World Digital Downstream Summit 2019 | Energy Conference Network | 14 May 2019 | Marriott Hotel, 16011 Katy Fwy, Houston, TX 77094, USA

As the digital disruption transforms the landscape of every conceivable industry, the oil and gas industry is increasingly turning its attentions to the impact of digital transformation on downstream operations. Companies are starting to wake up to the fact that digital adoption is paramount for oil companies looking to improve cross-value-chain decision-making and focus on margin growth and profitability.

Until recently, digital disruption was primarily focused on upstream but as momentum builds, adoption is more widely taking place across downstream. It is no longer a case of “if” but “when” and “how”. However, if refiners are to join the digital bandwagon, adoption needs to be on a large scale, at speed and with focus on the long term returns.

Key to the long term success and sustainability of digital adoption is automation and the ability to integrate human elements with technology. Security robustness is paramount as technology evolves.

While Big data, IIoT and advanced monitoring technology are already being used in the downstream space, we are only on the cusp of starting to realize their long-term capabilities. What is widely understood however is that the smart refiner will be the digital refiner.

The World Digital Downstream Summit 2019 will bring together senior decision makers at all stages of digital adoption. Over two days, attendees will have the opportunity to hear best practice, first hand insight, capitalize on networking opportunities and shape the future of the digital downstream industry.

Attend and learn how to:
- Drive digitalization to achieve an end-to-end, cost-to-serve
view to improve competitiveness and profitability
- Forge connectivity between humans and technology
- Build a digital platform to analyze supply contracts, retail
outlets and depot inventories
- Improve insight into cost-to-serve, pricing and customer
segmentation
- Achieve faster decision making
- Drive down cost
- Improve asset management and maintenance
- Increase safety
- Drive innovation and competitiveness
- Protect assets and operations

Who should attend?
- Decision makers from areas of downstream such as: refining, distillation, cracking, reforming, blending storage, mixing and shipping:
- CTO / CIO / Chief Innovation Officer
- VP / Head / Director of:
- Technology
- Emerging Technologies
- Innovation
- IT Architect
- (Data) Analytics
- IoT
- Software Engineering
- Programs
- Maintenance
- Reliability / Turnaround
- Capital Projects

2019 Speakers

Stan Hale
Senior Director, Valve Technology Products & Services, MRC Global

Ross Harvison
Managing Partner, Supply Chain and Operations Practice, Intuitivum Group

David Johns
President / Chief Executive Officer, Murphy Shipping & Commercial Services, Inc.

Matthew Kleiman
Chief Executive Officer, Cumulus Digital Systems, Inc.

Jim Lawnin
Managing Partner, BBL Ventures

Brad Merkel
Founder and President, Merkel Group

Spencer Oulman
Director of Innovation, NOV Completion and Product Solutions

Sachin Padhye
Downstream Digital Lead, Infosys Consulting

Kevin Ruffcorn
S2P nextGen Business Lead, Chevron

Uday Turaga
Chief Executive Officer, ADI Analytics LLC

Tim Westhoven
Technology Scouting & Venturing Advisor, ExxonMobil

Joe Perino
Research Analyst, LNS Research

Yves Puisieux
Procurement Process & Technology Senior Consultant, ExxonMobil

Shailesh Saraykar
Head of Safety and Relief Systems, Ingenero

2019 Sponsors

MEDIA PARTNERS:
• Oil IT
• Oil & Gas Technology