MORNING PROGRAMME

DAY ONE- 1 December- Topic: Optimisation

ROOM 1 9:30-9:35 Opening from Valve World- Lyndsey Denton-Fray 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 Assodiation of Oil & Gas Producers( IOGP), UK 10:15-10:45 Keynote 2: Global Valve & Actuator Market: Forecasts, Risks, and Opportunities for Manufacturers- Kiran Ahmed, Oxford Economics, UK 10:45-11:15 COFFEE BREAK

ROOM 1 ROOM 2 ROOM 3 Technical Session / Reliability Technical Session / Design Workshop / Digital Passport Moderator: Thomas Wagner, Framatome Moderator: Tony Smart, Neway Moderator: Giovanni Buizza Avanzini, DNV

11:15-11:40 Extending Coker Valve Reliability Through Field Experience and Design Innovation- Luc Vernhes, Velan Inc.

11:40-12:05 Failure Modes of Gate Valves and Proven Strategies for Life Extension- Shivakumar M, Flowserve India Controls Private Limited

12:05-12:30 Development of a methodology and a test program to estimate valve lifespan- Emmanuel Sauger, Cetim

Engineering a 114” Class 150 Wedge Gate Valve for an Upside-Down Flare Line Installation: A Guinness World Record Achievement- Alberto Rossi, Orion SpA

Why Are Valve Wheel Wrenches Needed? Rethinking Manual Valve Operation in Industrial Plants- Hans Dekker, A. W. Chesterton Co.

Engineering with Evolving Valve Standards- Sumith S, L & T Valves

12:30-14:00 LUNCH BREAK

AFTERNOON PROGRAMME ROOM 1

14:00-15:15 Panel Discussion Optimising the Future: Turning Industry Challenges into Opportunities

- From Test Bench to Digital Passport – Preparing Test Results for a Digital Future- Emiel Lechevallier, Ventil Test Equipment

- Your valve has a birth certificate. Nobody can find it. Jorn Fokkens, Rakesh Maisuria, and Raam Roche, Helios

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 1 ROOM 2 ROOM 3 Technical Session / Materials Technical Session / Condition Monitoring Workshop / Design Validation

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 / Expanite A / S

16:45 END DAY ONE

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 & Naas deJager, ABB

- 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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