Alberta Venture publisher Ruth Kelly offers a perspective on how business has changed in the past 15 years and what it must do to prepare for the next 15 >
Pierre Alvarez – President, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
When asked how his high school classmates would remember him, Pierre Alvarez said “outgoing and high energy.” Good thing, because as president of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, Alvarez has to be outgoing to deliver industry’s message at a time when energy has never been higher on the North American agenda.
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Patrick D. Daniel – President and CEO, Enbridge Inc.
Patrick Daniel can tell you some long stories about petroleum pipelines : about 15,000 kilometres long, and growing. Daniel took over January 1 as president and CEO of Enbridge Inc., Canada’s oil and gas delivery giant, and if early returns are any indication, the company won’t be slowing down.
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N. Neil McCrank – Chairman, Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
If Neil McCrank, Q.C. were a circus performer, the chairman of the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board would walk the high wire. To the right, industry lines up with more oil and gas drilling applications than ever before, seeking permission to tap sour gas reservoirs or build new coal-fired electric generation plants.
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James S. Kinnear – President, Pengrowth Management Ltd.
Thirteen years ago in the heart of Canada’s oil and gas capital, James Kinnear found a way to open the industry’s doors to the smaller investor.
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Gordon Ulrich – Former President and CEO, Luscar Ltd.
Gordon Ulrich is one of coal’s strongest advocates. During his tenure at Luscar, Ulrich spoke frequently on the importance of maintaining Alberta’s coal mining options, including the controversial Cheviot Mine near Jasper.
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As lights dimmed in California and drivers felt the pinch at the gas pump, freshly inaugurated U.S. President George W. Bush began to muse aloud about the creation of a continental energy policy. >
Recognizing a company that demonstrates an awareness of its impact upon environment and has developed an active effort to preserve, protect or enhance that environment.
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