Operational Excellence in Energy, Chemicals & Resources Summit 2023 | IQPC | 6 June 2023 | Calgary TELUS Convention Centre, 136 8 Ave SE, Calgary, AB T2P 0K6, Canada

The Calgary Operational Excellence in Energy, Chemicals & Resources Summit is the most inspiring showcase of industry innovation in Canada. Now in its 10th year, the summit brings together over 200 senior level executives to share use cases and showcase trailblazing technologies that will transform your operations.

It's the best place to discover powerful solutions - from innovations in AI and robotics, to hands-on site tours, to use cases from operations leaders paving a new way forward. Hear from industry titans during must-see keynote speeches.

The 2023 event agenda will show you how to:

● Enhance operational resilience and build a culture of Operational Excellence
● Plan for the operational and organizational impact of decarbonization
● Leverage connected worker tools to keep your frontline workers safe, mobile and efficient
● Unlock new value fast by zeroing in on the most promising operational innovation opportunities
● Build future-proofed organizations and take steps towards a more sustainable operational infrastructure
● Use remote operations to track production performance
● Link your Operational Excellence plan to business needs and changing objectives

2023 Speakers

Craig Dirk
President and Chief Executive Officer, KMC Mining

Max Easley
Chief Operating Officer, Petronas Canada

Sudhakar Virupakshi
Chief Information Officer, Buckeye Partners

Edmond Thompson
Vice President, Engineering, Technology and Capital, Nitrogen and Phosphate Nutrien

Jan Shumate
Director Worldwide Engineering & Construction Solutions and Corporate Manufacturing Automation Transformation, Eastman Chemical Company

Jon Mitchell
Vice President, Sustainability, Suncor

Grigor Bambekov
Former Senior Vice President, Business Transformation, Delek

Eric Wakley
Vice President, Health & Safety, Cenovus Energy

Jeremy van Loon
Director, Sustainability, Parkland

Quoc Hao Mach
Operational Excellence Manager, Vale

Brian Engbers
Specialist, Operations Technology, Plains Midstream Canada

Wendy Cukier
Professor, Toronto Metropolitan University

Robin Gardiner
Founder and Director, Leading Safety Partners

Shannon Ouellette
Global Process Owner, Production, Shell

Arden Albert
Director of IoT and Automation, ProFrac

David Lod
Chief Executive Officer, Veerum

Denis Drolet
Senior Operations Engineer, Real Time Operations, Vermilion Energy

Ty Levine
Vice President, Global Marketing, Sigga Technologies

Devin Peters
Senior Functional Consultant, Prometheus Group

Sarah Shortreed
Chief Technology Officer, ATCO

Kelly Ogle
Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Global Affairs Institute

Dennis Lee Banks Sr
Senior Vice President, Operations Services, Suncor

Jackson Hegland
Executive Director, Methane Emissions Leadership Alliance

Ron Norris
Director, Operations Innovation, Georgia-Pacific

Marvin Wong
Vice President - Business Intelligence, Technology & Security, Secure Energy

Vineeta Maguire
Former Vice President Supply Management, Ovintiv

Julie Thyne
Global Improvement Director, Dow, Inc.

Stephane Demers
General Manager, Operations, Fixed Plant Fort Hills, Suncor

Cristian Matei, Ph.D, LSS, MBB
Chief Executive Office, Advanced Thinking Switzerland

Sheldon Wall
Director, Analytics Centre of Excellence, Suncor

Joe Vornbrock
Manager, Corporate Applications, Information Services, Plains Midstream Canada

Greg Pollack
Business Automation Sales Leader, IBM

Phil Macartney
Senior Vice President, FlowForma

Tom Woginrich
Principal Value Consultant, IBM Sustainability Software, IBM

Thomas Grand
Chief Operating Officer, Samp

David Vlajic
Manager, Maintenance Excellence, NOVA Chemicals

James McLean
Partner, PWC Canada

Paul Stone
Product Strategist, FlowForma

2023 Sponsors

PLATINUM SPONOR:
• IBM

SILVER SPONSORS:
• Bently Nevada
• FlowForma
• Prometheus Group
• PwC
• Siggac
• Veerum

INNOVATION SPONSOR:
•SAMP