Billy-Joe Lafortune

Tamara's Bio

Tamara is the Senior Marketing and Communications Manager at Carbon Management Canada. She is a communications and marketing professional with extensive experience in brand and strategic communications management, public, stakeholder and rightsholder engagement, and content creation. Tamara specializes in communicating fabout Canada’s energy industry, including emerging clean energy sectors.

Tamara is a co-host of Not Your Grandpa’s Energy Industry podcast and supports the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) in a variety of volunteer roles. She has won awards for brand representation and website development in online publishing.

Carbon Management Canada

Lauren's Bio

My name is Lauren and I have been a Power Engineer for 6 years. In my role as a Power Engineer I am responsible for the operation and safety of a utility plant’s equipment and workers. As a young person I never imagined the doors I opened for myself when I entered the oil and gas industry. I look forward to sharing my journey and advice with you.

Suncor

Bryan's Bio

Bryan Helfenbaum is the Vice President of Clean Energy at Alberta Innovates, where he oversees programs in Clean Technology and Advanced Hydrocarbons with key initiatives in hydrogen, CCUS, digital energy, bitumen beyond combustion, and others. Before joining Alberta Innovates, he spent 20 years in technical, business, and innovation roles in the private sector.  Bryan has taught courses at the University of Calgary and worked on innovative community residential development projects.  

Bryan has a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering from Waterloo and an MBA from Calgary.

Alberta Innovates

Adam's Bio

Adam works at the Bank of Canada Museum where he helps students and teachers explore economics regionally, nationally and globally. A former classroom teacher, he has developed resources on green economics, expectations, bank note symbolism, and Economics 101.

Bank of Canada Museum