Have you ever thought about what life is really like as an elected leader? As public officials, often little is known about what drives them, motivates them, or even keeps them up at night.

On a special episode of C-Suite Unplugged, The Honourable Danielle Smith, the 19th Premier of Alberta joins host Adam Legge for an unplugged and fresh conversation on her career both inside and outside public office.

In this conversation, dubbed Premier Unplugged, you’ll learn about her journey to the top elected office in Alberta, what motivates her leadership style, her love for public policy, and her dreams for the future of the province. Of course, we also talk about the historic Supreme Court decision on the Impact Assessment Act (Bill C-69) and what that means for Alberta.

If you find this episode interesting or insightful, let us know by heading to Apple Podcasts or Spotify and giving us a quick review and rating.

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About The Business Council of Alberta

The Business Council of Alberta was founded on a simple idea: to make life better for all Albertans. We believe that business has an important role in improving society, and that when business does well, we all do well. We work with the chief executives and leading entrepreneurs of Alberta’s largest enterprises to understand the big, long-term challenges that Albertans are facing and work with industry, government, and civil society to solve these problems and build shared prosperity for every person who calls Alberta home.

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It’s not everyday that a CEO leaves Ontario to head up an Alberta company, nor is it everyday that someone takes on 160 billion dollars in assets to manage. But for Evan Siddall, CEO of Alberta Investment Management Corporation, doing so is simply the next step in a long and illustrious career.

On this episode, we speak with Evan about his journey out west, joining AIMCo during a tumultuous period in the company’s history, and why equity, diversity, and inclusion are so important to him.

We also hear from Evan about how he has approached his early onset parkinson’s diagnosis, the future of AIMCo, and his long-term view for Alberta.

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About The Business Council of Alberta

The Business Council of Alberta was founded on a simple idea: to make life better for all Albertans. We believe that business has an important role in improving society, and that when business does well, we all do well. We work with the chief executives and leading entrepreneurs of Alberta’s largest enterprises to understand the big, long-term challenges that Albertans are facing and work with industry, government, and civil society to solve these problems and build shared prosperity for every person who calls Alberta home.

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Alberta's opportunity to contribute to global solutions in agriculture, energy, and health is immense. Seizing this opportunity will take big ideas, lots of collaboration, and a little “can do” attitude. 

In the special series of The Brief, called Missions & Moonshots, we are talking to top experts, business leaders, innovators, and thought leaders across Alberta and Canada exploring solutions to the world’s biggest challenges in energy, agriculture, and health. 

Our guest is Kendall Dilling, President of Pathways Alliance, an organization that has brought together Canada’s biggest oil sands companies on a massive collaboration to reduce emissions from oil sands production, with the goal of net zero by 2050. 

The discussion includes: 

• Pathway’s plan to net zero 

• Potential in carbon capture and progress to date 

• Key barriers to achieving potential 

• Key needle movers for success 

Kendall’s discussion paper can be read here: http://bit.ly/3h5Lb0k  

About Kendall Dilling 

As President, Pathways Alliance, Kendall is responsible for the overall coordination of technology and project development and external relations on behalf of the Alliance members. 

Prior to his role at Pathways Alliance, Kendall was Cenovus Energy’s Vice-President, Environment &Regulatory, where he was responsible for environmental strategy, managing the regulatory process for major approvals and leading environmental policy development efforts with various levels of government. 

With nearly 30 years in the oil and gas industry, Kendall has expertise in various areas, including environment, regulatory, health and safety, Indigenous and stakeholder relations, surface land and business development. Prior to his work at Cenovus, Kendall worked for various Canadian and multi-national pipeline and energy companies. 

Kendall holds a Bachelor of Science, a Bachelor of Arts and an MBA from the University of Calgary. 

In an average year, Canada loses 2 million hectares of forest to wildfires. But in August 2023, Canada has already lost 15 million—and counting.

On this episode, we speak with Rick Doman, Corporate Director for the Business Council of Alberta, and a forestry expert with over 45 years of experience in the industry.

Rick helps us define what forest management means, explains the impact of the mountain pine beetle and the spruce bud worm on the health of Canada’s forests, and provides some perspective on how we can best deal with our forests to minimize the impact of the devastating wildfires if we started making changes today.

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About The Business Council of Alberta

The Business Council of Alberta was founded on a simple idea: to make life better for all Albertans. We believe that business has an important role in improving society, and that when business does well, we all do well. We work with the chief executives and leading entrepreneurs of Alberta’s largest enterprises to understand the big, long-term challenges that Albertans are facing and work with industry, government, and civil society to solve these problems and build shared prosperity for every person who calls Alberta home.

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What does it look like to be a leader?

For most of us, being a leader means building and supporting teams, and helping them their goals.

But for Sue Riddell Rose, President & CEO of Perpetual Energy and Rubellite Energy, being a leader means leaving the world better then she found it and ensuring all voices are heard at the boardroom table.

On this episode, we speak with Sue about her journey to the C-Suite, the importance and value of women in the national energy conversation, and the future of oil and gas production in Alberta.

We also talk to Sue about what she’s learned from husband and fellow BCA Member, Mike Rose from Tourmaline Oil, and her long-term view for the province.

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About The Business Council of Alberta

The Business Council of Alberta was founded on a simple idea: to make life better for all Albertans. We believe that business has an important role in improving society, and that when business does well, we all do well. We work with the chief executives and leading entrepreneurs of Alberta’s largest enterprises to understand the big, long-term challenges that Albertans are facing and work with industry, government, and civil society to solve these problems and build shared prosperity for every person who calls Alberta home.

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The term “Alberta beef” is synonymous globally with exceptional cuts of meat and delicious tastes, and yet, only 2% of Canada’s population is involved in the production of said agriculture. So what exactly does it take to run Canada’s beef industry?

