Operational Excellence & Risk Management 2018 | International Quality & Productivity Center | 7 February 2018 | Norris Conference , 816 Town and Country Blvd #210, Houston, TX 77024, US

If you're in a hazardous industry, you're facing more volatility, complexity and risk than ever before. With markets shifting, regulations changing and pressure to increase efficiency in your operations - how can you deliver consistent operational excellence?

Join over 100 business leaders and learn world class strategies for keeping your people safe, your operations productive and your products sustainable at North America’s leading forum on Operational Excellence & Risk Management. This year's event has tracks on Management of Change, Procedure Management, Operational Risk Management, Human Factors, Safety Culture, Asset Risk Management, Process Safety, Environmental Excellence, Digital Transformation and more.

KEY THEMES IN 2018 INCLUDE:
• Environmental Excellence
• Innovation
• Personal and Process Safety
• Maritime Security
• Digital Operations
• Human Factors
• Maritime Domain Awareness
• Leadership and Culture
• EEZ Protection
• Business Transformation
• EEZ Protection
• Operations Management Systems
• Frontline Operational Excellence
• Naval Firepower
• Operational Risk Management
• Naval Procurement & Assets
• Asset Reliability
• Naval Procurement & Assets
• High Reliability Organizations
• Organizational Effectiveness

If you are responsible for managing human, asset or environmental risk in your organization - this is one event you do not want to miss.

2018 Speakers:

Richard Osmond
Vice President Global Wells HSE & Process Safety, BP

Kelly Wallace
Director, Business Improvement, Andeavor

Paul Leonard
Vice President of Health, Safety and Environment, Arkema

Chad Broussard
Director of Reliability, Phillips 66

Gregg Kiihne
Director, Process Safety, BASF

Jose Pires
Global Excellence & Innovation Leader, Andeavor

Matt DiGeronimo
Vice President, Operations, Veolia

Phil McIntyre
Managing Director, Performance Solutions by Milliken

Jim Wetherbee
Astronaut and Author, Controlling Risk: 30 Techniques for Operating Excellence

Hugo Ashkar
Global Risk Manager, BP

Todd Muscroft
Country Manager, USA, Procedure Accelerator

Mika Neffling
Sales Manager, NAPCON Games, Neste Jacobs

Camille Peres
Assistant Professor, Environmental and Occupational Health, Texas A&M University

Stacy Owens
Director, Operations, American Water Resources

Lisa Primeggia
General Manager, Consolidated Edison

Michael deBettencourt
Director, AVP, SH&E Training and Development, AECOM

David Wilbur
Founding Member and CEO, Vetergy Group

Lance Muniz
Founding Member and COO, Vetergy Group

Robert Guy
Director, Operational Excellence, Duke Energy Corporation

Stephan Blasilli
Head of Global Lean Operations & Corporate Initiatives, EDP Renewables

Kristen Kulinowski
Board Member, US Chemical Safety Board

Christian McDermott
Country Manager, Voovio

Lee J. Laviolette
Managing Director, Huron Consulting Group

John Bell
CEO, INOVX Solutions

Brian Flis Brian Flis
Managing Director and Energy / Industrial Practice Lead, Endeavor Management

Francisco Soto
Managing Director and Process Industry Lead, Endeavor Management

Dennis Calhoun
Managing Director, Endeavor Management

2018 Sponsors and Exhibitors:

PREMIER:
• Neste Jacobs

ASSOCIATE:
• Innovatia
• Performance Solutions by Milliken
• Software AG
• Vetergy
• Voovio
• Wind River

EXHIBITORS:
• Active Risk
• Enablon
• Rider International

WOKSHOP SPONSOR:
• Endeavor Management