Actionable insights
Moody’s analysts will share perspectives on regionals trends and innovation reshaping the energy sector
In Person Event
Energy, access & demand: What’s next for Canada
2026 Calgary Energy Briefing
Delta Hotels Calgary Downtown, Calgary
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From LNG exports and pipeline development to AI-driven data center growth, Canada's energy and infrastructure landscape is evolving. Join us for a cross-sector discussion on the key trends influencing investment, growth, and credit conditions across utilities, energy, and digital infrastructure. Gain insights into the opportunities and challenges associated with rising power demand, expanding market access, and the growing role of Indigenous partnerships in shaping Canada's next generation of infrastructure projects.
- Commodity prices, pipeline egress, market access, and the role of energy infrastructure in supporting Canada's economic growth and competitiveness.
- The outlook for Canada's LNG exports and the implications for natural gas demand, producers, and infrastructure development.
- How data center growth is driving electricity demand and shaping investment needs across Canada's power sector.
- The increasing importance of Indigenous partnerships in advancing major energy and infrastructure projects across Canada.
Who should attend
Attendees will gain actionable perspectives on credit conditions, market dynamics, capital markets considerations, and the infrastructure trends shaping Canada’s energy future — from LNG exports and pipeline development to rising power demand, data center growth, and Indigenous partnerships. It is particularly relevant for:- CFOs, Treasurers, Controllers, and Risk Management professionals
- Bankers, advisors, investors, and other intermediaries covering energy and infrastructure
- Industry leaders focused on growth, financing, infrastructure development, and strategic planning
- Professionals interested in the credit and investment implications of Canada’s evolving energy landscape
If you have any questions, please contact
sandra.fung@moodys.com.
Why attend?
In-person value
Engage in conservations on how new technologies and partnership deals will impact issuers
Networking
Connect with peers and Moody’s analysts in exclusive discussions, with more details on a reception to follow
Speakers
Paresh Chari
Executive Director, Corporate Finance
Moody's Ratings
Gavin MacFarlane
Vice President, Global Project and Infrastructure Finance
Moody's Ratings
Radi Annab
Vice President, Global Project & Infrastructure Finance
Moody's Ratings
Whitney Leavens
Vice President, Corporate Finance
Moody's Ratings
Venue
Delta Hotels Calgary Downtown
209 4 Ave SE
AB T2G 0C6 Calgary
Alberta
Canada
AB T2G 0C6 Calgary
Alberta
Canada
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Paresh Chari is the Executive Director of the Corporate Finance team at Moody's Ratings, based in Toronto. He has previously led analytical responsibilities in the Oil & Gas and Chemical industries.
Prior to joining Moody’s, Paresh worked in the oil & gas industry as a drilling fluids engineer for a subsidiary of Schlumberger in Alberta for three years, and then for Halliburton in Saudi Arabia for two years.
Paresh has a Bachelor of Science from the University of Calgary and an MBA from Queen’s University.
Gavin MacFarlane is a Vice President in Moody’s Global Project and Infrastructure Finance Group where he covers a diverse portfolio of pipelines, regulated gas and electric utilities and power companies. Some of the more topical names in the portfolio include Enbridge, TransCanada Pipelines and TransAlta. Gavin joined the Moody’s team in September of 2013.
Prior to joining Moody’s Gavin was an Associate Director at Standard and Poor’s in Toronto where he was the primary analyst on companies in the Canadian pipeline, utilities and power sectors.
Gavin holds an MBA from the University of Western Ontario’s Richard Ivey School of Business and a Bachelor of Commerce (Honors) from Queen’s University.
Radi Annab is a Vice President in the Global Project & Infrastructure Finance Group where he covers a diverse portfolio of public private partnerships (PPP), project financings, and infrastructure issuers in the transportation, social and energy sectors. He also leads new rating assignments for PPP bids and other project finance and infrastructure transactions. Radi joined Moody’s in September 2022. Prior to joining Moody’s, Radi was a lead rating analyst in the Infrastructure, Power &Utilities team at DBRS Morningstar in Toronto. Before moving to Canada, Radi’s experience included working on capital market transactions, corporate and project financings, and mergers & acquisitions, mainly in the EMEA region. He has also worked in insurance and asset management.
Radi earned an AB from Harvard University and an MBA from Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, where he was a Fulbright Scholar
Whitney Leavens is a Vice President in Moody’s Corporate Finance Group based out of Toronto since 2018, covering the Canadian oil & gas and chemical sectors. Previously, she covered a diverse portfolio of companies operating across various sectors in the US and Canada and was responsible for regional leveraged finance research.
Whitney joined Moody’s in Mexico City in 2010, initially supporting the finance department as a Staff Accountant. In 2013, she transferred to CFG, supporting coverage of companies operating both within Mexico and in over a dozen countries in Latin America as an Associate Analyst.
Before joining Moody’s, Whitney worked at Leggett & Platt, first at corporate headquarters in Missouri and later in Mexico City, specializing in translations and finance, respectively. Whitney holds a BS in Business Administration and a BA in Spanish from Missouri Southern State University and a Graduate Certificate in Accounting from the University of Phoenix. As a student, she studied at Universidad de Las Americas in Santiago, Chile and completed an internship with the US State Department in Mexico City.