DISC Show & Tell 2025
- Building the common digital foundation
Agenda
December 1, 09:00–16:00
Breaking Barriers, Mobilizing an Industry
Registration
08:30- 09:00
Registration opens at 08:30. You must be in the hall by 09:00.
Opening Demo: The Eye-Opener
09:00 - 09:10
Our little 1st of December treat. A powerful live demo that surprises and challenges - proving from the start what’s possible when data flows.
Keynote:
Digitalization and Automation — technology and inspiration, but what are the real challenges?
09:15 - 09:35
Karl Jonny Hersvik
Chief Executive Officer, Aker BP
Artificial intelligence is transforming the way we work. Traditional processes are collapsing, and intelligent agents are taking over tasks once handled by humans. This shift is laying the foundation for unprecedented leaps in efficiency.
Panel debate:
Industrial Transformation — from silos to shared value
09:45 - 10:45
Introduction: Halting the decline – our biggest task ever
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Framing by Markus Nævestad
Senior Partner, Rystad Energy
Following a rush of PDO’s in recent years, operators are now facing new challenges to deliver on its ambitions for the NCS. Producing fields are entering tail-end production, discoveries are smaller, and frontier exploration has resulted in limited success. How can operators deliver on their communicated ambitions, weighing infrastructure-led exploration and frontier exploration against IOR measures? We’ve seen an increasing will from operators to share physical infrastructure like helicopters and offshore vessels – can data sharing as a next step unlock additional value? The presentation will look at potential impact of future exploration and weigh it against impact of increased recovery across mature fields
Panelists:
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Karl Johnny Hersvik
Chief Executive Officer, Aker BP
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Yngve Nilsen
Senior Advisor, Offshore Norge
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Torgeir Stordal
Director, Sokkeldirektoratet
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Pål Eikeseth
Executive Vice President,Aker Solutions
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Åshild Hanne Larsen
Vice President, Equinor
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Gunnar Egge
Vice President, Equinor
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Kjartan Brekke
Project Director, Aker Solutions
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Borghild Lunde
Executive Vice President, Aibel
Moderator:
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Linn Katrine Høie
Moderator for panel debate
Break
10:45 - 11:00
Technology to transform & perform
11:00 - 11:20
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Daniela Leite
VP Future Operations, Equinor
Digitalization has long been identified as an enabler for safer, more efficient and competitive deliveries. While many technologies have been implemented and scaled, others continue to emerge in disruptive or non-disruptive ways. But it's not only technology that has been changing around us and within key context changes in the NCS energy business there is a call to reflect on current and future digitalization needs.
Success stories from the DISC Partners
11:20 - 12:00
Proof of Concept studies for use of Platform Industry 4.0 technologies in the value chain
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Arsalan Pasdar
Improvement Manager, Aibel
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Anders Bjørsvik
Senior Advisor Automation, Equinor
Equinor and Aibel, in collaboration with key suppliers, have conducted a proof of concept to showcase the application of Platform Industry 4.0 technologies and principles. The initiative demonstrates how digital engineering can enable interoperability throughout the asset lifecycle by leveraging standardized digital industry frameworks (AAS, AML, OPC UA and DEXPI).
Real results from ADA 1.0 Proof that collaboration deliver measurable impact.
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Trude Kolstø
Vice President, Aker Solutions
With digital tools from Aker Digital Alliance 1.0, we were able to build and design at the same time, track progress in real time, and catch changes early. This helped us hit our milestones, avoid unnecessary rework, and get more done with fewer people.
Aker Digital Alliance ADA 2.0 Vision
- Building the Future together
12:00 - 12:10
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Thomas Bognø
Alliance Director, Aker BP
True transformation happens when knowledge meets technology. The Aker Digital Alliance brings together leading partners to co-create data-driven solutions that drive efficiency, innovation, and sustainable growth - setting a new standard for the industry.
