Event summary produced by The Globe and Mail Events team. The Globe’s editorial department was not involved.
Alberta is leading Canada in real GDP growth. It has relatively low exposure to the U.S. trade war, the youngest population in Canada and a reasonable cost of living. It’s also emerging as an AI powerhouse.
In parallel, unstable oil prices are converging with higher unemployment and uncertainty over the future of energy infrastructure. At this critical time for Alberta and Canada as a nation, what approaches will secure prosperity and resilience?
On May 13, The Globe and Mail hosted INTERSECT/26 Calgary to bring business, industry and policy leaders together to discuss strategies to forge prosperity in the West.
Missed the event or would like to view the discussions again? Watch the full replay, below.
The event included the following speakers and moderators:
David Walmsley, editor-in-chief, The Globe and MailTeresa Woo-Paw, chairperson of the Canadian Race Relations FoundationMark Iype, Alberta bureau chief, The Globe and MailHarry Culham, president and CEO of CIBCSven List, senior vice-president, Canadian Corporate Business with EDCEmma Graney, energy reporter, The Globe and MailChris Avery, president and CEO, Arctic Gateway GroupSusannah Pierce, former president and country chair, Shell CanadaJoe Dion, CEO and director of Western Indigenous Pipeline Group (WIPG)Ryan MacDonald, senior editor, energy and natural resources, The Globe and MailJon McKenzie, CEO, CenovusDeborah Yedlin, President and CEO, Calgary Chamber of CommerceJeffrey Jones, ESG & sustainable finance reporter, The Globe and MailAvik Dey, president and CEO, Capital PowerMartha Hall Findlay, director, School of Public Policy, University of Calgary and James S. and Barbara A. Palmer Chair in Public PolicyDan Balaban, CEO and executive chair, Greengate Power Corp.Firman Latimer, founder and CEO, First Nation Power Development Inc.Patrick Brethour, editorials editor, The Globe and MailStephen Poloz, special advisor at Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP and former Governor of the Bank of CanadaJessica Tan, executive vice-president and president, Sun Life Canada.
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The Globe and Mail presented the event with support from the following sponsors: CIBC, Sun Life, EDC, Canadian Race Relations Foundation (CRRF), CIMA+, WSP.