Keynote/opening address - The US Crude Oil Resurgence: Impact on the Geopolitics of Energy. Guy Caruso, Senior Advisor – the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
Supply, Demand and Refining in a Changed World – and a New Marine Fuels Rule. Martin Tallett, President – EnSys Energy
Canada's Oil Sands Outlook: Production, Exports, and Economic Impacts. Bill Lywood, President - Crude Quality Inc.
Challenges & Opportunities in Oil Trading. Kirk Kinnear, Principal – GPD Systems (former VP-Commodity Research & Hedging, Continental Resources, Inc.)
Economic Blends: Crude Marketing from a Value Perspective. Matthew Goitia, President – Peaker Energy
Leveraging Advanced Analytics & Decision Support to Optimize the Processing of Opportunity Crudes Craig Harclerode, Global O&G Business Development Executive – OSIsoft
Equipping Your Refinery for Opportunity Crudes. Tim Olsen, Refining Consultant – Emerson Process Management
Toolbox to Deal with Changing Crudes. Fredrick Stubbins, Project Consultant – Intertek
Crude Blend Scheduling for Desired Processing. Dean Trierwiler, Vice President – Haverly Systems
Optimization of Crudes in Changing Regulatory and Market Environments. Vincent DiVita, Group Manager – Jacobs Consultancy
Design Considerations for Inline Crude Oil Blending Systems to Maximize Yield and Return on Investment. Gary Potten, Director Engineering – Cameron Measurement Systems/Schlumberger
Multivariable Process Analysis – Challenges and Solutions. Gregory Shahnovsky, President – Modcon Systems
October 11, 2016 (Tuesday)Day 2
Benefits of Crude Pretreatment for Unconventional, Heavy Crude Processing. Joseph Arensdorf, Manager, Separations Technology – Baker Hughes
Strategies for Mitigating Crude Unit Threats. Sam Lordo, Director of Marketing - North America – Nalco Champion
Reactive Adjuncts Desalting Chemistry. James Noland, General Manager – Dorf Ketal
The Need for Online Asset Integrity Monitoring for Safe and Profitable Processing of Opportunity Crudes. Tom Champlin, President – Permasense Americas
Strategies for Processing Opportunity Crude Oils with Delayed Coking. Tim Stone, Licensing Manager, Delayed Coking – Bechtel Hydrocarbon Technology Solutions
Heavy Crude Oils from an Application Perspective – Bitumen Manufacturing, Is Every Heavy Oil Suitable? Wim Teugels, Crude & Feedstock Specialist – Nynas
K-SAAT a Breakthrough Solid Acid Alkylation Technology. Gautham Krishnaiah, Director – FCC & Alkylation Technologies – KBR
A Better Way of Choosing FCC Feedstocks for Maximum Profitability. Clifford Avery, FCC Process Advisor & Dr. Ken Bruno, Technology Manager FCC – Albemarle
Dealing with Changing Feeds and Product Demands for the FCC. Alexis Shackleford, Technical Marketing Specialist – BASF
Optimizing ZSM-5 Additive Selection in a Dynamic Economic Environment. Emerson Domingo, Regional Technical Sales Manager – Johnson Matthey
Combating the Negative Effects of Iron in the FCCU at Philadelphia Energy Solutions R&M Inc. Patrick Salemo, Optimization Analyst - Philadelphia Energy Solutions & Doc Kirchgessner, Sr. Technical Specialist-FCC – W. R. Grace
Increasing Refinery Flexibility through Technology and Innovation. Doug Kelly, Vice President – KBR