Use cases 2025:
Business value on the table
12:10 - 12:30
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Charles Halaas
IT Manager, Aibel
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Model-Driven Process Design – from Heat & Mass Balance to PFDs and AI-driven P&IDs
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Legacy Document Conversion – unlocking hidden value from PDFs
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Live P&IDs as a Digital Source – enabling concurrent development, operations, and digital twins
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Fully Automated and Connected Data Transformation Pipelines – from DEXPI to IMF, powering lifecycle efficiency
Lunch
12:30 - 13:30
Pitch Demos
13:30 - 14:20
Companies that have worked on this year’s use cases present their pitch live on stage. Deepdive demoes will continue Day 2.
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Webstep - The Intelligent Facility: The Magic of Data
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Google/Cognizant - Reimagining processes in the Oil & Gas industry
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Semantum - Convert legacy drawings to intelligent data with Model Broker
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Cadmatic - Shaping the future of plant data: from archives to living digital twins
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Siemens - Standardized Data Exchange and Innovations in Process Engineering
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Aker Solutions / Aize / Cognite - From Months of Work to One Day
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Aucotec - AI-Powered Engineering with Engineering Base - From Legacy Diagrams to structured digital plant models
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Draga - Connected P&ID
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Aspect System
Break
14:20 - 14:45
Data Logistics & AAS– The Strategic Road to Cost Efficiency and Interoperability
14:45 - 15:05
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Frank Possel-Dölken
CDO, Phoenix Contact AS
In today’s industrial landscape, achieving both cost efficiency and seamless interoperability is critical for competitiveness. Phoenix Contact, under the leadership of Chief Digital Officer Dr. Frank Possel-Dölken, is pioneering this transformation by combining data logistics principles with the Asset Administration Shell (AAS) as a strategic enabler.
AAS is not just a technical specification—it is a foundation for data sovereignty, traceability, and intelligent collaboration across ecosystems. By embedding AAS into corporate and industry-wide strategies, Phoenix Contact demonstrates how interoperability and AI-driven innovation can coexist with efforts to reduce the marginal cost of B2B data traffic. This approach turns fragmented data islands into connected, value-generating networks, paving the way for a future where digitalization drives both efficiency and resilience.
EqHub + AAS = A True
DISC Love Story from Norway’s Offshore Supply Chain
15:05 - 15:20
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Knut Dagsvik
Offshore Norge
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Jon Kåre Solås
Pheonix Contact AS
EqHub is already deeply integrated into Norway’s offshore supply chain, making equipment data and documentation accessible to contractors and operators like Equinor, Aker BP, Aker Solutions and Aibel.
Now, the next step is transformative: adopting Asset Administration Shell (AAS) as the common data backbone. AAS turns static documents into structured, interoperable and most of all living digital twins, enabling automated coding in SAP, streamlined SPIR processes, and providing direct data flow from manufacturers.
Call to action:
15:20 - 15:40
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Ine Dolve
Asset Manager Alvheim, Aker BP
From the perspective of running a producing asset, Ine Dolve will close the day by highlighting the key messages we’ve heard - why connected data, shared standards, and cross-disciplinary collaboration are essential for safer operations, stronger margins, and longer asset life. She will also offer a few practical tips on where to start.
Close out and way forward
15:40 - 15:50
DISC After Party and Dinner at FOMO
18:30 - 23:00
Walking distance to FOMO from Equinor Business Center. Doors open at 17.00.
We invite all participants to an evening at FOMO right after day one — a chance to continue the conversations that started on stage. Expect great food, real networking across the ecosystem, and our running “Breaking News” stream: short, surprising updates revealed throughout the night about what’s moving in the industry.
A moment to strengthen the relationships that will drive the DISC movement forward.
Registration required
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Disc Show & Tell: After Party – 1. des. 2025 – FUNKY FOMO AS
December 2, 09:00–15:30
Technical deepdive
Doors open
08:30 - 09:00
Welcome and Framing by the DISC Team
09:00 - 09:10
Live demos Part 1 – Working technology
09:15 - 10:00
Concrete, working solutions built by the industry, for the industry.
