Downstream USA 2023 | Reuters Events | 7 June 2023 | Galveston Island Convention Center at The San Luis Resort, 5600 Seawall Blvd, Galveston, TX 77551, USA

Create Partnerships for a Resilient Future.

Downstream producers are on the cusp of solidifying how they enter the new era of a “sustainable downstream” after years of volatility and demanding ROI targets.

The need to futureproof facilities and start to embed sustainability at the heart of every decision must be balanced against the race to safely maximize plant output as demand returns.

To secure a resilient future, producers are looking to solution providers for skills and knowledge to fill gaps they are unable to fulfil themselves. Early partnerships will be key for producers to overcome the shortcomings of aging assets and drive real ROI needed to fund future reliability.

Join 3,500+ active solution seekers and thought leaders across capital projects, reliability, maintenance, shutdowns, digital, sustainability and procurement unite to re-educate each other of new expectation and capabilities, and network to solidify partnerships that will maximise plant output today and build resilience for tomorrow.

2023 Speakers

PLENARY SPEAKERS:

Allison Martinez
Senior Vice President, Business Transformation & Chief Information Officer, Chevron Phillips Chemical

Christopher Guith
Senior Vice President, U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Energy Institute

Linda Rae
General Manager, Power Generation and Oil and Gas, GE Digital

Andy Brown
Partner, Global Energy & Resources Consulting Practice, TCS

CAPITAL PROJECTS:

Beth Holland
Vice President & Project Execution Owner MDI 3 Expansion, BASF

Daryl Gilbert
Senior Project Manager, BASF

Lisa Williams
M&E Operations Contract Labor Strategy Director, Dow

Mohamed El-Mehalawi
Global Improvement Leader, Dow

Krista Lusby
Project Manager, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company

Renee Isaacs
Projects Manager - Project Performance, BP

Aqeel Gurji
Capital Project Manager, LyondellBasell

Josh Wilkinson
Senior Capital Projects Estimator, W.R. Grace

Paul Williams
Senior Vice President, Pathfinder LLC

Alex Buehler
Global Projects Standard Delivery Model (SDM) Program Implementation Manager, LyondellBasell

Chris Stiles
Cost Engineering – Estimating and Planning Lead, Chevron

Stacie Wrobbel
Vice President, Pathfinder LLC

Carey Kling
Director Business Development, BQ Energy LLC

Jose Pires
Global Excellence & Innovation Leader, Global Excellence & Innovation

DIGITALIZATION AND DATA:

Philippe Daroux
Industrial Network Product Manager, Chevron

Ann Colwell
Ventures Executive, ExxonMobil

Bojan Knezovic
Enterprise Architecture and IT Governance Director, ENAP

Kevin Cox
Leader of IT Services - Americas Region, SABIC

Theunis Myburg
Digital Portfolio Manager: Manufacturing, Global Engineering, Capital Projects, and Turnarounds, LyondellBasell

Peter Townson
Project Director, CFIHOS

Ismail Dandia
Global IT Director, Shell

Nancy Grossman
Engineering Data and Information Portfolio Manager, Chevron

Erin Jones
Project Design Data & Technology Supervisor, ExxonMobil

Jeff Whitney
Information Management Manager, Sempra

David Reinhart
EVP Digital Twin, Visionaize

Hussain Abbasi
Head of Technology, ChaiOne

Kiran Dasari
Vice President - Digital Engineering Solutions, North America, L&T Technology Services

David Reinhart
EVP Digital Twin, Visionaize

RELIABILITY AND MAINTENANCE:

Walter Pesenti
VP Manufacturing Excellence, NOVA Chemical

Suresh Padmanabhan
SVP/CTO, Indorama

Bill Clark
Director, Reliability, Phillips 66

Jimmy Jernigan
Director Global Maintenance & Reliability, LyondellBasell

Alex Shelton
Director, Rotating Equipment, Phillips 66

David Nixon
Maintenance & Reliability Manager, LyondellBasell

David Mason
Director Reliability, Maintenance & Turnarounds, NOVA Chemical

Richard Ellis
DFRAM Improvement Leader, Dow Inc

Byeng D. Youn
CEO, ONEPREDICT, Professor, Seoul National University

Jeremy Osterberger
President & COO, BIC Alliance

Cheryl Scott
Director Key Accounts in Sales, Cognite

SHUTDOWNS AND TURNAROUNDS:

Heith Robey
TAR Leader, Celanese

Chad Bates
Asset Supervisor, BASF

Joe Murphy
Turnaround Manager, Phillips 66

Nicholas Beard
Turnaround Controls Manager, Eastman

Dusty Jones
Construction Manager, INEOS

Anil Kumar Malik
Head of TAR Center of Excellence, Petronas

Ryan Nance
Turnaround Services Manager, Aggreko

Jacob Gleason
Digital Advisor – Capital Projects, Chevron

Nicolas Morency
CEO, Prevu3d

Matt Kirchner
Chief Product Officer, Prometheus Group

SUPPLY CHAIN & RESOURCING:

