CHOA CONNECTS 2026 ————————
RESILIENT BY DESIGN:
Business Discipline, Geopolitical Awareness, Sustainable Profits
Thursday, November 19, 2026
The Hudson Loft, Downtown Calgary
EARLY BIRD
NOW OPEN
TITLE SPONSOR:
FULL-DAY
THREE KEYNOTES
FOUR STRATEGIC SESSIONS
NETWORKING SOCIAL
FEATURED
KEYNOTES
National Bank of Canadaada
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Executive Insight. Strategic Advantage. Meaningful Connections.
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PROGRAM AT A GLANCE
07:30 - 08:30 Registration and Breakfast
07:50 - 08:00 Opening Remarks
08:00 - 08:15 Morning Keynote: Jeff Lawson, Executive Vice-President, Corporate Development & Chief Sustainability Officer, Cenovus Energy Inc. - “Resilient by Design: Sustainability & Strategy in a Shifting Landscape"
08:15 09:45 Session 1: Economics, Capital Markets & Macro Outlook
09:45 - 10:15 Morning Coffee Break
10:15 - 11:30 Session 2: Technology & Innovation Driving Business Results
11:30 - 12:00 Midday Keynote: Kendall Dilling, President, Oil Sands Alliance - “Unlocking Growth and Energy Security in Canada's Oil Sands”
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch
13:00 - 14:15 Session 3: Geopolitics, Trade and World Oil Markets
14:15 - 14:45 Afternoon Coffee Break
14:45 - 15:15 Afternoon Keynote: Arun Chandrasekaran, Managing Director of Investment Banking, National Bank of Canada
15:15 - 16:30 Session 4: Greenfield Growth: The Business Case, the Results, and What Comes Next
16:30 - 16:35 Closing Remarks
16:35 - 17:30 Networking Social
THANK YOU CHOA CONNECTS 2026 SPONSORS
TITLE SPONSOR:
Morning Keynote Sponsor
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Future Innovators Sponsor
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Session 1 Sponsor
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Session 2 Sponsor
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Session 4 Sponsor
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The Hudson Loft,
Downtown Calgary
200 8 Avenue Southwest
Calgary, AB, T2P 1B5 Canada