Emerging Leaders Networking Event
Emerging Leaders
Sponsored by W.R. Grace & Co
Hosted by Bryce Hansard, Flint Hills Resources, LLC and
Nevin Whalley, Axens North America
Meet and network with other Emerging Leaders and industry leadership at the upper level of the Glass Cactus. We will kick the reception off with an ice breaker then hear from industry leadership and AFPM’s Committee members.
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ReNewFine for Renewable Diesel and SAF: Benefiting from 20 Years of Experience in 100% HVO
Sponsored Content
Sponsored by Ketjen Corporation
Speaker:
Jaap Bergwerff, Ketjen Corporation
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Powering a Sustainable Future: Latest Axens Developments
Sponsored Content
Sponsored by Axens North America
Speakers:
Dominic Debonis, Axens North America
Mukund Yallambalse, Axens North America
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Extending Fired Heater Performance through Lifecycle Services by John Zink Hamworthy Combustion
Sponsored Content
Sponsored by Koch Engineered Solutions
Speaker: Chad Carroll, Director of Transformation, Koch Engineered Solutions
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A Leader’s Role – Human & Organizational Performance
Leadership, Emerging Leaders
Speakers:
Fritz Kin, Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Tom Myers, Cheniere Energy
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FCC Catalysts and Additive Technology Advancements
FCC
Improvements in catalyst and additive technology continue to boost refinery profitability. This session will highlight how next generation FCC catalyst and additives are being used to allow refiners to process increasingly challenging feedstocks and cost effectively manage stack emissions. Case studies will be presented that demonstrate increased profitability where these advancements have been deployed.
Facilitator: Mike Federspiel, Valero Energy Corporation
Speakers:
Vasileios Komvokis, BASF
Jason Goodson and Hongbo Ma, Johnson Matthey
Christian Carnahan, CITGO
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FCC 101: Unit Monitoring Strategies for Optimization & Profitability
FCC
This session will review the role of a mass balance in understanding FCC Unit operations, including the influence data quality can have on interpretation. It will also touch on various unit monitoring strategies, including the use of KBC modeling, to aid in unit optimization for maximum profitability. Real-world case studies will be presented to show the direct impact these topics can have in an operating unit.
Facilitator: Andrew Mezera, Valero Energy Corporation
Speakers:
Michael Allegro, BASF
Austin Troxler, Marathon Petroleum
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FCC Providers Shorten Time to Entry During Turnarounds
FCC, Turnaround
This presentation will present in two parts starting with USA DeBusk. ZymeFlow will follow with their general decon process and an overview of our chemistries. We will also be detailing best practices for a full FCC decontamination project.
Facilitator: Steve Shimoda, Technip Energies
Speakers:
Lance Packard, USA DeBusk
Steve Matza, ZymeFlow
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