What is ERTC Virtual?
The uncertainty around the COVID-19 pandemic and strict company travel policies have made it difficult to run the best physical ERTC that we wanted in Madrid this November. As such, we at the WRA have decided to create a virtual alternative for you this year, ERTC Virtual.
Whilst you work from home or locally during the pandemic, ERTC Virtual offers an online web-based platform to connect you with the refining world, to hear the latest industry updates, and interact through, Q&A, chat boxes, live sessions etc.
Download our virtual guide to get a flavour of what to expect from ERTC Virtual and how we are transitioning from a physical to online event.
Live Sessions
Your usual ERTC plenary, technical sessions and debates will be streamed live.
Chat during sessions
As usual we encourage interactivity, Q&As and polling – this will all be possible via the chat box.
Personalised Programme
You have the possibility to bookmark the sessions that interest you to create your personalised agenda.
Presentations post-event
As well as watching company presentations live, you will also be able to access the full stream of presentations post event.
Speakers
Adriana Orejas Nunez
Downstream Technology Director, Repsol
Aiman El-Ramly
Chief Business Officer, ZE Power
Alan Gelder
VP Refining, Chemicals & Oil Markets, Wood Mackenzie
Alfonso Galán
Product Owner, Repsol
Alok Pandit
CEO, Equinox Software and Services
Andrew Horncastle
Partner, Head of Energy, MEA, Oliver Wyman
Andy Gosse
President, Shell Catalysts & Technologies
Andy Roberts
Director of Downstream Policy, UK Petroleum Industry Association
Antonio Joyanes
SVP Refining, CEPSA
Bart Suijkerbuijk
Global Licensing Development Manager, Downstream and New Energies, Shell Catalysts & Technologies
Bashir Dabbousi
Director of Technology Strategy & Planning, Saudi Aramco
Benoit Fecamp
EAME off-gas/hydrogen-rich Gas Program Manager, Solar Turbines Inc.
Bent Sarup
Vice President, Edible Oil Systems, Alfa Laval
Brad Cook
Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Sabin Metal
Brenna Huovie
Business Director for PCE, Honeywell UOP
Buck Brouwer
Fellow and Process Director, Fluor
Charlie Reith
CEO, Solomon
Christine Conway
Senior PPL Technology Spec., Chevron Lummus Global
Chuck Red
Vice President of Fuels Development, Chevron Lummus Global
Claus-Peter Hälsig
Vice President Process & Technology, Fluor
Clayton Smith
Turnaround & Maintenance Division Manager, Becht
Damien Valdenaire
Science Executive Refinery Technology, Concawe
Dean Parker
Technical Sales Manager, Downstream Catalysts ExxonMobil
Eric Duchesne
SVP Refining & Chemicals, Manufacturing & Projects, Total
Eric Koenig
Vice President Oil & Gas Segment, Strategy & Marketing, Schneider Electric
Eva Andersson
Refinery Industry Manager, Global Technology, Alfa Laval
Fernando Alonso de la Vega
ED Refining Operations, Repsol
Flor Lucía de la Cruz
Head of Innovation for Oil & Gas, IDOM
Francis Humblot
New Business & Services Developer for Oil & Gas Market, Arkema
Frederic Tonnaire
Technical Sales Manager, AVEVA
Gary Martin
Business Segment Leader, Sulzer GTC Technology
Henk Pool
Innovation Manager, CEFIC
Jean Sentenac
Chairman/CEO, Axens
Jean-Marc Sohier
Science Director, Concawe
Jiří Hájek
CEO and Chairman of Board of Directors, Unipetrol Centre for Research and Education
John Cooper
Secretary General, Concawe & FuelsEurope
Jorgo Chatzimarkakis
Secretary General, Hydrogen Europe
José Martínez Villa
Maintenance and Major Repairs Coordinator, CEPSA
Juan Usón Manzanares
Senior Control and Optimization Engineer, Repsol
Kevin Clarke
CEO, CREAS Energy Consulting
Kim Jooste
VP Downstream Projects & Technology, MOL Group
Klemens Wawrzinek
Project Manager, Business Development, Linde Aktiengesellschaft
Lucas Ribeiro
Sales Director, Implico
Łukasz Koliński
Head of Unit Economic Analysis, European Commission
Mallikarjun Navalgund
Business Development, Europe (Advanced Biofuels and Chemicals), Praj
Manuel Martínez-Tafalla López
Product Owner Heat X Project, Repsol
Marcelo Carugo
Vice President, Global Refining and Chemical, Emerson Automation Solutions
Matt Pitcher
Hydrogen Technology Manager, TechnipFMC
Miguel Gutiérrez Serra
Director, Industrial Innovation & Digitalization, Repsol
Modesto Fernandez Gonzalo
Senior Advisor on Innovation in Oil & Gas, IDOM
Paolo Corvo
Head of Sales & Marketing, Business Line Biofuels & Derivatives, Clariant Produkte (Deutschland)
Paula Álvarez García
Energy Management Engineer, La Rábida Refinery, CEPSA
Pedro Santos
Technology Manager, Chevron Lummus Global
Per-Olof Granström
EU Director, ZEP (Zero Emissions Platform)
Peter Andreas Nymann
Group Leader, Hydrocracking Technical Support, Haldor Topsoe
Peter van Elferen
Project Manager, Gasunie
Philip de Smedt
Manager, Lower Olefins and Aromatics Sector Groups, CEFIC
Rafael Gonzalez
Regional Marketing Manager FCC, EMEA, W.R. Grace
Raquel Cantón Jara
Business Development Specialist, CEPSA Química
Richard Smith
Technical Sales Specialist, Renewables, Honeywell UOP
Robert Henkel
Business Development Manager, hte
Robert Suchopa
Manager of R&D projects, Unipetrol Centre for Research and Education
Roberta Cenni
Senior Product Line Manager, Haldor Topsoe
Ron Beck
Marketing Strategy Director, AspenTech
Sabeeth Srikantharajah
Additives & Technical Account Manager EMEA, BASF
Samiya Parvez
Process Engineer, Fluor
Simon Cackett
Licensing Manager, Shell Catalysts & Technologies
Sølvi Storsæter Bjørgum
Managing Director, Equinor Refining Denmark
Stefania Guidetti
R&D Technical Leader, Eni S.p.A.
