The 3rd Annual Shutdowns, Turnarounds & Outages Forum for Chemicals, Petrochemicals, Refining & LNG brings together the leaders responsible for the most demanding events on a plant’s calendar. The pressure on turnaround leaders has never been more intense. Budgets are tighter, timelines are compressed, and the margin for error is shrinking. Yet the decisions that determine success or failure in shutdown and turnaround execution still have to be made in real time, with incomplete information, across multiple functions and contractor relationships.

Risk is also growing in complexity and scope across refining, petrochemical, and LNG operations. Process safety, contractor exposure, schedule risk, compliance obligations, and quality control no longer sit in separate workstreams; they intersect at every critical decision gate during an outage.

At the same time, digital transformation is creating both opportunity and noise. AI, digital twins, robotics, and real-time operational data all hold genuine promise, but only when they are deployed against the right execution bottlenecks and paired with clear human accountability. Turnaround leaders need practical, experience-based guidance on where these tools genuinely shorten duration, reduce exposure, and improve decision quality, and where they do not. That conversation requires a dedicated forum, and right now, it does not exist.