Bob Parney Ph.D. is an IBM Quantum Industry Sector Leader, Process Industries (Sustainability, Oil & Gas, Chemicals, Industrial Products, Mining and Milling, Pulp and Paper). Currently he is leading the charge on industrial solutions in Quantum Chemistry, Machine Learning, Optimization and Simulation for the commercial enterprise environment. Bob has held several positions in quantum computing and has over 30 years of industry experience in Oil & Gas and is internationally recognized as an expert and thought leader in applied quantum computing, reservoir characterization, seismic imaging, and innovative technologies.