On August 27, 2024, the Tatarstan Petrochemical Forum hosted the first foresight session, "Competencies of the Future Specialist", prepared by the WPC Energy Russian National Committee in collaboration with “Kazan Expo” company.
The event was attended by students from universities in the Republic of Tatarstan (Kazan Federal University, Kazan National Research Technological University, Almetyevsk State Technological University, as well as winners of the “Golden Legacy of the WPC” Scholarship, representing 7 universities across Russia.
Seven teams from different countries worked together to create a strategy for developing the competencies of an oil and gas company in order to help it adapt to global changes and new technologies.
The participants were tasked with proposing a strategic vision and developing a set of measures to help the company modernize its business processes, increase its competitiveness, and improve customer interactions in a rapidly changing innovation landscape.
The tasks for the teams were prepared by the WPC Energy RNC Youth committee in collaboration with experts from “Tatneft” company.
To read more about event, please, follow the link:
https://kazan-ogc.ru/tpost/krmjiao031-itogi-provedeniya-forsait-sessii-kompete In 2025, the event will be held as part of the “Kazan Oil, Gas & Chemistry” International Petrochemical Exhibition. The foresight session will focus on the topic of "Sustainability Technologies: Ecology as a Driver of Innovation in the Oil and Gas Industry".
The goals and objectives of the session are to create a platform for collaborative thinking and innovation focused on sustainable development in the oil and gas sector, as well as to make a forecast for the future based on student knowledge.
Main tasks of the session:
- Identification and analysis of key trends, technologies, threats, and opportunities in sustainable development of the oil and gas complex;
- Application of forecasting methods to real business cases;
- Development of an effective work plan;
- Fostering collaboration and creative thinking through teamwork and multidisciplinary teams.
The session will consist of "Foresight as a method of forecasting: goals and objectives"
lecture and four main sections:- Stage 1: Identifying trends;
- Stage 2: Technologies;
- Stage 3: Challenges and opportunities;
- Stage 4: Events.
At the end of each stage, the teams will draw up and complete a shared work plan that combines the results of their research and ideas. This plan will be presented to experts who will assess the quality, creativity, and potential of the solutions proposed by the students.
Detailed information about the event can be found at the official website:
https://kazan-ogc.ru/foresight_session