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Peter Tertzakian

Speaker

Calgary, AB, Canada

Analyzing the economic, environmental, and geopolitical forces transforming the global energy sector

Peter Tertzakian is an energy economist, investment strategist, and author with over 35 years of experience in the realm of business, energy, and the future of energy. Combining expertise in physics, innovation, finance, and economics, he delivers thought-provoking, strategic insights on the pressing issues on the future of energy systems.

Keynote Speeches

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Energy 2050: The Future of Power

The business of energy is everyone’s business.

Drawing from history to illuminate today’s energy challenges, Peter Tertzakian explores the social, environmental, technical, and economic forces shaping our energy future.

On Global Energy Transition

There is growing concern that the global energy transition is not progressing fast enough to address looming environmental, social, and economic challenges.

Drawing on historical case studies and current economic trends, Peter provides key insights on the evolving energy landscape and its future impact.

Energy Obesity: How can the world reduce its energy appetite and change its diet of fuels for a prosperous and secure tomorrow?

Peter Tertzakian examines how technology and external factors shape our energy consumption, highlighting the most effective solutions for addressing global energy challenges. He explores how shifts in habits, lifestyles, mindsets, and emerging innovations—once considered unlikely—can play a crucial role in reducing our ever-growing demand for energy.

Panel & Event Moderator

Audience reviews:

  • Peter Tertzakian is one of the great energy thinkers of our time. - CEO, TransCanada Corporation
  • Peter Tertzakian has succeeded once again. He outlines a visionary approach to meeting the serious challenges of the world's projected population growth, continued economic growth, and increasing living standards. - Senior Advisor, CSIS, Washington, D.C. (former Administrator, U.S. Energy Information Administration)
  • Peter Tertzakian is one of the great energy thinkers of our time. - CEO, TransCanada Corporation
  • Peter Tertzakian has succeeded once again. He outlines a visionary approach to meeting the serious challenges of the world's projected population growth, continued economic growth, and increasing living standards. - Senior Advisor, CSIS, Washington, D.C. (former Administrator, U.S. Energy Information Administration)
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Speaker Biography

-Founder of ARC Energy Research Institute & Partner of ARC Financial Corp-

From ARC Energy Research Institute:

“A respected public speaker, podcaster, blogger and author, Peter has devoted his career to energy, first as a geophysicist, then as an economist and investment strategist. Peter has written two bestsellers — A Thousand Barrels a Second  and The End of Energy Obesity — and in 2020 launched his new project, energyphile.org , and book, The Investor Visit and Other Stories: Disruption, Denial and Transition in the Energy Business. Passionate about studying how society evolves its energy use and applying lessons of the past to today’s strategic business issues, Peter created Energyphile to encourage people to think about the energy business in a whole new way.

In 2015 Peter was seconded to the four-person Royalty Review Panel for the province of Alberta. In 2016 he was inducted into the Alberta Petroleum Hall of Fame and in 2021, he joined the Institute of Sustainable Finance Advisory Board. He was the former Chair of the board of Contemporary Calgary Art Gallery. He was also appointed to be a member of Canada’s Net Zero Advisory board in 2021.

Peter has an undergraduate degree in Geophysics from the University of Alberta, a graduate degree in Econometrics from the University of Southampton UK, and a Master of Science in Management of Technology from the Sloan School of Management at MIT.

Peter is also the founder of Studio.Energy. The Studio is where people come to think creatively, receive mentorship, develop new solutions, and explore complex challenges in the world of energy.”