DR. PHILIP MSHELBILA
CEO
ATLANTIC

Dr. Philip Mshelbila is currently the CEO for Atlantic LNG Company of Trinidad & Tobago. Prior to this he was the General Manager, Gas for Shell Nigeria, and a director of the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd (SPDC).

Before that he held the positions of Regional Communications Manager for Shell in West Africa and General Manager for Sustainable Development and Community Relations for Shell Nigeria. Prior to that he was the Managing Director of Shell Nigeria Gas Ltd and Crisis Chief of Staff for Shell Nigeria. In the course of his 25-year career with Shell, he has held various roles including Integration/Planning and Project Development Manager for Gas & Power, Commercial Manager, Private Assistant to the Chief Executive of Royal Dutch Shell in The Netherlands, Regional (Business) Adviser for Africa - Shell International and Regional Health Manager for Africa overseeing 36 countries. Prior to joining Shell, he worked with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and National Oil & Chemical Marketing Company Plc (NOLCHEM).

Dr. Mshelbila has a degree in Human Medicine (MBBS), postgraduate qualification in Occupational Environmental Medicine from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the IESE Business School of the University of Navarra, Spain.

He loves traveling and exploring new cultures, swimming, and spending time with his family.

CHRIS CLEARFIELD
AUTHOR &
CONSULTANT

Chris Clearfield helps leaders solve impossible problems. He works with engineers, software developers, attorneys, and C-suite executives.

As a coach and consultant, he guides them to a deep understanding of their unique and complex challenges. With his assistance, they learn to engage others and solve their most challenging problems in creative, collaborative ways. Clearfield is the co-author of Meltdown: What Plane Crashes, Oil Spills, and Dumb Business Decisions Can Teach Us About How to Succeed at Work and at Home, which was named a best book of 2018 by The Financial Times and won the National Business Book Award.

He works on risk, strategy, and innovation with leaders at some of the world’s most interesting companies, from major oil producers to tech companies like Microsoft and Etsy.