CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION

March 7-8, 2024

Towards Carbon Neutrality: Future Opportunities in Fuels and Lubricants

The Call for Papers for F+L Week 2024 is now open. We invite you to showcase your groundbreaking research, technological innovations, sustainability initiatives and industry best practices. Don’t miss this opportunity to shape the future of our dynamic industry. The deadline for abstract submission is November 30, 2023.

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F&L Asia Awards

The F&L Asia Awards celebrate industry success and achievements. Since 2017, F+L Week has honoured outstanding individuals and groundbreaking products.

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F+L Connect

F+L Week 2023 may be finished; however, the knowledge-sharing and networking opportunities do not end here. We invite you to take full advantage of F+L Connect to stay informed and stay connected with industry peers, experts, and like-minded professionals.

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Call for Papers

The Call for Papers for F+L Week 2024 is now open. We invite you to showcase your groundbreaking research, technological innovations, sustainability initiatives and industry best practices.

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Why Sponsor?

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Log in to F+L Connect to stay connected!

F+L Week 2023 may be finished; however, the knowledge-sharing and networking opportunities do not end here. F+L Connect, the virtual extension of the conference, is available until December 31, 2023. We invite you to take full advantage of F+L Connect to stay informed and stay connected with industry peers, experts, and like-minded professionals.

F+L Week Schedule

7:30 Registration
8:30

Welcome

Vicky V. Denton

Vicky Villena-Denton, F&L Asia Limited, Editor-in-Chief and CEO

8:40

Introduction

Eric Holthusen

Eric G. Holthusen, F+L Week, Advisory Board

8:45

Solutions for Industry Excellence in Fuels and Lubricants Through Partnership & Collaboration

Adly Alias

Ahmad Adly Alias, PETRONAS, Vice President Refining, Marketing & Trading Downstream Business

9:05

The Energy Transition: Implications & Opportunities

Flavio Kliger

Flavio Kliger, Lubrizol Additives, President

9:25

The Role of Synthetic Base Stocks and Lubricants during the Energy Transition

Sarah Horne

Sarah Horne, ExxonMobil, Global Vice President of Synthetic Base Stocks

9:45

Lubrication Challenges for Fuel Agnostic Engines

Dr. George Zhang

Dr. George Zhang, Valvoline Global Operations, Vice President, R&D

10:05 Networking Tea Break Sponsored by Songwon
10:30

Trends in Immersion Cooling for Data and Cloud Centres

Charlotte Kehoe

Charlotte Kehoe, BP Singapore, Technology Manager, Asia Pacific

10:50

Navigating Through an Evolving Additive Industry

Goh Koon Eng

Goh Koon Eng, Chevron Oronite, Vice President of Commercial

11:10

MicroAlgae Towards a Sustainable and Resilient Industry

Takanori Hoshino

Dr. Takanori Hoshino, CHITOSE, Executive Officer & Chief Bio Engineer

11:30 Panel Discussion - Moderated by Hind Abi-Akar, Caterpillar
12:00 Networking Lunch Sponsored by Chevron Oronite
13:30

OEM Session

PING ZHU

Ping Zhu, Lubrizol, Session Chair

13:30

Fueling HD Applications for Energy Transition

Hind Abi-Akar

Hind Abi-Akar, Caterpillar, Senior Advisor, Electrification and Advanced Power Solutions Group

13:50

Cooling and Lubrication Efforts of Tesla Drive Units and Tesla’s Perspective of Future Electric Vehicle Lubricant Development

Dr. Wenyang Zhang

Dr. Wenyang Zhang, Tesla, Inc., Senior Staff Mechanical Design Engineer, Drive System Engineering

14:10

Tribology Approach for Engine Oil Efficiency Super Optimization, Establishing the Benefit and Correlation in Vehicle Trials

Ramaprabhu R.

