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Welcome to Dallas
Dallas. Historic home to longhorn cattle and world-class barbecue.
And, for the first time ever, host of the AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety.
Your Meeting Quick-Start Guide
The AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety (GCPS) is being held at the HIlton Anatole in Dallas, TX on April 6–10. More than 2,000 chemical, process, and process safety engineers are expected to attend.
This meeting preview contains everything you need to know to navigate the conference like a pro. Begin by checking out the schedule grid and venue map on the next pages, then choose which featured events you would like to attend — some of which are highlighted on pages 52–56. Attend technical sessions based on the topical conferences or GCPS tracks that interest you (turn to page 50 for more information on topical conferences).
And, don’t forget to purchase your tickets to ticketed events in advance. We look forward to seeing you at the meeting!
Thank You to Our Meeting Chairs
Virginia Sommer
2025 Spring Meeting Program Chair
Process/Specialty Engineer
Fluor Corporation
Irfan Shaikh
2025 GCPS Chair
Sr. Technical Safety Engineer
Chevron
Jennifer Mize
2025 GCPS Vice Chair
Director, Intermediates Manufacturing
Eastman
Navigating the Conference
Master New Skills with Sponsored Technology Workshops
Gain knowledge on best practices from industry experts. Discover the latest technologies and find solutions to your current, as well as future, challenges. Interact one-on-one with global companies as they share the most cutting-edge developments in chemical engineering technology.
Check out FREE sponsored technology workshops being offered by these companies:
Hilton Anatole Map
Featured Topical Conferences
Kister Distillation Symposium
Review the latest on tray equipment and packing, and tower and confined space safety.
Process Intensification (PI)
Explore how PI is radically improving process efficiency.
25th Topical Conference on Gas Utilization
Discuss process simulation, optimization, and controls in gas applications.
28th Topical Conference on Refinery Processing
Explore new developments in energy efficiency for refineries, gas, and petrochemical plants.
37th Ethylene Producers’ Conference
Review regulatory changes and operating best practices in ethylene plants.
Industry 4.0
Learn how to apply big data analytics and digitalization strategies in the process industries.
Leadership Development–Professional Skills to Catalyze Your Career
Pick up valuable strategies for working as a team and best practices in communication.
The Energy Transition
Discuss the state-of-the-art in technology, transport, and feedstock options in the future energy mix of the world.
GCPS Program Tracks
14th Process Safety Management Mentoring (PSM2) Symposium
Review process safety lessons learned, particularly for professionals who are new to the field of process safety.
27th Process Plant Safety Symposium (PPSS)
Discover perspectives and tools that will provide value to personnel at the plant level.
40th CCPS International Conference
Identify emerging process safety issues and advances leading process safety management practices.
59th Annual Loss Prevention Symposium (LPS)
Navigate process safety technology — new developments, cutting-edge solutions, and innovative approaches to hazard identification.
Perspectives on Process Safety from Around the World
Discuss the issues that are significantly impacting process safety around the globe.
Sunday, April 6th
Spring Meeting & GCPS Opening Reception
6:00–7:30 pm
Trinity Exhibit Hall
Sunday Networking Events
Ethylene Producers’ Conf. (EPC) Reception
5:00–6:30 pm; Chantilly Ballroom Foyer
Early Career Community (ECC) Mixer
8:00–10:00 pm; *ticketed event
Elevate Your Process Safety Skills with Short Courses
All Spring Meeting and GCPS short courses will be held on Sunday, April 6, 2025, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Central Time. Space is limited, so be sure to secure your spot early. For more details, visit aiche.org/shortcourses
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PHA of Procedures (Hazard Evaluation of Non-Routine Operations) - Uncover the scenarios that lead to 70% of major process safety accidents
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Understanding Human Factors
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Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Workshop
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Process Safety Knowledge Management (PSKM)
2 Ways to Register
- Select the course title during your meeting registration, aiche.org/gcps
- Add to your existing registration, call 1.800.242.4363
Invest in Yourself with Transformative Two-Day Workshops
To add a two-day workshop to your registration, contact customer service at the phone number below
RAPID DEPLOY Process Technology Scale-Up
April 5–6
Enter intrigued and focused. Leave energized with new connections and empowered to deploy new ideas.
The RAPID DEPLOY Conference Series offers attendees an exclusive opportunity to engage in a mixture of invited talks and active workshop-style sessions culminating in a synthesis activity and an actionable report out. The seventh DEPLOY Conference in the series will focus on the scale up of process technology.
Risk Analysis Screening Tool (RAST) Workshop
April 5–6, www.aiche.org/RAST-workshop
This course will introduce RAST to users who participate in process hazard and risk evaluations. RAST screens for the proposed incident scenarios that may exhibit unacceptable process safety risks. This course will enable users to become familiar with the RAST tool—how it works, what data are needed, what simplifying assumptions have been made, and what the results can look like.
Monday, April 7th
Featured Lectures and Awards
AGILE Award Keynote Address: “A World Without Chemistry”
8:00–9:00 am, Trinity Ballroom
Rebecca Liebert
President and Chief Executive Officer
The Lubrizol Corp.
Monday Luncheon Speaker
12:00–1:30 pm
*ticketed event
Michael Finelli
Chief Technology & Innovation Officer (CTIO) and Chief North America Officer
Syensqo
Keynotes, Plenaries, and More
Industry 4.0 and Fuels & Petrochemicals Division Plenary
9:30–11:00 am; Monet
Analytics & AI Plenary
Richard Braatz
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Heiko Claussen
AspenTech
9:30–11:00 am; Metropolitan
Kister Distillation Symposium 2025
9:30 am–12:10 pm, 1:30–5:55 pm; Wedgwood Ballroom
Industry 4.0 in Ethylene Production
Ethylene Producers’ Conf., 9:30–11:30 am; Chantilly Ballroom East
25th Topical Conference on Gas Utilization Keynote
1:30–3:00 pm; Sapphire
*Program information as of Jan. 31, 2025. Review the online program for the most up-to-date information.
Process Development Division Plenary
“Perspectives for Integrating Sustainability and Resilience for the Future of Process Development”
Debalina Sengupta
Assistant Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Energy Transition Institute, University of Houston
1:30–3:00 pm; Morocco
Ethylene Producers’ Conference Keynote
“Sustainability Trends in Ethylene Production”
Pam Heatherington
Vice President of Olefins, Chemical Products, ExxonMobil Product Solutions Company
1:30–3:00 pm; Chantilly Ballroom East
Tutorial: Hazard Contaminants
Ethylene Producers’ Conf., 2:30–5:30 pm; Chantilly Ballroom West
Panel Session: Extreme Weather/Carbon Offsets
Environmental Div., 3:30–5:00 pm; Manchester
Networking and More on Monday
AGILE Keynote Continental Breakfast
7:00–8:00 am; Trinity Ballroom
Coffee and Networking Break
9:00–9:30 am; Trinity Exhibit Hall
Coffee and Networking Break
3:00–3:30 pm; Trinity Exhibit Hall
IDEAL Reception
5:00–6:00 pm
Spring Meeting & GCPS Poster Reception
5:00–7:00 pm
Trinity Exhibit Hall
Fuels and Petrochemicals Div. (F&PD) Executive Committee and Awards Dinner
5:30–9:00 pm
*ticketed event
Kister Distillation Symposium 2025 Dinner
6:30–9:30 pm
*ticketed event
Management (MGMT) & Environmental (ENV) Divisions / Chemical Engineering & The Law (ChE&L) Group Dinner
6:30–9:00 pm
*ticketed event
*To add a ticketed event to your registration, contact customer service at the phone number below.
*Program information as of Jan. 31, 2025. Review the online program for the most up-to-date information.
21st GCPS Monday Highlights
21st GCPS Welcome Plenary Panel
9:30–10:20 am; Trinity Ballroom
40th Anniversary of CCPS: Learning from the Past, Looking to the Future
10:30 am–12:00 pm; Cortez AB
40th CCPS International Conference
1:30–3:00 pm, 3:30–5:00 pm; Cortez AB
59th Annual Loss Prevention Symposium (LPS)
10:30 am–12:00 pm, 1:30–3:00 pm, 3:30–5:00 pm
Coronado CD
27th Process Plant Safety Symposium (PPSS)
10:30 am–12:00 pm, 1:30–3:00 pm, 3:30–5:00 pm
Coronado A
14th Process Safety Management Mentoring Symposium (PSM2)
10:30 am–12:00 pm, 1:30–3:00 pm, 3:30–5:00 pm
Cortez CD
Perspectives on Process Safety from around the Globe
10:30 am–12:00 pm, 1:30–3:00 pm, 3:30–5:00 pm
Coronado B
21st GCPS Plenary Panelists
Pete Lodal
Principal
D&H Process Safety
Samantha Scruggs
Director of Process Safety
Archaea Energy, a bp Company
Scott Link
Functional Safety Engineer
NOVA Chemicals
Tuesday, April 8th
Featured Lecture
Tuesday Luncheon Speaker
*ticketed event
11:45 am–1:30 pm, Trinity Ballroom
Laura Parkan, Senior VP, Commercial Management, Large Industries and Hydrogen
Air Liquide
Spring Meeting Program Highlights
Panel Discussion: Revisiting a Decade of Digital Transformation
Industry 4.0 Topical Conf., 8:00–9:30 am; Metropolitan
Kister Distillation Symposium
8:00–11:55 am, 1:30–5:25 pm; Wedgwood Ballroom
Women in Chemical Engineering (WIC) Panel
10:00–11:30 am; Obelisk
Invited Speakers Session: Vendors’ Perspective
Industry 4.0 Topical Conf., 3:30–5:00 pm; Metropolitan
GCPS Highlights
40th CCPS International Conference
8:00–9:30 am, 10:15–11:45 am, 1:30–3:00 pm, 3:30–5:00 pm; Cortez AB
59th Annual Loss Prevention Symposium (LPS)
8:00–9:30 am, 10:15–11:45 am, 1:30–3:00 pm, 3:30–5:00 pm; Coronado CD
27th Process Plant Safety Symposium (PPSS)
8:00–9:30 am, 10:15–11:45 am, 1:30–3:00 pm, 3:30–5:00 pm; Coronado A
14th Process Safety Management Mentoring Symposium (PSM2)
8:00–9:30 am, 10:15–11:45 am, 1:30–3:00 pm, 3:30–5:00 pm; Cortez CD
Perspectives on Process Safety from around the Globe
8:00–9:30 am, 10:15–11:45 am, 1:30–3:00 pm, 3:30–5:00 pm; Coronado B
*Program information as of Jan. 31, 2025. Review the online program for the most up-to-date information.