Aucotec
AI-Powered Engineering with Engineering Base - From Legacy Diagrams to structured digital plant models
Discover a smarter engineering workflow powered by AI. From legacy diagram imports to functional digital twins, experience seamless data integration and intelligent roundtrips through utilizing the connected PCA libraries. Visualize process data based on DEXPI, ensure full data consistency across diagrams, lists and datasheets, such as P&IDs and SCDs. The session concludes with the AI-driven EB Advisor- showcasing next-generation engineering intelligence.
Siemens
Standardized Data Exchange and Innovations in Process Engineering
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Import of simulation data to generate PFDs and show conversion into a functional aspect IMF model.
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Demonstration of Cloud Services for AI-driven conversion of paper-based PIDs to DEXPI format.
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Standardized Product Data Exchange using EqHub and Asset Administration Shell services.
Break - Mingle and connect
10:00 - 10:15
Live demos Part 2 – Working technology
10:15 - 11:00
Concrete, working solutions built by the industry, for the industry.
Aker solutions, Aize, Cognite
From Months of Work to One Day
Imagine taking a process that normally stretches across weeks or even months — production forecasting, automated screening, simulations, capacity checks, and equipment selection — and compressing it into a single, streamlined day. With full traceability and engineering validation built in, we show how deep complexity can be transformed into fast, reliable, and controlled delivery.
Draga
Connected P&ID
Show a connected P&ID and its potential use cases and integration to 3rd party systems.
Breakout sessions featuring initiatives and companies that act as key enablers of DISC
11:15 - 12:15
Room 1: Auditorium
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ID Management/IMF
Erlend Fjøsna and Arild Waaler -
From Requirements to Recycling - Using a IMF based Digital Thread
Aspect Systems Sweden AB -
Ido/Obi
Pål Rylandsholm
Room 2
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Empowering integration with governance at scale
AportoDigital / Witboost -
DEXPI 2.0
Michael Wiedau
PCA
12:15 - 12:30
TBA...
Lunch
12:30 - 13:15
Live demos Part 3 – Working technology
13:15 - 14:00
Concrete, working solutions built by the industry, for the industry.
Semantum
Convert legacy drawings to intelligent data with Model Broker
Software suite for conversion of different legacy drawings into intelligent data using DEXPI 2.0 (and previous) formats. The DEXPI files will be enriched with additional data from various sources. We also demonstrate our DEXPI Explorer collaboration platform where intelligent DEXPI data can be shared between stakeholders and analysed using various version control and AI capabilities.
Cadmatic
Shaping the future of plant data: from archives to living digital twins
Experience how DEXPI diagrams evolve into editable P&ID designs, and how brownfield models and documents gain new dimensions in CADMATIC eShare. Discover how various data sources can enrich visualization – combining brownfield data, live databases, and REST APIs – into a unified digital twin. Explore categorization, color coding, and dynamic interactions that seamlessly flow back to P&ID for editing revisions into as-built accuracy.
Break - Mingle and connect
14:00 - 14:15
Live demos Part 4 – Working technology
14:15 - 15:00
Concrete, working solutions built by the industry, for the industry.
Google/Cognizant
Reimagining processes in the Oil & Gas industry
A multi-agentic approach to foster cross-company collaboration.
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Webstep
The Intelligent Facility: The Magic of Data
Will demonstrate how today’s facility models become far more valuable when we move from documents and drawings to structured information models, using the Huldra model as an example. By extracting data from the model’s drawings into a knowledge graph, the information becomes machine-readable, connected and searchable across systems, so engineers can ask questions directly to the model instead of searching documents. This lets them quickly see which components are part of a system, which requirements apply, and how changes affect the rest of the facility – in seconds rather than hours or days.
Break - Mingle and connect
15:00 - 15:15
Awards & Close out
15:15 - 15:30
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Technical committee willannounce winners and hand out prizes!
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DISC Team - Thank you all and safe travels home!