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Schedule
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Welcome Address
by Cavendish Group
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Opening keynote
With Carlos Maurer, EVP Global Commercial, Shell
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Panel 1: Preparing the downstream sector for the technology revolution with Gerco van den Brink, Digitalisation Lead, Shell, Pernis Refinery - Raahil Burhaani, CIO, Essar Oil UK Ltd - Alexander Radach, Principal, DuPont Sustainable Solutions and Panagiotis Tsiakis, Director, IT Business Applications, Hellenic Petroleum
Moderator: David Hartell, Managing Director, Stellae Energy Ltd
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Networking Break
Virtual Networking
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“The Data Driven Connected Refinery”
Presented by Shane McArdle, SVP Production, Kongsberg Digital
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Panel 2 – How is the downstream industry contributing to decarbonisation? With Bob Maughon, EVP Sustainability, Technology and Innovation, CTO & CSO, SABIC - Maurits Van Tol, CTO, Johnson Matthey - Raahil Burhanni, CIO of Essar Oil - Dr. Chris Manson-Whitton, Director, Progressive Energy
Moderator: Vaseem Khan, Global Vice President, Digital and Analytics, McDermott
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Lunch and Networking Break
Lunch and Networking
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“Downstream decarbonisation Investment will focus on the few, not the many”
With Alan Gelder, VP Refining, Chemicals and Oil Markets, Downstream Global, Wood Mackenzie
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Panel 3 – Maximising opportunity and reducing risks – What makes downstream vulnerable to cyber-attacks? With Sharul A Rashid, Group Technical Authority, Instrumentation and Control, PETRONAS - Marcio Wagner da Silva, Transfer and Storage Manager, Petrobras - Susan Peterson Sturm, Digital Leader, Board Advisor to Bayshore Networks and Michael Lewis, Policy and Framework Advisor, Chevron
Moderator: Sridhar Sudarsan, CTO, SparkCognition Inc
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“OT/IT Convergence – Best Practices for Operational Data Management in Oil & Gas”
With Russell Herbert, Oil and Gas Industry Principal, OSIsoft
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Panel 4 - Embracing a shift in organisational culture - Developing digital competencies across the workforce to achieve change management – Implementing transformational culture and behavioural change: With Elisabetta Purlalli, SVP Digital & IT, Head of Change Management, Eni SpA - David Barreales Garcia, Head of Capabilities and Change Management, Digital Transformation, CEPSA S.A.U - Julia Benbow, Change Management & Organisational Development Downstream Digitalisation, OMV - Elgin Suggs, Manager, Digital Culture and Transformation, McDermott and Inge Wild, Programme Manager Digitalisation, Linde Gmbh
Moderator: Noorddin Taj, Technology Strategy, Architecture and Digital Innovation Lead, BP
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Digital Twin Private Workshop
(Invite Only and moderated by Shane McCardle)
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Networking Break
Virtual Networking
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“Digital Transformation on Multi-Unit Optimisation”
With Karthick Srinivasan, Senior Director Digital and Business Transformation, Delek Holdings US
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Panel 5 – The progress of digital twin for downstream – An insight into capabilities and benefits: With Luke Kendall, Digital Programme Manager, Shell - Shane McArdle, SVP Production, Kongsberg Digital - Vaseem Khan, Global Vice President, Digital and Analytics, McDermott and Harald Wesenberg, IT Specialist and Software Innovation, Equinor
Moderator: Seth Taylor, Smart Facilities Manager, Chevron
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Day one closing remarks
With Adam Soroka, Managing Director, Cavendish Group International with Noorddin Taj, Technology Strategy, Architecture and Digital Innovation Lead, BP
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Welcome Address
