2024 AGENDA
This year's summit presented a thoughtfully curated agenda that delved into the heart of the industry's most critical issues: navigating the complex landscape of new environmental regulations, leveraging innovative technologies to streamline refining operations, and mastering the delicate balance of process efficiency.
Day 1
Welcome / Opening Remarks:
Richard Watts, MD, PTQ/ Digital Refining
Keynote Address:
Sanjiv Singh, Group President & Member, O2C Team, RIL
Ms. Vartika Shukla, CMD, EIL
S M Vaidya, Chairman, IOCL
Dinesh Pissurlenkar, President, Worley, Asia
Vote of Thanks:
Adarsh Soni, Chairman, Organising Committee
Chairman: Rajiv Agarwal, Director (Tech), EIL
10:10 – 10:30 Energy Transition via Green Technology
Speaker: Dr. Partha Maitra, President (S&I), RIL Mumbai
10:30 – 10:50 Grassroot Complex Aligning Feed Product Streams between Refinery & Petchemical Blocks for Higher Return
Speaker: Abhijit Kumar Ram, GM, EIL
10:30 – 10:50 - Circular Polymer through Chemical Recycling of Waste Plastics – Concept to Commercialisation
Speaker: Biswajit Shown, AVP (R&D), RIL Jamnagar
10:50 – 11:10 Solution to difficult and fouled services with spiral heat exchangers
Speaker: Dhruv Joshi, Nexson Group
11:10 – 11:30 Refining of the future: Potential archetypes
Speaker: Arjun Balakrishnan, Worley
11:30 – 11:45 Q&A Session
Chairman: TBD
12:15 – 12:35 Ethanol – Sustainable Clean & Green Fuel in India
Speaker: Asheesh Chaturvedi, CTSM, IOCL RHQ
12:35 – 12:55 Waste Heat Recovery – Decarbonisation Applications in Refining & Petrochemical
Speaker: Sachine Maine, Thermax Global
12:55 – 13:15 Capacity Enhancement by In-house Modification in ISOM & CRU
Speaker: V. Raja, CM (TS-PE), CPCL
13:15 - 13:30 Q&A Session
Chairman: Sanjay Khanna, Director Ref., BPCL
14:30 – 14:50 AI & ML-based Hybrid Model of Fuel Blending Control & Optimization System
Speaker: Dr Suresh Agrawal, CEO, Offsite Management Systems LLC
14:50 – 15:10 APC & Digital Twin Integration for Maximization of Profits
Speaker: K.M. Tonge, CM, BPCL MR
15:10 – 15:30 Digitalization to Focus on Top Quartile Performance in Energy, Reliability & Decarbonisation
Speaker: Jagadesh Donepudi, KBC (A Yokogawa Company)
15:30 – 15:50 How to get most out of Modelling Reciprocating Compressor Parts – Combining Digitalization & AI-based Condition Monitoring
Speaker: Magnus Terner, Hoerbiger
15:50 – 16:00 Q&A Session
Chairman: Dr Jagadesh Donepudi, KBC Advance Technology
16:30 - 16:50 E-Fuel Technology for CO2 Utilisation in SAF of Petrochemical Feedstock
Speaker: Mr. Harshit Agarwal, Country Sales Manager, Axens
16:50 - 17:10 Long Distance Transportation of Clean H2 by Leveraging Existing Refining Assets & Infrastructure
Speaker: Mr Nishesh Garg, Lead Technical Sales Engineer Energy and Sustainability Solutions, Honeywell UOP
17:10 – 17:30 Accelerating Deployment of Carbon Capture Technologies
Speaker: Dr Muhammad Ismail Shah, Managing Director, Technology Centre Mongstad
17:30 – 17:50 2G Bio-refinery Integration for Conversion of Lignin Residue into Valuable Chemicals
Speaker: Chitra Bhavsar, Technip Energies India
17:50 – 18:10 Green Hydrogen Project – A Case Study
Speaker: Praveer Kumar, ED, GAIL Amol R Pachghare, DGM, GAIL
18:10 – 18:30 Q&A Session
Day 2
Chairman: Arvind Kumar, Director Ref, IOCL
09:00 – 09:20 Challenges and Strategies for enhancing Feed capacity of Diesel Hydrotreating Unit
Speaker: Neeraj Singh, CM, HPCL MR
09:20 – 09:40 Finding Key Profit Drivers for Sustainable Crude to Chemical Complexes
Speaker: John Melancon, Flour
09:40 – 10:00 Optimized Process Control & Energy Saving Management
Speaker: Jochen Geiger, AMETEK Process Instruments
10:00 – 10:20 CC Key Processes for Boosting Probability
Speaker: Varsha Tambe, Alfa Laval Technologies
10:20 – 10:40 Q&A Session
Chairman: TBD
11:00 – 11:20 Precious Metal Catalysts: Control Points for Profit Protection
Speaker: Sabin Metal
11:20 – 11:40 Catalyst Regeneration – Optimal Solution for achieving Higher Unit Performance without Cost Impact & Reduction in CO2 Footprint
Speaker: Eurecat India Catalysts
11:40 – 12:00 Improvement of Expansion Joint reliability in FCCU Reactor Overhead Line
Speaker: Dinesh Kumar, SRM, IOCL R&D
12:00 – 12:20 Studies for Production of Butadiene from Conventional & Renewable Feedstocks
Speaker: Dr. Chanchal Samanta, DGM, BPCL R&D
12:20 – 12:40 Enhancing Refinery Sustainability with EmulsionSENS in desaulter operations
Speaker: Berthold
12:40 - 13:00 Q&A Session
Chairman: S. Bharathan, Director Ref., HPC
14:00 – 14:20 Role of Explainable AI (XAI) – A Case Study on Machine Learning based Cost Estimation of Process Equipment
Speaker: Debadutta Pahadsing, GM, EIL
14:20 – 14:40 Development & Implementation of Digital Platform across Refineries
Speaker: Chandan Kumar, CTSM, IOCL RHQ
14:40 – 15:00 Techno-Economic Studies for Refinery T/A Optimization using Aspen Custom Modeler
Speaker: Emad Gebesy AspenTech
15:50 – 15:20 Driving Value Maximisation with Process Digital Twins and Data Analytics
Speaker: Sathiyanarayanan A, VP, RIL Jamnagar
1520 – 15:40 Q&A Session
Chairman: TBD
16:00 – 16:20 Leveraging New H2 Separation Membrane Technology in Blue H2 Production
Speaker: Zachary Foss, Divigas
16:20 – 16:40 A Broader Perspective on H2 Environment in Refining & A Case Study on Material Degradation in Natural Gas Pipeline
Speaker: Ms. P Vijaya Chitti, AGM, EIL
16:40 – 17:00 Transition to Sustainable Aviation Fuels : Indian Perspectives & Global Frameworks
Speaker: Tuhin Suvra Khan, Scientist, IIP Dehradun
17:00 – 17:20 Towards a Greener Future : Decarbonisation Strategies for Ethylene Crackers
Speaker: Sushree Chaudhuri, Bechtel India
17:20 – 17:30 Q&A Session