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2026 EDUCATION SESSIONS
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Education Sessions: Monday, June 1
Leadership Opening General Session
June 1, 2026
8:00AM - 9:30AM
From Development to Departure: Planning for Success
Speaker: Dr. Taylor Gilley
Environmental Hot Topics Track
June 1, 2026
9:45AM - 10:45AM
Safety Track
June 1, 2026
9:45AM - 10:45AM
How to Prepare for an OSHA Investigation
Speakers: Tiffany Dupree and Pat Veters
Process Safety Track
June 1, 2026
9:45AM - 10:45AM
Environmental Hot Topics Track
June 1, 2026
11:00AM - 12:00PM
Safety Track
June 1, 2026
11:00AM - 12:00PM
Stop Accepting Risk: Why Top Refineries and Petrochemical Facilities Now Require WJTA-Certified Contractors
Speaker: Micheal Johnson
Process Safety Track
June 1, 2026
11:00AM - 12:00PM
Leadership Track
June 1, 2026
11:00AM - 12:00PM
The Psychology of Judging Decisions: How Resulting, Hindsight Bias, and Cognitive Traps Distort Safety in High-Hazard Work
Speaker: John Grubbs
Safety Track
June 1, 2026
1:45PM - 2:45PM
No Hablo: Engaging Diverse Workforces through Translanguaging
Speaker: Melissa Briggs
Leadership Track
June 1, 2026
1:45PM - 2:45PM
Session Title & Description coming soon!
Speaker: Tommy Nipp
Process Safety Track
June 1, 2026
1:45PM - 2:45PM
Environmental Hot Topics Track
June 1, 2026
1:45PM - 2:45PM
Safety Track
June 1, 2026
3:00PM - 4:00PM
Leadership Track
June 1, 2026
3:00PM - 4:00PM
Process Safety Track
June 1, 2026
3:00PM - 4:00PM
Environmental Hot Topics Track
June 1, 2026
3:00PM - 4:00PM
None at this time.
Education Sessions: Tuesday, June 2
Environment: Air Track
June 2, 2026
8:00AM - 9:00AM
Netting Gains: Making NSR Applicability Work in the Chemical Industry
Speaker: Robynn Andracsek
Industrial Health Track
June 2, 2026
8:00AM - 9:00AM
Safety Excellence: Award Winning Best Practices
June 2, 2026
8:00AM - 9:00AM
Process Safety Track
June 2, 2026
8:00AM - 9:00AM
Addressing Process Safety for Tank Farms
Speakers: Neil Prophet and Anna Shinkawa
Environment: Air Track
June 2, 2026
9:15AM - 10:15AM
Chemical Sector MACT Update
Speaker: Christopher Ward
Industrial Health Track
June 2, 2026
9:15AM - 10:15AM
Safety Excellence: Award Winning Best Practices Track
June 2, 2026
9:15AM - 10:15AM
Building Tomorrow’s Safety Professional
Speaker: Deanna Lambert
Process Safety Track
June 2, 2026
9:15AM - 10:15AM
Process Hazard Analysis Scenario Consistency
Speaker: Danny White
Industrial Health Track
June 2, 2026
10:30AM - 11:30AM
Safety Excellence: Award Winning Best Practices Track
June 2, 2026
10:30AM - 11:30AM
Trailer Hitch Color System
Speakers: Alex Martinez and Nathan Prilop
Process Safety Track
June 2, 2026
10:30AM - 11:30AM
Critical but Misunderstood - Identification and Management of Safety Critical Equipment in New and Mature Facilities
Speaker: Dave Summers
Environment: Air Track
June 2, 2026
10:30AM - 11:30AM
Fenceline Monitoring Data Management Strategies
Morgan Doherty
Keynote Luncheon - sponsored by BASF Freeport
June 2, 2026
11:30AM - 1:00PM
Leading Successful Missions: Insights from Space
Keynote Speaker: Col. Eileen Collins
Safety Excellence: Award Winning Best Practices Track
June 2, 2026
1:15PM - 2:15PM
Industrial Health Track
June 2, 2026
1:15PM - 2:15PM
Process Safety Track
June 2, 2026
1:15PM - 2:15PM
Leadership General Session
June 2, 2026
2:30PM - 4:00PM
Is HOP Making Us Safer or Softer? The Hard Truth About Accountability in High-Risk Work
Speaker: John Grubbs
Exhibit Hall Grand Opening: Safety in Paradise
June 2, 2026
4:00PM - 5:00PM
None at this time.
