About Downstream USA 2025
Downstream USA is not merely a conference; it is the platform where innovators, decision-makers, and influencers come together to shape the future of the downstream industry. Downstream USA serves as the trusted networking and knowledge exchange hub designed specifically for leaders in procurement, reliability, maintenance, turnarounds, and capital projects.
Keynote Session on Wednesday, June 25
Unplanned downtime chips away at your bottom line, and today's threat strikes faster than ever. Earl Dodd, Global HPC Business Leader, will provide insights into WWT's TAROT framework clarifying downstream oil and gas by weaving together four core pillars: airtight cybersecurity, a robust reliability data fabric, empowered frontline teams, and high-fidelity digital twins. We'll discuss securing the intelligent edge, harnessing real-time insights, guiding operators with intelligent workflows, and deploying digital twins to preempt issues. Leave with a capability maturity model that is practical and implementable.
What are the Benefits
- Build unwavering confidence in every control loop and data feed.
- Reduce troubleshooting from days to minutes.
- Turn your workforce into a proactive, edge-savvy force.
- Shift from firefighting to foresight with self-optimizing processes.
What's Ahead
- Start with a security-first blueprint for OT at the edge
- Layer in a unified, low-latency analytics fabric
- Explore real examples of AR-guided maintenance in action
- Dive into a refinery digital-twin case study
- Walk through a concise checklist to launch a TAROT pilot
Workshop on Thursday, June 26
Modernize your infrastructure to support data-driven reliability at scale
In the fast-paced and high-stakes world of downstream operations, organizations must move with speed, precision, and intelligence to remain competitive. Yet, many still struggle to scale improvement efforts beyond fragmented pilots due to disconnected systems and aging infrastructure.
In this workshop, Matthew Nalbone, Executive Advisor, and Paul Daigle, Principle Solutions Architect, will explore how leading operators are building the digital backbone required for operational excellence. Attendees will gain practical insights into how modernized infrastructure, connected field technologies, and integrated data strategies are unlocking measurable gains in uptime, safety, and efficiency.
What are the Benefits
- Maximize uptime and accelerate turnarounds through real-time visibility and predictive maintenance.
- Break down silos between teams and systems with connected field technologies and unified data.
- Drive measurable financial impact by reducing maintenance costs and increasing asset availability.
- Enable enterprise-wide transformation with a scalable foundation for AI, analytics, and future technologies.
What's Ahead
- Assess your current digital infrastructure to identify gaps in connectivity, data flow, and visibility across operations.
- Prioritize one or two high impact use cases to build early momentum.
- Engage cross-functional stakeholders to align on goals and ownership.
- Select scalable technologies and partners that support integration, interoperability, and future growth.
- Establish a phased roadmap to move from isolated pilots to enterprise-wide implementation with measurable outcomes.
Session speakers
Earl Dodd, Global HPC Business Leader at World Wide Technology
Matthew Nalbone, Executive Advisor – Energy Technology & Transformation at World Wide Technology
Paul Daigle, Principal Solutions Architect at World Wide Technology
