Draft Technical Program*
*Schedule subject to change as program is finalized. Check back for updates!
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| June 2, 2026 | All Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) | |
| Day 1 | ||
| 8:15 AM | 12:00 PM | Registration + Badge Pick Up |
| 8:15 AM | 9:00 AM | Breakfast |
| 9:00 AM | 9:15 AM | Welcome Remarks by Chair |
| 9:15 AM | 10:00 AM | KEYNOTE PRESENTATION Dan Hickman, The Dow Chemical Company |
| 10:00 AM | 10:30 AM | Morning Coffee Break |
| 10:30 AM | 12:00 PM |
*Session 1: Process Development Essentials |
| Presenters: Kartik Kamat, AbbVie |
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| 12:00 PM | 1:30 PM | Lunch |
| 1:30 PM | 3:00 PM | *Session 2: Pilot Plants Session Co-Chairs: Harshal Bambhani, Srikar Bhattar |
| 3:00 PM | 3:30 PM | Afternoon Coffee Break |
| 3:30 PM | 5:00 PM | *Session 3: Reactors and Unit Operations Session Co-Chairs: Yamini Krishnan, Remsha Rafiq, Harshal Bambhania |
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| 5:00 PM | 5:30 PM | Break |
| 5:30 PM | 8:00 PM | Tuesday Conference Dinner - J.Q. Dickinson Salt Works (Ticketed Event) Don't miss this opportunity to network with peers and visit the historical salt works for dinner to wrap up day 1 of the 2026 PDS. Make sure to add-on when you register! |
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| June 3, 2026 | All Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) | |
| Day 2 | ||
| 8:15 AM | 12:00 PM | Registration + Badge Pick Up |
| 8:15 AM | 9:00 AM | Breakfast |
| 9:00 AM | 10:30 PM | *Session 4: Bioprocesses, Bioreactors, and Bioproducts Session Co-Chairs: Kartik Kamat, Azita Ahmadzadeh |
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| 10:30 AM | 11:00 AM | Morning Coffee Break |
| 11:00 AM | 12:30 PM |
*Session 5: Roundtable Discussion “Pitfalls and Bottlenecks of PD” |
| Panelists: Abe Schuitman, Corteva Kim Stutsman, Lubrizol Jason McMullan, ExxonMobil Rudolf Pospíšil, Nouryon |
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| 12:30 PM | 2:00 PM | Lunch |
| 2:00 PM | 5:30 PM | Plant & Facility Tours |
| 5:30 PM | 7:30 PM | Reception |
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| June 4, 2026 | All Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) | |
| Day 3 | ||
| 8:15 AM | 12:00 PM | Registration + Badge Pick Up |
| 8:15 AM | 9:00 AM | Breakfast |
| 9:00 AM | 10:30 AM | *Session 6: Process Simulation and Data Science Session Co-Chairs: Yurika Diaz Bialowas, Stephen Tieri, Simon Leyland |
| 10:30 AM | 11:00 AM | Morning Coffee Break |
| 11:00 AM | 12:30 PM |
*Session 7: Emerging Technologies and Novel Processing Avenues |
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| 12:30 PM | 12:45 PM | Closing Remarks from Chairs |
