CONFERENCE PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME
Valve World Expo & Conference 2026
MORNING PROGRAMME
DAY ONE- 1 December- Topic: Optimisation
ROOM 14 9:30-9:35 Opening from Valve World 9:35-9:45 Opening address chairwoman- Claire Dwyer, Fluor, USA 9:45-10:15 Keynote 1: Standardisation- Joint Industry Programme 33( JIP33)- Khairil Hatta, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers( IOGP), UK 10:15-10:45 Keynote 2: Global Valve & Actuator Market: Forecasts, Risks, and Opportunities for Manufacturers- Jeremy Leonard, Oxford Economics, UK 10:45-11:15 COFFEE BREAK
ROOM 14 ROOM 15 ROOM 16 Workshop / Digital Passport Technical Session / Design Technical Session / Reliability Moderator: Giovanni Buizza Avanzini, DNV Moderator: Masayuki Ono, JGC Moderator: Thomas Wagner, Framatome
11:15-11:40 |
- From Test Bench to Digital Passport – Preparing Test Results for a Digital Future- Emiel Lechevallier, Ventil Test Equipment |
Engineering a 114” Class 150 Wedge Gate
Valve for an Upside-Down Flare Line
Installation: A Guinness World Record
Achievement- Alberto Rossi, Orion SpA
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11:40-12:05 |
- Your valve has a birth certificate. Nobody can find it. Jorn Fokkens, Rakesh Maisuria, and Raam Roche, Helios |
Why Are Valve Wheel Wrenches Needed? |
Rethinking Manual Valve Operation in |
Industrial Plants- Hans Dekker, A. W. |
12:05-12:30 |
- The Steel Was Real. The Paper Wasn’ t.- Mohamed Mohamedi, Matchain
- Mohammad Manzouri, Saudi Aramco
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Chesterton Co.
Engineering with Evolving Valve Standards
- Sumith S, L & T Valves
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12:30-14:00 LUNCH BREAK
AFTERNOON PROGRAMME ROOM 14
14:00-15:15 Panel Discussion Optimising the Future: Turning Industry Challenges into Opportunities
Extending Coker Valve Reliability Through Field Experience and Design Innovation- Luc Vernhes, Velan Inc.
Failure Modes of Gate Valves and Proven Strategies for Life Extension- Shivakumar M, Flowserve India Controls Private Limited
Development of a methodology and a test program to estimate valve lifespan- Emmanuel Sauger, Cetim
This interactive panel brings together operators, sealing experts, valve manufacturers and digital / AI specialists to explore what optimisation means in practice. The discussion will examine current inefficiencies, emerging technologies, changing industry practices and where AI and digitalisation can unlock the greatest value.
Moderator: Dave Anderson, Score
Panellists: Vesa Lempinen, Valmet Stefano Muzzoni, ESA Andrew Peters, Circuit Wim Vancauwenberghe, BEMAS( Belgian Maintenance Association) Gregory Whitaker, Shell Wojciech Zmudzinski, bp
15.15-15:30 COFFEE BREAK ROOM 14 ROOM 15 ROOM 16 Technical Session / Materials Technical Session / Condition Monitoring Workshop / Design Validation
Moderator: Bruno Martin, Technip Energies |
Moderator: Marty van Tilburg, Ebert HERA |
Moderator: Gregory Whitaker, Shell Global Solutions |
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International |
15:30-15:55 Proposal for PFAS-Free Valves and the Potential Emergence of New Environmental Burdens- Yuichi Asano, KITZ Corporation
15:55- 16:20 Solving the Seawater Valve Problem With PM-HIP- Adam Hunt, Globus Metal Powders LTD
16:20- 16:45 Extreme Duty Service( EDS) Coating: Extending Valve Lifetime Beyond Ceramic Solutions- Stephane Blanchet, Ramen Valves AB
CONFERENCE PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME
Digitalising Critical Valve Management with Level 4 Diagnostics- Dave Anderson, Score
Revolutionizing control valve management with Edge AI and wireless retrofitting- Jarkko Räty, Valmet Flow Control Oy
Control Valve Optimization: Leveraging Embedded Intelligence in Digital Positioners- Neil Shah & Karsten Schröder, ABB
16:45 END DAY ONE
- On-going Revision of ISO 23632 on Valve Type Testing: Scope, Key Changes, and Industry Engagement- Luc Vernhes & Colin Zegers, Velan, Inc.
- Design validation tests for trunnion ball valves: A comparative analysis between API 6D Annex F, ABNT NBR 15827, ISO 23632, and the proposal for an integrated test model- Diógenes Barbosa Teles, Micromazza / Marcelo Fronzaglia Ferreira, Petrobras
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