June 9-11, 2026 | BMO Centre, Calgary, Canada

Canadian Energy Powering Global Opportunity

2025 NextGen Zone Program

Tuesday 10 June 2025

Wednesday 11 June 2025

Thursday 12 June 2025

10:00 10:10

Welcome & Introduction

Speaker:

Dale Hansen

Dean, MacPhail School of Energy

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)

10:10 10:20

Feature Presentation:  Coming to Know - Finding Your Space in Sustainable Energy

Speaker:

Camille Scheibner

Instructor

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)

10:20 10:30

Feature Presentation: Bowness to Basra, an adventure from quiet beginnings

Speaker:

 Michael Mee

Well Delivery Manager

Schlumberger

10:30 11:30

Activity Rotations

11:30 12:30

Lunch

12:30 12:40

Welcome & Introduction

Speaker:

Dale Hansen

Dean, MacPhail School of Energy

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)

12:40 12:50

Feature Presentation: We Can Do It! Women in Trades are My Heros

Speaker:

Heather Setka

Academic Chair of Electrical Trades

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)

12:50 13:00

Feature Presentation: More Than a Job: A Journey of Learning, Impact, and Discovery

Speaker:

Dean Tucker

Chair

WPC Energy Canada

13:00 14:00

Activity Rotations

10:00 10:10

Welcome & Introduction

Speaker:

Dale Hansen

Dean, MacPhail School of Energy

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)

10:10 10:20

Feature Presentation:  From Ecosystem to Energy: Fueling a Career for a Sustainable Future

Speaker:

Michelle Anderson

Principal Investigator

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)

10:20 10:30

Feature Presentation: Sustainability – Decarbonization Strategy

Speakers:

Paul Lee

End User Sales

Schneider Electric

Adam Mroz

General Management Senior Designer

Schneider Electric

10:30 11:30

Activity Rotations

11:30 12:30

Lunch

12:30 12:40

Welcome & Introduction

Speaker:

Dale Hansen

Dean, MacPhail School of Energy

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)

12:40 12:50

Feature Presentation: Environmental Field Work: What It Is and Why It Matters (Tales from the Field)

Speaker:

Sasha Bogdanov

Instructor

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)

12:50 13:00

Feature Presentation: Trades as a Career and Pathway

Speaker:

Mark Salkeld

VP, Business Development

Energy Safety Canada

13:00 14:00

Activity Rotations

10:00 10:10

Welcome & Introduction

Speaker:

Dale Hansen

Dean, MacPhail School of Energy

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)

10:10 10:20

Feature Presentation:  What If the Grid Could Think? Imagining Smart Cities with Heart

Speaker:

Pablo Pina

Academic Chair of Sustainability

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)

10:20 10:30

Feature Presentation: The role of Machine Learning and AI in Oil and Gas Industry

Speaker:

 Mohammad Tavallali

Lead Reservoir Modelling and Simulation Specialist

S&P Global

10:30 11:30

Activity Rotations

11:30 12:30

Lunch

12:25 12:30

Welcome & Introduction

Speaker:

Dale Hansen

Dean, MacPhail School of Energy

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)

12:30 12:40

Feature Presentation: Light Up the World (LUTW) Project

Speaker:

Shashi Persaud

Instructor

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)

12:40 12:50

Feature Presentation: Why STEM needs art, and why art needs STEM

Speaker:

Megan Leung

Climate Change Artist & Scientist

Megan Leung Art

12:50 13:30

Activity Rotations

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2025 Speakers

Adam Mroz
Adam Mroz

General Management Senior Designer

Schneider Electric

Camille Scheibner
Camille Scheibner

Instructor

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)

Dale Hansen
Dale Hansen

Dean, MacPhail School of Energy

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)

Dean Tucker
Dean Tucker

Chair

WPC Energy Canada

Heather Setka
Heather Setka

Academic Chair of Electrical Trades

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)

Mark Salkeld
Mark Salkeld

VP, Business Development

Energy Safety Canada

Megan Leung
Megan Leung

Climate Change Artist & Scientist

Megan Leung Art

 Michael Mee
 Michael Mee

Well Delivery Manager

Schlumberger

Michelle Anderson
Michelle Anderson

Principal Investigator

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)

 Mohammad Tavallali
 Mohammad Tavallali

Lead Reservoir Modelling and Simulation Specialist

S&P Global

Pablo Pina
Pablo Pina

Academic Chair of Sustainability

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)

Paul Lee
Paul Lee

End User Sales

Schneider Electric

Sasha Bogdanov
Sasha Bogdanov

Instructor

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)

Shashi Persaud
Shashi Persaud

Instructor

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)

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