Stefano Melis
Global Hydroprocessing Advisor, Albemarle
Stéphane Kressmann
Consultant, Chemical and Mechanical Recycling, Total
Theo Maesen
Director, R&D, Chevron Lummus Global
Tim Fitzgibbon
Senior Expert, Refining, McKinsey
Torbjørg Klara Fossum
Torbjørg Klara Fossum is VP Global CCS Solutions at Equinor. She is an expert speaker at ERTC Virtual 2020. Find out more here.
Torkild Reinertsen
Chairman & Owner, REINERTSEN New Energy AS
Tracy Ellerington
Director - Europe and Russia Operations, Solomon Associates
Victoria Aragón Sánchez
Fuels Department Manager, Production Management, Cartagena Refinery, Repsol
Vikas Dhole
VP, Engineering Product Management, AspenTech
Walter Mirabella
Chairman, Global Fuel Team, Sustainable Fuels Europe
Zafar Ali
Senior Director, Product Management, AspenTech
Agenda at a glance
Day 1: Tuesday Nov, 17
9:00AM - 9:15AM
Chair’s Opening Remarks & Welcome Address from WRA
9:15AM - 9:40AM
European Commission Keynote
The European Green Deal: Shaping the Future of Refining
9:40AM - 10:05AM
Wood Mackenzie Market Outlook
Refining in Unprecedented Times
10:05AM - 10:50AM
IOC Keynote
The Next Decade: Delving into the Potential Scenarios for Downstream
10:50AM - 11:35AM
Outlining the Journey for Refineries to a 2050 Carbon Neutral Europe
11:35AM - 12:20PM
Refining Post-COVID-19: Taking the Pulse of the European Market
1:20PM - 5:30PM
ERTC Virtual Technical Streams
Choose between four technical streams:
- Clean Fuels, Biofuels & Alternative Fuels Production
- Catalyst Technologies
- Petrochemicals and New Routes to Olefins
- Digitalisation Technologies
Day 2: Wednesday Nov, 18
EXISTING ASSETS
This stream will look at what steps refiners have already taken and should take right now.
FUTURE ASSETS
This stream will explore the potential of three major technologies and how refiners are looking to incorporate them into their long-term strategies
8:50AM - 9:00AM
Chair’s Opening Remarks
8:50AM - 9:00AM
Chair’s Opening Remarks
9:00AM - 9:25AM
McKinsey Outlook Keynote
Where are the Opportunities? Refining in a Low Crude Flexibility and Low Price Environment
9:00AM - 9:25AM
Concawe Keynote
Shaping a Cleaner and Greener Refining Industry
9:25AM - 9:50AM
Biofuels Keynote
Key Insights into Complying with Sustainable Fuel Mandates
9:25AM - 9:50AM
Repsol hydrogen keynote
Implementing Low Carbon Hydrogen into Refineries
9:50AM - 10:40AM
Petrochemicals Panel Discussion
Competitiveness and Profitability: Is
Petrochemical Production a Realistic Pathway for Refiners?
9:50AM - 10:15AM
Total keynote
Total’s circular economy strategy: integrating plastic recycling in petrochemical and refining assets
10:15AM - 10:40AM
Equinor keynote
Shaping the future of CCS value chains
11:10AM - 1:15PM
ERTC Virtual Technical Streams
Choose between three technical streams:
- Hydrogen, Carbon Capture, GHG Reduction and Other Clean Technologies
- Operational Excellence
- Digitalisation Technologies
2:20PM - 4:00PM
ERTC Virtual Technical Streams
Choose between three technical streams:
- Global Demand & the Role of Refineries in the Transition
- Energy Efficiency
- Refinery Configuration
4:00PM - 4:25PM
Solomon Keynote Presentation
4:25PM - 4:50PM
Fuels Europe Keynote Presentation
Understanding the Green Deal and the Carbon Budget for Transport out to 2050
Download the Virtual Guide
This virtual guide will give you a flavour of what to expect from ERTC Virtual and how we are transitioning from a physical to online event. Full information on the agenda and timings will be sent out in due course.
Refiners attending ERTC
Register for ERTC Virtual
Ticket Options
Refiner
- Access to ERTC presentations and virtual exhibition
- Access to private messaging facility and ability to set up video calls*
Supplier
- Access to ERTC presentations and virtual exhibition
Supplier Gold
- Access to ERTC presentations and virtual exhibition
- Access to private messaging facility and ability to set up video calls*
*Private messaging / video calls set up will be upon approval from the receiver on the platform.
Our team
Get in touch with us if you would like to discuss involvement opportunities on ERTC Virtual:
Sandil Sanmugam
Portfolio Director, Europe
t:+44 207 384 7744
Ivan Lukyanenka
Business Development Manager
t: +44 207 384 7995
Maxence Michaud-Daniel
Delegate Sales Manager
t: +44 207 384 7983