2026 API Pipeline Conference and Expo: Pipeline, Control Room and Cybernetics April 27 – April 29, 2025 – Colorado
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Join over 1,000 industry professionals in Aurora, Colorado from April 27–29, 2026, to connect, collaborate, and learn together.
Join us as we examine industry’s “call for greatness” through topics ranging from artificial intelligence, operational excellence and stakeholder engagement to workforce development amidst volatile markets. Industry will continue to answer the global invitation to lead a collaborative, pragmatic, and profitable energy evolution — Good Business & Great Results.
Submission Deadline:
Program Tracks (Examples & Topics)
Stakeholder Engagement & Outreach
Best practices for community engagement and multi-stakeholder tools used to advance safe pipeline operations (API RP 1162, RP 1185, environmental justice, Tribal/First Nation considerations, emergency responder education, damage prevention outreach).
Pipeline Operational Excellence
Operating assets safely, reliably, sustainably, and cost-effectively — in-line inspection lessons learned, pipeline safety management systems, safety culture, management of change, remediation, and enterprise risk management.
Environmental Stewardship
Innovations and leading practices in energy diversification, conservation, methane emissions reduction & quantification, and sustainable operational practices for measurable improvements across air, land, and water.
Technology, Artificial Intelligence & Innovation
Operational technologies that advance asset integrity, risk management, and continuity — inspection tools, control room tech, AI, API RP 1165 implementation, emergency responder applications, and emerging fuels.
Workforce Development
Succession planning, talent retention, attracting new workers, multigenerational workforce management, Operator Qualification (OQ), inspector certification, competency-based learning, and training technology.
Low Carbon Energy Outlook
Transportation and storage of CO₂, H₂ and other low-carbon fuels: safety R&D, standards, leak detection, materials, emergency preparedness, dispersion modeling, and infrastructure modifications for safe operations.
Construction
Best practices and lessons learned in construction lifecycle: project management, commissioning, major maintenance, contract management, and trenchless technologies (auger boring, HDD, microtunneling, etc.).
Cybernetics — Leak Detection Advancements
Emerging leak detection technologies, detection accuracy, predictive analytics, smart algorithms, field implementations, and proactive maintenance use cases.
Cybernetics — SCADA Systems
SCADA/OT innovation and process improvements, AI in OT/SCADA, modernization, secure connectivity, threat detection/mitigation, vulnerability assessment, and ICS risk management approaches.
Cybernetics — Cybersecurity
Threat detection & prevention for pipeline operations, risk management case studies, incident response tailored to pipeline incidents, and compliance with regulatory/industry security standards.
Control Room Management
Control Room Management program best practices: alarm management, manual operations, documentation, regulatory interpretations, controller continuity strategies, and preparedness for social unrest or pandemics.
(NEW) Alarm Management
Lifecycle of alarms: identification, response, documentation, testing, training, monitoring, and alignment with 49 CFR 192.631, 49 CFR 195.446, and API RP 1167 for compliance and best practices.
Abstract Elements & Submission Info
- Title: Presentation title (100 characters max)
- Primary Topic/Track: Choose which track best fits your presentation
- Abstract: Describe relevance and objectives (4,000 characters max)
- Speaker Biography: (2,000 characters max)
Your abstract should be clear to enable the Program Committee to accurately evaluate the proposed presentation. Submission deadline: — No extensions will be made.
If accepted, speakers will be provided a discounted registration to the 2026 API Pipeline Conference & Expo. Submitters will receive notification whether their abstract was accepted, needs revisions, or could not be placed. The Program Committee plans to provide feedback no later than December 19, 2025.
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