The Energy Council of Canada is a not-for-profit corporation whose membership is made up of private sector energy corporations, energy industry associations, Canadian federal and provincial government departments and agencies, and Crown corporations. The Council provides a forum for action, networking and thinking by energy industry leaders from the private and public sectors. The Council aims to forge an understanding of energy issues, while working to shape the energy sector for the benefit of Canadians. It holds public policy forums, various members’ activities and hosts the Canadian Energy Person of the Year Award. The Energy Council of Canada is a founding member of the World Energy Council (1923), and participates in their activities contributing to a global expert knowledge base of energy information.
Wayne was elected to KPMG’s partnership in 1982 and was appointed Managing Partner of the Calgary office in 1999. He is presently KPMG’s Canadian and Global Oil & Gas leader and a member of the firm’s International Energy and Natural Resources Executive Committee. Wayne is based in KPMG’s Calgary office and leads the activities of the firm’s 11 Global Oil & Gas Centers of Excellence. He received a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Alberta in Edmonton and is a member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta where he received his Fellow of the Chartered Accountants (FCA) designation in 2008. Wayne is active with the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, is Chair of the Board of the Energy Council of Canada, and is on the Board of Calgary’s Heritage Park Foundation. He has contributed articles to Oilweek Magazine as well as material for the 2008 World Petroleum Congress in Madrid, Spain.
As President, Mr Schmidt is responsible for the overall program and management of the Energy Council of Canada (ECC). He also supports the World Energy Council as the Canadian Member Secretary. Mr Schmidt has held a variety of positions, in both the private and public sectors. Prior to joining the Energy Council of Canada he worked with Petro-Canada and the merged Suncor as Senior Director, Government Relations responsible for company's domestic and international government relations program. Among other positions, Mr Schmidt has served as Chief of Staff to the Deputy Prime Minister of Canada (DPMO); concurrent to the Minister of Natural Resources Canada and of National Revenue and to a different Minister of National Revenue prior to joining the DPMO. A lawyer and an active member of the Law Society of Alberta, Greg spent many years in private practice prior to joining the Government of Canada and prior to joining Petro-Canada. Greg obtained his law degree from the University of Dalhousie. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Alberta and also attended graduate school at the University of Alberta.
