• CERAWEEK 2025 | March 10-14, 2025
  • CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Mark Little

Suncor Energy

President & Chief Executive Officer

Mark Little is president and chief executive officer of Suncor Energy Inc. Mark joined Suncor in 2008 as senior vice president, Strategic Growth and Energy Trading before becoming the senior vice president of integration following Suncor’s merger with Petro-Canada. Mark has also served as senior vice president, International and Offshore; executive vice president, Oil Sands; executive vice president Upstream; president, Upstream; and chief operating officer. In these roles, Mark’s accountabilities have spanned from operations in the Wood Buffalo region to operations in offshore East Coast Canada, the North Sea, and international onshore operations in Latin America, North Africa and the Near East, where he oversaw significant improvements in efficiency and performance, as well as portfolio growth. Mark has over 34 years of international energy industry experience, including 23 years at Imperial/Exxon. A previous member of the Accenture Global Energy Board and formerly the Chair of Syncrude Canada, Mark is a current member of the board of governors of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) where he also serves as a member of the Executive Committee and the Oil Sands CEO Council. In June 2020, Mark was named Resources of the Future chair on the Government of Canada’s Industry Strategy Council.

Sessions With Mark Little

Wednesday, 11 March

  • 02:10pm - 02:55pm (CST) / -

    Plenary - The Case for Investing in the Upstream
    Upstream Oil & Gas

    The upstream oil & gas sector needs to convince investors that it can provide sustainable, profitable growth against a backdrop of low commodity prices and low returns in recent years, while also adopting low-carbon strategies in response to the energy transition. While the upstream industry has significantly reduced cost through operational and technological innovation and portfolio refocusing, and has also shown that lowering carbon emissions is an industry priority, what more can it provide to investors to ensure investment? What are the main levers available to upstream industry players to transform operational performance and profitability, while lowering emissions? How can the industry demonstrate progress to align with investor expectations?