Steve McBride has worked in Asia Pacific for 30 years, with extensive in-depth experience as a General/Country Manager and a Strategic Business Development Director in the upstream energy services sector. Steve gained a BSc First Class Honours in Electronics and Electrical Engineering from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, and later, a part-time MBA with distinction from London Imperial College, Singapore campus. Steve is the Past Chair of the SPE Western Australia Section, leading their successful initiative in Timor-Leste and is the 2023/2024 Chair of the SPE Distinguished Lecturer Committee. He is an Ambassador for Women in LPG (WINLPG) in South East Asia.