Keynote and Technical Plenary Speakers
At the Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies Conference, you have the opportunity to hear from some of the leading lights in the CCUS sector. This year GHGT will feature Jared Daniels, Mary Burce Warlick, Myles Allen, Onno von Kessel, Sarah Forbes, Claude Lorea, Corwyn Bruce, and Matthias Raab.
Keynote Speakers
Rebecca Schulz, Minister of Environment and Protected Areas of Alberta
Rebecca Schulz was first elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Calgary-Shaw on April 16, 2019 and was re-elected on May 29, 2023. She was sworn in as Minister of Environment and Protected Areas on June 9, 2023, previously serving as Minister of Municipal Affairs and Minister of Children’s Services.
A communications professional with a master’s degree from Johns Hopkins University, Minister Schulz previously worked for the Government of Saskatchewan, as well as the University of Calgary. Minister Schulz is eager to advocate for the types of common-sense policies that will grow Alberta’s economy, protect our beautiful landscapes, and encourage investment and innovation in Alberta.
As a wife and proud mother of 2 young children, Minister Schulz has seen first-hand the challenges that Alberta’s families have faced during the last few years and uses her experiences to connect with and advocate for Albertans on the issues that matter to them.
Jarad Daniels, Chief Executive Officer, Global CCS Institute
Jarad joined the Institute as Chief Executive Officer in October 2021, bringing with him over 20 years of international collaboration and leadership on clean energy and sustainable development. He has broad expertise in energy and deep experience in Carbon Capture and Storage, having worked with many countries, multilateral organisations, NGOs, and companies on technology development and deployment and government policy.
Prior to joining the Institute, Jarad led the Office of Strategic Planning, Analysis, and Engagement within the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Carbon Management. Earlier responsibilities included managing research, development, and demonstration programs for advanced power systems and environmental stewardship. His professional experience includes life cycle analysis, process engineering and materials science.
Jarad holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Kansas State University and a Master of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley.
Mary Burce Warlick, Deputy Executive Director, International Energy Agency
Ms. Warlick, a retired senior career diplomat and former U.S. ambassador to Serbia, led the State Department’s Bureau of Energy Resources as the Acting Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs from January – September 2017 and served as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary from 2014 to 2017. In these roles, she advised the Secretary of State on energy diplomacy initiatives to promote global energy security, energy access and governance across Europe, Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East. During this time, she served for three years as a U.S. representative on the IEA Governing Board and as Chair of the Standing Group on Long-Term Cooperation. Since then, she has served as team leader for the IEA’s recent in-depth peer reviews of the energy policies in the Netherlands and Canada.
Ms. Warlick holds a B.A. in Political Science from Valparaiso University in Indiana, and an M.A in Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. In addition to her prior service on the IEA Governing Board, she served previously on the board of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative. She is a recipient of The Secretary of State’s Career Achievement Award, The Secretary of State’s Award for Public Outreach, and The Office of the Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Public Service.
Myles Allen, Professor of Geosystem Science, Head of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics, Oxford University
Myles Allen is Head of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics in the Department of Physics, University of Oxford, and Professor of Geosystem Science in the School of Geography and the Environment. His research focuses on how human and natural influences on climate contribute to climate change and risks of extreme weather. In 2005, Allen introduced the notion of a finite carbon budget, implying net zero emissions of carbon dioxide are necessary to halt global warming. He has been working on the implications ever since, most recently on the case for Geological Net Zero, or a balance between ongoing production of carbon dioxide from geological sources with carbon dioxide capture and geological storage.
He has served on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, most recently as a Coordinating Lead Author on the IPCC Special Report on 1.5°C. He was awarded the Appleton Medal and Prize from the Institute of Physics “for his important contributions to the detection and attribution of human influence on climate and quantifying uncertainty in climate predictions”, featured on the BBC’s “Life Scientific” as “the physicist behind net zero”, was awarded a CBE “for services to climate change attribution, prediction and net zero” and is a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Plenary Speakers
Susannah Pierce, President & Country Chair, Shell Canada
Susannah has spent the last 20 years of her career at the intersection of environmental, social, governance interests in Canada and abroad. Her expertise lies in bringing business, governments, communities, indigenous groups and other non-governmental actors together to support the development of energy resources from initial stages of project design through permitting and consultation to investment decision, construction, operations and decommissioning. In her current role as Shell Canada Limited President and Country Chair she is responsible for integrating and coordinating business investment and operational performance across Shell’s lines of business and for Shell’s overall reputation and stakeholder relations in the country. Prior to this role, Susannah held other positions at Shell Canada, as well as at LNG Canada, Upstream International, and TC Energy. Susannah holds a MA from The Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and a BA from George Washington University.
