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Please Welcome the 2018 ConvergX Keynotes, Co-Hosts and Panelists<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding=”27px|0px|0px|0px” admin_label=”Row” _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.0.74″ text_font=”Georgia||||” text_text_color=”#ff0000″ text_font_size=”20″ header_font=”Georgia||||” header_text_color=”#000000″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” text_orientation=”center” module_alignment=”center”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_team_member name=”Opening Reception Keynote – Todd Hirsch” position=”Chief Economist of ATB Financial” image_url=”https:\/\/convergx.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Todd-Hirsch-Photo-Small.png” admin_label=”Jim Landon” _builder_version=”3.0.48″ header_font=”Georgia||||” header_text_color=”#0d88e5″ header_font_size=”26px” body_font=”Georgia||||” body_text_color=”#000000″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_css_member_image=”vertical-align: middle;”]<\/p>\n For over 20 years, Todd has worked as an economist at numerous\u00a0organizations including the Canadian Pacific Railway, the Canada West Foundation and the Bank of Canada. For almost a decade, Todd taught economics at the University of Calgary. He released his first book,\u00a0The Boiling Frog Dilemma: Saving Canada from Economic Decline<\/em><\/a>\u00a0in 2012, his second,\u00a0Halfway Home<\/em><\/a>\u00a0in 2016 and his third,\u00a0Spiders in Space: Successfully Adapting to Unwanted Change<\/em><\/a>\u00a0in 2017. [\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_team_member name=”Opening Remarks Keynote – The Honourable Michelle Rempel” position=”Government of Canada” image_url=”http:\/\/convergex2018.wp2.guideloom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Michelle-Rempel-Photo-Small.jpg” admin_label=”Jim Landon” _builder_version=”3.0.48″ header_font=”Georgia||||” header_text_color=”#0d88e5″ header_font_size=”26px” body_font=”Georgia||||” body_text_color=”#000000″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_css_member_image=”vertical-align: middle;”]<\/p>\n Michelle is a Canadian Member of Parliament. She has served in cabinet as the Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, and as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of the Environment. She presently serves as the Shadow Minister for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship.<\/p>\n Michelle’s has a professional background in intellectual property management and technology transfer. Prior to her election, Michelle directed the sponsored research portfolio of a top Canadian university and was a senior consultant with a Canadian management consulting firm.<\/p>\n Michelle holds a degree in economics.\u00a0 She has been named one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women by the Women’s Executive Network, one of Calgary’s \u201cTop 40 under 40\u201d, one of Alberta’s “50 Most Influential People”, and twice named a Canadian “Parliamentarian of the Year”. Michelle is also a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_team_member name=”Awards Evening Keynote: The Honourable Deron Bilous” position=”Minister of Economic Development & Trade” image_url=”http:\/\/convergex2018.wp2.guideloom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Minister-Bilous-Photo-Small.png” admin_label=”Jim Landon” _builder_version=”3.0.48″ header_font=”Georgia||||” header_text_color=”#0d88e5″ header_font_size=”26px” body_font=”Georgia||||” body_text_color=”#000000″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_css_member_image=”vertical-align: middle;”]<\/p>\n Born and raised in Edmonton, Deron Bilous knows the incredible contribution Alberta workers have made to our province and our country.\u00a0 Growing-up in a proudly Ukrainian home he also appreciates the strength and beauty of our province\u2019s diversity. Between 1995 and 2005, Mr. Bilous worked in Quebec, Tunisia and China on a number of projects with Canada World Youth, a volunteer youth program focusing on international development.\u00a0<\/p>\n After graduating from the University of Alberta with an education degree in 2001, he taught and mentored students at Edmonton\u2019s Inner City High School, where he learned to see potential where others might see hardship.\u00a0 He also began working in neighbourhood and community development. The voters of Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview first elected him as their Member of the Legislative Assembly on April 23, 2012, and again on May 5, 2015.<\/p>\n A dedicated champion for Alberta workers and Alberta business, Deron Bilous was sworn in as Minister of Economic Development and Trade on October 22, 2015. Prior to this, he served as Minister of Municipal Affairs and as Minister of Service Alberta.