Archives: Speakers

Meghan Butler is the Director, Investment Attraction, Energy for Invest Alberta. She is a seasoned professional recognized for her ability to connect people, ideas, and opportunities in the energy sector. She identifies and cultivates new business opportunities across established and emerging markets, building relationships with industry leaders and influencers. Known as both a leader and connector, she is passionate about fostering networks that bring together decision-makers from diverse industries.

Meghan began her career in process engineering, supporting refinery and in-situ oil sands operations, before pivoting to project and business development. Over nearly a decade, she worked on projects ranging from mid-sized commercial undertakings to billion-dollar initiatives, developing strong expertise in technical operations and commercial strategy. She later expanded her focus into hydrogen and energy transition, gaining hands-on experience in account management and business optimization. Her combined technical knowledge and commercial acumen give her a unique perspective on the evolving energy landscape.

Outside of work, Meghan is an active and competitive individual.  A former Canadian WKA Women’s Muay Thai Champion, she also brings the same drive and discipline from sport into her professional life. At home, she enjoys time with her senior Maltese, Taco.

Kristiane has over 10 years of experience in medical safety, working with both marketed products and clinical development across medicinal products and medical devices. She has held diverse roles and responsibilities and has extensive experience collaborating with regulatory agencies in Pharmacovigilance across North America, Europe, and Asia. Kristiane currently holds the role as Associate Director, Safety and deputy QPPV at TFS Health Science

Grant Stewart is Business Development Director at Belltree, where he leads the global expansion of the bMark™ benchmarking platform. With over 25 years of international experience across energy strategy, subsurface engineering and data analytics, he has worked with governments, regulators and operators on five continents to improve performance and shape long-term energy strategies. At Belltree, Grant has played a key role in developing bMark™ CCS, the industry’s first integrated benchmarking tool for carbon capture and storage, enabling organisations to screen sites, benchmark projects and de-risk investment decisions in support of the energy transition.

Prior to joining eStruxture, Strahan was the Senior Vice President of Product & Strategy at Q9, a pan-Canadian data center provider that was recently fully acquired by Bell Canada. Before Q9, Strahan was the Vice President of Marketing & Product Development for Scalar Decisions. Strahan has also held senior leadership positions in the Hosting & Cloud Computing practice of Bell Canada, as well as management consulting and hands-on IT services delivery roles.

A respected cloud & IT infrastructure expert, Strahan has written several articles on Cloud Computing and spoken frequently at vendor and analyst conferences, including CICA Audit Conference, ITAC in Ottawa, DCIE in Montreal, L’Expert in Toronto, IDC Conference, ISAAC, and IT Canada. Strahan is also a former member of the Board of Directors for the Toronto Public Library, North America’s largest Public Library system.

• Managed and overviewed Study Start Up in 36 countries across Europe, Middle East, Africa, North America, Latin America, Asia Pacific
• Go-to Resource for SSU Pre-awarding: Proposals and Bid-defense meetings
• Experienced with multiple studies/programs in Complex Innovative Designs and Expanded Access Pathways
• Subject Matter Expert in Regulatory Transition

Hyejung Yang is the Team Leader of the Clinical New Drug Team at Daewoong Pharmaceutical. She has over 14 years of experience in global clinical development, leading Phase I–III trials across multiple therapeutic areas, with a particular focus on new drug development projects. She has extensive expertise in project leadership, study start-up, investigational product management, and global site/vendor communication. As a clinical team leader, she has directed cross-functional teams and contributed to IND submissions, ensuring successful execution of global clinical trials.

– 23Y Clinical Trial & New Drug Development Expert Professional

– Global & Local Trials Experiences including the 1st Phase 2 COVID-19 New Oral-drug Trial PM in Korea & USA

– Global CROs and Local Pharmacies Experiences

– All-round Experts in Clinical Trials (Medicines & Devices)

• Associate Director-Trial Delivery Leader, Medical Affairs Delivery Unit, J&J Innovative Medicine
• Masters Degree of Supply Chain Management, MBA, Inha University