The Panel has convened multi-day provincial engagement sessions in each Atlantic province, bringing together government officials, industry associations, academic leaders, and sector experts to present their insights and recommendations. These intensive sessions featured presentations from dozens of organizations representing critical minerals, energy, defence, ocean industries, AI and technology, and cross-cutting economic priorities. Each session provided the Panel with deep expertise and regional perspectives essential to understanding the unique opportunities and challenges facing Atlantic Canada.

Post Title: Newfoundland and Labrador

  • February 17
    • Kendra MacDonald
      CEO
      Canada's Ocean Supercluster
    • Charlene Johnson
      CEO
      Energy NL
    • Heather Tizzard
      Deputy Minister, Department of Jobs
      Province of Newfoundland and Labrador
    • Amanda McCallum
      Executive Director
      Mining NL
    • Michelle Simms
      CEO
      Advantage St. John's
    • Rhonda Tulk Lane
      CEO
      Atlantic Chamber of Commerce
    • Florian Villaumé
      CEO
      TechNL
    • Jocelyn Perry
      Executive Vice President and CFO
      Fortis Inc.
    • Gary Smith
      Executive Vice President, Operations and Technology
      Fortis Inc.
    • Jamie Powell
      Vice President, Government and Regulatory Affairs
      Calibre Mining Corp
    • Tore Løseth
      Senior Vice President and Country Director
      Equinor
    • Jim Keating
      CEO
      Oil and Gas Corporation of NL

Post Title: Prince Edward Island

  • Thursday, February 12
    • Stefanie Corbett
      Deputy Minister, Economic Development
      Province of Prince Edward Island
    • Brad Colwill
      CEO
      Innovation PEI
    • Mary Hunter
      Deputy Minister, Workforce, Advanced Learning and Population
      Province of Prince Edward Island
    • Heather MacLeod
      Director
      PEI Energy
    • Lauren Ledwell
      CEO
      PEI BioAlliance
    • Penny Walsh
      Executive Director
      CASTL (Skills)
    • Alex MacBeath
      Partner
      Island Capital Partners
    • Scott Travers
      CEO
      Amar Seafood
    • Keith Gillard
      Director
      Foresight Canada
    • Scott McEwen
      Senior Managing Director
      CBRE
    • Don Killhorn
      Executive Director
      PEI Federation of Agriculture
    • Corryn Clemence
      CEO
      Tourism Industry Association of PEI
    • Peter Warris
      Executive Director
      PEI Aquaculture Alliance

Post Title: Nova Scotia – 2026

  • Day One: Tuesday, January 20
    • Chris Morrissey
      DM, Growth and Development
      Province of Nova Scotia
    • David Chaundy
      President & CEO
      Atlantic Economic Council
    • Carole Lee Reinhardt
      Director, Atlantic
      Public Policy Forum
    • Kim Brooks
      President and Vice-Chancellor, Dalhousie University
      Association of Atlantic Universities
    • Sean Kirby
      Executive Director
      Mining Association of Nova Scotia
    • Ed Steeves
      Regional VP, Atlantic Canada
      EDC
    • Jennifer LaPlante
      AI Expert
  • Day Two: Wednesday, January 21
    • Alex Whalen
      Director, Atlantic Canada Prosperity
      Fraser Institute
    • John Paul
      Executive Director
      Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nation Chiefs
    • Victoria Belbin
      CEO
      Atlantic Aerospace and Defence Association
    • Ian Munroe
      Chief Economist
      Halifax Partnership
    • Karen Oldfield
      Interim President and CEO
      Nova Scotia Health

Post Title: New Brunswick – 2026

  • Day One: Tuesday, January 27
    • Traci Simmons
      DM, Opportunities NB
      Province of New Brunswick
    • Dan Mills
      DM, PETL
      Province of New Brunswick
    • Hemant Kumar
      ADM, Economic Policy
      Province of New Brunswick
    • Cade Libby
      DM, Natural Resources
      Province of New Brunswick
    • Kathy Brewer Dalton
      DM, Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries
      Province of New Brunswick
    • Michelle Robichaud
      President
      Atlantic Centre for Energy
    • Tom Taylor
      Executive Director
      Atlantic Canada Fish Farmers Association
    • Kim Allen
      Executive Director
      Forest NB
    • Andrew Beckett
      CEO
      Envision Saint John
    • Byron James
      Executive Director
      Atlantic Colleges Atlantique
  • Day Two: Wednesday, January 28
    • Herb Emery
      Vaughn Chair in Regional Economics
      University of New Brunswick
    • Jonathon Duffaud
      Président-directeur général
      Conseil économique du Nouveau-Brunswick
    • Monica Gaudet-Justason
      President and CEO
      New Brunswick Business Council
    • Francesco Calazzo
      Regional Economic Development General Manager
      Southeast Regional Service Commission