October 20–22, 2025
Munich, Germany
Where great minds think aloud
Join us at the GATHERing 2025 Knowledge Exchange to discover how Sharp Reflections software and services can benefit your exploration and production teams and impact your operations. Come and connect with other Sharp Reflections users, and prepare to roll up your sleeves for hands-on tutorials and workshops with experts and industry colleagues.
It’s a knowledge exchange! What would you like to share with us?
If you have any ideas, cool tips or illuminating use cases that you would like to share at this year’s event, we’d love to hear from you! Please don’t hesitate to reach out to Bill Shea.
This segment of the program is in high demand, and slots are filling up fast. Don’t miss out—secure your spot!
meet other Sharp Reflections software users,
swap ideas and experiences,
learn directly from Sharp Reflections experts and industry colleagues,
get hands-on training, and be among the first to
discover the latest updates and innovations.
Save the date!
The purpose at The GATHERing is to foster learning and knowledge sharing. Don’t miss out. Mark your calender now, and register when you are ready to join us!Date: October 20-22, 2025
Location: München Hotel Marriott, Berliner Str. 93, 80805 München, Germany
Early bird: €450
(valid through Friday, September 12)
Standard fee: €600
(after September 12)
Fee includes all meals, client dinner, and training with all materials.
Registration closes October 15, 2025. If registration has closed, please contact us to enquire about this event.
Please note: If you have experienced registration problems, please don’t give up. Try again or contact us.
To make your stay as comfortable as possible, we kindly ask that you arrange your own accommodation.
Hotel, including breakfast, can be booked through this link.
Please note: We cannot guarantee promotional hotel rates after 12 September.
What to expect at The GATHERing Europe
Our event includes strategy and product presentations by Sharp Reflections experts, hands-on training sessions, client contributions, and a relaxing dinner outing to a charming local venue.
Day 1 – Monday, October 20
11:00 – 12:00
Registrations & Check-in
12:00 – 13:00
Lunch
13:00 – 13:30
Sharp Reflections & The Road Ahead with CMG Group
Bill Shea, Chief Evangelist & co-founder of Sharp Reflections
13:30 – 14:15
The Road to 2026.1
Joe Zuech, Head of Product, Sharp Reflections
14:45 – 17:00
Keynote Topic:
“The Great Inversion Debate: Full-Elastic FWI will Make PreStack Amplitude Inversion Obsolete by 2030”
Amplitude Inversions are Here to Stay: Why there is plenty of life left in this old dog
Michel Kemper, TechLimit
Elastic MP-FWI imaging: a replacement for conventional workflows
Laurence Letki, DUG
Amplitude Inversion or EFWI? What Tool Should We Choose?
Odd Kolbjørnsen, AkerBP
18:00
Icebreaker & Evening Dinner
Day 2 – Tuesday, October 21
07:30 – 08:30
Breakfast
08:30 – 12:30
The Training Room: Hands-on Tutorials + Parallel Training Tracks
Track 1: Reservoir Property Prediction Using PCube+ Inversion, Andreas Rasmussen
Track 2: Preview – Improved Azimuthal Data Handling, Andy Bottrill
Track 3: 4D seismic analysis – highlights of 3 years of FP-V development, Jorg Herwanger
12:30 – 13:30
Lunch
13:30 – 15:10
Knowledge Sharing: Customer Use Cases
Mariner 4D: Insights and Experience
Nicholas McArdle, Equinor
Joint 4D Time-Shift and Lithology-Fluid Class (LFC) Prediction
Torstein Fjeldstad, NR
Breidablikk: Persistence on details to improve business decisions
Hamit Akalin, Equinor
A Sharp(er) Domain Conversion
Alessandro Manini, SeisSquare
15:10 – 15:30
Coffee Break
15:30 – 16:45
Knowledge Sharing (continued)
Deciphering Amplitudes: the integrated AVO workflow in ENI
Matteo Tavoletti, ENI
Getting Quantitative with Deep Water Seabed DAS – Results from Elastic Inversion
Hanno Klemm, TotalEnergies
Multiples & AVO? QCs, Tips & Tricks…
Ronan Sablon, AkerBP
17:15
Event dinner
Day 3 – Wednesday, October 22
07:30 – 08:30
Breakfast
08:30 – 09:30
Technology beyond 2026.1
- On the Sharp Edge: What’s Coming in 2026 and Beyond (Joe Zuech, Sharp Reflections)
- Connecting Sharp Reflections and TechLimit – Data sharing between the two software applications (Russell Taylor, TechLimit)
09:30 – 09:45
Coffee Break
09:45 – 12:00
Help us build the 3-year roadmap: Foundation Project VI – Enhanced Multi-Dimensional (5+D) Seismic Analysis with Sharp Reflections
- User story: Multi-attribute and 4D Spectral Workflows with Sharp Reflections Software (Nicholas McArdle, Equinor)
- Status of 2025-2026 roadmap and plans
- FP-VI project scope & proposal review & feedback. Prepare to pitch your requirements
- Are there other must-have developments outside of FP-VI?
12:00 – 13:00
Lunch and Closing Statements
13:00 – 15:00
OPTIONAL afternoon session:
Open training and feedback session
The entire Sharp team will be available until late afternoon for product discussions, workflow advice, or general feedback
The GATHERing welcomes YOU!
And you are…?
A superfan of the Sharp Reflections platform—you have an insatiable drive to learn more!
The colleague of a superfan user—your curiosity has been piqued.
An in-house decision maker—you’re responsible for your company’s asset teams, and you want to know what Sharp Reflections is doing for you.
A new user—you want hands-on help to make the most of your investment.
A potential user—you’d like a no-pressure chance to look around and check the tech before you commit.
An interested operator—you want to meet us, survey the techscape, and maybe talk about consulting services.
Check any boxes?
Whatever your interest, we look forward to meeting you.
