Asian Downstream Summit is the ONLY Digital Oil & Gas Conference in Asia that focuses on Innovation, Industry 4.0, Automation and Digital Transformation in Oil & Gas. Its’ sole purpose is to bring together key industry operators, start-ups, research centers and technology provides all under one roof over two full days to discuss strategies and best practices for optimizing efficiency and achieving operational excellence in refining, petrochemicals and chemicals.

The two-day, dual streamed technical conference and exhibition is organized annually by World Refining Association (WRA) as part of the Singapore International Energy Week (SIEW) which is hosted by the Energy Market Authority of Singapore.

Some of the key themes and topics to be covered in 2018 are:
 

• Trends of technology transformation for refineries and petrochemical plants
• Demystifying Digitalization – Understanding IoT, IIoT and Industry 4.0 & impact on oil & gas
• Aligning digital transformation with strategic business goals
• Talent in the Digital age
• Broadening cross functional digital capabilities in people across multi discipline tasks
• Examining emerging advancements and technologies in developing a robust cyber security, cloud and big data infrastructure
• Industry 4.0 and cybersecurity