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_team_member name=”Day 1 Lunch Keynote – Charles Bouchard” position=”Chief Executive, Lockheed Martin Canada” image_url=”http:\/\/convergex2018.wp2.guideloom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Photo-Small.png” admin_label=”Jim Landon” _builder_version=”3.0.48″ header_font=”Georgia||||” header_text_color=”#0d88e5″ header_font_size=”26px” body_font=”Georgia||||” body_text_color=”#000000″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_css_member_image=”vertical-align: middle;”]<\/p>\n Lockheed Martin Canada; a sub-division of Lockheed Martin International. Under his leadership, LM Canada is responsible for delivering on country-specific strategies, maintaining and strengthening strategic customer and partner relationships, and actively seeking new partnerships. In collaboration with the Business Areas, he develops business plans, establishes business commitments, and supports business capture campaigns.<\/p>\n Charles joined the Lockheed Martin team in September 2013 following a successful career in the Canadian Armed Forces spanning over 37 years.\u00a0 He retired from the Royal Canadian Air Force at the rank of Lieutenant General.\u00a0 His military career includes many senior leadership roles in Canada, NORAD and NATO.<\/p>\n Charles is a graduate of Canadian Forces Staff School; Canadian Land Forces Command and Staff College; Canadian Forces Command and Staff College; the National Strategic Studies Course; the Combined Forces Air Component Commander Course, Maxwell Air Force Base; the Generals, Flag Officers and Ambassadors Course at the NATO Defense College; and the Senior Executives National and International Security Program at Harvard University<\/a>. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science from the University of Manitoba<\/a>.<\/p>\n He is an Officer of the Order of Canada; a Commander of the Order of Military Merit; an Officer of the U.S Legion of Merit, three oak leaf clusters; un Officier de la L\u00e9gion d\u2019Honeur (France); and a recipient of the Meritorious Service Cross.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_team_member name=”Day 2 Breakfast Keynote – The Honourable Sandra Jansen” position=”MLA, Calgary North-West” image_url=”http:\/\/convergex2018.wp2.guideloom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Sandra-Jansen-Photo-Small.jpg” admin_label=”Jim Landon” _builder_version=”3.0.48″ header_font=”Georgia||||” header_text_color=”#0d88e5″ header_font_size=”26px” body_font=”Georgia||||” body_text_color=”#000000″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_css_member_image=”vertical-align: middle;”]<\/p>\n Sandra Jansen was elected to her second term as the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Calgary-North West on May 5, 2015. Ms. Jansen was sworn in as the Minister for Infrastructure on October 17, 2017. She currently serves as a member of the Standing Committee on Families and Communities. She previously served as Associate Minister of Family and Community Safety and as a member of the following committees:<\/p>\n She also served as Deputy Government Whip, chair of the Calgary caucus and co-chair of the Alberta Film Advisory Council. Ms. Jansen earned a broadcasting diploma from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology and later studied French at McGill University. She also holds a master’s degree in professional communications from Royal Roads University. Ms. Jansen is an experienced journalist, having spent 23 years in the field, including 10 years as a national news anchor at CTV News Channel in Toronto. She also hosted the City TV Calgary show Your City from 2007 to 2010. Ms. Jansen later served as Premier Alison Redford’s southern Alberta communications manager from October 2011 to March 2012.<\/p>\n A passionate advocate and dedicated volunteer, over the years she has been a spokesperson and a volunteer for the United Way, Calgary Health Trust, and Ronald McDonald House and a board member at the Calgary Girls’ School. Ms. Jansen is an acrylic artist and has donated more than 50 paintings to various charities in the Calgary area.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_team_member name=”Day 2 Lunch Keynote – John Kirton” position=”Co-Director & Founder of the G20 Research Group” image_url=”https:\/\/convergx.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/John-Kirton-Photo-Small.jpg” admin_label=”Jim Landon” _builder_version=”3.0.48″ header_font=”Georgia||||” header_text_color=”#0d88e5″ header_font_size=”26px” body_font=”Georgia||||” body_text_color=”#000000″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_css_member_image=”vertical-align: middle;”]<\/p>\n John J. Kirton is Co-Director and founder of the G20 Research Group and of the BRICS Research Group, Director of the G7 Research Group and Co-Director of the Global Health Diplomacy Program, all based at Trinity College at the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto, where he is a professor of political science and Canadian foreign policy and director of the International Relations Program. He is a Non-resident Senior Fellow at the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies in Renmin University of China. He is the author of China\u2019s G20 Governance <\/em>(English edition, 