Peter Dill
Senior Purchasing Manager and Author of: Control what you can, Huntsman

David Sheffield
Project Manager, Huntsman

Mohamed Dahab
Project Manager, INEOS

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT:

Brenda Brinson
CDO and GM, Culture & People Strategy, Phillips 66

Jennifer Pipkin
Houston Dow Center Site Leader. Project Execution Expertise Center (PEEC) Director, Technical Expertise & Support, Dow

Courtney Olson
Project Support and Transformation Manager, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company

Kurt Mondlak
Manager of Project Management, BASF

Todd Denton
SVP of HSE and Field Operations Support, Phillips 66

Peter Beard
Senior Vice President, Regional Workforce Development and UpSkill Houston, Greater Houston Partnership

SUSTAINABILITY:

Byron Romain
SVP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Nova Chemicals

Chandra Gannavarapu
Director, Global Special Projects, LyondellBasell

Algert Prifti
Decarbonization Technologies Manager, Black & Veatch

2023 Sponsors and Partners

HEADLINE PARTNER:
• GE Digital

GOLD SPONSORS:
• ONEPREDICT
• TCS

SILVER SPONSORS:
• Aggreko
• Prometheus Group
• Toadfly Technologies
• RLG International
• L&T Technology Services
• Cognite

BRONZE SPONSORS:
• Black & Veatch
• dss+ Consulting
• BQ Energy LLC
• Petrogenium
• Visionaize
• ChaiOne
• Prevu3D

WI-FI SPONSOR:
• Sabin Metal

EXHIBITORS:
• Triax Technologies
• Aspen Aerogels
• STEP Energy Services
• USA Industries, LLC
• Flexitallic
• Exloc Instruments
• Intertek
• IMS Group USA
• Fastenal Company
• Superior
• Sciphyn Robotics
• NobelClad
• HERMETIC-Pumps
• Alabama Heat Exchangers
• Christy Catalytics
• Universal Plant Services
• Willscot
• ARIX Technologies
• Revak Keene Turbomachinery
• Dialight
• 3S Superior Sealing Services
• Kardie Equipment
• LiquidMetal Coatings
• OCEDC
• Everlasting Valve Company
• HYTORC
• Aqua Drill International
• Analytic Stress Relieving
• inServ
• KAP Project Service
• Lokring
• Detect Technologies
• Izomax
• Texas Stress, Inc.
• Nanoprecise Sci Corp
• IPS/ITCS
• Solmax
• UFP Packaging
• VEGA Americas
• Teadit
• HOERBIGER Corporation of America, Inc.
• tec5USA
• C2C Technical Services
• Peinemann Equipment
• Holt Crane & Equipment
• Deep South Crane & Rigging
• Cust-O-Fab
• Modumetal Inc
• Miracad Technologies Inc
• International Cooling Tower USA, Inc.
• Blackline Safety
• Industrial Tent Systems
• Cudd Pressure Control
• Electro Static Technology
• Tube-mac
• R.B. Mosher Co
• Optelos
• Kluber Lubrication
• Rembe
• GEA
• Leica Geosystems
• SPX Cooling Technologies
• Ovinto
• Management Controls
• Hoyer Global
• Traffic logix
• Getac
• PIC
• Engineering and Inspection Services, LLC
• Emerson
• Curtiss-Wright EST Group
• CMW
• Austin Industrial
• VanTran Transformers
• Airgas
• Rawson
• Infrared Cameras Inc.
• Standard Constructors Inc.
• Toadfly Technologies
• ATR
• Taylor Valve Technology
• Palacios Marine & Industrial
• Hydro
• Cotton Logistics
• BEUMER Group
• Environmental Intellect (EI)
• BearingPoint
• MAGELLANX
• ABB Inc
• Datch
• Maventic
• Wingo
• Westports
• Turbine, Pump and Compressor
• TrinityRail
• Teikoku USA
• Symphony Industrial AI
• Superheat
• Rousselet-Robatel
• Ratnamani Metals & Tubes Limited
• Proveo
• Petrochem Field Services, Inc.
• OpenSpace
• Nitro-Lift Technologies
• Mohawk Field Services (MFSI)
• Mobilus Labs
• Lamons
• Johnson Screens
• HUVRdata
• Hexagon
• GLM
• Gallop Tower Field Service
• Equipment Group Investments
• Distran
• Dan Loc Group
• BlueFin
• Big Ass Fans
• Altura Engineering & Design
• Airswift
• Bass Tool & Supply