Program Overview

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT | SIGHT SYMPOSIUM POSTPONED | In light of regional developments, and with the safety and well-being of our attendees, speakers, and partners as our highest priority, the SIGHT Symposium 2026 will be postponed. This decision also reflects our commitment to ensuring the wider geoscience community has the opportunity to participate and benefit from the exceptional technical program developed for this event. New dates will be announced shortly. We appreciate your understanding and continued support. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT | SIGHT SYMPOSIUM POSTPONED | In light of regional developments, and with the safety and well-being of our attendees, speakers, and partners as our highest priority, the SIGHT Symposium 2026 will be postponed. This decision also reflects our commitment to ensuring the wider geoscience community has the opportunity to participate and benefit from the exceptional technical program developed for this event. New dates will be announced shortly. We appreciate your understanding and continued support.

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SIGHT 2026 IN NUMBERS

Panels

2

Keynote Speakers

16

Technical Sessions

20

Presentations

79

Organizations

20

Countries

12

AI Labs

1

Fireside Chat High-Performance Computing - Powering the Next Era of AI and Energy Innovation

1

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OPENING ADDRESS

Samer S. AlAshgar

Host Address

Samer S. AlAshgar

Senior Vice President, Exploration

Aramco

Shashi Menon

Co-Host Address

Shashi Menon

Vice President

SLB

PANELS

PANELISTS

26 October

Executive Panel: Redefining Exploration Beyond Giant Discoveries – The Role of Imaging, AI and HPC

Moderator

Hasan Ismail

Aramco

Sr. Geophysicist: Exploration

Panelist

Hafiz Shammery

Aramco

VP Prospect Portfolio Development

Umar A. Al-Nahdi

Panelist

Umar A. Al-Nahdi

Aramco

VP Upstream Digital Center

Panelist

Peter Whiting

Viridien

EVP Geoscience

Panelist

John Brittan

TGS

VP Geophysics Imaging

Panelist

Fabio Mancini

DUG Technology

Chief Geophysicist - APAC & Americas

27 October

Technical Panel: AI in Seismic Imaging & Inversion – How to Close the Gap Between Promise and Practice?

Moderator

Reem Alomar

Aramco

Geophysicist

Mohammed A Husain

Panelist

Mohammed A Husain

Aramco

Manager of Seismic Imaging

Panelist

Aria Abubaker

SLB

Global Head of Geophysics Technology & Scientific Advisor

Mohammed Sharaf

Panelist

Mohammed Sharaf

Aramco

Director AI, Data & Emerging Tech

28 October

Fireside Chat: High-Performance Computing - Powering the Next Era of AI and Energy Innovation

Speaker

Assad Mansour

Solutions by STC

Presales Director and Principal Architect

Speaker

Ahmed Sameh

NVIDIA

General Manager: Energy Industry Business - Middle East, Turkey & Africa

Keynotes Speakers

Ali Ahmed Hussein Mohamed

Ali Ahmed Hussein Mohamed

SLB

FWI expert

Anil Vattalai

Viridien

SVP HPC CS

Aria Abubakar

SLB

Global Head of Geophysics Technology & Scientific Advisor

Daniele Colombo

Daniele Colombo

Aramco

Principal Scientist

David McCarthy

Viridien

Imaging Supervisor

Gary Hampson

DUG

Distinguished Advisor

James Xu

SLB

Jian Cao

Viridien

Lead researcher

John Brittan

TGS

VP Geophysics Imaging

Krzysztof K. Sliz

Krzysztof K. Sliz

Aramco

Sr. Geophysical Consultant

Mohamed Maghoub

BGP

Business Development Manager

Moosa Al Jahdhami

Moosa Al Jahdhami

Petroleum Development Oman

Advanced Depth Imaging Lead

Nicolas Goujon

STRYDE

Peter Whiting

Viridien

EVP Geoscience

Mason Philips

DUG

Geoscience Team Leader

Issam Said

NVIDIA

Technical Topics

Innovations in Seismic Acquisition

High-Performance Computing (HPC)

Advances in near-surface solutions

Applications of Seismic Imaging

Advances in Full-waveform Inversion (FWI)

Artificial Intelligence for Seismic Imaging

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