IVS INDUSTRIAL VALVE SUMMIT
MAY 19th > 21st 2026
Conference Programme 2024
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| Hours | Title | Type of event | Conference room |
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| 11.00am | "Opening conference" Entrance is free of charge, subject to availability of seats | ||
| 2:15pm | “Welcome greetings and presentation of the conference program” Speaker – Francesco Apuzzo (president of IVS scientific committee) Moderator: Kurt Abraham (World Oil) | Roundtable | CARAVAGGIO ROOM |
| 2:25pm | “Is SMART LDAR correctly applied today in Europe? Take a look at the differences between CWP and AWP LDAR following the EN 17628, EN 15446:2008 and Netherlands Technical Agreement NTA 8399.” Author – Paolo Corsini (Carrara) | Theme: Sealing and Fugitive emissions | LOTTO ROOM |
| 2:25pm | “Combined multistage trims for managing of very severe cavitation applications” Author – Filippo Bossi (Koso Parcol) | Theme: Valve design and materials for severe services | MORONI ROOM |
| 2:25pm | “PrEN 17955: More clarity in the assessment of valves and actuators for functional safety“ Author – Jörg Isenberg (Auma Riester GmbH & Co. KG) | Theme: Standardization/Standards development | COLLEONI ROOM |
| 2:30pm | “Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), Decarbonization and Energy Transition: Developments and Outlook.” Speakers – Stefano Giacomelli (KPMG), R.Ramesh Babu (Velan), Giuseppe Franchini (UniBG), Ruyi Xu (Technip Energies), IOGP Delegate. Moderator: Kurt Abraham (World Oil) | Roundtable | CARAVAGGIO ROOM |
| 3:05pm | “Myths of leakage detection” Author – Emiel Lechevallier (Ventil) | Theme: Sealing and Fugitive emissions | LOTTO ROOM |
| 3:05pm | “Finite element analysis on valve for hydrogen application” Author – Diego Barcella (Omb) | Theme: Valve design and materials for severe services | MORONI ROOM |
| 3:05pm | “Actuators are not commodities: API 6DX 2nd edition, Standard for Actuators and Mounting Kits for Valves, main changes and impacts for manufacturers, engineering contractors, and operators.” Author – Giulio Zani (Procontrol) | Theme: Standardization/Standards development | COLLEONI ROOM |
| 3:45pm | “Presentation of an instrumentation device for a valve monitoring” Author – Julie Pioger (Cetim) | Theme: Sealing and Fugitive emissions | LOTTO ROOM |
| 3:45pm | “Enhanced PAEK polymers for LNG & LH2 services” Author – Christian Salvatori (Victrex) | Theme: Valve design and materials for severe services | MORONI ROOM |
| 3:45pm | “API 623 2 nd edition, highlights of change and how we got here” Author – Ron Merrick (Past Flour) | Theme: Standardization/Standards development | COLLEONI ROOM |
| 4:15pm | “JIP 33 Standardizing Procurement Specifications, brief illustration of the project and update on its progress status” Author – IOGP Delegate Moderator: Kurt Abraham (World Oil) | Theme: IVS Academy Content | CARAVAGGIO ROOM |
| 4:25pm | “Presenting S3EEM: a flexible and user-friendly tool to assess GHG emissions in the Oil&Gas industry” Author – Eng. Alex Giorgini (Eartha) | Theme: Standardization/Standards development | VALVECAMPUS STAND HALL C BOOTH 81 |
| 4:25pm | “Magnetic Applications for Severe Services” Author – Stephen Sanford (MagDrive Technologies) | Theme: Valve design and materials for severe services | MORONI ROOM |
