All Speakers and Moderators
Canada's Productivity Summit 2024
Hon. John Manley, P.C., O.C.
Chair, Jefferies Securities Inc., Former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada
Hon. Danielle Smith
Premier of Alberta, MLA for Brooks-Medicine Hat
Christopher Ragan
Associate Professor of Macroeconomics and Public Policy, McGill University’s Max Bell School of Public Policy
Ryan Greer
Vice President, Public Affairs and National Policy, Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME)
Dwight Duncan, MBA, JD (Hons.)
Senior Advisor Investor Relations Canada, Bernstein, Litowitz, Berger and Grossman LLP (BLB&G)
George Efthimiopoulos
Director of Innovation & Research Programs, Ciena
Steve Verheul
Principal, GT and Company Executive Advisors; President, Steve Verheul Consulting Inc.; Fellow, Public Policy Forum
Serge Dupont
Senior Advisor, Head of Public Policy, Bennett Jones
Myha Truong-Regan
Head of Climate Research, RBC’s Climate Action Institute
Laura Jones
President and Chief Executive Officer, Business Council of BC.
Joseph Marchand
Professor, Department of Economics, University of Alberta
Dr. Heather Exner-Pirot
Director, Natural Resources, Energy and Environment Program & Senior Fellow, Macdonald-Laurier Institute
Goldy Hyder
President and Chief Executive Officer, Business Council of Canada
Charles St-Arnaud
Chief Economist, Alberta Central
Heather Scoffield
Senior Vice President, Strategy, Business Council of Canada
Martha Hall Findlay, BA (International Relations), LLB, ICD.D
Director, School of Public Policy and James S. and Barbara A. Palmer Chair in Public Policy, University of Calgary
Chief Crystal Smith
Chief Councillor, Haisla Nation
Graham Flack
Retired Federal Public Servant,
Fred O'Riordan
National Leader, Tax Policy, Ernst & Young LLP
Gitane De Silva, ICD.D
Founder and Principal, GDStrategic
Dr. Ira Kalish
Chief Global Economist of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd.
Mark Parsons
Vice President and Chief Economist, ATB Financial
Tony Keller
Columnist, The Globe and Mail
Trevor Tombe
Professor, Department of Economics and Director of Fiscal and Economic Policy, School of Public Policy, University of Calgary
Deborah Yedlin
President and CEO, Calgary Chamber of Commerce
Terry Rock
President and CEO, Platform Calgary
Aaron Cosbey
President, Small World Sustainability Consulting
Andrew Coyne
Columnist, The Globe and Mail
Dr. Alejandro Adem
President, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
Chris Phelan
Senior Vice President, Policy, Government and Industry Affairs, Canadian Airports Council
David Coletto
Chair, CEO and Founder, Abacus Data
Hannah Thibedeau
Executive Communications Officer, Global Public Affairs
J.P. Gervais
Executive Vice-President, Strategy and Impact and Chief Economist, FCC
Jess Sinclair
Director, Government Affairs (Prairies), Council of Canadian Innovators
Marvin Slingerland, CPA, CA
Senior Vice President, MNP
Michael Wernick
Jarislowsky Chair in Public Sector Management, University of Ottawa; Senior Strategic Advisor, MNP Digital
Dr. Michelle Alexopoulos
Professor, Economics, University of Toronto
Hon. Nate Horner
Minister of Finance & President of Treasury Board, Government of Alberta
Nick Betts
Managing Director, Canadian Alliance for Net-Zero Agri-food
Robert Asselin
Senior Vice President, Policy, Business Council of Canada
Robin Silvester
Board Member and Advisor
Sylvain Giguère
Vice-President, Strategic Partnerships and Economic Impact, Mitacs
Laura Dawson
Executive Director, Future Borders Coalition
Jean-François Perrault
Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist, Scotiabank
Lawrence Schembri
Senior Fellow and Peter M. Brown Chair in Canadian Competitiveness, Fraser Institute
Scott Fash
Registered Professional Planner & CEO, Building Industry and Land Development Association of Alberta (BILD Alberta)
Dr. Kent Fellows
Assistant Professor, Economics & Director, Graduate Programs, School of Public Policy, University of Calgary
Matthew Foss
Vice President of Research & Public Policy, Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business
Thomas Grell
Executive Vice President, Graham Services Division
Keith Halliday
Partner & Associate Director, Boston Consulting Group
Kristjan Hebert
President and CEO, The Hebert Group; Managing Partner, Hebert Grain Ventures (HGV); Co-Founder, Maverick Ag Consulting,
Marlise Hunter
Director, Platform, Tall Grass Ventures
Hon. Matt Jones
Minister of Jobs, Economy and Trade, Government of Alberta
Dr. Faheem Khan
CEO, Aro Robotic Systems and Fourien Inc.
Dazawray Landrie-Parker
Director, Strategy & Governance, Mokwateh
Dr. Ed McCauley
President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Calgary
Kim McConnell
Founder and Former CEO, AdFarm
Hon. Nathan Neudorf
Minister of Affordability and Utilities, Vice-Chair of Treasury Board, Government of Alberta
David Nikolejsin
Strategic Advisor, McCarthy Tétrault
Breanne Oliver
Assistant Vice-President, Communications and Public Affairs, CN
Chantal Ritcey
VP, Customer Solutions, AltaML
Tim Sargent
Director, Domestic Policy and Senior Fellow, Macdonald-Laurier Institute
Chad Saunders
Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Haskayne School of Business; Adjunct Appointment, Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
Heather Marshall
Site Lead, CDL-Rockies and Haskayne ScaleUp
Dr. Jennifer Winter
Professor, Department of Economics, School of Public Policy, University of Calgary; Departmental Science Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada
Megan Zimmerman
Senior Director, Business Development
Scott Crockatt
Vice President, Communications & External Relations, Business Council of Alberta
Bryce Starlight
Vice President, Development, Taza Development Corp.
David Chan
Product Lead, Industry, Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii)
Nicole Janssen
Co-Founder and Co-CEO, AltaML
Jeff Lawson
Senior Vice-President, Corporate Development & Chief Sustainability Officer, Cenovus Energy
David Hoff
Chief Government Relations Officer, Ledcor
Jeff Griffiths, FCMC
Director – Skills, Innovation and Productivity Centre, Canada West Foundation
Andrew Sharpe
Executive Director, Centre for the Study of Living Standards
Adam Legge
President, Business Council of Alberta