Judy Fairburn

Judy is a trailblazer, business leader and innovation eco-system builder. She has over 30 years of diverse executive experience in digital, venture capital, strategy, environment, joint ventures, operations, technology development and public policy. Judy is President of NeoVenture Solutions Inc, HSE Chair for Tundra Oil & Gas, Governance/HR Chair for the Public Policy Forum, Co-Chair of Calgary’s innovation strategy implementation, board director/advisor of technology funds and a Creative Destruction Lab Fellow.

She has been at the vanguard of digital integration, environmental stewardship and open innovation in the resources sector. Judy was the First Chief Digital Officer and EVP Business Innovation of a Canadian energy company, co-founded a $100 million industry / entrepreneur venture fund and led substantial change as Board Chair of Alberta Innovates, the Alberta government entity focused on innovation in the health, energy, agriculture and digital sectors.

Judy holds a MSc degree (Chemical Engineering), an MBA and has been named a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering.