About this Event
A decade of bringing the market together. For 10 years, ASC Connect has facilitated important conversations about the critical issues and evolving trends affecting Alberta’s capital market. The event offers a unique opportunity to discuss challenges, explore opportunities and foster a shared understanding of how we move forward, together.
A timely conversation. This year’s agenda will explore how Alberta companies can raise capital, embrace innovation, grow their businesses and stay competitive.
A shared goal. Whether you are a business leader, entrepreneur, registrant, professional advisor, or policy maker, ASC Connect is an opportunity to come together to discuss how we strengthen our capital market.
For the latest information on the event, agenda, and speakers please visit https://www.asc.ca/asc-connect-2026
Agenda
🕑: 08:00 AM
— Networking breakfast —
Remarks from Alberta's President of the Treasury Board and Minister of Finance
Host: The Honourable Jason Jixon
Perspectives on capital markets across Canada and key takeaways for Alberta.
Host: John McKenzie (TMX Group)
Info: Fireside Chat
Panel discussion: What comes next for Canada’s energy sector?
Host: Moderator: Deborah Yedlin (Calgary Chamber of Commerce)
Info: The energy sector has a generational opportunity in front of it. This panel will discuss what it will take to seize it. Navigating shifting geopolitics, unlocking capital, opening new export markets, and building the infrastructure to reach them will require long-term investment on a scale we haven't seen since the early 2000s, and regulatory reform that keeps pace.
— Lunch and networking break —
What do the outcomes of Alberta’s referendum mean for Alberta businesses?
Host: The Honourable Jason Kenney
Building a leading and trusted innovation ecosystem in Canada
Host: Moderator - Ryan Clements (ASC)
Info: Canada doesn't lack ambition, talent, or ideas; but is it a trusted innovation jurisdiction? This panel explores the design choices required to deliver speed without recklessness, experimentation without opacity, and regulation that turns innovative ideas into scaled companies and deeper markets.
Evolution in our capital market: The ASC’s perspective
Host: Moderator - Samir Sabharwal (ASC)
Info: Regulation must adapt within an environment of change, and this conversation will explore the ASC’s perspective on how we balance investor protection and regulatory burden, modernization, competitiveness, and innovation.
— Cocktail reception —
Event venue & nearby stays
Calgary TELUS Convention Centre, 136 8 Avenue Southeast, Calgary, Canada
Concerts, fests, parties, meetups — all the happenings, one place.