Paul Owens is Senior vice President, Pension Policy at Ellement Consulting Group. He was previously President at Paul Owens Pension and Investment Consulting Limited, the Deputy Superintendent of Pensions for the Government of Alberta for 9 years where he was responsible for the regulation and monitoring of pension plans registered in Alberta under the Employment Pension Plans Act. This encompassed over 600 pension plans covering 940,000 members with $130 billion in assets. He is Trustee for the Alberta Carpenters and Allied Workers Pension and Health and Wellness Trust Funds. A member of the investment committees for the Sisters of the Good Shepherd, Congregation de Bon Pasteur and the Maria Droste Foundation and member of the advisory committee for Absolute Climo, a US based climate research firm. Owens was the 2015 recipient of the Libby Slater Award from the International Pension and Employee Benefits Lawyers Association (IPEBLA). His prior industry experience includes, Trustee, Ontario Judges Pension Board. Founding Plan Manager & CEO of the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology (CAAT) Pension Plan, Director Human Resources, Pensions for The Bank of Nova Scotia and Employee Benefits and Labour Relations Consultant for Du Pont Canada Inc.