Highlights of the Program

2 days business program:

Learn from real-world case studies by industry leaders.

SHOWCASING INNOVATION:

Discover the latest technology and techniques from across the industry.

leaders talk:

Hear from top-level experts about how to stay ahead in a fast-changing industry.

MULTIPLE STREAMS:

A business program that is multi-disciplinary, giving you a broad view of the industry.

SMART TECHNOLOGIES:

Explore the latest smart and AI-driven solutions, and see how they can be used in your business.

roundtable discussion:

Join talks with industry peers. Share ideas, make connections, and find new partners.

Program

Day 1 :
MONDAY, JUNE 22, 2026
08:00 - 09:00
REGISTRATION AND MORNING REFRESHMENTS
09:00 - 09:10
OPENING ADDRESS
09:10 - 09:35
SEEING DOUBLE: LESSONS FROM HEIDELBERG MATERIALS DUAL-FEED CCS JOURNEY IN EDMONTON
Corwyn Bruce
Heidelberg Materials

Corwyn Bruce

Heidelberg Materials

  • Lessons from long-term on-site piloting used to reduce technical risks and improve confidence
  • Dual-feed CCS options and the value of supplier competition for capital and operating costs
  • Market drivers for low-carbon products, including evoZero cement and premium positioning
  • Business case fundamentals, including revenue levers, policy support, and plant configurations
09:35 - 09:40
Q&A SESSION ON DUAL-FEED CCS INSIGHTS FOR COST AND MARKET VALUE
09:40 - 10:05
CCUS ITC 2.0: WHAT’S CHANGED, WHAT MATTERS, AND WHAT WE’RE SEEING
Pooya Hosseini
Deloitte LLP

Pooya Hosseini

Deloitte LLP

  • The latest federal budget updates and what they mean for CCUS ITC eligibility in practice
  • Showcasing what NRCan is expecting in project definition, cost detail, and supporting documentation for submissions
  • Clarifying how design, procurement, ownership, and partnership structures can affect eligibility and credit entitlement
  • Early CRA compliance experience, including documentation standards, qualifying equipment boundaries, and cost allocation
10:05 - 10:10
Q&A SESSION ON CCUS ITC ELIGIBILITY, REVIEWS, AND COMPLIANCE
10:10 - 10:35
CUTTING THE RED TAPE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TO GET YOUR CARBON CAPTURE PROJECT APPROVED
Avinash Kowshik
MLT Aikins LLP

Avinash Kowshik

MLT Aikins LLP

  • Key submission forms, deadlines, and filing pathways needed to keep approvals on track
  • Stakeholders typically involved, and practical ways to coordinate input across teams
  • The regulatory review process, including the main decision factors regulators assess
10:35 - 10:40
Q&A SESSION ON CARBON CAPTURE PERMITTING AND REGULATORY APPROVALS
10:40 - 11:00
MORNING COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT AREA
11:00 - 11:30
PANEL DISCUSSION ON CARBON CAPTURE
11:30 - 11:55
ENHANCING CARBON SINK SELECTION AND MONITORING THROUGH SEISMIC AND FIBRE-OPTIC SENSING
Olusoji Lawrence Taiwo
SLB

Olusoji Lawrence Taiwo

SLB

  • Utilizing Petrel-based seismic interpretation to identify potential CCUS storage formations with clear subsurface structure
  • Focussing on depleted reservoirs and saline aquifers, highlighting sealing integrity and key screening considerations
  • Detailing how DAS interrogator units turn fiber-optic cables into sensors for continuous subsurface monitoring
11:55 - 12:00
Q&A SESSION ON MONITORING INTEGRITY IN RESERVOIRS AND AQUIFERS
12:00 - 12:25
CAPE BRETON PILOT TO COMMERCIAL SCALE: BUILDING CANADA’S FIRST INTEGRATED DAC AND eFUELS INFRA
Lark Meadow
Aeon Blue

