2009 International Petrochemical Conference


Sunday, March 29 (1am) - Tuesday, March 31, 2009 (1am US/Eastern)
Grand Hyatt San Antonio
600 E. Market Street [map]
San Antonio, TX 78205-2600


Schedule of Sessions and Special Events



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Saturday March 28, 2009

02:00 pm - 07:00 pm Registration

Sunday March 29, 2009

08:00 am - 08:00 pm Registration
04:30 pm - 06:00 pm CHF/NPRA Symposium on Entrpreneurship and Innovation in the Petrochemical Industry
Global Growth: Challenges and Opportunities
Panelists:
Jeffrey M. Lipton, Chief Executive Officer, NOVA Chemicals Corporation
Bruce Macklin, Senior Vice President of Global Operations, ExxonMobil Chemical Company
James Chao, Chairman, Westlake Chemical Corporation

Presentation of the 13th Petrochemical Heritage Award
Mohamed Al-Mady, Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), Recipient of the Petrochemical Heritage Award
06:00 pm - 08:00 pm Welcome Reception - The Grotto, San Antonio Convention Center

Monday March 30, 2009

07:30 am - 08:00 am Continental Breakfast
07:30 am - 02:00 pm Registration
08:00 am - 09:30 am Opening General Session
The New World Economics
Todd Buchholz, Former White House Economic Policy Director
09:45 am - 11:15 am Supply Chain Forum
The Value of Investment in Transportation Infrastructure
Jack Broodo, Feedstocks Business Development Director, The Dow Chemical Company

Supply Chain Planning In Uncertain Times
Kish Khemani, Vice President, A.T. Kearney

Tuesday March 31, 2009

07:30 am - 08:00 am Continental Breakfast
07:30 am - 12:00 pm Registration
08:00 am - 09:30 am Petrochemical Forum
Capital Construction in a Volatile Environment
Edward W. Merrow, Founder and President, Independent Project Analysis, Inc., and
Peter E. Kelly, Senior Vice President, Hydrocarbons, Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.
11:30 am - 02:00 pm International Petrochemical Luncheon
Keynote Address: Restructuring Global
Priorities

Mikhail Gorbachev, Former President of the
Soviet Union