2016), China\u2019s G20 Leadership <\/em>(Chinese edition, 2016) and G20 Governance for a Globalized World <\/em>(English edition, 2013; Chinese edition, 2015). He is co-author of Accountability for Effectiveness in Global Governance <\/em>(2017), Global Governance on Climate Change: G8, G20 and UN Leadership <\/em>(2015) and co-editor of The G8-G20 Relationship in Global Governance <\/em>(2015), along with many other books. He is co-editor of the series of G7\/G20 summit publications published by Newsdesk Media, including most recently G20 Germany: The Hamburg Summit 2017 <\/em>and G7 Italy: The Taormina Summit 2017<\/em><\/span>, <\/em>and author of the e-books Mobilising Climate Finance <\/em>and Delivering Sustainable Energy Access<\/em>. Follow him on Twitter @jjkirton<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_divider color=”#191919″ disabled_on=”on|on|off” admin_label=”Divider” _builder_version=”3.2″][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.0.74″ text_font=”Georgia||||” text_text_color=”#ff0000″ text_font_size=”20″ header_font=”Georgia||||” header_text_color=”#000000″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” text_orientation=”center” module_alignment=”center”]<\/p>\n \n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_team_member name=”Co-Host: Louise Mercier” position=”Vice President, Hill & Knowlton – Ottawa” image_url=”http:\/\/convergex2018.wp2.guideloom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Louise-Mercier-Photo-Small.jpg” admin_label=”Jim Landon” _builder_version=”3.0.48″ header_font=”Georgia||||” header_text_color=”#0d88e5″ header_font_size=”26px” body_font=”Georgia||||” body_text_color=”#000000″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_css_member_image=”vertical-align: middle;”]<\/p>\n Louise Mercier is a high profile senior industry defence consultant, expert in Canadian defence procurement practices and policies, specializing in industrial win-strategies.\u00a0 Currently she is the Vice President of Defence Procurement of Hill + Knowlton Strategies, and is best known for her strong relationships at executive levels of industry, government and the defence media.<\/p>\n Louise brings the leadership, strategic planning and managerial experience associated with a 25+ year business development career, to build and implement capture strategies complex, military industrial programs, ranging in value up to $14B. Her clear industrial insights, and crisp strategic counsel through the full range of the business capture processes (competitive analysis, price to win, probability of win strategies, strategic partnerships, ITB\u2019s) has been the key to her clients success.\u00a0 With her H+K Team\u00a0 she is also provides political, media and value proposition counsel.<\/p>\n A well-known face in the defence industry Louise Mercier is a Past National President of The Navy League of Canada<\/em>, is the founder of Canada\u2019s Women in Defence and Security<\/em>, is an Executive Board Member of The Canadian Defence Association Institute<\/em>, and is an active volunteer of CADSI (Canadian Association Defence and Security Industry). \u00a0In cooperation with the RCN and CADSI leadership, she manages and Chairs CADSI\u2019s Annual\u00a0 industrial engagement program, Navy Outlook<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n As a result of her commitment to the Navy League of Canada, and the Royal Canadian Navy, in 2011, she was awarded the Admiral\u2019s Certificate of Appreciation in recognition of exceptional service to the RCN, and in February 2013, was awarded the Queen\u2019s Diamond Jubilee Medal. As an active volunteer, Louise Mercier has helped to raise over $1M for various charities including MFRC, Navy League of Canada, Dartmouth Rotary Club, Nova Scotia Cancer Society and the Ottawa Services Attache Association<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_divider color=”#191919″ disabled_on=”on|on|off” admin_label=”Divider” _builder_version=”3.2″][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_team_member name=”Co-Host: Brad Robson” position=”President, W\u0101Vv” image_url=”http:\/\/convergex2018.wp2.guideloom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Brad-Robson-Photo-Small.jpg” admin_label=”Jim Landon” _builder_version=”3.0.48″ header_font=”Georgia||||” header_text_color=”#0d88e5″ header_font_size=”26px” body_font=”Georgia||||” body_text_color=”#000000″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_css_member_image=”vertical-align: middle;”]<\/p>\n Brad\u2019s expertise is to deliver innovative solutions from diverse ideas. Whether working with large or emerging small & medium businesses, profitable and purposeful commercial opportunities are his focus. Serving in an executive leadership position in global technology companies has provided for strong understanding in the areas of cyber security, intelligence, government relations, energy, defence and technology innovation.