| 4:45pm | “The Intelligent Horizon: An Outlook on New Possibilities in Business Management Introduced by AI” Speakers – Marty Dytrych (Industrial Data Lab), Marco Galiazzo (EKR), Fabio Degli Angeli (Vjal Institute), Juan Rua (Technip Energies), Riccardo Bovetti (Ernst & Young Partner) Moderator: Kurt Abraham (World Oil) | Roundtable | CARAVAGGIO ROOM |
| 6:15pm | “Market trends: challenges and opportunities for the Companies of the Valve Supply Chain” Author – Leonardo Bonetti (Roland Berger) Moderator: Kurt Abraham (World Oil) | Theme: IVS Academy Content | CARAVAGGIO ROOM |
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| 10:00am | “A perspective on additive manufacturing, digital inventory in the energy transition and a sustainable future” Speakers – Brede Laerum (Equinor), Angeline Goh (Shell), Ron Merrick (Past Fluor), Martine Muller (Petroleum Development Oman), Andrea Russo (Baker Hughes) Moderator: Valeria Tirelli (Aidro) | Roundtable | CARAVAGGIO ROOM |
| 10:00am | “Unlocking business opportunities in KSA: key corporate, tax and customs aspects in the Oil & Gas industry” Authors – Edoardo Betto, Zain Satardien (Hourani & Partners Law Firm) | Theme: IVS Academy Content | VALVECAMPUS STAND HALL C BOOTH 81 |
| 10:40am | “2024 Updates for all API Fugitive Emission Test Standards” Author – Matt Wasielewski (Yarmouth Research and Technology, LLC) | Theme: Sealing and Fugitive emissions | COLLEONI ROOM |
| 10:40am | “Estimation of Proof Test Coverage for Emergency Shut Down Valves” Author – Steve Kriescher (Instrument and Control Solutions) | Theme: Digital technologies applied to valves, actuation and control | MORONI ROOM |
| 11:00am | “Upskill and reskill for the future of work – Enhance your skills about the valve soft sealings: “Elastomeric and thermoplastic seals in valve industry”.” Author – Nicodemo Alo’ (Caast Sealing Solution) | Theme: IVS Academy Content | VALVECAMPUS STAND HALL C BOOTH 81 |
| 11:20am | “A new OEM-centric, additive manufacturing-enabled on-demand spare parts inventory model and its validation with a digital clamp connector product range” Authors – Ivan Arata, Michel Trapletti (Galperti Engineering and Flow Control) | Theme: Additive Manufacturing | LOTTO ROOM |
| 11:20am | “Reduction of Fugitive Emissions –TA Luft and ISO 15848-1” Authors – Manfred Schaaf, Simon Weiler (AMTEC,Messtechnischer Service GmbH) | Theme: Sealing and Fugitive emissions | COLLEONI ROOM |
| 11:20am | “Smart Valve: a concept that enables a new level of valve reliability” Author – Lorenzo Rossano (ATV) | Theme: Digital technologies applied to valves, actuation and control | MORONI ROOM |
| 11:50am | “Gate Valve Size 1½”, Class 150, Material ASTM-F3184-S31603, Produced by AM & Certified According to European Pressure Equipment Directive (PED 2014/68/EU)” Author – Oscar Barcella (BFE – Bonney Forge) | Theme: Additive Manufacturing | LOTTO ROOM |
| 12:00am | “Pilot of Electrical Failsafe Actuator on HIPS Surface Safety Valve at UTMN-2104” Authors – Nisar Syed M. , Simeoni Juan R. , Aljieri Abdulrazak F. (Saudi Aramco) | Theme: Digital technologies applied to valves, actuation and control | MORONI ROOM |
| 12:00am | “Assessing behaviour of thermoplastic and metal materials for critical valve sealing applications in the 2050 Net-Zero context” Authors – Pegah Hosseinpour, Filip Rousseau, Christophe Valdenaire, Hirotaka Sato, Simone Caglio, Andrea Maffezzoli, David De La Rosa, Jean-Marie Lebrun (Saint-Gobain Omniseal Solutions) | Theme: Sealing and Fugitive emissions | COLLEONI ROOM |
| 12:20am | “Retrofitting of a Valve using Additive Manufacturing for Improved Sustainability” Authors – Gianluca Acquistapace (Valland), Trine Boyer (Var Energi) | Theme: Additive Manufacturing | LOTTO ROOM |
