Ayla is specialized in shallow surface geothermal, but also works on deep geothermal and general hydrogeological topics. She is experienced in conducting studies and executing shallow geothermal projects of any size in the Greater Munich Area, Germany. As a groundwater modeller, she knows how to obtain and analyze groundwater and climate data and forecast the effects of groundwater projects on the environment and third-party uses.

David Rajmon, PhD, is a consultant in petroleum systems and exploration geology. He worked at the University of Houston and at Shell in Houston, TX. Currently, he consults for various clients worldwide from Czechia. In addition to his consulting work, he is a teacher, science popularizer, founder of the PSA group on LinkedIn (*2008), producer of the PSA webinars (2016-18), and most recently, a co-founder of the innovative community network livediff.com.

As a seasoned expert in the upstream oil and gas business, Ian Cross is a Managing Director with Moyes in London where he identifies opportunities for clients and partners. He is also the President of the South East Asia Petroleum Exploration Society (SEAPEX). Ian was appointed the South East Asia Regional Leader for the Frontier Energy Network in September 2023 and is a Convenor for the March 2024 Business & Exploration Opportunities Show (BEOS) jointly hosted by the AAPG and GESGB in London.

Juan has over 30 years experience in developing and producing oil and gas fields, working not only for international operators, but also cofounding geotechnical-start-ups. An early adopter of the embryonic 3D geomodelling process, he has always been a strong advocate and a balanced critic of the methodology. His interest in the oil industry and its people is also reflected in the popular social-media geo-observations Juan runs under “A Geologist Ruins Everything”.

As HRH Geology’s principal geochemist, Mariël works on a wide variety of projects related to gas analysis in the drilling industry. For GEO EXPRO, she reports on developments in the new gas resource space when it comes to hydrogen and helium exploration. With a keen interest in the analytical side of things, she always looks behind the press release headlines to interpret statements from a geoscience perspective.

A passionate geologist, Dr. Molly Turko has nearly 15 years of experience in the petroleum industry and is a subject matter expert in structural geology. She has worked for several independents in the U.S. including Chesapeake Energy and is currently full-time with Devon Energy. Her favourite role is teaching and leading field trips for Applied Stratigraphix and local geological societies. Molly is the President of AAPG’s Petroleum Structure and Geomechanics Division and is an associate editor for several leading geoscience journals.

Marcos is a petroleum geologist with expertise in sedimentology and sequence stratigraphy, applied through exploration and field developments across various Argentine and South American basins. He is also passionate about geology outreach, giving talks at universities and sharing content on his social media platforms. Following the successful completion of an MBA, he co-founded a marketing agency specialized in STEM where he serves as the Creative Director.

Since he started working offshore in the 1990’s, Peter has gained a mix of technical skills and commercial competence. With a strong background in scouting and large seismic spec programs, Peter and colleagues launched NVentures Ltd in 2013, producing high-quality scouting reports with detailed geological context. He also consults with oil company New Ventures departments in a business development role. Peter is an active member of several energy industry organisations and has served on committees with EAGE, GESGB and AAPG.

Rodney is a geologist with over 23 years of subsurface experience. He worked extensively in the upstream E&P industry for 18 years across five continents before pivoting into nuclear waste disposal in 2018 in Switzerland. Following the completion of the site selection process for geological storage of nuclear waste, Rodney decided to make use of his experience and he joined the global energy insurance.