CVA Academy

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HEIDMANN J.C.

Jean-Claude Heidmann has 40 years of experience in the geosciences and energy sector. He holds a Master of Science degree in Earth Sciences from the University of Paris XI and a Master of Exploration from the IFP School. He has spent his whole career in the energy sector working for the Total Group in France and abroad. He has held various positions including Manager of Business Development for Technology and R&D and Global Vice President at Total's New Ventures Identification. Major achievements have been the TOTAL Award for Audacity, an outstanding track record of major discoveries, and the publication in the 2017 edition of the "AAPG Giant Fields of 2000-2010" for his Incahuasi discovery. He also acquired academic experience both at IFP School as Director of Geo-Resources and Energy and then as Total Education Director in charge of corporate academic partnerships.

ITARD Y.

As an exploration geochemist graduated from ENSG School (Nancy, France), Yann has 31 years of experience in geochemical exploration, including 20 years with BRGM (French geological survey). West and Central Africa, South America, India, Russia were the main working place for mining exploration, mineral inventories and environmental mining assessment. Currently independent consultant, he mainly works for international mining companies in Western Africa as geochemist, regional exploration leader and exploration data manager.

COLIN G.

As a petroleum engineer graduated from the industrial engineering school "Arts et Métiers" and the French Petroleum Institute (Economy), Gildas has for more than 25 years' experience with very diverse types of operating companies on 4 continents, the major TOTAL after his studies, PERENCO the French-British independent company for the majority of his career, PIERIDAE, a Canadian junior company, recently the national NORTH OIL COMPANY as Development Manager in Doha-Qatar, but also for consultancy companies such as BEICIP-FRANLAB. During his assignments, he held operational and engineering positions in the fields of production / well / petroleum engineering, offshore and onshore, with both technical and managerial responsibilities.

Dr. LEGRAND X.

Holds a PhD in Earth Sciences from the University of Toulouse (1990) and a Master's degree in Computer Sciences from the Institute National Polytechnique of Toulouse (1993). More than 30 years of worldwide experience in Oil & Gas with a special focus on Africa, North and South America, Middle and Far East and East Europe. He has in-depth knowledge of tectonics and deformation and the application of structural geology for added value at basin- to reservoir-scale. He leads and provides advice fully integrated with the essential processes of petroleum system analysis, play fairway definition and prospect risk and resource estimations in line with Play-Based Exploration (PBE) and with Exploration Management System (EMS). At the forefront of new technology developments to innovate in the analysis and interpretation of big data for Geosciences, he is accountable as well for applied teaching, learning and assessment methods for transferring know-how in the realm of the tectonics and structural geology.

Dr. MUNSCHY M.

Marc has more than 40 years of experience in Geophysics (PhD). Since 1987, he occupied several positions within the Strasbourg University: full professor, head of research team (Rifts and Ridges), director than vice-president of bachelor studies in Earth Sciences. He very early, specialized himself in potential field methods (magnetic, gravity). He acted as a supervisor of many PhD thesis. He was also contracted as an expert for the World Bank in Africa. He published various papers dealing with potential field theory using complex algebra, and had the opportunity to patent some of his ideas.

GEMAIN O.

Anthropologue consultante en questions environnementales pour les entreprises
FAVRE C.

Psychologue clinicienne spécialiste du psychotraumatisme