2022 Annual Meeting
2022 Annual Meeting
Sunday, March 13 - Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Hyatt Regency New Orleans
601 Loyola Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70113
Please click on the session titles below to view the full session descriptions. Please note all times are CST.
Schedule of Sessions and Special Events
Sunday March 13, 2022 |
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Registration |
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Women in Industry Reception - Open to registered women attendees only. Please RSVP by March 4. |
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Opening Reception |
Monday March 14, 2022 |
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Registration |
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Government Relations Breakfast
- Price: $60 Open to registered attendees only. Tickets must be purchased by March 4. An Insider's Guide to DC: What’s Next? Navigating 2022. The 2020 Congressional races ushered in a few surprises and lots of new leaders. In a lively, timely and strictly non-partisan presentation, David will take you on a tour of the new DC landscape and what lies ahead for Congress and the President. Drawing on his extensive research on voting patterns and interviews with the candidates, David explores the aftershock of 2020 with an eye to the 2022 midterms and beyond. Speaker: David Wasserman, Senior Editor, Cook Political Report |
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General Breakfast |
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General Session
- Chairman's Welcome: Jeff Ramsey, President & CEO, Flint Hills Resources, AFPM Chairman of the Board Leadership Award Presentation: U.S. Senator Joe Mancin, (D-West Virginia) President's Report, State of Association: Chet Thompson, President & CEO, AFPM Cedric Richmond, Senior Advisor to the President of the United States Representative Garrett Graves, (R-Louisiana 6th District) Keynote Presentations: What's REALLY On The Mind Of America Most public opinion experts can only tell you what they think is on the minds of ordinary Americans, but Dr. Frank Luntz lets ordinary Americans speak for themselves. Through thousands of hours of intense direct response/focus group dial testing, Dr. Luntz has his fingers on the pulse of every issue Americans talk about today. Dr. Luntz will provide expert insight and analysis that can help you, the business leader, the politician, or just the average citizen, understand the thoughts and feelings of the average American. Speaker: Frank Luntz, Pollster and Communications Expert |
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Monday Lunch/Tech Talks
- 1. AFPM Fired Heater 2. AFPM EmPower 3. Cyber Threats in the Oil & Gas Industry This session will provide an in-depth cyber threat briefing on key issues to the oil and gas industry pipelines and facilities; and cyber threats to pipelines both in the US and abroad. Speaker: Sergio Caltagirone, Dragos 4. Flow Accelerated Corrosion Gridding This session will focus on mixed reality applications for fast augmented gridding of elbows and/or straight piping. This demonstration will show how this application can reduce costs, increase reliability, and enhance safety. Speaker: Martin Rosemond, TEAM Industrial Services 5. Robotics Breakthrough for Industrial Process Autonomous Operations This session will describe how robotics can simulate operator rounds with many humanlike capabilities such as sight, hearing, smell, and tactile feel, which allow them to read gauges, record sound signatures, use thermal imaging to read hot and cold spots, and determine valve positions as the first steps toward to enabling autonomous operations. Discover how robots are becoming part of the mainstream in industrial operations, how they can perform the "dull, dirty and dangerous" tasks and allow workers to perform more meaningful tasks, and how they can perform tasks to enable operations having difficulty placing new employees. Speaker: Dr. Penny Chen, Yokogawa |
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General Session: Industry’s Role in the Energy Transition |
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Sponsored Content |
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Operating Company Reception
- Networking event open to operating company personnel. |
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Chairman's Reception
- Invitation Only |
Tuesday March 15, 2022 |
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Registration |
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Industry Leadership Breakfast
- RSVP by March 4 Required Energy and Technology Realities Speaker: Mark Mills, Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, Faculty Fellow at Northwestern University’s McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, and author: The Cloud Revolution: How the Convergence of New Technologies Will Unleash the Next Economic Boom and A Roaring 2020s |
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Midstream Policy and the Supply Chain: Challenges and Opportunities for the Refining industry
- The nation’s midstream sector - the integrated system of pipelines, railroads, ports, waterways, roads, and storage facilities - is the backbone of the fuel and petrochemical product supply chains. Recent events have highlighted the importance of midstream issues to our industry and new legislation and policy could have a drastic impact on midstream sector in the next decades. This panel explores supply chain issues and opportunities in the refining and petrochemical sectors. Hear the latest developments from industry leaders in our energy supply chain. Panelists: Omar Garcia, Chief External Affairs Officer, Port of Corpus Christi Bill Lam, US Supply Chain Lead for Oil, Gas and Chemicals, Deloitte |
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Sponsored Content |
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Strategic Partnerships in Innovation and Performance Stewardship
- The panel will discuss critical breakthrough innovative solutions in the areas of vapor control, flareless turnaround, and applied chemistries that drive a double bottom line related to more efficient operations while directly supporting Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives and goals for corporate enterprises Moderator: Cody Nath, President and CEO of Refined Technologies, Inc. Panelists: Jennifer Haley, President and CEO of Kern Oil & Refining Co. Jon Neitzell, Founder and Managing Partner of Anduril Partners Bethany Schuttinga, Partner and ESG Team Lead at Anduril Partners |
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World Fuels Outlook
- Moderator: Susan Grissom, AFPM Panelists: John Auers, Executive Vice President, Turner, Mason & Company Khush Nariman, Partner, McKinsey & Company Alan Gelder, Vice President, Global Content Lead for Refining, Wood Mackenzie |
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Advancing Process Safety – What’s Next?
