PlantSuccess 2010 Gulf Coast
Hilton Houston NASA Clear Lake
April 15, 2010

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Thur 4/15/2010
6:308:00amRegistration - Admiral Ballroom Foyer
Continental Breakfast - Admiral Ballroom
8:008:45amWelcome: Carl Howk, Chairman, PlantSuccess, LLC
Safety Message: David Purvis, Technical Director, Shell Upstream Americas
Introduction: Michael White, Operations & Plant Engineering, SunCoke Energy Inc
Keynote Address:
Towards Operating Excellence
John S Sieg, Jr, Group Head of Operations, BP International
8:459:30amExecutive Leadership Forum Presentations
Leading Strategies for Sustainable Operating Excellence
OMS in BP's Refining System: Driving Systematic Operations in the Front Line
Mark Fitts, Plant Manager, Cooper River, BP America Inc
Implementing OMS in BP's Refining System: A Commitment to Systematic Management and CI
Mike Olbrich, Engineering & Project Services Manager, Whiting Refinery, BP Products North America Inc
Building BP Operations Leadership Capability
Graham Cattell, Group Head of Discipline for Capability & Projects, BP Safety and Operations
Operations Excellence - A Simplified Approach
Michael White, Operations & Plant Engineering, SunCoke Energy Inc
9:3010:00amBeverage Break: Admiral Ballroom
10:0011:30amExecutive Leadership Forum Panel Discussion
Leading Strategies for Sustainable Operating Excellence
John S Sieg, Jr, Group Head of Operations, BP International
Mark Fitts, Plant Manager, Cooper River, BP America Inc
Mike Olbrich, Engineering & Project Services Manager, Whiting Refinery, BP Products North America Inc
Graham Cattell, Group Head of Discipline for Capability & Projects, BP Safety and Operations
Michael White, Operations & Plant Engineering, SunCoke Energy Inc
Moderator: Doug Foran, Director of Innovation, PlantSuccess, LLC
11:3012:30pmIndustry Solutions Forum
Yokogawa Corporation, Craig Ferris, Director - Business Development
Sinclair Group, Jerry Laird, SVP Business Development - Downstream & Chemicals
Rolta International, Inc, Richard Martin, Vice President
Invensys Operations Management, Chas Mohrmann, Vice President - Sales
Celerant Consulting, Hermann Ortega, Vice President
Doug Foran, Director of Innovation, PlantSuccess, LLC
12:301:30pmBuffet Lunch -- Luna Restaurant
1:302:30pmJourneys to Operational Excellence
The PDCA Cycle of Operations Excellence at Kaneka Texas
Steve Skarke, Senior Vice President - Operations, Kaneka Texas Corporation
Plant-Health Monitoring & Reliability Intelligence
Alex P Kent, SERIP Base Business Advisor, Chevron Global Upstream & Gas
Q&A
2:303:00pmBeverage Break: Admiral Ballroom
3:004:00pmImproved Operations: Measurement and Reporting
Securing our Future through Accountability
Dave Sauer, Operations Manager, Dakota Gasification Company
Improving Refinery Reliability through Effective Operator Rounds
Zane Barham, Director, Global Refining IT - Strategy & Projects, ConocoPhillips Company
Q&A
4:005:00pmClimate Change and Operating Excellence: A Measured Response
Cliff Pederson, Manager of Production Processes, Suncor Energy Inc (retired)
Climate Change - How real is it, and will CO2 Reduction Work?
Steven Sondergard, Senior Consultant, Merrick & Company and author, Climate Balance...A Balanced and Realistic View of Climate Change
Q&A
5:007:00pmCocktail Reception -- Chart Room Area of the Luna Restaurant