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

Ann Esbeck

Bechtel Group, Inc.

Deputy Chief Innovation Officer

Bechtel in Reston, VA, leading her team in solving old problems in new ways.  She is working to drive the construction industry forward to create safer, cleaner, and more cost-effective projects for clients.  Mrs. Esbeck joined Bechtel in 2013 where she has served global clients in the energy, defense, and space industries. At Bechtel she has led teams including Innovation, Six Sigma, and Business Development.  Mrs. Esbeck began her professional career in 2005 at NASA’s Johnson Space Center as an Attitude Determination and Control Officer (ADCO) for the International Space Station (ISS).  As an ADCO she led joint flight and increment operations including the planning and executing of multiple flight crew projects.  She led the multi-center development and implementation for the Inductive Monitoring System (IMS) for anomaly detection, one of the first uses of big data technology for predictive anomaly detection on the ISS vehicle.  Mrs. Esbeck holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from University of Missouri - Columbia.

Sessions With Ann Esbeck

Tuesday, 19 March

  • 09:30am - 10:00am (CST) / 19/mar/2024 02:30 pm - 19/mar/2024 03:00 pm

    Circular Carbon: Exploring material transition strategies
    Policy & Regulatory

    Material transition is critical for successful energy transition. To help reduce the carbon footprint, more durable and sustainable materials should become part of our lives in the decades to come. Lowering carbon intensity of cement, steel and other materials along with recycling and utilizing carbon in petrochemicals will be key. What are the pioneering initiatives, collaborative efforts and cutting-edge technologies driving material transition and circular carbon solutions?

Wednesday, 20 March

  • 12:00pm - 01:00pm (CST) / 20/mar/2024 05:00 pm - 20/mar/2024 06:00 pm

    Strategic Roundtable | Materials Transition

    Materials (in addition to minerals and metals) have a critical role in enabling the energy transition.   Materials with lower GHG emission intensity in their manufacturing, operation and/or disposal/reuse will be needed. High-performance carbon-based materials are expected to play a major role in this transition. Despite its importance, the materials transition is little understood by policy makers and the public.  In which sectors will the materials transition be most impactful? What role will carbon-based materials play in the materials transition? What are the implications for hydrocarbon suppliers and downstream value chain participants? What new policies will be needed to facilitate the transition to lower GHG intensity materials?