Leadership

Blake Reid is a Professional Engineer and Executive Vice President, Operations at Paramount Resources. Prior to joining Paramount, Blake held a number of progressively senior roles over 25 years of industry experience. His work has included a broad range of technical, operational and strategic management roles, including leadership of multi-disciplinary organizations covering operations, maintenance, engineering, project management, drilling and completions, administration, and environment, health and safety portfolios.

Richard Wong is the Vice President of Regulatory and Operations at the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP), overseeing policy and regulatory initiatives in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Atlantic Canada. With over 15 years of experience, Richard brings valuable expertise to his role at the OWA including leading advocacy efforts to advance closure and liability policy across western Canada.

Prior to joining CAPP, Richard held progressively senior engineering and leadership roles with a major North American energy company. His experience spans government relations, business development, completions engineering, well abandonment, and field operations.

A Calgary native, Richard holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from Queen’s University and is a registered Professional Engineer with APEGA.

Doug Dafoe is President and CEO of Ember Resources Inc. He has more than thirty years of industry experience in financial and operating positions in several publicly traded energy companies. In addition to corporate leadership positions, Doug brings extensive governance experience as a Board Director for drilling and energy production companies, and as a past member of the Board of Governors of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers. He holds the designations of Chartered Accountant and Chartered Director.

Logan Popko is Senior Vice-President Corporate & Operations Services at Cenovus Energy and oversees functions that support Cenovus’s integrated global business including Health & Safety, Environment & Regulatory, Data & IT, Supply Chain Management and the Corporate Project Management Office. Logan has been at Cenovus for15 years where he has held increasingly senior roles in production, development, project execution, strategy, corporate planning, and commercial. Logan holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Oil & Gas Engineering from the University of Calgary and is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta.

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David Hardie is the Director of Liability Management for the Alberta Energy Regulator. In over 20 years with Alberta’s regulatory authorities, David has worked in analysis, strategy development and organizational leadership for infrastructure liability and closure in the energy industry. His experience relates directly to stewarding policies related to financial, environmental and public safety risk related to wells, pipelines and facilities.

Kyle Pisio is Vice-President, Drilling, Completions and Asset Retirement at Canadian Natural Resources. During his more than 15 year career at Canadian Natural, Kyle has gained extensive experience in the development of oil and natural gas projects in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin as well as international offshore assets. Kyle is a Professional Engineer who has progressed through a range of technical roles and is currently leading multi-disciplinary teams that safely, effectively and efficiently manage drilling, completions and asset retirement activities, including decommissioning, reclamation and site closure.