Harnessing Digitization to Reduce Emissions

Date:	Saturday, November 16
Time (AZT):	10:00 AM

Event Summary:

Digital transformation is key in the fight against climate change, enhancing efficiency, reducing emissions, and improving decision-making across sectors. It enables smart energy management through AI-driven systems and IoT devices, optimizing energy use and reducing GHG emissions. Carbon tracking and reporting tools provide real-time emissions data, allowing companies and governments to track progress toward climate goals. Predictive analytics and AI models help forecast climate impacts and optimize resource allocation. In agriculture, precision farming technologies reduce water and fertilizer use, cutting emissions. Additionally, digital tools facilitate the shift to a circular economy by improving supply chain transparency and waste management.

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Presenter(s):

Marc Godin

Marc Godin is a professional engineer and has an MBA. He is the Director of Technology for Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada and has +35 years of industry experience. He develops and manages projects, focusing on innovation, technology development and commercialization, R&D strategy, management, and funding.

Bryan Helfenbaum

Bryan Helfenbaum is the Vice President of Clean Energy at Alberta Innovates, where he oversees programs in Clean Technology and Advanced Hydrocarbons with key initiatives in hydrogen, CCUS, digital energy, bitumen beyond combustion and others. Prior to joining AI, he spent 20 years in technical, business, and innovation roles in the private sector. Bryan’s has taught courses at the University of Calgary and worked on innovative community residential development projects. Bryan has a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering from Waterloo and an MBA from Calgary.

Scott Volk

Scott Volk is the Director of Emissions & Innovation at Tourmaline Oil Corp., Canada’s largest natural gas producer. Mr. Volk and his team are focused on developing and implementing sustainable innovation. In addition, he sits on a number of methane emissions research and innovation committees, where he brings more than 20 years of oil and gas engineering experience with companies such as Athabasca Oil Corp. and Talisman Energy. Mr. Volk has a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Systems Engineering from the University of Regina and a Master of Science in Drilling and Well Engineering from Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen.

Stéphane Germain

Stéphane Germain founded GHGSat in 2011 to answer a market need for consistent, high quality measurements of greenhouse gas emissions from industrial facilities worldwide. Mr. Germain has been passionate about applying space technology for the good of the Earth for over 30 years. He started his career as an engineer and project manager at Spar Aerospace, followed by several years as a consultant with Bain & Company, a leading international strategy consulting firm. He then held senior management positions in both small and large Canadian aerospace companies before turning to entrepreneurship in the 2010s. Mr. Germain graduated from Queen’s University (Canada) with a B.Sc. (Engineering Physics) and a Masters in Business Administration from INSEAD (France).

Glen McCrimmon

Glen McCrimmon is the Director of Operations at CRIN. He is a senior energy sector leader and influencer with extensive experience in corporate innovation, subsurface technical, portfolio management, strategic planning, stakeholder relations and governance. Formerly Chief of Innovation at Husky Energy, Glen holds a BSc in Geology and an MSc in Earth Sciences. He's also an avid skier and runner.