BMO Centre, Calgary, Canada |

June 9 - 11, 2026

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2026 Energy Influencers Program

2026 Energy Influencer Committee

Dinesh K. Patnaik, High Commissioner of India to Canada confirmed as a speak

Hon. Danielle Smith, Premier, Government of Alberta confirmed as a speaker

Jason Balasch, Vice President, Business Development and Commercial Services, Trans Mountain Canada Inc. confirmed as a speaker

Charlotte Mitha, President and CEO, BC Hydro confirmed as a speaker

Indian Resource Council (IRC) First Nations Energy Pavilion confirmed as a Gold Sponsor

Kpler confirmed as a Silver Sponsor

Denodo confirmed as a Silver Sponsor

BC Hydro confirmed as a Silver Sponsor

Visa Global confirmed as a Bronze Sponsor

NGIF confirmed as an exhibitor

2026 Participating Companies

Meet the People Building Today’s Energy Projects

Energy Influencers brings together the community delivering today’s energy systems across oil and gas, new energy and digital infrastructure, converging under one roof to exchange ideas, share real-world experience and accelerate how projects get done.

Over three high-energy days, delegates move between theatres, tech talks and the exhibition floor, hearing directly from peers and trading practical lessons they can apply immediately. It’s a hands-on, collaborative environment where conversations turn into action.

While the Executive Conference looks ahead to energy strategy and system design, Energy Influencers focuses on how those decisions are delivered on the ground.

Join us June 9–11, 2026, in Calgary at Canada’s largest energy event and be part of the community shaping what’s next for energy.

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Theatres Included in Your Pass

Oil & Gas

New Energy

AI & Data Centres

Oil & Gas

Practical solutions for active operations

• LNG and carbon capture projects
• reliability, uptime and emissions reduction
• extending and optimizing mature assets

Focused on how oil and gas projects are executed and improved in the field. Sessions cover LNG delivery, carbon capture deployment, operational efficiency, digital integration and mature asset optimization. Speakers include engineers and project leads sharing practical lessons and proven approaches to safer, lower-emissions operations.

Hear from practitioners and project leaders from Enbridge, Aramco, Fluor Canada, Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA), Deloitte and others.

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New Energy

Turning clean tech into real projects

• hydrogen, renewables and nuclear
• commercialization and funding pathways
• scaling infrastructure and grid readiness

Focused on deploying and scaling clean energy infrastructure. Sessions cover hydrogen, nuclear, grid modernization, commercialization and project bankability. Hear directly from developers, utilities and technology teams turning new energy solutions into operational projects.

Speakers include practitioners from BC Hydro, Petroleum Development Oman, WSP, C-FER Technologies, BMO Radicle and more.

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AI & Data Centres

Digital tools powering smarter energy systems

• forecasting, optimization and control
• cybersecurity and system resilience
• data centre power and cooling efficiency

Focuses on how teams are applying AI, automation and digital infrastructure to improve how energy systems are planned and operated. Sessions highlight forecasting, optimization, cybersecurity and data centre efficiency, with practical examples from real deployments across modern energy networks.

Hear from Saudi Electricity Company, Amazon Web Services, VL Energy, Local Energy, PwC and more.

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2026 Energy Influencers Speakers

Justin Riemer

CEO

Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA)

Brian Wagg

Director, Business Development and Strategic Initiatives

C-FER Technologies

Brendan Cooke

Head of North America CCUS Research

Rystad Energy

Kyle MacLeod

Executive Vice President, Western Canada

GLS Canada

Will Sharpe

Consulting Manager, Canada

Kent

Graham Shanks

Director, Business Development, Canadian Gas Transmission & Midstream

Enbridge Inc.

Jonah Margulis

Head of Commercial, North America

SLB Capturi

Marc Godin

Chief Technology Officer

Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada (PTAC)

Lauren Savoie

President & CEO

Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada (PTAC)

Kirstie Boyle

CEO

Envirosoft Corporation

Aaron Foyer

Vice President, Research and Analytics

Orennia

Cooper Robinson

Director, Carbon Credit Development

BMO Radicle

Brandon Young

Director of Power Smart

BC Hydro

Vanessa White

Executive Director, Clean Technology

Alberta Innovates

Brittany Goldhawke

Director, Earth Tech and Investor Relations

Foresight Canada

Danielle Gifford

Managing Director, AI & Advanced Analytics

PwC

Andrew Botterill

Partner, Strategy Risk & Transactions, Energy, Resources and Industrials Leader

Deloitte Canada

Elected Chief Councillor Maureen Nyce

Haisla Nation

Robbie Butchart

VP Growth, North America

Blackbook AI

Baki Ozum

Director

Apex Engineering Inc.

