SPE EUROPE ENERGY CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION
10–12 June 2025 | Vienna, Austria
SPE Europe Student and Young Professionals Programme
Tuesday 10 June - Thursday 12 June 2025
Vision
Empowering the next generation of energy leaders to innovate, collaborate, and shape a sustainable future. The SPE Europe Students and Young Professionals Programme fosters knowledge sharing, professional growth, and a passion for driving impactful change in the energy sector. Through engaging sessions, mentorship, and networking opportunities, we aim to inspire and equip young talent to tackle global energy challenges with creativity, responsibility, and resilience.
The Programme is set to be a transformative event for young minds about to enter the industry, bringing together up to 50 top-performing undergraduate students from the Europe Region who are studying geosciences and engineering.
The Programme will not only enhance students' knowledge and skills but also foster valuable networking opportunities with like-minded peers and experienced professionals. The impact will extend beyond the individual participants as it serves to strengthen the entire community by inspiring and empowering the next generation of professionals. At the same time, the students will be interacting with many major industry employers through field trips, attending interactive sessions as well as having an opportunity to introduce themselves to the world during their visit to SPE Europe Energy Conference.
Programme Overview
The 3-day Programme will take place alongside SPE Europe Energy Conference, during which students will participate in an engaging programme led by professionals in the industry. Activities and sessions may include:
Day 1:
Opening Speech from Olivier Houze SPEI President 2025, Pierre-Emmanuel d’Huart SPE Europe Regional Director and Sirine Trichili SPE Europe Student & YP Programme Chair 2025
Session 1: What I would not do when migrating from student membership to young professional (soft skills training) – 1hr
Session 2: Assessment Centre Exercise (Lost in the Island or You are the CEO) – 2 - 3hrs
Recruiting Fair – 1hr
Session 3: Life as a reservoir engineer, drilling engineer, geologist, recruiter of young talent etc - 2hrs
Day 2:
Main Conference & SPE Europe Student Paper Contest All day
Day 3:
Visit to OMV Technology Centre & Laboratory
Student Nominations
Sections with the support of University Faculty Advisors will nominate students who should meet all of the below criteria. In general, the nominated students should be top-performing students—those who have shown excellence in leadership, participation in extracurricular activities, as well as academic performance. Students in their senior years of study (3rd or final year) tend to benefit more from this type of programme as they are about to enter the professional world. Our aim is to host students who excel in a variety of areas, not solely based on academic grading.
Minimum criteria include:
Section Officers will be contacted via email once nominations open.