 Up next we have a leadership update from Ian Betz our OMC lead and Patrick Kelly our OSDU forum chair Ian Patrick Okay, we've got another mic sorted. So thank you again for joining us today. So You got plenty of welcomes from Steve, but it is really great to see everybody in the room together. So I Also realized we're standing between you in the first break. So hopefully we did put some more breaks in Last time we had a lot of feedback saying you know the conversations and the breaks for some of the best parts of the forum So please use that time together and and talk to each other so Looking forward to to sharing some leadership updates with you And so we'll talk through it a little bit. I think Ian also reminded me I don't think we really gave you themes for kind of what the the conference is going through day by day So today you'll hear a lot of what's going on in the forum. So you'll get some updates and I think that'll be good Tomorrow we'll talk a lot about kind of ways of working. So we'll do do more of that. And then finally on Thursday Or yeah, third day will cover how you can be part of this, right? So we'll do some breakouts and we'll have more conversation about how that can work So Ian, I thought we talked to you about a few things this morning So I heard some interesting contrasts in the opening comments from Steve and from Paul about How fast we're moving versus sometimes it feels very slow. So you can kind of gain that perspective As we we talked through this but also recognize, you know, it very much depends on your perspective and kind of things you're doing We'll talk about empowering teams. We talk about this a lot So I think it's important to keep getting the message out there And we'll talk about some role clarity and then we'll wrap up with some thank you So I'll start and talk about, you know, basically the continued focus on our adoption And how do we sustain our community? Because that is truly the power that we have So we're going to have a great keynote tomorrow with John O'Bacon who wrote the People Powered book talking about, you know, basically how this work is powered by you, by our community And, you know, we've heard clearly, you know, of all the progress we've made, we really need to be focused on adoption So we want to see Paul was just sharing, you know, Shell's journey. Many of us have a journey that we're on. I think we'll hear more of that today But that is, you know, this virtuous cycle that drives this thing forward And it changes the conversation, but we probably talked about this a little bit in October around the lust for features Sometimes needs to be paced with saying, Hey, sometimes I just prefer some stability. So as we think about adoption, we need to adjust sometimes our ways of working to deal with this And we know there's a clear desire to do more. We hear this from you all the time. And so I think there are probably lots of ways we can get after this But that is the point of the conversation this week is, is how can we get there. So that's some thoughts. Would you like to build Mr. Butts? Okay. Yeah, thank you. So firstly, it's great to be here. It's fantastic to see so many faces. It's really exciting looking forward to the three days. I think we've got a really exciting agenda And just gonna be fantastic to spend time together. I think the adoption focus is really, you know, the priority is real. I'm quite, I think fortunate to come into the group only about 18 months ago or so When much of the ground has been already set for this. And so, you know, it was real 18 months ago where it felt that way. And just the pace of everything has picked up and up and up. And so I feel like the people that we work within the forums, we work together We're working on an awful lot of stuff. Are we working on the things that matter most with the right priorities? I think we can do a lot more to address some of that. So hopefully some of the things that we'll talk about today, tomorrow on Thursday will help us with that. And yeah, we'll hopefully find way for everyone to find something on the table for them to win in this environment. So Hearing Paul talk about how we're engaging with people, we know we haven't got all the answers. But when I talk to any of you, when I talk to Patrick from an operator perspective, when I talk to some of the vendor community, the cloud providers, I always pick up on new nuggets that I think we haven't thought about it that way. And so by sharing, I think we can all succeed together and move faster. I like the fact that we've switched to Formula One motorsport for this face to face. It was all muscle cars in October. We'll go back to muscle cars next time, don't worry. So empowering teams are removing roadblocks. We will talk a lot this morning about how we work together. We'll talk about an operating model for the forum. Some of us after the break will come back and we'll have a bit of a panel conversation about that. We're looking for questions as well or Q&A as well. We're doing lots of great things. We think we can do things in a more streamlined way if we're clearer about what we're building and what we're shipping in terms of workable software and how it enables value in the ecosystem, not just in the operators but for everyone so that everyone gets something from the table. So that's what we've really been focusing on. And I should say it's nice to have Patrick and myself on the stage here together because we've spent a lot of time over the last year trying to re-energize the OMC. We've had a number of elections over the last year. I think almost all of us have come new to the role within 12 months and a number of us are new within three or four months. So we're a new team. We're kind of