We’re pleased to announce that the Honourable Rona Ambrose, former Official Opposition leader and cabinet minister, will join CPW Founder Sue Riddell Rose for a fireside chat at our Powering Prosperity Summit in Calgary on March 31.

With extensive experience in energy, healthcare, and as Canada’s former Environment Minister, Rona brings valuable insight into policy, innovation and competitiveness.

Currently Deputy Chairwoman at TD Securities and head of the Council of Women CEOs, Rona champions women’s leadership and investment. Her advocacy for women and girls and her vision for a Canada where women’s voices shape our economy and energy future inspire us all and reflect our vision at Canada Powered by Women.

We can’t wait to hear her unique perspective on what it will take to keep Canada competitive, power up our energy sector and secure the high quality of life all Canadians deserve.

As Senior Vice-President, Legal, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Susan oversees Canadian, U.S. and international legal functions at Cenovus. In this role, she leads the internal and external legal teams through major transactions, regulatory matters and litigation. In addition, she leads Cenovus’s Enterprise Security & Investigations team.

Susan has extensive experience working in the oil and gas industry, including in the areas of legal, human resources, compliance, health and safety, commercial and regulatory, supply chain and Indigenous affairs. She has been with Cenovus since 2021 and previously served as Senior Vice-President, People Services and Vice-President, Supply Chain Management. Prior to Cenovus, Susan spent 20 years with Husky Energy in various roles including Vice-President and Chief Procurement Officer and Vice-President, Legal. Before joining Husky, Susan practiced for six years as a litigation associate with Bennett Jones LLP in Calgary.

Susan holds a Bachelor of Laws from Dalhousie University and a Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in Political Science from the University of Alberta

Tracey is the CEO and one of the original founders of Canada Powered by Women. She is a business leader and C-suite executive with more than 20 years of experience, including senior roles with professional services firms Deloitte, KPMG and Norton Rose Fulbright and in technology companies like SAP, J.D. Edwards and Microsoft. She was the CRO at Hopewell Residential and the first-ever Brand Manager at Suncor Energy. Tracey is an alumnus of the Calgary Top 40 Under 40 and an active volunteer who is currently on the board of the Saddledome Foundation and the Alberta Hospice and Palliative Care.

Colleen Dizep is the Vice-President, Oil Sands Operations at Cenovus Energy, bringing nearly 25 years of experience in the energy industry. In her current role, she leads the Operations and Maintenance teams across four major oil sands assets, collectively producing more than 650,000 barrels per day. Colleen is responsible for ensuring safe, reliable and efficient operations while advancing operational excellence, workforce capability and longterm asset performance.

Colleen has held senior roles across production engineering, reservoir engineering, subsurface development, and corporate acquisition & divestitures. She has extensive experience leading multidisciplinary teams, executing operational and subsurface strategies and managing large, complex operations portfolios. Earlier in her career, she worked as an exploitation engineer with Burlington Resources/ConocoPhillips in conventional gas development.

She holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the University of Calgary and lives in Calgary with her husband and two active sons, enjoying the mountains and all things sports.

Jen Grado is the Vice President, Customer Transformation at Toronto Hydro with more than 20 years of experience across the energy sector. She works at the intersection of customers, infrastructure, and system transformation – leading change that delivers measurable outcomes for both customers and communities.

Jen brings a rare combination of frontline customer insight and large-scale capital delivery experience, enabling her to translate complex technical investments into customer-centric solutions. Known for bridging engineering discipline with customer strategy, she ensures infrastructure decisions are grounded in real customer needs and long-term system value.

A strong advocate for inclusion and leadership development, Jen is committed to advancing the voice of women in energy and supporting the next generation of leaders in traditionally technical fields. Jen holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering and is a recent graduate of the Rotman School of Management MBA program.

Jodi is the General Manager and Vice President at Indeed, the World’s and Canada’s #1 job matching platform. She is responsible for setting the organization’s vision and go-to-market strategy for Canada and Latin America. She also sits on Indeed Canada’s board. Jodi’s expertise includes a deep understanding of the Canadian job market, workplace trends, and what millions of job seekers and employers need to find the right fit. Jodi has over 25 years of marketing and revenue leadership experience having worked for high-profile brands such as Microsoft, SAP, eBay and The Weather Network. Her responsibilities have spanned the Canadian, US and Latin American markets throughout her career.

Passionate about removing barriers for women in the workplace, Jodi holds an Image Consulting Certificate from George Brown and supports Dress for Success Toronto–an organization dedicated to transitioning women from unemployment to economic independence in the Greater Toronto Area. Based in Toronto (but born and raised in St. Catharines), Jodi holds a Bachelor of Economics degree from Brock University.

Rachel leads Ovintiv’s corporate services, sustainability, and Canadian government relations. She previously served as the company’s vice president of human resources. With more than two decades of leadership experience across multiple industries, she has developed and implemented strategies in total compensation, organizational effectiveness, workforce planning, systems implementation, change management, communications, and diversity and inclusion.