On this episode, we speak with Kee Jim, Managing Director of G. K. Jim Farms, and Global Head of Animal Health and Agriculture for TELUS Agriculture.

We talk to Kee about his journey from high school to the C-Suite, what it takes to run the world’s biggest feedlot, the future of Alberta’s beef and feedlot industries, and key innovations coming out of the agri-food industry.

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About The Business Council of Alberta

The Business Council of Alberta was founded on a simple idea: to make life better for all Albertans. We believe that business has an important role in improving society, and that when business does well, we all do well. We work with the chief executives and leading entrepreneurs of Alberta’s largest enterprises to understand the big, long-term challenges that Albertans are facing and work with industry, government, and civil society to solve these problems and build shared prosperity for every person who calls Alberta home.

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Alberta's opportunity to contribute to global solutions in agriculture, energy, and health is immense. Seizing this opportunity will take big ideas, lots of collaboration, and a little “can do” attitude.

In the special series of The Brief, called Missions & Moonshots, we are talking to top experts, business leaders, innovators, and thought leaders across Alberta and Canada exploring solutions to the world’s biggest challenges in energy, agriculture, and health.

Our guest is Dr. Breanne Everett, co-founder and CEO of Orpyx Medical Technologies, a leading digital therapeutics company in Alberta, to discuss what health care could look like in Alberta and a few strategies to build a system that supports health, wellness, and longevity for all. The discussion includes:

• Gaps in Alberta’s health care system
• Importance of social determinants of health in health care planning
• Applying the Alberta Advantage to health care
• Four strategies to improve health care access and delivery

Dr. Everett’s discussion paper can be read here: http://bit.ly/3h5Lb0k

About Dr. Breanne Everett

Dr. Breanne Everett serves as the CEO and Co-Founder of Orpyx® Medical Technologies Inc., in addition to being a medical doctor with residency training in plastic and reconstructive surgery from the University of Calgary. Recognizing the significant impact of diabetic foot complications on patients and healthcare systems, she established Orpyx, a pioneering digital therapeutics company dedicated to enhancing the health span of individuals living with diabetes through customized remote care.

Dr. Everett's achievements have earned her numerous accolades, including the Governor General's Innovation Award, Alberta Women Entrepreneur Upsurge Entrepreneur Award, the Calgary Award in Commerce, and in 2023, she became the first recipient of the Alberta Business Hall of Fame’s Young Innovator Award, which recognizes the achievements of business leaders under 40. She has also been named one of Avenue Magazine's Top 40 Under 40, one of Canada's Top 100 Most Powerful Women, and the University of Calgary's Graduate of the Last Decade. As a Loran National Scholar, she actively participates in the Loran Alumni Community and serves on the Canadian Medical Association's Joule Innovation Council and the Governor General Innovation Award Selections Committee.

Since our previous update, the hottest headline has been interest rates and the Bank of Canada’s decisions to continue to increase rates to bring inflation down as quickly as possible. However, these interest rate decisions have been taking their toll on Albertans.

While wages have finally grown more than prices, more Albertans are grappling with high debt-to-income ratios, increased housing costs, and insolvencies. In recent months, Albertans now feel the economy is getting worse, despite growth in many areas.

In this episode, we look at growth in employment, Alberta's population, and overall wages, discuss results from our latest Business Expectations Survey, and check in on the spending habits of Albertans and Canadians.

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About The Business Council of Alberta

The Business Council of Alberta was founded on a simple idea: to make life better for all Albertans. We believe that business has an important role in improving society, and that when business does well, we all do well. We work with the chief executives and leading entrepreneurs of Alberta’s largest enterprises to understand the big, long-term challenges that Albertans are facing and work with industry, government, and civil society to solve these problems and build shared prosperity for every person who calls Alberta home.

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When given the chance to advance one’s career by going to India, Bermuda, or Calgary, you may be surprised to hear someone chose the sunny Alberta city given the options. But after four kids, nine grandchildren, and a successful merger to create a North American powerhouse, there’s nowhere Alan Norris would rather be.

On this episode, we speak with Alan Norris, Executive Chair of Brookfield Properties, about his journey to the C-Suite, his experience taking an ailing company from the edge of bankruptcy into a successful merger, and the role of an Executive Chair.

We also discuss housing affordability in Canada and North America, the importance of being present within the community, and the value of passion in one’s career.

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About The Business Council of Alberta

The Business Council of Alberta was founded on a simple idea: to make life better for all Albertans. We believe that business has an important role in improving society, and that when business does well, we all do well. We work with the chief executives and leading entrepreneurs of Alberta’s largest enterprises to understand the big, long-term challenges that Albertans are facing and work with industry, government, and civil society to solve these problems and build shared prosperity for every person who calls Alberta home.

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Productivity is a word spoken around boardroom tables, but rarely is it spoken around dining room tables.

But it should be.

Because productivity, which very simply means getting more and doing more with less effort, is directly related to our standard of living, our wages, and to our kids’ futures.

In this episode, we are joined by economist Trevor Tombe to explore this topic, diving deep into what productivity is and isn’t, why it matters, how Canada stacks up against the US, why we’re no better off than we were in 2017, and why we need to shift our mindsets around policymaking to ensure that productivity is a core aspect of all future policy.

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About The Business Council of Alberta

The Business Council of Alberta was founded on a simple idea: to make life better for all Albertans. We believe that business has an important role in improving society, and that when business does well, we all do well. We work with the chief executives and leading entrepreneurs of Alberta’s largest enterprises to understand the big, long-term challenges that Albertans are facing and work with industry, government, and civil society to solve these problems and build shared prosperity for every person who calls Alberta home.

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