Hotel Melia Castilla, Madrid, Spain
16 – 19 November, 2020
Europe’s largest meeting place for the world’s downstream leaders
Attendees
Refiners
Expert Speakers
1-2-1 Pre-arranged Meetings
Co-Host Sponsor
ERTC will be celebrating its 25th anniversary on 16 – 19 November in Madrid, with co-host Repsol and lead supporter CEPSA.
ERTC is Europe’s largest and most senior meeting place for the world’s downstream leaders, bringing together refineries and technology providers to address the short, medium and long term issues affecting the industry.
The European refining industry is at a crossroads. The pressures from European governments to reduce carbon emissions and social changes including the shift towards EVs & tighter margins require refineries adapt as soon as possible. This year’s ERTC will assess the next steps refiners must take to remain competitive in the future energy mix.
By creating solutions through the latest technologies, we will put refineries at the heart of a sustainable future and address the short-term issues of COVID-19.
WRA Interview Series
Interview with Antonio Joyanes
ERTC 2020 will be held in Madrid and we are delighted to share our interview with Antonio Joyanes, SVP for Refining at CEPSA. So whilst you wait till November, have a listen to the short clip below where Antonio shares how CEPSA has gained a competitive advantage despite the COVID-19 outbreak.
Interview with John Cooper
We had a conversation with John Cooper, Director General for FuelsEurope and Concawe about how they are working with the European Commission and putting refineries at the heart of the Green Deal. John and Sandil discussed FuelsEurope’s report “Clean Fuels for All” and how the current refinery blueprint will differ significantly to the refinery of 2050.
Interview with Kim Jooste
As part of our new series of WRA interviews, have a listen to Kim Jooste, VP Downstream Projects & Technology from MOL Group. In this wide-ranging discussion, Kim explains how MOL Group is adapting in the short-term to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Interview with Alan Gelder
We recently had a conversation with Alan Gelder, VP Refining, Chemicals & Oil Markets at Wood Mackenzie. We explored the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on demand with some nifty slides to hand.
Speakers
Jiří Hájek
CEO and Chairman of Board of Directors, Unipetrol Centre for Research and Education
John Baric
Technology Licensing Manager, Shell Catalysts & Technologies
Brenna Huovie
Business Director for PCE, Honeywell UOP
Philip Hunt
Strategic Sales Manager, Honeywell Connected Plant
Yasser Ahmed
Technical Solutions Manager - Global Accounts, AVEVA
Tim Fitzgibbon
Senior Expert, Refining, McKinsey
Austin Schneider
Director of Technology, Crystaphase
Dorit Wolf
Business Line Catalysts, EVONIK Resource Efficiency
Manuel Martínez-Tafalla López
Product Owner Heat X Project, Repsol
Kim Jooste
VP Downstream Projects & Technology, MOL Group
Eric Duchesne
SVP Refining & Chemicals, Manufacturing & Projects, Total
Raffaele Fronteddu
Licensing Out Support Development Manager, Refining & Marketing, Eni SpA
Alan Gelder
VP Refining, Chemicals & Oil Markets, Wood Mackenzie
Buck Brouwer
Fellow and Process Director, Fluor
Ron Beck
Marketing Strategy Director, AspenTech
Philip de Smedt
Manager, Lower Olefins and Aromatics Sector Groups, CEFIC
Yaron Eppel
CEO and Co-founder, Mobideo
Paolo Corvo
Head of Sales & Marketing, Business Line Biofuels & Derivatives, Clariant Produkte (Deutschland)
Sabeeth Srikantharajah
