2022 was a volatile year for the oil markets and a challenging year for energy supply. As economies emerged from the pandemic, demand for gasoline, diesel and other refined products increased – but the loss of refining capacity in the U.S. and around the world created challenges in supplying that demand. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine upended traditional supply patterns and China’s withdrawal from the global economy amid continued COVID lockdowns added additional pressures. Join us for a conversation about what’s ahead for U.S. and global refining. Will the competitive strength of U.S. refiners endure as refinery capacity outside the U.S. expands? How will global efforts to manage carbon emissions affect refiners around the world? What does the future of refining look like?
Plastics are vital to addressing society’s largest challenges, including improving medical outcomes, access to fresh and healthy foods, hygiene and sanitation, modern communication, transportation systems, infrastructure, and employment. Unfortunately, plastic waste is entering the environment at alarming rates due to poor global waste management. Refiners and petrochemical manufacturers are seeking ways to develop more sustainable operations including ways to eliminate plastic waste in the environment and develop a truly circular economy for plastics. As society strives to create a more circular world, new and evolving technologies are being developed to achieve this systemic transition to a circular economy. This panel will explore the current state of advanced recycling and recovery and examine the growing global demand for more recycled products. This panel will also identify opportunities for the refining and petrochemical sector to utilize advanced recycling as a leading technology solution that can successfully help to address plastic waste and circularity challenges.
Please join Bank of America experts for their insights into the refining, chemical, and commodities markets, including an overview of their forthcoming update to their “Golden Age of Refining” investment thesis. Panelists will discuss their outlook for the sector and offer Bank of America’s perspectives on performance, trends, and key questions investors are asking as they analyze our industries.
Owners act and think differently than employees. To an owner, a business is more than a source of income. It’s part of their identity. They view its success as their own. But what if you could inspire your employees to tap into the ownership mindset? In this inspiring keynote, Kerry Siggins shares how she led her company in making a dramatic shift in mentality from an employee mindset to an ownership mindset and how doing so turned paycheck players into top performers