OCTOBER 3

11:00 am

Registration Opens

Lunch Sponsored by Sparkhound

12:00 pm

Opening Remarks by Presenting Sponsor ExxonMobil

Keynote Presentation Sponsored by Turner Industries

Construction Operating System 2.0: The Future of Capital Asset Development

Peter Dumont,  Executive Advisor, Premier Resources Group; President, PrairieDog Venture Partners

1:15 pm

Break Sponsored by MMR Group

1:30 pm

TEC Talks Start 

• Infrastructure Security Risks from Drones

Scott Whelchel, Chief Security Officer, and Tommy Faucheaux, Southeast U.S. State Government Affairs Leader, Dow

• Industry 4.0 Lessons from the Edge

Paul Plauche, Innovation Lead, Turner Industries

• In-Service Robotic Tank Inspections

Clint Collins, CEO, Veritank

• Innovative Training for Lockout/Tagout       

Kathy Trahan, CEO, and Sheri Bankston, Vice President, Operational Excellence, Alliance Safety Council

• Mobile Plant Worker

Stefanie Funk, Process Automation Team Lead, BBP

• Creating the Plant of the Future

Coila LaFleur, Enterprise Capability Architect-Manufacturing, ExxonMobil

3:45 pm

Structured Networking Break via Brella App Sponsored by BASF

5:00 pm

Cocktail Reception Sponsored by Heirloom Cuisine

LSU Museum of Art

6:00 pm

Dinner with Keynote Presentation Sponsored by DOW

It's More Than Gadgets

Clark Dressen, Director, Digital Operations Center, Dow

LSU Museum of Art, River Terrace, 4th Floor

OCTOBER 4

7:30 am

Breakfast Sponsored by Antares

8:00 am

Keynote Presentation Sponsored by IBM

Bringing Digital Innovation to New Manufacturing Sites and Their Local IT Sector 

Travis Fuller, North America Polypropylene Growth Venture Executive, ExxonMobil 

Digitalisation: Transforming Asset Management

Peter Westerink, GM Digitalization, Downstream Manufacturing, Shell

9:15 am

Break

9:30 am

TEC Talks

• Technology in the Experience Economy: Friend or Foe?

Stefan Ceulemans, Technical & Solutions Director-Energy & Materials, Dassault Systemes

• VR/AR in Training Applications

Athicha "M" Dhanormchitphong, Immersive Technology Architect, ExxonMobil and Cody Louviere, King Crow Studios

• Digital Acceleration in the Process Industries

Richard Martin, VP Digital Acceleration, AVEVA

• Digital Transformation – How to Tackle the Journey  

Mark Hall, Executive Consultant Chemicals and Petroleum, IBM

• Industrial Internet of Things in Practice

Steve Newton, Emerson

11:00 am

Closing Keynote

Interactive Discussion Sponsored by Louisiana Technology Park

Alex Reed, Co-Founder and CEO, Fluence Analytics and Tom Yura, COO, Cornerstone

11:30 am

Closing Remarks

Attendees are encouraged to schedule Friday lunch with other attendees in downtown using the Brella app.