Thank you for joining us at Chemistry Canada 2019.  In 2020 PetroChem Canada returns to Sarnia, allowing us to offer a more focused program. We are already working on the 2020 program. 

If you are interested in speaking or have ideas for presentations, please contact us by email at conference@eventworx.ca or by phone at 403.971.3227.

CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS

We are currently developing the Business Conference and Technical Streams.  Topics of interest include, but not limited to:
  • Digital and Automation Transformation & Implementation
  • Workforce Supply & Development
  • Market Trends, Key Drivers & Global Market Forecasts
  • Future of Electricity Policy and Solutions to Manage Electricity Costs
  • Regulatory Updates
  • Creating Canadian Competitiveness
  • Sustainable Engineering
  • Developing Operational Efficiencies
  • Creating Chemical & BioChemical Sustainability
  • Competing for Resource and Leveraging Your Supply Chain

If you are interested in presenting, please contact Wes Scott at marketing@eventworx.ca

Below is the program featured in 2019.

2019 Highlights

7:00 am - 8:00 am

Registration and Coffee

8:00 am - 8:10 am

Opening Remarks and Welcome

  • Bev Hand, Village of Point Edward

8:20 am - 9:00 am

Keynote Address: USMCA Trade and Policy Updates facing Canadian and US Chemical and Petrochemical Manufacturers

  • Emily Sanchez, American Chemistry Council

9:00 am - 10:00 am

Panel #1: Road to Reconciliation, a Focus on Industry and Indigenous Relationship Building

  • Matt Jackson, Enbridge Pipelines Inc.
  • Sharilyn Johnston, Aamjiwnaang First Nation

10:00 am - 10:30 am

Networking Break

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10:30 am - 11:00 am

The Impossible Challenge: Crowdsourcing a Chemistry Narrative to Build a better future for Canadians

  • Kelly J. Ogle, Canadian Global Affairs Institute
  • Don Fusco, Chemistry Industry Association of Canada

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Panel #2: Bringing New Ideas to Old Modes of Transportation

  • Todd Nuelle, CN Rail
  • Sue Collins, INEOS Styrolution America LLC
  • Rich Montgomery, Alpenglow & VIP Rail
  • Sandy Marshall, BioIndustrial Innovation Canada

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm

Keynote Luncheon with Geoffrey Cann

1:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Networking Break

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2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Panel #3: Disruption Shifts in Downstream Operations

  • Vikas Singla, Deloitte
  • Kshitish Balhotra, Deloitte
  • Toby Tiktinsky, Convergent Energy + Power

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Networking Break

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3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Panel #4: Creating Biochemical & Chemical Sustainability

  • Tim Knapp, ARLANXEO
  • Don McCabe, Ontario Federation of Agriculture
  • Rob Tripp, Benefuel Inc.
  • Sandy Marshall, BioIndustrial Innovation Canada

4:30 pm - 6:00 pm

Garden Party – Reception

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8:00 am - 8:30 am

Breakfast and Regs

  • Rob Read, Environment and Climate Change Canada

8:30 am - 9:30 am

Panel #5: Zero Waste and Creating Value Added Products from Recycled Plastics

  • Don Fusco, Chemistry Industry Association of Canada
  • Jocelyn Doucet, Pyrowave Technologies
  • Ryan L’Abbe, GreenMantra Technologies

9:30 am - 10:00 am

Evolving Considerations for Location Selection

  • Tess Fay, Global Location Strategies

10:00 am - 10:30 am

Networking Break

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10:30 am - 10:50 am

The Chemistry Sector in Ontario, A Sector Overview, Recent Government Initiatives and the Circular Economy

  • Harald Feldhoff, Government of Ontario

10:50 am - 11:10 am

Alberta’s Industrial Heartland – The HEART of Petrochemical Opportunity

  • Mark Plamondon, Alberta's Industrial Heartland Association

11:10 am - 12:00 pm

The Rise of Appalachia

  • Charles Zelek, United States Department of Energy
  • Joe Bozada, Appalachian Development Group, LLC
  • Denise Brinley, Pennsylvania Governor's Office of Energy

12:10 pm - 12:30 pm

Networking Break

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12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Global Energy Game changers and impact on Canada Energy Industry

  • Racim Gribaa, Global LNG Consulting (GLC)

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Closing Cocktails on the Exhibition Floor

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