forming and storming a little bit as well. But I think we're finding our mojo now. We're having some really healthy conversations. We've got a really nice mix of very passionate people. Hopefully we can start to do what we're saying here, remove roadblocks so that the teams within the forum can work together in an optimal way. Anything you want to add, Patrick? Yeah, I think, you know, on this one in it really is what I sense all the time is people want to do great things. That is clear. And so it really is our job as a community to figure out how to empower them to do that. And what I've increasingly heard is clarity, right? And so we'll talk more about ways of working this week and try and provide that clarity because I honestly think when I talk to many of you, you know, the desire is there. And so we need to put these pieces in place to help you get there. And that's our accountability and feedback. Again, always welcome. So hopefully after this week you'll give us some feedback. Talk about what's next and tell us how we did. Okay, so we're going to talk a lot tomorrow morning about a healthy community. That's something I'm very passionate about. I'll say more about that tomorrow morning. And as Patrick mentioned, we'll have John O'Bacon with us. It should be exciting. It will be a bit challenging for us, I suspect. Challenging our normal ways of thinking, particularly in an industry like ours. But really looking forward to it. Why is it important? Because that's how we deliver. We are a community of organizations, of individuals, and we don't work in a traditional sense with a top-down command and control structure. We work on things because we're passionate about them and because we work well together. So the healthier the community can be, in theory, the better we can be at delivering the things that matter. So I've mentioned the operating model. We'll touch on that in the next session. We'll go into a bit more detail. We need to be really a bit better at clarifying roles, teams roles, how they interact, how they connect, interdependencies, and then build upon the work that we've been doing some time around cross-functional teams. We've had a lot of discussion recently about pizza teams. Different people use the word slightly differently. I think that's also a bit of a challenge we face within the forum. But forming those natural groups of people that bring different expertise from different places to fix a problem and then move on to the next one and then rinse and repeat. That's really where we're thinking about how to drive this community forward. I honestly think we talk a lot about this, but hopefully you see parallels to this in your organization. I'm sure you do. How to work better together as a group. You see this in life generally. We're human beings. So inside, outside, how do groups work? You learn a lot about these dynamics and I think clearly the message is we are here united by a shared purpose. We want to do good things together and making sure that stays at the front and that we help people see each other. Paul talked about efficiencies and other pieces here, but there's an opportunity to work differently, to share in some of these challenges. You may have said it, Paul, or I know I've seen it at other places plenty of times, which is the answers in the room. These are the smartest people working on the same problems you have. Back to comments on our kind of break time last time. It is so powerful to talk to a bunch of people who have exactly the same problems that you have. It is a good feeling. So asking for that help and just being vulnerable sometimes and learning. So thanks for that, Ian. I think these are all really good things and we want to see this get better. And so I think with that it is then very easy to land on thank yous. So again, if you were with us in October, I mentioned, you know, gratitude is a powerful thing. And so sometimes just saying thank you to the person next to you and what they do is going to be empowering for them. And we probably don't do it enough. So we'll start here. So bear with us. First time we're going to do this, but we'll do more and we're probably just touching the tip of the iceberg. But we'd like to hand out some thank yous, some awards to say thank you for all the hard work that's been going on. So I think Dennis and Steve are going to come up. We'll do a little bit of high school graduation ceremony passing here. All right. So the first award call up Jane McConnell. So we'll make you shake hands and take your plaque. Thank you. So as you know, Jane is our fearless vice chair and does so many things for us. So I think clearly the amount of effort that people put in on their personal contributions, you know, Jane is a great example of that. So, you know, I talked to Jane at all hours of the day. Ridiculous times, I'm sure. And so it is clear that she's here because she's passionate about it and really loves what she's doing. So thank you, Jane, for all the hard work. And please do pile on. And I'd just like to add on that or build on that, please Patrick. So the work of the EA team has been so vital and we've been through a period of a year or more of real change with the group as well. Just the sheer energy and drive that you've brought to the team. Jane has been fantastic. And the way that we've made progress recently on reference implementation, it's going to be such an enabler of the next stage of our journey. It's fantastic. Really, thank you very much. Okay. Next up is Mr. Chad Leong. So Chad, can you come up? You try not to. Thank you, Chad. And so, you know, thanks to Chad for an incredible amount of work. So I mean, these are heroes. You probably see this theme throughout, but you