Prof. Ir. Benyamin Sapiie
Prof. Ir. Benyamin Sapiie, Ph.D. is a structural geologist and professor at the Geological Engineering Study Program, Institute of Technology Bandung (ITB), Indonesia. He earned his BSc from ITB in 1987 and his Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin in 1998. With over three decades of teaching experience, he has also conducted research at MIT and UT Austin. A prolific scholar with 85+ publications and four textbooks, he is a multiple award recipient from AAPG, IPA, and IAGI for his outstanding contributions to geology.
Awang Harun Satyana
Awang Harun Satyana. A Geologist with 36 years of experience in oil and gas industry, worked for Pertamina, BPMIGAS, and SKK Migas during 1990-2020. During with Pertamina, he explored Kalimantan and Papua. He cooperated with many oil companies exploring all regions in Indonesia during worked for BPMIGAS and SKK Migas. He published more than 200 papers/articles for convention/conference proceedings and journals/periodicals. Awang lectured professional courses in several aspects of petroleum exploration followed by oil companies. He also led fieldtrips to many regions in Indonesia, talked in more than 300 seminars/webinars, gave guest lecturing to many universities in Indonesia. His expertise is in petroleum exploration, regional geology of Indonesia, tectonics and structure, petroleum geochemistry, petroleum system analysis, and carbonate sedimentology. Currently, he works as Independent Geologist giving advisory consultancy for oil companies in exploring frontier areas in Indonesia and G&G studies, talking in seminars/webinars, giving courses and field trips, guest lecturing for universities, and publishing papers of personal researches.
Dr. Tad Choi
Tad is a Business Development Manager for TGS, covering the Asia-Pacific region, based in Perth. With over 23 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, Tad began his career in 2002 at Woodside Energy, spending a decade as an Exploration Geologist. He then joined PGS (which became TGS in 2024), where he held roles as Principal Geoscientist and Sales Manager. Tad holds a Master’s and PhD in Geology from Niigata University, where he researched the Tertiary sedimentary basins of Japan.
Ivan Yulianto
Ivan Yulianto, an exploration geologist with 20+ year experience working in oil & gas industry in various projects and researches. His current position is G&G and Geoscience Manager in Eni Indonesia, as well as Subject Matter Expert of Indonesia Oil & Gas Institute of SKK Migas. Ivan Yulianto graduated from Institute of Technology Bandung/ITB (for bachelor and master degree in geology) and spent his earlier career in ITB as researcher. After graduated from Royal Holloway University of London for his master degree in Basin Evolution and Dynamics, he joined ExxonMobil Indonesia (2007-2015) and assigned in Houston, TX-USA (2007-2010). He joined Eni Indonesia in 2015 and worked in various position and areas in Indonesia. His latest research is focus on Biogenic Gas and maximum seal capacity methodology in deepwater Kutei Basin. Ivan was selected as member of Exploration Task Force team formed by the Ministry of Energy of Indonesia in 2022 to support the acceleration of exploration activities in frontier areas of Eastern Indonesia and also serving Indonesian Petroleum Association as technical committee member since 2014. Ivan has published numbers of technical papers.
Ugo De Tulio
Ugo De Tulio is Head of Exploration at Mubadala Energy, based in Jakarta, Indonesia, where he leads exploration and new ventures activities across the company’s Indonesian portfolio. In this role, he is responsible for setting exploration strategy and delivering high-impact offshore programmes, including a deep-water drilling campaign that has achieved recent exploration success in the Andaman blocks. He began his professional career in 2007 as a geoscientist with Eni, working across a broad range of exploration settings from onshore to ultra-deep offshore environments. During this period, he developed strong expertise in seismic interpretation, prospect maturation, and integrated exploration workflows. His career includes international assignments in Nigeria, Angola, and Vietnam, providing him with broad exposure to diverse geological settings, basin types, and operational contexts. After eleven years with Eni, Ugo joined TotalEnergies in 2018 and relocated to Singapore. There, he coordinated exploration and new venture activities across Southeast Asia, supporting portfolio growth through regional screening, basin evaluation, and opportunity maturation. In 2021, he joined Mubadala Energy, where he continues to focus on disciplined portfolio management and the execution of complex deep-water exploration and drilling initiatives across Indonesia. Ugo holds a Master of Science in Geology and a Master of Science in GIS and Remote Sensing.
Conrado Climent
Conrado Climent is an Exploration Manager at TotalEnergies, currently leading exploration activities in Indonesia from Kuala Lumpur. He is an experienced exploration geoscientist and manager with international experience across Europe, North Africa, South America, and now Southeast Asia, spanning different stages of the exploration lifecycle, from frontier exploration to appraisal, as well as portfolio and planning activities. Conrado has held technical, coordination, and management roles within TotalEnergies, including his assignment as Head of Exploration Budget & Program Management, where he supported the oversight of the global exploration portfolio and investment prioritization. Earlier in his career, he built a solid foundation in geophysics and exploration through technical roles at Maersk Oil, Petroceltic, and CEPSA, gaining exposure to multiple basins, play types, and operating models, and working in diverse business and cultural environments. He holds an MEng in Mining Engineering from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Spain), an MSc in Petroleum Geosciences from IFP School (France), and an MBA from the University of Bradford (UK). Conrado combines technical expertise with a broad, cross‑disciplinary perspective, and contributes to mentoring and professional development initiatives within the industry.
