Optimizing Your Safety and Permitting Practices: Insights from a Global Chemical Manufacturing Company

Richard Bass | KAI EVAL HSE Manager | Kuraray

Richard Bass is the HSES Manager at Kuraray EVAL, Chairperson for the Houston Business Roundtable, Chairperson of the Texas Chemical Council 2023 EHS Seminar, Texas Chemical Council Occupational Safety Committee Vice Chair, 2021 TCC Safety Professional of the Year, Vice Chair of the La Porte, Morgan’s Point and Shoreacres LEPC, consultant to the La Porte Plant Managers Network, Texas Safety Foundation board member, and a member of San Jacinto College CPET EHS advisory board. You can connect with him on LinkedIn.

Karen Sofia Gutierrez | Functional Consultant | Prometheus Group

Karen Sofia Gutierrez is a Functional Consultant at Prometheus Group. She has international experience in quality, production engineering, and project management, with a bachelor’s in industrial production technologies and a background in software, engineering, manufacturing. She is dedicated to optimizing processes and delivering exceptional results by combining her technical expertise with a customer-centric mindset. At Prometheus Group, she speaks with clients in many industries on enterprise asset management best practices and how they can implement them in their organizations. You can connect with her on LinkedIn.

Dave Blanchard | Editor in Chief | EHS Today

During his career Dave Blanchard has led the editorial management of many of Endeavor Business Media's best-known brands, including IndustryWeek, EHS Today, Material Handling & Logistics, Logistics Today, Supply Chain Technology News, and Business Finance. In addition, he serves as senior content director of the annual Safety Leadership Conference.

With over 30 years of B2B media experience, Dave literally wrote the book on supply chain management, Supply Chain Management Best Practices (John Wiley & Sons, 2021), which has been translated into several languages and is currently in its third edition. He is a frequent speaker and moderator at major trade shows and conferences and has won numerous awards for writing and editing. He is a voting member of the jury of the Logistics Hall of Fame and is a graduate of Northern Illinois University.