Additives & Technical Account Manager EMEA, BASF
Matt Pitcher
Hydrogen Technology Manager, TechnipFMC
Christine Conway
Senior PPL Technology Spec., Chevron Lummus Global
Andy Gosse
President, Shell Catalysts & Technologies
Raquel Cantón Jara
Business Development Specialist, CEPSA Química
Larissa Perotta
Technology Team Manager, Bio Technology Group, Axens
Torkild Reinertsen
President REINERTSEN New Energy AS
Eva Andersson
Refinery Industry Manager, Global Technology, Alfa Laval
Sølvi Storsæter Bjørgum
Managing Director, Equinor Refining Denmark
Miguel Angel Navarro Amoros
Project Manager, Inprocess Technology & Consulting Group
Eric Koenig
Vice President Oil & Gas Segment, Strategy & Marketing, Schneider Electric
Antonio Joyanes
SVP Refining, CEPSA
Modesto Fernandez Gonzalo
Senior Advisor on Innovation in Oil & Gas, IDOM
Marcelo Carugo
Vice President, Global Refining and Chemical, Emerson Automation Solutions
Flor Lucía de la Cruz
Head of Innovation for Oil & Gas, IDOM
Rafael Gonzalez
Regional Marketing Manager FCC, EMEA, W.R. Grace
Albert Mouris
Chief Technology Officer, Hobre Analyzer Solutions
Edward Griffiths
Technology Manager, Refining, Technology Solutions, KBR
Stefano Melis
Global Hydroprocessing Advisor, Albemarle
Josu Jon Imaz San Miguel
CEO, Repsol
Victoria Aragón Sánchez
Fuels Department Manager, Production Management, Cartagena Refinery, Repsol
Daniel Salvador García
Control & Optimization Engineer, CEPSA Química Puente Mayorga
Nicolas Aimard
VP Refining & Chemicals, Manufacturing & Projects, Total
Jean-Marc Sohier
Science Director, Concawe
Damien Valdenaire
Science Executive Refinery Technology, Concawe
Radu Ignat
Business Segment Leader, Advanced Distillation Technology, Sulzer GTC Technology
Kevin Clarke
CEO, CREAS Energy Consulting
Angel Alberdi
Secretary General, EWABA (European Waste-to-Advanced Biofuels Association)
Fernando Alonso de la Vega
ED Refining Operations, Repsol
Robert Suchopa
Manager of R&D projects, Unipetrol Centre for Research and Education
Peter Andreas Nymann
Group Leader, Hydrocracking Technical Support, Haldor Topsoe
John Cooper
Secretary General, Concawe & FuelsEurope
Klemens Wawrzinek
Project Manager, Business Development, Linde Aktiengesellschaft
Juan Usón Manzanares
Senior Control and Optimization Engineer, Repsol
Jarosław Kawula
Chief Operating Officer, Grupa LOTOS
Tracy Ellerington
Director - Europe and Russia Operations, Solomon Associates
Phillip Sielfield
Associate Director, Boston Consulting Group
Alok Pandit
CEO, Equinox Software and Services
Roberta Cenni
Senior Product Line Manager, Haldor Topsoe
José Martínez Villa
Maintenance and Major Repairs Coordinator, CEPSA
Stefania Guidetti
R&D Technical Leader, Eni S.p.A.
Clayton Smith
Turnaround & Maintenance Division Manager, Becht
Łukasz Koliński
Head of Unit Economic Analysis, European Commission
Claus-Peter Hälsig
Vice President Process & Technology, Fluor
Paul Ticehurst
Senior Business Development Manager, Johnson Matthey
Christopher Barry
Director, Downstream Consulting, Wood Mackenzie
Samiya Parvez
Process Engineer, Fluor
Sam French
Senior Business Development Manager, Johnson Matthey
Mark Cudmore
Manager, Asset Consultancy, Wood
Alessandro Bartelloni
Policy Director, Fuels Europe
Bart Suijkerbuijk
Global Licensing Development Manager, Downstream and New Energies, Shell Catalysts & Technologies
Sanjay Lodha
Global Business Director, TUBACOAT, Tubacex Group
Andy Roberts
Director of Downstream Policy, UK Petroleum Industry Association
Benoit Fecamp
EAME off-gas/hydrogen-rich Gas Program Manager, Solar Turbines Inc.
