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SPESPE Montney/Duvernay Symposium: Answering the Call for Canadian Energy
2–4 November 2026 | Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel | Banff, Alberta, Canada

SPESPE Montney Duvernay Symposium: Answering the Call for Canadian Energy
2 - 4 November 2026 | Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel | Banff, Alberta, Canada

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1530
  1. Registration
    60 mins
1630
  1. Welcome and Opening Remarks
    5 mins
    Co-Chairs: Erik Kardash, ARC Resources; Francis Letendre, Whitecap Resources
1635
  1. Session 1: Opening Keynote and Panel
    85 mins

    Session Chairs:  Jennifer Baker, Novi Labs;  Haley McCloy, ATB; Brad Nicholson, Baytex Energy; Kristyn O'Byrne, Ovintiv; Amy Trynor, Strathcona Resources

    Keynote:

    Teresa Waddington, Deputy Chief Operating Officer and Chief Safety and Sustainability Officer - LNG Canada

    Moderator:

    Kristyn O'Byrne, Senior Development Engineer - Ovintiv

    Panelists:

    Chris Carlsen, President and CEO - Birchcliff
    Teresa Waddington,  Deputy Chief Operating Officer and Chief Safety and Sustainability Officer - LNG Canada
    Kim Williams, Vice President & GM Canadian Operations - Ovintiv

     

1800
  1. Welcome Reception
    Exhibit Floor
    90 mins
0730
  1. Breakfast
    55 mins
  2. Registration
    55 mins
0825
  1. Day 2 Welcome
    5 mins
0830
  1. Session 2: Development Planning and Optimization
    90 mins
    Session Chairs: Taylor Brown, Vermilion Energy;  Khoi Duong, Computer Modelling Group;  Tyler Schlosser, McDaniel
1000
  1. Coffee Break
    Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
1030
  1. Session 3: Diagnostics, Drilling and Completions, New Technology, and AI
    90 mins

    Session Chairs: Jamie Guy, GLJ; Steve Lewis, Outwest Energy; Scott Towsley, Ovintiv

    As operators push the boundaries of well construction and completion performance, new tools and techniques are creating measurable gains in efficiency and productivity. This session will explore practical advances in drilling execution and completion design, including u-turn drilling applications, surfactant-enhanced well productivity, and emerging technologies shaping the next generation of development practices across these plays.

     

    Presentations:

    Montney U Turn
    Dawn Cochrane, Senior Drilling Engineer, and Alyson MacDougall - Ovintiv

1200
  1. Networking Lunch
    90 mins
1330
  1. Session 4: Subsurface Reservoirs, Geoscience, and Seismicity
    90 mins

    Session Chairs: Michelle Johnston, ARC Resources; Francis Letendre, Whitecap Resources

    Presentations:

    The Only Way Forward is Through: How Development Constraints and Induced Seismicity Mitigations led to Perpendicular Cross-over Wells
    Amanda Greig, Geophysical Advisor, and Colin Edie, Engineer and Finance Professional - Parallax Energy

1500
  1. Coffee Break
    Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
1530
  1. Session 5: Break Out Session
    90 mins

    Break Out Session #1: 
    AI in Industry - Practical Applications for Optimization, Workflows and Decision Making 
    Facilitator(s): Steve Lewis, Outwest Energy
     

    Break Out Session #2: 
    Geoscience Impacts on Development - How Subsurface Influence Development Planning & Outcomes
    Facilitator(s): TBD

    Break Out Session #3:  
    Technology Adoption - The Gap Between Canada and the US, What is Driving This Difference?
    Facilitator(s): Francis Letendre, Whitecap Resources

1700
  1. Networking Reception
    Exhibit Floor
    90 mins
0730
  1. Breakfast
    60 mins
  2. Registration
    Curio Foyer
    60 mins
0830
  1. Session 6: Productions and Operations
    90 mins

    Session Chairs: Spencer Hannon, ConocoPhillips; Erik Kardash, ARC Resources; Rebecca MacDonald, Shell

    Presentations:

    Title TBD
    Patrick Ewert, Senior Chemical Coordinator - ARC Resources

    Title TBD
    Kris Kruse,  Senior Production Engineer, ARC Resources

1000
  1. Coffee Break
    Exhibit Floor
    15 mins
1015
  1. Session 7: Water, Infrastructure, LNG, and Midstream
    75 mins

    Session Chairs: Mike Dembicki, Canadian Natural; Erik Kardash, ARC Resources; Paul Nicoll, Paramount Resources

1130
  1. Coffee Break
    Exhibit Floor
    15 mins
1145
  1. Session 8: Closing Panel
    45 mins

    Session Chairs: Sera Bonham, Cygnet Energy; Steve Lewis, Outwest Energy; Haley McCloy, ATB; Kristyn O'Byrne, Ovintiv

    Moderator: TBD

    Panelists:

    Tristan Goodman, President - The Explorers and Producers Association of Canada (EPAC)

     

1230
  1. Networking Lunch
    60 mins

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