2015 Q&A and Technology Forum

2015 Q&A and Technology Forum

Sunday, October 4 - Wednesday, October 7, 2015
New Orleans Marriott
555 Canal Street
New Orleans, LA 70130-2349

 

 

Schedule of Sessions and Special Events


Sunday October 04, 2015
03:00 pm - 06:30 pm Registration - Badge Pick-up

05:30 pm - 06:30 pm Q&A Kickoff Networking Event


Monday October 05, 2015
07:00 am - 06:30 pm Registration

08:00 am - 08:55 am General Session -
  • Presentation of the Lifetime Service Award
    Jeff Hazle, AFPM


  • Keynote Address
    Ramon Loureiro, KBC Advanced Technologies

09:00 am - 10:00 am Cybersecurity Day: Featured Speaker -
Jerald Dawkins, True Digital Security, Inc.

09:00 am - 12:00 pm Principles & Practices: Developing Leaders Town Hall Meeting

Q&A: Gasoline Processes -
Panelists:
Charles Burton, Motiva Enterprises
Darryl Dunham, UOP LLC, A Honeywell Company
Emerson Fry, Delek Refining Ltd.
Ginger Keady, Technip USA
Scott Lambie, KBC Advanced Technologies

10:00 am - 10:15 am Coffee Break

10:15 am - 12:00 pm Cybersecurity Day: Cybersecurity Panel -
  • Emerging Roles in IT/OT
    • Dan Scali, Mandiant, A FireEye Company & Marc Westbrock, Koch Industries, Inc.

Cybersecurity Defenses in Refining/Petrochemicals in 2015 -
  • Cyberthreats and Subcontractors…Could You Be The Next "Target"?
    • Paul Plauche, Turner Industries

  • Analysis of the Capabilities of Cybersecurity Defenses
    • Michael Firstenberg, Waterfall Security Solutions

12:00 pm - 02:00 pm Lunch in Exhibit Hall

02:00 pm - 03:30 pm Cybersecurity Day: Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity -
  • Cybersecurity Monitoring of an Industrial Control System
    • Terry Crain, Tesoro Corporation

  • Energy Sector Collaborative Opportunities in ICS Incident Management
    • Frederick Hintermister, NERC

  • Configuring and Maintaining an ICS Security Architecture
    • Terry Crain, Tesoro Corporation

02:00 pm - 05:15 pm Principles & Practices: Gasoline Processes

Q&A: Hydroprocessing -
Panelists:
Paul Epstein, Flint Hills Resources
Scott McArthur, Phillips 66
Andrew Moreland, Valero Energy Corporation
Michael Pederson, UOP LLC, A Honeywell Company
Paul Temme, Albemarle Corporation
Samuel Wright, Hunt Refining Company

03:30 pm - 03:45 pm Refreshment Break

03:45 pm - 05:15 pm Cybersecurity Day: Cybersecurity & Procurement -
  • How to Use ISA Standards in Procurement
    • Paul Forney, Schneider Electric

  • The Myth of "Secure Out of the Box"
    • Neil Peterson, Emerson Process Management

05:15 pm - 06:30 pm Reception in Exhibit Hall


Tuesday October 06, 2015
07:00 am - 05:00 pm Registration

08:00 am - 10:00 am Plant Automation: Q&A Session -
  • Alarm Management
    • Stephen Apple, Schneider Electric, Missy Jones, Honeywell Process Solutions, and Robert Zapata, Tesoro Corporation

  • DCS Asset Lifecycle
    • Marcelo Carugo, Emerson Process Management, Randy Conley, Total Petrochemicals & Refining, USA, Inc., and Lonnie Faucheux, Honeywell Process Solutions

Q&A: Crude/Vacuum Distillation & Coking -
Panelists:
Bruce Allred, Suncor Energy
Michael Braden, NALCO Energy Services
Brent Mayo, CITGO Petroleum
Maureen Price, Fluor Corporation
Ed Watts, LyondellBasell Industries
John Weber, Marathon Petroleum Corporation

08:00 am - 12:00 pm Principles & Practices: Hydroprocessing

10:00 am - 10:15 am Coffee Break

10:15 am - 12:00 pm Plant Automation: Big Data Part I -
  • Alarm Management for Non-DOT Regulated Facilities
    • Eric Johnson, The Williams Company

  • Refocus Your APC Program to Improve Profitability
    • Randy Conley, Total Petrochemicals & Refining USA, Inc.

Plant Automation: Q&A Session (continued) -
  • Advanced Process Control
    • Charles Johnston, Tesoro Corporation, Sriram Ramaganesan, Valero Energy Corporation, and Robert Stott, Phillips 66

Q&A: Crude/Vacuum Distillation & Coking - Town Hall Discussion Breakout -
  • Assay vs. Real World Constraints

  • Turnaround Strategies Crude and Coking

  • Finding the Sweet Spot

  • Experiences in New Crude oil Contaminants

12:00 pm - 02:00 pm Lunch in Exhibit Hall

02:00 pm - 03:30 pm Plant Automation: Big Data Part II -
  • Integrating the Supply Chain at Sadara Chemical Company
    • James Steiner, Sadara Chemical Company

  • Making Sense and Cents from Plant Data
    • Doug White, Emerson Process Management

  • Improving Credit Capture of Modern Predictive Control by Strengthening its Link to Real-time Optimization Using Synergizer
    • Max Fahrenkopf & William Snow, ExxonMobil Research and Engineering

02:00 pm - 05:15 pm Principles & Practices: Crude/Vacuum Distillation & Coking

Q&A: FCC -
Panelists:
Chris Bodulus, CVR Energy
Bart De Graaf, Johnson Matthey
Todd Foshee, Shell Global Solutions
Nik Larsen, Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Mark Reynolds, Phillips 66
Sanjiv Singh, Indian Oil Corporation

03:30 pm - 03:45 pm Refreshment Break

03:45 pm - 05:15 pm Plant Automation: Emerging Solutions -
  • Optimizing Diesel Hydrotreater Feed Content & ULSD Quality While Respecting Feed Header Hydraulics
    • Rahul Admuthe, Applied Manufacturing Technologies

  • Distillation Blending and Cut-point Temperature Optimization in Scheduling Operations
    • Brenno Menezes, Technological Research Institute of São Paulo State

  • Evaluating Novel Approaches to LTO Processing through Detailed Process Simulation
    • Mel Larson, KBC Advanced Technologies, Inc.


Wednesday October 07, 2015
07:30 am - 10:00 am Registration

08:00 am - 09:30 am Plant Automation: Vendor Debate Part I -
  • Big Data, Enterprise Intelligence, and the IoT - Implications, Opportunities & Challenges

08:00 am - 11:00 am Principles & Practices: FCC

Principles & Practices: Fostering Profitability

09:30 am - 09:45 am Coffee Break

09:45 am - 11:00 am Plant Automation: Vendor Debate Part II -
  • The Convergence of IT/OT - Implications Opportunities and Challenges

  • Plant Automation: Vendor Debate Part III
    • Best Practices and Perspectives on Leveraging Technology for Knowledge Management, Collaboration & Managing the Great Crew Change