| 12:30am | “Market trends: challenges and opportunities for the Companies of the Valve Supply Chain” Author – Nicola Morzenti (Roland Berger) | Theme: IVS Academy Content | CARAVAGGIO ROOM |
| 12:50am | “Corrosion performances and qualification challenges of alloy 625 produced by different additive manufacturing technologies” Authors – Sergio Lorenzi, Marina Cabrini, Lorenzo Nani, Tommaso Persico, Fabio Brevi, Tommaso Pastore (University of Bergamo, Italy and OMB Valves) | Theme: Additive Manufacturing | LOTTO ROOM |
| 2:00pm | “Co-design of valves and seals for extreme applications: a success case” Authors – Alessandro Panichella, Simona Macchi (TIV Valves, Effeciemme Componenti) | Theme: Sealing and Fugitive emissions | LOTTO ROOM |
| 2:00pm | “Development and Requirements of API Specification for Valves for Hydrogen Gas Service” Author – Jonathan Geleijns (SLB) | Theme: Standardization/Standards development | COLLEONI ROOM |
| 2:00pm | “Focus on Africa and Middle East: Business opportunities for the industrial valves supply chain” | Roundtable | CARAVAGGIO ROOM |
| 2:00pm | “The role of SPE - Italian Branch - in facilitating dialogue between academy and industry to mitigate the skill mismatch” Author – SPE (Society of Petroleum Engineers) | Theme: IVS Academy Content | VALVECAMPUS STAND HALL C BOOTH 81 |
| 2:30pm | “Upskill and reskill for the future of work – Enhance your skills about the valve soft sealings: LNG, Hydrogen and CCUS: a data-driven approach to testing and selecting sealing elements for valves.” Author – James Walker | Theme: IVS Academy Content | VALVECAMPUS STAND HALL C BOOTH 81 |
| 2:40pm | “Fugitive emissions of a valve with gaseous Hydrogen” Author – Emmanuel Sauger (Cetim) | Theme: Sealing and Fugitive emissions | LOTTO ROOM |
| 2:40pm | “Global Fugitive Emissions Reductions with a Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) View” Author – Bronson Pate (MagDrive Technologies) | Theme: Sealing and Fugitive emissions | MORONI ROOM |
| 2:40pm | “Valves for CCUS applications: an overview of challenges and solutions for on-off and control valves in CO2 service” Authors – M. Sparisci, P. Perroni, A. Borgognoni (DAFRAM S.p.A) | Theme: Energy transition, Carbon Capture Utilisation & Storage | COLLEONI ROOM |
| 3:20pm | “Low E Valves – 20 Years in the Making” Author – Paul Heald (BFE – Bonney Forge) | Theme: Sealing and Fugitive emissions | MORONI ROOM |
| 3:20pm | “PFAS and Their Importance to the Fluid Sealing Industry” Author – Phil Mahoney (Fluid Sealing Association FSA, A.W. Chesterton) | Theme: Sealing and Fugitive emissions | LOTTO ROOM |
| 3:20pm | “Stem Friction and Packing Stress influence on the Sealing Behavior of Fugitive Emission Control Valves” Author – Carlos Girao (Teadit) | Theme: Sealing and Fugitive emissions | COLLEONI ROOM |
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| 10:00am | “Integrity assessment of Pipeline Buried Valves” Author – Mohanned Tarabzouni (Saudi Aramco) | Theme: Valve design and materials for severe services | MORONI ROOM |
| 10:00am | “State of the art of the Hydrogen challenge: production technologies, storage and transport, CCUS, materials, technical standards for valves and piping. Session 1.” Speakers – Ed Edgar (Cameron), Glen Beal (MRC Global), Greg Peterson (MRC Global), Jonathan Geleijns (SLB), Ray Bishop (CB&I), Ron Merrick (Past Fluor), Thomas Witte (Witte Engineered Gases & Cryogenics), Wojciech Zmudzinski (BP), Pierangelo Scaglia (OMB Valves), Carsten K. Thoegersen (Emerson) Moderator - Gil Perez (Consultant) | Roundtable | CARAVAGGIO ROOM |
