Jill Minassian
 Senior Manager of Business Development 
 Caterpillar Inc. Oil & Gas 

 Ben Wolfgang
 VP of Operations, Drilling Equipment & Services
 Premium Oilfield Technologies 

 Telyn Joseph 
 Director, Global Procurement
 Oceaneering 

 Jeff Ostrander 
 US Supply Chain Manager
 SLB

 Jordan Chester 
 Vice President and Deputy General Counsel
 DNOW

 Peter Scaff 
 Partner
 Bradley

Peter Scaff is a seasoned commercial litigator specializing in oil and gas law and co-chairs his firm’s Oil and Gas Law team. He handles a wide range of energy disputes, including joint operations, lease acquisition, and oilfield issues, and has significant experience with downhole failures and well control events. Notably, Peter served as national counsel for a major oilfield service company after the Deepwater Horizon spill, leading related investigations and hearings.

In addition to large energy cases, Peter assists entrepreneurs and mid-sized companies with legal matters, such as drafting and negotiating master service agreements. His practice also covers real estate, construction, franchising, partnership disputes, and civil fraud cases, often involving parallel criminal proceedings. His clients value his strategic approach and deep understanding of business operations.

 Aaron Hilber 
 Vice President of Power Solutions
 NexTier

Aaron serves as Vice President of Power Solutions at NexTier, providing strategic direction for the natural gas fueling solutions and power generation business unit primarily supporting the frac market.   Aaron joined NexTier in 2020 to lead the launch and rapid growth of this new business unit with full scale operations offering compressed natural gas (CNG) and field gas treatment services in US land.

Aaron was previously the Vice President of Engineering at Certarus, a CNG services business serving many different markets around North America.   Prior to Certarus, Aaron started his alternative fuels journey as the founding employee at OsComp Holdings, a VC-backed startup providing solutions focused on end-to-end CNG virtual pipeline.  Aaron previously worked for GE Oil & Gas for several years.  Aaron holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Lafayette College and an MS in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology.
 

 Dan Connelly
 Senior Vice President and General Counsel PCS
 HMH

Dan is the Senior Vice President and General Counsel at HMH, overseeing legal matters for the Pressure Control Systems (PCS) global business. His role includes advising leadership, managing insurance, compliance, and litigation, handling intellectual property, supporting M&A, and negotiating contracts with energy companies. He also addresses product safety, HSE issues, and manages outside counsel. Additionally, Dan serves as the Honorary Consul General for New Zealand in Houston, covering Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma.

Previously, Dan was Senior Commercial Counsel at GE Oil & Gas and Baker Hughes. He also worked as a Senior Associate at Vinson & Elkins and Of Counsel at Wikborg Rein, focusing on international M&A in the energy sector. Dan clerked for Chief Judge John H. Hannah, Jr., U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas. He earned his JD from South Texas College of Law, graduating Salutatorian, and a BS in Communications from the University of Texas at Austin. Dan speaks Spanish and conversational Chinese.
 

 Jay Acayan
 Partner
 Roberts & Kehagiaras LLP

Joseph (“Jay”) Acayan is a partner at Roberts & Kehagiaras LLP in Houston, Texas, with more than twenty years of experience in international trade. His practice focuses on customs related agency law, including import/export compliance, and defending clients administratively and in the Court of International Trade.  He also represents clients for export related issues in matters handled by a host of government agencies such as the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC), and the Foreign Trade Division of the U.S. Census Bureau. Jay is Customs counsel for the LLUSCBA (Laredo Licensed U.S. Customs Brokers Association).
 

 Tyler Bernard
 Director of Technical Services
 Patterson-UTI

Tyler currently serves as Director of Technical Services, Patterson-UTI  where he provides leadership and guidance to an array of teams that support asset inventories, maintenance, and compliance in North and South America.  This role also includes supporting the sustainment of our technology and continued growth into remote fleet monitoring and reporting. 
Tyler has over 10 years with Patterson-UTI and a diverse background within the company including Operations, Marketing, Construction and Engineering, and HSE. He holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and A.S. in Nuclear Technology.
 

 Trent Hemann
 Procurement Manager
 Diamondback Energy

Trent Hemann is the Procurement Manager at Diamondback Energy, a position he has held since 2021. With the company since 2017, Trent has accumulated extensive experience in various Procurement and Materials roles. Before joining Diamondback, he worked at Halliburton from 2011 to 2017, focusing on Procurement, Materials, and Logistics in the Permian Basin. Trent holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with dual concentrations in Management and Marketing from Texas Tech University.
 

