​After her graduate ErSE seminar, the Honorary Lecturer of SEG, Ms. Maria A. Capello will deliver a briefing about the SEG Women's Network Committee, an initiative launched by the Board of Directors of SEG to empower the participation and success of women in Geophysics round the Globe. The session will raise the awareness about the activities steered by this committee for the SEG membership, the activities programmed by the WNC during the Annual Meeting in Anaheim, and the resources available to boost the presence, soft skills, and technical skills of women in the workforce of the oil and gas industry and in Geophysics at large. A session of Questions and Answers will end the session, enabling the opportunity for attendees to inquire about their own paths for enhancing the value they obtain from SEG. This session is open to enyone and everyone who wishes to attend, and will take place from 5:00 to 6:30 pm in Lecture Hall 1, immediately following Ms. Capello's seminar entitled "The Evolving Challenges of Geophysicists - From Amplitude Mappers to Partners in Drilling and Water Search."

Maria Angela Capello is a recognized leader and author in the oil and gas industry, expert in reservoir management, transformational management and leadership strategies. She has more than 33 years of experience, with a solid knowledge of National and Service Oil Companies in the Middle East, USA and Latin America. Capello is currently an executive advisor in Kuwait Oil Company (KOC), and champions the standardization of reservoir management best practices across all Directorates of the company. She also ensures the alignment of Shell technical programs with KOC's training ecosystem for three assets. She is the Lead Advisor of the KPC Professional Women Network, for the 9 companies of the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation holding.

Capello was the first female supervisor of geophysical field operations in the swamps and flatlands of Venezuela, in Pdvsa, progressing to be general manager of several oil assets. Afterwards, she was subsurface and operations regional manager for Halliburton, for Latin America and the Northern Arabic Gulf. With more than 57 publications, Maria Angela is the lead author of the book "Learned in the Trenches – Insights on Leadership and Resilience" (Springer, 2018). She believes that improving an individual, team, or corporation starts with clear strategic goals, communicated in simple and appealing ways.

Capello was Vice-President of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG), and is SEG Director-at-Large (2018/19); SEG Honorary Lecturer (2018/19), Chair of the SEG Women's Network Committee and is a member of the Board of Directors of SEG SEAM, received SEG "Special Commendation" and Lifetime Member" awards. She received the "GRIT" Award PinkPetro as a "Change Maker in Energy". Maria Angela Capello is a Distinguished Member, Distinguished Lecturer, and international Distinguished Service awardee of the Society of Petroleum Engineers SPE. She is the Program Chair of the 2018 HOCE, SPE Public Service Award Committee, Associate Editor for the Journal of Petroleum Technology JPT (Field Development), and is an advisor of SPE WIN "Women in Energy".  Capello is a MS of the Colorado School of Mines (USA).