Managing Diretor Everllence Brasil
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Born in Düsseldorf/Germany in 1970, Graduated from RWTH Aachen/Germany as an engineer in mechanical engineering with a postgraduate degree in economics, Since 2002 at MAN Energy Solutions responsible for sales and service of turbo machines in South America, transferred to Brazil in 2014, since 2015 Managing Director of MAN ES Brazil

Sulzer Brazil Head of Sales & Tendering South America
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Graduated in electrical engineering, MBA’s in Business Strategy and Sales & Marketing with 20+ years of technical sales experience with rotating equipment projects in large multinational companies such as General Electric, Rockwell Auntomaiton and Sulzer to the Oil & Gas and Energy markets. Working at Sulzer about 10+ years it is responsible for the sales strategy of Services Divison in Brazil. In charge to lead national sales force, application engineering, advanced engineering, and business intelligence.

Sulzer – Engineering Manager
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With more than 30 years at Sulzer, with experience in engineering, commissioning and retrofit of rotating equipment, Antonio is in charge of engineering of high energy pumps. Specially in water injection projects, has been involved in research, development and retrofitting. He is also part of the team working in the development of subsea pumping sets.

Baker Hughes Senior Product Manager – iCenter Digital Services
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17+ years professional career in Chemical, Power Gen, Oil&Gas and Energy industries. Joined Baker Hughes in 2013 covering several roles in the Digital Service organization, contributing to the definition/implementation of digital advanced services, physics-based analytics, processes, digital platforms. Senior & Principal Engineer for iCenter team in the Baker Hughes Technical Career path from 2016 to 2023. As BH Service Engineering Product Manager for Digital Services, leading the new product development with focus Asset Health, Asset Strategy and De-manned solutions for the NUF.

Sulzer Brazil Sales Manager
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Leandro holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA in Business Management and Sales & Marketing. With over 17 years of experience in centrifugal pump design, he specializes in pump services, including improvement, repairs, and monitoring of rotating equipment. Currently, as a Sales Manager, he leads customer support for the Oil and Gas market in Brazil.

Freudenberg S&OP and Customer Service Coordinator
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Production engineer, working at Freudenberg Filtration since 2018. Ludmylla began her career in customer service. From 2020 to 2023 worked in technical positions, as product technician and technical sales, with field experience. She currently works as S&OP and customer service coordinator at Freudenberg Filtration, among her responsibilities is managing the delivery of air filters for turbomachinery in Brazilian market, directly responsible for logistic and delivery of the air filters to Petrobras (Oil&Gas), for active contracts and in spot demands.

Siemens Energy Project Manager
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Production Engineer with an MBA in Project Management from FGV, bringing solid experience in field service execution, management of installation contracts, commissioning, technical assistance and operation and maintenance (O&M) in the turbomachinery area. Currently, he holds the position of Head of the Project Management team in Macaé-RJ, leading strategic initiatives for offshore clients in Brazil.

Petrobras Decarbonization Coordinator for Deep Water Assets
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Martin Prudente da Costa is a Chemical Engineer graduated by Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). At Petrobras, he has twenty years of experience working on the upstream segment. Since 2003, he works on the climate change and decarbonization area, responsible for decarbonization initiatives for deep water assets. He also coordinates the energy optimization initiative of E&P’s Carbon Neutral Program.

EagleBurgmann Vice President of Business Development
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Currently serves as Global VP of Business Development at EagleBurgmann, a global leader in industrial sealing technologies and services. Previously, he served as Managing Director Latin America where successfully led regional growth and operational excellence initiatives. Seasoned professional with over 30 years of experience leading multicultural and multifunctional teams with strong background in Strategic Planning, Leadership, Value Creation and Customer Experience, driving sustainable business transformation and building both high-performance teams and Customer Engagement.

Baker Hughes as Turbine & Plant Upgrades Manager
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Emiliano began his career with GE O&G in 2001 as designer for new rotating equipment installation, subsequently expanding his technical background in Engineering as System engineer focused on gas turbine packages in 2011. Then he moved to System engineer team focused on small heavy-duty turbines with the final specialization on the new entire BH LT gas turbine family. As System Engineer also covered product engineer role for Hot Expanders and Multi-vendor business, In 2023 he reached the Demand to inquiry (DTI) position in Technical Sales organization consolidating competencies and covering all rotating equipment and plant solution offered by BH in brownfield environment.

Petrobras Turbomachinery Advisor
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Andre Varella Guedes is a Turbomachinery Advisor with Petrobras E&P Buzios Field Operations Unit. He has been working with turbomachinery in the upstream oil and gas business for 17 years. Mr. Varella has been involved in the design, acceptance tests, start-up, operation, and performance evaluation. His current duties involve technical support and troubleshooting with existing turbomachinery fleet in Petrobras upstream oil and gas services. Mr. Varella received his B.S. degree (Mechanical Engineering, 2005) and his M.S. degree (Mechanical Engineering, 2008) from Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. He has authored technical papers on turbomachinery thermodynamics and performance monitoring.

