Transforming Oil & Gas/downstream with AI/ML

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Infrastructure for Intelligence for the future of Oil & Gas/Downstream Manufacturing Leveraging Gen AI, LLMs, and Ontologies to Drive Profitability

Welcome to the exclusive gathering that brings together key leaders from across the oil & gas and downstream manufacturing value chain. The conference will focus on how intelligent digital infrastructure can unlock operational efficiency, reduce risk, and ensure long-term profitability in the oil & gas and downstream sector.

Business Context and Why we are doing this?

Refiners & manufacturers today face intense margin pressure driven by geopolitical volatility, fluctuating tariffs, and increasing decarbonization commitments. As traditional models reach their limits, the shift to autonomous plants, intelligent operations, and AI-driven decision-making has become a business imperative.

AI technologies are already creating measurable impact in plant reliability, asset utilization, energy efficiency, and emissions monitoring. Predictive maintenance, real-time optimization, and Gen-AI-based insights are emerging as key levers to secure EBIT and build more adaptive operations. At this conference we intend to showcase some of the use cases implemented worldwide.

Distinguished Speakers and Industry Participation

This exclusive gathering will bring together key leaders from across the oil & gas and downstream manufacturing value chain, including senior decision-makers from IOCL, BPCL, HPCL, HMEL, HPL, MCPI NRL, Reliance, BCPL, and key strategy and technology partners from McKinsey, BCG, Bain, Accenture, NASSCOM, KPMG, EY, Kearney.

Tarun Kapoor,
Advisor to PMO
Shri Vikas Kaushal,
Chairman, HPCL
Mr. Arvinder Singh Sahney,
Chairman & Managing Director, IOCL
Debdas Sen,
Executive Director,
Lummus Digital

Ujjal Mukherjee,
Chief Technology Officer, Lummus Technology
Amitabha Sinha,
Managing Director,
Lummus Digital
Sujoy Choudhury,
Chief Strategy Officer,
TCG
Debjyoti Gupta,
Chief Technology Officer,
TCG Digital
Prakash Ramdoss,
Managing Director,
Lummus Digital

Agenda

Time

Session & Speaker

4:30 PM- 5:00 PM

Registration & Coffee

5:00 PM-5:15 PM

Welcome Note
Speaker: Leon de Bruyn
President and CEO, Lummus Technology

5:15 PM – 5:25 PM

Address by Lummus Technology
Speaker: Ujjal Mukherjee,
Chief Technology Officer, Lummus Technology

5:25 PM – 5:40 PM

Relevance of AI in the Indian Oil & Gas Landscape
Speaker: Vikas Kaushal, Chairman, HPCL

5:40 PM – 5:55 PM

Digital solutions for margin improvement
Speaker: Sanjay Khanna, CMD of BPCL

5:55 PM - 6:10 PM

Industry Vision
Speaker: Arvinder Singh Sahney, Chairman, IOCL

6:10 PM – 6:20 PM

Keynote Address
Speaker & Guest of Honour: Tarun Kapoor, Advisor to PMO

6:20 PM – 6:35 PM

Case Discussions: AI Driven Optimization for Ethylene & Refining Processes
Speaker:
Prakash Ramdoss, Joint MD, Lummus Digital
Joe Alphonse, Technology Manager, Lummus Digital

6:35 PM – 6:50 PM

BREAK

6:50 PM – 7:30 PM

PANEL: From Pressure Points to Performance: AI in Oil & Gas AI’s role in reducing CAPEX and OPEX via predictive maintenance and optimized scheduling, enhancing asset integrity through real-time monitoring, improving safety with failure forecasting, and accelerating digital transformation for decarbonization. Challenges in scaling AI, data integration, and compliance will also be covered.
Moderator:
Sujoy Choudhury, Chief Strategy Officer, TCG

Panelists:
Arvind Kumar, Director Refineries, IOCL
Sumit DuttaGupta, Group CIO & Head Information Systems, HPL
Rajiv Aggarwal, Director - Technical, EIL
Rajesh Agarwal, Executive Director, CHT
NC Chakrabarti, Head - System of Intelligence, RIL

7:30 PM - 7:45 PM

Showcase: The foundation of mcube™, Agentic & Ontologies
for Oil & Gas
Speaker: Debjyoti Gupta, CTO, TCG Digital

7:45 PM - 7:55 PM

Vote of Thanks
Speaker: Debdas Sen, Executive Director, Lummus Digital and CEO, TCG Digital

Exclusive Chairman’s Circle Panel from 6:50 PM – 7:10 PM.
Chaired by Tarun Kapoor, Advisor to PMO

Event Summary:
Transforming Oil & Gas/downstream with AI/ML

The event brought together senior policymakers, Oil & Gas PSUs, and process industry leaders to explore how AI/ML is revolutionizing operational performance and decision-making in the sector. It opened with impactful addresses from industry leaders on the growing influence of AI in transforming plant operations and shaping the future of energy.

We were privileged to have Shri Tarun Kapoor, Advisor, The Hon’ble Prime Minister’s Office, as our Chief Guest. His keynote address offered a compelling perspective on India’s evolving energy landscape and the transformative role of AI in driving efficiency, sustainability, and growth.

A special highlight of the evening was the Chairman’s Panel, chaired by Shri Tarun Kapoor, which brought together top leadership to reflect on the digital future of Oil & Gas.

The evening featured focused sessions on Lummus Digital’s real-world AI/ML solutions and the transformative impact of mcube™ across optimization, R&D, and operations. It concluded with a high-impact panel discussion that offered diverse perspectives on building intelligent infrastructure for a future-ready energy industry.

The leadership of Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited offered powerful visions for the sector. Shri Arvinder Singh Sahney, Chairman of Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), outlined a forward-looking roadmap for an Atmanirbhar, Cognitive, and Clean Oil & Gas industry. Shri Sanjay Khanna, Chairman & Managing Director of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), emphasized how digital solutions for margin improvement are already delivering tangible value across operations. Shri Vikas Kaushal, Chairman & Managing Director of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), presented a framework for a futuristic vision anchored in AI’s promise for the sector, highlighting the importance of building a resilient and autonomous plant ecosystem.

These conversations demonstrated how GenAI, LLMs, and intelligent systems are already addressing complex operational challenges—from improving plant reliability and efficiency to enabling real-time, data-driven decisions—paving the way for a more profitable and sustainable future for the Oil & Gas industry.

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Infrastructure for Intelligence for the future of Oil & Gas/Downstream Manufacturing Leveraging Gen AI, LLMs, and Ontologies to Drive Profitability

Business Context and Why we are doing this?

Distinguished Speakers and Industry Participation

Agenda

Event Summary:
Transforming Oil & Gas/downstream with AI/ML

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