PlantSuccess 2008 Gulf Coast
Best Practices Driving Plant Performance
Hilton Houston NASA Clearlake
Conference: April 10, 2008
Revised 04/02/08

 

 

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

• Intellectual Property Rights and Foreign Direct Investment in China's Innovation Economy
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