Introducing Sphera’s
Process Safety Management Virtual Forum
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When
June 24th & 25th, 2025
9:00 AM CST / 4:00 PM CEST
How you can keep operations safe and ensure uptime
From energy price shocks and geopolitical shifts to aging infrastructure with outdated systems, today’s operational landscape is full of volatility. The costs related to human safety and organizational downtime have never been higher. Traditional, siloed approaches to process safety and risk management, although critical, are no longer sufficient. Many organizations struggle with:
- Poor data visibility across their operations
- Slow decision-making resulting in fatalities and downtime
- Digital transformation initiatives that fail to deploy or deliver real impact
Join us for two engaging days of in-depth insights and strategic recommendations presented by renowned thought leaders and distinguished subject matter experts from across the industry and market landscape
Program highlights
Session highlights
This virtual forum will provide you with real-world insights from industry leaders and subject matters on the current challenges facing Process Safety Management professionals, while navigating uncertainty with real-time, digital process safety tools.
Who should attend
This forum is designed for professionals in high-risk, asset-intensive industries from Process Safety Managers to Digital Transformation Leaders.
If you’re responsible for keeping operations safe and ensuring uptime, this event is for you.
Why you should attend
Whether you’re tackling legacy systems, leading safety initiatives, or driving digital change, this is your opportunity to learn how to future-proof your operations and move from reactive to resilient.
Forum agenda
Day one – June 24th, 2025
WELCOME KEYNOTE
10 minutes
9:00 AM CST | 4:00 PM CEST
Building Operational Resilience: Why you must go beyond compliance to ensure safety and combat the rising cost of downtime.
From Risk To Resilience: Safeguarding Operations Amid Global Uncertainty
40 minutes
9:10 AM CST | 3:10 PM CEST
In a world of escalating uncertainty, operational resilience begins with controlling what you can. Backed by global survey insights, this session explores how Process Safety Management (PSM) technologies reduce downtime, strengthen continuity, boost productivity and drive ROI well beyond compliance—through smarter collaboration, automation, and a focus on what’s within operational control.
From promise to practice: Why do some digitalization initiatives succeed where others fail?
40 minutes
10:00 AM CST | 5 PM CEST
Digital process safety systems promise reduced risk, improved compliance, and greater operational efficiency—but too often, those promises are never fully realized. Why do some digitalization initiatives succeed where others fail? The reality is that many implementations fail due to poor integration with existing processes, lack of user adoption, disconnected data, and a misunderstanding of the complex operational context in which these tools must function. In this session, we’ll explore the root causes of success and failure in digital process safety initiatives and what it takes to bridge the gap between software capabilities and practical outcomes.
Day two – June 25th, 2025
Ask the Expert with Tony Downes, PSM Consultant
40 minutes
9:00 AM CST | 4:00 PM CEST
Market volatility, tariffs, increasing energy demands and geopolitical tensions are driving a new era uncertainty across the global energy landscape. These rapid and pervasive geopolitical and market shifts are putting even more pressure on aging assets, available capacity and operational costs. Traditional, siloed approaches to process safety are no longer just inefficient—they may be a liability. In this Ask the Expert session, we’ll discuss why organizations must embrace digital process safety solutions to navigate this new era of volatility. You’ll learn how digital solutions and AI can provide real-time visibility, proactive risk mitigation, and enhanced regulatory compliance—empowering organizations to adapt and operate safely amid global uncertainty.
When Old Meets New: AI, Aging Facilities, and the Future of Process Safety
40 minutes
9:47 AM CST | 3:47 PM CEST
The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Human Intelligence (HI), and Operations Intelligence (OI) is on the cusp of transforming Process Safety Management (PSM). AI-powered predictive models and processes promise improved best practice-based risk assessments, the ability to move from reactive to predictive and proactive mitigation of threats, and to help minimize process disruptions and equipment failures before they occur. This session takes a closer look at how AI-powered insights could facilitate more informed decision-making, reduced downtime, the strengthening workplace safety culture, and help prevent industrial accidents.
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