<\/p>\n Working to continue building business beyond borders\u00a0<\/u><\/em><\/p>\n As President of W\u0101Vv the focus is to accelerate common solutions for common problems among all industries. Based in Calgary, W\u0101Vv works with clients knowing that the success of that initiative relies on diversification and the attraction of industries and investment to Canada. Understanding the demand and engaging our clients into those new supply chains is the cornerstone of our business both locally and internationally.\u00a0<\/p>\n His entrepreneurial mindset drives his passion for fostering and encouraging team collaboration and experimentation to deliver solutions. None of that could be accomplished without the support of all levels of government and the relationship with many industry associations at home and abroad. Those that know him will attest that his hobby is exploring the boundaries of the laws of physics specifically that of gravity and Newton\u2019s 3 laws of motion. Some of those outdoor pursuits\u00a0have been successful and others have provided for great stories.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_divider color=”#191919″ disabled_on=”on|on|off” admin_label=”Divider” _builder_version=”3.2″][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.0.74″ text_font=”Georgia||||” text_text_color=”#0d8de2″ text_font_size=”20″ header_font=”Georgia||||” header_text_color=”#000000″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” text_orientation=”center” module_alignment=”center”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_team_member name=”Speaker for ADS – Dr. David Perry” position=”Senior Analyst & Fellow, Canadian Global Affairs Institute” image_url=”https:\/\/convergx.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Dave-Perry-Photo-Small.jpg” admin_label=”Jim Landon” _builder_version=”3.0.48″ header_font=”Georgia||||” header_text_color=”#0d88e5″ header_font_size=”26px” body_font=”Georgia||||” body_text_color=”#000000″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_css_member_image=”vertical-align: middle;”]<\/p>\n Dr. David Perry is Senior Analyst and a Fellow with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. He is the author of multiple publications related to defence budgeting, transformation and procurement, published with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, Conference of Defence Associations Institute, Defence Studies, Comparative Strategy, International Journal<\/em>, and\u00a0<\/span>Journal of Military and Strategic Studies <\/em>and <\/em>is a columnist for the\u00a0<\/span>Canadian Naval Review<\/em>. He received his PhD in political science from Carleton University where his dissertation examined the link between defence budgeting and defence procurement. He is an adjunct professor at the Centre for Military and Strategic Studies at the University of Calgary and a research fellow of the Centre for the Study of Security and Development at Dalhousie University. \u00a0He was previously the Senior Security and Defence Analyst of the Conference of Defence Associations Institute and Deputy Director of Dalhousie University\u2019s Centre for Foreign Policy Studies.\u00a0 Embassy Magazine<\/em> and The Hill Times<\/em> named him one of the “Top 100 Influencing Canadian Foreign Policy\u201d in 2014.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_team_member name=”Speaker for Energy -Ray Smith” position=”Area Operations Manager – Halliburton” image_url=”http:\/\/convergex2018.wp2.guideloom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Ray-Smith-Photo-Small.png” admin_label=”Jim Landon” _builder_version=”3.0.48″ header_font=”Georgia||||” header_text_color=”#0d88e5″ header_font_size=”26px” body_font=”Georgia||||” body_text_color=”#000000″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_css_member_image=”vertical-align: middle;”]<\/p>\n Ray Smith currently works for Halliburton Canada and holds the position of Canadian Operations Manager. Ray has held several positions in the company, including Global Direction Drilling and MLT Manager for Sperry Drilling Services in Houston, Texas. Ray has 30 plus years of oil and gas experience and his career has expanded across land and offshore operation with stints in Latin America, Middle East and Asia Pacific regions. An interesting note, Ray started his career with Esso Resources as a drilling engineer and spent several years in their Artic operations. Ray currently hold 15 patents and has represented the SPE as a distinguished lecturer; and has received an Alumni Award of Distinction from his Alma Mater. Ray has been involved in numerous oilfield technology product development and campaigns, including RSS and MLT applications. His first level three MLT installation was here in Canada in 1993.