Agenda

November 20, 2025
Chateau Lacombe 
10111 Bellamy Hill Rd NW, Edmonton, Alberta

All activities take place in the Alberta Ballroom unless otherwise stated. 

8:45 a.m.:

Registration & Breakfast
9:15 a.m.:

ACC Board of Directors Meeting
9:45 a.m.:

Question development for Deputy Minister Dinner Q&A
10:00 a.m.:

Health Break
10:15 a.m.:

Nancy Healey, Commissioner for Employers, Canada Insurance Commission
11:00 a.m.: 

A West-East Orientation: Strengthening Interprovincial Trade and Domestic Supply Chains 
– Jean-Pierre Giroux, President, Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium 
– Michele Evans, Assistant Deputy Minister, Alberta Region, PrairiesCan
 – Shauna Feth, President & CEO, Alberta Chambers of Commerce
12:00 p.m.:

Lunch
1:00 p.m.:

Economic Outlook: Beyond Traditional Forecasting
– Mike Holden, Vice President, Policy & Chief Economist, Business Council of Alberta
1:40 p.m.:

(Im)balance of Power and Western Voices: What’s Changed Since the National Election?
– Heather Exner-Pirot, Senior Fellow and Director of Energy, Natural Resources and Environment, Macdonald-Laurier Institute
2:30 p.m.:

Health Break
2:45 p.m.: 

Powering Alberta’s Future: From Pipelines to Prosperity
-Peter Tertkazian, Founder & CEO, Studio.Energy
3:45 p.m.:

Daytime Activities Conclude

 

 

5:00 p.m.:

Deputy Ministers Cocktail Reception (Promenade) 

6:15 p.m.:  

Seating for Dinner

6:30 p.m.:  

Welcoming Remarks

6:35 p.m.: 

Platinum Evening Sponsor – Open Circle
6:45 p.m.: Dinner

7:45 p.m.: 

Deputy Minister Q&A – moderated by moderated by Christopher McPherson, Deputy Minister, Alberta Jobs, Economy, Trade and Innovation.

8:30 p.m.:  

ACC Closing Remarks

Confirmed Speakers

  1. Heather Exner-Pirot, Senior Fellow and Director of Natural Resources, Energy, and Environment, Macdonald-Laurier Institute
  2. Jean-Pierre Giroux, President, Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium (EMC)
  3. Nancy Healey, Commissioner for Employers, Canada Employment Insurance Commission
  4. Michele Evans, Assistant Deputy Minister, Alberta Region, PrairiesCan
  5. Mike Holden, Vice President, Policy & Chief Economists, Business Council of Alberta
  6. Peter Tertzakian, Founder of ARC Energy Research Institute, and Partner at ARC Financial Corp.
  7. Shauna Feth, President & CEO, Alberta Chambers of Commerce

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