About this episode

Elena Melchert interviews Karen Olson about the HFTC and key insights from the Opening Panel Session.

Sponsored by IFS – Purpose-built industrial AI In this episode, Host, Elena Melchert, talks with Karen Olson, President, Olson Turner Enterprises about the history of the HFTC, and provides a complete summary of the Opening Panel Session on the first day of HFTC 2026 sharing key messages she heard from Panelist, Assistant Secretary Kyle Hausveit, […]

People in this episode

Host: Elena Melchert

Guest: Karen Olson

Topics covered

• HFTC
• industrial AI
• panel discussion
• business leadership
• oil and gas industry

Keywords

• HFTC 2026
• Karen Olson
• industrial AI
• panel discussion
• oil and gas

Sponsors

IFS

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Olson Turner Enterprises

Places: Houston, TX

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