Program – Thursday, September 21, 2006

Global Building Blocks

9:00 – 11:30 a.m. REGISTRATION
11:30 – 12:00 Noon RECEPTION
12:00 Noon FORUM WELCOME

Mr. Douglas H. Mitchell, C.M., Q.C., Co-Chair
Mr. Hal Kvisle, Co-Chair

12:00 – 1:30 p.m. LUNCHEON AND KEYNOTE ADDRESS

The Honorable Gale A. Norton
Immediate Past Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior (Washington, D.C.)

1:45 – 3:00 p.m. SESSION 1: Energy (Oil/Gas) – "How high is high; is it forever?"

As recently as early 2002, oil traded at US$20 per barrel and NYMEX gas in North America traded as low as US$2. Recently, oil has traded over US$75, with gas over US$15. Can global economic growth continue at these higher levels, or might they cause an economic meltdown? What can be done to moderate the dramatic swings in energy costs, or is that just the "market" working?

Presenters: Mr. N. Murray Edwards
Vice-Chairman of the Board, Canadian Natural Resources Limited (Alberta)

Professor Christopher J. Jablonowski
Associate Director, Energy and Earth Resources Graduate Program, University of Texas at Austin

Mr. Jose Alberto Lima
Vice-President, New Business Development, Americas, Shell U.S. Gas & Power LLC (Texas)

The Honourable Greg Melchin
Minister of Energy, Government of Alberta

Moderator: Ms. Diane Francis, FP Editor-at-Large, National Post
3:00 – 3:15 p.m. BREAK
3:15 – 4:15 p.m. KEYNOTE ADDRESS

General (Retired) Charles F. (Chuck) Wald
Former Deputy Commander of the Headquarters of the United States European Command (Washington, D.C.)

"Securing the World Energy Supply"
6:00 – 9:00 p.m. RECEPTION, DINNER AND SALUTE TO PREMIER KLEIN

Special tributes: The Honourable Gordon Campbell, Premier of British Columbia
The Honourable Gary Filmon, P.C., O.M., former Premier of Manitoba
Entertainment: Mr. George Canyon

Posted: September 2006
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