Plans, Prospects and Possibilities for the G7 2025 Kananaskis Summit

June 12, 2025
University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary and the G7 Research Group,
with support from Dentons

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World leaders return to Kananaskis Country for the first time since 2002 for a G7 Summit in June amid more uncertainty about the state of world economically, politically and ecologically than at any time in the organization’s 50-year history.

In advance of this historic gathering, the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy and the G7 Research Group will host a one-day conference on June 12 with senior political leaders and international affairs experts to assess and advise on the key issues facing leaders at there Kananaskis Summit.

Global policy experts including former federal leaders, G7 officials, and defence and security practitioners will provide their perspectives on global events and the G7 as featured speakers. Panel discussions will address issues including energy security, critical minerals, military and economic security, AI, quantum computing and emerging technologies, and their impact on the world.

In a world reeling from unprecedented military, political, economic, and social upheaval, the Plans, Prospects and Possibilities for the G7 2025 Kananaskis Summit conference is your best bet to make sense of it.

Program

8:00	Registration
8:30	Welcome Remarks Dr. Edward McCauley, President, University of Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek, City of Calgary The Honourable Myles McDougall, Minister of Advanced Education, Government of Alberta
8:45 – 9:45	Keynote on Canada’s G7 Summits Chair: Martha Hall Findlay, Director, School of Public Policy, University of Calgary The Right Honourable Jean Chrétien, Former prime minister of Canada, and host of the 2002 Kananaskis Summit; in conversation with The Honourable John Manley, Former deputy prime minister of Canada
9:45 – 10:45	The G7 – Past, Present and Future Chair: Sally Elliott, Member, G7 Research Group The Honourable Peter Boehm, former G7 sherpa, Canada Dr. John Kirton, Director and Founder, Global Governance Program, University of Toronto Dr. Christopher Sands, Director, Center for Canadian Studies, John Hopkins University
10:45 – 11:00	BREAK
11:00 – 11:30	Fireside Chat: Insights on Alberta’s Role in Global Energy Chair: Martha Hall Findlay, Director, School of Public Policy, University of Calgary The Honourable Danielle Smith, Premier, Alberta
11:30 – 12:30	Energy, Energy Security and Critical Minerals Chair: Jeff Lawson, Executive Vice President, Corporate Development, Cenovus Energy Jackie Forrest, Executive Director, ARC Energy Research Institute Photinie Koutsavlis, Vice President, Economic Affairs and Climate Change, The Mining Association of Canada< Dr. RJ Johnston, Senior Director of Research, Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University; Incoming Director, Energy and Natural Resources, School of Public Policy
12:15 – 13:15	LUNCH
13:15 – 14:15	Military and Economic Security Chair: Deborah Yedlin, President & CEO, Calgary Chamber of Commerce David Angell, Foreign and defence policy advisor to the prime minister Dr. Ian Brodie, Professor, Political Science, University of Calgary Dr. Rob Huebert, Director, Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies, University of Calgary Vice-Admiral (Ret’d) Mark Norman, Vice Admiral, Royal Canadian Navy
14:15 – 15:15	Quantum Computing, AI and Emerging Technologies Chair: Dr. Megan Lee, Managing Director, Quantum City Dr. Catherine Lefebvre, Senior Advisor, Open Quantum Institute Dr. Barry Sanders, Scientific Director, Quantum City, University of Calgary Cam Linke, Chief Executiver Officer, AMII
15:15 – 15:30	BREAK
15:30 – 16:30	Keynote with Closing Reflections Chair: Dr. John Kirton, Director and Founder, Global Governance Program, University of Toronto The Right Honourable Joe Clark, Former prime minister of Canada
16:30 – 16:45	Closing Remarks George Antonopoulos, National and Global Energy Sector Lead, Canada, Dentons Canada LLP Martha Hall Findlay, Director, School of Public Policy, University of Calgary

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