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Schedule in Brief

7:30 AM
Doors Open
Entry Sponsored by:
7:30 AM
Networking Breakfast
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8:30 AM
Welcome
8:30 AM

Speakers: 

  • Premier Danielle Smith
  • Min. Joseph Schow, Jobs, Economy, Trade, and Immigration
  • Hosted by AIHA Executive Director, Mark Plamondon
9:15 AM

Speakers:

  • AIHA Executive Director, Mark Plamondon
  • Min. Maninder Sidhu, Minister of International Trade
9:30 AM
Special Announcement
9:35 AM

Speakers:

  • Liz Cornfield - Genesee & Wyoming Railroad
  • Jason Johnson - Keyera

  • Ian Balfour - Pembina

  • May Wong - Capital Power & OPG

10:15 AM
Break
10:45 AM

Speaker:

  • Mark Eramo -  S&P Commodity Insights
11:15 AM

Speakers:

  • Edward Keith - Benchmark Minerals
  • John Merritt - PRISM Diversified

  • Robin Goad - Fortune Minerals

  • Omar Elnikheli - Fibrenx Technologies Inc.

12:00 PM
Lunch Buffet
Sponsored by:
1:00 PM

Speaker:

  • Mark Parsons - ATB
1:45 PM

Speakers:

  • Greg Moffatt - Chemical Industry Association of Canada
  • Evan Legate - Resource Diversification Council

  • Hosted by AIHA Executive Director, Mark Plamondon
2:15 PM
Break
2:45 PM

Speakers:

  • Jay Cranney - Cando Rail
  • Mike Shaw - ATCO Energy Systems
  • Stephen Velthuizen - Shell
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
Brought To You By
Canoco Energy Services
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
Brought To You By
MME + Bouchier
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
Brought To You By
Fluor
4:30 pm
End of Event
4:45 PM
Reception
Brought To You By
Wood PLC
We acknowledge the traditional territories of the Indigenous Peoples of the Treaty 6 region and the Métis Nation of Alberta, Regions 2 and 4. We respect the truth, languages and cultures of all First Nations, Métis, and Inuit and we would like to pay respect to all of the Indigenous Peoples who have cared for this land for generations.
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