Agenda

Below is a high-level agenda for the event - with more speakers still to be confirmed.
Full details on speakers and sessions will be available closer to the event.
Please note that timings and sessions are subject to adjustments.

Tuesday, April 16th:

08:30 - 09:00 - Registration 
                         Coffee, Pastries & Networking

09:00 - 09:15 - Opening & Welcome 
                         Presented by Mike Houghton, Head of Sales and Customer Success, Siemens Process Automation Software

09:15 - 09:45 - Software for the Process Industry - It's about time! 
                         Presented by Bart Moors, Chief Executive Officer, Siemens Process Automation Software

09:45 - 10:30 -  Customer Keynote Presentation: From Digital Design to Digital Twins: Revolutionizing Pharmaceuticals for Rapid Development and Reliable Supply
                         Presented by Salvador García Muñoz, Executive Director - Engineering, Eli Lilly & Company

10:30 - 11:00 - Coffee, Networking & Showcase Demonstrations   

11:00 - 11:45 - Product & Portfolio - Where are we heading? 
                         Presented by Costas Pantelides, Chief Technical Officer, and Annika Kufner, Head of Project Management, Siemens Process Automation Software     

11:45 - 12:15 - Industry based solutions: A use-case approach to overcoming the key business challenges prevalent across the process industries.
                         Presented by Sean Bermingham, Head of Industry Strategy, Siemens Process Automation Software

12:15 - 13:45 - Lunch, Networking & Showcase Demonstrations

Track 1 - Pharma, Food & Beverage and Mining industries

13:45 - 15:15 - Spotlight on Biologics to include:

13:45 - 14:15 - Mechanistic modelling for Cationic exchange chromatography for downstream separation in biopharmaceutical industry. 
Presented by Chethana Gadiyar, Lead scientist, Statistics and Data Analysis, Merck KGaA 

14:15 - 14:45 - The use of global sensitivity analysis to optimize the operating parameters of DSP unitary steps. 
Presented by Polina Kurbatova, Sanofi Pasteur 

14:45 - 15:15 - Modelling and optimisation of gene therapy transfection and viral vector production. 
Presented by Sarah Fadda, Upstream Bioprocessing Director, Siemens

15:15 - 16:00 - Coffee, Networking & Showcase Demonstrations

16:00 - 17:30 - Digital Twins for Operational Excellence to include:

16:00 - 16:30 - A real-life application of a process digital twin in pharmaceutical industry. 
Presented by Niels Vandervoort, Senior manager pilot plant data & systems, The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson

16:30 - 17:00 - Building a Useful Model for Fluid Bed Granulation – the journey of a model from scribble in paper to a digital dashboard. 
Presented by Salvador García Muñoz, Executive Director - Engineering, Eli Lilly & Company.

17:00 - 17:30 - Use cases of integration of PAT and process modeling. 
Presented by Laure Van De Steene, Senior Consultant & Services Manager, SIPAT Siemens

17:30 - 17:45 - Closing Remarks - Sessions Conclude 

Track 2 - Energy, Chemicals and Water industries

13:45 - 15:15 - Spotlight on Hydrogen to include:

13:45 - 14:15 - Leveraging a Digital Twin for the development of disruptive electrolyser technology. 
Presented by Jenny Østenstad, Analytical Engineer, Hystar 

14:15 - 14:45 - Techno-economic modelling of nuclear hydrogen production. 
Presented by Christopher Connolly, Chemical and Process Modelling, Nuclear Operations, National Nuclear Laboratory

14:45 - 15:15 - Polymer Electrolyte Membrane (PEM) Electrolysis Plant Simulation with SIMIT SP.
Presented by Tobias Schneider, Principle Key Expert, Siemens Energy

15:15 - 15:30 - A Journey Through Green Hydrogen with Siemens.
Presented by Jorge Aguerrevere Clements, Electrochemical Cell Reactor Practice, Siemens Process Automation Software

15:30- 16:00 - Coffee, Networking & Showcase Demonstrations

16:00 - 17:30 - Driving business and sustainability through Process Digital Twins (Part I) to include:

16:00 - 16:30 - Product Carbon Footprint in Chemicals. 
Presented by Bart de Groot, Sustainability Competency Centre, Siemens Process Automation Software

16:30 - 17:00 - Decarbonizing steel production: A path to net-zero emissions through process simulation with a gPROMS digital twin. 
Presented by Christa Mühlegger, Project Manager, K1-MET GmbH.

