2025 AIChE Spring Meeting

Management Division (MGMT) sessions and activities at 2025 AIChE Spring Meeting.

Monday, April 7, 2025

13:30 to 15:00 – Sustainability in management (Obelisk, Grand Atrium, Hilton Anatole)

• Advancing sustainability in leather: BIO VERA^TM, bio-allays, and the future responsible supply chains (David Williamson, Modern Meadow)
• Managing and optimizing a carbon footprint (Griff Allen, Lubrizol Corporation)
• Sustainability assessment of advanced hybrid systems for achieving industrial net zero (Seckin Karagoz, Qatar University)

15:30 to 17:00 – Role of leadership and management in evolving organizational culture (Obelisk, Grand Atrium, Hilton Anatole)

• Building a solid and resilient safety culture through four-layer risk management and the G-Mirm methodology in the logistics and port area - Ultracargo (Melissa Spencer, Ultracargo Logistica S/A)
• Safety culture excellence from 'Zero' towards 'One' (Baldeo Pandey, Reliance Industries Limited)
• Effective leadership to drive successful organizational transformation (Victor Bohnert, AIChE)

18:30 to 21:00 – Management (MGMT) and Environmental (ENV) divisions, and Chem Eng & the Law (ChE&L) Forum joint Dinner (El Fenix Restaurant, 1601 McKinney Ave, Dallas, Texas 75202). Ticketed event open to anyone interested in joining.

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

8:00 to 9:30 – Engineering around uncertainty in 2025 and beyond (Coral, Tower, Hilton Anatole)

• Engineering around uncertainty in 2025 and beyond (Chris Cogswell, Elsevier)

12:00 to 13:00 – Management Division (MGMT) business meeting (Obelisk, Grand Atrium, Hilton Anatole)

13:30 to 15:00 – From limiting beliefs to limitless possibilities: Engineering your best life I (Obelisk, Grand Atrium, Hilton Anatole)

• From limiting beliefs to limitless possibilities: Engineering your best life (Lori McDowell, Schooley Mitchell)

15:30 to 17:00 – "Churros, Chat & More..." - Panel discussion: Role of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Process Safety and Operations (Verandah Park View, Verandah, Hilton Anatole) / Free ticketed event sponsored by ECC and Management Division (MGMT).

Wednesday, April 9, 2025

8:00 to 9:30 – Role of leadership and management in process safety (Peridot, Grand Atrium, Hilton Anatole)

• Ensure sustainable solutions and employee engagement using Root Cause Analysis (Irene Legiec, IALS Consulting)
• Process safety systems: Accomplishing hazardous work safely (Steve Dahlgren, United Cleanup Oak Ridge LLC)
• Modernized approach to Root Cause Analysis by incorporating large language models, sentiment analysis, and automation (Aaron Parr, inRoot.io)

10:15 to 11:45 – Young Leader Award Session: Leading the energy transition - The crucial role of chemical engineers (Obelisk, Grand Atrium, Hilton Anatole)

• Young Leader Award presentation
• Navigating development of lower emission fuels for marine decarbonization (Dhaval Bhandari, ExxonMobil Research & Engineering)
• Carbon Molecular Sieve (CMS) membranes - Gas separation change agents (William J. Koros, Georgia Institute of Technology)
• Experiences in building a venture-funded climate tech company (Surinder Singh, Relyion Energy Inc.)