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.0.74″ text_font=”Georgia||||” text_text_color=”#0d8de2″ text_font_size=”20″ header_font=”Georgia||||” header_text_color=”#000000″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” text_orientation=”center” module_alignment=”center”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#191919″ disabled_on=”on|on|off” admin_label=”Divider” _builder_version=”3.2″][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.0.74″ text_font=”Georgia||||” text_text_color=”#ff0000″ text_font_size=”20″ header_font=”Georgia||||” header_text_color=”#000000″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” text_orientation=”center” module_alignment=”center”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_team_member name=”Speaker #1 – Joy Romero, P.Eng, MBA PM, ICD.D” position=”Vice President, Technology & Innovation – CNRL” image_url=”http:\/\/convergex2018.wp2.guideloom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Photo-Small-1.png” admin_label=”Jim Landon” _builder_version=”3.0.48″ header_font=”Georgia||||” header_text_color=”#0d88e5″ header_font_size=”26px” body_font=”Georgia||||” body_text_color=”#000000″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_css_member_image=”vertical-align: middle;”]<\/p>\n Joy has worked in steel, iron ore, coal and oil and gas.\u00a0 She has served as Chair of the Governing Council of Athabasca University, advisor to the NSERC chair for Oil Sands, University of Alberta, the NSERC Chair for Energy and Imaging, University of Calgary, chair of the Canadian Oilsands Network for Research and Development and Chair for the Board of Canada\u2019s Oil Sands Innovation Alliance. Joy is currently chair of the Clean Resource Innovation Network and the PTAC Innovation Ecosytem , a board member of the Petroleum Technology Alliance of Canada and Wavefront and a member of the Kinetica Ventures Advisory Council and the Science, Technology & Innovation Council for Canada.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_team_member name=”Speaker #2 – Dr. Peter Tsantrizos” position=”President & CEO – Terragon Environmental Technologies Inc.” image_url=”http:\/\/convergex2018.wp2.guideloom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Peter-Tsantrizos-Photo-Small.png” admin_label=”Jim Landon” _builder_version=”3.0.48″ header_font=”Georgia||||” header_text_color=”#0d88e5″ header_font_size=”26px” body_font=”Georgia||||” body_text_color=”#000000″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_css_member_image=”vertical-align: middle;”]<\/p>\n Dr. Tsantrizos is the founder of Terragon Environmental Technologies Inc. and serves as the Company\u2019s President and Chief Executive Officer. \u00a0He founded Terragon in 2004 has led all operations of Terragon, including the development of its proprietary waste treatment technologies. Dr. Tsantrizos has been developing and commercializing advanced environmental and materials technologies since 1978.\u00a0 He began his professional work with Arthur D. Little where he participated in various environmental studies, and then was employed by Canada\u2019s National Research Council, McGill University and the Noranda Technology Center where he developed various plasma technologies for the production of high performance materials.\u00a0 In 1991, Dr. Tsantrizos founded PyroGenesis Inc. a company that developed and commercialized a number of advanced materials as well as some world leading environmental technologies.\u00a0 At PyroGenesis, Dr. Tsantrizos served as the Chairman and Chief Technology Officer and was responsible for most of the company\u2019s operation, including technology development, production and marketing.<\/p>\n Dr. Tsantrizos has a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from McGill University and is the inventor of 18 patented technologies and has successfully commercialized technologies for both the production of advanced materials and the generation of resources from waste.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_team_member name=”Speaker #3 – Darrell Haight” position=”President & CEO of Trace Associates” image_url=”https:\/\/convergx.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Darell-Haight-Photo-Small.jpg” admin_label=”Jim Landon” _builder_version=”3.0.48″ header_font=”Georgia||||” header_text_color=”#0d88e5″ header_font_size=”26px” body_font=”Georgia||||” body_text_color=”#000000″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_css_member_image=”vertical-align: middle;”]<\/p>\n Mr. Haight is a professional agrologist and completed his Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Conservation Sciences from the University of Alberta. Mr. Haight is a Co-founder, President and CEO of Trace. At Trace, Darrell is responsible for the overall leadership of the company, including development and implementation of the company’s vision, mission, strategy, sales, marketing, corporate social responsibility, and health, safety, environmental, and quality management systems.\u00a0<\/p>\n Across five offices, Trace advises clients in the oil and gas, mining, industrial, government, agriculture, and land development sectors. Trace consults on environmental issues relating to contaminated sites, and reclamation, regulatory compliance, and land and resource development. We are in business to help our people and our clients have a great life. Darrell resides in St. Albert, Alberta. In his spare time, Darrell enjoys running his three kids around to various activities, fishing, watching Oilers Hockey, and playing hockey.