Forum Agenda

Canadian Solutions to Alberta’s Supply Chain Challenges
Jayson Myers, President, Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters

Oil Sands and Wood Buffalo Regional Update
Jacob Irving, Executive Director – Athabasca Regional Issues Working Group (RIWG)
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Project Owners: Controlling Costs (Part 1)
Ian MacGregor, Chairman, North West Upgrading Inc.
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• Overview of existing projects
• Expansion plans
• Current procurement challenges
• How suppliers must be part of the costing solution

$17 Billion Opportunity: Alberta’s Infrastructure Projects
Rob Penny, Assistant Deputy Minister – Policy and Corporate Services, Alberta Infrastructure and Transportation
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• Summary of existing projects
• Current procurement challenges
• Specifics of supplier opportunities
• Procurement process

Oil Sands Supply Chain Opportunities
Robert Moore, QGI Consulting
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• Upgrader Supply Chain Study – Phase 2
• What exactly are the component opportunities in the oil sands?

Maintenance, Repair, Operations (MRO): The Long-term Oil Sands Opportunity
Chris Gall, Manager – Contracts & Procurement, Total E&P Canada Ltd.
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Richard Betts, Manager – Procurement Services, Imperial Oil Limited
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Murray Slezak, Manager - Contractor Management, Shell Canada Limited
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• Overview of existing MRO work
• The magnitude of future MRO needs
• Does MRO create long-term supplier alliances?
• Where are the opportunities?
• The changing nature of the MRO procurement process

The Oil Sands: What is needed to realise the potential?
Heather Kennedy, Assistant Deputy Minister – Oil Sands Sustainable Development Secretariat, Government of Alberta

• Government’s approach to managing oil sands development

Oil Sands Sustainable Development: Environmental Technologies
Brian Tyers – Principal, Energy Management, Stantec Consulting
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• The sustainable future of the oil sands
• Environmental technologies: Providing solutions
• Procurement process

New Projects and Strategies for Controlling Costs
Peter Churchill, Manager Procurement, Bantrel Co.
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Jim Cormier, Manager – Procurement, Chemicals and Petrochemical Business Unit, SNC Lavalin
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• Overview of current activity with oil sands projects
• The bidding process: How costs are determined in today’s marketplace
• Partnerships as cost control mechanisms
• Supplier opportunities and procurement process

Modular Construction
David Harper, General Manager, Fabrication and Module Yard Assembly Facility - Ledcor
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• Modular building techniques
• Snapshot of current activities in the oil sands and what is being supplied
• Solutions to increasing costs for industrial accommodation
• Procurement opportunities

Project Owners: Controlling Costs (Part 2)
Neil Camarta, Senior Vice President – Oil Sands, Petro-Canada
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• Overview of existing projects
• Expansion plans
• Current procurement challenges
• How suppliers must be part of the costing solution

Supply Chain Stories: Manufacturers’ Success Stories
Gary Jessel, Procurement Manager, Natco Canada
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Jerry Byrne, President & CEO – D.F. Barnes Group of Companies
Harold Warner, President – Dynamic Air Shelters (Alberta)
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Celeste Vanrensburg, Sales Manager – ES Fox
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Manufacturers serving the oil sands

• Overview of existing projects
• What turned the attention to supply chains
• Do supply chains work to control costs in the current economy
• What challenges were faced when developing a supply chain
• Success stories from supply chains and collaboration

Roly Ferris Luncheon

Oil Sands: What is Needed to Realise the Potential
Bob Dunbar, President, Strategy West Inc.
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