Digital and innovation lead with background in Technology Strategy, Agile Architecture, Digital Transformation and M&A Initiatives. I’m passionate about driving energy transition by leading company-wide digital transformation and business change initiatives underpinned by innovative applications of Blockchain, AI/ML, IoT, Big Data & Cloud.

I have deep expertise in adding high business value by delivering enterprise level strategy and architecture and creating innovation and excitement around emerging technologies within the organization.

I have been instrumental in providing comprehensive advice to business on long-term(Big Picture) and short-term(Quick-wins) perspectives on key strategic imperatives and recommend innovations which anticipate the future direction to create new business and operating models.

My M&A experience includes full engagement with counter party at the very early stages of the deal set-up and structure; shaping transaction, performing technology due diligence and leading the IT transition services agreement (TSA) that add commercial value for the M&A deal.

I have achieved internal and external recognition for my work in Digital Transformation and M&A initiatives. I have been a frequent speaker at multiple local and international conferences on “Digital Transformation, Creating new Digital Business within the Core, Innovation, Agile Architecture and Business Applications of disruptive technologies like Blockchain, AI/ML, IoT and Cloud.

I am a proven leader with demonstrated proficiency in Oil & Gas, Chemical, Energy Services, and Manufacturing businesses with functional and technology domain knowledge as well as expertise in strategic planning and emerging technology.

I enjoy roles which involve using the practical tool of technology to innovate, simplify, and design robust business and technical architecture to reduce and eliminate barriers.

Thinker, researcher, innovator, thought leader, futurist, author, educator, and educationist. He is regarded as one of the world’s most influential contributors to advancement of research and practice in drilling engineering. Published more than 250 technical papers, 104 US patents, 122 worldwide patents, and 15 books, and taught more than 1500 students. Among his recent honors include: featured speaker at several conferences, an SPE/AIME Honorary Member, an SPE Distinguished Lecturer, and the recipient of SPE International Drilling Engineering Award and an SPE/AIME Honorary Member.

Experienced Director Of Technology with a demonstrated history of working in the industrial gas, biotechnology and speciality chemicals industries. Strong operations professional skilled in Process Control, Control Systems Design, Advanced Process Control, Batch and Industrial IT.

Jonathan Childress is the Global Operational Excellence Manager for BASF’s Agricultural Products Division overseeing continuous improvement strategy across a global network of 40+ operations facility. Mr. Childress began his career as a cellular membrane chemist performing drug delivery research for the US military as part of chemical and biological weapon counter-impact group. Utilizing “stealth” liposomes to encapsulate various antidotal systems in an effort to provide prophylactic and therapeutic protection to soldiers in the battlefield. Transitioning into industry, he joined BASF 9 years ago as an analyst for the seed solutions facility and then transitioned into a role as technology manager for a biological fermentation facility. Mr. Childress has spent the last 3 years within the Operational Excellence team focused on cultural development, asset driven data utility, and cost savings improvements. During his time, the Agricultural Products division has delivered savings projects averaging 50 mio Euro/yr. Residing in RTP, NC, Jonathan is also co-chair of BASF’s RTP-based Diversity & Inclusions council overseeing efforts to increase the presence of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion with BASF’s NA Ag division. In his free time, he enjoys hiking and fishing with his wife of 18 years and his two daughter ages 10 and 8. Jonathan also serves as a STEM educator in his local community and active member of the Summit Church, RTP.

Dima Tokar is a Principal Product Manager at Microsoft. He drives interoperability for manufacturing customers by developing services that create seamless integration between cloud and edge. Prior to joining Microsoft, Dima was a Director of IoT and ML at Keurig, where he was responsible for developing and launching the company's first commercially available connected appliance. Before Keurig, Dima co-founded and led product development at MachNation, an IoT analyst and performance benchmarking firm. Dima holds degrees from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and resides in the Greater Boston area.

BP Plc operates as an integrated oil and gas company. It operates through the following segments: Upstream, Downstream and Rosneft. The Upstream segment engages in the oil and natural gas exploration, field development and production, midstream transportation, storage and processing and marketing and trade of natural gas, including liquefied natural gas and power and natural gas liquids. The Downstream segment refines, manufactures, markets, transports, supplies, and trades crude oil, petroleum, petrochemicals products and related services to wholesale and retail customers. The Rosneft segment engages in investment activities. The company was founded by William Knox D'Arcy on April 14, 1909 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

We collaborate and engineer solutions to maximize asset value for our customers. Founded in 1919, Halliburton is one of the world's largest providers of products and services to the energy industry. With more than 45,000 employees, representing 130 nationalities in more than 80 countries, the company helps its customers maximize value throughout the lifecycle of the reservoir – from locating hydrocarbons and managing geological data, to drilling and formation evaluation, well construction and completion, and optimizing production throughout the life of the asset.

Air Liquide is a world leader in gases, technologies and services for industry and healthcare. Present in 72 countries with 67,800 employees, the Group serves more than 4 million customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen are essential small molecules for life, matter and energy. They embody Air Liquide’s scientific territory and have been at the core of the Group’s activities since its creation in 1902. Taking action today while preparing the future is at the heart of Air Liquide’s strategy. With ADVANCE, its strategic plan for 2025, Air Liquide is targeting a global performance, combining financial and extra-financial dimensions. Positioned on new markets, the Group benefits from major assets such as its business model combining resilience and strength, its ability to innovate and its technological expertise. The Group develops solutions contributing to climate and the energy transition—particularly with hydrogen—and takes action to progress in areas of healthcare, digital and high technologies.

At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. More than 111,000 employees in the BASF Group contribute to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio comprises six segments: Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care and Agricultural Solutions. BASF generated sales of €87.3 billion in 2022. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchange in Frankfurt (BAS) and as American Depositary Receipts (BASFY) in the United States.

Every company has a mission. What's ours? To empower every person and every organization to achieve more. We believe technology can and should be a force for good and that meaningful innovation contributes to a brighter world in the future and today. Our culture doesn’t just encourage curiosity; it embraces it. Each day we make progress together by showing up as our authentic selves. We show up with a learn-it-all mentality. We show up cheering on others, knowing their success doesn't diminish our own. We show up every day open to learning our own biases, changing our behavior, and inviting in differences. Because impact matters. Microsoft operates in 190 countries and is made up of approximately 228,000 passionate employees worldwide.