Julie Thyne

Global Improvement Director Dow, Inc.

Julie Thyne graduated from the University of Texas with a chemical engineering degree. She has worked for Dow, Inc. for the last 26 years in a variety of manufacturing and engineering positions that include experience in pharmaceuticals, automotive, and electronic materials. She is currently an Improvement Director. Julie is the recipient of the 2014 STEP Ahead award from the Manufacturing Institute and a Prosci® certified change manager. Outside of work, Julie promotes STEM education for elementary and middle school students.

Conference Day 1: May 14, 2024

8:10 AM Keynote Panel: Enterprise Transformation in Energy: Writing a Roadmap for 2024

The energy sector is facing an unprecedented transformation: decarbonizing operations and increasing sustainability amid a rising demand for energy. Operators must act now to make sure they don’t fall behind in an increasingly environmentally conscious world, while making sure operations remain uncompromised. On this panel, industry leaders will discuss their top strategies for navigating such a paradigm shift, including:

  • Addressing the sustainability agenda and what it means for transformation
  • How to get executive buy in for transformation and sustainability projects
  • What does successful transformation look like?
  • Identifying your company’s distinctive capabilities and how to leverage them to accelerate transformation
  • Centering low carbon initiatives in your transformation plans

11:00 AM Panel: Optimizing Asset Monitoring through Digital Transformation

Regardless of whether you are upstream, midstream or downstream in the value chain, ensuring your assets and workforce experience minimal downtime and maximum productivity without compromising on safety, making use of state-of-the-art remote monitoring technology linked to central operating centers will allow your operators to get the most out of the assets they’re operating.

  • Optimize plant safety, uptime and efficiency
  • Avoid the need for manual measurements across a range of assets including turbines, compressors and motors
  • Gather the data necessary to make reliability a company wide effort that permeates cross-function by addressing organizational culture challenges

Conference Day 2: May 15, 2024

8:05 AM Accelerating the Path to More Reliable, Affordable and Sustainable Energy

The energy sector is facing a huge paradigm shift, with increasing calls for­ and commitments to net-zero. It is important that operators act now to drive their decarbonization process and succeed in the face of change. This panel of leading executives will discuss:

  • How to navigate the complexities of transformation and maximizing organizational adaptability and agility
  • The top ways you can set a sustainable vision for your enterprise
  • The importance of effective communication in enacting enterprise-level change
  • Innovation in Canada’s energy sector as it transforms: case studies in action

12:40 PM Panel: Creating a Culture of Innovation: Inspiring Idea-Sharing across the Workplace

Promoting a positive culture within your organization is instrumental for enabling and maintaining improvement. It is key to understand what drives your workers in order to elevate them to their full potential, supporting innovation and leading to an environment of operational excellence. Attend to:

  • Learn where leaders look for new ideas within an organization
  • Understand how to implement a system of idea sharing and innovation within your organization
  • Hear real examples of how experimentation and innovation can be encouraged and sourced from all employees
  • Learn how you can implement a feedback system to enact innovation and prevent excessive information

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

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