2025 - AVEVA World - San Francisco - Process Industries (Chemicals, MMM, Pulp/Paper)
Albemarle: Top 10 Reasons Why You’re Stuck in Pilot Purgatory, preventing ROAI & Economies of Scale
Pilot purgatory: where AI dreams go to die and budgets go to burn. The good news? You’re not alone. The bad news? It’s costing you big time in lost ROI and wasted potential. In this session, Albemarle spills the secrets behind scaling AI successfully—from their full technology suite with AVEVA PI Vision, PI Analytics & Event Frames, PI Asset Framework, Databricks, Generative AI, SPC, & Machine Learning, paired with the often-overlooked pillars of Change Management, Organizational Buy-In, and a relentless focus on Business Value.
Industry
Chemicals
Company
Albemarle
Speaker
Jonathan Alexander
Jonathan Alexander is the Manufacturing AI & Advanced Analytics Manager within Albemarle’s global Manufacturing Excellence team. He has held a variety of roles within Manufacturing, including working within both Maintenance & Operations for both the Hydroprocessing Catalyst Plant in Bayport, TX and the Aluminum Alkyl plants in Pasadena, TX, along with leading a site’s Digital Transformation program. In his current global role, he has been focused on powering the potential of people by scaling AI (Albemarle Intelligence) and changing Albemarle’s culture around Manufacturing AI & Data Analytics, an integral part of their journey towards Digital Transformation. Mr. Alexander holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Louisiana State University and a Masters in Business Administration from The University of Houston in Clear Lake.
Session Code
SESS-227