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2026 Agenda

Reshaping Advantage

The Chemical Summit 2024 Victoria Meyer
The Chemical Summit 2024 Engagement
The Chemical Summit 2024 Speakers
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Markets are shifting. Customer expectations are changing. Technology is accelerating. Organizations are rethinking how they compete.
 
The Chemical Summit is designed for leaders who want more than information. It’s a place to step back, challenge assumptions, learn from peers, and return with ideas that move their business forward.
 
Over two days, you’ll hear from industry executives, economists, innovators, and business leaders through keynote presentations, executive panels, fireside conversations, and facilitated discussion.

September 29-30, 2026  | Houston, Texas

Tuesday, September 29, 2026

8:00 – 8:45 am | Registration & Breakfast
8:45 – 11:45 am | Opening Sessions
  • Welcome to The Chemical Summit, Victoria King Meyer
  • Opening Keynote, Michael Lefenfeld, CEO, Hexion Inc.
  • Economic Outlook, Martha Moore, American Chemistry Council

Executive Roundtables

11:45 am – 12:45 pm | Lunch & Executive Conversations
12:45 pm – 4:30 pm | Afternoon Sessions
  • CEO  Leadership Panel
  • Supply Chain & Resilience
  • Commercial Advantage

Facilitation Executive Discussions Following Each Session

4:30 pm – 7pm | Fireside Conversation & Cocktails

The day ends differently at The Chemical Summit.

Grab a drink, settle in, and join us for an informal fireside conversation with an industry executive. It’s one of the Summit’s most anticipated sessions, where leaders share the stories, lessons, and decisions that rarely make it into a keynote presentation.

Afterward, continue the conversation over cocktails with speakers and fellow attendees.

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

7:30 – 8:00 am | Breakfast
8:00- 11:45 am | Morning Sessions
  • Leadership Reflection & Day One Insights
  • Cybersecurity Keynote
  • Leading in the Age of AI Keynote
  • Shifting AI & Digitization from Experimentation to Advantage

Facilitation Executive Discussions Following Each Session

11:45 am – 12:45 pm | Lunch & Executive Conversations
12:00 pm – 3:30 pm | Afternoon Sessions
  • The Future of Talent Keynote
  • People as Advantage: Winning through Change
  • Executive Panel Discussion

Facilitation Executive Discussions Following Each Session

3:30 – 4:30pm | Taking Progressio Forward

Closing reflections, key takeaways, and your next leadership actions.

The Chemical Summit is built on a simple belief:
The best ideas don’t happen on stage. They happen around the table.
Every session is designed to spark conversation, challenge assumptions, and connect you with executives who are facing many of the same opportunities and challenges.
You’ll hear fresh perspectives from industry leaders. But just as importantly, you’ll exchange ideas with peers, benchmark approaches, and build relationships that continue long after the Summit ends.