Networking and More on Tuesday
Fellows Breakfast (Open to Fellows Only)
6:30–9:00 am
*ticketed event
Women in Chemical Engineering (WIC) Networking Breakfast and Keynote
8:00–9:30 am
*ticketed event
Coffee and Networking Break
9:30–10:00 am AND 3:00–3:30 pm
Trinity Exhibit Hall
Ethylene Producers’ Conference (EPC) Networking Luncheon
11:30 am–1:00 pm
*ticketed event
Churros, Chat, and More: A Panel Discussion and Networking Event Sponsored by ECC and Management Div.
3:30–5:00 pm
*ticketed event
Happy Hour Reception
5:15–6:30 pm; Trinity Exhibit Hall
Process Safety Division (PSD) Mixer: “Sip, Snack & Socialize”
6:30–8:00 pm
*ticketed event
Process Development Div. (PDD) Dinner
7:30–10:00 pm
*ticketed event
*To add a ticketed event to your registration, contact customer service at the phone number below.
Wednesday, April 9th
Featured Lecture
Wednesday Luncheon Speaker
11:45 am–1:30 pm
*ticketed event
Wade Alleman
President, OxyChem
The Evolution of The Risk Management Process from a Leadership Perspective
Networking on Wednesday
Coffee and Networking Break
9:30–10:00 am
Trinity Exhibit Hall
Last Chance to Visit the Exhibit Hall!
Trinity Exhibit Hall Closes 11:00 am
GCPS Joint Session: Case Histories and Lessons Learned
Wednesday, 1:30–5:00 pm; Trinity Ballroom
This joint session of the GCPS will highlight relevant case studies and explore lessons learned from past process safety incidents. The Case Histories Session presentations will review root causes of incidents, helping to prevent future accidents and improve safety practices in the chemical process industries.
“Rupture Discs: An Effective Barrier or Sleeping Sentinel?”
Nouman Butt, SABIC
“Then the Lights Flickered”
Trish Kerin, IChemE Safety Centre
“How Traditions Impact Risk–A Study of the TAMU Bonfire Collapse”
Rob Fisher, Fisher Improvement Technologies
“Process Safety Lesson from the Oceangate Titan Implosion”
Richard Carter, Watchmen Instrumented Safety Experts
Spring Meeting and GCPS Highlights
Invited Tutorial Session: Approaches in Data Analytics I
Industry 4.0 Topical Conf.; 8:00–9:30 am, Metropolitan
Kister Distillation Symposium 2025
8:00 am–12:25 pm, 1:30 –5:55 pm; Wedgwood Ballroom
8:30 am–11:25 am; Emerald
40th CCPS International Conference
8:00–9:30 am, 10:15–11:45 am; Cortez AB
59th Annual Loss Prevention Symposium (LPS)
8:00–9:30 am, 10:15–11:45 am; Coronado CD
27th Process Plant Safety Symposium
8:00–9:30 am, 10:15–11:45 am; Coronado A
14th Process Safety Management Mentoring
8:00–9:30 am, 10:15–11:45 am; Cortez CD
Perspectives on Process Safety from around the Globe
8:00–9:30 am, 10:15–11:45 am; Coronado B
*Program information as of Jan. 31, 2025. Review the online program for the most up-to-date information.
Thursday, April 10th
Spring Meeting Technical Program Highlights
Tutorial Session: Charge Gas Compressors
Ethylene Producers’ Conf.; 8:00–11:15 am
Chantilly Ballroom East
Good Simulations are Key to Success in the Energy Transition Era
Kister Distillation Symposium; 8:00 am–12:25 pm
Wedgwood Ballroom
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