2024 Strategic Speakers

Sean is a serial entrepreneur deeply passionate about accelerating the sustainable energy transition. Sean is currently the CEO of Varme Energy, North America's first specialized waste to energy with carbon capture and storage asset developers. Varme is creating a landfill free, carbon free future for garbage. Sean owns Remora Ventures, a seed stage venture fund that originates new climate focused project development companies. In previous career chapters, Sean served as co-founder of Terrapin Geothermics, Student Energy, The Next 30 and has taught case strategy courses at U of A and SFU’s business schools. Memorable moments include receiving Top 40 Under 40 in Edmonton, producing an award winning radio show called Energy Voices, speaking at the United Nations in New York twice and being a part of Canada’s contingent at COP 21 in Paris and COP 28 in Dubai.