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Mr. Dimitris Agouridis CEO INTUS Inc. T: +1 403 8880072 E: [email protected] Mr. Dimitris Agouridis B.Sc.(Eng.), B.Sc.(App. Math), B.Sc.(Geophysics), M.Sc.(Geophysics)has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of Intequest Corp. since 1996. Mr. Agouridis has been the President of Geoscience Integrated Inc., since 1997, Canadian Locators Inc. and ID Technologies Inc. since 2001, all affiliated companies of the INTUS Group. He has 25 years of experience in the oil and gas industry specializing in research and development of exploration algorithms and computerized technologies. He has been a Director of Intequest Corp. since 1996, Geoscience Integrated Inc., since 1997, INTUS Capital Corporation since 2009, Canadian Locators Inc. and ID Technologies Inc. since 2001. Mr. Agouridis received his M.Sc. in Theoretical and Applied Geophysics from the University of Alberta and holds a B. Sc. in Explorations Geophysics, a B. Sc. in Applied Mathematics and an Engineering Diploma. As Founder and CEO he has led a number of Companies from conception to full-fledged successful and highly profitable enterprises. Mr. Agouridis is an Associate Member of the Southern States Energy Board (SSEB) of the US and has presented extensively legislation proposals which shall see Damage Prevention and Environmental Protection efforts streamlined and technologically aided with significant savings to constrained Municipal, State and National budgets. An active participant to a number of SmartCities initiatives around the globe, he has been a key speaker in events bringing innovative solutions to the challenges they face. "Pipeline integrity management in highly dense urban areas" High pressure gas and oil pipelines run through the urban areas posing a risk to both residents and the pipeline infrastructure. Proper measures must be made for all phases of operation of the pipeline from design and construction to operational stage. It is equally important to follow safety procedures when some contracting or groundwork is done in the vicinity of the pipeline. Pipeline integrity system mandates that all such steps and procedures be adopted and proper use of technology be incorporated to ensure. This presentation describes various tools and techniques for different stages of pipeline integrity management.