Join us for an exclusive lunch discussion featuring Martha Hall Findlay, a highly respected executive, policy expert, and the current Director and Palmer Chair in Public Policy at the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy.
With a multifaceted career spanning senior corporate leadership, national politics, and international law, Martha offers a rare perspective shaped by her extensive experience in Canada and Europe. Prior to her current role, she served as Chief Sustainability and Chief Climate Officer at Suncor Energy and as President and CEO of the Canada West Foundation. Throughout her career, she has consistently built a reputation for being non-partisan and pragmatic, advocating for solutions driven by thorough research and objective analysis.
Throughout her tenure across both the public and private sectors, Martha has broken new ground in energy, telecommunications, and global trade. Whether serving as a Member of Parliament in the shadow cabinet, advising on Canada-U.S. and Indo-Pacific relations, or sitting on the Board of TELUS, her focus remains on navigating complex global markets and driving sustainable, forward-thinking strategies.
This is a premier opportunity to hear firsthand from one of Canada’s top global energy influencers and recognized Climate Champions on the evolving landscape of international trade, the critical intersection of corporate sustainability and public policy, and her strategies for leading effectively across diverse sectors.
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- Date: June 11, 2026
- Time: 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM MST
- (Guests are welcome to stay until 1:30 PM for optional networking)
- Location: Calgary Petroleum Club
- Room: Wine Cellar
- Cost: $50 + fees and GST
- Attendee limit: 14
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Martha Hall Findlay
Martha Hall Findlay serves as the Director of the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary and holds the James S. and Barbara A. Palmer Chair in Public Policy. Alongside her academic leadership, she holds several key governance and advisory roles, including serving on the Expert Group on Canada-U.S. Relations, sitting on the Board of Directors for TELUS, and acting as a Senior Advisor for Teneo.
Prior to joining the School of Public Policy, Martha Chief Sustainability and Chief Climate Officer at Suncor Energy, and before that served as president and CEO of the Canada West Foundation. She has long had a reputation for being non-partisan, objective, and pragmatic by advocating for public policy solutions based on thorough research and analysis.
As a Member of Parliament, she was a member of the Official Opposition shadow cabinet and served on several House of Commons committees as the critic for International Trade; Finance; Government Works and Public Services; and Transportation, Infrastructure and Communities.
As a corporate lawyer and senior business executive in both Canada and Europe, she developed extensive experience in energy, telecommunications, sustainability, trade (international and internal) and global markets.
She was for several years a member of the Deputy Minister of International Trade’s Trade Expert Advisory Council. She wrote the ‘Energy and Climate Change’ chapter of The Indo-Pacific – new strategies for Canadian engagement with a critical region (2022, Fen Osler Hampson, Goldy Hyder and Tina Park, eds.) She is a member of the Asia Business Leaders Advisory Council, and a member of the Executive Committee of the Canada Korea Forum.
She was named a Canadian Climate Champion in 2021; a top global female oil and gas executive and one of the top 275 global energy women influencers; and was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Medal. She was silver medalist at the 1976 Canadian Alpine Ski Championships, and coached several young skiers who went on to compete in the Olympics. She has served on the Boards of various non-profit and community organizations, including in some cases as Chair.
She has written dozens of essays, articles, book chapters and op eds and is frequently interviewed for national and international print and broadcast media, in both French and English.