Jean Sentenac
Chairman/CEO, Axens
Bent Sarup
Vice President, Edible Oil Systems, Alfa Laval
Kareemuddin Shaik
Engineering Consultant, Chemicals R&D Division, Saudi Aramco
Tom Ventham
Sales & Technical, FCC, Unicat & G. W. Aru, LLC
Walter Mirabella
Chairman, Global Fuel Team, Sustainable Fuels Europe
Miguel Gutiérrez Serra
Director, Industrial Innovation & Digitalization, Repsol
Paula Álvarez García
Energy Management Engineer, La Rábida Refinery, CEPSA
Per-Olof Granström
EU Director, ZEP (Zero Emissions Platform)
Stéphane Kressmann
Consultant, Chemical and Mechanical Recycling, Total
Francesco Coletti
CEO, Hexcell
Jorgo Chatzimarkakis
Secretary General, Hydrogen Europe
Bashir Dabbousi
Director of Technology Strategy & Planning, Saudi Aramco
Pedro Santos
Technology Manager, Chevron Lummus Global
Richard Smith
Technical Sales Specialist, Renewables, Honeywell UOP
Advisors
Koenraad Herrebout
Head of Technical Assistance, Refining and Petrochemicals, Total
Jean-Marc Sohier
Science Director, Concawe
Jiří Hájek
CEO and Chairman of Board of Directors, Unipetrol Centre for Research and Education
Andrea Amoroso
Vice President Downstream & Midstream Engineering, ENI
Kim Jooste
VP Downstream Projects & Technology, MOL Group
Tracy Ellerington
Director - Europe and Russia Operations, Solomon Associates
Jarosław Kawula
Chief Operating Officer, Grupa LOTOS
Jean Sentenac
Chairman/CEO, Axens
Alan Gelder
VP Refining, Chemicals & Oil Markets, Wood Mackenzie
Sølvi Storsæter Bjørgum
Managing Director, Equinor Refining Denmark
Teemu Lindberg
Director Refining & Biofuels, UPM
Claus-Peter Hälsig
Vice President Process & Technology, Fluor
Fernando Alonso de la Vega
ED Refining Operations, Repsol
Antonio Joyanes
SVP Refining, CEPSA
Refiners attending ERTC
A snapshot of last year in Poland
Highlights from ERTC 2019 in Poland
ERTC 2019 took place in Warsaw, Poland with Grupa LOTOS as our Co-Host! Watch our highlights video to get an idea of what happened onsite.
Interview with Neil Morris
We had a conversation at ERTC 2019 with Neil Morris, CEO, The Faraday Institution. Watch now.
Interview with Andy Gosse
Andy Gosse, President, Shell Catalysts & Technologies spoke at ERTC 2019 in Warsaw. He took part in the Technology Trend-Setters Panel on “Preparing the Plants of Tomorrow for the Energy Transition”. Have a listen now.
Interview with Jean-Marc Sohier
Jean-Marc Sohier, Science Director, Concawe spoke at ERTC 2019 in Warsaw about “Refinery 2050: A Conceptual Assessment”. We had a conversation with him at the event; watch now.
Gallery
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ERTC Rising Stars
The Rising Stars Awards have been created to celebrate the future leaders of the refining and petrochemical industry. Five young engineers will pitch their answer and ideas to our audience at ERTC on how they would revitalise the downstream sector for a role in the energy transition.
Why nominate?
This is your chance to speak in front of the biggest and most senior downstream audience in Europe where you can share your vision for the industry.
Nominate a colleague or put your name forward to present in front of the largest downstream gathering in Europe. This is your chance to:
- Develop your public-speaking skills
- Put your ideas in front of the decision-makers shaping the downstream industry
- Progress your career by winning this industry-recognised award voted by your peers
- Be profiled on DigitalRefining and PTQ, our Strategic Partners, as a Rising Star
- Have a complimentary pass to ERTC to build on your understanding of the industry
2019 Rising Stars Winner
Read the Q&A with Damian Kwiatkowski from Grupa LOTOS
2018 Rising Stars Winner
Read the Q&A with Ross O’Brien from BP
2017 Rising Stars Winner
Read the Q&A with Pedro Medina from CEPSA
Venue and Accommodation
ERTC Address
Calle del Poeta Joan Maragall, 43, 28020 Madrid, Spain
ERTC Preferential Rates
A block of rooms have been reserved for ERTC at the Melia Castilla.
We have special room rates that will be available.
Our team
Get in touch with us if you would like to discuss involvement opportunities at ERTC:
Sandil Sanmugam
Portfolio Director, Europe
t:+44 207 384 7744
Sarah Casey
Project Director
t: +44 207 384 7955
Ivan Lukyanenka
Business Development Manager
t: +44 207 384 7995
Enrique Schindelheim
Business Dev. Manager
t:+44 207 384 7982
Kelly Tea
Marketing Manager
t: +44 207 384 7807
Maxence Michaud-Daniel
Delegate Sales Manager
t: +44 207 384 7983