From Innovation to Value

Strategic advisory focusing on technology roadmapping, corporate strategy development, funding solutions, and operationalizing innovation for energy leaders and cleantech innovators

Additional core competencies in technology evaluation, grant applications, workshop facilitation, speaking engagements, and thought leadership

Corporate Strategy Development

Develop ambitious yet pragmatic Strategic Plans that develop and/or implement innovation for all kinds of organizations - MNEs, SMEs, NGOs, Crown Corps, Gov't, Academia, etc

Grant Applications Support

Assist teams and organizations on their applications for grant funding to right-size the Ask and maximize the probability of success

Expertise

Technology Evaluation
& Roadmapping

Develop practical and cost-effective technology de-risking and market evaluation/development plans for new or pivoting technologies

Workshop Design & Facilitation

Bring together diverse stakeholders within or between organizations to co-develop practical and efficient solutions

Operationalizing Innovation

Advise organizations how to create a culture of innovation and methods to identify, develop, and deploy all types of innovations that maximize impact with acceptable risk

Speaking Engagements & Events

Provide thought leadership at private or public events, in a variety of styles & approaches

A Legacy of Innovation in Alberta's Energy Landscape

Bryan Helfenbaum has spent 27 years working across the energy industry with an emphasis on innovation & collaboration. He served for almost two decades in private industry, at Imperial Oil and then Devon Energy, across a variety of technical, business, and managerial roles includes hydrocarbon extraction, mergers & acquisitions, and technology piloting. Bryan then moved to Alberta Innovates, rising to the position of Vice President of Energy, Aerospace, Defence, and Advanced Materials.

With his breadth of expertise, Bryan is frequently sought for his knowledge on many areas of innovation including oil & gas production, carbon capture & sequestration, hydrogen, bitumen advanced materials, digital energy, methane emissions reduction, and others. He is a well-known player in the energy ecosystem, serving on the Board of Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada and has worked closely with organizations such as Clean Resource Innovation Network, Energy Futures Lab, University of Alberta, and others. Bryan has worked on novel residential housing solutions and taught courses on operationalizing innovation at the University of Calgary.

Bryan has a degree in Environmental/Chemical Engineering from the University of Waterloo, and a Masters of Business Administration with a specialty in Global Energy Management & Sustainability from the University of Calgary.

Driving Energy innovation