2023 Strategic Program Speakers

Adrian Thomas

Country President

Schneider Electric

Alex Pourbaix

Executive Chair

Cenovus Energy Inc

Alice Hildick

Head of Operations

Studio X

Aminah Robinson Fayek

Vice-President Research and Innovation

University of Alberta

Arvind Rajendran

Professor of Chemical Engineering and the Director of the Centre for Energy and Mineral Processing

University of Alberta

Bij Agarwal

President

ConocoPhillips Canada

Brent Lakeman

Director, Hydrogen Initiative

Edmonton Global

Brian Groody

Vice President, OFS North America Land

Baker Hughes

Cheryle Chagnon-Greyeyes

CREE8R Consulting & Advising

Roy Whitney

Chief

Tsuu T'ina Nation

Cody Battershill

Founder

Canada Action

Colin Gruending

Executive Vice President and President of Liquids Pipelines

Enbridge

Dale Swampy

CEO

National Coalition of Chiefs

Dan Balaban

President and CEO

Greengate Power

Daniel Lim

Senior Director, Salesforce Futures

Salesforce

David Hood

CEO

geoLOGIC systems ltd.

Deborah Yedlin

President and CEO

Calgary Chamber of Commerce

Denys Kudin

Executive Vice President for Corporate Strategy and Development

PJSC Ukrnafta

Derek Evans

President and Chief Executive Officer, and Director

MEG Energy

Erica Downs

Senior Research Scholar, Center on Global Energy Policy

Columbia University

Francis Bradley

President and Chief Executive Officer

Electricity Canada

Gabriel Aduda

The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum Resources

Government of Nigeria

Gregory Jack

Vice President, Strategic Communication and Research

Loyalist Public Affairs

Gurpreet Lail

President and CEO

Enserva

Harlan Bowers

President and COO

X Energy

Herbert Krapa

Deputy Minister of Energy

Ministry of Energy, Ghana

Hon. Danielle Smith

Premier

Government of Alberta

Hon. Scott Moe

Premier

Government of Saskatchewan

Ian Kuwahara

Director, Energy and Industrial Innovation

Verra

Jacquie Hoornweg

Executive Director, Brilliant Energy Institute

Ontario Tech University

James Inglis

CEO and Founder

MissionNet

James Millar

President and CEO

International CCS Knowledge Centre

James Waddock

President

SingleTrack Solutions

Jamie McInnis

Director

SAIT Applied Research and Innovation Services

Jason Sharpe

President Natural Gas

ATCO

Jen Lussier

COO

Platform Calgary

Jesse Schewchuk

CEO and Founder

Modern Muse Media

Jill Baker

Vice President

Canadian Nuclear Association

Joe Dion

CEO and Director

Western Indigenous Pipeline Group

Jozef Sikela

Minister of Industry and Trade

Government of Czech Republic

Karen Restoule

Vice President

Crestview Strategy

Katie Ellet

President, Hydrogen Energy and Mobility, NAM

Air Liquide

Katie Kachur

Vice-President, Government Relations, West

Canadian Propane Association

Katie Smith-Parent

Executive Director

Young Women in Energy

Kehkashan Basu M.S.M.

Founder-President

Green Hope Foundation

Kelly Ogle

CEO

Canadian Global Affairs Institute

Ken Hilgert

Senior Vice President of Operations

Quanta Services

Kevin Krausert

CEO & Co-Founder

Avatar Innovations

Kyle Bakx

Business Reporter

CBC News

Margie Harris

EVP, Chief Human Resources Officer

Tellurian

Matthew Klukas

COO

Criterium Energy

Michele Evans

Assistant Deputy Minister, Alberta Region

Prairies Economic Development

Mike Munoz

VP External Relations

Suncor

Muneeb Mohammad

Senior Systems Engineer

SAS

Natalia Grebenyuk

Executive Director

DTEK Oil & Gas

Rich Voorberg

President, North America

Siemens Energy

Rick Carron

President

Superior Propane

Rick Christiaanse

CEO

Invest Alberta

Robert Mugo

Director, Greenhouse Gas Environmental Priority Area

Pathways Alliance

Ron Hoffmann

Vice President, Business Development

SixRing Inc

Paula McGarrigle

President and CEO, Canada

Solas Energy Consulting

Seung-Chul Lee

EVP, Quality Assurance, Technology Innovation, Radiation & Environment Division

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Company, Ltd.

Shannon Young

Vice President, Sustainability & External Affairs

PETRONAS

Shehryar Omar

Chief Executive Officer

Petroleum Institute of Pakistan

Spencer Schecht

Senior Client Engagement Lead

The Global CCS Institute

Stephen Buffalo

President/CEO

Indian Resource Council (IRC)

Thi Be Nguyen

Executive Director – Canada

Canada-ASEAN Business Council

Uwa Airhiavbere

Chief Commercial Officer

WW Energy, Microsoft

Vivek Warrier

Partner, Corporate

Osler

Waqar Zaidi

Senior Vice President, Commercial and Structured Financing

Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC)

Wayne Farmer

President

Canada-ASEAN Business Council

Wes Sylvester

Global Industries VP

Cisco

Will Shimer

Business Development Manager

OGCI Climate Investments

William Smith

Senior Vice President of Operations and Engineering

Terrestrial Energy Inc.

Yuliya Kovaliv

Ambassador of Ukraine to Canada

Zach McDaniel

Director for Partnerships and Grants

Westinghouse