2016 Q&A and Technology Forum

Sunday, September 25 - Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel
700 Aliceanna Street
Baltimore, MD 21202

Schedule of Sessions and Special Events

Sunday September 25, 2016
03:00 pm - 06:30 pm	Registration - Badge Pick-up
05:00 pm - 05:30 pm	Emerging Leaders Networking Event - If you are a recent graduate or new to the industry, this is the perfect event for you! Come network with other emerging leaders and the industry experts that make up the AFPM Committees responsible for the conference programming 30 minutes prior to the general Q&A Kickoff Networking Event.
05:30 pm - 06:30 pm	Q&A Kickoff Networking Event - Kickoff Sponsored by Crystaphase
Monday September 26, 2016
07:00 am - 06:30 pm	Registration
08:00 am - 08:55 am	General Session - • Presentation of the Lifetime Service Award • Keynote Address
09:00 am - 12:00 pm	Plant Automation: Alarm Management - Q&A Session Stephen Apple, Schneider-Electric Missy Jones, Honeywell Process Solutions Alarm Philosophy Document Randy Conley, Total Petrochemicals & Refining USA, Inc. Missy Jones, Honeywell Process Solutions Alarm Management - Seven Steps in 30 Minutes Bill Hollifield, PAS, Inc. Alarm Management and Cultural Change Dan Butler, Sinclair Wyoming Refining Company
	Principles & Practices: Emerging Leaders - This Town Hall will be a peer-to-peer session led by emerging leaders who will facilitate discussion on topics such as mentoring, communication tips, and more.
	Q&A: Gasoline Processes - This session will be split into two sections. The first half will be the traditional Q&A session, and the second half will be a town hall-type discussion. Panelists: Eddie Habibi, PAS, Inc. James Kleiss, Valero Energy Corporation Steve Philoon, UOP LLC – A Honeywell Company Ken Rhodes, Marathon Petroleum Corporation Bruce Varley, Total Petrochemicals & Refining USA, Inc. Session Audio Visuals Sponsored by CB&I
10:00 am - 10:15 am	Coffee Break - Break Sponsored by SNC-Lavin
12:00 pm - 02:00 pm	Lunch in Exhibit Hall
02:00 pm - 03:30 pm	Plant Automation: Supply Chain and Optimization - Opportunity Crudes - Processing Heavy Crude Oils Bill Cates, Hunt Refining Company A Novel Approach to Intermediate Stream Pricing for Real-Time Optimization Steve Treiber, Manufacturing Technology Network Establishing the Resilient Supply Chain Optimization Process Jose Sentmanat, LyondellBasell Industries
02:00 pm - 05:15 pm	Principles & Practices: Gasoline Processes - Solutions for Producing Higher Octane Gasoline Marina Minin, UOP LLC - A Honeywell Company Discussion: What Is the Industry Doing to Get Ready for Tier III? Kevin Proops, Koch Industries, Inc. Gasoline Blending Strategies Darren York & Eric Heavin, KBC Advanced Technologies, Inc. Better Plants Program Robert Bruce Lung, DOE
	Q&A: Hydroprocessing - Panelists: Subhasis Bhattacharya, Chevron Lummus Global LLC Patrick Gripka, Criterion Catalysts & Technologies Andrew Layton, KBC Advanced Technologies, Inc. Jeffrey Mueller, Marathon Petroleum Corporation Chad Perrott, ExxonMobil Chemical Co. Joseph Rydbert, CITGO Petroleum Corporation Session Audio Visuals Sponsored by Haldor Topsoe, Inc.
03:30 pm - 03:45 pm	Refreshment Break
03:45 pm - 05:15 pm	Plant Automation: Software Applications - Eliminating Difficult to Control Processes with Procedural Automation Darwin Logerot, ProSys, Inc. The Cloud is Here for Smart Manufacturing Pete Sharpe, Emerson Process Management Larry Megan, Praxair, Inc. Big Data Analytics Applied to Real-World Control Systems - From Instruments to Advanced Controls George Buckbee, Metso
05:15 pm - 06:30 pm	Reception in Exhibit Hall
Tuesday September 27, 2016
07:00 am - 05:00 pm	Registration
08:00 am - 10:00 am	Cybersecurity Day: General Session - Keynote Eric Cornelius, Director of Critical Infrastructure and Industrial Control Systems (ICS), Cylance, Inc. CISA Panel Michael Echols International Association of Certified ISAOs (IACI)., Evan Wolff, Crowell & Moring and Kimberly Denbow, American Gas Association
08:00 am - 12:00 pm	Principles & Practices: Hydroprocessing - Topics TBA
	Q&A: Crude/Vacuum Distillation & Coking - This session will be split into two sections. The first half will be the traditional Q&A session, and the second half will be a town hall-type discussion. Panelists: Rainer Bass, HollyFrontier Corporation Ram Mallik, Fluor Corporation Pete Sharpe, Emerson Process Management Maji Shyama, Essar Oil Limited Jay Steiner, MERRICK & Company Bruce Wright, Baker Hughes Incorporated
10:00 am - 10:15 am	Coffee Break
10:15 am - 12:00 pm	Cybersecurity Day: General Session - Legal Risks from Cyber-Threats in the Energy and Transportation Sectors Lily Chinn & Karl Heisler, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP Leveraging Security Insights and Techniques Across Communities Philip Quade, National Security Agency
12:00 pm - 02:00 pm	Lunch in Exhibit Hall
02:00 pm - 03:30 pm	Cybersecurity Day: General Session - Operational Blindspots: Why Securing Critical Infrastructure Starts with Improved Visibility Mille Gandelsman, Indegy How to Know if Your Control Systems Are Secure Mark Littlejohn, Honeywell Process Solutions ICS Cybersecurity: You Cannot Secure What You Cannot See David Zahn, PAS, Inc.
02:00 pm - 05:15 pm	Principles & Practices: Crude/Vacuum Distillation & Coking - Topics TBA
	Q&A: FCC - Panelists: Zach Bezon, United Refining Company Luis Bougrat, UOP LLC – A Honeywell Company Phillip Niccum, KP Engineering, LP Eric Thraen, Flint Hills Resources, LP W. Lee Wells, Houston Refining, LP George Yaluris, Albemarle Corporation
03:30 pm - 03:45 pm	Refreshment Break
03:45 pm - 05:15 pm	Cybersecurity Day: General Session - Integrating Process Safety with Cybersecurity John Cusimano, aeSolutions
05:30 pm - 06:30 pm	Women in Refining Reception - Reception open to registered women only. Join us for this opportunity to both share and learn professional development strategies and build a network of women leading our industry, as you relax after two days of intense learning. Reception Sponsored by LyondellBasell
Wednesday September 28, 2016
07:30 am - 10:00 am	Registration
08:00 am - 11:15 am	Principles & Practices: FCC - Topics TBA
	Principles & Practices: Fostering Profitability - PART 1 Catalyst Selection Vern Mallett & Chris Anderle, UOP LLC - A Honeywell Company No and Low Capital Project Triage through Implementation Process Chris Bodolus, CVR Energy, Inc. PART 2 Crude Selection and Crude Margins James Kleiss, Valero Energy Corporation Inside Refinery Optimization Steve Perry, Motiva Enterprises LLC Lessons Learned from the Past
08:00 am - 11:30 am	Cybersecurity: Cyber Attack! All Hands on Deck! - A hands-on cybersecurity "Capture the Flag" team training exercise Sponsored by: Attendance to this function is limited. If your plans change and you cannot attend, please contact AFPM so that your slot can be filled by another attendee.
09:30 am - 09:45 am	Coffee Break