Overview

The AFPM Annual Meeting is the world's premier refining meeting, assembling key executives, decision-makers, and technical experts from refining businesses, technology providers, contracting and consulting firms, and equipment manufacturers around the world.

The 2023 Annual Meeting

Just as energy markets move through these unprecedented times, this year's Annual Meeting will be like no other. This year's conference will host commodity experts from Bank of America, the World Refining Outlook, and experts like 70th U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo, Former U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation Michael McFaul, and others.

Who should attend Annual Meeting?

Annual Meeting is a must-attend for managers, executives and rising leaders from operating companies, service providers, and suppliers in the downstream sector. Sessions are designed to provide deep insights into the policies, regulations, geopolitics, and disruptions that will affect business in the coming months and years.

Schedule
Sunday March 19, 2023
12:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Registration
04:00 PM - 05:30 PM
Future Leader Welcome Reception
05:30 PM - 07:30 PM
Welcome Reception
Monday March 20, 2023
07:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Registration
07:30 AM - 08:45 AM
Continental Breakfast
09:00 AM - 11:30 AM
11:30 AM - 01:00 PM
Monday Lunch
01:00 PM - 01:45 PM
The Future of Investing
01:45 PM - 02:45 PM
02:45 PM - 04:00 PM
04:00 PM - 04:30 PM
General Session - Safety Showcase Intro
04:30 PM - 06:00 PM
06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Chairman's Reception - By Invitation Only
Tuesday March 21, 2023
07:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Registration
07:30 AM - 08:45 AM
09:00 AM - 11:00 AM
09:00 AM - 10:00 AM
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Sponsored Content
Time Title
12:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Registration
04:00 PM - 05:30 PM
Future Leader Welcome Reception
05:30 PM - 07:30 PM
Welcome Reception
Time Title
07:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Registration
07:30 AM - 08:45 AM
Continental Breakfast
Jake Sherman — Founder, Author, Co-Author, Punchbowl News
09:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Jeff Ramsey — President and CEO, Flint Hills Resources, LLC
Chet Thompson — President and CEO, AFPM
Michael McFaul — U.S. Ambassador Russian Federation
James Stavridis — USN, Retired, Vice Chair, Global Affairs and a Managing Director
11:30 AM - 01:00 PM
Monday Lunch
LaRae Quy — Speaker
Jenny Hebert — Vice President, Business Transformation, Ketjen Corporation
01:00 PM - 01:45 PM
The Future of Investing
Matt Cole — Chief Investment Officer, Global Head of Fixed Income, Strive
01:45 PM - 02:45 PM
Debnil Chowdhury — Vice President, Head of Americas Refining, S&P Global
Sarah Emerson — Head of Research & Market Analysis/President, ESAI Energy
Alan Gelder — Vice President Refining, Chemicals & Oil Markets, Wood Mackenzie
Susan Grissom — Chief Industry Analyst, AFPM
02:45 PM - 04:00 PM
Kalei Akamine — VP of Oil and Gas Equity Research, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Steve Byrne — Chemicals Equity Research, Bank of America
Warren Russell — Director of Commodity, Global Research, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
04:00 PM - 04:30 PM
General Session - Safety Showcase Intro
04:30 PM - 06:00 PM
06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Chairman's Reception - By Invitation Only
Time Title
07:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Registration
07:30 AM - 08:45 AM
Joseph McMonigle — Secretary General, IEF
09:00 AM - 11:00 AM
09:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Richard Grove — FCC Process Expert/FCC Enthusiast, Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
Ziad Jawad — Director FCC Technology, Phillips 66
Melike Yersiz — Chemical Incident Investigator, U.S. Chemical Safety Board
Kerry Siggins — CEO, Stoneage Holdings
Ann Benoit — Director, Global Customer Technology, W. R. Grace & Co.
Matt Hobson — Principal, Energy Edge Consulting
Keith Lightfoot — Manager, Commercial Development
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Fritz Kin — Director of Refining Safety, Security & Emergency Response, Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Thomas Myers — VP, Health, Safety and Environmental, Cheniere Energy
Brook Vickery — Vice President and Manufacturing Manager, Flint Hills Resources, LLC
Clint Thompson — Chief Commercial Officer, Nexus Circular
Keith Couch — Senior Director - Business Development, Honeywell UOP
Kevin M. O'Neil — Senior Business Leader, UOP - A Honeywell Company
Eduardo J. 'Wayo' Dozal Ph.D. — Business Analysis and Planning Manager, PEMEX Deer Park
Brent Railey — Chief Data and Analytics Officer, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Michael R. Pompeo — 70th United States Secretary of State
02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Adam Gattuso — Government Affairs & Communications Leader, Monroe Energy, LLC
Michael Karlovich — VP-Corporate Communications, PBF Energy Inc.
Erica Miller — Corporate Communications Manager, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
Jake Reint — Vice President, Public Affairs, Flint Hills Resources, LLC
Raphael Crawford — CEO, Ketjen Corporation
Christy Anderson — Americas Technical Service Manager, Hydroprocessing, Ketjen Corporation
Delbert R Grotewold — Renewable Fuels SME, Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions
Sergio Robledo — Senior Technical Manager, Unicat Catalyst Technologies
03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Steven Anderson Ph.D., MBA — Leadership Consultant, Integrated Leadership Systems
Bill H. Keesom — Managing Consultant, GreenStar BCS
Jerry Price — Managing Director, GreenStar BCS
Thomas Hale Chunat — Director, Technical Excellence, Cognite AS
Sponsored Content

Registration

Registration fees are based on AFPM membership. If your company is a member of AFPM, you qualify for the member fees.

