Speakers

The 2024 program offers up more End Users Case Studies, Lessons Learned and small group roundtable discussions than ever before. A must attend if you are just beginning your digital journey, or getting ready for the next level. Learn from and with your peers.

Meet Our 2024 Speakers

Mo Abuali

VP DigitalWipfli

Jonathan Alexander

Manufacturing AI & Advanced Analytics Manager | Albemarle IntelligenceALBEMARLE

Amine Benammar

Air Liquide

Roland Block

Associate Director, Engineering & Architecture Career Services Career CenterTexas A&M University

Mark Christofferson

Senior Industrial Systems Cybersecurity EngineerStephenson Technologies Corporation-LSU

Frank J. Cilluffo

Director, McCrary Institute for Cyber & Critical Infrastructure SecurityAuburn University

Michael Clark

Director, North AmericaOPC Foundation

Jay Cribb

Generation Cyber Security Program ManagerSouthern Company

David DeBari

Process Control EngineerExxonMobil Corporation

Piya Dey

Director, Digital Manufacturing TransformationCelanese Corporation

IIRO OLAVI ESKO

Chemical Industry ManagerSiemens

Kristen Etheredge

PartnerKearney

Steven Ford

Compliance & Support Manager, Plant BarrySouthern Company

James Goosby

Executive in Residence at the McCrary Institute for Cyber & Critical Infrastructure SecuritySouthern Company

Rich Guhl

Data Analytics BaytownCovestro

Hussein Harb

Process Automation Manager - Automation | TechnologyArcelorMittal Dofasco

Steve Hedge

General Manager, Generation Solid FuelNRG

Mike Higgins

Sr. Manager, Plant ApplicationsNRG Energy, Inc.

Chris Jackson

Consulting Engineer - Monitoring and DiagnosticsVistra Corporation

Preston Johnson

Sr. Delivery ManagerNovity

Alan Karr

Head Of Digitalization CD North AmericaSiemens Energy, Inc.

Samir Khanna

Sr. Manager & Advisorbp

Matthew Kleiman

CEOCumulus Digital Systems

Barry Kuehnle

Energy Infrastructure and Cyber Security Advisor Senior Leader for the Office of Electric Reliability (OER)Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Arnold Martin

Director, Process Control TechnologyAir Liquide

Bharat Marwaha

Process Data Analytics and Condition MonitoringCovestro

Larissa Millet

Information Systems Security EngineerStephenson Technologies Corporation-LSU

Yousef Mohassab

CEO and Co-Founderfacilis.ai

Chris Moore

Vice PresidentLCM2M (Caddis Systems)

Randy Mullinax

Director- Performance & ReliabilitySouthern Company

Eva Ongeri

ManagerKearney

Matthew Rogers, PhD

ICS Cybersecurity Expert Office of the Technical DirectorCybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

Peter Seeberg

Industrial AI Moderator and PodcasterIndependent Consultant

Ryan W. Smeltzer

ExxonMobil Corporation

Craig Spivey

Instrumentation Program Leader, Process Control Technology, Air Liquide Large IndustriesAir Liquide

Dr. Yves Gorat Stommel

Deputy Head Function Evonik DigitalEvonik Digital

Matthew Sudeesh

Digital Transformation & Innovation LeadCovestro

Josh Tauber

Turnaround ManagerDelek US

Brad Thurman

Federal Bureau of Investigation

PE Jonathan Tubb

Director Industrial Cyber Security North AmericaSiemens Energy, Inc.

Rich Voorberg

President, Siemens Energy North AmericaSiemens Energy, Inc.

Rod Walker

Sr. Partner Leadership, Change & Organization PracticeKearney

Stephen Warner

Director of Industry Solutionsc3.AI

Joe Witkowski

Director Of Technology InnovationThe Energy Authority