Agenda at a Glance
Tuesday 16th October: Dupont Workshop
Wednesday 17th & 18th October: Main LARTC Conference
Friday 19th October: Aconcagua Refinery site visit
Workshop Day – Tuesday 16th October
DuPont Workshop
IsoTherming. Innovative Technology Solution for Distillate and FCC Upgrading
Welcome Drinks Reception
Day 1 – Wednesday 17th October
Morning Keynote Plenary
Responding to New Energy and Market Realities
Chairman: Daniel Monzón, Partner, Arthur D. Little
Ministerial Keynote Opening Address
The Energy Sector’s Role in Driving Forward Chile’s Economy
Keynote Address
Chile’s Downstream Industry – The Road to Energy Integration
Keynote Leaders Panel
Driving LATAM Growth and Competitiveness in a Global Downstream Marketplace
Luis Manriquez, Downstream Director, ENAP
Ignacio Millan, Strategy and Planning Downstream Director, YPF
Cesar Gerra, Business Director Latin America, Braskem
Speed networking
Networking coffee break
In Conversation with
Driving Downstream Investment in the Transition Towards Cleaner Energy
2020 Bunker Regulations and Latin America Refining Strategies
Eyra Salazar, Senior consultant, Downstream Advisors
The BIG Debate
IMO MARPOL – Is There a Future Market For Fuel Oil in LatAm?
Francisco Peralta, Planning and Management Director , ENAP
Keynote Petrochemical Panel
Domestically Produced vs Imported Petrochemicals – What are the Business Opportunities For LATAM
Cesar Guerra, Business Director Latin America, Braskem
Juan Pablo Ceballos, Supply Chain Manager, Petroquimica Cuyo
Lunch
Technical Streams
Stream A: Refinery Configuration, Conversion and Integration Technologies
Stream B: Process Automation Optimisation & Design
Networking Coffee-Break
Interactive Roundtable Sessions
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- Overcoming Challenges of Compatibility Between Argentinian Shale Oil and Conventional Oil Blends – Américo Apóstolo, Commercial Director, Dorf Ketal
- Impacto de las innovaciones tecnológicas DIGITALES en la Confiabilidad del Talento humano para Organizaciones de Refinación exitosas – Victor Leal,Operational Efficiency Director, PDVSA
- The Digital Refinery
Networking Drinks Reception
Rising Stars
A Celebration of Young Talent in LATAM Downstream’s Indusry
Day 2 – Thursday 18th October
The Journey to Excellence
LATAM Refining Outlook – How is the Industry Performing?
Technology Trend Setters Panel
Operational Excellence Technology Enablers
Gustavo Cienfuegos, Regional Refining Director, Haldor Topsoe
The Plant of the Future – Digital Technologies For Smart Operations
Mariano Bertaina, Technical Director, Axion
Maximiliano Falla, Gerente de Subface,Refineria Talara, Petroperu
Victor Leal, Operational Efficiency Director, PDVSA
Esteban Villaseca, Information Technology Director, ENAP
Networking Coffee Break
Technical Streams
Stream A: Digital Technologies
Stream B: Operational Excellence – Margin Improvements
Networking Lunch
Technical Streams
Stream A: Catalysts Advances
Stream B: Operational Excellence – Crudes Optimization
Networking Coffee Break
Case Study
The Talara Refinery Story
Case Study
Pemex Tula project
Projects and Future Prospects – Project Panel
Project Prospects, Execution and Delivery
Wrap-Up Panel
The Future of the Latin American Downstream Industry
Victor Leal, Operational Efficiency Director, PDVSA
Luis Manriquez, Downstream Director, ENAP
Cesar Guerra, Business Director Latin America, Braskem
Ezequiel Mora, Director Universidad Ecopetrol, Ecopetrol
Closing Remarks & Close of LARTC 2018
Refinery Site Visit – Friday 19th October
Site visit to ENAP’s Aconcagua Refinery
More information to follow. If you’d like to attend this site visit, please make sure you indicate that as you register to attend the main event.