- The Advancing Process Safety programs have proven that industry collaboration contributes to improved process safety performance. Going on year eleven, join members of the leadership team - Process Safety Advisory Group - on an exploration of the programs and the path ahead. Moderator: Mike Bukowski, Vice President, Strategy & Planning, Phillips 66 Panelists: Ray Brooks, Executive Vice President, Refining, Marathon Petroleum Corporation Brook Vickery, Vice President and Manufacturing Manager, Flint Hills Resources, LLC |
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Carbon Capture | A Path to Carbon-Neutrality Accelerates Today
- The amount of CO2 captured is set to increase by 800MT over the next 10 years driven by improvements in technology and advancements in policy1. To meet this scale, 70-100 projects are needed each year through 20501. To get there a rapid deployment of the ready now technology will be necessary. This presentation will provide an overview of technology and recent developments. Attendee Takeaways: 1. Carbon Capture is crucial to any sustainability / net zero target achievement 2. Carbon Capture Solutions are available at scale today 3. What to consider when optimizing a solution for capture, transport and utilization or storage Speakers: Mei Chia, UOP, A Honeywell Company Jeff Guenther, UOP, A Honeywell Company |
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Renewable Diesel – Unlocking the Complexities
- This presentation will provide: 1. An overview of the renewables programs that have been promulgated in North America; 2. A projection of renewable diesel supply and demand and; 3. Some sample economic case studies that highlight the key drivers and risks, including feedstock pricing, yields, RIN prices, LCFS credits, biofuel blenders tax credit, and logistical costs. Speaker: Kevin Milburn, Baker & O’Brien, Inc. |
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Sponsored Content |
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Annual Luncheon
- Featuring: AFPM Distinguished Safety Awards The Distinguished Safety Award (DSA) is AFPM’s most prestigious award. The DSA recognizes member companies that have attained an exemplary level of safety performance. Recipients are chosen by a selection committee comprised of members of the AFPM Safety and Health Committee. Join us for the announcement of the 2020 award winners! Keynote Presentation Price: $125 Open to registered attendees only. Tickets must be purchased by March 4. No tickets or same-day seating will be available on-site. |
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Technology & Innovation
- 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm: Processing Bio derived Feeds in an FCC Unit This presentation will include a case study using a Regenerator kinetic model and demonstrate the FCC unit’s ability to process heavier bio or waste derived oil with RegenMax technology. Speaker: Rahul Pillai, Technology Manager, FCC, KBR 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm: Outlook for Green FCC Technology This session presents the proven practices and challenges with proposed solutions for five tenets of a successful Green FCC Technology, including lowering emissions, improving energy efficiency, reducing use of natural resources, utilizing catalyst innovations and co-processing biogenic and plastic feedstocks. Attendee Takeaways: 1. Technip Energies practices on green FCC technology. Speaker: Scott Golczynski, Senior Technologies, Technip Energies Process Technology |
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Sponsored Content |
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How to Attract, Recruit and Retain Great Employees
- Attracting and keeping talented employees is the most critical activity in the long-term success of any organization. In this interactive presentation, Dr. Anderson will share what he has learned from research and twenty years of helping organizations hire and keep the best employees. Attendee Takeaways: 1. Gain knowledge regarding the 5 functions of management. 2. Design a recruiting system to locate, hire and develop the best talent. 3. Utilize a review system that acknowledges / rewards good behavior and holds accountable “bad” behavior. Speaker: Steve Anderson, Ph.D., Integrated Leadership Systems |
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Hydrogen Technologies Harnessing Hydrogen to Decarbonize Transportation Fuels
- With the ever-increasing commitments of CO2 reduction, the path to realizing those commitments seems more uncertain than ever. Haldor-Topsoe, the global leader in energy-efficient technologies to produce clean transportation fuels, as well as ammonia, methanol, and hydrogen, will discuss how hydrogen can be used to decarbonize existing assets. In addition, a discussion of how methanol and ammonia are expected to become fuels and energy carriers, as part of the energy transition. Attendee Takeaways: 1. What are people doing with hydrogen to decarbonize? 2. The energy transition to ammonia and methanol as fuels in various end-use sectors. 3. Understand key considerations to select the best energy carrier. Speaker: Johan W. Malan, Senior Licensing Manager, Haldor Topsoe |
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The Price of Leadership: How to recognize and handle Leadership Fatigue and Building an Inclusive Team
- Our world is flipped upside down and business leaders are forced to work harder than ever to keep their businesses thriving. Employees look to their leaders for direction, motivation, and support, but who looks after the leaders? Leadership Fatigue has become far more prevalent during the pandemic which continues to linger. This session will provide insight into how to lead when you and your team are exhausted. Speaker: Lori Ryerkerk, Chairman, CEO, and President, Celanese Corporation |
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Closing Reception
- Price $75.00 Open to registered attendees only. Tickets must be purchased by March 4. |