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PlantSuccess 2008 Gulf Coast Best Practices Driving Plant Performance Hilton Houston NASA Clearlake Conference: April 10, 2008 Revised 04/02/08 Go to Agenda View Program PDF Switch to Workshop Agenda PlantSuccess has earned an enviable reputation for outstanding content; this begins with the industry’s strongest slate of keynote speakers also leading a conference agenda packed with executives and other decision makers. Topics always important to plant operations include: operational excellence, plant optimization, innovation, sustainability, MOC, PSM, security, reliability and maintenance, asset management, human capital management, leadership, collaboration, etc. An engaging Q&A completes every session. Attendees are engaged because they are among peers and discussing improvements in plant and company performance. PlantSuccess consistently receives kudos for the number of executives as speakers and attendees and the great opportunity for networking in oil & gas and chemicals manufacturing. Independent and in the market since 1999, PlantSuccess has built an enviable reputation because of focus on oil & gas and chemicals manufacturers plus outstanding content. Content determined by high-level speakers delivering a message on the successful implementation of software and methodology in critical applications and the impact on business drivers, work processes and integration requirements. Content also is determined by attendees – engaged because they are among peers -- and their discussion on improving plant and company performance. Join keynoter John Sieg, Group Head of Operations for BP p.l.c., for his keynote address Achieving Operational Excellence and his lead of the Executive Panel Discussion and a speaker roster packed with executives and other decision makers. Agenda — updated on 04/02/08 — print or email the agenda.
Wed 4/9/08
4:30 –	9:00pm	Welcome Reception — Truett Airhart -- Texas-style BBQ Windemere at Bal Harbour, 123 Lakeside Lane, Clear Lake, Texas
Thur 4/10/08		PlantSuccess 2008 Gulf Coast Conference
6:30 –	8:00am	Conference Registration - Admiral Ballroom Foyer
6:30 –	8:00am	Continental Breakfast — Solutions Marketplace — Admiral Ballroom
8:00 –	8:45pm	Welcome — Carl Howk, Chairman, PlantSuccess, LLC Introduction — Keith D McLeod , Senior Vice President - Operations, Marsulex Inc • Keynote Address: Achieving Operational Excellence John S Sieg, Jr, Group Head of Operations, BP International
8:45 –	9:30am	• Executive Leadership Forum: Human Capital Management and Operational Excellence John S Sieg, Jr, Group Head of Operations, BP International Keith D McLeod, Senior Vice President - Operations, Marsulex Inc J. "Scott" Gray. II, Distinguised Advisor, Group Safety & Operations, BP International Moderator: Doug Foran, President, Red Branch Technologies
9:30 –	10:00am	Beverage Break – Solutions Marketplace
10:00 –	11:00am	Perspectives on China • The influence of Human Behavior on Innovation, IPR, and FDI related to Manufacturing in China BJ Stephan, Site Leader, INEOS NOVA • Fabricated Equipment from China Martin Brown, Director Project Services, Bayer Technology & Engineering (Shanghai) Co Ltd
11:00 –	noon	Solution Partners Forum • AVEVA Inc — Clive Wilby, Principal Consultant - Operations • Johnson Controls Inc — Carl Wooten, Metro General Manager, Building Efficiency • Pavilion Technologies, A Rockwell Automation Company — David Nordness, Sales Account Manager • SAT Corporation — Charles Mohrmann, Vice President Strategy & Business Development • Siemens Engineering & Automation — Blair Sullivan, Industry Manager • Training and Development Systems Inc — Mike Huddleston, Director of Business Developpment Moderator: Doug Foran, President, Red Branch Technologies
noon –	1:00pm	Buffet Lunch — Solutions Marketplace
1:00 –	2:15pm	Different Sources for Advanced Tools and Methods • Handhelds Impact Operational Excellence Michael Norris, Manager, Manufacturing Production Systems, LyondellBasell Industries • Improving Safety and Operator Effectiveness with Advanced Tools Thomas N Williams, Automation Showcase Leader, Honeywell Specialty Materials
2:15 –	3:15pm	Meeting Environmental Challenges • DuPont's Energy Breakout Initiative: Production Up, Energy Consumption Down David Lauterbach, Consultant, Energy Engineering Group, DuPont Engineering Research & Technology • Setting and Achieving CO2 Emission Goals at Bayer Richard Guhl, Manager PTG Manufacturing Solutions, Bayer Technology Services Americas
3:15 –	3:45pm	Beverage Break
3:45 –	5:00pm	Driving Plant Performance • Seduction & Intuition: Keys to Operational Excellence Bruce Taylor, Manager, Business Process Integration, Suncor Energy (USA), Inc • Optimizing the Human Element Cathy Culpepper, Site Manager - Bayport, INEOS NOVA
5:00 –	7:00pm	Cocktail Reception — Solutions Marketplace