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The AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety (GCPS) is being held at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, TX on April 6鈥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 鈥 some of which are highlighted on pages 52鈥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鈥檛 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
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
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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,
- 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鈥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鈥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鈥攈ow 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: 鈥淎 World Without Chemistry鈥
8:00鈥9:00 am, Trinity Ballroom
Rebecca Liebert
President and Chief Executive Officer
The Lubrizol Corp.
Monday Luncheon Speaker
12:00鈥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鈥11:00 am; Monet
Analytics & AI Plenary
Richard Braatz
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Heiko Claussen
AspenTech
9:30鈥11:00 am; Metropolitan
Kister Distillation Symposium 2025
9:30 am鈥12:10 pm, 1:30鈥5:55 pm; Wedgwood Ballroom
Industry 4.0 in Ethylene Production
Ethylene Producers鈥 Conf., 9:30鈥11:30 am; Chantilly Ballroom East
25th Topical Conference on Gas Utilization Keynote
1:30鈥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
鈥淧erspectives for Integrating Sustainability and Resilience for the Future of Process Development鈥
Debalina Sengupta
Assistant Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Energy Transition Institute, University of Houston
1:30鈥3:00 pm; Morocco
Ethylene Producers鈥 Conference Keynote
鈥淪ustainability Trends in Ethylene Production鈥
Pam Heatherington
Vice President of Olefins, 91成人短视频 Products, ExxonMobil Product Solutions Company
1:30鈥3:00 pm; Chantilly Ballroom East
Tutorial: Hazard Contaminants
Ethylene Producers鈥 Conf., 2:30鈥5:30 pm; Chantilly Ballroom West
Panel Session: Extreme Weather/Carbon Offsets
Environmental Div., 3:30鈥5:00 pm; Manchester
Networking and More on Monday
AGILE Keynote Continental Breakfast
7:00鈥8:00 am; Trinity Ballroom
Coffee and Networking Break
9:00鈥9:30 am; Trinity Exhibit Hall
Coffee and Networking Break
3:00鈥3:30 pm; Trinity Exhibit Hall
IDEAL Reception
5:00鈥6:00 pm
Spring Meeting & GCPS Poster Reception
5:00鈥7:00 pm
Trinity Exhibit Hall
Fuels and Petrochemicals Div. (F&PD) Executive Committee and Awards Dinner
5:30鈥9:00 pm
*ticketed event
Kister Distillation Symposium 2025 Dinner
6:30鈥9:30 pm
*ticketed event
Management (MGMT) & Environmental (ENV) Divisions / 91成人短视频 Engineering & The Law (ChE&L) Group Dinner
6:30鈥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鈥10:20 am; Trinity Ballroom
40th Anniversary of CCPS: Learning from the Past, Looking to the Future
10:30 am鈥12:00 pm; Cortez AB
40th CCPS International Conference
1:30鈥3:00 pm, 3:30鈥5:00 pm; Cortez AB
59th Annual Loss Prevention Symposium (LPS)
10:30 am鈥12:00 pm, 1:30鈥3:00 pm, 3:30鈥5:00 pm
Coronado CD
27th Process Plant Safety Symposium (PPSS)
10:30 am鈥12:00 pm, 1:30鈥3:00 pm, 3:30鈥5:00 pm
Coronado A
14th Process Safety Management Mentoring Symposium (PSM2)
10:30 am鈥12:00 pm, 1:30鈥3:00 pm, 3:30鈥5:00 pm
Cortez CD
Perspectives on Process Safety from around the Globe
10:30 am鈥12:00 pm, 1:30鈥3:00 pm, 3:30鈥5:00 pm
Coronado B
Tuesday, April 8th
Featured Lecture
Tuesday Luncheon Speaker
*ticketed event
11:45 am鈥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鈥9:30 am; Metropolitan
Kister Distillation Symposium
8:00鈥11:55 am, 1:30鈥5:25 pm; Wedgwood Ballroom
Women in 91成人短视频 Engineering (WIC) Panel
10:00鈥11:30 am; Obelisk
Invited Speakers Session: Vendors鈥 Perspective
Industry 4.0 Topical Conf., 3:30鈥5:00 pm; Metropolitan
GCPS Highlights
40th CCPS International Conference
8:00鈥9:30 am, 10:15鈥11:45 am, 1:30鈥3:00 pm, 3:30鈥5:00 pm; Cortez AB
59th Annual Loss Prevention Symposium (LPS)
8:00鈥9:30 am, 10:15鈥11:45 am, 1:30鈥3:00 pm, 3:30鈥5:00 pm; Coronado CD
27th Process Plant Safety Symposium (PPSS)
8:00鈥9:30 am, 10:15鈥11:45 am, 1:30鈥3:00 pm, 3:30鈥5:00 pm; Coronado A
14th Process Safety Management Mentoring Symposium (PSM2)
8:00鈥9:30 am, 10:15鈥11:45 am, 1:30鈥3:00 pm, 3:30鈥5:00 pm; Cortez CD
Perspectives on Process Safety from around the Globe
8:00鈥9:30 am, 10:15鈥11:45 am, 1:30鈥3:00 pm, 3:30鈥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鈥9:00 am
*ticketed event
Women in 91成人短视频 Engineering (WIC) Networking Breakfast and Keynote
8:00鈥9:30 am
*ticketed event
Coffee and Networking Break
9:30鈥10:00 am AND 3:00鈥3:30 pm
Trinity Exhibit Hall
Ethylene Producers鈥 Conference (EPC) Networking Luncheon
11:30 am鈥1:00 pm
*ticketed event
Churros, Chat, and More: A Panel Discussion and Networking Event Sponsored by ECC and Management Div.
3:30鈥5:00 pm
*ticketed event
Happy Hour Reception
5:15鈥6:30 pm; Trinity Exhibit Hall
Process Safety Division (PSD) Mixer: 鈥淪ip, Snack & Socialize鈥
6:30鈥8:00 pm
*ticketed event
Process Development Div. (PDD) Dinner
7:30鈥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鈥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鈥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鈥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.
鈥淩upture Discs: An Effective Barrier or Sleeping Sentinel?鈥
Nouman Butt, SABIC
鈥淭hen the Lights Flickered鈥
Trish Kerin, IChemE Safety Centre
鈥淗ow Traditions Impact Risk鈥揂 Study of the TAMU Bonfire Collapse鈥
Rob Fisher, Fisher Improvement Technologies
鈥淧rocess Safety Lesson from the Oceangate Titan Implosion鈥
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鈥9:30 am, Metropolitan
Kister Distillation Symposium 2025
8:00 am鈥12:25 pm, 1:30 鈥5:55 pm; Wedgwood Ballroom
8:30 am鈥11:25 am; Emerald
40th CCPS International Conference
8:00鈥9:30 am, 10:15鈥11:45 am; Cortez AB
59th Annual Loss Prevention Symposium (LPS)
8:00鈥9:30 am, 10:15鈥11:45 am; Coronado CD
27th Process Plant Safety Symposium
8:00鈥9:30 am, 10:15鈥11:45 am; Coronado A
14th Process Safety Management Mentoring
8:00鈥9:30 am, 10:15鈥11:45 am; Cortez CD
Perspectives on Process Safety from around the Globe
8:00鈥9:30 am, 10:15鈥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鈥 Conf.; 8:00鈥11:15 am
Chantilly Ballroom East
Good Simulations are Key to Success in the Energy Transition Era
Kister Distillation Symposium; 8:00 am鈥12:25 pm
Wedgwood Ballroom
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