Save $100 on registration fees by registering on or before February 23. Registration fees increase by February 24. Online registration closes on March 17, 2023.

Registration Cancellation Policy

Cancellations may be made on or before February 10, 2023 with no penalty. Cancellations must be submitted in writing. Written cancellations postmarked, faxed, or emailed between February 11 and February 23, 2023 will receive a refund fees, less a $100 processing fee. No refunds after February 23, 2023. No telephone cancellations. 

Registration Fees
Name Price Available To
Member Registration - Early $1,400.00 Member/Government
Member Registration - Late $1,500.00 Member/Government
Non-Member Registration - Early $2,400.00 Non-Members
Non-Member Registration - Late $2,500.00 Non-Members
Spouse Registration $100.00

Special Events

All ticketed functions are open to registered attendees only. Tickets can be purchased at time of registration. To purchase tickets after registration is completed, click on Register Now, save through to the Events page and add the tickets you wish to purchase without making any other changes to the registration. You will only be charged for what has been added.  

Ticket sales conclude when online registration closes March 17. No tickets or same-day seating will be available on-site. No refunds on ticketed functions after February 23, 2023.

Special Events Fees
Name Price Available To
Future Leader Welcome Reception
Future Leader Welcome Reception $0.00
Government Relations Breakfast
GR Breakfast Ticket $75.00 Registered Attendees Only
Annual Luncheon
Annual Luncheon Ticket $125.00 Registered Attendees Only
Annual Luncheon - Table of 8
Annual Luncheon - Table of 8 $1,000.00 Members Only

Details

Affiliates

If you are interested in holding a meeting space or suite at this year’s Annual Meeting, please contact Katharine Nesslage at amsuites@afpm.org for more information.

Meeting Attire:

Business

Travel:

Taxi: Approximate cost from SAT International Airport to the downtown hotels is $30 one way.

Parking: Valet - $55.00 USD; Self-Parking - $43.00 USD. Plus applicable taxes

Meeting App:

The AFPM Meeting app contains an up to date attendee list, up-to-the-minute program details, session surveys, speaker information, as well as information regarding hospitality suites. Also, be sure to use the app to connect with attendees at the conference through the exclusive messaging service provided through the app. The app will be available to registered attendees two (2) weeks before the conference.

Housing

Reservations cannot be made prior to registration. If you register before the hotel cut-off date, you will receive a link to make a hotel reservation once your registration is complete. You can also find the link to reserve your housing at the top of your confirmation email.

Be sure to register and reserve your room by February 23. The room block rate cannot be guaranteed after this date.

Grand Hyatt San Antonio
600 East Market Street
San Antonio, TX 78205

Guest Room:
Rate: $249.00 Single/Double Occupancy
Deposit: $249.00 Single/Double Occupancy

By registering for this meeting you signify that you have read, understand, and agree to abide by AFPM's policies on registration, housing, cancellation, spouse/guest registration, and fees.

COVID-19 Safety Protocols
AFPM is closely monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic, CDC guidelines, city/state regulations, and venue practices. Due to the changing nature of these restrictions and requirements, AFPM will release official safety protocols two weeks prior to the conference that all staff and attendees must follow while present at the conference.

Registration Policy
Those who are present at the site of an AFPM meeting and/or occupy a hotel room in the AFPM room block to conduct business with industry personnel gathered for that meeting are expected to register for that meeting and pay the registration fee, whether or not they attend a specific function.

Member Fee Eligibility
The member rate is based on membership information currently on file with AFPM. If your company is not currently a member, the non-member fees will be charged to your credit card.

Spouse/Guest Policy
A guest is a spouse/significant other, friend or an adult child (18 years old or older) who is not in an industry-related occupation. A co-worker, an associate, or a spouse who works within the industry may not use the Spouse/Guest Registration category.

Cancellation Policy
Registration cancellations must be submitted in writing and emailed to AM@afpm.org. Substitute conference registrations may be made in advance or on arrival with no penalty. Substitutions can be made online by the individual who entered the registration or can be submitted in writing to AM@afpm.org.

Cancellations may be made on or before February 10, 2023 with no penalty. Cancellations must be submitted in writing. Written cancellations postmarked, faxed, or emailed between February 11 and February 23, 2023 will receive a refund of fees, less a $100 processing fee. No refunds after February 23, 2023. No telephone cancellations.

