AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, May 5 /PRNewswire/ — Paradigm(TM) (), a leading provider of enterprise software solutions to the global oil and natural gas exploration and production (E&P) industry, announced today that John W. Gibson, Jr., the company’s chief executive officer, has been selected to give the closing keynote speech at 3 p.m. CDT on Tuesday, May 20 at the 2008 Digital Energy Conference to be held at the Marriott Westchase in Houston, Texas. The theme of the conference, “More Bytes & More Barrels,” explores how digital technologies are creating value in the upstream energy business today.
Gibson, who is recognized as one of the most influential IT people in the oil patch, will address past, present and future technology challenges facing the industry. Specific topics Gibson will speak to include:
— The impact of proprietary approaches in the age of connectivity
— A case study of changing a corporate culture in order to leverage
information technology to achieve strategic goals and objectives
— Collective and distributed genius mitigates knowledge worker retirement

A visionary and thought leader, Gibson has more than 25 years of experience leading organizations in the global energy industry. He is a well-respected and sought-after industry advocate and spokesperson. Prior to joining Paradigm in April 2005, Gibson served as president of Halliburton Energy Services, where he managed the company’s energy-related operations.
The Digital Energy Conference is a technical symposium sponsored by the Society of Petroleum Engineers Gulf Coast Section which addresses the merging of E&P with IT and the impact this has on the business of the industry. The conference will focus on leading edge computing and communications technology for the upstream oil and gas sector and act as a forum for E&P professionals to gather with IT experts to better understand industry opportunities and challenges.
Paradigm will be co-exhibiting with OpenSpirit, an independent software company that provides integration solutions for upstream applications and data, at booth #404/406. Conference attendees can view a presentation given by Paradigm Product Manager Emmanuel Gringarten titled “Workflows: Key to Productivity Gains and Consistent Results,” which is part of the Shared Earth Modeling technical session to take place at 2 p.m. CDT on Wednesday, May 21.
About Paradigm(TM)
Paradigm B.V. (), an industry leader in digital subsurface asset management, helps global oil and gas companies locate new reserves and optimize production in complex geological areas. Paradigm’s technology advances the science of hydrocarbon detection with solutions in seismic data processing and subsurface imaging, prospect interpretation and modeling, reservoir characterization, and well planning and drilling. These exploration and production solutions operate in an open environment with connectivity to third-party data stores to accelerate project creation and turnaround. Paradigm has a global network of sales, services and user support, serving major oil and gas producing regions around the world. For additional information visit Paradigm’s website at .
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About Digital Energy Conference and Exhibition
Digital Energy Conference and Exhibition is an annual event organized by the Society of Petroleum Engineers Gulf Coast Section. The 8th edition will be held on May 20-21 at the Marriott Westchase in Houston, Texas. This year’s conference chairman is Don Paul, vice president of Chevron. Co-chairs include Mehrzad Mahdavi, global vice president Enterprise Security Solutions, Schlumberger, Roger Hite, principal, Business Fundamentals Group, and Philippe Flichy, vice president, Merrick Systems.
The conference will feature top executives talking about their company’s best practices and discussing solutions to key issues and challenges facing the upstream industry. This year’s conference will also feature the most extensive technical program in the history of the event. Designed and managed by industry leaders, this high-quality SPE-GCS program will provide a wealth of knowledge with immediate business value that energy professionals can put to use in their own organizations.
Detailed information about the conference, as well as information on how to register, may be found on the Web site at .
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