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The Intersection of Technology, Process, & People
No matter where you are on your digitalization journey, technology, process, and
people must come together for project success. Each of these three facets
depends on the others, and keeping them in context is pivotal to gauging where
change is needed. As you navigate evolving company environmental, social, and
governance (ESG) goals and customer requirements, this event will help you
understand stakeholder requirements relative to digital transformation and
provide insight on the criteria required to measure value (by ensuring the
quality of the data/processes). This program is designed to help your company
prepare the people who will make the project a success.

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SUNDAY | JUNE 25

 1. 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
    
    
    THE JOURNEY TO DIGITALIZATION BEGINS HERE
    
    Digitalization of a complex plant can be overwhelming. If your organization
    is just getting started on digitalization, this session will provide the
    essentials, including basic terminology for digitalization, a commonly used
    roadmap, and best practices that could help you avoid pitfalls. The session
    will include presentations on case studies and an overview of technology
    approaches that could help you progress each step of the way.
    
     * Michael Reid PhD Duke Energy
       
       Michael Reid
       
       Title: General Manager of Technical Programs
       Company: Duke Energy
       
       The vision for Duke Energy’s Fossil Hydro Operations digital
       transformation is to identify, prioritize, plan, schedule and effectively
       execute the right work at the right time. As Digital Transformation Lead,
       Michael leads execution of the vision which includes developing and
       deploying a number of technology solutions that are focused on work
       optimization and employee engagement and enablement. Michael has bachelor
       and doctorate degrees in mechanical engineering from the Queens
       University of Belfast, Northern Ireland. He is a registered professional
       engineer in the United Kingdom and Europe and a Fellow of the Institution
       of Mechanical Engineers.
       
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       Understanding remote monitoring
       
       
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 2. 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
    
    
    WHAT WE LEARNED THE HARD WAY
    
    The old adage “hindsight is 20-20” is especially relevant to technology
    adoption. Don’t rush your digitalization transformation without considering
    lessons learned. Join us for an open discussion from industry leaders who
    started their journey years ago, and who will share what they wish they
    could have known before they started. This session will help you avoid
    common pitfalls in your journey of technology adoption.
    
     * Dr. Yves Gorat Stommel Evonik Digital
       
       Yves Gorat Stommel
       
       Title: Deputy Head Function Evonik Digital
       Company: Evonik Digital
       
       Yves Gorat Stommel is currently working as the head of the Cognitive
       Solutions team, with a strong focus on setting-up and implementing a
       comprehensive, company-wide Artificial Intelligence and data analysis
       strategy. In his current function, Yves’ motivation stems from bringing
       together people, technology and positive change. By continuously
       questioning, improving and re-imagining operational and business
       processes – amongst others by looking at the company through the new
       “lens” of enabling and disruptive Artificial Intelligence – value is
       created for both the company and its employees. This does not only
       require identifying, benchmarking and implementing best practices, but
       more importantly targeted communication, linking knowledge and an
       emphasis on global instead of local mindsets and approaches.
       
       
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     * Steven Ford Southern Company
       
       Steven Ford
       
       Title: Compliance & Support Manager, Plant Barry
       Company: Southern Company
       
       Steven Ford is currently the Compliance & Support Manager at Alabama
       Power's Barry Steam Plant located in Bucks, Alabama. He also serves as
       the chairman of the Southern Company Technology Leadership Team tasked
       with ensuring system-wide cost-effective, reliable, and efficient
       technology solutions supporting the business unit strategy. Steven has
       worked in leadership roles with increasing responsibility across multiple
       plant sites in Georgia Power, Gulf Power, and Alabama Power. These roles
       include Operations Manager, Maintenance Manager, Engineering & Planning
       Manager, and Plant Manager. He has leadership experience in both coal &
       natural gas-powered generation, including supercritical, combined cycle,
       and co-generation technologies supporting some of the state's largest
       chemical plant customers. In the Spring of 2020, Steven supported the
       Generation fleet as the COVID Pandemic Coordinator engaging
       cross-functional support from Supply Chain, Human Resources, IBEW
       Leadership, Disability Management, and Corporate Compliance to meet the
       evolving needs of employees working at our generating facilities. Steven
       believes that being a part of the Alabama Power Generation leadership
       team allows him to foster a safer working environment, create meaningful
       professional developmental opportunities for his team, and find ways to
       improve our generating product through integrated technology. Steven
       graduated from Georgia Tech with a Bachelor's in Civil Engineering,
       Georgia State University with a Master's in Business Administration, and
       Birmingham School of Law with a Juris Doctorate. Steven is married, has
       four children, and lives in Fairhope, Alabama. In his spare time, Steven
       enjoys working on cars, playing golf, and spending time traveling with
       his family.
       
