ABOUT

The inaugural Western Canada Economic Forum was held in January 2024 at the Petroleum Club, Calgary, Alberta. WCEF was formed to convene the western provinces and western businesses to discuss opportunities and challenges to economic growth. WCEF is a registered nonprofit corporation.

For the 2025 Western Canadian Economic Forum, the Hotel Saskatchewan provides a luxurious and sophisticated setting in the heart of Regina, making it the ideal location. Key business leaders from Western Canada will gather to discuss how a robust Western Canadian economy strengthens the national economy and how, in turn, a strong Canadian economy can foster growth in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.

WCEF 2025

The 2025 Western Canada Economic Forum will focus on the following key themes:

1. Western Canada Economic Outlook

2. Financing Business Growth in the West

3. Economic Reconciliation

4. Provincial Opportunities and Challenges to Growth

5. Invest Attraction and Exports

6. Clean Energy, Net-Zero and Nuclear Energy

  • Chris Lane

    Chief Executive Officer
    Economic Development Regina

  • Cadmus Delorme

    Chief Executive Officer, OneHoop & Former Chief, Cowessess First Nation

  • Laurel Broten

    Chief Executive Officer
    Invest in Canada

  • Karina Gistelinck

    President Potash
    BHP

  • Dr. Trevin Stratton

    Americas Economic Advisory Leader & Partner
    Deloitte

  • Alex Fallon

    Chair
    Western Canada Economic Forum

  • Mark Parsons

    Vice-President & Chief Economist
    ATB Financial

  • Rebekah Young

    Vice President & Head of Inclusion and Resilience Economics
    Scotiabank

  • Prabha Ramaswamy

    Chief Executive Officer
    Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce

  • David Williams

    Vice-President of Policy
    Business Council of British Columbia

  • Julie Pottier

    Senior Vice President of Small Business & Partnerships
    Export Development Canada

  • Chris Dekker

    Chief Executive Officer
    STEP (Saskatchewan Trade & Export Partnership)

  • Vina Nadjibulla

    Vice-President, Research & Strategy
    Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada

  • Heather Exner-Pirot

    Director of Energy
    Natural Resources and Environment program, Macdonald-Laurier Institute

  • Christophe Owttrim

    Executive Director
    Emissions Reduction Alberta

  • Alicia Planincic

    Director of Policy & Economics
    Business Council of Alberta

  • Chuck Davidson

    Chief Executive Officer
    Manitoba Chamber of Commerce

  • Justine Hendricks

    Chief Executive Officer
    Farm Credit Canada

  • Steven Kroeker 

    Chief Investment Officer, Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation

  • David M. Brock

    Vice President, Energy Security, Crown Investments Corporation

  • Michael Solberg

    Partner, New West Public Affairs Inc. & Political Commentator CBC’s Power & Politics

  • Jeff Lawson

    Senior Vice-President, Corporate Development & Acting Chief Sustainability Officer, Cenovus Energy

  • Emily Fleckner

    U.S. Consul General to Alberta, Saskatchewan, and the Northwest

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