Agenda

TRACK ONE
(Greenway Ballroom)
Session One:
Refining – Process Optimization (FCC, Alkylation, Coking, Treating, Hydrocracking)

TRACK TWO
(Bluebonnet Room)

Session Two: Digital Transformation/Evolution
(Predictive Analytics, IIoT, Cybersecurity, AR/VR, AI, etc.)

9:10 – 9:40 a.m.

Off-gas treatment to mitigate environmental impact:
Suma Ninan, Senior Technical Professional Leader – Process, KBR, Khalid Alshamrani, Project Engineer, Saudi Aramco and Abdul Rahman Habib, Project Management – Lead, Saudi Aramco

Driving Value Maximization with Process Digital Twins and Data Analytics:
Sathiyanarayanan Arunachalam, Vice President

9:40 – 10:10 a.m.

Fire Heater Debottlenecking and Optimization Strategies:
Simbarashe Mambiri, Process Engineer

Unified power and process paves the path to net zero: Constantine Lau, Global Director

10:10 – 10:40 a.m.

Needle Coke & Synthetic Graphite: Advancing Performance through Technology Application: Al Faegh,
Director Delayed Coking Technology

AI for valve predictive maintenance:
Boris Volavicius,
Director, Digitalization Sales

10:40 – 11:10 a.m. 

Networking Refreshment Break 

Session Three:

Emerging Process Technologies
 (Refining and/or Petrochemicals)

Session Four:

Catalyst Technologies

11:10 – 11:40 a.m.

Breezon R1270: Pertamina’s Natural Refrigerant Revolutionizing Energy Efficiency and Environmental Sustainability: Andrie Prasetyo

Polypropylene Process Engineer, Ari Fajar Riyanto, Sr. Specialist III Downstream Research, and Fahmy Thoriqul Haq, Analyst I Technology Incubation

Affordable superior hydrocracking catalysts through strategic zeolite modifications:
Kurt Du Mong, Chief Executive Officer

11:40 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.

An innovative process for simultaneously producing high-purity benzene and U.S.-grade gasoline from FCC C6 hearcut: 
Rahul Patil, Sr. General Manager

Sinopec non-oil route for light olefins production -The Integration of S-MTO and OCC Process:
Dr. Hongxing Liu, Senior Engineer

12:10 – 12:40 p.m.

Sulfur Removal: A pathway for Energy Reduction and Decarbonization:
Rahul Khandelwal, Business Director

A new Catalyst system to produce renewable diesel and SAF: Speaker TBA, Chevron Lummus Global

12:40 – 1:40 p.m.

Lunch

Session Five:

Green Petrochemicals

Session Six:

Energy Efficiency/Plant Optimization

1:40 – 2:10 p.m.

Charting decarbonization pathways for key primary petchem production routes:
Joseph Fallurin, Manager – Oil and Gas Climate Solutions and Catherine Huyett, Senior Associate

Sustainable Furnace Technologies – a Transformational Pathway to Net Zero: Peter Armstrong,
Vice President of Business Development

2:10 – 2:40 p.m.

Ethylbenzene Production Technology with Diversified Feedstock: Dr. Darui Wang, Vice Director. R&D Division

Sustainable Process Development and Refinery Integration:
Vishal Venkat, Research Engineer

2:40 – 3:10 p.m.

The expansion of a green technology portfolio: Acquisitions, partnerships and investment:
Ajay Gami, Chief Development Officer

Optimization & Sustainability by Effective Concept And Detail Design Of Gas Plant: Saravanavel Muthiah Ponnusamy, Process Engineering Manager

3:10 – 3:40 p.m.

Networking Refreshment Break

*Sponsorship available*

Session Seven:

Hydrogen
(Methanol/Ammonia – non-grey hydrogen)

Session Eight:

Refining/Petrochemical Feedstocks
Moderator: Karl Rufener

Sr. Technology Manager, Low Carbon Olefin Production
LyondellBasell

3:40 – 4:10 p.m.

Natural Gas (NG) savings in Hydrogen (H2) production: Marcelo Tagliabue,
Operations Manager

Innovating around Fischer Tropsch Technology: Breakthrough Technology Enabling Scalable, Feedstock Flexible, and Economical Sustainable Fuels:
Sanjiv Dabee, VP of Engineering

4:10 – 4:40 p.m.

Presenter: TBA

Exploring the Use of Advanced Modulated Electrostatic Dehydration Technology in Bio-Oils and Renewable Feedstock Applications: Prabhu Elumali, Subject Matter Expert, Crude Oil Treatment

4:40 – 5:10 p.m.

Dynamic Simulation for Green Hydrogen Production: A Novel, Collaborative Approach by ABB and CORYS:

Graham Provost, Vice President of Strategy and Business Development

Plastic pyrolysis oils as feedstock for steam crackers: Opportunities and challenges: Dr. Harald Schmaderer, Head of Chemical Technology Services

5:10 – 6:10

Drinks Reception

*Sponsorship available*