Paul Abokhair is the Commercial Manager for International New Ventures at Apache Corporation. Paul is responsible for identifying and analyzing potential opportunities worldwide and formulating negotiation strategies. Paul is also responsible for establishing and maintaining relationships with governments, industry partners, and other companies. Paul began his career as an International Counsel but has moved over to the business/commercial side. Paul has been involved in projects all over the world and has lived in Yemen, United Kingdom, Egypt and other countries.

Rachel Schelble is a commercial advisor at ExxonMobil focused on competitor strategy and economic analysis.  She received her Ph.D. in geoscience from the University of Southern California and has a B.Sc. in geology from the University of New Mexico.  Rachel began her career at ExxonMobil in 2006 as a research geochemist and has experience working internationally in Canada & Russia.  Rachel is a well-rounded geoscience integrator with roles that have focused on competitor analysis, economics, negotiation, petroleum geology, resource assessment and hydrocarbon systems analysis.