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Panel 6 – Energy Management – Reducing cost and Championing Innovation: With Henk Hendrix, Senior Manager Energy & GHG Management, SABIC - Alan Gelder, VP Refining, Chemicals and Oil Markets, Downstream Global, Wood Mackenzie - Claudia Zuluaga, Creator, The FUTURE is 50/50 and former Shell Global Principal Product Manager - Juan Gomez Prado, Energy Lead, Technology Solutions, KBR, Advisory Consulting
Moderator: Romain Roux, Advisor to CTO, Axens
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“Wiring the workforce – Value capture through rapid technology deployment, addressing the challenge of implementation through effective execution
With Alexandre Oliveira, Director Oil and Gas, Partners in Performance
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Breakout Sessions & Networking
Breakout Workshops
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Public Workshop on “Supply Chain Opportunities in Downstream Decarbonisation” hosted by the Energy Industries Council (EIC) With Stuart Taylor, Lead Segment Sales Closing & Downstream Business in Industrial Applications, Siemens Energy - Enrique Cornejo, Head of Technologies -Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy, BEIS - Graeme Jack, Operations Director, Head of Engineering & Assurance, Petrofac
Moderated by Stuart Broadley, CEO, Energy Industries Council (EIC)
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Panel 7 – Predictive maintenance – A contribution to reducing cost and improving efficiency: With Deepika Sandeep, AI Lead, Honeywell - Thomas Heinzerling, SVP, Advanced Operations Services, Linde Gmbh - Dr Satyam Priyadarshy, Technology Fellow and Chief Data Scientist, Halliburton and Richard Xu, Principal Data Analyst and Project Lead, BHP Manas Pathak, Global AI Lead for Oil and Gas, Intel Corporation
Moderator: Marijn Bezuijen, Artificial Intelligence Business Opportunity Manager, Shell
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“Hybrid Digital Twins for Prescriptive Maintenance of Heat Transfer Equipment”
With Francesco Coletti, PhD, Msc, CEO, Hexxcell Ltd
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Lunch Break, Workshop Sessions and Networking
Lunch, Workshops and Networking
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“Asset Management and AI based predictive maintenance” – Large scale implementation stories.
Philippe Herve, VP of Oil and Gas Solutions, SparkCognition Inc
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Panel 8 – Asset performance management: With Karthick Srinivasan, Senior Director Digital and Business Transformation, Delek Holdings US - Mark Fonda, CTO, Meridian Energy Group Inc - Russell Herbert, Oil and Gas Industry Principal, OSIsoft - Philip Black, PE, Global Emerging Solutions Lead, Digital and Technology, Wood
Moderator: Cetin Karakus, Global Head of Quantitative and Analytical Solutions, BP
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Thought Leadership Presentation
With Mark Fonda, CTO, Meridian Energy Group Inc
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Panel 9 – Digitalisation in supply chain management – Challenges and opportunities: With Jan Shumate, Director, Manufacturing Automation Transformation, Eastman Chemical Co. - Marcos Pavlick Abech, PMP, Digital Factory Lead, Braskem - Joseph McMullen, Senior Portfolio Marketing Manager, Value Chain Optimisation, AVEVA - Adrian Fielding, General Manager, Safety Initiatives for Plant, Global Integrated Protective Solutions, Honeywell Process Solutions
Moderator: Udayan Vyas, Emerging Technology Strategist, Chevron
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Workshop and Networking Break
Workshop Session and Networking
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Panel 10 – The Digital Journey – Has Downstream fully embraced Digital? With Matthew Hager, VP Digital Manufacturing – Innovation & Engineering Organisation, BP - Deanna Zhang, Director, Investment Banking Energy, Tudor, Pickering, Holt and Co. - Sri Mattu, Plant Engineering Team Lead, Suncor Energy Inc - Ben Randell, Product Line Manager, Chevron
Moderator: Patrick Bangert, VP AI, Samsung SDS America
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Closing remarks
With Adam Soroka, Managing Director, Cavendish Group International and Marijn Bezuijen, Artificial Intelligence Business Opportunity Manager, Shell
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