Technical Program for IDTC23 | AIChE

 Technical Program for 2023 Industry 4.0 

All times listed in CDT

October 2, 2023 (Monday)

3:00PM - 3:30PM MxD Facility Tour Transportation

3:30PM - 5:30PM

MxD Facility Tour                                                                                                                      

6:00PM - 7:30PM Welcome Reception at the Hyatt Lodge Oak Brook

October 3, 2023 (Tuesday)

8:30AM - 5:00PM Registration and Badge Pick-Up

8:30AM - 9:30 AM

Networking & Breakfast

9:30AM - 10:30AM

Opening Keynote Address: Berardino Baratta, MxD

"Why Building Capability and Continuous Performance Improvement is Critical to Industry 4.0"

10:30AM - 11:00AM

Coffee Break

11:00AM - 12:30PM

Session 1: Supply Chain Panel Discussion

Session Moderator: Ignasi Palou-Rivera  (RAPID) 

Invited Speakers: Julie McGill (Trustwell), Kyle Harshbarger (Dow, Inc.), Federico Scianmmarella (MxD)

12:30PM - 12:45PM

Sponsored Talk: "Making Industry 4.0 Reality: Scoping and Change Management Strategies for Success"

John Boudreaux, Fero Labs

12:45PM - 2:00PM

Lunch

2:00PM - 3:15PM

Session 2: Security Panel Discussion

Session Moderator: Ignasi Palou-Rivera  (RAPID) 

Invited Speakers: Jim Davis (CESMII), Matt Luallen (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)

3:15PM - 3:30PM

Sponsored Talk:

Christopher Vassalotti, TeamViewer Enterprise Account Executive 

3:30PM - 4:00PM

Coffee Break

4:00PM - 5:15PM

Session 3Applications of Machine Learning and GenAI to further Industry 4.0

4:00PM - 4:15PM Sponsored Talk by Eschbach: CEO, Andreas Eschbach
4:15PM - 4:45PM

Invited Speaker: Marty Gonzalez, bp

"AI and machine learning deployment in refining: novel applications and learnings"

4:45PM - 5:15PM

Invited Speaker: Justin Hodges, Siemens

"How adding machine learning to simulation brings greater value for process industries"

5:15PM - 7:00PM

Networking Reception

October 4, 2023 (Wednesday)

8:30AM - 12:00PM Registration and Badge Pick-Up                                                                                                                                        

8:30AM - 9:30AM

Networking & Breakfast

9:30AM - 10:30AM

Keynote Address: Whit McConnell, ExxonMobil

"The Role of Digital Transformation in the Energy Transition"

10:30AM - 11:00AM

Coffee Break

11:00AM - 12:15PM Session 4: Momentum & Sustainability
11:00AM - 11:30AM

Invited Speaker: Jeff Kavanaugh, Infosys Knowledge Institute

"Industry 4.0 Momentum through Practical Sustainability"

11:30AM - 12:00PM

Invited Speaker: Sarang Supekar, Argonne National Lab

"Industrial Decarbonization Roadmap on Industry 4.0"

12:00PM - 12:30PM

Sustainability Discussion and Q&A with Sachin Padhye (Infosys Consulting)

Invited Speakers: Jeff Kavanaugh (InfoSys) and Sarang Supekar (Argonne National Lab)

12:30PM - 1:30PM

Lunch 

1:30PM - 3:00PM

Session 5: Workforce Fireside Chats

Invited Speakers: Liz Stuck (MxD Learn), Rebekah Kowalski (Manpower Manufacturing), Jim Davis (CESMII), Ignasi Palou-Rivera (RAPID)