17:00 - 17:30 - Clariant’s enhanced support for Styrene customers through first principle-based simulation tools.
Presented by Maximilian Dochnahl, Head of Modelling & On-site Technology, Clariant GmbH

17:30 - 17:45 - Closing Remarks - Sessions Conclude

17:45 - 18:00 - Free Time

18:00 - 18:30 - Drinks reception at the Leonardo Hotel

18:30 - 19:00 - Short walk via historic London to Tower Millenium Pier

19:00 - 23:00 - Dinner and cruise on the river Thames

Wednesday, April 17th:

08:45 - 09:00 - Arrivals
                         Coffee, Pastries & Networking

09:00 - 09:15 - An introduction to Integrated Engineering and Digital Brownfield Enablement. 
                         Presented by Siegmund Broja, Head of Integrated Engineering Competence Centre, Siemens Process Automation Software

09:15 - 10:00 - Building a smarter digital Engineering with COMOS
                         Presented by Inger Tilman and Amir Ashtari, Aker Solutions

10:00 - 10:45 - Equipment and Process Modelling in DS API Production
                         Presented by Dr. Karsten Lüttgen, Site Innovation Lead, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd

10:45 - 11:30 - Coffee, Networking & Showcase Demonstrations   

Track 1 - Pharma, Food & Beverage and Mining industries

11:30 - 12:30 - Spotlight on Food & Beverage to include:

11:30- 12:00 - Application of membrane process modeling for Nanofiltration and Reverse Osmosis scale-up. 
Presented by Baptiste Boit, Carbohydrates & Advanced Process Technologies Manager, Roquette Freres 

12:00 - 12:30 - The role of process modelling in contract research. 
Presented by Kevin van Koerten, Senior Scientist, Process Modelling, NIZO.

12:30 - 13:45 - Lunch, Networking & Showcase Demonstrations

13:45 - 14:15 - Technical Update on gPROMS Formulated Products.
Presented by Dana Barrasso, Head of Pharmaceutical Industry and Silvia de Lecce, Technical Architect, Siemens Process Automation Software

14:15 - 15:45 - Applications of process modeling in R&D and Engineering to include:

14:15 - 14:45 - Tablet coating modelling: In Silico evaluation of cycle time reduction. 
Presented by Yossi Mendel, Head of Engineering Technology, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries

14:45 - 15:15 - Implementation of hybrid multivariate models to wet granulation process design and development. 
Presented by Maitraye Sen, Director, Engineering, Eli Lilly & Company.

15:15 - 15:45 - Panel discussion: Q&A on future perspectives on digitalization across the lifecycle in the formulated products industries.
Panel to include Dana Barasso, Amit Goda, and Sam Wilkinson, to be chaired by Sean Bermingham, Siemens.

15:45 - 16:00 - Closing Remarks 

Track 1 - Energy, Chemicals and Water industries

11:30 - 12:30 - Driving business and sustainability through Process Digital Twins (Part II) to include:

11:30- 12:00 - Driving optimization with digital twins: Lessons learned from gPROMS pilots at Merck.
Presented by Bordas Balazs, Digital Twin Development Lead and Katja Hoppmanns, Head of Manufacturing Excellence by Design, Merck KGaA

12:00 - 12:30 - Study cases optimisations based on soda ash production digital twin. 
Presented by Slawomir Szczeblewski, Process Engineer, Soda Production Technology Department
CIECH Soda Polska S.A.

12:30 - 13:45 - Lunch, Networking & Showcase Demonstrations

13:45 - 14:15 - Technical Update on gPROMS Process.
Presented by Mayank Patel, Chemicals Industry Strategy, and Vasco Manacas, gPROMS Process Technical Architecture, Siemens Process Automation Software

14:15 - 15:45 - Digital Applications to include:

14:15 - 14:45 - Climate Intelligence: Doing more for less – Digital applications to unlock the value of water in industrial processes. 
Presented by Neil Davidson, Technology Partnerships, Digital Applications & Sustainability, Nalco Water - an Ecolab Company

14:45 - 15:15 - Use case of real-time energy optimization advisor at Indorama Ventures.
Presented by Kunpeng Guo, Utiltiies Model Based Applications Lead, Siemens Industry Software Limited, with contributions from Paulo Alves, Sustainability Manager EMEA iPET, Indorama Ventures Portugal

15:15 - 15:45 - Model-based control improves sustainability in polymers production.
Presented by Chris Leingang, Global Business Development Manager, Siemens Industry Software Limited

15:45 - 16:00 - Closing Remarks 

16:00 - Event Closes

Leonardo Royal Hotel Tower Bridge

45 Prescot St, London, E1 8GP.

Introducing the Leonardo Royal Hotel Tower Bridge, a premier venue that seamlessly blends sophistication with modernity. With its prime location near the iconic Tower Bridge, the hotel is closely located to key London attractions while only a 14-minute walk to Tower Millenium Pier giving easy access to the River Thames. 

The Leonardo Royal Hotel Tower Bridge is less than a 10 minute walk from Aldgate, Aldgate East, Tower Hill underground stations. On-street car parking is available outside the hotel, while the nearest car park - the Minories car park - is a 5 minute walk. Please note that the hotel and car park are located with London's ultra-low emissions zone, and just outside the congestion charge zone, meaning charges may apply - more information on this can be found here.

Information on how to book a room at the event rate can be found at the FAQs.

There are many other hotel options in the area you may wish to select, based on your company policy.

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