Petrobras Turbomachinery Advisor
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Pedro Henrique de Almeida Barbosa is a Turbomachinery Advisor with Petrobras Upstream Engineering Department in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He started his career in 1997 and joined Petrobras in 2001. With over 20 years working in the preparation and audit of turbomachinery specifications, technical proposal evaluation and vendor’s drawings review, he has been assigned as rotating equipment job leader for several O&G projects. Mr. Barbosa is a member of the API Subcommittee on Mechanical Equipment (SOME), API 617 Task Force and TEXAS A&M Turbomachinery Advisory Committee for the Turbo & Pump Symposia. Mr. Barbosa received his BSME (1999) and MSME (2001) from Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and his MBA (2010) from São Paulo University.

Honeywell CCC Principal Account Manager
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Fabio J. Zanetti de Souza is Principal Account Manager at CCC by Honeywell, leading strategic accounts in Upstream Brazil and Argentina’s energy sectors. With 17 years in turbomachinery, he contributed to RNEST refinery and FPSO projects at Chemtech. At CCC for 15 years, he’s held diverse roles, gaining deep insights into turbomachinery controls projects. Fabio holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (UFSC), an MBA in Business Management (IBMEC-RJ), and an MBA in Accounting, Auditing & Compliance (FGV-RJ).

EagleBurgmann Project Manager
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Jakson Andretta graduated and received his M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. He worked for six years as a turbomachinery engineer with focus on centrifugal compressors and DGS maintenance in an O&G company. For seven years he works with design and development of DGS at EagleBurgmann Germany.

John Crane Turbomachinery Application Engineer – Methan Emission Reduction
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Taylor Monroe Birckbichler has been a Turbomachinery Application Engineer with John Crane for the past 3 years working primarily on dry gas seal retrofits. Prior to John Crane he was a Product Engineer at Ebara Elliott Energy for 8 Years where he worked on retrofits, modifications, and drop in replacement equipment for centrifugal and axial compressors as well as steam turbines and gas expanders. He earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering from West Virginia University in 2014.

Siemens Energy Decarbonisation Sales Development Manager
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Rebecca Rouse is responsible for the development of decarbonisation sales for the global aeroderivative gas turbine fleet. Her role involves collaborating closely with customers to create decarbonisation roadmaps for their equipment utilising Siemens Energy solutions, as well as driving product development within the company. Rebecca holds a background in Chemical Engineering and has three years of experience in the Aeroderivative Gas Turbine business.

Equinor Discipline Responsible Rotating Equipment FPSO Bacalhau
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Mechanical engineer with seventeen years of experience in the areas of design engineering, manufacturing engineering, and maintenance of the integrity of rotating equipment in the oil and gas industry with a special focus on Offshore installations. Currently responsible for the rotating equipment discipline of the FPSO Bacalhau.

Petrobras Turbomachinery Advisor
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Pedro Henrique de Almeida Barbosa is a Turbomachinery Advisor with Petrobras Upstream Engineering Department in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He started his career in 1997 and joined Petrobras in 2001. With over 20 years working in the preparation and audit of turbomachinery specifications, technical proposal evaluation and vendor’s drawings review, he has been assigned as rotating equipment job leader for several O&G projects. Mr. Barbosa is a member of the API Subcommittee on Mechanical Equipment (SOME), API 617 Task Force and TEXAS A&M Turbomachinery Advisory Committee for the Turbo & Pump Symposia. Mr. Barbosa received his BSME (1999) and MSME (2001) from Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and his MBA (2010) from São Paulo University.

SBM Global Maintenance & Reliability Manager
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Global Maintenance & Reliability Manager at SBM Offshore, brings over 20 years of experience leading maintenance, reliability, and asset management programs across upstream oil & gas, offshore drilling, petrochemicals, and other industrial sectors. At SBM, he drives global initiatives in maintenance optimization, reliability, digital transformation, and operational excellence across the company’s FPSO fleet — enhancing asset safety, availability, and performance. Cid holds a degree in Electrical Engineering, a postgraduate degree in Offshore Systems Engineering (UFRJ), and an MBA from FGV and the University of California.

Voit Turbo Vice President Global Sales
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Alexander Schust leads Global Sales at Voith Turbo Industry for the Power, Oil & Gas, and Energy Transformation markets. With over 20 years of experience in technical and commercial roles, he holds degrees in Industrial Engineering (Esslingen, Germany) and an MBA (Salzburg, Austria). As a subject matter expert, he supports international industrial projects and strategic decisions worldwide.

Petrobras Technical Advisor
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Raphael N. Cisneiros is a rotating machinery engineer working for Petrobras S.A since 2010. He’s currently a technical advisor for turbomachinery on the upstream basic design team. He works on basic design, factory acceptance test, commissioning and R&D. He received his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from UFPE (Federal University of Pernambuco) and a M.Sc. degree, from UFRJ (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro).

MODEC Turbomachinery Principal Enginee
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Experienced Turbomachinery Engineer with over 15 years in installation, commissioning, maintenance, technical support, performance analysis and reliability of aeroderivative and heavy-duty gas turbines, centrifugal compressors, and power generators. Degree in Electrical Engineering, MBA in Project Management, and specializations in aeroderivative and heavyduty gas turbine, mechanical and control systems, and automation. Currently working as Turbomachinery Principal Engineer at Modec do Brasil, with previous experience at companies such as GE Oil & Gas, Dresser-Rand and Siemens.