know, Chad efforts are nonstop. So and Steve mentioned it, whether it feels fast or slow, you know, every 10 weeks or so getting these releases out. Most of you probably don't understand what a Herculean task that is. So back to saying thank you if you want to even get to the place where you could properly say thank you to Chad. Just a little bit, understand what what is going on out there and thanks Chad for all you do for us. So next up we have Chad's partner in crime, Debasis. Where's Debasis? And even longer walk. So what we can do, we can do the description while they're making their way from West London into the front of the room. So nothing happens in the forum without either Chad or Debasis helping to coach or to steer or whatever. And the the value they bring to us in terms of feedback as well. It's just fantastic. We hear the voice on the floor of the forum comes via the areas. Next up is Piric Gada. Piric leads the work on our data definitions. Many of you work with him. Most of you work with him. Yeah, as many of you know, data definitions is always probably the most popular topic in the forum. So it is it is always of interest and clearly one of our opportunities and our challenges. So you know, Piric's leadership in this space and the fact that he's just re-upped congratulations. So is amazing. So we again, it's a massive production effort and the amount of coordination and facilitation that these folks do is incredible. So thank you, Piric, for all that you do. So as Patrick said, we're going to get some better at recognition of all types. So the thank you in the moment for people, but also some of these kind of formal sessions and everything in between. When we cast the net around to think about who do we want to recognize today? A number of names, these names kept coming up from various places and some of the people are I would say unsung heroes. They work very quietly. They get on and do things. They're very technically competent people respect and trust them. This is one of those names that bubbled up and it's a shell person. So I feel particularly grateful and proud of this one. It's Keith Ball. I'm not sure where Keith is. Here he is. And as a non, I have to claim to be a non-technical or admit to being a non-technical person in this space. It never ceases to amaze me just the depth and breadth of knowledge that we have in the room. I think it was Patrick just said the answer is usually somewhere in the room and very often it comes back to a relatively small number of deep experts. And that's how I think Keith is seen by many. So thank you for those that suggested Keith would be somebody we should recognize. Keith, thank you for everything you do within the forum and congratulations. Having come from West London. Okay. One more for Alice. So Alice Champanard, are you here? On behalf of. We get on behalf of. So again, you know, many of these are names that you'll recognize and they end up being a tip of the spear. So like Pirak said, often these are significant team efforts, but we want to recognize Alice for all the hard work that's gone into reservoir and all the work that they've been doing. I think it's been a great example of, I think it's been a great example of really this new way of working, right? So I think these are examples of teams that are pushing us in the right direction and it's been a fantastic example. And so I think we do have a few more that are on behalf of because not everyone could be here today. And that's probably also a recognition just to say these are just a few faces, right? So there are many more of us out there that are not in the room today. So please take the time to say thank you. We do have a couple, so I'll call on Nikki to come up. We got a couple Chevron folks. So happy to recognize both Desmond Bolden, who you may know does a lot of info sec work in the background. Desmond couldn't be here today, as well as Andre Mosley, who is very deep in our certification effort has been for a long time. And I owe Andre probably many things for that because I'd asked him to come on and do that for us and he continues to do so. But thank you, Nikki, for accepting him on behalf. Thank you. Now this is another one of those names that bubbled up from almost everybody that we asked for feedback. In fact, this was the trigger for having a bit of a rethink around how we might do recognition. This one's for Thomas German. And I'll actually say to Pierrick and others and to Chad, you were the ones who first said, Thomas is doing so much for the forum. How do we start to recognize the contribution? So this is for Thomas, who can't be here, I don't think. And so we're going to ask Raj Kanan to come and accept on his behalf. Raj, of course, being one of our founding fathers and huge contributors. Okay, and then I'll close it out. Another name that I'm sure you'll recognize as this front end is Brian Bullmey. So I don't think Brian could be here. David Jacobs, if you're here, you want to come up and accept on Brian's behalf. All the work that has gone into that geospatial consumption zone, it's been a tremendous amount of work. These are examples of projects and people that are really pushing us, I think, into the ways of working that we want to be. Okay, so that completes our first pass at this. So thanks for bearing with us. Like I said, it is very easy. The easiest thing you can do is say thank you and mean it. This is, again, just a small example of people who are doing tremendous amount of work for you, whether you realize it or not. So please thank each other. Be grateful for all the contributions that we make together. And especially for these people who are clear leaders in our community and we appreciate all that you do for us.