President & CEO PGS
Rune Olav Pedersen joined PGS in October 2010 and became President and CEO in 2017. Previously, he combined the roles of PGS General Counsel and Head of Legal, with responsibility for communication, strategic customer relations, marketing, and corporate development. Prior to joining PGS, he served for four years as a partner in the law firm Arntzen de Besche, specializing in oil and gas, and before that worked as an attorney and associate in the same firm. He started his career as a junior research fellow at the University of Oslo and has served as a deputy judge at district court level, in Norway. Rune serves as a board member of the E&P company OKEA. Rune O. Pedersen has a law degree from the University of Oslo, a post-graduate diploma in European competition law from Kings College London, and an MBA from London Business School.
Time and date | Venue | Topic | Speakers |
Tuesday 05/11/2019 From 11:00 To 12:00
11/05/2019 11:00
11/05/2019 12:00
African Exploration & Production: Past & Future
Keynote: Energy Security in Uncertain Times: Accelerating exploration & development in Africa
Rune Olav Pedersen, President & CEO, PGS Keynote: The Future of Africa E&P: An Independent's Perspective Paul McDade, CEO, Tullow Oil Keynote: Towards a More Profitable but Smaller Exploration Industry: How new African oil & gas fields & yet-to-find potential can help meet the energy challenges of the future. Andrew Latham, VP Research Global Exploratation, Wood Mackenzie Main Stage |
Main Stage |
Andrew Latham Paul McDade Rune O Pedersen |
Tuesday 05/11/2019
From 11:00 To 12:00
Main Stage