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Allison's Bio

Allison Mostowich | Director of Engagement, Efficiency Canada
Round Tables (Friday afternoon)

Allison has recently moved to a federal focus on energy efficiency, after working in Alberta for the first two decades of her career. She has experience in the regulatory sector, energy efficiency, conflict management and facilitation. She nerds out to behaviour change, policy and great conversations over good eats.

Efficiency Canada

Trent's Bio

Director of Community and Indigenous Affairs | Cenovus Energy
Round Table Topic: Indigenous Housing Initiative

Trent Zacharias is Director of Community and Indigenous at Cenovus Energy. In his role with Cenovus he is responsible for leading the company’s engagement with Indigenous peoples, ranging from consultation and business development, to Indigenous housing and broader inclusion initiatives.

Trent is also responsible for leading Cenovus’s social investment team, which focuses on developing strategic partnerships with non-profit organizations such as Inside Education, and Cenovus’s employee volunteering and giving program.

Cenovus Energy

Iram's Bio

Iram Afzal | PhD student, Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta
Innovation Gallery (Saturday 11:15-12:15)

Iram completed her Masters in Soil Science (Soil Bacteriology) from University of Agriculture, Pakistan in 2021. In phD, her research is focused on the biodegradation of hydrocarbons in oil sands tailings under different redox conditions to mitigate methane emissions. This is important to ensure sustainability of end-pit lakes, that are considered as a suitable reclamation approach to manage oil sands tailings properly. 
 

Department of Renewable Resources - University of Alberta
 
 

Victoria's Bio

Victoria Dickinson | Alberta Coordinator, Relay Education
Projects in Action Workshops (Saturday morning)

Victoria has a BHPE with a focus in Ecotourism and Outdoor Leadership from Mount Royal University. She is based in Calgary, with a focus on Southern Alberta. Victoria has years of experience working with students with a heavy emphasis on the environment and the outdoors. She enjoys traveling and getting outdoors.

Relay Education