2026 Chemical Ventures Conference

The 2026 Chemical Ventures Conference will focus on chemical engineering solutions for growing infrastructure challenges. Solutions to these challenges include water purification & conservation, power security, data center needs, physical infrastructure maintenance & repair solutions, and many new materials and emerging technologies. Attend the Chemical Ventures Conference to learn how chemical companies are making a difference in global infrastructure and hear about the skills needed to help startups grow and succeed.

Lux-Hosted Session: 

Beyond Optimization: How AI Will Transform the Chemical Enterprise Over the Next Decade

Speaker: Anthony Schiavo, Senior Director and Principal Analyst at Lux Research

Date: Day 2, August 12
Time: 11:00 am – 11:30 am EST (30 minutes)

AI evangelists promise that artificial intelligence will transform every industry, and they have raised a trillion dollars to spend on making this dream come true. While it’s clear how AI is impacting areas like coding, its impact on industrial sectors like chemicals is far more murky. What impacts can AI really have on such a large, established industry? How can AI transform something whose physical underpinnings have been established for a hundred years?

This talk digs into the current state of AI and highlights a framework for understanding and analyzing AI applications. We’ll look at both the near-term optimization applications and the long-term possibilities for AI, building a picture of how it could transform the chemicals industry.