2022 TIEEP Energy Forum
Decarbonizing the Process Industries IV, Cohosted by STS-AIChE.
Thursday, September 29, 2022
9:15 am - 12:15 pm (Central)
Houston Marriott Sugar Land
The energy transition is affecting the oil refining and chemical industries in many ways. It makes us look at new options for powering, heating, and cooling, of course; but it is also leading to a fundamental reassessment of supply chains and process design philosophy, and a fresh evaluation of the societal goals surrounding our industry. In this session, we examine all these issues, with presentations focusing on decarbonizing the process industry, specifically aimed at powering and heating industrial processes, and recycling materials, along with climate equity and environmental justice.
Panelists
Jane Stricker, Senior Vice President, Energy Transition & Executive Director, Houston Energy Transition Initiative, The Greater Houston Partnership
As the Senior Vice President, Energy Transition and Executive Director of HETI, Jane is responsible for leading the Partnership’s initiative to leverage Houston’s energy leadership to accelerate global solutions for a low-carbon future. She leads a coalition of industry, academia and community partners to ensure the long-term economic competitiveness and advancement of the Houston region towards a more sustainable and net-zero emissions future.
Prior to joining the Partnership, Jane spent over 20 years at bp in a variety of roles. Her most recent role as Senior Relationship Manager of Regions, Cities and Solutions integrated her as a critical partner to cities and industry to collaborate on low-carbon energy solutions, working closely with the City of Houston to implement their Climate Action Plan.
Jane is a contributing faculty member of the University of Houston’s Center for Carbon Management in Energy, a Regional Advisory Board member for the Energy Industries Council, North & Central America, and member of the Advisory Board of the Houston Chapter of WRISE.
James Turner, Manager, Houston Process and HSE Departments & Executive Director, Process Technology, Fluor
He has more than 30 years of experience in process design for a wide range of projects in the refining and gas processing industry, in domestic and international locations. He has served in many roles, including Process Engineering on Projects, Office Management, Project Management and Engineering Management. He is currently the Department Manager for the Fluor Houston HSE and Process Technology Departments.
He has published and presented many technical articles about process design, project execution, energy transition and decarbonization, and holds patents for a combined hydrotreater process design.
Active in several professional organizations, he is a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), and has served as Chair Elect, Chair, and Past Chair of the South Texas Section of AIChE. He has also served as a Trustee on the AIChE Foundation Board, and has held several positions with AIChE, including member of the Executive Board Programming Committee, and several positions with the Fuels and Petrochemicals Division, including Chair of the Division, Director, Newsletter Editor, and Treasurer. In 2012 he received the Fuels and Petrochemicals Service Award for distinguished service to the division and industry, and in 2017 received the South Texas Section Distinguished Service Award.
He is a graduate of Texas A&M University with a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering. He serves on the Texas A&M Chemical Engineering Department Industry Advisory Council, supports the Chemical Engineering Senior Design Class, and has been inducted into the Texas A&M Chemical Engineering Academy of Distinguished Alumni.
Robert Kerr, Commercial Manager ExxonMobil Product Solutions
Robert Kerr is the commercial manager leading ExxonMobil’s Advanced Recycling PyOil Strategy globally.
Prior to this role, his most recent experience was on the Olefins commercial team, where he helped manage the multi-billion dollar portfolio of feedstock and sales agreements for ExxonMobil’s steam cracker portfolio globally.
He has over 15 years of experience in the Petrochemical industry, having worked various roles in commercial, operations, maintenance, logistics, and engineering in both Refineries and Chemical plants. Robert holds bachelor degrees in both mechanical and aerospace engineering from the University of Florida.
Jordan Andrepont, Commissioning Engineer, ENGIE
Jordan currently works as a commissioning engineer within ENGIE.
Jordan supports the engineering design, construction, and handover to operations of utility-scale wind, solar, and storage projects across the US and Canada. He joined ENGIE in 2018 after completing his master's degree at Texas A&M University. He completed his undergraduate mechanical engineering degree from Stevens Institute of Technology in 2016.