Based in Calgary, Carol-Ann is a Senior Director for the Delphi Group, leading the clean technology and innovation service team for Western Canada. Carol-Ann works with the private and public sectors on accelerating the development of technology solutions, strategic planning, as well as technology road mapping and market scenarios. Carol-Ann also leverages clean technology partnerships to deliver programming for Delphi’s sister company, GLOBE Series, which convenes events that aim to accelerate the clean economy.

Carol-Ann brings over 15 years of experience in clean energy and environmental technology development and commercialization. Her international and multidisciplinary experience focuses on the environment/energy nexus, encompassing a broad range of issues including emissions trading, policy analysis and formulation, and program development; and clean technology assessment, development and commercialization.

Carol-Ann was formerly the Director of Offsets Development and Industry Relations for Climate Change Central, and a Policy Advisor in the Air Quality and Climate Change Branch of the Ontario Ministry of the Environment. She has a PhD in Geography, focusing on wind power commercialization, and a Master of Science in Environmental Change & Management, from the University of Oxford. Carol-Ann is a Director for the All One Sky Foundation, and is a member of the Prairie Region Rhodes Scholars Selection Committee.

Dr. Julio Friedmann is the CEO of Carbon Wrangler, LLC, and a Distinguished Associate at the Energy Futures Initiative, where he leads a team on large-scale carbon management and deep decarbonization. He recently served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Fossil Energy at the Department of Energy during the second Obama administration under Sec. Moniz. Previously he held the position of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Clean Coal and Carbon Management.  He was responsible for DOE’s R&D program in advanced fossil energy systems, large demonstration projects, carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS), and clean coal deployment. His expertise includes R&D and programs in Clean Coal and Carbon Management, Oil and Gas systems, international engagements in clean fossil energy, and inter-agency engagements within the US government.   He has also held positions at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, including Senior Advisor for Energy Innovation and Chief Energy Technologist.

Dr. Friedmann is one of the most widely known and authoritative experts in the U.S. on carbon removal (CO2 drawdown from the air and oceans), CO2 conversion and use, and carbon capture and sequestration. His expertise includes technology, policy, and operations.  He has testified before the US House, Senate, and several state legislatures, published in Foreign Affairs, Financial Times, and the New York Times.  In addition to close partnerships with many private companies and NGOs, Julio has worked closely with the U.S. State Department, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the U.S. Energy Association.  He is a co-author on the MIT “Future of Coal Energy” Report, the National Petroleum Council report “Facing Hard Truths”, and the World Resources Institute “CCS Guidelines” report. In his prior appointment as Chief Energy Technologist for Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Dr. Friedmann’s research portfolio included smart grid and energy systems analysis, conventional and unconventional hydrocarbons, CO₂ capture, utilization, and sequestration, nuclear fuel cycle, geothermal power, and renewable power prediction and integration.

Dr. Friedmann received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), followed by a Ph.D. in Geology at the University of Southern California.  After graduation, he worked for five years as a senior research scientist in Houston, first at Exxon and later ExxonMobil.  He next worked as a research scientist at the University of Maryland.  A native of Rhode Island, he has worked in many states and countries.

Dr. Graham Winkelman is Practice Lead for Climate Change at BHP based in Melbourne, where his global role covers BHP’s response to climate change and energy policy, leadership of carbon capture and storage initiatives and accountability for the strategic design of the Company’s public climate change targets. Graham represents BHP Billiton through a number of high-profile fora, including the International Council of Mining and Metals (ICMM), the International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association (IPIECA), the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) and the World Bank’s Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition (CPLC). Graham is a key representative for BHP on the Energy Transitions Commission, which ‘aims to identify pathways for change in our energy systems to ensure both better growth and a better climate’ and is a Board Member of the International Carbon Capture and Storage Knowledge Centre and the Australian Industry Greenhouse Network (AIGN).

Brad joined the Institute as CEO in August 2011, bringing extensive knowledge and experience on Australian and international energy and climate policy issues.

Prior to the Institute, Brad spent almost eight years as CEO of the Energy Supply Association of Australia, steering the organisation through a period of significant transformation while representing members on a wide range of energy market and climate change policy issues. During much of this time he chaired the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization’s (CSIRO) Energy and Transport Sector Advisory Council.

Brad’s earlier career was in the Australian Public Service, working across a range of portfolios culminating in direct involvement at the senior executive level with the development, implementation and subsequent review and improvement of Australia's national electricity and domestic natural gas markets.

