The Western Canada Economic Forum (WCEF) will host its second annual Forum on January 29 and 30 at the Hotel Saskatchewan in Regina.

The WCEF is a not-for-profit organization created to showcase the strength of the Western Canadian economy and to create new partnerships for growth. The WCEF will convene key Western Canada business leaders to discuss how a strong Western Canadian economy strengthens the Canadian economy and, similarly, how a strong Canadian economy can support growth in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

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.

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

Guest speakers for the event will include:

• 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

To view the event schedule, click HERE.

For more information on the Western Canada Economic Forum, click HERE.

To register for the event, click HERE.