PlantSuccess 2009 Gulf Coast
Hilton Houston NASA Clear Lake
April 16, 2009
Revised 3/10/09
 

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Wed 4/15/09
6:008:00pmWelcome Reception
Luna Restaurant and Bar
Thu 4/16/09
6:308:00amRegistration -- Admiral Ballroom Foyer
Continental Breakfast -- Admiral Ballroom
8:008:45amWelcome: Carl Howk, Chairman, PlantSuccess, LLC
Introduction: Hermann Ortega, VP of the Integrated Supply Chain, Honeywell Specialty Materials (retired)
Keynote Address:
Energy Leadership ... A Personal Commitment to Action
Kenneth E Eickmann, Senior Research Fellow, The Energy Institute, University of Texas at Austin
8:459:30amExecutive Leadership Forum: Energy Leadership ... Scaling the Personnel Commitment
Kenneth E Eickmann, Senior Research Fellow, The Energy Institute, University of Texas at Austin
William E Harrison, Technical Advisor for Fuels and Energy, Air Force Research Lab
Hermann Ortega, Vice President of the Integrated Supply Chain, Honeywell Specialty Materials (retired)
Ruediger Schmidt, Vice President, Technical Site Services, Bayer MaterialScience, LLC
Moderator: Doug Foran, Director of Innovation, PlantSuccess, LLC
9:3010:00amBeverage Break - Admiral Ballroom
10:0011:15pmAchieving Energy Neutrality: An Air Force - Industry Collaboration
Concepts and Prospects for a Net Zero Wright-Patterson AFB
William E Harrison, Technical Advisor for Fuels and Energy, Air Force Research Lab
11:15noonSolution Partners Forum
AVEVA Inc, Clive Wilby, Principal Consultant - Operations
Comos, Matt McKinley, President
Phase 5 Group Inc, Dean Cook, Managing Director
Wonderware Mobile Solutions, Chas Mohrmann, Vice President -- Sales
Yokogawa Corporation, Maurice Wilkins, Vice President Global Marketing Center
Moderator: Doug Foran, Director of Innovation, PlantSuccess, LLC
noon1:00pmBuffet Lunch - Admiral Ballroom
1:002:15pmLeadership: A Commitment to Continuous Improvement
The Changing World of Manufacturing Improvement
Richard B Pettigrew, Principal, AURA, LLC
DuPont Production System: A Platform for Leading through Crises
Michael N Sanchez, Site Manager, DuPont Sabine River Works
2:153:15pmThe Quantification of Risk
Our Most Important Asset: Making Money at the Safety Boundaries
Ian Sutton, Safety Engineering Manager, AMEC Paragon
Online Measurements for Improved Safety and Energy Management
JD Tate, Scientist, Process Analytical Technologies, The Dow Chemical Company
3:153:45pmBeverage Break - Admiral Ballroom
3:455:00pmMaintenance and Reliability for All Times
Electrical Infrastructure Upgrades: A Business Case
James Haw, IEA Reliability Superintendent, LyondellBasell Houston Refining
A Continuous Focus on Improvement
Walter Jones, Reliability Engineer, Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC
5:007:00pmCocktail Reception - Admiral Ballroom Foyer