Jean-Michel has a distinguished 30 year career in energy and sustainable development.  He is Chief Executive Officer of his new company NextTier Energy Solutions, developing and launching a portfolio of breakthrough Solutions for the energy sector.

Recently, he has served as Venture Partner at Chrysalix EVC, and board member of several Canadian companies, Inventys, Axine and Questor. His career at Total also included the senior roles of President & CEO of Total E&P Canada, Total EVP Sustainable Development and Environment, and President Total Venezuela.

Bryan Helfenbaum is currently the Manager of Technology Development at Devon Canada, responsible for ideation, evaluation, and execution of incremental and radical innovation in oil sands.  Through his 18 years in the energy industry, Bryan has demonstrated a passion for innovation and collaboration in a variety of roles, including development engineering, business development, and corporate planning.

In his role at Devon, Bryan serves on the Shareholder Steering Committee of COSIA and is involved in a wide variety of external initiatives.  Bryan has an Environmental Engineering degree from the University of Waterloo and an MBA from the University of Calgary, where he currently teaches a course on innovation.