CANADA ENERGY DINNER
THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING
28 FEBRUARY 2022, CALGARY
WHERE CANADIAN ENERGY EXECUTIVES MEET
ABOUT
CANADA ENERGY DINNER
The Canada Assembly and Dinner took place on 28 February 2022 in Calgary. A huge thank you to all our sponsors and speakers at this year's Assembly.
The Canada Energy Dinner is a half-day gathering for Canada’s most senior finance and energy executives.
This year the focus was on the 3 key questions keeping the industry on its toes: What will the Energy company of the future look like; how to ensure ESG best practice and the creative financing strategies that will guarantee access to capital.
Following the Assembly, 300 industry leaders gathered over dinner to celebrate Tourmaline President & CEO, Mike Rose as he was presented with this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award, and Heather Culbert, Director of Whitecap Resources, as she was presented with this year's Women's Energy Council Executive of the Year Award.
2022 GALLERY
SPEAKERS
AGENDA AT
A GLANCE
2:00 pm Registration & Networking
2:55 pm Welcome Remarks – Tim Pawul, Advisor, Energy Council
3:00 pm Opening Keynote: Renewables Opportunities in Canada & Collaboration with the Oil & Gas Sectorn
Speaker Confirmed:
- Bruce Kolesnik, Senior Manager Development, EDF Renewables Canada
3:15 pm Best Practices When it Comes to ESG: What can Canadian O&G Companies do to Manage their Abandonment Liability, Reduce their Carbon Footprint & Increase the Sustainability of their Operations?
Speakers Confirmed:
- Kent Kaufield, ESG Markets Leaders & Chief Sustainability Officer, EY
- Mark Le Dain, SVP, Strategy and Corporate Development, Validere
- Susan Grey, Director of Sustainability, Cenovus Energy
- Andy Mah, Board Member, Advantage Energy Ltd
- Colleen Sherry, VP Sustainability, GLJ (moderator)
4:05 pm Energy Financing and Investment Strategies
Speakers Confirmed:
- Adam Waterous, CEO, Waterous Energy Fund
- John Adams, President & CEO, NGIF Capital Corporation
- Laurance Narbut, Managing Partner & CIO, Acceleration Resources
- Mike Rose, President & CEO, Tourmaline Oil Corp
- Kevin Kynoch, Managing Director, ATB Corporate Financial Services (moderator)
5 pm Drinks Reception
6:30 pm Call to Dinner
8:15 pm Women's Energy Council Executive of the Year Award
awarded to Heather Culbert, Director, Whitecap Resources
8:30 pm Lifetime Achievement Award Ceremony for Mike Rose, President & CEO, Tourmaline Oil
9:15 pm End of Dinner
SPONSORS
PREMIUM SPONSORS
ASSOCIATE SPONSORS
WOMEN'S ENERGY COUNCIL SPONSORS
AWARDS DINNER
Our Lifetime Achievement Award celebrates the triumphs and successes of those who have made a true difference to the Canadian oil and gas industry and local communities. They are responsible for pioneering new frontiers, pushing boundaries, inspiring others and achieving growth in challenging markets whilst always giving back to communities. They inspire us.
Lifetime Achievement Recipient
Mike Rose, President & CEO of Tourmaline Oil CorpÂ
Sponsored by BD&P
Women's Energy Council Executive of the Year
Heather Culbert – Director, Whitecap Resources
Sponsored by Bennett Jones
Lifetime Achievement Recipient
Mike Rose, President & CEO of Tourmaline Oil Corp
Mr. Mike Rose has been the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Tourmaline since he founded the Company in August 2008. Prior thereto, he was Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Duvernay Oil Corp. (“Duvernay“), a publicly traded oil and gas company (2004-2008). Mr. Rose has more than 38 years of experience in the oil and gas industry and held various exploration and production positions including managing exploration and petroleum engineering research for a large E&P company before founding Berkley Petroleum Corp. (“Berkley“) in 1993. After the sale of Berkley in 2001, Mr. Rose founded Duvernay, which was sold in August 2008 for $5.9 billion.
Mr. Rose was educated at Queen’s University, graduating with an honours degree in Geology. He is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta and the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists. Among other awards, Mr. Rose is the recipient of the Stanley Slipper Gold Medal from the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists (2009).
Women's Energy Council Executive of the Year
Heather Culbert – Director, Whitecap Resources
Ms. Culbert is an independent businesswoman and active philanthropist currently serving as the Vice Chair and Chair of the Human Resources Committee of Export Development Canada (EDC), Board Chair of the Alberta Research and Innovation Advisory Committee (ARIAC), Founder of Board Ready Women (Calgary), Co-founder of Axis Connects (Calgary Influential Women in Business Awards), Board Chair of the United Way World Leadership Council and a member of the Economic Council of Alberta.
From 1996 to 2006, Ms. Culbert was the Senior Vice President of Corporate Services with Enerplus Corporation. Prior thereto, she held senior management positions at Cody Energy, Suncor Energy Inc. and her own IT management consulting firm.
Ms. Culbert is a member of the Corporate Governance & Compensation Committee, a member of the Sustainability & Advocacy Committee and was appointed as a Director of Whitecap on May 16, 2017.
Contact UsÂ
Have a question about the Canada Assembly and Dinner? Contact Amy Miller or Ben West to discuss how you can get involved.
Amy Miller
CEO
+44 207 384 8063
Ben West
Managing Director, Americas
+44 207 384 8256