BASF, Dow Chemical, BP, Valero, Phillips 66, Shell, Univar, Albermarle Set to Share Their OpEx Journeys at IQPC's Conference on Operational Excellence in Refining & Petrochemicals

HOUSTON, March 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --

Over 150 operations leaders from BASF, Dow Chemical, BP, Valero, Phillips 66, Shell, Univar, Albermarle and more are coming together this April 9-11 at the 2018 Operational Excellence in Refining & Petrochemicals Summit (Houston) to give an inside look at their operations.

Key speakers confirmed for this April include:

• Michiel Van Noort, Global Head of Continuous Improvement, Downstream, Royal Dutch Shell
• Hugo Ashkar, Global Risk Manager, BP
• John Quigley, Director of Operational Reliability, Valero
• Jim Wetherbee, Astronaut and Author, Controlling Risk: 30 Techniques for Operating Excellence
• Patrick Wallior, Senior Director, Health & Safety, Univar
• Manny Ehrlich, Board Member, U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
• Nev Lockwood, Global Operational Excellence Director, Albemarle
• Matt DiGeronimo, Vice President, Operations, Veolia

2017 attendee Change Management Leader at Duke Energy said: "I truly enjoyed attending the OpEx conference. Not only benchmarking opportunities, but networking and being able to continue to share best practices going forth."

With roundtables, panels, case studies and workshops on Human Factors, Process Safety, Asset Risk Management, Leadership & Culture, Procedure Management, Root Cause Analysis, Leadership and Behaviour, Management of Change and more, this event offers a unique opportunity to downstream professionals to learn from US and international industry experts who have successfully executed on strategy and delivered substantial improvements in operational performance.

Leslie Allen, Portfolio Director for the Operational Excellence event series comments: "With increasing volatility, competition, regulation and risk, there has never been a more critical time for refining and petrochemical companies to be focused on operational excellence. And that's why over 150 operations leaders are taking three days out of the office this April to attend the 2018 Operational Excellence in Refining & Petrochemicals Summit".

To find out more about North America's leading forum on Operational Excellence in Refining & Petrochemicals, download the 2018 agenda at https://opexinrefiningandpetrochem.iqpc.com/agenda

Tickets and full event program are available online at https://opexinrefiningandpetrochem.iqpc.com.

SOURCE IQPC