North American Refining Technology Conference 2024 | World Refining Association (WRA) | 30 January 2024 | Four Seasons Hotel Houston, 1300 Lamar St, Houston, TX 77010, USA

This event is the World Refining Association’s regional refining event with a core focus on connecting US refineries with the cutting-edge technologies that will determine the role of refining in the Energy Transition.

This focuses on the concept of “Sustainable Refining” by analysing strategies on decarbonisation & digitalisation and acting as a forum for North American refiners to set the agenda and collaborate on the sector’s short to mid-term future.

2024 Speakers

Alejandro Maurer
Business Development Manager, Axens

Amit Gupta
Director of Furnace Technology & Sales, Axens

Andrew McMullan
Global DX Business Line Leader, KBC

Benoît Chedal-Anglay
Commercial Director - Americas, Global Solutions, Axens

Bert Natalicchio
Managing Consultant, Technical IT Director, Petrogenium

Brad Cook
Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Sabin Metal

Brian Boeger
Sr, Technology Manager, Axens North America

Clyde F. Payn
Chief Executive Officer, The Catalyst Group

Dan Gillis
Technology Director, Chevron Lummus Global

Dave Kettner
President & General Counsel, Virent Inc.

Dipankar Das
Group Vice President & Head of Digital & IT, Marathon Petroleum

Edwin Elmendorp
Director, Strategic Consulting, Kinsman Group

Francisco Trespalacios
CEO & Co-Founder, Prometheus.ai

Gil Cohen
CEO & Co-Founder, Imubit

Henrik Rasmussen
Managing Director, America, Topsoe

Himal Munsif
Senior Manager, Downstream Strategy, Chevron

Ian MacGregor
Chairman of the Board, President & CEO, North West Refining

Ido Biger
Chief Technology & Data Officer, Delek US

Jay Stang
President – Lab Operations, SH Controls

Jeff Sexton
Refining Technology Director, Marathon

Jeffery Biamonte
Senior Business Development Manager, ExxonMobil Catalysts & Licensing

Jerry Price
Managing Director, GreenStar BCS

Jillian Davidson
Director, Industry Marketing, AspenTech

Keith A. Couch
Senior Director, Integrated Projects, Honeywell UOP

Ken Chlapik
Global Market Manager, Johnson Matthey

Leslie Johnson
Technical Service Representative, Crystaphase

Matt McMonagle
CEO & Founder, Novo Hydrogen

Michael McBride
Solution Development Leader, Honeywell UOP

Michiel Spoor
Principal Energy Consultant, KBC

Mike Achacoso
VP Operations, Calumet Specialty Products

Mike Wright
Chief Operating Officer & Executive Vice President, CVR Energy

Mukund Yallambalse
Business Development Director, Axens

Paul Newman
President, Petrogenium USA

Preben Nielsen
Strategic Operations, Pontem Analytics

Rahul Khandelwal
Business Director, GTC Vorro

Robert Pinchuk
Director, Low Carbon Strategy, Parkland Refining

Ron Hatfield
President – Lab Operations, Beta Analytic

Sanjay Lodha
Global Business Director, TUBACOAT, Tubacex Group

Scott Sayles
Manager, Renewable Fuels and Alternate Feeds, Becht

Tanya Vetter
Vice President, Strategy & Planning, ExxonMobil

Terrill Pitkin
VP of Commercial, Planning & Optimization, Par Pacific Holding, Inc.

Tiago Vilela
Director, Refinery Catalyst Testing & Business Development, Avantium

Tim Duncan
Applications Engineer, Solenis

Tim Fitzgibbon
Senior Expert of Refining, McKinsey & Company

Todd Miner
Managing Advisor, Solomon Associates

Troy Bredenkamp
Senior Vice President – Government & Public Affairs, Renewable Fuels Association

Zafar Ali
VP Solutions Consulting, AspenTech

2024 Sponsors and Partners

HOST SPONSOR:
• Axens Powering Integrated Solutions

KNOWLEDGE PARTNER:
• McKinsey & Company

SPONSORS:
• Aspentech
• Avantium
• Becht
• Crystaphase
• Exxon Mobil
• Honeywell UOP
• Imubit
• Johnson Matthey
• KBC
• Moxba Metrex
• PetroGenium
• ProMetheus
• SABIN
• SH Controls
• Solenis
• Solomon
• Sulzer
• Topzoe
• Virent