Rachel is also an active community leader. She serves on the boards of the Wilder Institute, Calgary Zoo and STEP Energy Services, and previously served as Chair of the United Way of Calgary and Area. She holds a BA in Political Science and an MBA from the University of Calgary.

Becky Penrice serves as the Executive Vice President, Chief Administration Officer at ATCO Ltd., and Canadian Utilities Ltd., where she oversees strategic and operational improvement programs, corporate culture evolution, and core business functions including Information Technology, Legal, Supply Chain, Marketing & Communications and Human Resources.

Prior to joining ATCO, Ms. Penrice held a series of Senior Executive positions in the Retail sector across Canada. Ms. Penrice was the Executive Vice President & Chief Operations Officer and Interim CEO at Sears Canada Inc. leveraging her depth of operational, technology and human resources experience across Canadian Operations. Before that, Ms. Penrice spent several years in senior executive positions at Hudson’s Bay Company across their supply chain & logistics, human resources and marketing functions.

In addition to her significant leadership and operational experience, Ms. Penrice is an enthusiastic volunteer and philanthropic champion. She is the past Chair of the Board of Directors for the Boys and Girls Club of Canada, a Past President of the Sears Canada Charitable Foundation and an ongoing World Vision sponsor.

Ms. Penrice holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Government (with Honours) from York University.

Stephanie Prior is an energy executive with over 25 years of experience as an advisor and executive. She serves Deloitte Canada & Chile’s Sustainability & Climate, and Strategy & Business Design Leader for Energy, Resources and Industrials. Stephanie advises clients across natural resources, power & utilities, agriculture, chemicals, transportation and technology sectors. Prior to becoming a Corporate Strategy Advisor, her roles ranged from leading Corporate Development and Investor Relations for a multi-billion dollar publicly-listed energy company, Investment Banking, leading a successful start-up SAAS company to 85% market share and exploring for gold and diamonds in Canada’s Arctic.

Since becoming a Corporate Strategy Advisor in 2014, Stephanie has advised Asian, European, African, and North American corporate and government clients on corporate and growth strategies and M&A spanning oil & gas, mining & metals and power & utilities. Over her career, she has worked extensively in Western Canada, the US, the UK, Europe, the Nordics, Africa and Asia. Stephanie has negotiated for and/or with counterparties from these regions as well as India, Middle East and South America. She led the design and development of a global Energy Systems model, and leverages data-driven scenario modeling to help advise clients on theirstrategy development and execution. Developing corporate strategies that are resilient and successfully executed, Stephanie also advises clients on their Enterprise Operating Model to ensure Governance, Systems, Processes, People and Culture all work harmoniously to achieve strategic outcomes.

As both an Investment Banker and Corporate Development Leader she has successfully executed multiple transactions valued more than US$7Billion including advising on several large-scale integrations (e.g. ~$70B Nutrien (Agrium-Potash) Corporation merger) and carve outs (e.g. Teck Resources carve out of Elk Valley Resources). Stephanie’s passion is helping clients translate from intention to action by providing practical advice & specialized support. In 2020 the World Energy Council named Stephanie as one of the Top 275 Female Executives and Influencers Globally.

Sue Riddell Rose is President and Chief Executive Officer of Rubellite Energy. She began her career as a geological engineer with Shell Canada and has over 35 years of experience in the Canadian oil and natural gas industry.

She has been a director of Paramount Resources Ltd. since 2000. Sue is also a director of Secure Energy and AltaLink, L.P. Sue is actively involved with several not-for-profit organizations including UNICEF Canada and Canada Powered by Women. Sue is a past Chair of the United Way of Calgary and Area, and Alberta’s Promise.

Erin Rolstad is Vice President, Regulatory & Mainline Commercial Strategy at Enbridge, North America’s premier energy infrastructure company, where she leads commercial and regulatory strategy for the Mainline. With 15+ years across upstream, midstream and refined products markets in Canada and the U.S., she helped negotiate a landmark Mainline tolling settlement and chairs the Representative Stakeholder Group, aligning producers, refiners, marketers, and governments on durable outcomes. A business minded attorney, Erin holds a J.D. (SMU Dedman), M.Ed. (Milligan), and B.A. (Lakehead).

Cara-Lynne Wade is Director of Mass Market Strategy and Marketing at Enbridge Gas Distribution. She leads mass market strategy in Ontario and across Enbridge Gas’s U.S. utilities in Utah, North Carolina and Ohio, overseeing strategic partnerships, energy policy and planning, marketing, customer analytics and customer connection strategies. Her work brings together industry, government and community partners to advance practical, customer-centered solutions.

Cara-Lynne holds an HBA from the Ivey School of Business at Western University and an MBA in Strategy and Sustainability from the Schulich School of Business at York University.