 Roy Aune
 Vice President — Liberty Advanced Equipment Technologies
 Liberty Energy

Roy is the Vice President – Liberty Advanced Equipment Technologies for Liberty Energy.  He has an extensive project background in resource extraction and served as Director of Engineering for Amcol International and CEO of Cronimet Chrome Mining South Africa prior to joining Liberty. Roy received an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology from Montana State University and a Masters in Operations Management from Syracuse University.  He has spent the majority of his career working with heavy equipment.  He also has extensive power distribution experience and was senior project engineer for the installation of a new 69kV/13.8KV system in Montana and managed a 2MW photovoltaic solar system installation in South Africa. 

Prior to accepting his current role, Dan served as Senior Commercial Counsel at GE Oil & Gas and Baker Hughes.  He was previously a Senior Associate with the International M&A group at Vinson & Elkins LLP in the Beijing and Houston offices, and was Of Counsel with Wikborg Rein, a European law firm, in the Shanghai office, where he led a team of corporate associates and focused on international mergers & acquisitions and transactions related to the upstream energy industry.  After law school, Dan served as a Federal Law Clerk for Chief Judge John H. Hannah, Jr., U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas.  Dan, a native of Texas, earned a Juris Doctor from South Texas College of Law in Houston, Texas, graduating Salutatorian in his class (2001).  Dan graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Science in Communications (1992).  Dan speaks Spanish and conversational Chinese.
 

 Adenike Babaoye
 Senior Legal Counsel for Planning & Supplier Chain
 SLB

Adenike Babaoye, is the Senior Legal Counsel for Planning & Supplier Chain in SLB and is currently based in the SLB Houston. Her role includes managing Supplier Contracts process from sourcing to contracts, collaborating on Legal matters related to environmental sustainability governance “ESG” performance, global regulatory compliance matters, technology business line P & SC initiatives and agreements.

Adenike has over 22 years working experience as an Attorney in the financial industry and in the last 13 years of her career with SLB, where she has held diverse roles SLB in Contracts and Legal operations as Contracts Analyst, Sub-Sahara Africa Contracts Manager for both Customer and Supplier as well as Legal Counsel in Sub Sahara Africa. Prior to her current role she was the Legal Counsel for West Africa based in Lagos, overseeing legal matters West African countries in Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Mauritania, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon.

Adenike holds an LL.B – Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Ilorin, Barrister at Law “B.L” from the Council of Legal Education, NGA Law School, an International Association for Contract and Commercial Management “IACCM” certification in Oil and Gas contracting and is currently undergoing an MBA Degree from the Southern New Hampshire University, USA

 Carl Bodtker
 Senior Vice President Strategy & Corporate Development
 HMH

Carl is the Senior Vice President Strategy & Corporate Development at HMH, an international equipment, services and technology company serving the oil & gas industry. He is recognized for identifying profitable business opportunities, negotiating favorable terms in complex cross border transactions, and developing innovative solutions to difficult financial and human capital issues.

Carl serves as the chair of HMH’s Saudi Arabian Joint Venture. He is fluent in English, German and Spanish, with conversational Norwegian. Prior to that he worked in various roles at NOV (NYSE: NOV). Carl holds a Bachelor of Science in Business from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business.
 

 Chris Mersinger
 Vice President, Energy & Power Invesment Banking
 Piper Sandler

Piper Sandler Companies (NYSE: PIPR), a leading investment bank, is pleased to announce the addition of Chris Mersinger as a vice president on the energy & power investment banking team. Mersinger will focus on services and equipment projects across energy and power end markets.

“Chris has a well-rounded background with highly relevant experience within private equity, banking, accounting, consulting and most recently as a chief financial officer. We are excited about his addition as we continue to grow our energy and power services and equipment team,” said Sanjiv Shah, global co-head of energy & power investment banking at Piper Sandler.

Prior to Piper Sandler, Mersinger was chief financial officer at J.T. Vaughn Construction from 2020 to 2024. Before that, he held roles as vice president at CSL Capital Management, LP, associate at Lazard Freres & Co, senior associate at Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP and served as a major in the U.S. Army.

Mersinger brings over 16 years of experience spanning multiple industries, offering both advisory and client executive perspectives.

“Joining Piper Sandler is an honor and I am looking forward to partnering with current and future clients to provide leading M&A advisory services. This firm has a long-standing reputation within the energy and power space and their commitment to clients is unwavering,” said Mersinger.
 

 Mark Mehnert
 Managing Executive Counsel
 Baker Hughes

Mark Mehnert is Managing Executive Counsel at Baker Hughes Company with 15 plus years of in-house legal experience.  He currently leads a team of 20 plus globally based lawyers on the regional legal team for the OFSE product company of Baker Hughes. He also supports broad commercial efforts across Baker Hughes including support on energy transition and both sell and buy side contracting for Baker Hughes.  Mr. Mehnert started his in-house career with GE Oil & Gas (a former GE company) and prior to that was in private practice with a Houston area law firm.