Schedule in Brief

8:00 AM

Networking Breakfast
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9:00 AM

Welcome

Indigenous Greeting
Speaker: Dallas Arcan Jr.

Alberta's Industrial Heartland Association
Speaker: Mark Plamondon

Alberta's Industrial Heartland Association Board
Speaker: Reeve Dave Diduck

Government of Alberta
Speaker: Honourable Minister Brian Jean

9:45 AM

Special Announcement

10 AM

Industrial Heartland Industry Updates

Shell
Speaker: Paula Mitchel
Plains
Speaker: Braden Purkis
Vopak
Speaker: Peter Keeshan

10:30 AM

Break

11:00 AM

Market Trends

Chemical Market Analytics
Speaker: Steve Lewandowski

11:30 AM

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

BuildForce Canada
Speaker: Bill Ferreira

12:00 PM

Lunch Buffet
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1:00 PM

The Alberta Advantage: Unveiling the Current and Future Economic Landscape

ATB
Speaker: Mark Parsons

1:45 AM

Fueling the Future: Inside Dow’s Path2Zero Initiative

Dow Canada
Speakers: Diego Ordonez

Alberta's Industrial Heartland Association
Mark Plamondon

2:00 PM

Industry updates

ATCO Energy Systems
Speaker: Leah McDonald

ATCO EnPower
Speaker: Craig Crooney

Fortune Minerals
Speaker: Robin Goad

2:30 PM

Break

3:00 pm

25 more years of the Heartland Panel

University of Alberta
Moderator: Andre McDonald

Alberta Innovates
Speaker: David Van Den Assem

iMicrobes
Speaker: Noah Helman

GE
Speaker: Lisa McBride

3:45 PM

Keynote: Evan Solomon, The Future of AI
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4:30 PM

Edmonton International Airport (YEG) Giveaway

4:40-5:30 PM

AIHA 25th Anniversary Reception
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Please note the schedule is subject to change.

8:00 AM

Doors Open / Networking Breakfast

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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

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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

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Fluor

4:30 pm

End of Event

4:45 PM

Reception

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Wood PLC