Digital Innovation Forum 2024 – Agenda

7:30 a.m.

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Registration, Breakfast and Networking
8:10 a.m.

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Welcome
Marc Godin, PTAC
8:15 a.m.

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Enabling Transformation Through Emerging Technology

Adam Burley, Senior Leader – IoT, Rogers Communications

8:30 a.m.

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Industrial Remotely Piloted operations: digital-twin, emergency response, and package delivery combined operations at scale

Sean Greenwood, President and Founder, Canadian UAVs

8:45 a.m.

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Vermilion Energy Field Operations Transformation Journey using four themes

Prabhu Srinivasan, Team Lead – Operations & Data Analytics, CBU, Vermilion Energy

9:00 a.m.

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Build vs. Buy: Navigating Software Solutions in the Energy Sector

Barett Pedersen, Director of Digital Solutions & Innovation, Teine Energy

9:15 a.m.

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Session 1: Operational Excellence through Digitalization

Unlock the potential of digital transformation to enhance key business operations like production, maintenance, and revenue growth. In this session, we’ll dive into real-world examples, share valuable insights, and discuss the measurable impact and results of digital solutions.

Moderator – Rick Tofani, President, RJT Consulting

Panelist – Ferdinand Hingerl, CTO, Ambyint

Panelist – David Lod, CEO, VEERUM

Panelist – Anthony Chan, CEO & Co-Founder, Venturi

9:55 a.m.

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Technology Spotlight:

Kris Covey, Director Oil & Gas, Barr Geospatial and Jean-Philippe Gagnon, Field Application Engineer, Telops

10:00 a.m.

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Networking Break
10:30 a.m.

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Innovating with Safety and Security: Navigating the AI Enabled Future

While artificial intelligence is transforming industries and societies, ensuring the safety and security of AI systems has become increasingly important. Traditional cybersecurity considerations are evolving to include new ways that AI systems and underlying data must be protected, and outputs aligned with Responsible AI principles. Come learn from Microsoft’s extensive research in this space if you are keen to adopt or build AI solutions with robust guardrails that protect against malicious attacks, safeguard sensitive information, and increase transparency and fairness.

John Hewie, National Security Officer, Microsoft

10:45 a.m.

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Applying AI – Practical application of AI to make your organization better.

Kevin Crowe, Executive Vice President, Client Experience, Long View Systems

11:00 a.m.

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Implementing and Governing Generative AI in Enterprises

Omolade Saliu, IBM Distinguished Engineer & Chief Data Scientist, IBM Consulting Canada

11:15 a.m.

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Exploring applications of quantum machine learning in tailings treatment

Adam Bene Watts, Quantum Computing Researcher, Quantum City

11:30 a.m.

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Session 2: Collaboration and Trust

Digital technologies play a crucial role in transforming, standardizing, and validating data flow between market participants. Achieving success in a multi-stakeholder environment demands strong collaboration and trust. Join this session to explore insights and lessons from a recent industry-wide initiative.

Moderator – Brenda Beckedorf, Chief Executive Officer, Society 5.0

Panelist – Bruce Duong, Senior Manager, Digital Innovation and Recovery Technologies, Alberta Innovates

Panelist – Marvin Wong, Vice President, Secure Energy

Panelist – Mark Guirguis, Business Development Director, Spartan Controls

12:10 a.m.

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Lunch and Sponsor Recognition
1:10 p.m.

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Afternoon Remarks: Lauren Savoie, President and CEO, PTAC
1:15 p.m.

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Digital Innovation for Emissions Management: Streamlining Data Gathering and Transformation

Mark McCann, Project Manager, TC Energy

1:30 p.m.

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Session 3: Climate Change Solutions through Digital Technologies

While reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving energy efficiency are often associated with mechanical and process engineering, advanced data analytics and AI offer new pathways for identifying opportunities. This session will highlight recent breakthroughs where data-driven insights have led operators to make impactful process changes and capital investments, resulting in significant GHG emission reductions.

Moderator – Shay Sharma, EIT, PTAC

Panelist – Demian Newman, CEO/Co-Founder, GreenWorks ESG

Panelist – Jason Williams, Director O&G Business Development, Finning

Panelist – Jessica Shumlich, CEO and co-founder, Highwood Emissions Management

Panelist – Nafaa Hoddou, CEO and co-founder, Nu Terra Labs

2:20 p.m.

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Networking Break
2:55 p.m.

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Session 4: Digitalizing Shipping Compliance to Manage Environmental, Regulatory and Safety Risks

Compliance documentation often relies on manual processes, but digital solutions can streamline and enhance efficiency. In this session, we’ll showcase the significant advantages of adopting a digital approach, with real-world examples from the hydrogen and pipeline sectors.

Moderator – Amit Bhargava, CEO, EnviroApps Inc.

Panelist – Erin Horb, Technology Advisor & Hydrogen Specialist, Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA)

Panelist – Florence Yu, Environment and Regulatory Advisor, Inter Pipeline Ltd.

3:35 p.m.

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Curtis Griffith, Director, Business Development, CoPoint

 Networking reception sponsor

5:30 p.m.

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Adjournment