On the 13th of March of 2023, SPE-KSA’s T&PP hosted its 4th dinner meeting featuring Sylvain Duranton, the Global Leader of BCG X and a member of BCG’s Executive Committee.

BCG X is the tech, build, and design unit of the Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Turbocharging BCG’s deep industry and functional expertise, BCG X brings together advanced tech knowledge and ambitious entrepreneurship to help organizations enable innovation at scale. With nearly 3,000 technologists, scientists, programmers, engineers, and human-centered designers located across 80+ cities, BCG X builds and designs platforms and software to address the world’s most important challenges and opportunities. Teaming across practices and in close collaboration with clients, their end-to-end global team unlocks new possibilities. Together, they’re creating the bold and disruptive products, services, and businesses of tomorrow.

Sylvain was the Global leader and founder of BCG GAMMA, BCG’s AI and Data + Analytics Unit. Sylvain holds an MBA from INSEAD Business School and a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and sociology from École Polytechnique and MINES Paris Tech.

The dinner meeting was emceed by Khlood Matar, a petroleum engineer from Saudi Aramco and SPE-KSA PR team member. The agenda for the night included a presentation by Mr. Duranton, followed by a Q&A moderated by Saudi Aramco Communications Advisor Hala AlHashmi. The March dinner meeting also has the unique distinction of being attended by SPE International board of directors, as well as many members of the SPE-KSA community from executive management, industry professionals, and students