Claudia Sorgi, Geomechanics Advisor and Monitoring Solutions Champion at SLB New Energy Carbon Solutions, has twenty-nine years’ experience in applied geomechanics and coupled modelling, with roles in academic research and technical consulting, including fifteen years’ experience in O&G industry. She obtained a PhD in engineering geology (1999) and has been lecturer (1998-2000) at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris (France). She has worked as mining consulting engineer at Institut National de l’Environnement Industriel et des Risques - France (2000-2007) before joining the RATP (Paris Underground) as vice-Director of the Civil Engineering Asset Control Department (2007-2010). She joined Schlumberger in 2010 as Geomechanics Engineer. She has been SPE Distinguish Lecturer for season 2023-2024. Her activities encompass onshore and offshore drilling integrity studies, exploration, appraisal and production projects, underground gas storage (natural and CO2 sequestration), quantitative risk assessment and MMV planning for CCS.

Avirup is a Geologist with 20+ years of experience in working with operator and service company. Currently working as a Geomechanics Technical Lead (Malaysia) under, GaffneyCline energy advisory for Baker Hughes, Malaysia. His current role is to manage geomechanics and energy transition (ET) projects in Southeast Asia. He has experience in 1D/3D pore pressure gradient prediction studies, 1D/3D geomechanical studies for oil & gas field development planning and carbon capture & underground storage (CCUS, UGS) studies. He has extensive experience in basic & advanced wellbore stability analysis (chemical, thermal, weak bedding plane failure, time-dependent failure), fault stability analysis, caprock integrity studies, compaction-subsidence prediction, sand production history matching & prediction studies. He holds a Master of Science degree in Geology from Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee and Master of Technology from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India.