Thank you TO OUR SUPPORTERS
Women+Power is especially grateful for the financial and legal support provided by DLA Piper Canada (DLA) who kindly stepped in as Title Sponsor for the organization in 2019. Much of the foundational work as well as initial branding and marketing efforts would not have been possible without the generous support of DLA from the outset. Women+Power looks forward to continued collaboration with DLA as we grow and develop our community for women in the power industry, and the men who support them as allies, and create opportunities that will have a lasting impact on the power industry for years to come.
Women+Power is thankful to have the support of our founding financial sponsors, ENMAX and ATCO. The financial support provided by these organizations will allow Women+Power to provide value for our members including opportunities for connection, and to develop programs, tools and resources that women in the power industry need to excel in their careers.
Women+Power is also pleased to have a number of non-financial not-for-profit sponsors from the industry who have made a commitment to promote the organization and offer support in non-financial ways. We are excited about the unique opportunities these sponsors will provide for Women+Power and look forward to forging strong relationships as we develop our community and everything we hope to achieve as a result of it.
Our in-kind sponsors provide goods or services in lieu of direct financial support which have and will continue to allow Women+Power to stretch the financial support we do receive and to recognize organizations that want to provide support in other meaningful ways.
Title Sponsor
DLA Piper
A long-time advocate for the inclusion and promotion of women in the legal and business communities, DLA Piper (Canada) LLP supports the fostering of an inclusive environment at all levels within Alberta’s power industry. DLA Piper recognizes that a key factor driving the success of their firm has come from the cultivation of a workplace which values diversity and addresses the underlying causes for gender disparities with an aim to implement strategies that will successfully address these issues. DLA Piper Canada is proud to support organizations like Women+Power whose purpose is to promote the empowerment of women in underrepresented industries.
In-Kind Sponsors
Stack’d Consulting
Stack’d is a boutique management consulting firm supporting clients across Western Canada. They help bold leaders transform their businesses and how they operate to respond to an ever-changing environment and achieve rapid growth. Stack’d believes that successful transformations need to be human-centric and data driven.
Stack’d is a proud supporter of Women+Power and organizations like it dedicated to finding untapped potential and leveraging it to positively impact their community. To learn more about Stack’d and our service offerings, visit
www.stackdconsulting.com
HEED Communications
Heed Communications is a Calgary-based communications consultancy led by Robin Boschman, Principal. Its services range from communications strategy and planning to writing to corporate facilitation and more. Visit
www.heedcomm.com to learn more.
Non-Financial Sponsors
Balancing Pool
The Balancing Pool exists to facilitate policy implementation to support the functioning of the electricity industry for the benefit of Albertans. The Electric Utilities Act and certain other acts regulations establish the mandate of the Balancing Pool, which is principally to manage certain assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses associated with the ongoing evolution of Alberta's electric industry.
The Balancing Pool is a proud supporter of Women+Power having experienced the value of diversity and inclusion in its’ own organization and acknowledges the need for increased representation of women at all levels in Alberta’s power industry. The Balancing Pool appreciates the opportunity to be a part of the change that Women+Power is striving for.
AESO
The Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) is responsible for ensuring a reliable and affordable power system in Alberta. A not-for-profit organization with no financial investment in the power industry, the AESO operates the market and grid, connect load and generation customers and plan the transmission system on behalf of Albertans. The AESO works closely with industry partners and the government to meet the province’s power needs now and into the future.
The opportunity to be a founding sponsor of Women+Power aligns with the AESO’s value of inclusion for women and increasing their representation in the power industry. Our current initiatives expand to the grade school and university level. With Women+Power, we endeavor to impact women in the power industry, at various stages of their professional careers, to help them thrive.
IPPSA
IPPSA was founded in 1993 as a forum for dialogue among Alberta's power producers and a proponent of competition in Alberta's electricity market. IPPSA has more than 100 members, who operate nearly 100% of Alberta's power supply.
IPPSA is an advocate of competitive market principles and is actively engaged with the provincial government and its agencies in developing policies that promote competitive market outcomes, being driven by the belief that competition rewards innovation, provides new choices and creates a downward pressure on market prices for consumers. IPPSA is involved in the review of legislation, regulations and market rules and has testified before the Alberta Utilities Commission. IPPSA has committed to demonstrating its support of Women+Power in meaningful ways.
IPCAA
The Industrial Power Consumers Association of Alberta (IPCAA) is a membership based organization with a mandate to ensure the positive development of the electricity sector in Alberta by taking a leadership role in advocating for a fair, open and efficient marketplace for electricity sales and services in Alberta. IPCAA operates through strategic planning processes, an educated and informed membership, active lobbying with other industry stakeholders before the provincial government, as well as through extensive and comprehensive interventions in relevant regulatory proceedings in front of the Alberta Utilities Commission.