Lark Meadow

Aeon Blue

  • Aeon Blue’s saltwater electrochemical platform that combines DAC and hydrogen generation in one process
  • Performance and integration benefits, including surplus atmospheric CO₂ capture and pathways for CCUS and clean fuels
  • Co-products and deployment considerations, including Type 1 ultrapure water production to support hydrogen and eFuels scale-up
12:25 - 12:30
Q&A SESSION ON SCALING INTEGRATED DAC AND E-FUELS INFRASTRUCTURE, CCUS, AND WATER SUPPLY CHAINS
12:30 - 13:30
NETWORKING LUNCH & VISITING THE CARBON CAPTURE EXHIBITION
13:30 - 13:55
CAPTURE-IN-PLACE TECHNOLOGY
Greg Johnston
C₂C Carbon

Greg Johnston

C₂C Carbon

  • Introducing capture-in-place deployment in U.S. oil and gas fields, and where it fits best operationally
  • Feasibility screening and implementation pathways, including candidate settings and field requirements
  • Addressing regulatory and permitting considerations that influence project timelines and compliance outcomes
  • Discussing economic and environmental value, including verification approaches and carbon-market valuation
13:55 - 14:00
Q&A SESSION ON VERIFYING AND VALUING CAPTURE-IN-PLACE OUTCOMES
14:00 - 14:25
TURNING BioCO₂ FROM RNG PRODUCTION INTO A STRATEGIC LOW-CARBON RESOURCE
Fanny Ventalon
Prodeval

Fanny Ventalon

Prodeval

  • Looking at options to recover and liquefy biogenic CO₂ from biogas upgrading in RNG production
  • Partnership models that link BioCO₂ producers with dependable offtakers for long-term supply
  • Ways to strengthen RNG project economics while supplying low-carbon CO₂ to key industries
14:25 - 14:30
Q&A SESSION ON BUILDING RELIABLE BioCO₂ SUPPLY CHAINS FOR THE INDUSTRY
14:30 - 14:55
DISCUSSION ON ECONOMICS, COSTS, BUSINESS MODELS THAT WORK
Yaron Gisser
Honeywell UOP

Yaron Gisser

Honeywell UOP

  • Biogenic CO₂ capture pathways in the paper and pulp sector, alongside bio-energy CCS applications
  • Collaboration with power turbine manufacturers to identify newbuild opportunities for cost improvement
  • Continuous technology improvements, reducing carbon capture costs, and strengthening project business cases
14:55 - 15:00
Q&A SESSION ON PRACTICAL BUSINESS MODELS AND COST REDUCTION IN CCS
15:00 - 15:30
AFTERNOON COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT AREA
15:30 - 15:55
INCREASING CANADIAN ADOPTION OF CARBONTECH
Jonathan Carley
CCUS Experts

Jonathan Carley

CCUS Experts

  • Carbontech’s role in reducing emissions from large stationary industrial sources
  • Understanding why many technologies struggle to scale beyond the lab into reliable commercial operation
  • Technical and non-technical success factors that support bankable scale-up and performance guarantees
  • Lessons learned from commercializing a leading post-combustion carbon capture technology in Canada
15:55 - 16:00
Q&A SESSION ON SUCCESS FACTORS FOR DEPLOYING CARBON CAPTURE
16:00 - 16:25
DATA-DRIVEN DECISIONS FOR CANADA’S LOW-CARBON FUTURE
Julia Mackey
Orennia

Julia Mackey

Orennia

  • Advanced data platforms reshaping capital allocation and project selection for decarbonization
  • Best practices for benchmarking and verifying outcomes across CCUS, hydrogen, renewable fuels, and renewables
  • Lessons from real deployments and cross-sector collaboration to scale cost-effective solutions
16:25 - 16:30
Q&A SESSION ON MEASURING AND SCALING DECARBONIZATION OUTCOMES
16:30 - 16:55
FACILITATING COLLABORATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TECHNOLOGY
Randy Brunet
MLT Aikins LLP

