Meet the Speakers

The Advisory Board


Tony Papke
Tony Papke
Director of Business Development
MxD
Jan Shumate
Jan Shumate
Engineering & Construction Solutions/Corp Manufacturing Automation Transformation
Eastman
Jeff Winter
Jeff Winter
Smart Manufacturing Advisor
CESMII
Piya Dey
Piya Dey
Director Digital Manufacturing
Celanese
Brian Perlstein
Brian Perlstein
Digital Manufacturing Innovation Leader
Owens Corning
Robert Pitts
Robert Pitts
Global Projects IT Discovery and Strategy Manager
ExxonMobil

2025 Event Speakers


Reynaldo Gonzalez
Reynaldo Gonzalez
Principal Cybersecurity Architect
Cummins Inc
Mason Jones
Mason Jones
Manufacturing Digital Manager
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company
Jan Shumate
Jan Shumate
Director Worldwide Engineering & Construction Solutions/Corp Manufacturing Automation Transformation
Eastman
Ted Stoves
Ted Stoves
Product Owner – Connected Worker Group
Chevron
Don Williamson
Don Williamson
Director Digital Operations
Westlake Corporation
Ron Norris
Ron Norris
Director of Innovation
Georgia Pacific LLC
Chiru Botre
Chiru Botre
Engineering Researcher II, Digital Transformation and Innovation
Kaneka North America LLC
Robert Pitts
Robert Pitts
Global Projects IT, Global Projects IT Discovery and Strategy Manager
ExxonMobil
Piya Dey
Piya Dey
Senior Director Digital Manufacturing
Celanese
Mark A. Prosser
Mark A. Prosser
Digital Manufacturing Mobility Advisor
ExxonMobil Joliet Refinery
Samuel Parra
Samuel Parra
NA Manufacturing Integration Lead (GEC/DI)
BASF
Kimberly Williams
Kimberly Williams
Vice President Syrup Manufacturing NAOU
The Coca-Cola Company
Darin Powell
Darin Powell
Global IT Digital Leader
Bayer Crop Science
Tony Huffman
Tony Huffman
Enterprise Architect Strategist, Industry 4.0
Koch Industries
Josh Holtz
Josh Holtz
Data Science Manager
Dow
Lance Medlin
Lance Medlin
EVP Engineering, Operations and Project Management
Element Fuels
Tony Papke
Tony Papke
Director of Business Development
MxD
Brent Railey
Brent Railey
Chief Data & Analytics Officer
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company
Mike Tomasco
Mike Tomasco
Former VP Digital Manufacturing
Pfizer
Mike McFarlane
Mike McFarlane
Member Board of Trustees
AI Applied Consortium
Bharat Marwaha
Bharat Marwaha
Process Data Analytics & Condition Monitoring Lead
Covestro
Grigor Bambekov
Grigor Bambekov
Former SVP Business Transformation
Delek US Holdings
Bry-Ann Salahi
Bry-Ann Salahi
Technology Architect, Low Carbon Solutions IT
ExxonMobil
John Whited
John Whited
Plant Automation Engineer
Colgate Palmolive
Dave Bang
Dave Bang
Senior Trust Advisor, Global Security Awareness
LyondellBasell
Stephan Blasilli
Stephan Blasilli
Head of Business Process Excellence
EDP
George Crawford
George Crawford
CISO, CIO & Partner
Catapult Energy Services Group LLC
Partha Chatterjee
Partha Chatterjee
Principal, Data Analysis
Shell
Robert Pitts
Robert Pitts
Global Projects IT Discovery and Strategy Manager
ExxonMobil
Jonathan Alexander
Jonathan Alexander
Manufacturing AI & Advanced Analytics Manager
Albemarle
Bemi Anjous
Bemi Anjous
Chief Information Security Officer
Noble Corp
Walter Pesenti
Walter Pesenti
VP Manufacturing Excellence
NovaChem
Tammy A. Bilbo-Palms
Tammy A. Bilbo-Palms
Superintendent – Operations Excellence
TotalEnergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA, INC
Anne Emberson
Anne Emberson
Area Vice President – Digital
Nalco Water
Dennis Hackney
Dennis Hackney
OT Cyber Engineering Team Lead- Infrastructure
Chevron
Ben Randell
Ben Randell
Product Line Manager - Assurance
Chevron
Adam Berg
Adam Berg
Manager of Learning Technologies
TechnipFMC
Preston Boley
Preston Boley
Industrial Automation Security and Systems Manager
BASF
Durgesh Kalya
Durgesh Kalya
BTN PCT Automation – OT Security/Network Expert
Covestro
Garith Duncan
Garith Duncan
Digital Transformation Manager
SNF
Ali Shakouri
Ali Shakouri
Associate Dean for Research and Innovation, College of Engineering
Purdue University
John Chavner
John Chavner
VP Technology and Cloud Development
VoltaGrid
Nav Chawla
Nav Chawla
Head of Digital
Civitas Resources
Alex Costa
Alex Costa
Vice President Information Technology
PSC Group
Adam L Ballard
Adam L Ballard
Technology Advisor for Autonomous Field of the Future
Hess Corporation
Michael Muilenburg
Michael Muilenburg
Senior Manufacturing Peer Group Leader and Instructor
Manufacturers Alliance
Pankaj Singh
Pankaj Singh
Chief Enterprise Architect
Murphy Oil Corporation
Partha Chatterjee
Partha Chatterjee
Principal, Data Analysis
Shell
Kevin Havard
Kevin Havard
Product Owner
Chevron
Gary Dunbar
Gary Dunbar
Director of Digital Engineering and IT, Customer Care – North America
ENGIE North America Inc
Dave McCLure
Dave McCLure
Director, Manufacturing Innovation
StarPlus Energy
Kathryn Underhill
Kathryn Underhill
Digital Scout/Project Manager
Chevron Technology Ventures
Konrad Konarski
Konrad Konarski
Member Board of Trustees
AI Applied Consortium
Darwin Jebha
Darwin Jebha
Vice President & Chief Information Officer
Thermon Inc
Amir Zohar
Amir Zohar
Digital Transformation Sr. Manager
LG Vertech Inc