Brad graduated with a BA (Administration) from the University of Canberra and in 2009 studied the economics of climate change at Cambridge University as a British Council Chevening Fellow. In early 2018 Brad was appointed to the UK Government’s CCUS Council and has also recently joined the Special Advisory Group to the Board of the Norwegian CCS Research Centre.

Norm has been Director of Communications at the Petroleum Technology Research Centre (PTRC) in Regina, Saskatchewan since 2008.  Over the past ten years he has managed communications for the IEAGHG Weyburn-Midale CO₂ Monitoring and Storage Project, has maintained a strategic communications plan for PTRC’s Aquistore deep saline CO₂ storage project, and has worked with PTRC’s Heavy Oil Research Network (HORNET).  He also worked as a communications officer at Natural Resources Canada’s CANMET energy facility in Devon, Alberta from 2000-2008.  Norm has an MA in English from the University of Alberta in Edmonton and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. His fiction, poetry and journalism have appeared in various newspapers and magazines, and his poetry collection, Garments of the Known, is available from Nightwood Editions.

Michael (Mike) Monea grew up in Southern Saskatchewan, Canada with a passion for geology which has fuelled his career path to date. He holds designations as a Professional Engineer, Professional Geoscientist and is a member of the Canadian Institute of Corporate Directors. His entrepreneurial vision is the root of his past successes in developing companies and overseeing the construction of mega-projects.

Currently, Mike is the President and CEO of the International Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Knowledge Centre a non-profit organization which he helped to establish with BHP Billiton and SaskPower. This new initiative represents a culmination of Mike’s hard work as the president of Carbon capture and storage initiatives at SaskPower where he was in charge of creating and building the world’s first carbon capture plant for a coal electric unit valued at $1.5 billion CDN.

As a world-leading scientist, research and development is a key component in Mike’s mission to help reduce greenhouse gases through CCS technologies. His oversight of a scale-sized Carbon Capture Test Facility has ensured that progress continues to be made with international vendors on post-combustion capture systems. Progress gained in these areas can help reduce costs and advance CCS.

Mike’s past experience in oil and gas has allowed him to understand the benefits of and opportunities for carbon dioxide for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) and deep saline reservoir storage. Mike secured sales of CO2 from the Boundary Dam CCS Facility to oil fields in Southern Saskatchewan. Early on in his professional career he was trained in oil and gas operations in United States and went on to create two oil and gas companies, Nautilus Exploration and Associated Ltd. (in 1982) and Flatland Exploration Ltd. (in 1999). He had the opportunity to develop EOR procedures as the head of the Petroleum Technology Research Centre (PTRC), amongst other processes for the oil and gas industry.

Throughout his career, Mike has understood the importance of partnerships at a local, national and international level.Mike has worked with most power, oil and regulatory agencies in China on CCS knowledge transfer. Mike has travelled the world speaking on CCS and is a sought-after panellist and advisor for this ground-breaking technology.

Tim began his Shell tenure in 2002 as an Operations Engineer for the start-up of the first Scotford Upgrader in the RHC.  He progressed into roles with increasing level of responsibility where he eventually became the Scotford Business Manager accountable for Commercial contract management, Production Planning, Laboratory Services, and Production Distribution.  In 2008 he took on the role of the Plant Production Manager at the Shell Albian Sands operation overseeing the safe production and reliability of the plant facility.  In 2011, Tim was appointed to regional Operations Excellence Manager role and then later in 2011, he added the Quest Operations Manager to his portfolio.  In 2013, he was appointed the Quest Business Opportunity Manager.  Prior to Shell, Tim worked in several Engineering roles at Imperial Oil and NOVA Chemicals.

Tim  is born and raised an Alberta resident and an alumnus of the  University of Alberta.  He graduated from the University of Alberta in 1994 with a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering.  Tim has enjoyed volunteering for coaching of hockey teams up to competitive levels, coaching cross country skiing, coaching soccer, and lately being a Dance Prop dad.  Tim has also volunteered in the non profit area as well as he was on the Board of Directors for the MacDonald Island Recreational Complex as the Finance and Risk Director.

Tim has 2 daughters aged 16 and 12 along with his Black Lab named Timbit.

In his spare time, Tim enjoys running (25 marathons including 5 Bostons), playing and watching hockey (but of course being Canadian!), being a Prop Dad at his daughter’s dance competition, golfing, camping, and lake adventures.  He has travelled a lot and been to the likes of London, Berlin, Barcelona, and NYC.  He enjoys the history, culture, and people when on his travels!

