The Executive Event for Plant Leaders Looking to Maximize the Potential of their Frontline Workforce

This session will feature 4 lightning talks, each from an industry leader in the connected worker space. Designed to share a project challenge, insights into the technology that helped solve it and the lessons learned along the way. You’ll leave with practical insights into how each company is driving ROI. 

1. Ensuring Return on Investment - Understanding our Processes and Working with our End Users to Ensure the Technology Works for Them, Andrea Hine, Field Enablement Product Owner, Suncor
2. Empowering Workers with Mobile and AI Technologies: Modernizing PSC Group's Operations, Alex Costa, Vice President of IT, PSC Group 
3. Identifying System Vulnerabilities and Cyber Threats in Nobel’s Converged IT/OT Environment, Bemi Anjous, Chief Information Security Officer, Noble Corporation 
4. Using Data, Advanced Analytics and AI to Optimize Processes, Reduce Costs and Improve Decision Making, Rajeev Sinha, Chief IT Enterprise Architect, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

● Digitizing your entire permit to work process to gain real-time visibility into your operations

● Configuring personalized notification flows for each step of the permit process

● Accessing via mobile apps for in-field use wherever you are

Join us for an interactive session where you’ll participate in live surveys and see your responses shape the discussion. Our expert speakers will analyze the real-time feedback, providing you with actionable insights and fostering a collaborative environment. Be part of the conversation and gain valuable perspectives to stay ahead in your field.  

How will you answer these key questions….   

Question 1: Which scenario best describes the Digital Skills Gap in Your Organization?  

1. We are struggling to attract new talent, so I am implementing comprehensive training programs to reskill current employees in digital technologies and data analytics 
2. I have a mature workforce that pushes back on digital transformation initiatives, so we are adopting skill-based hiring practices to ensure we have a future ready workforce 
3. We are leveraging learning and development platforms and virtual reality immersive training tools to rapidly onboard our new employees and upskill our current workforce  

Question 2: How are your Leadership Team adapting to Today’s Digital World?  

1. I have established a culture of innovation and experimentation that embraces digital initiatives and sees failure as a learning opportunity 
2. I have a risk averse culture and leadership team which makes it difficult for me to drive digital transformation initiatives across my organization 
3. I have established a clear vision for digital transformation that is supported by my leadership team and prioritizes areas that can have the most significant impact on business goals  

Question 3: What is your organization's readiness level for change? 

1. I have developed a strategic approach to change management across all of our digital transformation projects which has increased user adoption across our workforce 
2. I do not have change management expertise in our organization which has severely hindered digital transformation initiatives and caused project delays 
3. I have a corporate culture that is not open to change and resists new technologies and processes 

The concept of a human-centered connected worker focuses on technology, workflows, and data, all designed to enhance how workers engage with their tasks, colleagues, and the wider enterprise. 

Join this executive boardroom to discover strategic implementation goals and the essential role of human-centered design, including: 

• Examining how connected worker solutions can achieve human-centered goals and improve employee engagement, satisfaction, well-being, and professional growth 
• Understanding the importance of human-centered design to overcome low user adoption and disappointing returns on investment 
• Placing your workforce at the forefront of technological advancement and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and growth 
• Driving organizational objectives across safety, efficiency, and employee satisfaction that align with both human interests and advanced asset management practices 

• Understanding and managing the factors that impact your ability to innovate

• Developing a defined innovation process to generate, develop and implement new ideas

• Examining the factors that influence innovation and the strategies that will improve your ability to drive transformational change

Connected worker technologies are helping energy companies achieve their reliability and efficiency goals, with worker safety enhancements often being a natural extension of these initiatives. Join this keynote panel to explore the implementation of connected safety initiatives that protect workers in potentially hazardous environments, including: 

• Utilizing AI and machine learning technologies to identify safety risks and mitigate incidents before they occur. 
• Connecting, engaging, and empowering your workers with seamless voice, video, and data communications. 
• Gaining a high-level view of industrial plants through continuous monitoring to enhance safety analysis and identify potential risks. 
• Preventing accidents and providing frontline assistance using hands-free smart wearable devices that connect remote workers to subject matter experts.

In 2021, Celanese began a digital transformation journey to optimize their manufacturing plants and connect workers with real-time information. In this presentation, Sameer Purao will discuss the challenges they encountered, and the strategies used to foster culture and engagement along the way. 

• Examining the drivers behind Celanese’s transformation initiatives – the digital customer journey, digital manufacturing, and digital back office 
• Understanding how to gain consensus from your stakeholders and teams on a strategy for carrying out transformation work 
• Creating a legacy to keep on driving future innovations and transformation initiatives