Education Sessions: Wednesday, June 3
Breakfast Snacks in Exhibit Hall
June 3, 2026
8:00AM - 9:00AM
Safety: HSE Industry Best Practices Track
June 3, 2026
9:00AM - 10:00AM
Adaptive Leadership Strategies
Cody Mace
Emergency Response & Security Track - Track Sponsored by inFRONT
June 3, 2026
9:00AM - 10:00AM
Multi-Agency Response to a Pipeline Suicide
Speakers: Richard Lawhorn, Richard Meehan and David Wade
Environment Track: Water & Waste
June 3, 2026
9:00AM - 10:00AM
Managing Regulatory Permits During Petrochemical Facility Closure or Transfer
Speaker: Jahna Hill
Process Safety Track
June 3, 2026
9:00AM - 10:00AM
From Findings to Foresight: Building a Lean, Robust MI Program that Satisfies Regulator
Speakers: Dawna Fretwell and Clint Botard
Process Safety Track
June 3, 2026
10:30AM - 11:30AM
From Data to Decisions: Advancing Process Safety and Risk Management Through Integrated Mechanical Integrity and Reliability Analytics
Speakers: Jennifer Lawrence and Charles Neal
Environment Track: Water & Waste
June 3, 2026
10:30AM - 11:30AM
Technology's Growing Role in Waste Management
Speaker: Sean Easton
Emergency Response & Security Track - Track Sponsored by inFRONT
June 3, 2026
10:30AM - 11:30AM
Liithium-Ion Battery and Energy Response Challenges
Speaker: Gordon Lohmeyer
Safety: HSE Industry Best Practices Track
June 3, 2026
10:30AM - 11:30AM
Crafting the Perfect Blend: Learning Techniques that Brew Safer Workforces
Melissa Briggs
Exhibit Hall Networking Lunch
June 3, 2026
11:30AM - 12:30PM
Emergency Response & Security Track - Track Sponsored by inFRONT
June 3, 2026
12:45PM - 1:45PM
Process Safety Track
June 3, 2026
12:45PM - 1:45PM
Human & Organizational Factors in Process Safety: Bridging the Gap Between Procedures and Real Work
Speaker: Chris Israni
Safety: HSE Industry Best Practices Track
June 3, 2026
12:45PM - 1:45PM
Leading through Technology: Empower Next Gen Work
Paul Arceneaux
Environment Track: Water & Waste
June 3, 2026
12:45PM - 1:45PM
Beyond Removal: Insights into PFAS Treatment and Destruction with Granular Activated Carbon Adsorption and Reactivation
Speakers: Kenneth Winston and Timothy Knowlton
Emergency Response & Security Track - Track Sponsored by inFRONT
June 3, 2026
12:45PM - 1:45PM
The Other Side of EMS: Perspectives of a Municipal Medic
Speaker: Calvin Balch
Ice Cream Social in the Exhibit Hall
June 3, 2026
1:45PM - 2:45PM
Process Safety Track
June 3, 2026
2:15PM - 3:15PM
Emergency Response & Security Track - Track Sponsored by inFRONT
June 3, 2026
2:15PM - 3:15PM
Safety Track: Industry Best Practices
June 3, 2026
2:15PM - 3:15PM
Environment Track: Water & Waste
June 3, 2026
2:15PM - 3:15PM
PFAS Monitoring for Stormwater Discharges – Overview of Upcoming Regulations
Speaker: Gaurav Tripathi
Leadership General Session
June 3, 2026
3:30PM - 4:30PM
All-Star Women in Leadership: Inspiring Change, Driving Excellence
Panel Discussion
Networking with Exhibitors
June 3, 2026
4:30PM - 5:30PM
None at this time.
Education Sessions: Thursday, June 5
Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Hall
June 4, 2026
8:00AM - 9:00AM
Process Safety Track
June 4, 2026
9:00AM - 10:00AM
Navigating Regulatory Changes for Incidents & Emergency Response
Speaker: Karley Vinson
Environmental Track: Stewardship & Sustainability - Track Sponsored by Mitsubishi Chemical
June 4, 2026
9:00AM - 10:00AM
The Ever-Bubbling World of Carbon Capture and Sequestration in Texas
Speaker: Danny Kingham
EHS Leadership Track
June 4, 2026
9:00AM - 10:00AM
American Chemistry Council: Responsible Care
June 4, 2026
9:00AM - 11:00AM
Process Safety Track
June 4, 2026
10:30AM - 11:30AM
The Power of Collective Competency in Navigating Non-Routine Operations
Wes Sasser
Environmental Track: Stewardship & Sustainability - Track Sponsored by Mitsubishi Chemical
June 4, 2026
10:30AM - 11:30AM
Oyster Shell Recycling and Reef Restoration
Speaker: Shannon Batte
EHS Leadership Track
June 4, 2026
10:30AM - 11:30AM
American Chemistry Council: Responsible Care
June 4, 2026
10:30AM - 11:30AM
Exhibit Hall Network Lunch
June 4, 2026
11:30AM - 1:00PM
EHS Leadership Track
June 4, 2026
1:00PM - 2:00PM
The Human Connection of Safety
Speaker: Cedric Barrett
Process Safety Track
June 4, 2026
1:00PM - 2:00PM
The 3% Rule and Other Relief System Design Issues - Current RAGAGEP
Speakers: Neil Prophet and Anna Shinkawa
Environmental Track: Stewardship & Sustainability - Track Sponsored by Mitsubishi Chemical
June 4, 2026
1:00PM - 2:00PM
Plant Manager Round Table (Plant Managers Only)
June 4, 2026
1:00PM - 4:00PM
Closed door session for Plant Managers only
Environmental Track: Stewardship & Sustainability - Track Sponsored by Mitsubishi Chemical
June 4, 2026
2:15PM - 3:15PM
Process Safety Track
June 4, 2026
2:15PM - 3:15PM
Process Safety Digitalization in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Speaker: David Drerup
