bp - From Ambition to Action

2pm – 2.30pm GMT, 22 March 2023 ‐ 30 mins

Business Agility

Since 2020, bp has been on a journey to reimagine energy and reinvent the company, in line with its net zero and growth ambitions. Applied sciences is the home of leading scientists who harness innovation and deliver technology solutions to support bp’s transition to net zero.

Although not initially expected to substantially adopt agile ways of working, it self-organized into an Agile Transformation Unit to discover how the agile principles and practices might best be used in an R&D context. Despite early challenges, it is now recognised in the organisation as a successful agile operating model leading to higher levels of ownership and empowerment to manage the challenges in the journey ahead.

 It is a story of passion, belief and courage that enabled 20 ATU members to influence 700 + people in the division to change their ways of working.  

Ady Dike

Ady Dike

Enterprise and Leadership Coach , bp

Ady is transformation expert with 20 years across sectors - in start-ups and blue chips and is currently working as a Entreprise and Leadership Coach with bp. 

She has over a decade’s experience leading Agile teams, the last 3-4 years, of which has been predominantly focused on coaching Entreprise and leadership agility 

She is a certified leadership and entreprise coach who has been coaching leaders C-suite and leadership teams since 2018 and holds the following certifications – ICP-Ent, ICP-CAT, ICF PCC, A-CSPO and Leadership Agility  

She has a background in Delivery of organisational change, Digital, Data and Lean and Agile transformations spanning a couple of decades.   

She believes transformations should be tailored to the business context rather than cookie cut and enjoys helping senior leaders to do this by crafting compelling visions, and defining and implementing iterative agile operating model and evolutionary transformation journeys 

She is particularly skilled at one on one and team professional coaching, facilitating design thinking and strategic workshops with senior leaders, and delivering leadership agility coaching and training 

Ady has two adult children and In her spare time, she enjoys keeping fit, travelling and spending time with her family 

LinkedIn:
https://linkedin.com/in/ady-dike
Arlene Rebello

Arlene Rebello

Technologist and Agile Coach, bp

Arlene is an expert Technologist and Agile Coach.  She has been fortunate to spend 20 years in the oil and petrochemical industry and within this time, to have experienced a range of technical and commercial roles, different project management and communication techniques and styles, in pursuit of delivering customer value. 

When she was introduced to the concept of agile in 2020, through in-house training, it just made sense to her. It took the best parts of what she had experienced in the Oil and Gas industry and brought them together. 

She knew then that she wanted to be a proponent of this style of working and since then, has been fortunate to be able to develop her knowledge and experience in this space. As an ICP-ATF and ICP-ACC certified coach, she has been privileged to be part of an Agile Working Group known as the  Agile Transformation Unit since its inception.  

As a member of this group, she has worked hard to define and embed how to apply the agile mindset and culture in her part of the business and supporting teams to select the practices and frameworks that will best help them. She believes that the Division has come a long way and that there is still more to come!

LinkedIn:
https://linkedin.com/in/arlene-rebello-623095138/
Lisa Hall

Lisa Hall

VP Strategy, Capability & Partnerships (applied sciences), bp

I am an instinctive cross-functional integrator who actively leans into change. I strive to inspire transformation and continual learning by creating an aligned vision, empowering teams to thrive and developing future talent.

Having worked for bp for +15 years I’ve had the opportunity to work globally with multiple teams, and the privilege of being part of an organisation that values diversity at all levels.  

My career began as a Chartered Management Accountant, working in industry as a Finance business partner. My desire to lead teams and drive strategic transformation has informed my career choices. So being part of the applied sciences Leadership Team allows me to challenge the status quo to drive continuous value towards our net zero ambition. 

My personal development journey has focussed on learning future skills, experimenting and implementing those skills to build greater capability in the organisation.  I measure my achievement through the extent to which I can lead and support teams to deliver sustainable value. I am very fortunate that my role in bp allows me to collaborate with incredible people who share my passion for growth and learning.

LinkedIn:
https://linkedin.com/in/lisa-hall-58792b158
bp

bp

We are an integrated energy business with operations in Europe, North and South America, Australasia, Asia and Africa. 
Website:
www.bp.com
LinkedIn:
https://linkedin.com/company/bp/