2023 Strategic Program Speakers

Uwa Airhiavbere is Director of Microsoft’s Worldwide Oil & Gas sector. In this role, Uwa is responsible for identifying trends and opportunities in the Oil & Gas industry, field readiness and engagement, partner strategy, strategic investments, and integration among business groups within Microsoft.

Prior to his current role, Uwa held several positions at General Electric where he had a successful nine-year career within the Oil & Gas Division. In his role as Director of Commercial Operations for the business unit focused on onshore production, Uwa devised strategy – from planning to final execution, including go-to-market strategy, market intelligence, competitive analysis, customer segmentation, pricing, and tender management.

Uwa earned a Master of Arts in International Relations at Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies, with concentrations in International Economics & Energy Policy. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Business Economics, with honors, from Brown University