Operational Excellence in Energy, Chemicals & Resources Summit 2024 | IQPC | 4 June 2024 | TBA, Calgary, Alberta

This summit is the most inspiring showcase of industry innovation in Canada. Now in its 11th year, the summit brings together over 200 senior level executives to share use cases and showcase trailblazing technologies that will transform your operations.

It's the best place to discover powerful solutions - from innovations in AI and robotics, to hands-on site tours, to use cases from operations leaders paving a new way forward. Hear from industry titans during must-see keynote speeches.

The 2024 event agenda will show you how to:

● Enhance operational resilience and build a culture of Operational Excellence
● Plan for the operational and organizational impact of decarbonization
● Leverage connected worker tools to keep your frontline workers safe, mobile and efficient
● Unlock new value fast by zeroing in on the most promising operational innovation opportunities
● Build future-proofed organizations and take steps towards a more sustainable operational infrastructure
● Use remote operations to track production performance
● Link your Operational Excellence plan to business needs and changing objectives

2023 Past Speakers:

Jared Katerenchuk
VP Maintenance and Operations, KMC Mining

Max Easley
Chief Operating Officer, Petronas Canada

Kelly Ogle
Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Global Affairs Institute

Sudhakar Virupakshi
Chief Information Officer, Buckeye Partners

Dennis Lee Banks Sr
Senior Vice President, Operations Services, Suncor

Edmond Thompson
Vice President, Engineering, Technology and Capital, Nitrogen and Phosphate, Nutrien

Jackson Hegland
Executive Director, Methane Emissions Leadership Alliance

Jan Shumate
Director Worldwide Engineering & Construction Solutions and Corporate Manufacturing Automation Transformation, Eastman Chemical Company

Ron Norris
Director, Operations Innovation, Georgia-Pacific

Jon Mitchell
Vice President, Sustainability, Suncor

Marvin Wong
Vice President - Business Intelligence, Technology & Security, Secure Energy

Grigor Bambekov
Former Senior Vice President, Business Transformation, Delek

Vineeta Maguire
Former Vice President Supply Management, Ovintiv

Eric Wakley
Vice President, Health & Safety, Cenovus Energy

Julie Thyne
Global Improvement Director, Dow, Inc.

Jeremy van Loon
Director, Sustainability, Parkland

Stephane Demers
General Manager, Operations, Fixed Plant Fort Hills, Suncor

Quoc Hao Mach
Operational Excellence Manager, Vale

Cristian Matei, Ph.D, LSS, MBB
Chief Executive Officer, Advanced Thinking Switzerland

Brian Engbers
Specialist, Operations Technology, Plains Midstream Canada

Sheldon Wall
Director, Analytics Centre of Excellence, Suncor

Wendy Cukier
Professor, Toronto Metropolitan University

Joe Vornbrock
Manager, Corporate Applications, Information Services, Plains Midstream Canada

Robin Gardiner
Founder and Director, Leading Safety Partners

Greg Pollack
Business Automation Sales Leader, IBM

Shannon Ouellette
Global Process Owner, Production, Shell

Olivia Bushe
CEO, FlowForma

Arden Albert
Director of IoT and Automation, ProFrac

Tom Woginrich
Principal Value Consultant, IBM Sustainability Software, IBM

David Lod
Chief Executive Officer, Veerum

Thomas Grand
Chief Operating Officer, Samp

Denis Drolet
Senior Operations Engineer, Real Time Operations, Vermilion Energy

David Vlajic
Manager, Maintenance Excellence, NOVA Chemicals

Ty Levine
Vice President, Global Marketing, Sigga Technologies

James McLean
Partner, PWC Canada

Devin Peters
Senior Functional Consultant, Prometheus Group

Paul Stone
Product Strategist, FlowForma

Madaline Spencer
Product Manager, Bently Nevada

Dr. Alauddin Ahmed
Managing Consultant, ValueInfinity Inc.

Sarah Rankin
Senior Manager - Enterprise Transformation, Pembina Pipeline Corporation

Kirsten Baker
Director - Digital Operations, PWC Canada

Brad Kohlsmith
Vice President, Marketing, Pembina Pipeline Corporation

Roger Wilhelmi
Director of Business Development, Imubit

Frederic Brosseau
Partner - Process Intelligence Lead, Levio

Shannon Pestun
Senior Advisor, The Diversity Institute