Join us for an insightful fireside chat featuring Hon. Christy Clark, former Premier of British Columbia and senior advisor at Bennett Jones, delving into the future of energy in Western Canada. Ms. Clark will discuss the energy industry as it fits into the national political landscape, and the major opportunities on the horizon.

With considerable experience in infrastructure, Canada-Asia trade and natural resources, Ms. Clark will also shed light on the global market forces that are impacting energy markets, and the economic trends to focus on in the coming years. This conversation promises to be an enlightening exploration into the past, present and future of energy in the Western Canadian context.

As Acting Chief Sustainability Officer, Jeff ensures environmental, social and governance considerations are embedded in the company’s strategy and business plans. This includes overseeing communications, and stakeholder engagement with Indigenous communities, governments and community partners. In his role as Senior Vice-President, Corporate Development, Jeff is responsible for contributing to the company’s long-term strategy and business plan through strategic acquisitions and divestitures.

Jeff has extensive experience in domestic and international mergers and acquisitions, investments and corporate restructurings. Prior to joining Cenovus in 2023, Jeff spent 15 years at Peters & Co. Limited, in senior finance roles including Managing Director of the Corporate Finance group and as a member of the Executive Committee. Before Peters & Co., Jeff spent 14 years as a securities lawyer at the law firm of Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP (BD&P), where he was co-head of the Securities Group and a member of the Executive Committee. During his tenure at BD&P, Jeff was twice named one of the top 40 lawyers under 40 in Canada, and was recognized as one of Canada’s most creative lawyers as well as a top cross-border corporate lawyer.

Jeff has served on the board of directors at a number of public and private companies, and charitable organizations. He holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Alberta.

Dr. Ghada Nafie is the Co-founder and CEO of Litus, established in 2020 as a vehicle to deliver nanotechnology solutions for global energy sustainability, especially focused on the elegant recovery of battery metals. Having developed a lithium extraction solution, her research has also uncovered new techniques in nanotechnology designed to unlock lithium and other battery metal supplies to solve some of the world’s most critical energy challenges.

Dr. Ghada Nafie received her PhD degree from the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at the University of Calgary after over a decade of global experience in industry and start-ups. Among her dozens of awards and recognition, Dr. Ghada Nafie recently won the ASTech Award for Excellence in Clean Energy, the Mission from MaRS Climate Venture Diversity Award, the Elevate Firehood Angel Investment Prize, and the Inventures Award in the Net Zero Category.