Shawn Kanungo
Innovation Strategist, Bestselling Author
As a globally recognized innovation strategist and bestselling author, Shawn Kanungo works at the intersection of creativity, business, and technology. He spent 12 years at Deloitte working closely with leaders to help them better plan for the opportunities associated with disruptive innovation.
Shawn has worked with hundreds of organizations on their journey to digital transformation. He’s led complex projects incorporating artificial intelligence, cloud technologies, behavioral economics, Web3, and more. Today, Shawn is a Partner with Queen & Rook, where he advises leading organizations and executives on disruptive trends and invests in early-stage ventures.
Shawn is the first innovation expert to have a streaming special, released on Apple TV and Prime Video in August 2023. It complements and shares the name of his bestselling debut book, The Bold Ones, a playbook for individuals to become bolder and push their careers and organizations forward. It has been touted as one of McKinsey’s top decision-making books for leaders.
Jordan Paton
Director , Advisory Business Practice, Hatch
Jordan has specialized experience in energy, climate, and sustainability strategy, and transaction advisory with over 14 years’ experience in the energy and advisory market. Prior to joining Hatch, Jordan worked as a Principal for the Boston Consulting Group in UK and Canada specializing in energy and private equity. He also worked at Shell in various process safety and operational excellence roles across North America, Europe, Africa and Asia. He is skilled in market modelling, competitive assessments, and business plan assessments. Jordan holds an MBA from INSEAD and bachelor of commerce from the University of Calgary.
Jim Sarvinis
Global Managing Director , Energy
With 30 years of experience, Jim Sarvinis has led the delivery of some of Hatch’s landmark metals and energy projects, culminating in his appointment to the board of directors as global managing director for energy.
Overseeing more than 1,500 professionals in the energy sector, his focus is on Power (hydropower and dams, nuclear, thermal, renewable power, power transmission and integration, energy storage, distribution and smart grid), and Oil and Gas (upstream, midstream, LNG, downstream and future fuels).
Jim has worked on numerous global projects, going to site for assignments in Canada, Colombia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Indonesia, and Australia. Leveraging his deep expertise, he progressed through consecutive director roles in fluidization technology, energy technologies, thermal and nuclear energy, and power.
Jason Huck
Business Director of Transit and Alberta Operations Manager
Jason is the Business Director of Transit in Alberta. He is a project management professional and rail and transit systems subject matter expert who has planned and delivered major transportation infrastructure projects across North America. His 30 years of experience includes project and program management, advisory services, engineering and design, commercial contract development, as well as several years in construction and operational maintenance for a Class 1 railway.
Jason has worked through all stages of project and program life cycles, from initiation through to implementation and close-out, and in a variety of project delivery methods such as Private-Public Partnerships, Design-Build, Progressive Design-Build and Design-Bid-Build (traditional). He has a passion for developing highly motivated and efficient teams, which provides him with the ability to produce high quality technical solutions and deliverables for a variety of projects.