Daniel Byrne

Daniel Byrne

Senior Director, Digital Transformation Marathon Petroleum

With 25+ years in global business operations and technology, Daniel Byrne has cultivated a reputation as a transformative leader. Anchored in San Antonio, Texas, Daniel's journey began in the consulting realm, where he quickly distinguished himself by orchestrating technology and digital enhancements for Fortune 500 companies. This early immersion into diverse industries, from manufacturing to retail, set the stage for a career marked by versatility and cross-industry acumen.

His tenure at and work with industry leaders like Amazon, Williams, Eastman Chemical, Procter & Gamble and Marathon Petroleum epitomizes his commitment to driving profitability, efficiency, and innovation. Whether turning around underperforming assets, or instigating operational improvements that led to millions in profit, Daniel's work is underpinned by a profound understanding of data's and technology's transformative power. He's been the linchpin in endeavors that reclaimed critical business performance, and forged novel strategies.

Daniel's passion isn't limited to refining business performance and capabilities; it's about the people. He's a fervent advocate for talent development, which is evident in his leadership roles, where he's developed high performance teams, building them into cohesive units, championing safety, diversity, and performance.

Educationally, Daniel is grounded by a multi-faceted foundation with degrees spanning Business, Organizational Behavior, and Technical and Scientific Communication, with advanced studies in Economics, Information Technology, Quality, Project Management, Data Science, and Artificial Intelligence.

Today, as he continues his leadership journey, Daniel is eager to collaborate, innovate, and inspire, bringing his unique blend of experience, passion, and expertise to new challenges and opportunities.

Pre-Conference Deep Dive Focus Day - November 3

8:00 AM Workshop A: Combining the Power of AI with Proven Operational Excellence Strategies to Drive Ground-Breaking Efficiency

AI has opened up powerful avenues for operational excellence and process leaders to drive efficiency like never before. Coupled with AI capabilities, operational excellence is no longer just a cost lever but the engine for true value realization. In this interactive workshop we'll explore the optimal strategies to integrate AI into operational excellence projects. 

  • Redefining Operational Excellence in the age of AI 
  • Leveraging AI to go beyond traditional improvement methodologies
  • Enhancing Value Stream Mapping through AI-Driven Insights & Core Data Foundations
  • Incorporating AI into process reengineering to unlock breakthrough value creation 
  • Embedding governance mechanisms into AI powered processes to ensure ongoing validity from data-driven recommendations 
  • Pinpointing opportunities to integrate AI into decision making and mechanisms to determine measurable efficiency gains 


Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Daniel.

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