MSA
The Market Surveillance Administrator (MSA) is a public agency that protects and promotes the fair, efficient, and openly competitive operation of Alberta's electricity and retail natural gas markets. The MSA monitors the performance of Alberta's electricity and natural gas markets to ensure that market participants comply with all applicable electricity and natural gas legislation, the Alberta Reliability Standards, and the Independent System Operator's rules.
The MSA is a proud supporter of Women+Power. An inclusive and diverse power industry is critical to the industry’s future and its ability to serve all Albertans.
Financial Sponsors
ENMAX
ENMAX is a diverse electricity and energy services company involved across all areas of the electricity value chain. ENMAX Power Corporation owns and operates transmission and distribution infrastructure in Calgary, and ENMAX Energy Corporation owns various generation facilities throughout Alberta. Through its subsidiaries, ENMAX offers a range of innovative energy solutions to more than 674,800 customers across Alberta including electricity, gas, renewable energy and other services.
Diversity in our workplace is equally as important. To us, it’s about removing barriers and building an environment of inclusion, where everyone belongs and is celebrated for who they are. ENMAX is proud of our commitment to promoting diversity in all forms, and in 2017, we signed the Leadership Accord on Gender Diversity, a public commitment by Canadian employers, educators, unions and governments to promote gender diversity within their organizations.
ENMAX is proud to be a financial sponsor of Women+Power. Together, we can remove barriers and advance inclusivity and diversity in our sector by empowering women and creating opportunities for support, connection and representation.
ATCO
ATCO serves more than two million customers around the world, providing innovative, sustainable solutions in the sectors that are essential to global growth and prosperity: residential and commercial housing; energy; water; transportation and agriculture. From the delivery of efficient and reliable energy for homes, businesses and communities, to affordable temporary and permanent buildings, to transportation of products and services, ATCO builds communities, energizes industries and delivers customer-focused solutions like no other company in the world.
ATCO is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to promoting and maintaining a workplace culture of inclusion and respect. ATCO values our individual differences—our unique perspectives and backgrounds—and the variety of contributions each member of the ATCO family brings to work. Aligning with its’ core values of caring, collaboration, and integrity, ATCO fosters constructive relationships and creates a positive and professional work environment that is safe for everyone. ATCO is proud of the many grassroots inclusion and diversity initiatives that thrive within their organization, and the unified commitment of senior executives and Board of Directors to improving diversity across all facets of the business.
ATCO is honoured to be a financial sponsor of Women + Power and believes our partnership will foster stronger insights and surface greater opportunity for a more diverse future across all industries.
Black & Veatch
Black & Veatch is an employee-owned engineering, procurement, consulting and construction company with a more than 100-year track record of innovation in sustainable infrastructure. Since 1915, we have helped our clients improve the lives of people in over 100 countries by addressing the resilience and reliability of our world's most important infrastructure assets. Follow us on
https://www.bv.com and on social media to learn more.
Black & Veatch's culture and values transcend differences in age, gender, race, religion, and sexual orientation. As a global company having performed projects in more than 100 countries, Black & Veatch values Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and joining Women+Power advances these efforts.
Partners
EHRC
Electricity Human Resources Canada (EHRC) is a non-profit organization supporting the human resources needs of the Canadian electricity and renewable energy sector and is committed to supporting women and gender equity across the electricity sector.
EHRC is the most trusted source of human resources insight, programs, and tools to help the Canadian electricity industry. EHRC has resources to support gender equity, including the
Leadership Accord for Gender Diversity,
Leadershift: Pathways to Gender Equity and
Illuminate Opportunity: Equity in the Workplace.
To learn more about EHRC, visit their website:
https://electricityhr.ca/about-us/
Equal by 30
The Natural Resources Canada-led Equal by 30 campaign, launched in May 2018 under the banner of the international Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM), is an international framework that asks companies and governments to endorse principles, then take action in service of a common goal: Make gender equality central to the transition to a clean energy future by promoting equal pay, opportunity and leadership for women. Equal by 30 asks non-profit organizations like Women+Power to endorse principles, and take concrete actions to help close the gender gap. Through this campaign, leadership from across the energy sector is being brought together to galvanize action, and help all players - from private sector companies to governments at all levels - take action together.
To learn more about the Equal by 30 Campaign, visit their website:
www.equalby30.org.
WiRE
Launched in 2013, WiRE forges partnerships with government agencies and a spectrum of renewable energy industry associations, other related networking groups for professional women from across the energy sector, and academic providers.
WiRE's mission is to advance the role and recognition of women working in the energy sector. Inclusive of all renewable energy and clean technologies, WiRE’s programming includes capacity-building field trips, networking meet-ups, an awards recognition program, student bursaries, speed mentoring and more.