Dr. Natalia Kulichenko-Lotz, Sector Leader for Sustainable Development in the World Bank South Asia Region
Dr. Natalia Kulichenko-Lotz is Sector Leader for Sustainable Development in the World Bank (WB), South Asia Region. Her responsibilities include overseeing and coordination of WB programs in India for six sectors, including all aspects of climate change. Prior to her current work in India, she was Program and Sector Leader for Sustainable Development and Infrastructure in the WB Afghanistan Country Unit and a member of the Afghanistan Country Management Leadership Team where she coordinated and oversaw identification, design, preparation, and implementation of WB financed programs in several sectors including energy, water, agriculture and food, urban development, environment, climate change, disaster risk management, social inclusion, transport, and digital development. Since 2009, Dr. Kulichenko-Lotz leads the WB Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Program, working and managing multiple global and regional CCS activities supported by the WB CCS Trust Fund and previously started the CCS Program in the Asian Development Bank, based in Manila. In addition to CCS, Dr. Kulichenko worked on various energy sector programs in WB Country Units in the Africa and East Asia regions, and WB Global Practice groups.
Prior to joining the World Bank, she worked at the Asian Development Bank, European Commission, US DOE, US AID and in the private sector. Dr. Kulichenko-Lotz holds a Ph.D. in Chemical and Electrical Engineering, and MBA with specialization in international finance.
Onno van Kessel, General Manager for CCS (Carbon Capture and Storage) Development & Subsurface, Shell
Onno van Kessel is Shell’s General Manager for CCS (Carbon Capture and Storage) Development & Subsurface, responsible for the global technical delivery and competitiveness of Shell’s pre-FEED CCS project portfolio, as well as Development & Subsurface capability for CCS and support to operated CCS assets. He leads a global technical organization which includes teams in Beijing, London, Houston, Calgary, Aberdeen and The Hague.
After graduating with a MSc in Applied Physics, Onno joined Shell in 1991. He later moved to Perth (Australia), where he became head of supply planning and economics for the Woodside-operated North West Shelf LNG and domestic gas project. Returning to The Hague in 2008 to lead Shell’s European gas strategy and market fundamentals team.
In 2014 he became responsible for leading the Mozambique GTL and Power project through its initial development phases. In 2018 he was appointed as Vice President Programs & Innovation in Integrated Gas Development, with accountability for Integrated Gas Technology Platforms – including CO2 abatement technology – and for project portfolio improvement initiatives.
Sarah Forbes, Director, Office of Carbon Management Technologies at U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
Sarah began her career at the National Energy Technology Laboratory, working on CCS during the program’s formative years. Before her current position at DOE, Sarah served as the first Director for Carbon Capture Utilization and Sequestration at the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). Sarah launched an interagency working group and developed a CEQ report to Congress on CCS, to issue Guidance to the Federal Agencies on responsible CCS.
Sarah also served as a senior associate at the World Resources Institute (WRI). At WRI, she led all aspects of an expert stakeholder process resulting in two seminal guidelines documents for technical aspects of CCS. She was instrumental in the development of US, Canadian, and international standards for CCS. She holds an M.S. from Mississippi State University in the Biological Sciences.
Claude Loréa, Innovation & ESG Director, Global Cement and Concrete Association
Claude leads all aspects of GCCA work related to cement, calling for a practical understanding of its chemistry, production, co-processing, data collection, and standards, as well as international climate policy, regulatory requirements, and trends. With sustainability a key priority of the GCCA, Claude oversees the smooth transition of the activities of the Cement Sustainability Initiative to the GCCA.
Over her career Claude has built a detailed knowledge of the cement industry including the sector’s sustainability agenda where, among other achievements, she has led the development of the European Cement Industry Low Carbon Economy Roadmap. A Belgian national, Claude gained a degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Brussels before working as an environmental consultant and auditor. She gained her first hands-on experience of the cement industry as an environmental engineer with Cimenteries CBR in Belgium, in time moving to CEMBUREAU where she was appointed Technical Director and subsequently Deputy Chief Executive.
Corwyn Bruce, CCS/CCUS Project Developer, Heidelberg Materials North America
Corwyn Bruce, is the Director of Project Engineering at Heidelberg Materials in Edmonton, Alberta. He leads the Edmonton CCUS project, a first mover initiative that will utilize carbon capture to deliver the first net-zero carbon cement without the use of offsets.
With 15 years of experience in the practical application of carbon capture, Corwyn has been engaged with the Edmonton CCUS project since its inception. Prior to joining Heidelberg Materials, he served as the Vice-President of Project Development and Advisory Services at the International CCS Knowledge Centre where he and his team shared their practical experience, guiding capture proponents worldwide through consultative engagements, executing comprehensive studies, and publishing influential articles and papers.
For nine years, Corwyn played a pivotal role in delivering the world’s first commercial post-combustion carbon capture system at SaskPower’s Boundary Dam 3 CCS project as both an engineer and a project manager, ultimately serving as the Engineering Manager supporting the early operational phase and executing the capital upgrades required to improve the facilities operation.
Matthias Raab, CEO, CO2CRC
Dr Raab is the CEO of CO2CRC Ltd and a thought leader in Australia’s energy transition. With over 25 years of experience across academia, government, industry, and the not-for-profit sectors, Dr Raab is passionately dedicated to pioneering innovative solutions to energy, climate, and resource challenges. He oversees strategic and operational responsibilities for the Otway International Test Centre, directs multi-million-dollar research initiatives, and successfully delivers complex infrastructure projects. Dr Raab also holds executive and non-executive director roles on several Australian boards, contributing to strategic governance and industry leadership.
