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.
Attracting and keeping talented employees is a critical activity of any organization. Steve Anderson, PhD., will share research and his experience of over twenty years in helping health care organizations hire and keep the best employees. During this interactive session you will learn the critical components of creating a culture that empowers employees and attracts the best talent. He will also share how to create hiring processes that weeds out the pretenders and get the best candidates. Dr. Anderson will talk about the necessity of holding accountable, and possibly terminating, problem employees that harm your culture of excellence.
As a result of attending this speech participants will:
Gain insight into five functions of management.
Learn how to design a hiring system to locate and hire the best talent.
Understand how to develop those employees.
Understand how to create a review system that rewards good behavior and holds accountable “bad” behavior.
Facilitator: Lawrence Moreaux, LyondellBasell Industries
Speaker:
Steve Anderson, PhD., Integrated Leadership Systems
The carbon intensity of Reforming Units is inherently one of the higher processes in the refinery due to its energy requirements. This presentation will explore ways to improve carbon intensity with various equipment upgrades, as well as showing the positive impact that optimal catalyst performance can have on reducing Carbon Intensity.
Speakers:
Rhett Finch, Marathon Petroleum
Sujoy Ganguly, UOP
Tyler Krupp, Axens North America
Yaz Seif, Marathon Petroleum Company
The composition of the US passenger car fleet is changing rapidly with the growing adoption of electric vehicles. US gasoline demand will peak at levels lower than pre-pandemic and then decline. The ship that has often kept global refining afloat will start to sink! Not all is lost, as life rafts are available, as gasoline demand in Latin America and Africa will continue to grow, with US refiners being more competitive than Europeans. Global petrochemical demand growth will provide some support to naphtha, but that will likely be in emerging economies. These export opportunities are unlikely to fully counter the decline in US gasoline demand, so how much US capacity is at risk of rationalization if they “do nothing”? What are the technology options that refiners should consider to align with shifting local demand patterns, that add value. What refinery scale is necessary to deliver a sustainable source of competitive advantage?
Facilitator: Rainer Bass, HF Sinclair Corporation
Speakers:
Alan Gelder, Wood Mackenzie
Keith Couch, Honeywell UOP
The panel of reforming SMEs representing operating companies and technology licensors will discuss number of safety and reliability topics including reforming emergency shut down interlocks and actions, philosophy on imposing operating limits by reformer heater skin thermocouples and experience with handling spent Semi-regen reforming catalyst
Panel:
Taylor Fama, Daily Thermetrics
Rhett Finch, Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Matt Hutchinson, Axens North America
Alex Kniuksta, Honeywell UOP
Alex Sabitov, Phillips 66
Russ Wiltse, Valero Energy Corporation
There’s something to be learned from everyone whether you are just starting out in your career or years in. Participate in a peer-to-peer conversation and knowledge sharing on relatable and important topics, such as leadership and technology.
Facilitators:
Elizabeth Manning, LyondellBasell Industries
Daniel McGraw, Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Panelists:
Carol Dwaik, Veolia Water Technologies and Solutions
Brent Gregory, Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Andrew Rigaud, Ergon, Inc.
Alfredo Villa, Topsoe, Inc.
There’s something to be learned from everyone whether you are just starting out in your career or years in. Participate in a peer-to-peer conversation and knowledge sharing on relatable and important topics, such as leadership and technology.
Facilitators:
Elizabeth Manning, LyondellBasell Industries
Daniel McGraw, Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Panelists:
Carol Dwaik, Veolia Water Technologies and Solutions
Brent Gregory, Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Andrew Rigaud, Ergon, Inc.
Alfredo Villa, Topsoe, Inc.