You're Invited! OCTOBER 1-2, 2026!
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Women Offshore Conference 2026
Agenda, October 1-2
Below is the tentative agenda; all times are in Central Time (Houston). This event is in person at the LyondellBasell Center for Petrochemical, Energy, & Technology (7901 Fairmont Pkwy, Pasadena, TX, 77507).
0800-0900: Registration & Breakfast
0900-1000: Welcome and Opening Keynote Speaker Holly Strople, Noble Corporation
Holly Strople, Global Head of Talent Acquisition at Noble Corporation, has more than 15 years of experience in talent acquisition, talent management, and employer branding, Holly has built a career centered on developing strong teams, fostering authentic leadership, and helping people reach their full potential.
1030-1130 Morning Panel Sessions
Choose from the following sessions:
Build Your Future: Career Jeopardy
What is your next big career move? Join us for a fast-paced game covering confidence, leadership, career opportunities, and navigating change. You’ll pick up practical ideas for recognizing your strengths, speaking up for what you want, and taking intentional steps toward your next opportunity.
Build Your Career: Family Feud — Coaches vs. Professionals
Survey says… it’s time to settle the score! Watch coaches and maritime professionals face off over the skills, choices, and real-life lessons that shape careers on the water. You’ll hear different perspectives on workplace challenges, major career decisions, and balancing your professional goals with life beyond work. Leave with advice you can use as you build your own path.
1145-1300: Networking Lunch
1300-1400: Afternoon Panel Sessions
Choose from the following sessions:
Sea Stories Panel
Hear unforgettable stories from life and work on the water, along with the lessons that came from them. You’ll gain honest insight into building resilience, growing through challenges, and carrying your offshore experiences into every stage of your career and life.
Defining Your Identity in Work & Life
Your job is part of your story, but it is not the whole story. Panelists will share how they have shaped who they are both personally and professionally, offering real perspective and encouragement as you define your own path forward.
1430-1530: Skill Building Workshop
1540-1700: Happy Hour/Networking
0800-0900: Breakfast
0900-1030: Morning Keynote Speaker Capt. Kate McCue, Four Seasons Yachts
Captain Kate McCue, inaugural Captain of Four Seasons I, has three decades at sea, Captain Kate has built an extraordinary career across the cruise industry, serving aboard vessels with Disney Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, and now Four Seasons Yachts. In 2015, she made history as the first American woman to captain a mega-ton cruise ship and has since become a leading voice for leadership, innovation, and representation in the maritime industry.
1030-1130: Skill Building Workshop: Erica D’Eramo Two Piers Consulting
Throughout her two decades of operational experience in the energy industry, Erica witnessed first-hand the impact that leadership skills can have on an organization's outcomes. Having spent the majority of her career working in remote or offshore locations, she brings a practical approach to leadership development that resonates with all levels of the organization. Erica brings a rare combination of real world front-line experience, deep business acumen and academic credentials. Her coaching clients include emerging leaders through to seasoned C-Suite executives and hail from organizations including Google, NASA, bp, Hess, American Express, NVIDIA and Mars. Her prior speaking and consulting engagements have included a variety of Fortune 500 and FSTE 100 companies as well as the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Penn State, and the University of Texas at Austin.
Erica founded Two Piers Consulting, PBC to help create diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environments by supporting both individuals and organizations in fully accessing their talent and potential.
Two Piers Consulting is a proudly queer-owned, disability-owned Public Benefit Corporation.
1130-1300: Wave Maker Awards & Luncheon
1300-1400: Closing Keynote Speaker TBD