Agenda: Energy AVEVA Day Houston 2025

Tuesday, October 7, 2025
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM																Attendee check-in & lite breakfast, sponsored by Dimension Software Dining Area - Red Oak Ballroom																																										Explore the Innovation Zone Innovation Zone - Red Oak Ballroom
9:30 AM - 9:35 AM																Welcome & business overview Tom Richardson - AVEVA VP - US SEC Market Jen Rizzo - AVEVA Sales Director Ashley Kerr - AVEVA Account Manager - US Central Brandon Bonati - AVEVA Software LLC. Strategic Account Manager Magnolia Room Main Session
9:35 AM - 10:05 AM																Accelerate your Industrial Intelligence with AVEVA Todd Kubiak - AVEVA Sr Principal Consultant Magnolia Room Main Session
10:05 AM - 10:45 AM																Unlocking Industrial Intelligence - Cross Industry Panel Discussion Stephen Reynolds - AVEVA Industry Principal, Chemicals Geronimo Chapa - Zachry Group Director of Engineering Delivery Systems David Cain - CVR Energy CIO Jonathan Alexander - Albemarle Global Manufacturing AI & Advanced Analytics Manager Magnolia Room Main Session
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM																Networking beverage break, sponsored by AF Expert Consulting + Explore the Innovation Zone Innovation Zone - Red Oak Ballroom
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM																Gateway to the stars: How NASA’s Gateway Project can power earth’s industries Michael (Mickey) Whitzer - NASA Project Manager - Vehicle Systems Manager - Gateway Project Dan Whitzer - Owner Posie Productions and The Petaline Studio Magnolia Room Main Session
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM																Networking lunch + Explore the Innovation Zone Innovation Zone - Red Oak Ballroom Innovation Zone
1:00 PM - 1:05 PM																Capital Projects / Engineering Afternoon Track Welcome Paul Henderson - 360 Integration Marketing / Co-Founder Live Oak Room Capital Projects / Engineering																																										Operations Optimization Afternoon Track Welcome Cori Hegler - InCentrik Director of Business Development Steve Bogan - InCentrik President & CEO Magnolia Room Operations Optimization
1:05 PM - 1:45 PM																Collaborative Execution, Instant Impact: AVEVA’s Engineering Advantage Greg Pada - AVEVA Head of Engineering Business Area Live Oak Room Capital Projects / Engineering																																										Managing Costs Effectively Across Operations Kanyin Ogunrinde - AVEVA Presales Consultant Leila Chaouki-Juneau - AVEVA Director- CONNECT Americas Magnolia Room Operations Optimization
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM																Networking beverage & snack break, sponsored by AF Expert Consulting + Explore the Innovation Zone Innovation Zone - Red Oak Ballroom Innovation Zone
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM																Driving Engineering Efficiency Through Synergy Anand Ramakrishnan - McDermott International Inc. Sr. Director Engineering IT Live Oak Room Capital Projects / Engineering																																										Top 10 Reasons Why You’re Stuck in Pilot Purgatory, Preventing ROAI & Economies of Scale Jonathan Alexander - Albemarle Global Manufacturing AI & Advanced Analytics Manager Magnolia Room Operations Optimization
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM																Our Purpose In Practice: A digital journey to support EPC Geronimo Chapa - Zachry Group Director of Engineering Delivery Systems Live Oak Room Capital Projects / Engineering																																										Leveraging AVEVA Tools to Optimize Pipeline Operations Robert Gates - Plains All American Senior Manager, Simulations Magnolia Room Operations Optimization
3:00 PM - 3:05 PM																All attendees reconvene in Magnolia Magnolia Room Main Session
3:05 PM - 3:45 PM																Bringing Digital Twins to Life: Unlocking Business Value with Data-Driven Intelligence Ganesh Venkataramanan - AVEVA Vice President Presales Americas Magnolia Room Main Session
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM																Closing remarks Ashley Kerr - AVEVA Account Manager - US Central Tom Richardson - AVEVA VP - US SEC Market Jen Rizzo - AVEVA Sales Director Brandon Bonati - AVEVA Software LLC. Strategic Account Manager Magnolia Room Main Session