Schedule At-A-Glance

Schedule At-A-Glance

Connect with Industry Leaders at the Pipeline, Facilities & Tanks Conference

Hear from top minds in pipeline welding and inspection as they share practical insights shaped by decades of experience. These sessions are designed to go beyond theory—giving you real-world strategies you can apply immediately on the job.

Day One | Wednesday, November 5th

7:30am – 8:30am | Stampede Room
Breakfast with the Exhibitors
8:30am – 8:45am | Stockman’s Club
Welcome Scott Witkowski | Republic Testing Laboratories, Inc.
8:45am – 9:30am | Stockman’s Club
Inspection and Repair of API 653 Tanks: Practical Approaches to Integrity and Compliance James Klyng | Field Engineering Project Manager, Enterprise Products Company
9:30am – 10:15am | Stockman’s Club
Optimizing Digital Pipe, Asset, Weld and Tank Inspections Megan Brinker | EVP of Business Development, TRU
10:15am – 10:45am | Stampede Room
Break in the Exhibit Hall
10:45am – 11:30am | Stockman’s Club
Beyond the Bead: Applying Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing to Large-Scale, High-Demand Components Sara Henson | Project Engineer + Project Manager, Stress Engineering
11:30am – 11:45am | E. Exchange Street
Watch history unfold as the legendary Fort Worth Herd–a majestic parade of Texas Longhorns.
11:45am – 12:45pm | Stampede Room
Networking Luncheon with the Exhibitors
12:45pm – 1:30pm | Stockman’s Club
The Importance o f Coating in Pipeline Asset Protection Holly Tyler | Engineering Sales Manager, SPC Coatings USA
1:30pm – 2:15pm | Stockman’s Club
To Mechanize or Not to Mechanize, That is the Question Matt Steel | Vice President, RMS Welding Systems
2:15pm – 2:45am | Stampede Room
Break in the Exhibit Hall
2:45pm – 3:30pm | Stockman’s Club
Digital Inspection Tools to Ensure Asset Integrity Josh Gray | Technical Sales Representative, Elcometer of Houston
3:30pm – 4:15pm | Stockman’s Club
Haley Satterwhite-Day | Zevac
Roger Paige | Zevac
4:15pm – 5:00pm | Stockman’s Club
VIR Inspection System Brian K. "Bear" Beresford | Founder, VIR Inspection LLC
6:00pm – 8:00pm | John Wayne Museum
An Evening with The Duke Join us for a reception at the John Wayne Museum featuring over 400 pieces of both personal and professional memorabilia.

 

Day Two | Thursday, November 6th

8:00am – 8:30am | Stampede Room
Breakfast with the Exhibitors
8:30am – 9:15am | Stockman’s Club
Recent and Upcoming Changes to the B31 Codes Richard Campbell | Welding Engineering Contractor to AWS, AWS Fellow, ASME Fellow
9:15am – 10:00am | Stockman’s Club
API STD 1104 21st Edition: Real World Implementation and Adoption Paul Spielbauer | Lake Superior Consulting
10:00am – 10:30am | Stampede Room
Break in the Exhibit Hall
10:30am – 11:15am | Stockman’s Club
What's the Latest in ASME B31.4 John P. Swezy, Jr. | Pressure Vessel Specialist, Becht
11:15am – 12:00pm | Stockman’s Club
Benefits of ECA and Automated Ultrasonic Inspection Robin Gordon | Midalloying International
12:00pm – 12:45pm | Stockman’s Club
Conference Panel Discussion
Raising the Bar: Building Trust Through Proper Inspection Vetting Matthew Baros | Energy Transfer LP
Jimmy Mayberry | Enterprise Products Partners L.P.
Scott Witkowski | Republic Testing Laboratories, Inc.