WGLC ’15: Wood Group Mustang, Occidental Oil and Gas execs to keynote

Michele McNichol, CEO of Wood Group Mustang, and Vicki Hollub, Senior EVP of Occidental Petroleum and President of Oxy Oil and Gas, will be delivering keynote presentations at the 2015 Women’s Global Leadership Conference (WGLC), to be held from October 27-28 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Houston.

"We're thrilled to have Michele and Vicki delivering this year’s keynote presentations," said Melissa Smith, Events Director at Gulf Publishing Company, which organizes the annual WGLC event. 

“It’s exciting to have the first-ever female CEO appointed to a major US oil company, as well as a major engineering firm’s first female CEO, speak at this year's conference," Smith added. "These ground-breaking accomplishments are an inspiration to women throughout the industry who aspire to reach the top of their career field."

Registration is now open for WGLC, and a discount of 15% is available for conference attendees who register on or before August 11, 2015. WGLC is one of the largest women’s events in the oil and gas industry; bringing together hundreds of the industry’s aspiring and leading female executives. 

Now in its 12th iteration, the conference provides a vital forum for women to learn about the current industry outlook, further their professional development, and make valuable networking connections with other women in the energy sector.

Attendees will benefit from: inspirational presentations from leading female executives; insight into current industry trends, opportunities and future outlook; valuable advice on how to develop their leadership skills and advance in their career; a candid discussion on balancing home/work life; and networking opportunities with fellow attendees plus speakers and sponsors from top operator and service companies.

The 2015 conference program will be put together by the event's advisory board, which includes representatives from: American Petroleum Institute; Aramco Services Co.; Baker Hughes Inc.; BG Group; BHP Billiton Petroleum; BP, Chevron Global Upstream and Gas, Clarey/Napier International; Ernst & Young LLP; ExxonMobil Exploration Co.; Gelb Consulting, an Endeavor Management Co.; Schlumberger; Statoil; Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co and Zone Energy, LLC.

To register or learn more about the conference, please log onto WGLConference.com.

For more information regarding sponsorship and speaker opportunities for the conference please contact Melissa Smith at Melissa.Smith@gulfpub.com.