Global forum held March to focus on
'Positioning for the Next Upturn as Energy and Materials
Transition Accelerate'
HOUSTON, March 18,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The 39th annual
World Petrochemical Conference (WPC) by S&P Global will
be held March 18 to 22, 2024 at the
Marriott Marquis Hotel in downtown Houston.
At this gathering of leading companies in the global chemical
industry, notable thought leaders aim to discuss demand and supply
dynamics, the rapidly evolving chemicals landscape and how the
industry can be primed for recovery while focusing on
sustainability.
Our newly expanded team of chemical industry specialists will
cover even more of the chemical value chain – from feedstocks to
performance chemicals – and integrate that with discussions on
critical supply chains, carbon, geopolitical factors, and energy
transition.
Mark Eramo, Global Head of
Fuels, Chemicals & Resource Solutions, S&P Global Commodity
Insights said, "The after-effects of supply chain
disruptions following the Covid-19 pandemic, coupled with
geopolitical uncertainties, rising costs, and mounting pressure to
decarbonize, has had huge implications on global trade flows and
the global chemical markets. This conference provides a timely
forum to discuss the rapidly changing field of chemicals, energy
transition and climate strategies, as well as topics covering
energy and feedstocks to name a few. It will give participants a
valuable platform to gain insights and learn how they can maximize
opportunities for their business and stakeholders, while supporting
the wider energy transition for the industry".
WPC's Key Highlights include:
Tuesday Special Programs (March 19) –
concurrent programs – These take a deep dive in key markets
- Plastics Circularity & Recycling (full day) – Theme:
Balancing Acceleration and Market Realities
- Decarbonizing the Future Supply Chain (afternoon) – Theme:
Decarbonizing chemical value chain: Navigating a complex policy,
regulatory and demand landscape. Decarbonization of shipping: An
ambitious global test looms for fuels of the future
- Carbon Markets – New at WPC (morning) - Theme: Fueling
tomorrow, sustainably today: Steering Petrochemicals toward
Sustainability through the Power of Carbon Markets and Carbon
Management
- Specialty Chemicals for Energy Transition (full day) – Theme:
Specialty Chemicals - Delivering More for Less
- Innovation and Emerging Technologies (full day) – Theme: The
Road to Energy and Materials Transition
Executive Conference (March
20) will cover the following from an executive level:
- Latest Economic, Geopolitics, Chemical and Energy transition
trends
- New Investment for a New Era
- How will the Chemical Industry Decarbonize?
- Investment Strategies in Asia
Pacific in the Climate Change Era
- Technology and Innovation influencing Industry's Future and
Sustainability
- Developing the Industry's Future Leadership - The Human Energy
Transition
- New Trade flows impact by New Rules
Thursday tracks (March 21) –
Commodity Insights experts deliver strategic assessments, outlooks,
and new developments on the following: (concurrent)
- Olefins, Polymers and Derivatives – Finding growth
opportunities and managing energy transition through an industry
trough
- Aromatics, Fibers & Derivatives - How will energy and
materials transition impact aromatics and derivatives?
- Feedstocks & Refining Integration - Navigating Policies,
Pathways, and Processes on the road to net zero.
- Ammonia & Methanol - Conventional markets disrupted by
decarbonization trends.
Friday Regional Spotlights (March
22) – concurrent
- China - Positioning for the
Next Upturn amid Slower Economic Growth and Accelerating Energy and
Materials Transition
- Latin America - The
Petrochemical Industry of the Future: Challenges and Opportunities
for Latin America
- India - India's
Moment
WPC 2024 Speakers include:
- Executive Conference (Wed March
20)
- Jim Fitterling, Chairman &
CEO, Dow
- Hon. Danielle Smith, Premier of
Alberta, Government of
Alberta
- Karen McKee, President,
ExxonMobil Product Solutions
- Peter Vanacker, CEO,
LyondellBasell
- Seifi Ghasemi, Chairman,
President & CEO, Air Products
- Jean-Marc Gilson, President
& CEO, Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corporation
- Michael Graff, Chairman &
CEO, American Air Liquide Inc
- Mark Costa, Chairman & CEO,
Eastman
- Roger Kearns, President &
CEO, NOVA Chemicals
- Alfred Stern, CEO, OMV
- Alveda Williams, Chief Inclusion
Officer, Dow
- Lori Ryerkerk, Chairman, CEO
& President, Celanese
Corporation
- Charlotte Wolff-Bye, VP &
Chief Sustainability Officer, Petronas
- Gulay Serhatkulu, SVP, Petrochemicals North America, BASF
- Naser Aldousari, President & CEO, EQUATE Petrochemical
Company
- Chris Jahn, President & CEO,
American Chemistry Council
- Marco Mensink, Director General,
Cefic – European Chemical Industry Council
- Innovation & Emerging Technologies Special Program (Tues
March 19) Session speakers:
- Bob Maughon - EVP, CTO and CSO,
Sabic
- Leon de Bruyn - President and
CEO, Lummus Technology
- Aniruddha Sharma - Chair and
CEO, Carbon Clean
- Aura Cuellar - EVP, Growth &
Strategic Projects, LanzaTech
- Plastics Circularity & Recycling Special Program (Tues
March 19) Session speakers:
- Jeremy Wallach - Partner,
McKinsey & Company
- Olivier Maronneaud - Global Analytics Lead, Plastic, S&P
Global Commodity Insights
- Yvonne van der Laan - EVP
Circular and Low Carbon Solutions, LyondellBasell
- Carlos Monreal - President &
CEO, Plastic Energy
- S&P Global Speakers & Experts –
- Saugata Saha, President, S&P
Global Commodity Insights
- Mark Eramo, Global Head of
Fuels, Chemicals & Resource Solutions, S&P Global Commodity
Insights
- Carlos Pascual, Senior Vice
President, Geopolitics & International Affairs, S&P Global
Commodity Insights
- Atul Arya, Chief Energy
Strategist, S&P Global Commodity Insights
- Kurt Barrow, Head of Oil
Markets, Midstream & Downstream Research, S&P Global
Commodity Insights, S&P Global Commodity Insights
- Anthony (Tony) Potter,
Chemicals, Derivatives, Plastics & Materials Lead
- Rahul Kapoor, Head of Shipping
Analytics & Research, S&P Global Commodity Insights
- Roman Kramarchuk, Head of
Climate Markets & Policy Analytics, S&P Global Commodity
Insights
- Paul Gruenwald, Global Chief
Economist, S&P Global Ratings
For the complete list of speakers and the latest agenda, visit
https://wpc.spglobal.com/speakers.html.
Registration information
WPC will be held at the Marriott Marquis Houston Hotel from
March 18-22, 2024. For further
information and to register, visit
https://wpc.spglobal.com/about/registration.html
Media accreditation and passes
Members of the media interested in covering WPC 2024 are required
to apply for accreditation and should
email melissa.tan@spglobal.com.
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