2026 CONFERENCE PROGRAM
Mahshid Ahmadi
Associate Professor
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Dan Arczynski
President and CEO
Index AR Solutions
Richard Beck
Plant Engineering Supervisor
Eastman Chemical Company
Marc Böhlmann
Strategic Accounts and Innovation
Siebtechnik Tema
Kevin Coleman
Electrical & Instrumentation Engineer
BAE Systems
Jan Compton
Regional Director for External Affairs
TN Department of Environment and Conservation
Joel Cortileso
Sales Manager Industrial Sales
Aspen Aerogels
Michael Davies
CEO
Protego Group
Bianca Davis
Senior Administrative Assistant
Eastman
James Davis
President of Softek Engineering
Millennium Power Services
Bryan Debois
Director - Industrial Artificial Intelligence
RoviSys
Al Dhanji
KROHNE, Inc.
Jessica Dukes
Technical Sales Engineer
RVT Process Equipment
Marty Dytrych
Bolo AI
Sam Elkins
Senior Manager, App Production
Index AR Solutions
Tim Eller
Deputy Head of Process Engineering
RVT Process Equipment
Mark Ewing
Business Leader - Process
EOSYS
Ramon Farach
Senior Global Chemical Industry Technical Consultant
Rockwell Automation
Jamil Fazilov
Tormod
Yhonny Flores
Valve SME
Warren Valve
Sandy Gates
National Sales Manager - Process Analytics
Mettler Toledo
Elifsu Gencer
Technical Sales Engineer
Koch-Glitsch, LP
Taylor Gott
Process Excellence Coordinator
Eastman
Jim Harrell
Chief Nuclear Officer
Zachry Nuclear, Inc.
Jeff Hitt
Director of Sales
RedGuard
Jim Hoffman
Eastern Regional Business Manager
Teikoku USA Inc.
Prashant Jadhav
Senior Sales Engineer
Metalforms
Alvin Jones
Director of Global Sales & Channel Strategy
Metalforms
Danaca Jordan
Digital Services Architect - Mfg
Eastman Chemical Company
Andrew Knapp
Director of Bulk Material Handling
Hargrove Engineers & Constructors
Kyle Krammer
Senior Manager: AI & Data Strategy
Aberdeen Advisors
Michael Kreißig
Research & Development
Protego
Keith Larson
Group Content Director
EndeavorB2B
Mike Livsey
Senior Associate, Member Insurance & Alliance Program
AIChE National
Yorinde Lokin
Growth Director
Kongsberg Digital
David McCullough
Senior Controls Engineeer
EOSYS
Justin Mcfarland
CES Department Manager
TLV Corporation
James Merlo
CEO
North American Generator Forum
Jeffrey Messaros
Deputy General Manager
BWXT Nuclear Fuel Services
Benjamin E. Neff
NNSA Program Administrator
BWXT- NFS
Jon Neubauer
VP & Partner
Workplace Learning Systems
Hanieh Niroomand
Innovation Manager
Eastman Chemical Company
Al Onley
Director of Operations
BWXT Nuclear Fuel Services
Scott Owens
Associate Chemical Engineer
Eastman
Andrew Padgett
Region 1 Traffic Operations Manager
Tennessee Department of Transportation
Matt Pike
Cybersecurity Services Sales Executive
Rockwell Automation
Matthew Potter
Global Public Affairs Manager
Eastman
Heather Quigley
Founder
Signal + Flow
Stephen Reynolds
Global Industry Principal – Chemicals
AVEVA
Aaron W. Sams
Design Engineer
BWXT
Damon Shackelford
Conference Director, eChemExpo
EndeavorB2B
Gene Skates
retired
formerly Eastman, capital procurement
Steve Smith
Project Manager
Eastman Chemical Company
Brian Thomas
Global Capital Procurement Rep
Eastman Chemical
David Tishmack
Solution Architect (IIoT)
Endress+Hauser
Lynn Tully
Northeast TN Regional Director
TNECD
Miguel Valdez
Vice President of Growth - Americas
Kongsberg Digital
Ernani Verissimo
Field Services Engineering Specialist
Flowserve
Paul Warburton
Account Manager
Yokogawa
Ben Waterland
Nuclear Business Unit Manager
VSP Technologies
Ryan Whitney
Leader, Additive Manufacturing Support Center
Eastman
Nina Zerman
OEM North America
Durr CTS Inc.