Presenter: Yoeri Geerits, Head of Growth, CarbonAi
Yoeri has over 25 years of experience in international marketing, finance, business development, and corporate strategy. Beginning his career at ING Group, he traded in interest rate derivatives before transitioning to mergers & acquisitions. He has since held diverse roles in Asia, Europe, and North America before establishing roots in Calgary.
In 2017, Yoeri joined Lukla (now CarbonAi), as Head of Growth, spearheading the company’s automated task management and content management product lines, working most closely with clients in the Alberta energy sector. Yoeri’s expertise is backed by a Master’s degree in Finance from the University of Brussels in Belgium.
Presenter: Gene Wasylchuk, Interim CEO, GERI
Gene Wasylchuk is the interim Chief Executive Officer of GERI, a company that specializes in innovative Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) technology. Gene has a wealth of experience in the oil and gas industry, having led various projects and companies that focused on growth, innovation, and sustainability. Gene joined GERI in 2023, as the company was transitioning from R&D and field trials to commercialization of its game-changing EOR technology, which reduces carbon intensity, water usage, and costs while increasing oil recovery and reservoir repressurization. Gene’s vision, expertise, and leadership skills are instrumental in guiding GERI through this critical phase and ensuring its success in the competitive and evolving energy market. Gene is passionate about creating a positive impact on the environment and society through better and more sustainable practices in oil recovery. He is also committed to fostering a culture of collaboration and inclusion within GERI and with its stakeholders. He believes that GERI has the potential to become one of the leading innovators in EOR and to contribute to the global energy transition. Prior to joining GERI, Gene held various senior executive positions in the oil and gas sector, including President and CEO of Altair Water and Drilling Services Inc., Vice President of Midstream – Engineering, Geotechnical and New Ventures at Tervita Corporation, and President and CEO of Deep Resources Ltd. He also founded and led Creator Energy Innovations, a company that developed integrated and balanced power solutions using renewable and conventional energy sources.
Presenter: Stanley Opara, Solutions Architect, GHGSat
Stanley is a Solutions Architect at GHGSAT, he works with the go-to-market team to curate emissions reduction solutions for customers that ensure regulatory compliance in the most technologically feasible and cost-effective manner. His career spans multiple disciplines including Geophysics, Management Consulting, Carbon Markets, and others. He leverages his background as a Geophysicist to drive technical rigour and his experience as a management consultant for sound business judgement, thereby bridging the gap between technology solutions and business practicality to help organizations in their methane emissions reduction journey.
Stanley holds a bachelor’s degree in Geophysics and a master’s in business administration from Ivey Business School at the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario. He is based in Calgary.
Presenter: Dr. Ram Hashmonay, Chief Innovation Scientist, Opgal
Dr. Hashmonay is an international expert in the development and implementation of optical remote sensing (ORS) and other advanced air monitoring methodologies. He is the co-inventor of the Radial Plume Mapping method (EPA Other Test Method 10 [OTM-10], Optical Remote Sensing for Emission Characterization from Non-Point Sources). In projects performed under Dr. Hashmonay’s direction for both public and private sector clients, advanced methods have been used to measure gaseous and particulate emissions from sources as diverse as landfills, concentrated animal feeding operations, wastewater treatment plants, chlor-alkali plants, refueling stations, military aircraft, fugitive dust from military activities, open burning, barges, near-road mobile sources, agricultural operations, fertilizer manufacturing plants, oil & gas production facilities, coke oven batteries, chemical manufacturing plants and petroleum refineries. These field experiments provided essential data for calculating emission factors for these sources. His methods have also been applied for emergency response as well as for human health and safety applications.