Murray Smith

Keynote Speaker | Calgary, Alberta

Former Minister of Energy
Natural Resources | Government Relations and Business Expert

Murray Smith Expertise Business & Corporate, Business Growth, Business Leadership, Business Management, Collaboration, Leadership and Change, Mindset & Goal Accomplishment, Peak Performance and Sales.

Murray Smith

About Murray Smith

Murray Smith is an expert in natural resources, government relations, and business strategy. He is a member of the Energy Advisory Board for a major Canadian securities firm and the Advisory Board for a global engineering consultancy. Murray Smith is also the president of a company providing strategic advice to clients in the North American energy sector. A former Alberta Minister of Energy, Murray Smith also represented the province in Washington, DC, and has served as an expert on the audit review panel for a Canadian energy corporation.

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MURRAY SMITH BIOGRAPHY

Murray Smith, a former member of the advisory boards for a leading Canadian securities firm and a global engineering consultancy, brings extensive expertise in natural resources and energy strategy. As president of a North American advisory firm, Murray Smith provides strategic counsel to major clients, including electrical generators, upstream producers, and national research institutions in the energy sector.

Murray Smith has served as an expert on the Audit Review Panel for a major Canadian energy corporation and is currently a director with two prominent energy companies. Murray Smith has delivered key presentations on Alberta’s oil sands and energy sector internationally, including in London, Geneva, Beijing, and across North America, sharing insights into global energy markets and Alberta’s role within them.

He is a frequent commentator on Bloomberg television, BNN, and Alberta media, as well as a respected source of energy analysis in the print media. Murray Smith is a frequent presenter and speaker to investor organizations, conferences, and numerous seminars.

Murray Smith was the first Official Representative of the Province of Alberta to the United States of America. Murray Smith established the Alberta Office in Washington, DC, and served until the fall of 2007. During his tenure in Washington DC, Murray Smith testified in Senate and Congressional Committees.

As Alberta’s representative in Washington DC, Murray Smith was a Congressional Nominee for Securing America’s Future Energy, a Presidential Commission. Murray Smith also guided a partnership with The Smithsonian Institution that featured Alberta on the National Mall in Washington DC.

The Folklife Festival attracted over a million visitors. Prior to his diplomatic posting, Murray Smith was a Member of the Legislative Assembly in the Province of Alberta, Canada (winning three consecutive elections in Calgary-1993-2004) and appointed by the Premier to four different Cabinet portfolios: Energy, Gaming, Labor, and Economic Development.

As Minister of Energy (2001 to 2004), Murray Smith was responsible for gaining international recognition of Alberta’s 176 billion barrels of established oil reserves. In Alberta’s electricity sector, he guided the $5 billion market move to a competitive wholesale generation market. In his first Cabinet-level post, Minister of Economic Development (1994 to 1996), Murray Smith initiated the largest industrial tax reduction in the province’s history.

Murray Smith was a Member of the Cabinet Committee Treasury Board and the main contributor to the province’s debt retirement plan, which led the province to become the first debt-free jurisdiction in Canada. Before running for elected office in 1993, Murray Smith was an independent businessman with a number of Alberta-based energy service companies including drilling fluids, service rigs, oilfield contracting, and consulting.

Murray Smith is the recipient of numerous awards, including being named one of the Top 40 Alumni in the past 40 years at the University of Calgary (where an endowment exists in his name). Murray was recognized as one of Alberta Venture News magazine’s 50 most influential Albertans (2006).

Murray Smith was also recognized for his work with First Nations in Alberta and given the name “Seven War Bonnets Man.” Murray is a past Director of the Calgary Stampede Board Community Giving Board. A graduate of the London Business School’s Senior Executive Program, Murray Smith also holds a B.A. (Economics & Political Science) from the University of Calgary.

Murray Smith is a graduate of Notre Dame College in Wilcox, Saskatchewan, and a Past-President of the College’s Alberta Alumni Association. Murray Smith is married to Barbara and has two daughters and 3 grandsons. Murray Smith is an avid, though unskilled, golfer and a lifetime member of the Riley Park Cricket Club.

Murray Smith Topic Presentations

Murray Smith Calgary, Alberta, Canada delivers keynote presentations, workshops, fireside chats, moderated Q&A, and other presentation formats on a wide variety of topics. Each presentation is unique, customized and tailored for audiences, industries, conferences and event formats.

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Murray Smith Books & Articles

Energy Minister Agrees Deregulation Still Needs Work
Energy Minister Agrees Deregulation Still Needs

Murray Smith, Alberta's Energy Minister, acknowledges that changes have to be made to electrical deregulation. Smith is reacting to a...

Tears of Enthusiasm
Tears of

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