Individual Ticket Refund Policy


Refunds will be made on individual tickets purchased, if request is received in writing prior to February 23, 2023. No refunds after February 23. Ticketed functions are open to registered attendees only.

Table Ticket Refund Policy


Refunds will be made on tables of tickets for the Annual Luncheon purchased, if request is received in writing prior to February 23, 2023. No refunds on tables after February 23, 2023. Ticketed functions are open to registered attendees only.

Recording Policy
Video recording, streaming or broadcasting of the exhibit hall, general sessions, workshops and discussions is strictly prohibited.

Photo Release
By registering for this conference, I hereby grant AFPM, its licensees and assigns, the right to use my name, biographic material, as well as, photos, or videos taken of me during the conference in news media, websites, publications, programs, articles, and/or marketing materials.

AFPM Antitrust Guidelines
AFPM takes its antitrust compliance obligations seriously and our antitrust policy goes beyond the minimum requirements.

To ensure compliance with the antitrust laws and avoid any appearance of anticompetitive activity, every participant in AFPM meetings and AFPM activities must adhere to the AFPM antitrust guidelines.

Therefore, there should be no discussion or disclosure of information with respect to:

  • Individual company's prices, profits, premiums, surcharges, or discounts;

  • your intent to do business with specific customers;

  • proposed product offerings;

  • allocation of geographic or product markets;

  • any refusal to deal with a customer or supplier;

  • how to respond to the market behavior of a competitor;

  • company's non-public, confidential information; or

  • any other topic involving a potentially anticompetitive practice.


It is not only your duty to follow the AFPM policy, but also to affirmatively stop any conversations on impermissible subjects. If a discussion presents an antitrust issue, raise your concern immediately. If the discussion continues, announce that you are leaving the meeting because you have an antitrust concern and immediately report your concern to AFPM staff and legal counsel. These Guidelines apply both during the meeting and at informal social events involving AFPM members.

This reference is an overview of AFPM's Antitrust Guidelines. It is not a substitute for legal counsel. Any and all antitrust related concerns should be addressed to AFPM's General Counsel.

Ethical Responsibility and Professional and Personal Conduct Code
The American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (“AFPM”) has adopted the following “Ethical Responsibility and Professional and Personal Conduct Code” (hereinafter, “the Code”). Every member of AFPM, their designated representatives, and non-member attendees at all AFPM meetings and forums agree to abide by the Code as a condition of membership in AFPM and attendance and participation at AFPM meetings and forums.

The Code requires the following of all individuals attending AFPM meetings and forums:

  • Adherence to the AFPM bylaws and the AFPM policies and procedures, as adopted by AFPM’s Board of Directors.

  • Strict compliance with antitrust laws.

  • Adherence to all applicable federal and state laws.

  • Maintenance of the highest level of professional and personal ethical behavior while attending AFPM meetings and forums.

  • Prevention of certain behaviors, including harassment, violence, intimidation and discrimination of any kind involving race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability or, where applicable, veteran or marital status.

  • Assurance that conduct at all times and in all professional and personal dealings with each other and other attendees is with the highest level of integrity and courtesy.

  • Sharing of knowledge and expertise as speakers at AFPM educational events and sessions whenever practicable, without soliciting or explicitly promoting their own organization's products or services.

  • Working to instill public and consumer confidence in the petrochemical and refining industries, its member companies, and its professionals, avoiding any action conducive to discrediting members of AFPM.

  • Refraining from scheduling general attendance meetings, receptions or other events at times that conflict with substantive programming or social events at AFPM meetings without express written permission of AFPM.


Failure to abide by the Code may result, for the first offense, in informal censure of a company or individual by the AFPM Executive Committee. If violations of the Code continue after such an informal censure, a company may be subject to expulsion from AFPM, or an individual to exclusion from participation in AFPM activities, by the Board of Directors.

Entertainment Policy
We ask your cooperation in observing Association policy on activities held in conjunction with any AFPM meeting:

  • Meetings or social activities should not be scheduled that take registrants away from AFPM programs and AFPM-sponsored activities;

  • Any company sponsoring a function to which 25 or more people are invited should outline its plans for advance approval by AFPM. In general, such functions will be approved if they do not unduly take registrants away from AFPM-sponsored activities;

  • All representatives of companies sponsoring hospitality activities are expected to register for the meeting;

  • Hospitality suites are expected to close by 12:00 a.m.;

  • Food, beverage and service personnel (bartenders, hostesses, etc.) must be obtained through the hotel catering department;

  • Suite promotional activities are to avoid the use of elaborate entertainment, expensive door prizes, suite attendance solicitation by individuals who are not full-time employees of the sponsoring company, or other similar activities.

Sponsorship Information

Show your support for the industry and get additional exposure at the conference by sponsoring at the Annual Meeting.

Sponsorship opportunities are available.  Send an inquiry to sponsorships@afpm.org.