Allies in Energy Calgary

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Our Allies in Energy Executive Forum brings together a diverse panel of industry experts who share their experiences as leaders and the challenges they face while addressing the energy sector’s most pressing issues. Attendees will gain insight into each panelist’s personal journey, career achievements, and the path that led them to their current roles. What sets Allies in Energy apart from most industry conferences is its focus on authentic storytelling—leaders openly discuss how they continue to lead through uncertainty and societal change.

Allies in Energy 2026

Leading in the Noise: Reclaiming the Lost Art of Human-Centered Communication.

At this year’s event we will frame conversations around navigating information overload, constant connectivity, and competing narratives. We will explore the human cost of poor communication, the importance of reclaiming presence in leadership, empathy as a critical leadership skill, and the practices required to communicate effectively through change and uncertainty.

Details

Date

Wednesday, April 29th 2026

Location

Calgary Petroluem Club
Devonian Room
5th Ave SW, Calgary AB

Time

2:30pm - 7:30pm

Price

$95.00

Moderators

Shauna Holmes

President
Canadian Women in Energy

Rayna Oryniak

Director of Sponsorship
Canadian Women in Energy

SCHEDULE

3:00 pm

Welcome/Opening Remark

3:10 pm

Panel 1

4:00 pm

15min Break

4:15 pm

Panel 2

5:05 pm

Q&A

5:35 pm

Closing Remarks

5:45 pm

Networking Refreshments

Speakers

Charlotte Raggett

President & CEO

Rockies LNG Partners

Audrey Mascarenhas

President & CEO

Questor Technology Inc.

Carmen Lee-Essington

SVP Operations

Pembina

Brody Elliott

President

Wolf Pipeline

Bevin Wirzba

President & CEO

South Bow

Nicole Symington

VP, Business Development, G&P & NGL Pipelines

Keyera

Tanya Tetzlaff

Director of transformational Change

FortisAlberta

Shauna HoLMES

President

CWiE

Rayna ORYNIAK

Director, Sponsorship

CWiE

2026 CORPORATE SPONSORS

Thank you to our partners in progress who are helping us empower and uplift women in the energy industry.

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In previous forums, we have explored topics such as leadership, career transitions, conflict management, female empowerment, diversity and inclusion, and Indigenous relations. We encourage our speakers to share authentic insights from their own experiences. For this event, we are particularly interested in learning about your personal journey, including constructive dialogues and experiences that could offer valuable lessons for our audience.

Past Events

Allies in Energy

Past Topics

Change and Conflict Management

Career Transition

Leadership

ALLIES IN ENERGY 2025

Details

Date

Wedenesday, April 16th 2025

Location

Calgary Petroluem Club
Devonian Room 319
5th Ave SW, Calgary AB

Time

2:30pm - 7:30pm

Moderators

Shauna Holmes

President
Canadian Women of Energy

Rayna Oryniak

Former President
Canadian Women of Energy

Speakers

VP Develoment

Suncor Energy

President

Canadian Women in Energy

President & CEO

MEG Energy

VP Maintenance

VP Maintenance

Chief Commercial Officer

Strathcona Resources

President & CEO

Keyera

Former President

Canadian Women in Energy

SVP & Chief Safety, Stakeholder and Sustainability Officer

AltaGas Ltd.

2025 CORPORATE SPONSORS

ALLIES IN ENERGY 2024

Moderators

Jennifer Koury

Chair, Board Ready Women

Shauna Holmes

President
Canadian Women of Energy

EVENT ORGANIZERS

Rayna Oryniak

Outgoing CWiE President

Jana Hackman

CWiE Directors of Events

Shauna Holmes

President
Canadian Women of Energy

Speakers

Jennifer Koury

Corporate Director

Crescent Point, Bird Construction, Wilder/Calgary Zoo and Co-Founder/Director, Board Ready Women

Shauna Holmes

President

Canadian Women in Energy

Keith Chiasson

EVP + COO

Cenovus Energy

Rachel Moore

EVP, Corporate Services

Ovintiv

Sharon Prete

Manager People & Wellness

Perpetual Energy & Rubellite Energy

Kris Smith

EVP & CFO

Suncor Energy

Eileen Marikar

SVP & CFO

Keyera

Shelly Witwer

SVP Business Development

Crescent Point Energy

Kara Slemko

VP, Corporate Development & Commercial Operations

Canadian Natural Resources Limited

ALLIES IN ENERGY 2023

Calgary Women in Energy is excited to present Allies in Energy 2023 Executive Forum. At the 2022 forum, we brought together a diverse panel of industry experts, who courageously shared their unique perspectives on shifting the paradigm with respect to biases, diversity, inclusion and equity as well as how they are intentionally carving a new path forward to change the face of energy.

Since we first started AIE in 2020, our world has changed dramatically – For this years’ forum we are inviting our panelists to speak on their experiences as leaders and the challenges they face as they solve our industry’s most pressing issues

We will hear about their individual successes and how they’ve come to be in their current roles.

We’re excited to dive deep into who these leaders are, what’s important to them, what motivates them, and what gets them out of bed in the morning. They will speak to how they are making a difference in their respective organizations and communities. Join us for an interactive and engaging afternoon.

Speakers

Rayna Oryniak

President

Calgary Women in Energy

Jauvonne Kitto

Co-founder and Cheif Executive Officer

Saa Dene Group of Companies

Susannah Pierce

President and Country Chair

Shell Canada

Derek Evans

President & CEO

MEG Energy

Katie Mehnert

CEO, ALLY Energy

Ambassador to US Department of Energy, Representative, National Petroleum Council

Crystal Smith

Elected Chief Councillor

Haisla Nation

Max Chan

Senior Vice President, Corporate Development

Enbridge Inc.

Katie Kachur

Vice President Government Relations

Canadian Propane Association

ALLIES IN ENERGY 2022

Speakers

Erin Davis

Founder Lead Inclusion Strategist

Erin Davis Co.

Jennifer Turner

Director of Communications

Project Reconciliation

Susannah Pierce

President and Country Chair

Shell Canada

Mel Garner

Senior Manager, Canadian Indigenous Relations

TC Energy

Deborah Green

Indigenous Workforce Development Advisor, Inclusion & Diversity

Suncor Energy

Oman Saif

Senior Vice President Operations and Engineering

Gibson Energy

Kory Wilson

Executive Director Indigenous Initiatives & Partnerships

BCIT

Stephanie Hansen

S4 Transformation, Suncor & Lead LGBTQ2S + Network

Suncor Energy

Chris Sankey

President Indigenous Relations, Gov’t Affairs, & Stakeholder Engagement

Blackfish Enterprises

ALLIES IN ENERGY 2020

Building trust and community in a challenged industry. Calgary Women in Energy is proud to present their first executive forum. A powerful afternoon focusing on connecting professionals that form part of our inclusive Energy community. Join us to hear from an elite panel of executive female leaders coming together to share their unique perspective on shifting the paradigm and carving a new path forward.

Engage with some of Canada’s most successful energy leaders as they share their knowledge, strategies and experiences on how to accelerate positive organizational changes and professional development.

Speakers

Susannah Pierce

Director of Corporate Affairs

LNG Canada

Jiong Zheng

Business Advisor to CEO

LNG Canada

Ginette MacIsaac

Operations Director

LNG Canada

Kari Hachey

Pipeline Governance Manager

LNG Canada

Candace Newman

HR Director

LNG Canada

Stephanie Uhlich

Legal Director

LNG Canada

Chantal Cabaj

Founder & President

DirectHER Network