       
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 3. 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    
    
    SCALING ALBEMARLE INTELLIGENCE – INVENTION VS. INNOVATION IN AI & ML – THE
    INTELLIGENCE MAY BE ARTIFICIAL, BUT THE SUCCESS IS REAL
    
    Have you heard the saying “data is the new oil”, and previously “oil is the
    new gold”? At Albemarle, we have found that to be true. The 4th industrial
    revolution has already started and Albemarle plans on positioning itself as
    a leader in the industry when it comes to utilizing our chemical
    manufacturing data. To capture the value from our data, using economies of
    scale, we created a global digital transformation initiative called –
    Project AI, recently awarded the Manufacturing Leadership Award for AI and
    Machine Learning. This global transformation anchors its foundation on the
    AVEVA PI System as not only a data infrastructure, but also an analytics
    engine, alongside our existing partners, Northwest Analytics & Sartorius
    SIMCA, fueling massive growth and productivity in our manufacturing plants.
    As the “AI” suggests, plenty of artificial intelligence is involved. But to
    us, AI means Albemarle Intelligence. Though catchy, the moniker has a deeper
    purpose: reminding us that all of the ingredients for digital transformation
    already exist. By enabling and empowering our people with the right
    technology, we can truly unlock the value of information.
    
     * Jonathan Alexander ALBEMARLE
       
       Jonathan Alexander
       
       Title: TICA Improvement Engineer
       Company: ALBEMARLE
       
       Jonathan Alexander is the Manufacturing AI & Advanced Analytics Manager
       within Albemarle’s global Manufacturing Excellence team. He has held a
       variety of roles within Manufacturing, including working within both
       Maintenance & Operations for both the Hydroprocessing Catalyst Plant in
       Bayport, TX and the Aluminum Alkyl plants in Pasadena, TX, along with
       leading a site’s Technology Implementation for Competitive Advantage
       (TICA) program. In his current global role, he has been focused on
       powering the potential of people by scaling AI (Albemarle Intelligence)
       and changing Albemarle’s culture around Manufacturing Data Analytics, an
       integral part of their journey towards Digital Transformation. Mr.
       Alexander holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from
       Louisiana State University and a Masters in Business Administration from
       The University of Houston in Clear Lake.
       
       
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MONDAY | JUNE 26

 1. 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
    
    
    WELCOME REMARKS

 2. 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
    
    
    QUANTUM COMPUTING: GOING BEYOND THE BUZZWORDS
    
    Digitalization, driven by big data, the industrial internet of things
    (IIOT), and even artificial intelligence (AI), has made its mark on the
    energy, chemical process, and other process-heavy industries. The
    transformation of analog or manual processes into digital ones has shown big
    gains in enabling greater transparency into process-intensive operations and
    helped to ramp up efficiency, reliability, and profitability.
    But as industry complexities evolve, so too must their ability to solve
    intricate problems. Quantum computing, a form of computing that uses the
    principles of quantum mechanics to perform certain types of calculations
    much faster than classical computers, may provide a solution. While
    commercial quantum computers are only just emerging, quantum computing is
    showing promise in several fields like materials science, finance,
    cryptography, logistics, and energy systems. In the IIOT landscape, quantum
    computing could play a potentially significant role in enabling faster and
    more efficient data processing, simulation, optimization, and machine
    learning.
    Join us for this series of keynote addresses, during which we will hear more
    about the future potential of fully quantum computers, as well as the
    current capabilities of quantum-inspired computing. Our group of experienced
    speakers will provide an understanding of what quantum computers are and how
    they might be used in the future, while also explaining how quantum-inspired
    computing could help solve difficult problems at CPI and power plants right
    now.
    
