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Or sign-in if you have an account.The registration desk for the Global Energy Show at the BMO Centre in Calgary was photographed on Monday, June 8, 2026. Gavin Young/Postmedia Gavin Young/PostmediaCalgary is hosting Canada’s biggest energy event this week — with industry leaders, policy-makers and global investors converging amid geopolitical uncertainty and sky-high commodity prices.Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.Exclusive articles from Barbara Shecter, Joe O'Connor, Gabriel Friedman, and others.Daily content from Financial Times, the world's leading global business publication.Unlimited online access to read articles from Financial Post, National Post and 15 news sites across Canada with one account.National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on.Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword.Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.Exclusive articles from Barbara Shecter, Joe O'Connor, Gabriel Friedman and others.Daily content from Financial Times, the world's leading global business publication.Unlimited online access to read articles from Financial Post, National Post and 15 news sites across Canada with one account.National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on.Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword.Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.Access articles from across Canada with one account.Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments.Enjoy additional articles per month.Get email updates from your favourite authors.Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.Access articles from across Canada with one accountShare your thoughts and join the conversation in the commentsEnjoy additional articles per monthGet email updates from your favourite authorsSign In or Create an AccountorOnce known for filling parking lots with heavy equipment from the oilpatch, the now 58-year-old Global Energy Show has expanded its scope over the years to include topics such as nuclear power and AI data centres.“For the energy space, people are talking about what’s going on in Canada,” said Nick Samain, a senior vice-president with dmg events, which puts on the conference.Get the latest headlines, breaking news and columns.By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.A welcome email is on its way. 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Please try again“Canada is back on the scene,” Samain added, referring to the recent wave of acquisitions in the energy sector, along with movement from various levels of government on major projects, including pipelines.The event, which runs from Tuesday to Thursday at the BMO Centre in Calgary, includes hundreds of speakers and exhibitors from around the globe.Featured are major players in Canada’s energy sector, such as Cenovus Energy Inc. chief executive Jon McKenzie, along with high-ranking public officials, including federal Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith.Samain said the show generally serves as a good barometer of what’s going on in the energy sector — and it’s on the upswing.“It’s the best show we’ve seen in a decade,” Samain said, noting organizers expect around 30,000 attendees. Worked set up booths for the Global Energy Show at the BMO Centre in Calgary on Monday, June 8, 2026. Gavin Young/PostmediaTahbit Chowdhury, engineering director with Toronto-based research firm FeedBand Labs Inc., is attending the Global Energy Show this year after an 11-year hiatus.“We are excited,” Chowdhury said. “We’re hoping that that excitement isn’t misplaced.”In 2015, 90 per cent of his company’s revenue disappeared when global energy prices plummeted, which he said governments in Alberta and Ottawa had little control over.Now, Chowdhury believes that being economically “cornered” might make companies and governments more open to trying new things.“Government, industry and citizenry need to look inward to admit to what our strengths and weaknesses are,” Chowdhury said. “It is far from easy sailing ahead.”Industrial pumps, logo-plastered banners and jumbo-batteries line the trade show floor — none are sheltered from the sound of dress shoes and high-heels marching along shimmering cement.Kevin Lin strolled the trade show floor Monday morning, before prepping the booth for his Ontario-based battery storage company, Blink Energy Storage Solutions. Kevin Lin, CEO with Blink Energy Storage Solutions, was photographed at the Global Energy Show at the BMO Centre in Calgary on Monday, June 8, 2026. Gavin Young/PostmediaIt’s Lin’s first time at the show, selling battery units ranging from about the size of a refrigerator to a shipping container.“What drew us here to Calgary is that it is the centre of the energy industry in Canada,” Lin said.He said that integrating battery storage with various types of generation — such as renewables or natural gas — is the “next phase” of Canada’s energy industry.“We want to work with commercial and industrial companies; it could be private companies, it could be larger-scale public companies as well, to reduce their electricity costs,” Lin said, noting they’ve worked with data centre clients in the past.About one-sixth of this year’s trade show is AI and data centre-focused, much more than last year, when only a few booths were dedicated to them. The show itself is about 20 per cent bigger than last year.Steve Hughes, a technical sales representative with John Brooks Co., said the Calgary-based supplier of industrial equipment saw decent foot traffic at the show last year — and more is expected this year.“Every year we grow,” Hughes said. “The numbers keep going up, so that’s what shows that things like this (show) are paying off for us.”While the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz amid the war in Iran has sent global oil prices through the roof, Hughes keeps his sights set closer to home.“We just try to control what we can control,” he said. “We’re just gonna do what we normally do, show off our stuff here; we’re going to educate people, do our best to grow.” Steven Hughes, technical sales representative with the John Brooks Company, demonstrates one of the company’s pumps while setting up for the Global Energy Show at the BMO Centre in Calgary on Monday, June 8, 2026.Gavin Young/Postmedia Workers set up booths for the Global Energy Show at the BMO Centre in Calgary on Monday, June 8, 2026.Gavin Young/Postmedia Workers set up the AIQ booth for the Global Energy Show at the BMO Centre in Calgary on Monday, June 8, 2026.Gavin Young/Postmedia Jordan Antonchuk uses a steamer to smooth out signage as she set up the McKian Energy Solutions booth for the Global Energy Show at the BMO Centre in Calgary on Monday, June 8, 2026.Gavin Young/Postmedia Join the Conversation This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. 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