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CALGARY
Advance Conference Program
DAY ONE- JUNE 3
AMERICAS CALGARY
MORNING PROGRAM 9:15 – 9:45 am KEYNOTE 1— CHAIRMAN ' S WELCOME
9:45 – 10:15 am KEYNOTE 2
TBA, Gobind Khiani, GAPV Inc.
Title: TBA, Speaker: TBA
10:15 – 10:45 am COFFEE BREAK & NETWORKING 10:45 am – 12:00 pm PANEL DISCUSSION
Quality Control and Manufacturing Practices in the Current Valve Industry Standards( Delegate pass access only)
This panel discussion will provide the opportunity to ask questions about standardization to the leading companies and organizations that determine regulations for the flow control community.
Moderator: Gobind Khiani, GAPV Inc
Panelists: Carson Bannon, Canada Energy Regulator; Mark Brennan, ConocoPhillips; Lawrence Kwan, Wood PLC; Yuliy Mann, Imperial Oil Ltd
12:00 – 1:00 pm LUNCH BREAK & NETWORKING
ROOM 1— APPLICATIONS
AFTERNOON PROGRAM— PARALLEL SESSIONS
ROOM 2— FUGITIVE EMISSIONS & SEALING TECHNOLOGIES / DIGITIZATION
APPLICATIONS, Session Chair: TBA FUGITIVE EMISSIONS & SEALING TECHNOLOGIES, Session Chair: TBA
1:00 – 1:20 pm Key Emergency Shut Down Ball Valve Long Serve Life Engineering Innovation and Solution, Zhang Guohong, FRVALVE
1:20 – 1:40 pm Engineering Isolation Valves for Extreme Cryogenic LNG Applications: Challenges and Solutions, Vignesh Murugan, Flowserve
1:40 – 2:00 pm Control Valve Dead Angles: How Important are they in Transient Scenarios? Emma Perez / James Brown / Umair Ahmed, Enbridge
2:00 – 2:20 pm Right Valve, Right Service; but the Work isn ' t Done Yet, Javeed Mohammed / Mohammad Hajialifini, Spartan Controls / Fluor Canada Ltd
2:20 – 2:40 pm Engineering Isolation Valves for Hard-to-Seal, High-Erosion Slurry Service: A Field Case Study, Dave Sinclair / Luis Urbina, Sumitt Valve Controls / Imperial Oil
2:40 – 3:00 pm The Petrochemical Workforce and Next-Gen Leaders, James Griffin, EVP
3:00 – 3:20 pm Engineering-Based Triple Offset Design and Valve Solutions, Umberto D ' Angelillo, Valvitalia S. p. A.
3:20 – 3:40 pm Engineering a 114” Class 150 Wedge Gate Valve for an Upside-Down Flare Line Installation: A Guinness World Record Achievement, Alberto Rossi, Orion S. p. A.
3:45 pm HAPPY HOUR
Transforming Valve Emissions Management: A Master Plan for Integrated Sealing, Smart Data, and Rapid Remediation, Ron Frisard, A. W. Chesterton Co.
PTFE and Sustainable Emissions Performance, Koichi Kataoka, PILLAR Corporation
Corrosion and Mechanical Properties of Cold Spray Additively Repaired Titanium Ball Valve Trims, Dr. Sima Alidokht / Memorial University, Faculty of Engineering & Applied Science Mechanical Engineering / Hatch Ltd.
Hermetic Sealing Solutions for Fugitive Emissions Reduction in Control Valve Applications, Moji Siahpoosh, SAMSON Controls Inc.
DIGITIZATION Advanced Quality Management Protocols for Cryogenic Valve Components in Next-Generation Launch Systems, TBA, Blue Origin
Digital Twin – Enabled Valve Design for Molten Salt Applications Supporting the Global Energy Transition, Vignesh Murugan, Flowserve
Why Continuous Monitoring Holds the Key to Optimized Emissions Management, Dave Anderson, Score
SPECIAL PRESENTATION Make your Business Flow: Insights and Impact of Valve World Expo & Conferences, Gunnar Holm Ahrens, Director Valve World Expo, Messe Düsseldorf GmbH
24 Valve World Americas | May 2026 | www. valve-world-americas. com