Safe, Secure, Smart, Sustainable
Plant Safety Summit 2025
21-22 Aug 2025
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NUS, Singapore
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30+ advisors & speakers from 10+ countries
Register Online
40Days
12Hours
22Mins
7Secs
What is Plant Safety Summit
Plant Safety Summit 2025 themed ”Safe, Secure, Smart, Sustainable” is the only international conference dedicated to the sharing of Process Plant Safety, Security and Reliability relevant Technologies, Methodologies, and Regulations, where Plant refers to Process Plants.
Who are behind Plant Safety Summit 2025
Plant Safety Summit 2025 is jointly organized by IES (The Institutions of Engineers, Singapore), NUS (National University of Singapore), SafetyEra, SIT (Singapore Institute of Technology) and TUV Rheinland.
Who should join Plant Safety Summit
- Plant managers and operators;
- Regulators for process industries;
- Process plants relevant products/services providers;
- Process plant relevant researchers, educators and students.
Organizers and Sponsors
A great event can only be made possible with the support from all partners.
If your organization wants to join as one partner, please contact Mr. Liu Conghe at Conghe.Liu@SafetyEra.com
Supporting Partners
Key Sponsors
Distinguished Guests
Mr. Silas Sng
Workplace Safety & Health Commissioner and Divisional Director of the Occupational Safety and Health Division (OSHD) | Ministry of Manpower (MOM) | Singapore
Prof. Saif Khan
NUS | Head of Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | Singapore
Organizers & Advisors
Dr. Thorsten Gantevoort
TIS | Regional Field Manager | Germany
Prof. SIN Siang-Meng Ivan
NUS | Program Chair of SHE | Singapore
Prof. Lim Kok Hwa
SIT | Director, Professional Officers Division | Singapore
Troy Stewart
TRIS | Managing Director | UK
Dr. Liu Xianbin
OSKEFER | Co-founder | Singapore
Prof. LOH Tzu Yang
NUS | Assistant Professor | Singapore
Ramesh Nadarajah
TR Asia Pacific | SVP | Singapore
Manuel Diez
TÜV International | Global Field Manager | Germany
Key Speakers
Jaime Lim
Major Hazards Department | Director | Singapore
Zhang Kai
Vice General Manager | TÜV Rheinland Industrial Services & Cybersecurity Greater | China
Brad Luckman
Senior Vice President | PROTEGO | Germany
Dr. Ir. Terry Douglas Jayasuriya
SafetyEra | Tech Partner | Brunei
Dr. DooWhan Choi
EnableFusion Inc. | CEO & Co-founder | Korea
Choong Chun Hoong
HIMA | Functional Safety Project Lead | Singapore
Muhammad Saim
Senior consultant | SHEPHERD RISK | Pakistan
Ben Easton
BakerRisk Europe | Consultant | United Kingdom
Dr. Jeffrey Joyce
Critical Systems Labs | President | Canada
Prof. Lim Kok Hwa
SIT | Director, Professional Officers Division | Singapore
Raunak Kabra
Risktec Solutions DMCC| Principal Consultant | UAE
Dr. Zhao Yong
OSKEFER | Principal Consultant | Singapore
Prof. Karthiga Nagarajan
Co-Director | National University of Singapore | Singapore
Er. Lucas NG Hong Kiang
Chemical Standards Committee and the Jurong Island Vision Zero (Cluster) Working Group | Chairman | Singapore
Prof. Zhe Wu
NUS | Assistant Professor | Singapore
Prof. Cindy Lee
NUS | Senior Lecturer and Co-Director of MSc (Chemical Engineering) Programme | Singapore
Program
This conference run through 2 days from 21 - 22 Aug 2025.
We also provide free lunch and coffee break in each day.
Program is subject to change without prior notice.
We also provide free lunch and coffee break in each day.
Program is subject to change without prior notice.
