In October 2014, SPE Trisakti University Student Chapter held its biggest annual event of the year, Petroweek 2014, with the theme “The Energy Compass”. The event was held to understand where the world’s energy development is going in terms of technology advancements and environmental awareness.
The event was divided into its series of Pre-Events, Main Events, and Closing Events. Participants of this event varies from High School students, Undergraduate Engineering students, to professionals in the oil and gas industry. Also joining the events were students from Universitas Indonesia, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Universitas Pembangunan Nasional, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, and Universitas Padjadjaran.
Veronica Colondam, the Founder / CEO of YCAB Foundation gave a talk during the Grand Seminar on October 10, 2014 about “Leadership, Communication, and Life Skills For Your Career”. Through the talk, the students participating in the event gained new insight necessary for their career in the future.
Furthermore, the main purpose of the event was to introduce the oil and gas industry to the young generation. Hopefully, there will be more of the young generation interested in choosing the energy industry as their career path.