     * Alan Ho Engineer and Entrepreneur
       
       Alan Ho
       
       Title: Former - Product Management Lead - Google Quantum AI
       Company: Engineer and Entrepreneur
       
       
       
       
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     * Christian Gogolin Covestro
       
       Christian Gogolin
       
       Title: Quantum Computing Expert @Covestro R&D | Quantum Information
       Scientist and Software Developer | Founder Quantum Journal
       Company: Covestro
       
       
       
       
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     * Masoud Mosheni Google
       
       Masoud Mosheni
       
       Title: Senior Research Scientist
       Company: Google
       
       
       
       
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 3. 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    
    
    SOLVING THE 5 W'S OF DIGITAL TWINS AND HOW TO TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL
    
    Digital twins vary in functionality and understanding their different
    approaches, applicability, and challenges may help you hone in on a solution
    or process that best fits your organization. Experts at this session will
    discuss the different types of digital twins and their many different
    applications across many industries to solve maintenance operations and
    field work initiatives. This includes utilizing digital twins to create
    advisories and workflow opportunities.
    
     * Piya Dey Celanese Corporation
       
       Piya Dey
       
       Title: Director, Digital Manufacturing Transformation
       Company: Celanese Corporation
       
       Piya Dey is currently managing Digital Products (Fluid Genius™) at
       Eastman Chemical Company, a $9+ billion annual sales revenue company. In
       this capacity she is instrumental in discovering, building, and
       introducing Eastman digital products into various markets to drive new
       revenue streams and create market differentiation for Eastman. Prior to
       this role, Piya led high performing business teams through strategy and
       choices needed for growth and profitability. She has also led Business
       Enablement Digital Transformation initiatives where she set up
       intelligent automation organization at Eastman which utilized deep
       customer insight to drive process and talent transformation to win with
       the customers. Piya joined Eastman as the Department Head for
       “Application Architecture” where she managed multiple global solution
       development teams. Before joining Eastman, Piya held leadership roles at
       KeyBank and Progressive Casualty Insurance, where she managed teams
       responsible for delivery of solutions across various customer channels.
       Piya holds an MBA with a major in Asset and Wealth Management from both
       Carnegie Mellon University, USA and The University of Lausanne,
       Switzerland. She also holds a Master’s in computer application from OU,
       India. Piya resides in Kingsport, TN along with her husband and two sons.
       Piya is deeply passionate and committed to mentoring and sponsoring
       others as well as bringing innovative ideas to her company’s diversity
       and inclusiveness efforts. Outside of work, Piya enjoys dance, music and
       volunteering for multiple organizations and local schools.
       
       
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     * Brenda Stout Celanese Corporation
       
       Brenda Stout
       
       Title: Vice President, Manufacturing
       Company: Celanese Corporation
       
       
       
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       Understanding the Digital Twin and How Celanese is moving it forward
       Outlining what digital twins can be and what's next
       
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     * Samir Khanna BP Oil Co
       
       Samir Khanna
       
       Company: BP Oil Co
       
       
       
       
       
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       How BP is Transitioning their product offerings using Digital Twins
       Using Simulations to solve complex math problems to take BP to the future
       
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 4. 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
    
    
    PROCESS AUTOMATION - USING AI IN REAL WORLD PROJECTS
    
    This session will include several case studies showing how artificial
    intelligence (AI) is already being used at operational power and chemical
    plants. Studies will explore how data may be analyzed and categorized from
    the data historian, and how AI is being used for remote monitoring and
    automation to reduce the burden on control-room managers.
    
