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OGV Group Energy Live: ‘Innovation and Technology’ webinar

May 2024

Event date: 30th May 2024

John Johnston will be speaking at OGV Group Energy Live: ‘Innovation and Technology’ webinar on 30th May at 2pm.

This webinar will explore a range of topics around ‘Innovation and Technology’ across the Energy Sector, where our headline guests will be giving us an insight into their projects:

NZTC – Edward Pollock – Tech X Accelerator Manager
GDI – Gareth McIntyre – Director
HGF – John Johnston – Patent Attorney

Cegal – Thomas Batholomew-Grant, Senior Software Engineer
Fieldnode – tbc
Asset 55 – Conor O’Leary – Director from Asset 55

Join this free webinar to gain an insight into the world of technology across the energy sector, where guests will have the chance to win a free half-page in a future edition of OGV Energy magazine for the best comment or question!

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