Jinyi Wang, Ph.D., is currently the Assistant Director & Senior Engineer of Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Department, China Huaneng Clean Energy Research Institute.

His main research includes: 1) Novel Absorption Solvent Development for Post-combustion CO2 Capture; 2) System Integration and Process Optimization; 3) PCC Process Online Analysis and Pollutant Emission Control; and 4) CO¬ Enhanced Coal Bed Methane Recovery (CO2-ECBM) Technology. 

He is the key member of several key science and technology projects funded by MOST, NEA and the International Cooperation Program, focused on CO2 Capture Technology RD&D. So far he has authored/co‐authored over 20 peer-reviewed journal articles, has been granted 10 national patents.

Steve MacDonald is CEO of Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA), the Alberta-based not-for-profit corporation with a mandate to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and support Alberta’s continued success in a low carbon future. ERA has invested more than $320 million in 120 technology projects worth $2 billion. ERA is also a convener, collaborating with the right people from across the innovation system to support the discovery, development and deployment of promising technologies. 
 
Prior to taking the leadership role at ERA, Steve had an extensive career in the Alberta Public Service, serving in a range of ministries including Treasury Board, Energy, Human Services, Innovation and Advanced Education and Executive Council. During this time, he led major initiatives to guide and transform policy and delivery systems to improve outcomes for Albertans. He also currently instructs part-time in the University of Alberta’s MBA and Executive Education programs. 
 
Steve is a holder of the of the ICD.D designation and has a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the University of Alberta. 

Katie serves as Managing Director of IETA, the global business voice for the intersection of markets and climate change. On behalf of IETA’s 150+ business members, Katie leads efforts to inform climate policy & market design across The Americas and Asia-Pacific. She also manages IETA’s growing work on international aviation and financial instruments to scale “clean” private capital. Katie’s a member of University of Toronto’s Environmental Finance Committee, Ivey Foundation’s Climate Advisory Committee, and the Climate Advisory Group to Ontario’s Minister of Environment & Climate Change. She also serves as Board Member to the newly-launched International Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS) Knowledge Centre. Prior to IETA, Katie worked as a Senior Associate for ICF International. She holds a Masters with Distinction in Environmental Policy & Development from Sussex University.

Brittney has a background in geoscience and climate change and is currently supporting BHP’s approach to climate change, with a strong focus on CCS.  She began her career at BHP in 2015 as a Petroleum Geologist and in 2017 joined the Sustainability and Climate Change Team, led by Dr. Fiona Wild.  Brittney manages and supports BHP’s CCS projects, including an international carbon storage research project involving Cambridge University, University of Melbourne and Stanford University called GeoCquest. Brittney works closely with the International CCS Knowledge Centre and served as a mentor at the 2017 IEAGHG CCS Summer School.

Brittney received her Bachelors in Geoscience from College of Charleston in 2009 and her Ph.D. in Paleoclimatology from the University of South Carolina in 2015.  Her doctoral research developed and applied novel methods for reconstructing past CO2 concentrations in the oceans and atmosphere.

Cory Channon has been a member of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers since 1986.  He completed his apprenticeship at Boilermaker Local 146 in Edmonton, Alberta becoming a Red Seal Journeyman Welder.  Cory worked as a business representative with Boilermaker Local 146 for approximately four years before being appointed as International Representative in 2003.  Then in 2014 Cory was appointed Assistant to the International President and Assistant Director of Construction Sector Operations (Canada).

During his career Cory has completed the Harvard Trade Union Program and for seven years served as Secretary-Treasurer for the National Maintenance Council of Canada and General Presidents’ Maintenance Committee of Canada.  Cory is currently a member of the Canadian Executive Board of the Building & Construction Trades Council of Canada, member of the Pacific Regional Maintenance Council; member of the BC Allied Hydro Council; and member of the Saskatchewan & NWT Allied Council.  He has also served in various capacities with other councils and committees representing the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers.

Cory represents the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers as a member of the Global CCS Institute.

Professor John Loughhead is Chief Scientific Adviser at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).  Prior to this, he was the Chief Scientific Adviser at the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).  He has held several prominent roles in the UK and internationally including Executive Director at the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) and Corporate Vice-President of Technology and Intellectual Property at Alstom.

