Schedule of Events
Morning refreshments served
Instructor: Paul Casto, GE Vernova
All booths must be set up BEFORE 8:00 AM on Tuesday, May 12th.
Instructor: Daniel Rodas, GE Vernova
7219 Fairmont Pkwy Suite 190
Pasadena, TX 77505
Syed Asharib Hussain, MaxGrip Americas – Preventive Maintenance Optimization
Fabian Montealegre, Wood – Maintenance Build Best Practices for New Plants (Lessons Learned & Recommendations)
Andy Wang, Prescient Devices, Inc. – Predictive Maintenance for Variable Load Equipment
Diti Sood, Bolo AI – AI Context Layers Transforming Reliability
Ghitte Neethling, MaxGrip Americas – Spare Parts Management Challenge
Kristi Brooks, Equity Engineering – Integrated RBI & Electrical Safety Audits
David Drerup, Operational Sustainability, LLC – Digital Approach to Asset Integrity
Thomas Kurtz, Element6 Solutions – From Maintenance Cost to Business Value
Fortunatus Udegbue, Indorama – The Physics of Reliability
Steve Beamer, The Operational Excellence Consortium – Empowering the Frontline
Sean Rosier, ReVisionz – From Data Foundations to Better Decisions
Edwin Rodriguez, Chesterton – Improving Communication Between Ops & Reliability
David Drerup, Operational Sustainability, LLC – Financial Strategy & Asset Strategy
Farshad Bakhshi, Neximatech – Why Failures Persist Despite CMMS
Kevwe Eghwrudjakpor, MaxGrip Americas – Scaling Reliability with RCM
Schedule of Events
Location: LyondellBasell Center for Petrochemical, Energy, & Technology | 7901 Fairmont Pkwy, Pasadena, TX 77507
Monday, May 11th
7:00AM: Registration Opens workshop attendees and MaRS Exhibitors
8:00AM-12:00PM: Morning Workshop, Building the Reliability Business Case
9:00AM-5:00PM: Time for Exhibitors to set up their booth (Exhibit hall open Tuesday, May 12th)
*All Booths Must Be Set Up BEFORE 8:00am on Tuesday, May 12th
1:00PM-5:00PM: Afternoon Workshop, Mechanical Integrity: Enhancing Industrial Efficiency
5:00PM-8:00PM: MaRS Kickoff Happy Hour
Tuesday, May 12th
7:00AM-8:00AM: Registration Open for Exhibitors ONLY
*All Booths Must Be Set Up BEFORE 8:00am on Tuesday, May 12th
8:00AM-9:00AM: Registration Open for all conference attendees
8:00AM-5:00PM: Exhibit Hall Open
9:00AM-9:15AM: Welcome Announcements
9:30AM: Breakout Classes Begin
9:30AM-10:15AM: Session 1
10:15AM-10:30AM: Break
10:30AM-11:15AM: Session 2
11:15AM-11:30AM: Break
11:30AM-12:15PM: Session 3
12:15PM-1:15PM: Lunch
1:15PM-2:00PM: Exhibit Hall Time
2:00PM: Breakout Classes Resume
2:00PM-2:45PM: Session 4
2:45PM-3:00PM: Break
3:00PM-3:45PM: Session 5
4:00PM-5:00PM: Closing Reception in Exhibit Hall
5:00PM-6:00PM: Exhibit Hall Breakdown
Exhibit at mars
Exhibitors, please click here to learn more about pre-event logistics and important information for the day of.
Exhibition hall open 8:00-5:00 Tuesday, May 12th, 2026
The Premier conference for Maintenance & Reliability.
Monday, May 11th, 2026: Workshops & Reception Day
Tuesday, May 12th, 2026: Conference Day