From Pilot to Production: RemSense CTO Rory O’Connor on Scaling AI in Energy
What does it take to move AI from a pilot into reliable, day-to-day operations?
That is the focus of Energy Club WA’s upcoming Young Professionals panel, Scaling AI in Energy: Moving from Pilot to Production, and RemSense Technologies (ASX:REM) is pleased to have its Chief Technology Officer, Rory O’Connor, joining the discussion.
Key facts at a glance
- Event: Scaling AI in Energy: Moving from Pilot to Production, an Energy Club WA Young Professionals panel
- When: Wednesday 4 November 2026, 5.00pm to 8.00pm
- Where: Engineers Australia, 77 St Georges Terrace, Perth
- Panel: Rory O’Connor (Chief Technology Officer, RemSense), Apolon Ivankovic (Senior Software Developer, Sentient Computing) and Naveed Ahmed (Asset Manager, Chevron Australia)
- Supported by: INPEX
About Rory O’Connor, RemSense CTO
Rory leads the technology behind RemSense’s remote asset inspection platform, virtualplant, and understands first-hand the practical challenges of turning promising AI concepts into tools that deliver value in operational environments.
What the panel will cover
The panel will explore where AI in energy is creating measurable value, the barriers to moving AI from pilot to production and what the energy sector’s emerging professionals should understand as AI continues to reshape the industry.
Meet the panel
Rory will be joined by:
- Apolon Ivankovic, Senior Software Developer, Sentient Computing (a RemSense collaboration partner)
- Naveed Ahmed, Asset Manager, Chevron Australia
Event details and registration
- When: Wednesday 4th November 2026, 5.00pm to 8.00pm
- Where: Engineers Australia, 77 St Georges Terrace, Perth
Register for the Energy Club WA event.
Thank you to Energy Club WA and its Young Professionals network for bringing this practical discussion together, and to INPEX for supporting the event.
Frequently asked questions
Scaling AI in Energy: Moving from Pilot to Production is an Energy Club WA Young Professionals panel discussion on Wednesday 4 November 2026 at Engineers Australia, 77 St Georges Terrace, Perth, supported by INPEX.
The panel features Rory O’Connor, Chief Technology Officer at RemSense; Apolon Ivankovic, Senior Software Developer at Sentient Computing; and Naveed Ahmed, Asset Manager at Chevron Australia.
It means taking an AI tool that has worked in a trial and making it part of everyday operations: reliable, connected to existing systems and data, trusted by the people who use it, and supported over time. Many AI pilots in energy stall at this step.
AI can review high-resolution imagery captured from industrial assets and flag potential defects, corrosion or changes, so inspectors can focus on the issues that matter instead of checking every image by hand.
About RemSense
RemSense Technologies Limited (ASX:REM) is a Perth-based remote asset inspection and asset management technology company. Its virtualplant platform turns high-resolution reality capture into a shared visual record of industrial assets, helping energy, resources and infrastructure operators inspect remotely, plan maintenance and keep their people safe.
