2025 Environmental Conference
2025 Environmental Conference
Sunday, October 19 - Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Hyatt Regency, San Antonio
123 Losoya Street
San Antonio, TX 78205
Schedule of Sessions and Special Events
Sunday October 19, 2025 |
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Pre-Conference Workshop: Managing an EHS Internal Investigation
- This event is open to conference registrants only. A separate registration fee is required for this event. |
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Monday October 20, 2025 |
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Monday Breakfast | ||
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Monday Speaker Breakfast | ||
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Registration | ||
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General Session: Welcome Remarks & Keynote Address | ||
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General Session: OGI LDAR
- Speakers: Deever Bradley, US Service Line Director - Environmental Sciences, SLR Consulting Mary Claire Petit, Manager Environmental Engineering, Valero Energy Corporation |
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Coffee Break | ||
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The Vapor Pressure is On: Expert Panel Update On All Things Storage Tanks & Loading Racks
- Moderator: Chris Drechsel, HF Sinclair Corporation Speakers: Al Reich, Senior Chemical Engineer, Barr Engineering Co. Beau Thurman, Senior Chemical Engineer, Barr Engineering Co. Harold Laurence, Principal Consultant, Trinity Consultants Jon Bloomberg, Environmental Attorney, Squire Patton Boggs Hannah Placzek, Refining Specialist, Marathon Petroleum Corporation Petroleum refineries and downstream gasoline-distribution facilities face a rapidly shifting compliance landscape as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency tightens standards for storage tanks and gasoline loading racks. This technical session assembles regulatory, operational, and legal expertise to translate the latest rulemakings and ongoing reconsideration efforts into actionable strategies for owners and operators. Our 90-minute session will focus on the following key topics related to storage tanks and loading racks. |
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Networking Luncheon | ||
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From Promise to Plant: Making AI Work for Environmental Compliance
- Moderator: Phil Fish, Senior Chemical Engineer, Barr Engineering Co. Speakers: Chris Koerner, Environmental Manager, Flint Hills Resources Peter Whitfield, Sidley Austin Grant Johnson, Technical Specialist, TRICORD Consulting, LLC Doug Parker, CEO, Ecolumix Kyong Song, Senior Data Scientist, Barr Engineering Co. AI is moving from buzzword to becoming a real tool in the hands of compliance experts. This expert-led session cuts through the noise with refinery-relevant examples, legal context, and change management tips to help you use AI responsibly and effectively. |
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Coffee Break | ||
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Talkin' 'Bout My Generation
- Moderator: Bryan Brendle, AFPM Speaker: Kortney DesCamp, Senior Environmental Engineer, Ashworth Leininger Group |
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General Session: PFAS Panel
- Moderator: Mary Bachynsky, Formosa Plastics Corporation, USA Speakers; Alix Bromer, Partner, Perkins Coie LLP Travis Voyles, Assistant Deputy Administrator, EPA |
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Reception | ||
Tuesday October 21, 2025 |
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Tuesday Breakfast | ||
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Tuesday Speaker Breakfast | ||
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General Session: Fenceline Montoring & HON
- Moderator: Amy Marshall, ALL4 LLC Speakers: Christopher Ward, Senior Technical Manager, ALL4 Mary Bachynsky, Formosa Jenna Granstra, Operations Manager, Montrose David Dempsey, Trinity Consultants, Inc. Bryan Tyler, Senior VP, Enthalpy Analytical |
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Coffee Break | ||
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State Perspective of New Source Review
- Moderator: Rohit Sharma, LyondellBasell Industries Speakers: Jesse Lovegren, Principal Consultant, Trinity Consultants Sam Short, TCEQ Deputy Director of Air Permits Division, TCEQ Robert Hodanbosi, EPA |
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General Session: Negotiating with EPA
- Moderator: Leslie Bellas, AFPM Speaker: Derek Reese, API |
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Emerging Leaders Luncheon | ||
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Networking Luncheon | ||
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Chemicals Session: TSCA, TRI, and HFCs
- This session will discuss recent changes to chemical management and reporting that impact refining. Data consolidation across programs will be considered, as well timing and implementation of requirements recently enacted under both the Biden and Trump administrations. Moderator: Matt Hodges, Valero Energy Corporation Speakers: Jerry Couri, Senior Policy Director, AFPM Misty Sinclair, Managing Consultant, Trinity Consultants, Inc. Loree Fields, Senior Project Manager, AECOM |
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Coffee Break | ||
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General Session: BWON
- Moderator: Dawn Neal, TRICORD Consulting, LLC Speakers: David Wall, Trinity Consultants Ron Clark, Chief Operating Officer, PROtect, LLC Justin Savage, Partner, Sidley Austin Michael Hallgarth, Environmental Program Manager, HF Sinclair Corporation Ruth Benning, BWON Specialist, BWON Solutions, LLC |
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