Day One

0800 0845Registration & Networking Tea

0845 1015 Inaugural Session

Chairman: Nic Allen, Managing Director, PTQ, UKWelcome: A. Soni, Chairman, Organising Committee

Keynote Address I:

Geo-politics Energy Security

Talmiz Ahmad, Former Indian Ambassador, Saudi Arabia, Oman & UAE Keynote Address II:

Global Energy Scenario

Sunjoy Joshi, Director, Observer Research Foundation

Inaugural Address:

B. Ashok, Chairman, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd

Vote of Thanks:

R K Gupta, Managing Director, IDS1015 1030Networking Tea

1030 1245Session I : Heavy Crude & Resid Processing

Chairman:

Sanjiv Singh, Director (Refineries)

IOCL

1030 1100Maximizing Bottom-of-the Barrel Conversion with Commercially Proven Technologies

Alexandre Javidi, Technologist, Middle Distillates & Conversion Business Line

Axens1100 1130Coking & Integrated Steam Air Gasification Produces Clean Flexigas ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company

Dr Girish Chitnis, Global Licensing Director--Gas Treating Catalysts & LicensingExxonMobil

1130 1200Coke Selective Bottoms Upgrading Mukund Balachandran, Technical Service Manager--Catalyst TechnologiesW R Grace

1200 1230Improving Reliability and Flow Capacity of Pipelines

George Duggan, Director--Refinery and Petrochemical Technology

Baker Hughes1230 1245Q & A 1245 -1345Networking Lunch

1345 1615Session II: FCC Catalysts

Chairman:

Dr. John Dunleavy, Commercial Vice President Process TechnologiesJohnson Mathey Process Technologies Inc 1400 1430FCC Additives for Increased Residue Processing with High Metals FeedsSaugata Palit, Senior Technical Service Manager--India & Middle East

Johnson Mathey Process Technologies Inc 1430 1500Development of FCC Catalysts & Additives for Optimization and Value addition of FCC Yields

B P Das, Executive Director R&DIndian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) 1500 1530FCC Products Upgrading & Slate Improvement to Meet BSV Gasoline SpecificationsManuela Arratia, Technologist--Olefins & Alternative Fuels

Axens1530 1600 BS-IV & V Grade Gasoline: Challenges and Opportunities for Refineries Dr Soumendra Banerjee, Director--R&D

UOP1600 1615 Q & A

1615 1630Networking Tea

1630 1815Session III : Emissions Control Chairman:

R. Ramachandran, Managing Director BORL

1630 1700Solutions to Ever More Stringent Specifications for SO2 Emissions in Sulfur Recovery Units in the Refining IndustryMike Smeltink, Business Development Manager

Jacobs Comprimo Sulfur Solutions

1700 1730The Impact of SRU Plant Operation in Particular the SRU Burner, on Tubesheet Refractory

Dr David Barrow, Sales Director

Industrial Ceramics Ltd1730 1800Design & Materials for Improved Flue Gas Tunnel Reliability

Shailesh Dayal, Regional Sales Manager

Blasch Precision CeramicsInc

1800 1815Q & A followed by End of Day One Day Two

0830 0900Networking Tea 0900 1100Session IV : Refinery Hydrogen

Chairman:

Theo Visser, Technical Manager-HydrocrackingCriterion Catalysts and Technologies0900 0930Maximizing Value Generation Across a Diesel Hydrotreater by Optimal Utilization of Refinery Hydrogen

Saurabh Dhir, Technical Service Manager (India)Criterion Catalysts and Technologies0930 1000More Hydrogen in the Refinery Through Revamping OptionsCristina Guazzotti, Process ManagerKT Kinetics Technology S.p.A

1000 1030Adding Value to Hydrogen Production: The BOO Concept

Philip Morris, Global Refining and Fuels Marketing ManagerAir Products

1030 1100Networking Tea1100 1330Session V : Energy Efficiency

Chairman:

A.S.Basu, Chief--Refinery Operations

HMEL

1100 1130Fired Heater Modularization - Concept, Concerns & Benefits

Tanveer Singh, Head - Design & EngineeringEsteem Projects Pvt Ltd

1130 1200Improved Energy & Process Efficiency in the Naphtha Splitter:

A Case Study

Dipankar Phukan, Deputy Manager--Process

Karthik Ramesh, Senior EngineerProcess

Gujarat refinery India Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL)

1200 1230Cost Effective Solution for Refinery Heat Exchangers

Barinder J S Ghai, Global Technical marketingSandvik Materials Technology, UK1230 1245Q & A1245 1400Networking Lunch1400 1615Session VI: Operational Excellence

Chairman:

M. Venkatesh, Director--Refinery MRPL1400 1430Revamp Opportunities for Refinery Margin Optimization by Low Capex

Bharat Goenka, Head- Technology Licensing India

Shell India Markets Private Limited1430 1500Use of Diagnostic tools for Operational Reliability

Ms. Jayati Ghosh, General ManagerProcess Engineers India Ltd

1500 1530Demystifying the Refinery Energy Index

Brijesh Kumar, Executive Director Centre for High Technology1530 1600Achieving Operational Excellence

Sheoraj Singh, Deputy General ManagerR&D Engineers India Ltd 1600 1615Q & A 1615 1630Networking Tea

1630 1800Session VII : Refinery & Petrochemicals Integration

Chairman:

Ajay Deshpande, DirectorTechnology

Engineers India Ltd 1630 1700Petrochemicals Demand Scenario in India: Opportunities & Challenges

S. Mitra, Executive Director--Business Development (Petrochemicals)Indian Oil Corporation Ltd1700 1730Value Addition Through Refinery & Petrochemical Integration:

Case Study

Ms. Vatika Shukla, General ManagerR&D

Engineers India Ltd

1730 1745Q & A1745 1800 Chairmans Summing up & Vote of Thanks

Adarsh Soni

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