Bo Ren

Research Scientist

Aramco

Bela Shah

Principal Process Engineer

Fluor Canada Ltd

Cole Beattie

Associate Process Specialist I

Fluor Canada Ltd

Mohamed AL-Fazari

Thermal Production Lead

Petroleum Development Oman LLC

Gregory Vezina

CEO

Hydrofuel Canada Inc.

Ling Bai

CEO

VL Energy

Léo Lamy-Laliberté

CEO & Founder

Local Energy

Jason Holtz

Director

Complete Solutions Consulting International Inc.

Martins Dzelde

Sales Manager - Microwave Radio Solutions

SAF North America

Sonia Couto

Founder

Field Eagle

Ryan Jansen

Manager

Saskatchewan Research Council

Fred Ghatala

President

Advanced Biofuels Canada

Gord Crawford

President and COO

Expander Energy Inc.

Richard Paes

Global Technical Consultant

Rockwell Automation

John D. Wright

President

Analogy Capital Advisors Inc.

Marla Orenstein

Director of Partnerships and Impact

Energy Futures Lab

Dani Hansen

Vice President, Environmental Commodities Sales & Structuring

BMO Capital Markets

Agata Leszkiewicz

Senior Manager APx Delivery Models and Product Strategy

Westinghouse

Leon Sutherland

Director, Design Engineering

Deep Sky

Erin Madro

Principal, Head of Energy

EVOK Innovations

Larissa Shasko

Analyst

Calian Group Ltd.

Traci Radosta

Head of Americas

CCS Global Institute

Andy Savu

Director, Enablement & Innovation

Trans Mountain

Emily Becker

Analyst

Calian Group Ltd.

Jeff LaFrenz

Co-Founder and President

VizworX

Tom McCaffery

Executive Director

Alberta Logistics Centre of Excellence

Madison Savilow

Director of Marketing

Carbon Upcycling Technologies

Karan Soni

Business Development Manager

Proactive Power and Automation

Steinar Asdahl

Head of Technology and Development

Stauper Water Technologies

Pierre Kennepohl

Associate Dean, Innovation

University of Calgary

Rod Locke

Director, Product Management (OT Security)

Fortinet

Cesar Vera

Founder & Principal

Inner & Strategic

Rob Sturgess

Vice President, Project Development

Cvictus

Jan Poetsch

Founder and CEO

Arder Energy Inc.

Strahan McCarten

SVP Business Opertations & Strategy

eStruxture

Elena Ezquerra Silva

Energy Transition Consultant

WSP

Kari Hyde

Manager, Utility Integration and Demand Side Management

Pembina Institute

Paul Miller

President

Collicut Energy Services

Karen Fritz

Senior Vice President, Nuclear Market Leader

WSP Canada

Kirsten Marcia

CEO

DEEP Earth Energy Production Corp.

Vic Keasler

New Product Development Manager

SLB

Gavin Dillingham

Executive Advisor

SLB New Energy

Lara Wehbe

Consulting Director

Solas Energy

Andy Forsyth

Vice President, Business Development

Millwright Regional Council

Martin Rheault

Vice President Business Development & Sales

EVLO Energy Storage

Carl Marcotte

Senior Vice-President, CANDU Marketing & Business Development

AtkinsRéalis

Kevin Bohan

Director of Product Marketing

Denodo Technologies

Bre Fox

Director, Customer Projects and Services

AESO

What Do You Get?

50+ industry-led sessions, panels and tech talks

3 focused theatres: Oil and Gas, New Energy, AI and Data Centres

Access to the Opening Plenary and exhibition floor

Access to the ISA Calgary Section Show

Peer-to-peer conversations across operations, engineering, digital and decarbonization teams

Centre Court networking hub and daily socials, with conversations that continue off stage

Session materials available after the event

Complimentary lunch and refreshments

2026 Energy Influencers Committee

Adam Leece

Manager, Decarbonization and ESG

Integrated Sustainability

Ahmed Al-Gazi

Engineering Supervisor

Saudi Aramco

Alex Lafreniere

Carbon Advisory

McDaniel

Alfredo Leon

Senior Engineer - Customer Application Engineering

Baker Hughes

Ali Telmadarreie

Co-founder & CEO

CNERGREEN

Andrea Bernal

President

AnBound Energy

Behnaz LaFrenz

Senior Sustainability Consultant

Startide Solutions Inc.

