Congratulations to the 2026 Houston ORBIE winners!
Leadership
Sebastien Lehnherr
Super Global
Billy-Joe Lafortune
Global
Maria O'Neill
Large Enterprise
Melanie Kirkwood Ruiz
Enterprise
Scott Turner
Large Corporate
Darryl Daniel
Corporate
Joseph Paulraj
Super Global Finalists
Graham Crisp
Justin Hooper
Billy-Joe Lafortune
Siva Pothi
Soumya Seetharam
John Thomson
Global Finalists
Alexis Collins
Tyler Falkenhagen
Brannon Kuykendall
Maria O'Neill
Kara Pelecky
Large Enterprise Finalists
Sumit Anand
Jennifer Charbonneau
Martin Christensen
Melanie Kirkwood Ruiz
Calvin Leong
Garreth Speer
Enterprise Finalists
Keefe Andrews
Terrence Gee
Stephen Liverman
Ken Piddington
David Riggan
Scott Turner
Large Corporate Finalists
Jim Bailey
Darryl Daniel
Marcus Manning
Raymond Mitten
Kevin Weiland
Corporate Finalists
John Baker
Jeff Green
Tony Keo
Michael Lewis
Joseph Paulraj
Misty Witmer
2026 Keynote
Sebastien Lehnherr, CIO, SLB
Leadership Award Recipient
Sebastien Lehnherr, CIO, SLB
Sebastien Lehnherr is the Chief Information Officer of SLB, where he leads the company’s internal global digital, data, and AI transformation across more than 100 countries. Bringing a rare blend of operational, cybersecurity, and enterprise technology experience, he previously served as SLB's Chief Information Security Officer and as Chief Operating Officer of Speedcast.
Lehnherr focuses on digital sovereignty and AI governance, supported by his work with the World Economic Forum's AI Governance Alliance, as well as advancing the physical‑digital integration of satellite, edge, and cloud technologies and driving human‑centric digital transformation at scale.
He serves on the Board of Directors of Onapsis and holds a degree in Computer Engineering from Ecole Centrale Marseille.