Video\n \nResponsible Compute: Harnessing Mother Earth to run HPC workloads Sustainably video \n \n \n Download the Presentation\n \n \n \n Watch the Video\n \nPanel Discussion: How will Exascale\, quantum\, etc. impact your science  \n \n \n Watch the Video\n \nYou must be a member to view event materials. Consider joining us!\nEvent Speakers\n \nAddison Snell\nCo-Founder & CEO of Intersect360 Research \nAddison Snell is the CEO of Intersect360 Research and a veteran of the High Performance Computing industry. He launched the company in 2007 as Tabor Research\, a division of Tabor Communications\, and served as that company’s VP/GM until he and his partner\, Christopher Willard\, Ph.D.\, acquired Tabor Research in 2009. During his tenure\, Addison has established Intersect360 Research as a premier source of market information\, analysis\, and consulting. He was named one of 2010’s “People to Watch” by HPCwire. \nAddison was previously an HPC industry analyst for IDC\, where he was well-known among industry stakeholders. Prior to IDC\, he gained recognition as a marketing leader and spokesperson for SGI’s supercomputing products and strategy. Addison holds a master’s degree from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania. \n \n Linkedin\n \n \nKelly Senecal\, Ph.D.\nCo-Founder\, Convergent Science \nDr. Kelly Senecal is a co-founder of Convergent Science\, an industry-leading computational fluid dynamics software company. He is a visiting professor at the University of Oxford\, an adjunct professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison\, and a co-founder and director of the Computational Chemistry Consortium (C3). Dr. Senecal is a Fellow of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)\, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)\, and the Combustion Institute (CI). He is currently Chair of the executive committee of the ASME ICE Division. Recent accolades include the 2019 ASME ICE Award\, the 2024 ASME Dedicated Service Award\, and the 2023 SAE John Johnson Diesel Engine Research Medal. \nDr. Senecal has long been an advocate of creating cleaner propulsion systems\, with a particular focus on using CFD and HPC to enable faster design. Starting with his TEDx talk in late 2016\, he has promoted a diverse mix of transportation technologies through invited talks\, articles\, and social media. Dr. Senecal is co-author of the book Racing Toward Zero: The Untold Story of Driving Green\, winner of the 2022 Independent Press Award for Environment. \n \n Linkedin\n \n \nRandima (Randy) Fernando\nCo-Founder\, Center for Humane Technology \nRandima helps leading tech companies\, NGOs\, policymakers\, and others understand and act on the intersections between technology\, ethics\, mindfulness\, and social good. He is a Co-Founder and former Executive Director of Center for Humane Technology\, which has helped over 100 million people globally understand the harms of extractive technology through the documentary film The Social Dilemma\, the podcast Your Undivided Attention\, and many other initiatives. \nRandy started his career at NVIDIA\, where he led many award-winning projects and authored three #1-ranked books on 3D graphics over seven years. Additionally\, he was a founding Board Member of the NVIDIA Foundation. Randy then served for seven years as founding Executive Director at Mindful Schools\, a nonprofit that has taught mindfulness to millions of kids and over 70\,000 educators worldwide. He is also on the board of Spirit Rock Meditation Center. \n \n Linkedin\n \n \nKristjan Hafsteinsson\nCEO\, Responsible Compute \nKristjan Hafsteinsson is the Co-founder and CEO of Responsible Compute and has developed the project from conception to operation. Responsible Compute is a bit of a unicorn in the CSP world\, with a hyper focus on HPC and AI/ML infrastructure delivered in a responsible way. We believe it is very important in this multi-cloud world to have the option of combining the offerings of specialized providers with those of the hyperscale providers to better fit the applications. \nSince 2006 Kristjan has been actively taking part in the Data Center industry in Iceland\, harnessing its sustainable energy sources. Prior to Responsible Compute\, he took on key roles in and leading multiple Data Center projects for Siminn and Mila (Formerly Iceland Telecom) as well as leading two startups in the field. Iceland has a unique value proposition with its Geothermal and Hydroelectric energy sources (electricity production in Iceland is 70% Hydro and 30% Geothermal). In addition\, free air-to-air cooling and water cooling provide an extremely efficient solution leading to a world class low carbon footprint. \n \n Linkedin\n \n \nMichael Gujral\nHPC Service Development Manager\, Shell \nMichael Gujral is the HPC Service Development Manager at Shell\, where he oversees the demand & delivery of high-performance computing (HPC) resources & solutions for both new and existing workloads. With a career spanning over 16 years at Shell\, Michael has held diverse roles in IT\, Technical Data Management\, and Geophysics. He has worked in various locations\, including Calgary\, Pittsburgh\, and his current base in Houston. \nMichael earned his Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from the University of British Columbia. Outside of work\, he enjoys spending time with his family – he’s a proud husband and father to two lovely daughters\, Amelia and Emma\, aged 6 and 4. In his free time\, you’ll often find him in the kitchen\, experimenting with cooking\, or out running to stay active and healthy. \n \n Linkedin\n \n \nPunith Shivaprasad\nGlobal Technical Lead for Immersion Coolants business\, Shell \nPunith Shivaprasad is working as Global Technical Lead for Immersion Coolants business\, which is part of the global lubricants organization and based in Houston\, TX. In his current role he provides technology support to customers in the data-centre and blockchain industry. He joined Shell in 2007 and held various roles in Projects and Technology group. \nHe holds PhD in Civil Engineering\, and carried out postdoctoral research at Clemson University in South Carolina. Outside of work\, he enjoys spending time with his family and watching cricket. \n \n Linkedin\n \n \nMileidy Giraldo\, Ph.D.\nWorldwide Lead\, Multi-Modal Multi-Omics Data Strategy\, AWS \nDr. Mileidy Giraldo has over 20 years of experience as a Scientist in Academia and Industry with expertise in Omics\, Bioinformatics\, Protein Structure\, Infectious diseases\, and Vaccine design. In the past 6 years Dr. Giraldo has served as a Scientific Advisor to tech companies and Technology Strategist to Pharma R&D and IT/HPC leaders worldwide. At AWS\, Dr. Giraldo is the Worldwide Head of R&D Digital and Data Strategy for Healthcare and Life Sciences. She thrives as a science-to-technology conduit translating scientific requirements into technology solutions that drive Digital Transformation. \nDr. Giraldo’s team is spearheading innovation in R&D across a number of areas\, including: i) Digitally-connected labs to automate\, monitor\, and connect ELN/LIMS systems\, lab/robotics software\, and instruments and devices; ii) Digital twins as in silico alternatives to in vivo testing; iii) Genomics histopathology multi-modal Foundational Models for disease risk prediction; iv) Pan-Amazon approaches to improve trial patient engagement and adherence with Alexa; v) Gen AI to mine scientific publications and integrate with multi-omics datasets; vi) LLMs to convert scientists’ natural language queries to SQL to mine a large Genomics knowledgebase; vii/ Multi-agent solutions for multi-step drug design protocol in precision discovery. \n\n\n\n\n SHPCP February 2024 Lunch & Learn \n\n\n \n SHPCP May 2024 Lunch & Learn URL:https://hpc-ai-society.org/event/shpcp-annual-technology-meeting-2024/ LOCATION:Shell Woodcreek Campus\, 150 N. 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