Schedule of Sessions and Special Events


Tuesday August 21, 2012

08:00 am - 06:00 pm Registration - Legends Ballroom Prefunction

09:00 am - 11:00 am The 70 Year History & Future of CAT Cracking - Discovery A & B -
Warren Letzsch, The Shaw Group, Chuck Hemler, UOP, A Honeywell Company and Mart Nieskens, Shell Global Solutions

11:00 am - 12:30 pm Lunch and Tabletop Exhibition - Legends Ballroom -
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12:30 pm - 02:30 pm Q&A Session: Panel I – Reliability / Mechanical - Discovery A & B -
Panelists:
Larry Carper, Carper Consulting
John Hood, The Shaw Group
Dan Johnson, UOP, A Honeywell Company
Mike Maholland, Chevron
Douglas Mcaulay, BP

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02:45 pm - 04:30 pm Q&A Session: Panel II - Operations / Technology - Discovery A & B - Panelists:
Doc Kirchgessner, Grace Catalysts Technologies
Bob Ludolph, Shell Global Solutions
Ken Peccatiello, Peccatiello Engineering Catalytic Cracking Solutions
Keith Reynolds, CITGO Petroleum Corporation
Lee Wells, LyondellBasell Houston Refinery

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04:30 pm - 06:00 pm Reception and Tabletop Exhibition - Legends Ballroom -
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Wednesday August 22, 2012

07:30 am - 02:00 pm Registration - Legends Ballroom Prefunction

08:00 am - 09:30 am Concurrent Workshop Sessions -
Reliability/Mechanical/Turnarounds Track - Discovery A
CFD Case Studies, Peter Blaser CPFD Software, LLC, Reza Mostofi-Ashtiani, UOP, A Honeywell Company, Ray Fletcher, Johnson Matthey Catalysts, Raghu Narayan, LyondellBasell Industries and, Ray Cocco, PSRI

Operations Track - Founders I-III
FCC Safety, Bill Wilson and Bryan Dinkel, BP, and Mike Wardinsky, Phillips 66

Process Technology Track - Discovery B
FCCUs - An EPA Perspective, Brenda Shine and Pat Foley, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

09:30 am - 09:45 am Coffee Break - Legends Ballroom Prefunction

09:45 am - 10:45 am Concurrent Workshop Sessions -
Reliability/Mechanical/Turnarounds Track - Discovery A
Slide Valve and Actuator Reliability, Neal Cammy, BLAC, Andrea Pusceddu, REMOSA, and Larry Phillips, TapcoEnpro International

Operations Track - Founders I-III
Benchmarking FCC Yields, Kevin Proops, Solomon Associates

Process Technology Track - Discovery B
Fluidization Issues in FCC Units, Reddy Karri, PSRI

10:45 am - 11:00 am Break - Legends Ballroom Prefunction

11:00 am - 12:00 pm Concurrent Workshop Sessions -
Reliability/Mechanical/Turnarounds Track - Discovery A
General Refractory, Larry Carper, Carper Consulting

Operations Track - Founders I-III
Panel Discussion: FCC Operational Flexibility in an Era of Abundant Shale Hydrocarbons
Panelists: Praveen Gunaseelan, Vantage Point Advisors, Paul Wendt, CB&I, Mike Zehender, Grace Catalysts Technologies, and Mel Larson, KBC Advanced Technologies, Inc.

Process Technology Track - Discovery B
FCC Advanced Process Control: What's It Worth?, Zak Friedman, Petrocontrol and Jim Hall, Hall Controls

12:00 pm - 01:30 pm Lunch and Tabletop Exhibition - Click here for the list of exhibitors.

01:30 pm - 03:00 pm Concurrent Workshop Sessions -
Reliability/Mechanical/Turnarounds Track - Discovery A
Maintenance and Reliability General Discussion, Dan Flake, CVR Energy Inc.

Operations Track - Founders I-III
FCC Main Fractionator Best Practices, Eric Hutchins, Process Consulting Services and Richard Grove, Chevron Corporation

Process Technology Track - Discovery B
Rare Earth, Doug Jackson, Molycorp, Inc., Ken Bruno, Albemarle Corporation, Joe McLean, BASF Corporation, and Angela Jones, Grace Catalysts Technologies