Overview

The AFPM Environmental Conference program focuses on regulatory and policy issues at the plant level. The meeting format consists of both technical presentations and question and answer sessions. The sessions are designed to address the impacts of various environmental regulations on refineries and petrochemical plants and to provide solutions and compliance mechanisms for a facility. A tabletop session highlights technologies and systems developed or used by organizations to improve environmental compliance and controls. The Conference features industry experts from refining and petrochemical companies.

Online registration closes October 17, 2025.

 

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Schedule
Sunday October 19, 2025
12:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Registration
Tabletops
01:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Monday October 20, 2025
07:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Registration
07:30 AM - 08:00 AM
Monday Breakfast
Monday Speaker Breakfast
07:30 AM - 06:30 PM
Tabletops
08:00 AM - 09:30 AM
General Session: Welcome Remarks & Keynote Address
09:30 AM - 10:00 AM
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Coffee Break
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Luncheon w/Speaker
01:30 PM - 03:00 PM
03:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Coffee Break
03:30 PM - 04:00 PM
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
05:00 PM - 06:30 PM
Reception
Tuesday October 21, 2025
07:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Registration
07:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Tabletops
07:30 AM - 08:30 AM
Tuesday Breakfast
Tuesday Speaker Breakfast
08:30 AM - 10:00 AM
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Coffee Break
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Emerging Leaders Luncheon
Networking Luncheon
01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
02:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Coffee Break
02:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Time Title
12:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Registration
Tabletops
01:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Ike Adams — Partner, White Collar and Securities, Sidley Austin LLP
Alana Genderson — Partner, Sidley Austin LLP
Jennifer L. Job, ExxonMobil Beaumont Refinery
Chris Newcomb — Senior Counsel, Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
John Obery — Sr. Legal Counsel, U.S. Operations, Cenovus Energy Inc.
Jacqueline Pruitt — Counsel, Sidley Austin LLP, Sidley Austin LLP
Justin A. Savage — Partner, Sidley Austin
Rob Rehg, Sidley Austin LLP
Rich Alonso — Associate General Counsel, EHS, HF Sinclair Corporation
Hannah Placzek — Senior Environmental Engineer, Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Time Title
07:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Registration
07:30 AM - 08:00 AM
Monday Breakfast
Monday Speaker Breakfast
07:30 AM - 06:30 PM
Tabletops
08:00 AM - 09:30 AM
General Session: Welcome Remarks & Keynote Address
Aaron Szabo — Assistant Administrator, OAR, U.S. EPA/HQ
Chet Thompson — President and CEO, AFPM
09:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Deever Bradley — Senior Principal, SLR
Mary Claire Petit — Manager Environmental Engineering, Valero Energy Corporation
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Coffee Break
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Al Reich — Senior Chemical Engineer, Barr Engineering Co.
Beau Thurman — Senior Chemical Engineer, Barr Engineering Co.
Harold A Laurence V — Senior Consultant, Trinity Consultants, Inc.
Jon Bloomberg — Attorney, Squire Patton Boggs
Hannah Placzek — Senior Environmental Engineer, Marathon Petroleum Corporation
12:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Luncheon w/Speaker
Bill Wehrum — Former Assistant Administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation, U.S. EPA/HQ
01:30 PM - 03:00 PM
Chris Koerner — Environmental Manager, Flint Hills Resources
Grant Johnson, TRICORD Consulting, LLC
Doug Parker — CEO, Ecolumix, Inc.
Kyongmin Song — Senior Environmental Engineer, Barr Engineering Co.
Peter Whitfield — Partner, Sidley Austin
03:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Coffee Break
03:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Kortney DesCamp — Environmental Engineer, Ashworth Leininger Group
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Alexandra H Bromer, Perkins Coie
Travis Voyles — Assistant Deputy Administrator, U.S. EPA/HQ
05:00 PM - 06:30 PM
Reception
Time Title
07:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Registration
07:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Tabletops
07:30 AM - 08:30 AM
Tuesday Breakfast
Tuesday Speaker Breakfast
08:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Christopher Ward — Senior Technical Manager, ALL4 LLC
Jenna Granstra — Senior Operations Manager, Montrose Environmental Group, Inc.
David Dempsey, Trinity Consultants, Inc.
Bryan Tyler — Senior VP, Enthalpy Analytical, Inc.
Mary Bachynsky — Env. Consultant, Formosa Plastics Corporation, USA
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Coffee Break
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Jesse Lovegren Ph.D., P.E. — Air Permits Division, Trinity Consultants, Inc.
Sam Short — TCEQ Deputy Director of Air Permits Division, TCEQ
Robert Hodanbosi, U.S. EPA/HQ
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
John D. Reese — Policy Advisor, American Petroleum Institute
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Emerging Leaders Luncheon
Networking Luncheon
01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Jerry Couri — Senior Policy Director, AFPM
Misty Sinclair, Trinity Consultants, Inc.
Loree Fields — Senior Project Manager, AECOM
02:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Coffee Break
02:30 PM - 04:00 PM
David R. Wall — Regional Manager, Trinity Consultants, Inc.
Ron Clark — Chief Operating Officer, PROtect, LLC
Justin A. Savage — Partner, Sidley Austin
Michael R. Hallgarth — Environmental Program Manager, HF Sinclair Corporation
Ruth Benning — BWON Specialist, BWON Solutions, LLC

Registration

Registration fees are based on AFPM membership. If your company is a member of AFPM, you qualify for the member fees.

