Schedule

We’ve curated an exceptional line-up of key topics for emerging female leaders below.

Stay tuned for speaker announcements!

Thursday, February 27, 2025

  • Katie Smith-Parent, Executive Director, YWE

  • Doreen Bergum, Metis Elder, Metis Nation of Alberta Region 3

  • Danielle Gifford, Director, AI, PwC Canada

  • Trevor Mayoh, Principal Consultant, Equity Leaders, a Next Gen Men Initiative

  • Patricia Bailey, Director of Strategic Engagement, Pathways Alliance (Moderator)

    Maury Porter, Vice President, Canadian Operations and Operations Services, Enbridge

    Jeff Lawson, Senior Vice-President, Corporate Development & Chief Sustainability Officer, Cenovus Energy

    Ross Middleton, Senior Partner and Managing Director and Head of Calgary Office, BCG

  • Chelsie Klassen, Global Director, Community Engagement and Social Performance, Associate, Environment and Sustainability (E&S) (Moderator)

    Chana Martineau, President & CEO, Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation (AIOC)

  • Susan Grey, Director, Sustainability, Cenovus

  • Alice Yu, Senior Advisor, GHG and Air Emissions, Pembina Pipeline Corporation & a 2018 YWE Award Winner

    Lauren Savoie, President and Chief Executive Officer of PTAC Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada

    Colleen Sherry, Vice President, Sustainability & Emissions Management at GLJ Ltd

  • Ken Cameron, Founder & CEO, Corporate Culture Shift

Friday,
February 28, 2025

  • Teresa Waddington, VP, Corporate Affairs, LNG Canada (Moderator)

    Kim Williams, VP & GM, Canadian Operations, Ovintiv

    Cheryl Gomez-Smith, SVP, Upstream, Imperial Oil

    Heather Christie-Burns, VP, Transmission Business Unit, Pembina

  • David Ghoris, Senior Director, Strategy and Content, DMG Events

    Jarom Moriyama-Bondar, Co-Founder, Pride in Business

    Chi Illiya-Ndule, Associate, Blake, Cassels & Graydon (Blakes) and President, Calgary Black Chambers

    Marni Panas, Director, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, ATCO

  • Aaron Foyer, Vice President, Data & Analytics, Orennia

    Daphne Deng, Analyst, Power & Renewables, Orennia

    Delane Garner, Senior Associate, Decarbonization, Orennia


  • Ellen Embury, Employment Lawyer, Embury & West LLP

  • Melissa Caouette, Founder, Pocket Lobbyist and Principal, MC Consulting (Moderator)

    Gitane De Silva, Global Fellow, The Wilson Center, Former CEO, Canada Energy Regulator, Former Alberta Senior Representative to the US, Former Canadian Foreign Affairs and International Trade Executive

  • Katie Smith-Parent, Executive Director, YWE (Moderator)

    Melinda Park, Partner, Securities and Capital Markets Group, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG)

    Dawn de Lima, Executive Vice-President, Corporate Services & Chief Inclusion and Diversity Officer, TC Energy

    Kerry O’Reilly Wilks, Executive Vice President of Growth and Energy Marketing, TransAlta