Looming Industry Challenges Best Met by Innovation
Carlos Cabrera, Former Chairman, President and CEO, UOP, a Honeywell Company
Platinum & Gold Sponsor Lightning Round
Monday, March 1 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Make sure to attend the Platinum & Gold Sponsor Lightning Round! This session will showcase and briefly highlight the latest technologies that will be displayed at DIGITAL PLANT 2010. Please join us!
This roundtable will focus on the key issues that owners are facing in leveraging technology for their design and operations activities, and ultimately improving their business performance.
Secondarily, we want
to explore how technology is helping to bridge the collaborative processes between owners and EPCs.
Juergen Kussi, Bayer Business and Technology Services LLC
Session 1: Information Technologies' Role in an Active Regulatory Environment
Monday, March 1 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Review of key regulatory forces affecting plant design and operations today. The session will address what are the major regulatory drivers at the plants and how can information technology improve their compliance? The particular example of the regulatory requirements for the licensing of nuclear power plants will be examined as an example of the vital role that information technologies play in compliance activities.
Chair:
Yee Chou, IT Planning Manager, American Electric Power
John Sanins, Solutions Executive, Oil & Gas, Bentley Systems Inc (Houston)
Speaker(s):
Nuclear Operations Excellence: A Foundation for the Renaissance
Chuck McVicker, Vice President Nuclear Solutions, Ventyx
Co-Author(s):
Bob Smith, Manager, Information Management, AEP Nuclear Generation
Utilizing Data-Driven Drawings to Streamline Environmental, Health, and Safety Regulation Compliance
Adrian Goulding, IM/IT Manager - MCP Support, Chevron North Sea Limited
Co-Author(s):
Milind Talpallikar, MCPIM Data Management Team Lead, Major Capital Project IM/IT, Chevron USA
Session 2: Decision Support for Project and Operations Professionals
Monday, March 1 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM
The session will address risk management, for both a project execution as well as plant operations. How can economic factors be included in the design and operational strategies to reduce costs? Learn how applications are providing business dashboard functions for monitoring real time business performance and allowing effective and timely decisions to be made.
Session 3: So Much Data, Too Little Information Shared
Monday, March 1 4:15 PM - 5:30 PM
Session 3: So Much Data, Too Little Information Shared
Advances continue to be revealed related to infrastructure and applications delivery and how these advances can be used for better information sharing. The areas include “the cloud”, what’s different about software as a service “SaaS,” and how encryption technologies are supporting partnering between competitors and addressing concerns with technology piracy. The session will also detail how visualization technologies are improving model and schedule (“4D”) review functions.
Case Study: Learn How Bechtel is Leveraging Web 2.0 and Cloud Based Technologies Transform IT Services to Our Business
Simon Woodford, Cross-functional Systems Manager, Bechtel Corporation
Information Sharing in the Offshore Industry Norway
Mr. Thore Langeland, Manager Integrated Operation, The Norwegian Oil Industry Association (OLF)
Session 4: Data for Life: Real Plant Lifecycle Practices
Monday, March 1 4:15 PM - 5:30 PM
The practical application of information reuse for all phases of the plant lifecycle will be detailed in this session. The implications of tracking assets, equipment, and potentially people, will be evaluated. Further, the integration of ERP with engineering systems, as a means for information re-use, will be debated. Modern monitoring and diagnostics for operations will be presented and the implications of this for reliability-based maintenance.
Chair:
David Adam, Digital Solutions Manager for Projects and Engineering, BP Energy
Mike Robinson, Director of Development Equipment and Technical Sales, Subsea Systems, FMC Technologies
Dean Harvey, Managing Director, Epic Integrated Solutions
3D Immersive Environments – Potential for Operations & Maintenance
Rick Morneau, Transformational IT Focus Area Manager, Chevron USA
Co-Author(s):
Milind Talpallikar, MCPIM Data Management Team Lead, Major Capital Project IM/IT, Chevron USA
Siddiqua Hussain, MCPIM Data Management Data Analyst, Chevron Energy Technology Company
ISO 15926 Workshops: Reference Data Workshop
Monday, March 1 2:30 PM - 5:30 PM
**Workshop will take place at the George R. Brown Convention Center, Room 381 A**
Meet to discuss PCA’s and FIATECH’s joint planning for the establishment of a new ISO 15926 Reference Data Service (RDS/RDL). The RDS/RDL is planned to support the industry requirements for WIP, scalable reference data hosting, services, and certification. The workshop will provide an opportunity to review status, the plan’s requirements, and raise comments on the evolving plan.
