Schedule in Brief

8:00 AM

Doors Open
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8:00 AM

Networking Breakfast
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9:00 AM

Welcome

9:30 AM

Special Announcement

9:45 AM

Industrial Heartland Industry Updates

Strategic Spotlight: Today's Impact

10:15 AM

Break

10:45 AM

Market Trends

11:15 AM

The Evolving Workforce: Trends and Challenges in Today’s Labour Market

BuildForce Canada
Speaker: Bill Ferreira

More Than Commodities: Diversified Upgrading Opportunities

12:00 PM

Lunch Buffet
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1:00 PM

Economic Forecast

The Alberta Advantage: Unveiling the Current and Future Economic Landscape

1:45 AM

Importance of Value Add Driving Diversification

Fueling the Future: Inside Dow’s Path2Zero Initiative

2:30 PM

Break

3:00 pm

Strategic Spotlight: Tomorrow's Potential

25 more years of the Heartland Panel

3:30 PM

Keynote Conversaion: Political and Geopolitical Forces Shaping Canada’s Future
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4:30-5:30 PM

Closing Reception
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Please note the schedule is subject to change.

8:00 AM

Doors Open / Networking Breakfast

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9:00 AM

Welcome

Blessing from Métis Elder Garry Gairdner

Amarjeet Sohi, Mayor, City of Edmonton

Dave Diduck, AIHA Board Chair, AIHA Board

Danielle Smith, Premier, Government of Alberta

Mark Plamondon, AIHA, Executive Director

9:45 AM

Industrial Heartland Industry Updates

Kevin Jagger, President, Wolf NGL
Fabrizio Chiacchia, Vice President New Ventures, Pembina
Brad Slessor,Vice President, KAPS and Oilsands Business Development and New Ventures, Keyera

10:15 AM

Market Trends

Jesse Tijerina, Chemical Insights Americas Lead, S&P Global Commodity Insights, S&P Global

10:45 AM

Networking Break

11:15 AM

Global Expansion through Unlocking Exporting Opportunities: Panel

Michael Inman, Director, Business Development, Port of Prince Rupert
Jason Valliere, AVP Sales & Marketing, CN
Peter Keeshan, Managing Director, Vopak Canada
Jennifer Osmar, Senior Director, External Affairs & Indigenous Relations, AltaGas

12:00 PM

Lunch Buffet and Networking Break

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1:00 PM

The Alberta Advantage: Unveiling the Current and Future Economic Landscape

Mark Parsons, Chief Economist, ATB

1:45 PM

Tomorrow's Success Stories: A Glance into the Future of the Heartland

Diego Ordonez, President of Dow Chemical Canada ULC and Senior Hydrocarbons Business Director, Dow
Linda Garratt, General Counsel, Inter Pipeline

2:15 PM

Harnessing the Power of Energy Diversification: Panel

Justin Riemer, CEO, Emissions Reduction Alberta
Sean Collins, CEO, Varme
Ian MacGregor, Executive Chairman, H2 Naturally
Andrew Gillis, CEO, Aurora Hydrogen

3:00 PM

Networking Break

3:30 PM

Keynote: Arlene Dickenson

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4:30 pm

End of Event

4:45 PM

Reception

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