     * Dr. Yves Gorat Stommel Evonik Digital
       
       Yves Gorat Stommel
       
       Title: Deputy Head Function Evonik Digital
       Company: Evonik Digital
       
       Yves Gorat Stommel is currently working as the head of the Cognitive
       Solutions team, with a strong focus on setting-up and implementing a
       comprehensive, company-wide Artificial Intelligence and data analysis
       strategy. In his current function, Yves’ motivation stems from bringing
       together people, technology and positive change. By continuously
       questioning, improving and re-imagining operational and business
       processes – amongst others by looking at the company through the new
       “lens” of enabling and disruptive Artificial Intelligence – value is
       created for both the company and its employees. This does not only
       require identifying, benchmarking and implementing best practices, but
       more importantly targeted communication, linking knowledge and an
       emphasis on global instead of local mindsets and approaches.
       
       
       Close

 5. 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
    
    
    ADDRESSING THE EVER-GROWING QUESTION OF SECURITY

TUESDAY | JUNE 27

 1. 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
    
    
    OPEN ARCHITECTURE: PROGRESS AND BENEFITS
    
    Open architecture refers to technology infrastructure with non-proprietary
    specifications that enables interoperability. This session will cover
    developments in industrywide efforts to realize lifecycle benefits through
    the development of open, standards-based, interoperable process automation
    architecture and related business processes.
    
     * David DeBari ExxonMobil Corporation
       
       David DeBari
       
       Title: Process Control Engineer
       Company: ExxonMobil Corporation
       
       David DeBari is an Innovator and a Process Control Engineer for the
       ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company. He has many years of
       automation experience in both continuous and batch processes and has
       built, migrated, or replaced many control systems on numerous projects.
       David is the Lead Engineer and one of the original members of
       ExxonMobil’s Open Process Automation Program Team. He has provided
       technical leadership for the proof of concept and pilot unit prototype
       projects, and leads the current Test Bed and Field Trial activities for
       the ExxonMobil Program.
       
       
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     * Michael Clark OPC Foundation
       
       Michael Clark
       
       Title: Director, North America
       Company: OPC Foundation
       
       
       
       
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 2. 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
    
    
    THE DIGITAL WORKER—SOLUTIONS FROM THE CONTROL ROOM TO THE FIELD
    
    Today’s digitalization tools can empower your staff to consistently make the
    best possible decisions in their day-to-day roles. This session will cover
    worker-focused solutions, with applications spanning operator rounds,
    lockout-tagout, and asset/event/work management. Solutions for digitizing
    forms and making data entry more efficient will be discussed.
    
     * Kimberly Green Duke Energy
       
       Kimberly Green
       
       Title: Lead Business Systems Specialist
       Company: Duke Energy
       
       Kimberly Green is a Lead Business Systems Specialist in the Technical
       Programs group at Duke Energy. During the past 28 years she has worked in
       the power industry across multiple organizations at Duke Energy. Starting
       her career at Roxboro Plant on the computer crew, she was responsible for
       troubleshooting issues with the process network and configuring/building
       simulators. While working at the plant, she was able to assist with
       implementation of Equipment Reliability programs funded thru EPRI.
       Transferring to the IT department, she was able to travel across the
       fleet and provide on-site network, desktop, and application support. The
       passion for working with the stations and technology then led her to take
       a position in the Continuous Improvement group. Kimberly then started
       working with the stations on their Equipment Reliability processes and
       began to implement PlantView as the technology to support the processes.
       She is the PlantView SME for Duke as well as the industry and was awarded
       an EPRI Technology Transfer Award in 2009 for the advancements in
       technology with PlantView. She is currently leading a couple of digital
       transformation initiatives as a Product Owner. The products are Compass
       and Unity and both increase employee productivity and help to better
       identify and manage risks. Unity is cutting edge with the integration of
       AI tools like NLP, Contextual Search, and Forecasting.
       
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       How Duke is using Technology to boost productivity and safety
       o Operator rounds o Work management o Lockout Tagout o Event management
       
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 3. 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    
    
    BENEFICIAL USES OF REMOTE MONITORING

 4. 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
    
    
    NAVIGATING AWAY FROM DATA ANARCHY
    
    The large volume of data available from modern monitoring instruments is
    only useful if the information collected is of high quality. This session
    will include case studies about data quality principles. It will also cover
    lessons learned from a recent uptick in the adoption of cloud computing, the
    importance of data integrity and governance, and the shift toward a
    plant-based data perspective.
    