\u00a0<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_team_member name=”Speaker #4 – Bettina Pierre-Gilles” position=”President & CEO of Luxeum Renewables Group” image_url=”http:\/\/convergex2018.wp2.guideloom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Bettina-Pierre-Gilles-Photo-Small.jpg” admin_label=”Jim Landon” _builder_version=”3.0.48″ header_font=”Georgia||||” header_text_color=”#0d88e5″ header_font_size=”26px” body_font=”Georgia||||” body_text_color=”#000000″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_css_member_image=”vertical-align: middle;”]<\/p>\n Luxeum Renewables Group Inc. (“LRG”), one of Western Canada’s largest utility-scale renewable development companies. She is a senior finance Executive and a designated Accountant with strong strategic business organizational, operations and expansionary skills. Prior to founding LRG, Bettina served as CFO of several energy companies through her Consulting firm Phasis, where she developed functional strategies, organizational effectiveness tools and measurements identified and recruited Board members.<\/p>\n Currently, Bettina sits on the Board of: Piikani Investment Corporation, a Treaty 7 First Nations based in Southern Alberta, Queen\u2019s Venture Network (QVN); the Board of the Solar Society of Alberta, Queen\u2019s University Venture Network and Partners-in-Health (PIH), a Toronto-based non-profit for social justice.\u00a0 She is also quite involved in the community and is a member of the Board of the United Conservative Party of Alberta.\u00a0 Previously, she was a Board member at Calgary Co-Op, and Exaltexx Inc., an oilfield chemicals company based in Alberta, with a parent company in the US.<\/p>\n Bettina is also passionate about giving back in the community where she lives and has been involved in mentoring, as well she is a past Chair of the Women\u2019s Energy Network; a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors and established and co-Chairs the Western Canada chapter of WomenCorporateDirectors (WCD). Bettina holds the Certified Professional Accountant (CPA-CMA) designation, an ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors of Canada and received an MBA from Queen\u2019s University.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_team_member name=”Clean & Green Moderator – Zo\u00eb Kolbuc” position=”Vice President, Partnerships – Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC)” image_url=”http:\/\/convergex2018.wp2.guideloom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Zoe-Kolbuc-Photo-Small.jpg” admin_label=”Jim Landon” _builder_version=”3.0.48″ header_font=”Georgia||||” header_text_color=”#0d88e5″ header_font_size=”26px” body_font=”Georgia||||” body_text_color=”#000000″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_css_member_image=”vertical-align: middle;”]<\/p>\n Over the last fifteen years, Zo\u00eb has worked in public affairs in business, government and academia. As the Vice President of Partnerships, Zo\u00eb provides leadership for SDTC\u2019s strategy to develop partnerships across the country that support entrepreneurs developing innovative technologies. Through support and funding SDTC helps companies advance projects at the critical stages of pre-commercial development and demonstration. The projects we fund have the potential to deliver significant environmental and economic benefits through reduced greenhouse gas emissions, clean air, clean water or clean soil. Through partnerships with governments, not-for-profits and private sector organizations across the country, SDTC is always looking for new ways to help clean technology companies thrive in domestic and global markets.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.0.74″ text_font=”Georgia||||” text_text_color=”#0d8de2″ text_font_size=”20″ header_font=”Georgia||||” header_text_color=”#000000″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” text_orientation=”center” module_alignment=”center”][\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#191919″ disabled_on=”on|on|off” admin_label=”Divider” _builder_version=”3.2″][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.0.74″ text_font=”Georgia||||” text_text_color=”#ff0000″ text_font_size=”20″ header_font=”Georgia||||” header_text_color=”#000000″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” text_orientation=”center” module_alignment=”center”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_team_member name=”Speaker #1 – Ken Brizel” position=”CEO” image_url=”http:\/\/convergex2018.wp2.guideloom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Ken-Brizel-Photo-Small.jpg” admin_label=”Jim Landon” _builder_version=”3.0.48″ header_font=”Georgia||||” header_text_color=”#0d88e5″ header_font_size=”26px” body_font=”Georgia||||” body_text_color=”#000000″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_css_member_image=”vertical-align: middle;”]<\/p>\n Ken has spent more than 20 years managing operations with multinational high-tech organizations in North America, Europe and Asia.