The Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) announced the 2022 class for its Emerging Leaders Program, recognizing young professionals with fewer than 10 years of experience in the offshore energy sector.
The program identifies young professionals who are making key contributions to the offshore energy sector in their field of work, service to the industry, innovation, and focus on safety. Each Emerging Leader is nominated by one of OTC’s 15 sponsoring, endorsing, or supporting organizations and selected by last year’s inaugural class of Emerging Leaders.
This year’s class will be honored during a special ceremony during the conference on 3 May.
American Association of Drilling Engineers

Qian Wu
Wells Research Engineer
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
American Association of Petroleum Geologists

Lauren Ray
Geoscience Supervisor
ExxonMobil
American Institute of Chemical Engineers

Wojciech Jakubowski
Senior Scientist
Baker Hughes
American Society of Civil Engineers

Ajay Shastri
Project Engineer
Geosyntec Consultants
American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Carlos Lopez
Senior Associate
Stress Engineering Services

Sara Young
Director of Growth and Development
Wood
Brazilian Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels Institute

Gabriel Serrão Seabra
Digital Transformation Manager for E&P-Reservoir Team
Petrobras
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Oceanic Engineering Society

Harish Sarma Krishnamoorthy
Assistant Professor
University of Houston
International Association of Drilling Contractors

Dongchun Mary Qiao
Senior Engineer
ABS

Dairon Campos Dominguez
Engineering and Development Manager
OneStep Power Solutions
National Ocean Industries Association

Dario Mariani Sung
QHSE Data Specialist
TechnipFMC
Society of Exploration Geophysicists

Abhinandan Kohli
Senior QI Petrophysicist
Shell
Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers

Manoj Jegannathan
Senior Facilities Marine Engineer
Occidental US Offshore
Society of Petroleum Engineers

Izzat Thiyahuddin
Executive (Materials)
Petronas
The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society

Thomas Shattuck
Third-year law student at University of Houston, and
Incoming Associate, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP