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
Jonathan Alexander
Manufacturing AI & Advanced Analytics Manager | Albemarle IntelligenceALBEMARLE
Jane Arnold
Chief Customer OfficerAPERIO Systems
Amine Benammar
OT ManagerAir Liquide
Roland Block
Associate Director, Engineering & Architecture Career Services Career CenterTexas A&M University
Mark Christofferson
Senior Industrial Systems Cybersecurity EngineerStephenson Technologies Corporation-LSU
Michael Clark
Director, North AmericaOPC Foundation
Dustin Corey
Manager, Application DevelopmentSouthern Company
Seth Courington
Principal Engineer - SupervisorSouthern Company
Brian Crandall
VP of SalesAPERIO Systems
Jay Cribb
Generation Cyber Security Program ManagerSouthern Company
David DeBari
Process Control EngineerExxonMobil Biomedical Sciences, Inc.
Joe Edwards
VP, Global Solution Engineering and Customer SuccessOPSWAT
IIRO OLAVI ESKO
Chemical Industry ManagerSiemens
Kristen Etheredge
PartnerKearney
Steven Ford
Compliance & Support Manager, Plant BarrySouthern Company
Mario Giacchino
North America GSI Sales LeaderNokia
James Goosby
Executive in Residence-McCrary InstituteSouthern Company
Rich Guhl
Data Analytics BaytownCovestro
Steve Hedge
General Manager, Generation Solid FuelNRG
Mike Higgins
Sr. Manager, Plant ApplicationsNRG Energy Inc.
Chris Jackson
Consulting Engineer - Monitoring and DiagnosticsVistra Corporation
Scott Jenkins
Senior editorChemical Engineering Magazine
Alan Karr
Head Of Digitalization CD North AmericaSiemens Energy
Samir Khanna
Sr. Manager & Advisorbp
Doug Kibler
President, North AmericaMobideo
Matthew Kleiman
CEOCumulus Digital Systems
Arnold Martin
Director, Process Control TechnologyAir Liquide
Bharat Marwaha
Process Data Analytics and Condition MonitoringCovestro
Yousef Mohassab
CEO and Co-Founderfacilis.ai
Chris Moore
Vice PresidentLCM2M (Caddis Systems)
Randy Mullinax
Director- Performance & ReliabilitySouthern Company
Sonal Patel
Senior Associate EditorPOWER magazine
Tarik Radwan
Head Americas Digital Grid IoT EdgeSiemens Energy
Matthew Rogers, PhD
ICS Cybersecurity Expert Office of the Technical DirectorCybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Jasper M. Rutten
Digital Manufacturing Manager at Huntsman PolyurethanesHuntsman Chemical
Tricia Schulz
Group Leader, Embedded Systems SecurityOak Ridge National Laboratory
Peter Seeberg
Industrial AI Moderator and PodcasterIndependent Consultant
Arpan Seth
Data Science | Process Technology & Engineering North America | Technology & InfrastructureEvonik Corporation
Eric Smith
AI Solution Directorc3.AI
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
Speaker TBA from Procronex
TBA SpeakerTBA
Bill Thackston
Fellow EngineerSiemens Energy
Brad Thurman
Federal Bureau of Investigation
PE Jonathan Tubb
Director Industrial Cyber Security North AmericaSiemens Energy
Rich Voorberg
President, Siemens Energy North AmericaSiemens Energy
Rod Walker
Sr. Partner Leadership, Change & Organization PracticeKearney
Matt Wiseman
Director of Product MarketingOPSWAT
Joe Witkowski
Director Of Technology InnovationThe Energy Authority