Day 1
21 Aug 2025
Day 2
22 Aug 2025
07:30 - 09:00
Foyer
Opening Address
Opening Address 1 by GOH 1 Opening Address 2 by GOH 2 Open Address 3 by Mr. Ramesh Nadarajah, SVP of TUV Rheinland Asia Pacific
Prof. Saif Khan
Ramesh Nadarajah
Safety of Process Plants, Lessons from the Amusement Arcade
Prof. LOH Tzu Yang
10:20-10:40
Foyer
12:10-13:10
Foyer
Interactions in the Explosion Isolation of Series-Connected Flame Arresters
For explosion isolation in piping systems for recovery and exhaust air purification systems, up to three independent measures are required according to TRGS 724 and NFPA 67, depending on the... Read More
Brad Luckman
Practical Applications of Bowtie Analysis
Eelaine Boo
Measuring & Assuring Systematic Capability through the Life-cycle
Systematic Capability (SC) is a mandatory requirement in Functional Safety as a measure of confidence that the systematic safety integrity of a device meets the requirements of a specified SIL,... Read More
Ben Easton
15:10-15:30
Foyer
Reliability & Integrity Management
Choong Chun Hoong
Functional Safety Management: Proof Testing & Competency (IEC 61511)
In the context of industrial processes, ensuring functional safety is essential for protecting personnel, the environment, and assets. IEC 61511 serves as a critical standard for the management of Safety... Read More
Padmanaban Ammaiappan
The Improvement Proposal of Common Cause Factor Score Table on IEC61508 Edition 2.0
A Common cause factor has a large impact on the achievement of high result Safety Integrity Level (SIL) such as SIL3 and SIL4. Even if the dangerous undetected failure rate... Read More
Dr. Park, JinHyung (朴镇亨）
07:30-09:00
Foyer
09:00-09:20
Auditorium
Opening Address
Opening Address 4 by Gold Sponsor 1 Opening Address 5 by Gold Sponsor 2
Safety Management System: Past, Present & Future
Prof. Karthiga Nagarajan
10:20-10:40
Foyer
Precision Manufacturing and AI Integration for Realizing Infinite Clean Energy through the Fusion Industry
Nuclear fusion technology represents humanity’s most promising pathway toward sustainable energy independence. Functioning on the same principle that powers our sun, fusion generates extraordinary energy yields when lighter atomic nuclei... Read More
Dr. DooWhan Choi
11:10-11:40
Auditorium
Best practice: Plant safety for pharmacy industry
Pharmaceutical factories can be classified under the fine chemical industry. From the perspective of process characteristics and asset scale, it involves processes such as material input, formulation, filling, and packaging.... Read More
Zhang Kai
Closing the Gap between IEC 61511 and the use of Artificial Intelligence in Plant Safety
There is an urgent need to reconcile the established best practices of functional safety and requirements of applicable safety standards, such as IEC 61511, with the increasing use of Machine... Read More
Dr. Jeffrey Joyce
12:10-13:10
Foyer
The importance of Governance and Compliance in Process Safety Management for the Process Industry
Process Safety Management (PSM) is vital for ensuring the safety of industrial processes in high-risk sectors like chemical manufacturing, oil and gas, and pharmaceuticals. Effective governance and compliance with standards... Read More
Dr. Ir. Terry Douglas Jayasuriya
Managing process risks in emerging cleantech fuels
As Singapore actively transits to cleaner energy alternatives, there may be higher inherent risks of major accidents arising from the increased storage and processing of dangerous substances such as hydrogen,... Read More
Er. Randy Cha
Weakness in Barriers‘ Management
Since the industrial revolution, the idea of process safety has changed significantly, with a significant change in strategy following each significant catastrophe, such as the Piper Alpha, Bhopal, PAN AM-KLM,... Read More
Muhammad Saim
15:10-15:30
Foyer
Achieve More with Less to Sustain Reliable and Safe Operations
Amid an uncertain global environment, tougher competition, and economic realities, it may be tempting to defer maintenance due to budget constraints. Other factors for similar consideration such as operational pressure,... Read More
Er. Lucas NG Hong Kiang
Reliability Availability and Maintainability Study for Concentrated Solar Plants and how to account for current limitations and challenges
Sunlight is an abundant resource, nothing else across the renewable’s spectrum generates such high expectations for investment as the potential of directly harnessing the power of the sun. Designers and... Read More
Raunak Kabra
From Compliance to Competitive Edge: How Sustainability and ESG Will Transform the Petrochemical Industry
As global priorities shift toward climate resilience, social accountability, and transparent governance, Sustainability and ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) principles are emerging as the defining framework for responsible business in... Read More
Nancy SHEN
17:00-17:30
Auditorium
Location
Auditorium @ Shaw Foundation Alumni House, NUS
+65 8394 1092Conghe.Liu@SafetyEra.com
Tickets
Regular
1,308.00 SGD
Access to 2-day program for 1 pax
Networking with the speakers
Lunch(International Buffet)
Coffee Break
Cut-off date: 15 Aug 2025
(For group booking, please email Conghe.Liu@SafetyEra.com and cc GuoZhang.Low@tuv.com)