Cesar Castillo

Process Safety Engineer

Canadian Natural Resources Limited

Cesar Vera

Founder & Principal

Inner & Strategic

Cheryl Trudell

Climate Manager

Imperial Oil

Chris Wallace

Lead Advisor – Energy Transition Advisory & Investments

WSP

Christopher Falk

Energy Market Lead for North America

ShorelineAI

Dr. Elden Jaafar

International Energy Expert

IPE Canada

Dr. Huazhou (Andy) Li

Professor and Co-Director in Petroleum Engineering

University of Alberta

Dr. Vita Martez

VP & Executive Advisor, Energy and Clean Technologies

CTC

Frank Engli

Regional Group Lead – Canada

Becht

Gord Crawford

Chief Executive Officer

Expander Energy Inc.

Jeff Earl

Vice President, Business Development & Marketing

Sapphire Technologies

Jennifer Chen

GHG Impact Quantification Lead

Emissions Reduction Alberta

Jide Akinlade

President & Principal Consultant

OGAB Engineering

Jovana Cuzovic

Key Account Manager

Shell Lubricants

Katrina Stewart

Director of Biotechnology & Carbon Reduction

Cvictus Inc.

Kavan Motazedi

Director of Decarbonization

Modern West Advisory Inc.

Kelly Newnham

Senior Vice President, New Markets & Product Placement

Worley

Krzysztof Palka

Founder & CEO

Akine Inc.

Larissa Shasko

Analyst

Calian

Léo Lamy-Laliberté

CEO

Local Energy

Manoj Gopu

Director of Engineering

Key Capture Energy

Mark Beckman

Manager, In-Situ Research Group

Imperial Oil

Nancy Popatia

Researcher

C-FER Technologies

Nancy Wang

Engineer, Energy & Emissions

Suncor Energy

Nermine Sorial

Senior Director of Advisory & Engineering

Exergy Solutions

Nima Ghazi

President

Innova Energy

Orlando Castellanos Diaz

Technology Development Scientist and Sustainability Focal

Dow Chemical

Otto Fanini

R&D Chief Electrical Engineer

Halliburton

Robin Gunea

Senior Analyst, Climate Targets and Strategy

TC Energy

Roland Plett

Energy and Mining Account Manager

Charter

Sedigheh Mahdavi

Innovation Manager

The ETC Foundation

Shamiul Islam

Project Manager

Ensol Systems

Shankar Narayanan

Head of Technology Partnerships

AWS Energy & Utilities

Will Sharpe

Consulting Manager, Canada

Kent

Yale Zhang

Global Director, Analytics and Decision Solutions

Hatch

Prakash Chauhan

Process Engineer

Saudi Aramco

Sayeed Mahadi

Senior Decarbonization Specialist

Terrascope

Jeanna Brown

Principal

Brightspot Climate Inc.

Ian Gates

Associate Vice President (Innovation)

University of Calgary

Rahul Jain

Specialist Regulatory Advisor – In Situ

Suncor Energy

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Dinesh K. Patnaik, High Commissioner of India to Canada confirmed as a speak

Hon. Danielle Smith, Premier, Government of Alberta confirmed as a speaker

Jason Balasch, Vice President, Business Development and Commercial Services, Trans Mountain Canada Inc. confirmed as a speaker

Charlotte Mitha, President and CEO, BC Hydro confirmed as a speaker

Indian Resource Council (IRC) First Nations Energy Pavilion confirmed as a Gold Sponsor

Kpler confirmed as a Silver Sponsor

Denodo confirmed as a Silver Sponsor

BC Hydro confirmed as a Silver Sponsor

Visa Global confirmed as a Bronze Sponsor

NGIF confirmed as an exhibitor

2026 Participating Companies

Meet the People Building Today’s Energy Projects

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Theatres Included in Your Pass

Oil & Gas

New Energy

AI & Data Centres

Oil & Gas

New Energy

AI & Data Centres

2026 Energy Influencers Speakers

Justin Riemer

Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA)

Brian Wagg

C-FER Technologies

Brendan Cooke

Rystad Energy

Kyle MacLeod

GLS Canada

Will Sharpe

Kent

Graham Shanks

Enbridge Inc.

Jonah Margulis

SLB Capturi

Marc Godin

Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada (PTAC)

Lauren Savoie

Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada (PTAC)

Kirstie Boyle

Envirosoft Corporation

Aaron Foyer

Orennia

Cooper Robinson

BMO Radicle

Brandon Young

BC Hydro

Vanessa White

Alberta Innovates

Brittany Goldhawke

Foresight Canada

Danielle Gifford

PwC

Andrew Botterill

Deloitte Canada

Elected Chief Councillor Maureen Nyce

Haisla Nation

Robbie Butchart

Blackbook AI

Baki Ozum

Apex Engineering Inc.

Bo Ren

Aramco

Bela Shah

Fluor Canada Ltd

Cole Beattie

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