Chief Executive Officer, director, founder and key developer of the vision for API Labs. As a career, Mr. Metzler has been involved in research and market development across numerous industries in Canada and internationally: including over 20 years of experience developing and launching new products.
API Labs’ board chair, has had an illustrious career as a politician and leader in the private and public energy fields. His nearly 20 years in public office saw Mr. Epp hold the esteemed positions of MP for the Provencher riding, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Minister if National Health and Welfare and Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources in additional to numerous cabinet committee positions. Mr. Epp has also been appointed as an Officer of the order of Canada.
Michael is a Senior Advisor with the law firm Bennett Jones LLP. He provides clients with advice on a range of economic, financial sector, energy and environment issues. Mr. Horgan had a 36-year career in the Public Service of Canada where he served as Deputy Minister of four Departments, including the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Indian and Northern Affairs, and Environment Canada. He retired from the Public Service in April 2014 after five years as Deputy Minister of Finance. He has also held the positions of G7/G20 Finance Deputy for Canada and Executive Director for Canada, Ireland and the Caribbean on the board of the International Monetary Fund. He has also served on a number of Crown corporation boards, including the Bank of Canada, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation, and Export Development Canada. Mr. Horgan is currently a Director of the Canadian Ditchley Foundation, the Centre for the Study of Living Standards, the Gairdner Foundation, the International Institute for Environment and Development, the Ontario Brain Institute, and the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. He is a recipient of the Prime Minister's Outstanding Achievement Award for Public Service and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal. Mr. Horgan has a B.A. in economics from Concordia University (Loyola College) and M.A.'s in economics from Queen's University and Princeton University.
Ryan has been farming with his family in the Southern Alberta area since 1974. He is a second generation farmer and a partner in Mercer Seeds Ltd., a local seed cleaning and seed distributor and a past president of the Alberta Seed Growers Association. In 2010 Ryan and Annette, his wife, were recipients of the Alberta Outstanding Young Farmers Award.
Steven is the former President of Sakai Spice (Canada) Corporation, a company that manufactures mustard flour and wasabi for export to markets around the world. Mr. McDonnell obtained his Chartered Accountant designation in 1978. Since 1978 he has been involved in the special crops contracting, marketing and processing industries internationally and has overseen the construction and commissioning of grain/food processing facilities.
Con has had a successful career of public administration and management of large organizations spanning more than 25 years. His experience encompasses public service delivery in the fields of health, education, social services and information technology and includes twelve years in the private sector. He has a strong administrative background with experience working with different levels of government, primarily with regards to inter-governmental cooperation and international development. A few highlights of Hnatiuk’s include establishing the framework for a review of the current directions for health delivery in Saskatchewan and co-chaired with the federal government and represented the provinces in the establishment of the Canadian Blood Services agency.
Katie Patrick is Executive Vice President, Chief Financial & Investment Officer for ATCO Ltd. Appointed to this role in 2021, she is responsible to development and stewardship of the long-term, investment-focused growth strategy for the ATCO group of companies. She also has direct accountability for important ATCO investments including Neltume Ports and ASHCOR. Ms. Patrick joined ATCO in 2015 as Senior Director, Mergers & Acquisitions, responsible for assessing corporate mergers, acquisitions and strategy formulation. During her time at ATCO, she has held increasingly senior positions and played key roles in the financing of Alberta PowerLine, the largest P3 project in Canadian history, and in the divestment of Canadian Utilities Limited's fossil fuel-fired power portfolio in Canada. Ms. Patrick began her career in investment banking in New York, later holding a variety of management and leadership positions in the legal, financial and agribusiness sectors in Canada and the United States. Prior to joining ATCO, she held positions at Bunge, Viterra, RBC and Lehman Brothers. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics degree from the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business and received her JD/MBA from the University of Toronto. She is also a Chartered Financial Analyst.
Mr. Jurrius is the CEO of Indigena Capital, a capital firm that provides equity capital to First Nations, Inuit, and Métis in Canada and Tribal Nations in the U.S. (“Nations”). He has spent over 35-years developing projects in partnership with Nations assisting them to empower their rights and resources for the purpose of building their own commercial economies. This has led to the creation of hundreds of millions of dollars of new commercial revenue and billions in assets for these Nations, with investors achieving sector or above returns. As a champion for Indigenous investment, Mr. Jurrius brings attention to the fact that the Indigenous space has latent opportunity and a multitude of advantages providing a preferred haven for investing and industry partnerships. He takes pride that while some see these investments as nothing more than financial returns, the impact of these investments have provided not only new economies for Nation partners but have socio-economic impacts well beyond returns with direct correlation to housing, healthcare, education, and overall wellbeing. Mr. Jurrius’ experience over his career has led to the deployment of over $3 billion in total capital, the creation of over 70 partnerships that spanned a wide range of sectors and in many cases brought together Nations, government, industry and financial institutions to create innovative and beneficial solutions for each party. Prior to his work with Nations, Mr. Jurrius attended Angelo State University after serving in the US Military as an intelligence analyst.