Randy Brunet

MLT Aikins LLP

  • Understanding the value of collaboration to progress innovative technology projects and reduce risks
  • Common partnering approaches, including JVs, corporate structures, and strategic alliances
  • Mapping a practical negotiation sequence from IP strategy to term sheet to final agreement
  • Key agreement clauses and IP ownership models, with options to protect value
16:55 - 17:00
Q&A SESSION ON STRUCTURING PARTNERSHIPS AND IP FOR CCUS
17:00 - 17:25
STABILITY AND DEGRADATION CONSIDERATIONS IN AMINE-BASED CO₂ CAPTURE SYSTEMS
Sophia Ekanem
University of Regina

Sophia Ekanem

University of Regina

  • Examining solvent stability in amine-based CO₂ capture systems and the key factors influencing performance
  • Effects of solvent degradation on process efficiency, solvent lifetime, and operating costs
  • Implications for pilot-scale operation and the long-term deployment of amine-based capture solutions
17:25 - 17:30
Q&A SESSION ON MANAGING STABILITY AND PERFORMANCE IN CO₂ CAPTURE
17:30 - 18:30
NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION
Day 2 :
TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 2026
08:30 - 09:00
MORNING REFRESHMENTS
09:00 - 09:10
OPENING ADDRESS
09:10 - 09:35
REGULATION OF PORE SPACE DEVELOPMENT IN OWNERSHIP AND OPERATIONAL RISKS
Nick Ettinger
Torys

Nick Ettinger

Torys

  • Pore space ownership frameworks in Canada and the US, and the related commercial and legal risks
  • Processes for resolving conflicts between overlapping subsurface operations in law and regulation
09:35 - 09:40
Q&A SESSION ON PORE SPACE RIGHTS AND REGULATORY PATHWAYS
09:40 - 10:05
CO₂ COMPRESSION FROM CAPTURE TO PIPELINE: STANDARDIZATION AND MODULARIZATION
Mauricio Ramirez
Everllence USA Inc.

Mauricio Ramirez

Everllence USA Inc.

  • The role of CO₂ compression across the CCUS value chain, from capture interfaces to pipeline transport
  • Compression technology options and selection considerations across different operating scenarios
  • Standardization and modularization approaches that improve deployability, cost, and schedule
10:05 - 10:10
Q&A SESSION ON SCALABLE CO₂ COMPRESSION SYSTEMS
10:10 - 10:35
OUTSMARTING GREENWASHING: RESILIENCE IN THE FACE OF RISKS AND REGULATIONS
Maya Douglas
KPMG

Maya Douglas

KPMG

  • Discussing misleading sustainability claims obscuring carbon capture outcomes, affecting markets and credibility
  • Identifying greenwashing patterns in industry and energy, while outlining likely future tactics and trends ahead
  • Examples across jurisdictions to guide compliance amid regulation, activism, enforcement, and litigation
10:35 - 10:40
Q&A SESSION ON BUILDING RESILIENCE AGAINST GREENWASHING RISKS
10:40 - 11:00
MORNING COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT AREA
11:00 - 11:25
FROM POLICY TO BANKABILITY: COMMERCIALIZING CCUS AND METHANE ABATEMENT
Maziar Rajabi
Sharp Mind Global Ventures Inc.

Maziar Rajabi

Sharp Mind Global Ventures Inc.

  • Practical deployment lessons for CCUS and methane abatement in hydrocarbon-intensive and emerging markets
  • Zero-flaring strategies and early CCUS delivery under regulatory limits and infrastructure constraints
  • Bankable project structures using carbon markets, compliance tools, and integration with upstream and midstream operations
  • Alignment of policy, transport, and storage frameworks across Canada, the Middle East, and emerging markets to scale replication
11:25 - 11:30
Q&A SESSION ON COMMERCIALIZATION, CARBON ECONOMICS, AND CROSS-REGIONAL ALIGNMENT
11:30 - 11:55
ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF CARBON CAPTURE UTILIZATION AND STORAGE SYSTEMS
Pattabhi Raman Narayanan
Becht

