Sustainability has already started to drive investment in digitalization initiatives to support the need to accelerate innovation and change. The pace of investment will pick up in 2021.

As energy companies navigate short-term profitability and long-term investment in energy transition, digital technology has become the key swing player.

A successful digital transformation program should focus on change management for people, as well as technology. To thrive in the current environment requires a corresponding culture change.

What happens when you bring together four leading voices on the future of energy and sustainability? Join us at OPTIMIZE 2021 to find out.

Don Victory came to OPTIMIZE 2017 with an idea about conceptual engineering that has since become a reality. What are the odds that this may happen again?

As all companies have been challenged by the current economic and health crisis, the successful recovery requires a new view toward future development and growth with metrics that consider broad and more long-term goals. Featured in Hydrocarbon Processing, AspenTech’s Paige Morse shares considerations for building future resiliency that center around digitalization.

2015年《巴黎协定》和其他国际气候变化协定有助于提高全球对各国需要采取紧急行动应对气候变化的认识。随着企业继续关注可持续性，围绕数字化作为关键推动因素的作用，一个共同的主题正在形成。事实上，ARC咨询集团最近的一项调查显示，75%的受访者认为数字化转型对于实现可持续发展目标非常重要。

We remember Dr. Charles (Charlie) R. Cutler, a pioneer of advanced process control (APC) and a former Aspen Technology senior consultant, who passed away in March.

Ron Beck shares his observations on OPTIMIZE 2021 Day One and takes a look back at memorable sessions from OPTIMIZE 2013..

While most chemical companies have sustainability initiatives in place with varying reliance on digital technologies to achieve these goals, challenges remain. What are the key enablers to eliminate emissions and waste, extend material use and regenerate natural systems? How do new innovations accelerate this effort?