Southwest Process Technology Conference Events

Monday, September 22

Track 1 events will be held in the Multipurpose Room. Track 2 events will be held in the Houston Room North Perimeter.

8:00AM - 9:00AM

Keynote 1: Dean Foreman, Chief Economist of the Texas Oil & Gas Association (TXOGA)

Global Economics and Energy Outlook – Q3 2025

9:15AM - 10:45AM

Track 1: Energy Efficiency 1

Track 2: Process Safety & Risk Management

10:45AM - 11:05AM

Refreshments & Networking Break (Houston Room)

11:05AM - 12:05PM

Track 1: Energy Efficiency 2

Track 2: Advances in Digitalization, Part 1: IIoT

12:05PM - 1:30PM

Lunch Break / Engineering Ethics (Houston Room / Multipurpose Room)

(Ethics Session in parallel with lunch. Box lunches available.)

1:30PM - 3:10PM

Track 1: Distillation and Separation

Track 2: Advances in Digitalization, Part 2: AI

3:10PM - 3:30PM

Refreshments & Networking Break (Houston Room)

3:30PM - 5:00PM

Track 1: Refinery Technology & Operations

Track 2: Chemical Plant Technology & Operations

5:00PM - 6:15PM

Reception / Student Poster Session (Houston Room South Perimeter)

6:15PM - 9:00PM

STS-AIChE Dinner Meeting (Ticketed Event)

Tuesday, September 23

8:00AM - 9:00AM

Keynote 2: Dan Coombes, Director of PureCycle Technologies, Inc.; formerly EVP for LyondellBasell

The Future of Chemical Engineering

9:15AM - 10:45AM

Track 1: Catalysis & Reaction Engineering

Track 2: Renewable & Sustainable Technology 1

10:45AM - 11:05AM

Refreshments & Networking Break (Houston Room)

11:05AM - 12:05PM

Track 1: Efficient Water Use

Track 2: Renewable and Sustainable Technology 2

12:05PM - 1:20PM

Lunch Break (Houston Room)

1:20PM - 2:50PM

Track 1: Leadership & Management Forum

Track 2: Innovations in Process Technology

2:50PM - 3:10PM

Refreshments & Networking Break (Houston Room)

3:10PM - 4:40PM

Track 1: Project Development

Track 2: Process Control and Reliability