WEBINAR // Alberta, Canada: America’s Energy Partner

On September 26, 2024 at 12:00 PM (EST) the Global Policy Institute (GPI) and Bay Atlantic University (BAU) will hold an event titled “Alberta, Canada: America’s Energy Partner ” via Zoom and in-person at BAU, 8th floor conference room.
When people think about major oil and gas producers and exporters, they think of OPEC and Russia. But in the case of the U.S. our main energy partner is Alberta, Canada, our northern neighbor, and strong ally. Notwithstanding the astonishing increase of domestic oil and gas production due to the fracking revolution, to satisfy its large energy requirements, the U.S. needs more. Most of the imported oil comes from Alberta. It is transported from Canada to America through different modalities such as rail and pipelines. How big is U.S.- Alberta energy trade? Is it mutually advantageous? Are there any impediments affecting its growth? Join us as we discuss the key aspects of this strategic relationship encompassing business, trade, and Hemispheric Energy Security with a true expert on this critically important subject.

Event Recording:

Speaker

James Rajotte has been Alberta’s Senior Representative to the United States since May 1, 2020. In the role, he regularly meets with senior elected officials, business executives, and thought leaders from across the U.S.
With a 15-year tenure in the Canadian House of Commons, Mr. Rajotte represented Edmonton-Southwest from 2000 to 2004 and Edmonton-Leduc from 2004 to 2015. His parliamentary service included the following standing committees:
• Chair of the Standing Committee on Finance (2008-2015),
• Chair of the Parliamentary Committee on Industry Science and Technology (2006-2008),
• Chair of the Canada–United Kingdom Inter-parliamentary Association, and
• Vice-Chair of the Canada–United States Inter-parliamentary Group.
Mr. Rajotte’s legislative achievements include the adoption of three private member’s bills by the House of Commons, focusing on combating Identity Theft (pretexting), supporting funding for Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, and enhancing financial literacy in Canada.
After his time in politics, he was a Vice President at Rogers Communications (a major Canadian communications and media company) from November 2015 to April 2020, overseeing Provincial and Municipal Government Affairs. His work helped expand the company’s broadband and wireless communication network across the country.
In addition to his career, Mr. Rajotte has contributed to various organizations as a board member, including the Alberta Enterprise Group, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, Imagine Canada, and the Wood Buffalo Economic Development Corporation. He also served on the Board of Governors of the University of Alberta in a volunteer capacity.
Born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, Mr. Rajotte holds a Bachelor of Social Sciences from the University of Ottawa and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Alberta and has begun coursework towards a Master of Arts.

Moderator

Paolo von Schirach became President of the Global Policy Institute, GPI, in 2016. He is also Professor of Political Science and International Relations at Bay Atlantic University, BAU, in Washington DC. He previously served as Department Chair for Political Science and IR at BAU. Areas of expertise: US politics and economics, international security, NATO affairs, the war in Ukraine, the Middle East, US-China relations, Africa, terrorism, oil and gas and renewable energy.

Paolo von Schirach is the Founder and Editor of the Schirach Report, an online publication focusing on politics, economics and international security. Von Schirach is a frequent lecturer, TV and radio commentator, on US foreign and domestic politics and global issues. He is frequently on Alhurra TV, Asharq News, BBC Arabic, TG5 (Italy), Cairo TV, Sky News Arabia, Newsy, France 24, and other networks.

For more than 25 years von Schirach worked in emerging markets as Team Leader and Senior Expert managing investment and trade promotion programs. Prior to that he was a Research Associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, CSIS, which was followed by filling the role of Director of Communications, and later on Senior Research Fellow, at the Atlantic Council. He was Deputy Director of the Global Security Project at Georgetown University, and Vice President for International Programs at Intelx, an institution focusing on international education. He was an Adjunct Professor in the Graduate Program of the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, (MSFS). He has been a frequent lecturer at the Foreign Service Institute, (FSI), the U.S. Federal Government’s primary foreign affairs training institution. Von Schirach holds higher degrees from Georgetown University where he was also a Fulbright Scholar and Fellow in the Government Department, the London School of Economics, the University of Pisa, Italy, and the Scuola Universitaria Superiore Sant’Anna of Pisa.

 

 

 

 

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