• CERAWEEK 2025 | March 10-14, 2025
  • CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Chris Ashton

Worley

CEO

Chris was appointed Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director on 24 February 2020. Chris joined Worley in 1998 and has held many leadership roles across the Company as it evolved through acquisition and organic growth. Before becoming CEO, Chris was Chief Operating Officer responsible for the integration of the ECR business and setting the strategy for Worley’s transformation. Before this, he was Group Managing Director for Major Projects and Integrated Solutions with accountability for growth and performance. This included Worley’s fabrication businesses, WorleyCord and Rosenberg Worley, and the Global Delivery Center. He’s also held executive roles with responsibility for operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa and the power sector globally. Chris holds a degree in electrical and electronic engineering with honors from the University of Sunderland and a Master of Business Administration from Cranfield School of Management. He has completed the Executive Management Program at Harvard Business School and the Company Directors Course at the Australian Institute of Directors. Chris is a resident of the United States of America.

Sessions With Chris Ashton

Thursday, 21 March

  • 09:05am - 09:45am (CST) / 21/mar/2024 02:05 pm - 21/mar/2024 02:45 pm

    Technology Choices for the Future
    Innovation & Technology

    The global energy system is in the early stages of major technological transformation. Companies, policy makers and investors around the world are accelerating the pace of innovations and investments in new technologies. There are many challenges ahead—scaling new technologies, investing in infrastructure such as smart grids and removing regulatory barriers. What technological solutions are ready for commercial deployment today? How do we balance focus between supply side and demand side?Are there any game-changing technologies that are not on our horizon? How will AI impact the pace of energy innovation? Can technology and innovation create the breakthroughs needed to accelerate the energy transition or will non-technical factors keep slowing things down?