Save $100 on registration fees by registering on or before September 26th. Registration fees increase on September 27th. Online registration closes on October 17, 2025.

Registration Cancellation Policy

Cancellations made by September 19, 2025, will incur no penalty.  Written cancellations received between September 20 and October 3, 2025, will be refunded minus $100 processing fee. No refunds will be issued after October 3, 2025.  Telephone cancellations will not be accepted.

Workshop Fees
Fee By September 26 After September 26
Member $350.00 $500.00
Non-Member $550.00 $600.00
Registration Fees
Name Price Available To
Member Registration - Early $950.00 Member/Government
Member Registration - Late $1,100.00 Member/Government
Non-Member Registration - Early $1,450.00
Non-Member Registration - Late $1,600.00
Spouse Registration $100.00

Details

Registration Includes:

Admission to the general sessions, the reception and tabletop sessions on Monday and Tuesday, and luncheons Monday and Tuesday.

Who Should Attend:

Environmental representatives of refinery and petrochemical plants and service organizations will benefit from attending this conference.

Meeting Attire:

Business Casual (no tie; jacket optional)

Travel Information:

San Antonio International Airport (SAT) - 12.5 miles - 20-30 minutes

Taxi: Approximate cost from the San Antonio International Airport to the hotel is approximately $30 one way.


Parking: 
Overnight - $59.00 daily
Oversized Valet - $69.00 Overnight
Self Parking - $47 Overnight

 

Housing

Hotel reservations can only be made after you complete your event registration. Instructions for booking accommodation will be available on your registration confirmation page and included in your confirmation email. If you experience any difficulties with your reservation, please contact us at ENV@afpm.org

Be sure to register and reserve your room by the cut-off date of September 26th (**Extended to October 1st). After October 1st, reservations will be accepted on a space available basis at the prevailing rate.

**Please Note: The hotel is almost sold out of rooms the night of Saturday, October 18, 2025.  They are currently offering rooms at a slightly higher rate of $269+taxes for that night only. The other nights are still at the contracted group rate of $249+taxes per night.

Hyatt Regency, San Antonio
123 Losoya Street
San Antonio, TX 78205

Guest Room:
Room Rate: $249.00 Single/Double Occupancy per night plus applicable taxes

By registering for this meeting, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to comply with AFPM’s policies regarding registration, housing, cancellations, spouse/guest registration, and fees.

REGISTRATION POLICY
Individuals who are present at the site of an AFPM meeting and/or occupy a hotel room within the AFPM room block to conduct business with industry personnel attending the meeting are required to register for the meeting and pay the applicable registration fee, regardless of whether they attend specific function.

FEE POLICY
Member Fee Eligibility - The member rate is based on membership information currently on file with AFPM. If your company is not currently a member, the non-member fees will be charged to your credit card.

SPOUSE/GUEST POLICY
A guest is a spouse/significant other, friend or an adult child (18 years old or older) who is not in an industry-related occupation. A co-worker, an associate or spouse who works within the industry may not use the Spouse/Guest Registration category.

CANCELLATION POLICY
Registration cancellations may be made online or emailed to ENV@afpm.org Substitute conference registrations may be made in advance or on arrival with no penalty, and must be submitted in writing to ENV@afpm.org.

Cancellations may be made by September 19, 2025, with no penalty. Cancellations made online or written cancellations postmarked, faxed, or emailed between September 20 and October 3, 2025, will receive a refund of fees, less a $100 processing fee. No refunds after October 3, 2025. No telephone cancellations.

RECORDING POLICY
Video recording, streaming or broadcasting of the exhibit hall, general sessions, workshops and discussions is strictly prohibited. Audio recording is permitted only in the workshops and for the sole purpose of private use. Any recording for purposes of reproduction or distribution without the written consent of the AFPM is strictly prohibited.

PHOTO RELEASE
By registering for this conference, I hereby grant AFPM, its licensees and assigns, the right to use my name, biographic material, as well as, photos, or videos taken of me during the conference in news media, websites, publications, programs, articles, and/or marketing materials.

AFPM Antitrust Guidelines
AFPM takes its antitrust compliance obligations seriously and our antitrust policy goes beyond the minimum requirements.

To ensure compliance with the antitrust laws and avoid any appearance of anticompetitive activity, every participant in AFPM meetings and AFPM activities must adhere to the AFPM antitrust guidelines.

