David Holmes - A pragmatic climate optimist, David leads Dell Technologies Energy business with a focus on accelerating the energy transition whilst maintaining energy supply and security. His global team is responsible for solutions development, product strategy & go to market and is highly valued for their industry subject matter expertise and ability to demonstrate the transformational impact of technology in the Energy industry. A firm believer in the value of community led open industry standards, David was elected to The Open Group OSDU Forum Management Committee and is also a member of the GridWise Alliance Policy Committee. He has previously served on a number of industry bodies including the European ECIM Management Committee and SPE’s “Petabytes in Asset Management.” He has delivered numerous technical papers at conferences around the world and holds a patent for his work on the remote visualization of geotechnical applications.

Tuesday 10:30  Embracing the Future – The Transformational Effect of the OSDU Data Platform
- David Holmes, General Manager – Energy, Dell Technologies (behalf of The Open Group OSDU Forum)
The state of the OSDU universe, where are we and how did we get here - What can I do with the OSDU Data Platform today - Why should the OSDU Data Platform be a core part of my technology roadmap, how will I manage the transition?

Abstract: An opportunity to work with industry colleagues and peers to discuss the different ways in which problems can be solved with OSDU. Using ‘crowd-sourced’ problems individual teams of 8-12 people will work together on building solutions identifying different approaches including:
a.    Changes or extensions to the platform architecture
b.    Support for new data types within the platform
c.    Integration with existing legacy systems
d.    Development of new applications (either as community projects, through academia, by ISVs or internally to materialize an operator’s own IP in software)