Why Calgary Needs This Conversation Now
Calgary's energy sector runs on expert judgement. Pipeline integrity, well-site safety, regulatory compliance, capital allocation decisions: these are not areas where you want humans quietly deferring to an algorithm they don't fully understand.
Companies like TC Energy, Enbridge, and Suncor are integrating AI into operational workflows. That is not inherently a problem. The problem is when experienced engineers and safety managers start treating AI outputs as conclusions rather than inputs.
Alberta's energy regulator, the AER, sets some of the strictest operational safety standards in the world. AI can help organizations meet those standards. It can also create a false sense of confidence. The difference comes down to how people are trained to think alongside these tools.
What Steve Covers in Calgary
Steve's talk addresses how professionals in technical and safety-critical roles can use AI tools without outsourcing the reasoning that makes them good at their jobs. He looks at where AI genuinely helps, where it introduces hidden risk, and how organizations can build cultures where critical thinking is still expected.
For Calgary audiences, this often lands hardest around operational risk and incident review. When something goes wrong and an AI recommendation was in the chain, who was actually thinking? Steve gives engineers, managers, and executives a practical approach for answering that question before it becomes urgent.
The talk is suited to conference keynotes, leadership offsites, and technical team sessions. It runs 45 to 60 minutes with time for discussion.
Topics for Calgary audiences
Steve speaks on cognitive sovereignty, the judgment economy, AI and creativity, and related topics. Full details on the Speaking page.
Book Steve for your Calgary event
If you are planning a corporate conference, leadership event, or offsite in Calgary and want to discuss whether Steve's work is a good fit, the Work with Me page has the details.