Therefore, there should be no discussion or disclosure of information with respect to:

  • Individual company's prices, profits, premiums, surcharges, or discounts;

  • your intent to do business with specific customers;

  • proposed product offerings;

  • allocation of geographic or product markets;

  • any refusal to deal with a customer or supplier;

  • how to respond to the market behavior of a competitor;

  • company's non-public, confidential information; or

  • any other topic involving a potentially anticompetitive practice.


It is not only your duty to follow the AFPM policy, but also to affirmatively stop any conversations on impermissible subjects. If a discussion presents an antitrust issue, raise your concern immediately. If the discussion continues, announce that you are leaving the meeting because you have an antitrust concern and immediately report your concern to AFPM staff and legal counsel. These Guidelines apply both during the meeting and at informal social events involving AFPM members.

This reference is an overview of AFPM's Antitrust Guidelines. It is not a substitute for legal counsel. Any and all antitrust related concerns should be addressed to AFPM's General Counsel.

ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITY AND PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL CONDUCT CODE
The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (“AFPM”) has adopted the following “Ethical Responsibility and Professional and Personal Conduct Code” (hereinafter, “the Code”). Every member of AFPM, their designated representatives, and non-member attendees at all AFPM meetings and forums agree to abide by the Code as a condition of membership in AFPM and attendance and participation at AFPM meetings and forums.

The Code requires the following of all individuals attending AFPM meetings and forums:
• Adherence to the AFPM bylaws and the AFPM policies and procedures, as adopted by AFPM’s Board of Directors.
• Strict compliance with antitrust laws.
• Adherence to all applicable federal and state laws.
• Maintenance of the highest level of professional and personal ethical behavior while attending AFPM meetings and forums.
• Prevention of certain behaviors, including harassment, violence, intimidation and discrimination of any kind involving race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability or, where applicable, veteran or marital status.
• Assurance that conduct at all times and in all professional and personal dealings with each other and other attendees is with the highest level of integrity and courtesy.
• Sharing of knowledge and expertise as speakers at AFPM educational events and sessions whenever practicable, without soliciting or explicitly promoting their own organization's products or services.
• Working to instill public and consumer confidence in the petrochemical and refining industries, its member companies, and its professionals, avoiding any action conducive to discrediting members of AFPM.
• Refraining from scheduling general attendance meetings, receptions or other events at times that conflict with substantive programming or social events at AFPM meetings without express written permission of AFPM.

Failure to abide by the Code may result, for the first offense, in informal censure of a company or individual by the AFPM Executive Committee. If violations of the Code continue after such an informal censure, a company may be subject to expulsion from AFPM, or an individual to exclusion from participation in AFPM activities, by the Board of Directors.

ENTERTAINMENT POLICY
We ask your cooperation in observing Association policy on activities held in conjunction with any AFPM meeting:

• Meetings or social activities should not be scheduled that take registrants away from AFPM programs and AFPM-sponsored activities;
• Any company sponsoring a function to which 25 or more people are invited should outline its plans for advance approval by AFPM. In general, such functions will be approved if they do not unduly take registrants away from AFPM-sponsored activities;
• All representatives of companies sponsoring hospitality activities are expected to register for the meeting;
• Food, beverage and service personnel (bartenders, hostesses, etc.) must be obtained through the hotel catering department;

Sponsorship Information

Show your support for the industry and get additional exposure at the conference by sponsoring at the Environmental Conference.

Sponsorship opportunities are available. Send an inquiry at sponsorships@afpm.org.

Download the sponsorship brochure

Name Description Price
Monday Keynote Lunch - Perspectives of OAR Assistant Administrators – Present and Past AFPM offers the premier knowledge-sharing conference to keep you well informed of today’s environmental regulatory and policy issues that affect your facility. Learn from the best in the field on diverse air, water, and waste topics during the AFPM Environmental Conference. The Monday, October 20, keynote luncheon will be a presentation on Perspectives of OAR Assistant Administrators – Present and Past. $20,000 Select
Session Sponsor: Tuesday, October 21, Fence line Monitoring & HON AFPM offers the premier knowledge-sharing conference to keep you well informed of today’s environmental regulatory and policy issues that affect your facility. Learn from the best in the field on diverse air, water, and waste topics during the AFPM Environmental Conference. $10,000 Select
Custom Room Keys AFPM offers the premier knowledge-sharing conference to keep you well informed of today’s environmental regulatory and policy issues that affect your facility. Learn from the best in the field on diverse air, water, and waste topics during the AFPM Environmental Conference. $5,000 Select
Session Sponsor: Tuesday, October 21, NSR session AFPM offers the premier knowledge-sharing conference to keep you well informed of today’s environmental regulatory and policy issues that affect your facility. Learn from the best in the field on diverse air, water, and waste topics during the AFPM Environmental Conference. $5,000 Select