2026-01: Momentum to Maturity: The AI Journey at Strathcona Resources

The AI Journey at Strathcona Resources
Join us as Calen Jackson shares Strathcona Resources' pragmatic approach to adopting Generative AI. Learn how they prioritized speed and early business wins to ignite innovation and discover their new framework for scaling AI from rapid experimentation into a core business pillar.

• Igniting Innovation: Securing buy-in through speed and early wins.

• Sanctioning: A new framework for validating high-impact opportunities.

• Building the Foundation: Moving from experiments to a scalable AI Platform.

Where: Platform Calgary, East Annex
When: Wednesday, January 28, at 5:30pm

Schedule:
5:30 - Food and Networking
6:00 - Presentation and Discussion
7:30 - Wrap up

Speaker Bio:
Calen Jackson is a Data Developer at Strathcona Resources Ltd, where he leads AI implementation initiatives and advances data platform maturity using Databricks and AWS. With experience in data engineering and analytics across the energy and real estate sectors, Calen specializes in building end-to-end data pipelines, implementing AI-driven solutions, and developing bespoke data products that drive significant business value. He is an alumnus of University of Calgary where he was a two-sport varsity athlete (soccer and golf). Calen is also a Senior Editor at YYC Data Society for their newsletter: The Gradient.