Keynote Speaker

Hassan Mirza
Senior Vice President and
Chief Digital Information Officer,
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield

Hassan has over a decade of experience and partners with executives, growth managers, and innovation teams to solve growth challenges and accelerate energy transition initiatives. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Texas Tech University and is a Licensed Professional Engineer in Machine Design and Materials. He started his career in Upstream Oil and Gas as a Field Engineer and progressed on to technical engineering consulting for Upstream and Downstream OGP companies and in industrial manufacturing sectors.   

He continued his education at Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business, attaining his MBA, Class 2019, and Executive Education from the University of Cambridge in Circular Economy and Sustainability Strategies. He pivoted from engineering to business consulting, starting as a senior consultant with one of the leading consulting firms and moved to a boutique consulting firm. Currently, he is a partner experienced in full-stack business consulting: growth and expansion strategies, corporate venturing and innovation, organizational design, target operating model and operations implementation.