| 10:40am | “Case study about PROCONTROL’s 3D Hydraulic High Pressure compact control manifold for actuators used in the Offshore O&G industry made by SLM technlogy maximizing stiffness, reducing weight and optimizing productivity” Authors – Fabrizio Ragusa, Manuela Marion (Nikon SLM Solutions) | Theme: Digital technologies applied to valves,actuation and control | LOTTO ROOM |
| 10:40am | “What exactly is a “severe service valve?” Author – D. Bayreuther (Valmet Flow Control) | Theme: Valve design and materials for severe services | MORONI ROOM |
| 11:20am | “Selecting wireless communication strategy for valve diagnostics” Author – Stephen Howes (IMI Critical Engineering) | Theme: Digital technologies applied to valves,actuation and control | LOTTO ROOM |
| 11:20am | “Valves for Hydrogen Fluoride (HF) Alkylation Service” Author – Paul Heald (Bonney Forge) | Theme: Valve design and materials for severe services | MORONI ROOM |
| 11:20am | “Application of AI technologies and GNN surrogate models on manufacturing processes” Authors – F. Fracasso, S. Andrietti, P. Lasne, J. Alves – (TRANSVALOR S.A.) | Theme: AI applied to mechanical design, procurement and manufacturing | COLLEONI ROOM |
| 11:30am | “Mechanical behaviour of polymeric seals at LH2 conditions” Author – Francesco Apuzzo (president of IVS scientific committee) | Theme: IVS Academy Content | CARAVAGGIO ROOM |
| 11:30am | “Unlocking business opportunities in UAE: key corporate, tax and customs aspects in the Oil & Gas industry” Authors – Edoardo Betto, Zain Satardien (Hourani & Partners Law Firm) | Theme: IVS Academy Content | VALVECAMPUS STAND HALL C BOOTH 81 |
| 11:45am | “State of the art of the Hydrogen challenge: production technologies, storage and transport, CCUS, materials, technical standards for valves and piping. Session 2.” Speakers – Ed Edgar (Cameron), Glen Beal (MRC Global), Greg Peterson (MRC Global), Jonathan Geleijns (SLB), Ray Bishop (CB&I), Ron Merrick (Past Fluor), Thomas Witte (Witte Engineered Gases & Cryogenics), Wojciech Zmudzinski (BP), Pierangelo Scaglia (OMB Valves), Carsten K. Thoegersen (Emerson) Moderator - Gil Perez (Consultant) | Roundtable | CARAVAGGIO ROOM |
| 12:00pm | “Numerical investigation on the performance of safety relief valves operating with flows at different compressibility” Author – Nicoletta Franchina (University of Bergamo) | Theme: Digital technologies applied to valves,actuation and control | LOTTO ROOM |
| 12:00pm | “Valve design challenges in renewable HVO severe service” Author – Mikko Vuolanto (Vuo Plan) | Theme: Valve design and materials for severe services | MORONI ROOM |
| 12:00pm | “Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Cost Reduction in Valve Manufacturing and Distribution: A Focus on Bill of Materials (BoM) Procurement and Response.” Author – Marty Dytrych (Industrial Data Labs) | Theme: AI applied to mechanical design, procurement and manufacturing | COLLEONI ROOM |
| 12.30pm | "Valve Preservation Challenges" Author – Salam Alsowaidan (Saudi Aramco) | Theme: Valve design and materials for severe services | LOTTO ROOM |
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It was established in 2014 to support IVS in cooperation with Confindustria Bergamo and Promoberg.
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