<\/p>\n Prior to ACAMP, he was CEO of LightPath Technologies in the United States. Before that, he served as Senior Vice President for Strategy and Business Development for Oplink Communications; Director of Strategic Marketing and the Digital Signal Processor business unit for AT&T\/Lucent Microelectronics; and held senior management positions at GE\/RCA and the startup Star Semiconductor.<\/p>\n Ken holds a master’s degree in electrical engineering with concentration in solid state physics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He won the David Sarnoff Award Gold Medallion for Outstanding Technical Achievement at RCA for building the QMOS product line.<\/p>\n Ken is the driving force for ACAMP’s vision, strategy, people and reputation.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_team_member name=”Speaker #2 – Robert Mereau” position=”Co-Founder – White Whale Analytics” image_url=”https:\/\/convergx.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Robert-Mereau-Photo-Small.png” admin_label=”Jim Landon” _builder_version=”3.0.48″ header_font=”Georgia||||” header_text_color=”#0d88e5″ header_font_size=”26px” body_font=”Georgia||||” body_text_color=”#000000″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_css_member_image=”vertical-align: middle;”]<\/p>\n Robert Mereau<\/span>, is the co-founder of White Whale Analytics, a Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence startup based in Calgary. He specialized in Physics at the University of Calgary and prior to co-founding White Whale, Robert was a researcher in quantum spintronics. His technical competencies include mathematical modelling and computational graph theory. He is a published author in Physics Review A.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_team_member name=”Speaker #3 – Phil Cole” position=”Vice President of Business Development – Marinvent” image_url=”http:\/\/convergex2018.wp2.guideloom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Phil-photo-very-small.png.jpg” admin_label=”Phil Cole” _builder_version=”3.0.48″ header_font=”Georgia||||” header_text_color=”#0d88e5″ header_font_size=”26px” body_font=”Georgia||||” body_text_color=”#000000″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_css_member_image=”vertical-align: middle;”]<\/p>\n Phil Cole joined Marinvent as VP Business Development in December 2011. Since that date, Phil has also taken up roles of VP Business Development for Marinvent\u2019s Advanced Aerospace Solutions Joint Venture and for Marinvent\u2019s recently-launched sister company Certification Center Canada. He is responsible for all front-end of the business activities of the company including marketing, sales, business development and contracts for all three companies. Phil has worked in the aerospace and defense industry for 31 years since graduating from Brighton University in England with a degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering in 1986. Phil also serves as a member of AIAC\u2019s Technology and Innovation Working Group, on the Board of Engineering and Commerce CASE Competition and the Industry Board of NSERC-NCADE at Concordia University.<\/p>\n Phil is a hands-on, customer-oriented, executive with a track record of successfully building small-to-medium sized aerospace and defense businesses, leading to their acquisition. Phil is also a specialist in certifiable embedded systems and software, simulation and qualifiable software tools and led the implementation and launch of the world\u2019s first certifiable embedded OpenGL driver, the world\u2019s first qualifiable graphics prototyping and design tool and the world\u2019s first DO-254 certification kit for a COTS embedded graphics device and the world\u2019s first certifiable OpenGL subset API specification.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_team_member name=”Speaker #4 – Shawn Ovenden” position=”CEO – Jepeddo Studios Inc.” image_url=”http:\/\/convergex2018.wp2.guideloom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Shawn-Ovenden-Photo-Small.jpg” admin_label=”Phil Cole” _builder_version=”3.0.48″ header_font=”Georgia||||” header_text_color=”#0d88e5″ header_font_size=”26px” body_font=”Georgia||||” body_text_color=”#000000″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_css_member_image=”vertical-align: middle;”]<\/p>\nKeynote Speakers 2018<\/h1>\n
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Todd provides economic commentary for many Canadian media outlets. He has served on the University of Calgary Board of Governors and\u00a0is the chair of the Calgary Arts Academy. Todd recently received the University of Alberta’s\u00a0Alumni Honour Award and an honorary degree from Mount Royal University.\u00a0He\u00a0holds a BA Honours in Economics from the U of A and an MA in Economics from the University of Calgary.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n
ConvergX\u00ae<\/sup><\/span>\u00a02018 Hosts\u00a0<\/h1>\n
Panel #1 – ConvergX-U<\/h1>\n
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Panel #2 Clean & Green<\/h1>\n
Panel #3 –\u00a0Rise of the Robots<\/h1>\n