Unconventional Feedstocks & Fuels Mandates: Operating Amid Change IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers' (AFPM) Annual Meeting (formerly NPRA Annual Meeting)
Date: March 14, 2012
Location:
Manchester Grand Hyatt
San Diego, CA
If you need a visa, please contact your local U.S. consular office.
SEE WHO'S ATTENDING
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STOP BY OUR HOSPITALITY SUITE
during the AFPM Annual Meeting
for champagne, food, networking and product demos!
Date/Time: Sunday, March 11 8:00pm-Midnight
and Monday, March 12 6:00-11:30pm
Location: Manchester Grand Hyatt, Suite 717
Contact Liisa Kiuru for more information:
lkiuru@hartenergy.com, +1.713.260.6474
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The Objective
The objective of this conference is to bring together global thought leaders – refining, fuels, additive, technology, government, biofuels, automakers and engine manufacturers' communities to discuss and debate on how the current and future regulatory constraints can be met with unconventional resources, biofuels, alternative fuels and new technologies. The format of the conference will be interactive discussion panels addressing the panel questions. Each panel topic will be introduced by the moderator with a brief presentation, followed by a panel discussion led by each session moderator.
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PROGRAM
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7:30am
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Registration and Light Refreshments
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8:00am
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Welcome and Opening Remarks - Setting the Conference Agenda
Kristine Klavers, Senior Vice President, Hart Energy
Jeet Bindra, President (retired), Chevron Global Manufacturing, Advisory Member Hart Energy
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8:15am
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Opening Keynote
Kevin Brown, SVP, Refining, LyondellBasell
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8:45am
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A refiner in California, dealing with it all from – LCFS, heavy and light crude sources, clean fuels and more...
Shariq Yosufzai, Vice President Chevron Corp.
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9:15am
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Q&A
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9:30am
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Networking Break and Refreshments
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10:00am
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The Impact of Heavy & Light Oil Streams
This panel will look at heavy and light streams especially from the unconventional resources like shale gas or heavy crude oil, and what role they will play and the affect they will have on the industry (refining, logistics, etc.)
Key questions to be discussed:
- Where are the fuel markets from gas processing?
- What role will Gas-to-Liquids play in the future?
- What role will heavy crude play as part of the future crude mix?
- What is needed to overcome future logistics constraints on pipelines and terminals?
Panelists:
Faith Goodman, Vice President, Ontario Division, Canadian Petroleum Products Institute
Matik Nicholls, Vice President, Marketing, Phoenix Park Gas Processors Ltd.
Dr. Partha Maitra, Senior Vice President, Reliance Industries
David Hacket, President, Stillwater Associates
Moderators:
Terry Higgins, Executive Director, Refining and Special Projects, Hart Energy
John Kneiss, Director, Government Affairs and U.S. Policy, Hart Energy
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11:30am SPECIAL LUNCHEON PRESENTATION:
Hart Energy's 25th Annual Refinery and Energy Company of the Year Award Luncheon
Awards presented by:
Kristine Klavers, Senior Vice President, Hart Energy
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1:15pm
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Regulatory Alphabet Soup - FQD, RFS, CAFE, RED, LCFS, ETS - How are we optimizing to meet global fuel specifications of the future?
The current regulatory environment is putting different constraints and requirements on the refining, fuels and automotive industries through its recent programs like the Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards (CAFE), Low Carbon Fuels Standards (LCFS), emissions trading schemes (ETS), etc.
Key questions to be discussed:
- How will the Low Carbon Fuel Standard impact future fuel formulations?
- What opportunities do these regulations bring?
- What is the winning strategy for fuel blending? What is the best way to maximize unconventional resources to meet both global fuel specifications of the future?
- How will we achieve success in both local and global emissions/fuel trading markets?
- How will new heavy and light oil streams affect fuel quality?
- How will your industry meet future efficiency requirements?
Panelists:
Gordon Schremp, Senior Fuels Specialist, Fuels and Transportation Division, California Energy Commission
Petrobras - Speaker TBA
Jon Scharingson, Director, Sales and Marketing, Renewable Energy Group
William Brown, Analyst, Office of Oil, Gas and Biofuels Analysis, U.S. Energy Information Adminstration
Moderators:
Liisa Kiuru-Griffith, Executive Director, IFQC, Hart Energy
James Slutz, President and Managing Director, Global Energy Strategies LLC
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2:10pm
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Networking Break and Refreshments
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2:30pm
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The Carbon Challenge - What is the Fuel Mix of the Future?
Many policy discussions focus on energy diversification or energy independence, as well as utilizing domestic resources. This panel will discuss the future fuel mix as well as the role of the different sources, biofuels, CNG, LPG and electricity, may play in the future.
Key questions to be discussed:
- Are biofuels still a solution for domestic energy security? Environmental concerns? Are biofuels still relevant on a global scale?
- What are the solutions to the low-carbon constraints?
- How will the infrastructure evolve? What are the challenges?
- What will electrify the market - vehicles or natural gas? Will natural gas be the energy source of choice for power or transportation? Or both?
- How will China's restrictions on rare-earth element exports affect development? Development beyond China and refineries?
Panelists:
Peter F. Ward, Program Manager, Alternative Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program, California Energy Commission
Ben Saydah, Economics and Engineering Manager, Sapphire Energy
Brian Conroy, Head of Market Strategy and Regulatory Affairs, BP Biofuels
Patrik Löwnertz, VP Sales and Marketing, Chemrec AB
Jay Long, Director, Fuel Administration, Alaska Airlines
Moderators:
Humberto Vainieri, President, Vainieri Consulting, former Senior Vice President, Global Refining, BP, former President and CEO, UOP, former Senior Vice President, R&D and Engineering, Yukos
John Kneiss, Director, Government Affairs and U.S. Policy, Hart Energy
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3:45pm
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Concluding Remarks – What have we learned and where do we go from here?
The moderators of this session will lead an audience Q&A discussion on the conference's key findings.
Humberto Vainieri, President, Vainieri Consulting, former Senior Vice President, Global Refining, BP, former President and CEO, UOP, former Senior Vice President, R&D and Engineering, Yukos
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4:15pm
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Conference Adjourns
Terry Higgins, Executive Director, Refining and Special Projects, Hart Energy
John Kneiss, Director, Government Affairs and U.S. Policy, Hart Energy
Liisa Kiuru-Griffith, Executive Director, IFQC, Hart Energy
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