John’s professional career has been predominantly in industrial research and development for the electronics and electrical power industries, including advanced high power industrial gas turbines, new energy conversion systems, spacecraft thermal management, electrical and materials development for electricity generation and transmission equipment and electronic control systems.  He is a Chartered Engineer, graduating in Mechanical Engineering at Imperial College, Past President of the Institution of Engineering and Technology and a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Queen Mary University of London and the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering.

Sandra Odendahl is President and CEO of CMC Research Institutes, an environmental tech and innovation company that facilitates the testing and scale-up of technologies that reduce carbon emissions from industrial sources. She joined CMCRI in September 2017 with over 20 years of experience in environmental science, engineering, and responsible finance. She previously headed the Royal Bank of Canada’s Corporate Sustainability, Social Finance and Social Innovation teams.  Prior to joining RBC, she worked as an environmental scientist for Noranda in Montreal, and as an environmental consultant for BEAK Engineering in Toronto and Vancouver.

​Ms. Odendahl is Chair of the Toronto Atmospheric Fund, and board director of the Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA).  Sandra has a degree in chemical engineering from the University of Ottawa and an M.A.Sc from the University of Toronto.  She is a licensed professional engineer, and a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charter holder.  Sandra lives with her husband and two children in Toronoto.

Dr. Julio Friedmann is the CEO of Carbon Wrangler, LLC, and a Distinguished Associate at the Energy Futures Initiative, where he leads a team on large-scale carbon management and deep decarbonization. He recently served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Fossil Energy at the Department of Energy during the second Obama administration under Sec. Moniz. Previously he held the position of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Clean Coal and Carbon Management.  He was responsible for DOE’s R&D program in advanced fossil energy systems, large demonstration projects, carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS), and clean coal deployment. His expertise includes R&D and programs in Clean Coal and Carbon Management, Oil and Gas systems, international engagements in clean fossil energy, and inter-agency engagements within the US government.   He has also held positions at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, including Senior Advisor for Energy Innovation and Chief Energy Technologist.

Dr. Friedmann is one of the most widely known and authoritative experts in the U.S. on carbon removal (CO2 drawdown from the air and oceans), CO2 conversion and use, and carbon capture and sequestration. His expertise includes technology, policy, and operations.  He has testified before the US House, Senate, and several state legislatures, published in Foreign Affairs, Financial Times, and the New York Times.  In addition to close partnerships with many private companies and NGOs, Julio has worked closely with the U.S. State Department, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the U.S. Energy Association.  He is a co-author on the MIT “Future of Coal Energy” Report, the National Petroleum Council report “Facing Hard Truths”, and the World Resources Institute “CCS Guidelines” report. In his prior appointment as Chief Energy Technologist for Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Dr. Friedmann’s research portfolio included smart grid and energy systems analysis, conventional and unconventional hydrocarbons, CO₂ capture, utilization, and sequestration, nuclear fuel cycle, geothermal power, and renewable power prediction and integration.

Dr. Friedmann received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), followed by a Ph.D. in Geology at the University of Southern California.  After graduation, he worked for five years as a senior research scientist in Houston, first at Exxon and later ExxonMobil.  He next worked as a research scientist at the University of Maryland.  A native of Rhode Island, he has worked in many states and countries.

Dirk Forrister is President and CEO of the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA), a non-profit business association dedicated to market-based climate policies.  With 140 member companies, IETA is known globally as a thought leader in how to harness the power of markets to bring climate protection.

Dirk brings a long history of public and private sector engagement in market-based environmental policy.  He spent a decade as Managing Director at Natsource LLC, the manager of one of the world’s largest carbon funds valued at $1.2 billion. Earlier in his career, Mr. Forrister served as Chairman of the White House Climate Change Task Force in the Clinton Administration and Assistant U.S. Secretary of Energy for Congressional and Public Affairs.  He serves on the Verified Carbon Standard board and the Carbon Disclosure Standards Board.

Dr. Marcius Extavour is a leader and expert working at the intersection of science, technology and public policy. At XPRIZE he leads the operations and impact of Energy & Resource programs at XPRIZE, including the $20 million NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE, a global competition to recycle CO2 into valuable products. Before joining XPRIZE he was focused on technology and policy in clean energy as a government consultant, at the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources, in the Canadian electric power sector, and in academia.  Dr. Extavour holds a PhD and MSc quantum optics and atomic physics, and a BASc in Engineering Science from the University of Toronto. Outside of the office and the lab Dr. Extavour loves teaching, the intersection of art and science, and is active in engaging young and early-career scientists interested in careers outside of academia