David Eyton is BP’s Group Head of Research and Technology (R&T), accountable for technology strategy and its implementation across BP. In this role, David oversees the technological capability of the company and also sits on the UK Energy Technologies Institute and Science¦Business Innovation Boards.David joined BP in 1982 from Cambridge University with an Engineering degree. During his early career, he held a number of Petroleum Engineering, Commercial and Business Management positions. In 1996, he was named General Manager of BP’s North West Shelf interest in Australia. David later managed Wytch Farm in the UK and then BP’s Gas Businesses in Trinidad. In September 2001, he became Lord John Browne’s Executive Assistant in the company’s London headquarters. Following that assignment, David was Vice President of Deepwater Developments in the Gulf of Mexico and prior to his current role was BP’s Exploration and Production Group Vice President for Technology.

Mr Eyton will be delivering his speech 'Energy challenges for the 21st century' on Monday, 17 May in the ‘A new energy landscape' plenary session.

John Smith was appointed CEO of Clough on 1 August 2007. John is a chartered mechanical engineer with a degree from Glasgow University and has almost 30 years of international oil and gas experience from bases in Norway, the United Kingdom and Australia. He worked for 20 years for various Brown and Root companies in upstream oil and gas engineering and construction and ran their businesses in Norway and then Australia. Following the Halliburton Dresser merger in 1998 John took operational responsibility for Halliburton Subsea and managed the strategic process, which led to the formation of Subsea 7. John was CEO of that business for the first two years and served on the board until June 2007. He served on the boards of five other listed companies, has run his own business, and is a past President of the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA).

Mr Smith will be delivering his speech 'The lucky country—but can we make our own luck?' on Wednesday, 19 May in the ‘Delivering the potential’ plenary session.

A consulting partner with 20 years at Deloitte, Adi Karev has served some of Deloitte’s largest energy clients. Adi previously served as the Asia Pacific Energy & Resources consulting industry practice director. Adi’s expertise is in the area of strategic decision making with regard to large capital investments. Adi has served a number of major energy companies, including SK Corporation, Sasol, Shell, PetroChina, and other energy clients in Asia, particularly the Chinese energy sector. His expertise lies in facilitating solutions and / or trouble-shooting large strategic and transformation initiatives needed to address cultural, economic, technological, and operational challenges faced by an organization’s global operations. Projects include large initiatives such as competitive positioning, M&A transition and integration, technology-driven transformations as well as the development of executive-level relationships and enterprise-wide, executive level insights. Adi is a frequent speaker on issues relating to energy issues, LNG, and global oil markets and has published numerous articles on energy related topics. In April 2009, Adi was appointed as Deloitte’s global leader for oil & gas.

Mr Karev will be delivering his speech 'Travelling east: the great energy continental shift' on Tuesday, 18 May in the ‘Australia in context’ plenary session.