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Gas 360° - Natural Gas in the Evolving Energy Discourse

March 30, 2022 – Calgary Petroleum Club

*0700h-0745h*	*Registration and buffet breakfast*
*0750h-0800h*	*Introductory comments*	Shannon Joseph, conference host
*0800h-0825h*	*Keynote Address*	Tim Gould, Chief Energy Economist, International Energy Agency - via Video
0830h-0915h	*Canadian LNG For a Better World: How to Achieve Success?* Canadian LNG is being positioned as a better environmental choice than many of the current options to generate power and fuel industry in Asia. How can Canada leverage and amplify this strength? Will doing so be enough to bring more Canadian projects to a final investment decision? *Video discussion, Tim Egan, Canadian Gas Association, with Dominic Barton, former Canadian ambassador to China and chair, Rio Tinto*	Moderator: Bryan Cox, Canadian LNG Alliance Dominic Barton, Chair, Rio Tinto PLC - via Video Karen Ogen-Toews, President, First Nations LNG Alliance Luke Schauerte, Vice President of Asset, LNG Canada Michael Eddy, Director, External Affairs, Cedar LNG
0920h-1005h	*The Net Zero Agenda: What about the gas consumer?* Many argue that much greater electrification of Canada’s energy system will be a necessary path to net zero. This argument frequently lacks a full understanding of the full system implications such as energy costs and reliability. Is the natural gas industry, its products and infrastructure victims of an agenda, and what are the potential implications to consumers?	Moderator: Catherine Swift, President, CCMBC Bob Masterson, Chemistry Industry Association of Canada Dan McTeague, Canadians for Affordable Energy Gina Pappano, InvestNow
*1005h-1025h*	*Networking Break*
1025h-1110h	*Responsible Gas: A Pathway to greater support for Hydrocarbons?* Major gas producers in Canada and the US are seeking certification of their product as proof of environmental sustainability. Can this bring greater acceptance and support to the hydrocarbon industry?	Moderator: Jan Gorski, Pembina Institute Paul Myers, CEO, Pacific Canbriam Energy Vincent Regnault, Executive Director, Gas Supply and Development of Renewable Gases, Énergir Heather Jones, Program Director, Equitable Origin Peter Schriber, VP Market Development, Xpansiv
1115h-1200h	*CCS: Political and Regulatory Next Steps* Alberta has an ambitious innovation agenda in support of carbon capture and storage, not only to make natural gas more sustainable but also to drive growth in the blue hydrogen sector. What is needed on the policy and regulatory fronts to ensure the success of CCS in Canada?	Moderator: Shannon Joseph, CAPP Adam Chalkley, Enbridge Justin Wheler, Executive Director, Technology and Innovation, Emissions Reduction Alberta Mark Demchuk, CCS Knowledge Centre
1200h-1300h	*Closing Luncheon with Wrap-up discussion*	Mac Van Wielingen, Founder and Partner - ARC Financial - via Video

Confirmed Speakers:

Tim Gould
Chief Energy Economist - The International Energy Agency (IEA)

Mac Van Wielingen
Founder and Partner - ARC Financial

Luke Schauerte
Vice President of Asset - LNG Canada

Vincent Regnault
Executive Director, Gas Supply and Development of Renewable Gases - Énergir

Karen Ogen-Toews
CEO - First Nations LNG Alliance

Adam Chalkley
Director of Low Carbon Development - Enbridge

Mark Demchuk B.Sc.
National Director, Strategy & Stakeholder Relations - The International CCS Knowledge Centre

Heather Jones
EO100™ Program Director - Equitable Origin

Paul Myers
President - Pacific Canbriam Energy Limited

Jan Gorski,
Director, Oil & Gas - The Pembina Institute

Bob Masterson
President and CEO - Chemistry Industry Association of Canada

Dan McTeague
President, Canadians for Affordable Energy

Gina Pappano
Executive Director - InvestNow Inc.

Michael Eddy
Director, External Affairs - Cedar LNG

Justin Wheler
Executive Director, Technology and Innovation - Emissions Reduction Alberta

Peter Schriber
VP Market Development - Xpansiv

Shannon Joseph
Vice President, Government Relations - Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers

Timothy M. Egan
President, CGA - Canadian Gas Association

Dominic Barton

Chair, Rio Tinto

Dominic Barton is Chair of Rio Tinto PLC with effect from April 4, 2022. He formerly served as Canada’s Ambassador to the People’s Republic of the China from his appointment in September 2019. Prior to his nomination, Mr. Barton was a Global Managing Partner at McKinsey & Company where he served from 2009 to 2018.He is also the incumbent chancellor at the University of Waterloo and has previously served as Chairman of Teck Resources and as Non-Executive Director at the Singtel Group in Singapore and Investor AB in Sweden. In 2016, Mr. Barton assumed the responsibility of Chair for the Canadian Minister of Finance’s Advisory Council on Economic Growth. He was also the Chair of the Seoul International Business Advisory Council for six years prior to his nomination. He also served as a Senior Trustee of the Brookings Institution, as a member of the Singapore Economic Development Board’s International Advisory Council, and as a member of the boards of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City and the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. Mr. Barton is also one of the founders of Focusing Capital on the Long Term (FCLTGlobal). He has served as Co-Chair on the Max Bell School of Public Policy Advisory Board at McGill University and on the University of Toronto Psychiatry Campaign Cabinet where he engaged in volunteer support, community outreach and leadership development. In addition to these roles, he served on the board of the Malala Fund, has been actively involved in the HeForShe initiative, and worked with the Mastercard Foundation to create employment in Sub-Saharan Africa. Mr. Barton graduated from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Economics and has a Master of Philosophy in Economics from Oxford University, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar. He has advised Canadian governments on public sector transformation and economic growth

Luke Schauerte

Vice President of Asset - LNG Canada

Luke Schauerte is the Vice President, Asset, for LNG Canada, a Shell-PETRONAS-PetroChina-Mitsubishi Corporation-Kogas Joint Venture. Luke’s focus is safely delivering the first cargo and subsequent competitive operations from LNG Canada, the country’s first large-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility in Kitimat, British Columbia, in the traditional territory of the Haisla Nation. With its first LNG cargo expected by the middle of this decade, the project represents the largest energy investment in Canadian history. Currently under construction, the LNG Canada facility is already delivering substantial economic benefits to Indigenous communities, local businesses, B.C. and the country. Once complete, it will deliver the lowest carbon intensive LNG in the world, helping to address global climate change. Luke brings more than 20 years of industry and operations experience to his role at LNG Canada, most recently in multiple senior positions including Production Manager at Shell’s Scotford Manufacturing Complex (Upgrading, Refining & Chemicals) and as lead strategic advisor for Shell’s Global Manufacturing portfolio’s business & digital transformation. Prior to these roles, Luke worked internationally in Shell’s Integrated Gas and Upstream portfolios in Asia, Europe, Africa, and South America. Locally, Luke’s operational and engineering experience has included opening the Montney shale play in Dawson Creek and Fort St. John, and delivering the first carbon capture and sequestration wells in Strathcona County. He is also a retired west coast naval officer who deployed from Vancouver Island to the Persian Gulf. Luke holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from the Royal Military College of Canada, and is a Professional Engineer with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta.

Vincent Regnault

Executive Director, Gas Supply and Development of Renewable Gases - Énergir

Vincent Regnault is Director, Gas Supply and Development of Renewable Gases for Énergir. In this capacity, he is responsible of the strategy, implementation and security of natural gas and renewable natural gas (RNG) supply operations that anchors Energir’s role as a leader in Québec’s energy transition. He previously worked as Director, Gas Transport and Supply and also practised for more than 6 years as a lawyer in the Legal Affairs Department where he and is team represented Énergir before the Régie de l’énergie du Québec, the Ontario Energy Board and the National Energy Board, as well as before various courts of law. Through his diversified experience, Vincent has developed a very good knowledge of the natural gas industry. He is also a director at Trans Québec & Maritimes Pipeline (TQM) and in addition, he sits on its executive committee as well as on the management committee of Portland Natural Gas Transmission System (PNGTS). Prior to joining Énergir, Vincent practised law until 2008 at a national law firm in downtown Montréal. He was a member of the litigation team where he worked in several areas that prepared him for the role he now occupies, such as construction law, professional liability and regulatory law. In 2006, he worked closely with Me Pierre-Marc Johnson in the investigation of the collapsing of the Concorde overpass in Laval. Vincent holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from École Polytechnique de Montréal as well as a bachelor's degree in legal sciences from UQAM and is a member of the Québec Bar since 1999.

Gas 360° - Natural Gas in the Evolving Energy Discourse

Chief Energy Economist - The International Energy Agency (IEA)

Chair, Rio Tinto

Founder and Partner - ARC Financial

Vice President of Asset - LNG Canada

Executive Director, Gas Supply and Development of Renewable Gases - Énergir

CEO - First Nations LNG Alliance

Director of Low Carbon Development - Enbridge

National Director, Strategy & Stakeholder Relations - The International CCS Knowledge Centre

EO100™ Program Director - Equitable Origin

President - Pacific Canbriam Energy Limited

Director, Oil & Gas - The Pembina Institute

President and CEO - Chemistry Industry Association of Canada

President, Canadians for Affordable Energy

Executive Director - InvestNow Inc.

Director, External Affairs - Cedar LNG

Executive Director, Technology and Innovation - Emissions Reduction Alberta

President, CCMBC

CEO - Canadian LNG Alliance

VP Market Development - Xpansiv

Vice President, Government Relations - Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers

President, CGA - Canadian Gas Association

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