CHOA CONNECTS - Resilient by Design: Business Discipline, Geopolitical Awareness, Sustainable Profits - Thu, Nov 19, 2026

SESSION 3: Geopolitics, Trade and World Oil Markets

01:00 - 02:15 PM MT

Session Summary: Success in heavy oil is shaped by forces far outside our basin. Geopolitical shocks, policy turns and shifting trade flows transform the profitability of our business as decisively as anything we can do in the field. Join our all-star presenters and panel for insightful, forward-looking conversations on the themes redefining the heavy oil world—and what Canada’s heavy oil and oil sands sector should prepare for next.

PRESENTER AND PANEL MODERATOR:

International diplomacy, Canada-USA relations

SPEAKERS:

Executive Director of the Peter Lougheed School of Politics and Democracy, former energy CEO, seasoned diplomat

Head of Carbon Research

S&P Global Energy

International oil markets and carbon markets

Director, Energy and Natural Resources Policy, School of Public Policy

University of Calgary

Energy policy, security and geopolitics

Professor and Distinguished Faculty Teaching, Fellow in International Business, Smith School of Business

Queen’s University

International business, strategy, and geopolitics