R Ramaprabhu, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, Head of Fluids Technology

14:30

The Rapid Development of China’s NEV Market and its Policy/Regulations Driving Forces

Dr. Qingyuan Song

Dr. Qingyuan Song, Geely Powertrain, Chief Engineer of Policy & Regulatory Affairs

14:50 Panel Discussion - OEM Session
15:10 Networking Tea Break Sponsored by Evonik Oil Additives
15:40

SAE Asian Steering Committee Colloquia

Jessica Kok

Jessica Kok, Lubrizol, Session Chair

15:40

Development of Ultra-Low Viscosity Transaxle Fluid for Electrification Vehicles

Takatoshi Shinyoshi

Takatoshi Shinyoshi, Toyota Motor Corporation, Group Manager, Electrification & Environment Material Engineering Division

16:00

Next Generation Engine Oil Standards

Bill O'Ryan

Bill O\'Ryan, American Petroleum Institute, Senior Manager, Engine Oil Licensing and Certification System (EOLCS)

16:20

International Fluids Consortium: Creating Performance Standards for the Energy Transition

Mike Kunselman

Mike Kunselman, Center for Quality Assurance (CQA), Business Development Manager

16:40

Understanding Challenges for H2-ICE Lubricants and Demonstrating Performance of an Engine Oil in an H2-ICE

Dinesh Bansal

Dinesh Bansal, Chevron Oronite, Senior R&D Engineer

17:00 Panel Discussion - SAE Asian Steering Committee Colloquia
17:30 End of Day 1 Technical Session
17:30 Welcoming Cocktail Reception - Poster Session

Thank you to our Sponsors and Partners!

Our 2023 Sponsors

List of companies who attended F+L Week 2023

ABB France
Adipro International Corporation
Afton Chemical Asia Pte Lte
Afton Chemical Suzhou Co., Ltd.
ALIA
American Petroleum Institute
ASL Resources
BASF (China) Company Ltd.
bp
BRB Lube Oil Additives & Chemicals B.V.
Brenntag Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
BYD
Cargill Japan
Caterpillar Inc.
Center for Quality Assurance
Charles Champion Consultancy Pte Ltd
Chemical Specialties (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
Chemida Innovative Trading LLC
Chevron Oronite
Chevron Oronite Pte Ltd
Chevron Phillips Chemicals Asia Pte Ltd
Chevron Singapore Pte Ltd
Chitose Laboratory Corp.
DOW Chemical Co.
ENEOS Corporation
ENEOS ItalSing Pte Ltd
ENEOS USA Inc
Ergon Oil (Singapore) Pte Ltd
Evonik Oil Additives Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
ExxonMobil
ExxonMobil Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
ExxonMobil Corporation
ExxonMobil Product Solutions
FEV
FUCHS Lubricants SE
GBL Chemical Ltd
Geely Powertrain
GK Consulting
GME Chemicals (S) Pte Ltd
Guangzhou Sky Dragon Chemtech Co., Ltd.
Habot Oil Pty Ltd.
Hitachi, Ltd.
Holthusen & Ngew International Consultants Sdn Bhd
Huntsman Chemical Trading (Shanghai) Ltd
Independent Lubricant Manufacturers Association
Indian Additives Ltd
Indian Oil Corporation R&D Centre
INEOS Oligomer
Infineum Singapore LLP
International Lubricant Distributors
Intertek Automotive Research
Li Auto
Lubrizol
Lubrizol Japan Limited
Lubrizol Southeast Asia (Pte) Ltd
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd
MATRILUB
Nanijng Well Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd
NAOLAB Co., Ltd
Nomura Jimusho, Inc
Nouryon Surface Chemistry Pte. Ltd.
NYCO
Patech Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd.
Pentas Flora Sdn Bhd
PERSTORP Chemical Pte. Ltd.
Pertamina Lubricants
PetroChina Lubricant Company
Petron Fuel International Sdn Bhd
PETRONAS
Petronas Lubricants International Sdn Bhd
Premium Lubricant Supplies Asia
Process Oils Inc.
Protec
PT Nusaraya Putramandiri
PT Pertamina Lubricants
PTT Public Company Limited
QualiChem
R.T. Vanderbilt Holding Company, Inc.
Repsol
Richful Lube Additive
Richful Lube Additive (Singapore) Pte.Ltd.
Rtec Instruments
Sasol
Shamrock Oils and Petrochemicals DMCC
Shell (Shanghai) Tech Limited
Shell Global Solutions (US) Inc.
SI Group
Skydragon Chemtech Enterprise Limited
Songwon Industrial Co.
SONGWON Industrial Group
Superbasicos, Inc.
Tesla, Inc.
The Lubrizol Corporation
TotalEnergies
Toyota Motor Corporation
TRI-Zen
United Color Manufacturing
Valvoline
Valvoline Global Operations
Valvoline Global Products
Valvoline Lubricant and Solutions India Pvt Ltd
Valvoline Pte. Ltd.
Vanderbilt Beijing (Trading) Ltd.
Vanderbilt Chemicals, LLC
Weichai Power Co., Ltd.
Xiamen Sinolook Oil Co. Ltd.