Pattabhi Raman Narayanan

Becht

  • Practical approaches for early economic screening of carbon capture options in industrial and refining applications
  • Comparing costs and performance considerations across amine-based, cryogenic, and alternative capture technologies
Stephen Delude
Becht

Stephen Delude

Becht

  • The role of site-specific constraints, emissions profiles, and energy integration in shaping viable CCUS projects
  • Key lessons from recent studies on cost risks, system integration, and stakeholder alignment
11:55 - 12:00
Q&A SESSION ON ECONOMIC INSIGHTS FOR CCUS PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
12:00 - 12:25
CARBON CAPTURE POTENTIAL IN THE CANADIAN OIL SANDS
Danielle Rapson
Mantel

Danielle Rapson

Mantel

  • Updating on Mantel’s FEED and supporting studies for oil sands projects using molten borate carbon capture technology
  • Projected cost impacts in the region, including potential reductions of up to 60% versus commercial capture options
12:25 - 12:30
Q&A SESSION ON NEXT-GEN CAPTURE TECHNOLOGY FOR OIL SANDS
12:30 - 13:30
NETWORKING LUNCH AND VISITING THE CARBON CAPTURE EXHIBITION
13:30 - 13:55
CCUS AS A SYSTEM: WHY CANADA KEEPS STALLING BETWEEN CAPTURE AND STORAGE
Peter Cooper
Elite Solutions Group Ltd.

Peter Cooper

Elite Solutions Group Ltd.

  • Considering common failure modes when capture is advanced without matching transport, storage, and permitting plans
  • Regulatory and commercial gaps influencing investment readiness, including pore space, MMV/MRV, and long-term liability
  • Contract and revenue enablers, such as offtake terms and ship-or-pay structures, that support infrastructure buildout
  • A practical sequencing framework to move from pilots to repeatable, scalable CCUS infrastructure delivery in Canada
13:55 - 14:00
Q&A SESSION ON DE-RISKING STORAGE PERMITTING AND MMV
14:00 - 14:25
HEAD OF HEAVY INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS
Savannah Bush
CO280

Savannah Bush

CO280

  • A deployment-focused approach to scaling biogenic point-source carbon capture using existing mill assets
  • Project economics across capture, compression, transport, storage, and MRV for durable removals
  • Showing how standardized development and long-term offtake structures can reduce risks and attract investment
  • The role of phased transport and storage buildouts in enabling regional hubs as policy frameworks evolve
14:25 - 14:30
Q&A SESSION ON INFRASTRUCTURE READINESS AND CLEAR MARKET SIGNALS FOR CCUS
14:30 - 14:55
CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES FOR DE-RISKING AND DEPLOYING EMERGING CAPTURE TECHNOLOGIES
Matthew McCulloch
Norda Stelo

Matthew McCulloch

Norda Stelo

  • Common technical pitfalls in capture technology development and practical ways to mitigate them early
  • Commercial strategies supporting faster scale-up, including partnerships, pilots, and deployment pathways
  • Summarizing frequent engagement missteps with industrial customers and clear steps to avoid them from the outset
  • Highlighting capture technology areas gaining traction and the key drivers behind current market momentum
14:55 - 15:00
Q&A SESSION ON CAPTURE TECH TRENDS AND DEPLOYMENT READINESS
15:00 - 15:25
FROM CHEMISTRY TO CAPITAL: AI AND ML ENABLE SCALABLE CARBON SEQUESTRATION MARKETS
Shannon Feagin
IFA Rotorion

Shannon Feagin

IFA Rotorion

  • Key non-technical constraints on CCUS scale, including data gaps, verification cost, and risk
  • Leveraging AI and machine learning to make bio-engineering and performance metrics investable assets
  • The role of AI in de-risking and capital deployment across cross-border carbon markets
15:25 - 15:30
Q&A SESSION ON USING AI TO DE-RISK CARBON SEQUESTRATION INVESTMENT
15:30 - 15:45
FEEDBACK AND RAFFLE DRAW
15:45 - 16:00
CLOSING REMARKS

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