     * Tim Michaelson International Paper
       
       Tim Michaelson
       
       Title: Principal Data Scientist
       Company: International Paper
       
       
       
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       Tracking and Improving Data Quality in Real Time
       International Paper is the world’s leading producer of fiber-based
       packaging, pulp, and paper. Its “Mill of the Future” is changing the way
       process information is consumed and optimized. With a fleet of 29 mills,
       46 servers, and more than 2M tags, the accuracy of the data gathered and
       stored in its OSIsoft PI historians is of the highest priority. The
       capability to track, report, and improve data health over time ensures
       decisions, process improvements, and models built on this data are
       reliable. At CPC 2022, International Paper shared the effects of bad tags
       cause operators to distrust the data, advanced models to fail, and the
       assessment and certification of data health at scale practically
       impossible. Months of manual inspection of PI tags by the Advanced
       Analytics team at International Paper estimated that 4.2% of tags were
       “bad”. We suspected, however, the reality was much higher. Applying
       APERIO to specific sets of data, International Paper ran three use cases:
       1. Asset Data Quality: Determine Data Quality Index (DQI) by mill and
       overall. Use event severity and duration of critical tags to help
       determine impact on DQI. 2. Process Improvement: Determine how many tags
       are “bad” and prioritize remediation by event type: high error rate, no
       data, flatlines, out of range, outliers, abrupt changes, noise, sample
       rate errors, binary correlations, and/or state correlations. Track DQI
       improvement over time. 3. Advanced Models: Determine if any of the tags
       used in multivariate data analysis and predictive analytics models are
       “bad”. Use root cause analysis for early detection of data issues. The
       results confirm systemic poor quality at International Paper. The
       revealing results of each use case will be shared during the session.
       With these learnings, International Paper will also share its future
       state: scaling to more than 1M tags and applying APERIO DataWise to
       detect sensor drift and non-calibration.
       
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     * Thierry Cartage SOLVAY
       
       Thierry Cartage
       
       Title: Senior Vice President Process Performance & Digital
       Company: SOLVAY
       
       Graduated in Mechanical Engineering completed by a PhD in Applied
       Sciences, Thierry has gained experience in Innovation, Communication,
       Research & Development and Technology in the process industry sector. He
       spent more than 30 years at Solvay, holding several positions related to
       the Group's industrial activities and for the last 5 years, he was in
       charge, as Senior Vice President, of Process Performance and Digital
       Transformation. He brings his industrial expertise and his strategic
       vision to guide companies in the technological evaluation of their
       investments, to support them in digital transformation & Industry 4.0
       implementation, to help them meet their challenges in terms of
       performance, sustainability, growth and human commitment. Today, he
       oversees consultancy assignments in these areas and acts as an expert to
       support Belgian Walloon Chemical, Rubber and Plastic Processing companies
       transition to Digitalization.
       
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       Why trust in data is a pre-requisite for digital transformation
       The digital transformation holds a tremendous potential for companies,
       however very few have already achieved massive gains at scale. Solvay is
       one of the chemical companies leading by example with their
       transformation. Thierry Cartage (Director Process Performance @Solvay)
       will share his learnings from the Solvay transformation. What worked
       well, where to pay extra attention, best practices… One key takeaway – it
       all starts with the data.
       
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     * Bert Beck Timeseer.ai
       
       Bert Beck
       
       Title: CEO & Co-Founder
       Company: Timeseer.ai
       
       
       
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       The road to operational data excellence
       Achieving operational data excellence in industrial manufacturing
       requires reliable data, achieved through DataOps and strong data
       governance. This involves processes and technologies for data collection,
       management and analysis, driving continuous improvement with insights.
       The ultimate goal is a data-rich environment for informed
       decision-making, optimized operations, and improved competitiveness.
       Embracing operational data excellence, including DataOps and effective
       governance, unleashes the potential of AI and analytics to meet desired
       outcomes.
       
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