2026 Call for Speakers/Abstracts is now closed.
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
Dr. Taylor Gilley
Environmental Hot Topics Track
June 1, 2026
9:45AM - 10:45AM
Safety Track
June 1, 2026
9:45AM - 10:45AM
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
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
John Grubbs
Safety Track
June 1, 2026
1:45PM - 2:45PM
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
Presenter: 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
Presenters: Neil Prophet and Anna Shinkawa
Environment: Air Track
June 2, 2026
9:15AM - 10:15AM
Industrial Health Track
June 2, 2026
9:15AM - 10:15AM
Safety Excellence: Award Winning Best Practices Track
June 2, 2026
9:15AM - 10:15AM
Process Safety Track
June 2, 2026
9:15AM - 10:15AM
Industrial Health Track
June 2, 2026
10:30AM - 11:30AM
Safety Excellence: Award Winning Best Practices Track
June 2, 2026
10:30AM - 11:30AM
Process Safety Track
June 2, 2026
10:30AM - 11:30AM
Environment: Air Track
June 2, 2026
10:30AM - 11:30AM
Keynote Luncheon - sponsored by BASF Freeport
June 2, 2026
11:30AM - 1:00PM
Leading Successful Missions: Insights from Space
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
Environmental: Air 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
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
Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Hall
June 3, 2026
8:00AM - 9:00AM
Environment Track: Water & Waste
June 3, 2026
9:00AM - 10:00AM
Process Safety Track
June 3, 2026
9:00AM - 10:00AM
Safety Track: HSE Industry Best Practices
June 3, 2026
9:00AM - 10:00AM
Process Safety Track
June 3, 2026
10:30AM - 11:30AM
Safety Track: HSE Industry Best Practices
June 3, 2026
10:30AM - 11:30AM
Emergency Response & Security Track - Track Sponsored by inFRONT
June 3, 2026
10:30AM - 11:30AM
Liithium-Ion Battery and Energy Response Challenges
Gordon Lohmeyer
Environment Track: Water & Waste
June 3, 2026
10:30AM - 11:30AM
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
The Other Side of EMS: Perspectives of a Municipal Medic
Calvin Balch
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
Kenneth Winston and Timothy Knowlton
Safety Track: HSE Industry Best Practices
June 3, 2026
12:45PM - 1:45PM
Process Safety Track
June 3, 2026
12:45PM - 1:45PM
Emergency Response & Security Track - Track Sponsored by inFRONT
June 3, 2026
12:45PM - 1:45PM
Emergency Response & Security Track - Track Sponsored by inFRONT
June 3, 2026
2:15PM - 3:15PM
Process Safety Track
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
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
Karley Vinson
Environmental Track: Stewardship & Sustainability - Track Sponsored by Mitsubishi Chemical
June 4, 2026
9:00AM - 10:00AM
EHS Leadership Track
June 4, 2026
9:00AM - 10:00AM
American Chemistry Council Workshop
June 4, 2026
9:00AM - 11:00AM
Process Safety Track
June 4, 2026
10:30AM - 11:30AM
Environmental Track: Stewardship & Sustainability - Track Sponsored by Mitsubishi Chemical
June 4, 2026
10:30AM - 11:30AM
EHS Leadership Track
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
Process Safety Track
June 4, 2026
1:00PM - 2:00PM
The 3% Rule and Other Relief System Design Issues - Current RAGAGEP
Presenters: Neil Prophet and Anna Shinkawa
