Asia’s leading petrochemical producers & refiners to gather at Asian Downstream Week

Press release: for immediate release                                                                                August 25, 2016

Asia’s Leading Petrochemical Producers & Refiners to Gather at Asian Downstream Week

Part of the Singapore International Energy Week, the 9th Annual Asian Downstream Week is set to take place in 2 months’ time on 26-27 October 2016 in Singapore.

This year’s Asian Downstream Week has been re-branded and expanded to focus on total digital transformation to upend traditional business models, and significantly alter their bottom lines.

The two-day, three-stream conference will cover industry critical topics including big data, IT/OT convergence, supply chain innovations, predictive maintenance, plant connectivity and case studies on operational excellence and plant maintenance.

Topics to be covered include:

 _Vishal Mehta, Head of Digital Strategy, Architecture and Technology, Reliance Industries Limited will talk about Reliance’s digital journey

 _Paul Steinitz, Partner – Middle East, ARC Advisory Group will discuss new technologies you should explore when re-investing in your control system

 _Senthil Ramani, Managing Director, Digital Business Lead and Director, IOT Center of Excellence – Resource Industries, Accenture Consulting will share his views on digital & IOT adoption – bridging the gap from strategy to execution

 _Charles Nie, E-business and Supply Chain Optimization Manager, Covestro will discuss supply chain excellence in the chemical industry and offer dynamics & effective solutions

 _Partha Ray, Vice President Asia, Siemens will present on digital plant and industrial 4.0 in process industry

 _KT Khong, Head of Production, Shell Jurong Island will moderate a panel on analytics & asset management and their implications for your operating model

 _Manoj Singh, Reliability Specialist, Chevron will talk about equipment downtime and avoiding asset failures

Alongside the conference, there will be a targeted exhibition where performance improvement leaders and technology experts from the industry showcase their latest technologies. Attendees can learn more about the various technologies at the “On-floor Technical Seminar” happening during the networking breaks which is FREE to attend and open to all.

International and regional downstream operators that have confirmed their attendance up to date include: BASF, BP Singapore, Cabot Corporation, Chevron, Clariant, Covestro, Engro Polymer & Chemicals, Essar Group, Formosa Petrochemical Corporation, Hanwha Total Petrochemical, HPCL-Mittal Energy,

Indorama, Lotte Chemical, Pertamina, Petronas, PT Pertamina, Reliance Industries, Saudi Aramco, Shell, Singapore Refining Company, SK Chemical, Sumitomo Chemical, TAKREER, Thai Oil, Dow Chemical, Valspar and many more.

Event dates and location:
Conference: 26-27 October 2016
Location: Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Singapore
Event website: www.downstream-asia.com

For more information, interviews and media accreditation:
Marketing & Communications
Jaclynn Ng
Clarion Events Pte Ltd
Email: Jaclynn.Ng@clarionevents.com
Tel: +65 6590 3970 Fax: +65 6223 9196