June 10-12, 2025 | BMO Centre, Calgary, Canada

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Stanley Opara

Stanley Opara

Senior Technical and Policy Advisor

GHGSat Inc.
bio

Stanley is a Senior Technical and Policy Advisor at GHGSat, a pioneer in methane and carbon di-oxide remote sensing via a constellation of 11 commercial satellites – the largest currently deployed by any greenhouse gas sensing organization globally. He ensures that GHGSat contributes actively to the development of emissions reduction policies and regulations across Canada and the United States through engagement with regulators, and drives internal understanding of regulatory impact to customers and GHGSat. Prior to joining GHGSat, Stanley was a senior advisor on carbon at Suncor Energy in Calgary, Alberta where he led initiatives on the carbon markets, equipping senior executives with insights needed to make medium to long term strategic decarbonization decisions. Stanley also worked as a management consultant at Deloitte Canada with a focus on operations transformation, cost optimization and benchmarking, where he led the development and implementation of various solutions for energy and mining executives across Canada. He started his career as an exploration geophysicist with Schlumberger (now SLB), applying remote sensing techniques to identify petroleum reserves, and led the commercialization of a seismic guided drilling technology across Europe and Africa. Stanley holds a bachelor's degree in Geophysics and an MBA from Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario, Canada.