Chair of WPS Energy Canada, Dean has over 30 years of experience in the petroleum industry, both domestically and internationally, working with junior, intermediate, senior and integrated multinational companies, as well as time spent in the service sector. He has worked on exploration, production and development projects as well as A&D and corporate restructuring in North America, South America, Africa and the North Sea. Between 2003 and 2014 Dean held senior management roles at a number of oil and gas companies, most recently Chief Operating Officer of Caracal Energy Inc.

Sandrine Berezowski is the Co-Founder and CEO of Philosoph-AI, a Canadian–Genevan consultancy specializing in AI governance, ethical deployment, and strategic GenAI integration across sectors. With over 20 years of executive leadership experience and ongoing doctoral research in AI Governance, Ethics, and the Future of Work at the University of Alberta, she bridges technical innovation with real-world governance, change management, and impact strategy.

A sustainable development and public affairs professional with over 15 years of experience that includes environmental engineering, municipal sustainability program management, the upstream oil and gas industry and Indigenous relations. She is motivated by the strong conviction that energy is about people and that abundant, affordable, low-emission energy is a precondition for growing the middle class, protecting the environment and in Canada, advancing reconciliation.

Currently serving as Chair of Energy for a Secure Future, Ms. Joseph spent close to 10 years in progressively senior roles at the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, including as Senior Manager of Research and Development with its Green Municipal Fund and as the founding Director of the Municipalities for Climate Innovation Program, a $75 million capacity building and granting program focused on climate change mitigation and adaption at the community level.

John Desjarlais, a Nehinaw (Cree)-Métis leader from Cumberland House, Saskatchewan, serves as Executive Director of the Indigenous Resource Network (IRN) since March 2023. He has been instrumental in driving IRN’s advocacy to ensure Indigenous peoples are meaningfully included in Canada’s resource economy—from board leadership to leading public campaigns like Ownership is Reconciliation.

An engineer by training (B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, University of Saskatchewan) with business credentials including an MBA and certifications in governance and communications, John brings extensive leadership experience. He’s held senior roles in engineering, mining operations, occupational safety, and First Nations economic development, notably serving as president of Engineers & Geoscientists Saskatchewan (APEGS). He also led an industrial contracting and construction firm as General Manager.

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Dr. Trina Read, a Sexologist and host of the Pursuit of Pleasure podcast, is an accomplished author, educator, and speaker dedicated to helping people build stronger, healthier, and more fulfilling relationships. With a Doctorate in Human Sexuality and a background in communication, she has spent her career demystifying complex topics and making them approachable, practical, and engaging.

Sag is an Enterprise Data Architect by trade, but prefers the title Data Shepherd , which on most days, seems far more appropriate. Just as a shepherd guides and protects their flock, Sag helps organizations understand the data they possess, identify what truly matters, and herd it toward quality, security, governance, and ultimately, meaningful business value. He has extensive experience with every breed of information management, data classification, and regulatory compliance program, and is actively learning everything he can about the implications of AI on both enterprise and personal data.

Lars De Pauw has guided Alberta’s Orphan Well Association (OWA) through a transformative era since joining the organization in 2017. Under his leadership, OWA has emerged as one of Canada’s largest and most active energy-site closure agencies, accelerating the decommissioning and reclamation of legacy oil and gas infrastructure across the province.

A seasoned environmental engineer, Lars brings a technical background in environmental reclamation and organizational leadership to the OWA. His early experience working with energy producers and service companies laid the foundation for his current role, where he leads cross-sector collaboration to ensure Alberta’s lands are safely and sustainably restored.

Ericka Rios brings over 15 years of expertise in clean energy and sustainability to her role at Alberta Innovates. As Clean Technology Manager, she leads pioneering projects across hydrogen innovation and Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS)—including advanced CO₂ removal techniques and BECCS (biomass with carbon capture) solutions.

Holding a Chemical Engineering degree from Universidad Industrial de Santander (Colombia) and an M.Sc. in Chemical and Petroleum Engineering from the University of Calgary, Ericka blends strong technical foundations with global insights. Her professional journey spans influential roles as a New Ventures Analyst, Project Engineer at CNOOC, and a key contributor to cross-sector clean-tech initiatives at InnoTech Alberta.

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