Event Details

Make your lunch productive by joining 12-15 motivated young professionals from within the AmCham China community to share resources and best practices for success and career development. Young professionals interested in expanding their network, becoming more involved with AmCham China, and getting to know their peers in the expatriate business communityshould register for this informal discussion.


This month, the Young Professionals Committee welcomes Mr. Mark Wheeler. In Feburary 2015, Mr. Mark Wheeler transferred to Beijing, China where he is currently serving as President of ConocoPhillips China, overseeing the ongoing production, development and exploration work in and around our producing assets in Bohai Bay & South China Sea. Before that, Mark was the President of ConocoPhillips Malaysia where he oversaw the start-up and growth of ConocoPhillips' Malaysia business unit.


Mr. Wheeler has been working in the energy industry for over 30 years. Mark began his career as an exploration geologist in Houston, Texas in 1980. Between 1980 and 1994, he worked in the U.S. in a number of technical and supervisory positions, located in Midland, Texas, New Orleans, Lafayette, Louisiana and Houston, Texas. Mark joined ConocoPhillips in 1989 and worked in Jakarta, Norway, Indonesia, Malaysia and China since. Mr. Wheeler is also one of the current AmCham China Board of Governors.


During the session, Mark will share his professional journey in energy industry for almost 30 years. Mark will also be giving career development advice for young professionals, and how foreign firms and individuals can succeed in the current business climate. The session will conclude with the opportunity for guests to ask questions to discuss these and other issues as well as network and get to know other young professionals in the AmCham China community.


Please note that the tickets are limited and preference will be given to AmCham China members and employees of AmCham China member companies.


A light lunch will be provided.


Please note that the event will be hosted in AmCham China Conference Center on 3rd floor, Gate 4, Pacific Century Place.

Speakers

  • Mark Wheeler (President at ConocoPhillips China Inc.)

    Mark Wheeler

    President at ConocoPhillips China Inc.

    Wheeler began his career as an exploration geologist in Houston, Texas in 1980. Between 1980 and 1994, he worked in the U.S. in a number of technical and supervisory positions, located in Midland, Texas, New Orleans, Lafayette, Louisiana and Houston, Texas.

    Between 1989 and 1995, Wheeler headed up Conoco’s exploration program in the mid-continent region of the US, based out of Midland, Texas. In 1995, he moved to Jakarta to lead Conoco’s exploration effort in Indonesia. In 2000, he transferred to Stavanger, Norway where he held the position of Exploration Vice President for Conoco Norway. In 2002, Wheeler returned to Jakarta as Vice President of Exploration and Exploitation for ConocoPhillips Indonesia. He was responsible for the subsurface development of the company’s major Natuna Sea, East Java and South Sumatra projects, as well as all exploration activities. During this time, he was a member of ConocoPhillips' Global Exploration Leadership Team, where he had responsibility for the company’s exploration activities for the Asia Pacific region.

    In 2005, Wheeler moved to Kuala Lumpur, as President of ConocoPhillips Malaysia where he oversaw the start-up and growth of ConocoPhillips’ Malaysia business unit. In Feburary 2015, Wheeler transferred to Beijing, China where he is currently serving as President of ConocoPhillips China, overseeing the ongoing production, development and exploration work in and around our producing assets in Bohai Bay & South China Sea.

    Wheeler received a master of science, with honors, in geology from Washington State University in 1980. For undergraduate studies, he attended University of California, Berkeley and St. Lawrence University in New York.

    view more

Tickets

Cardholding Members
Member Price RMB 100
Member Company Employees
Standard Price RMB 100
Non- members
Standard Price RMB 180

Agenda

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Registration
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Knowledge Sharing and Q & A
Mark Wheeler
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Professional Networking