Speakers

Co-Chair

Nicole Risse

Executive Director
Ontario Sustainable Energy Association

Opening Remarks from Co-Chair

April 4, 2017 • 9:00 am

Charles Keizer

Partner
Torys LLP

Opening Remarks from Co-Chair

April 5, 2017 • 9:00 am

Speakers

Brian Hewson

Vice President, Consumer Protection & Industry Performance
Ontario Energy Board

KEYNOTE: Collaboration and Cooperation: The Key to Balancing Consumer and Utility Needs

April 4, 2017 • 9:45 am

Colin Anderson

President
Association of Major Power Consumers of Ontario (AMPCO)

PANEL: Reacting and Adapting to Energy Prices and Rates

April 4, 2017 • 10:45 am

Jim Brown

Vice President, Hydro Operations
EnWin Utilities Ltd

PANEL: Reacting and Adapting to Energy Prices and Rates

April 4, 2017 • 10:45 am

Vince Brescia

President & CEO
Ontario Energy Association

PANEL: Challenge of Change for Utilities: Innovating through Tough Times

April 4, 2017 • 11:45 am

Nicholas Ingman

Director, Market Operations
Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO)

PANEL: Thought-Leaders Roundtable

April 5, 2017 • 3:45 pm

Neil Alexander

Principal Consultant
Bucephalus Consulting

PANEL: Thought-Leaders Roundtable

April 5, 2017 • 3:45 pm

Jerry Hopwood

President
University Network of Excellence if Nuclear Engineering (UNENE)

PANEL: New Projects and Next Steps for Nuclear Power in Ontario

April 4, 2017 • 2:00 pm

Frank Saunders

Vice President, Nuclear Oversight & Regulatory Affairs
Bruce Power

PANEL: New Projects and Next Steps for Nuclear Power in Ontario

April 4, 2017 • 2:00 pm

Adrian Nalasco

Director, Energy Supply Policy Division, Nuclear Supply
Ministry of Energy, Government of Ontario

PANEL: New Projects and Next Steps for Nuclear Power in Ontario

April 4, 2017 • 2:00 pm

Cara Clairman

President & CEO
Plug’n Drive

PANEL: Plugging into Vehicle Electrification

April 4, 2017 • 3:15 pm

Neetika Sathe

Director, Emerging Technologies
Alectra Energy Solutions Inc.

PANEL: Plugging into Vehicle Electrification

April 4, 2017 • 3:15 pm

John Gorman

President and CEO
CanSIA

Powering Ontario: The Next Generation

April 5, 2017 • 9:45 am

Tim Christie

Director, Energy Supply Policy Division, Electricity Policy, Economics and System Planning Branch
Ministry of Energy, Government of Ontario

PANEL: Reacting and Adapting to Energy Prices and Rates

April 4, 2017 • 10:45 am

Ammar Nawaz

Senior Protection Engineer
Hydro One

PANEL: Challenge of Change for Utilities: Innovating through Tough Times

April 4, 2017 • 11:45 am

Ken Nakahara

Director, Energy Networks and Indigenous Policy
Ministry of Energy, Government of Ontario

PANEL: First Nations and Remote Community Engagement

April 5, 2017 • 11:00 am

Tim Lavoie

Vice President, Corporate Services and Indigenous Relations
FortisOntario Inc

PANEL: First Nations and Remote Community Engagement

April 5, 2017 • 11:00 am

Dan Pastoric

Vice President, Strategic Growth & Utility Development
Alectra Utilities

PANEL: Thought-Leaders Roundtable

April 5, 2017 • 3:45 pm

Margaret Kenequanash

Chair
Wataynikaneyap Power

PANEL: First Nations and Remote Community Engagement

April 5, 2017 • 11:00 am

James Larsen

Director, Business Development, Advanced Energy Centre
MaRS Discovery District

Welcome to Newtonia: Experiential Learning in a Time of Energy Transition

April 5, 2017 • 2:00 pm

Andres Mand

Manager, Regulations Consumer Protection & Industry Performance Division
Ontario Energy Board

Infrastructure Repairs and Upgrades: Managing Cost and Reliability

April 5, 2017 • 2:30 pm

Brett Smith

Manager, Distribution and Grid Modernization, Strategic, Network and Agency Policy Division
Ministry of Energy, Government of Ontario

Infrastructure Repairs and Upgrades: Managing Cost and Reliability

April 5, 2017 • 2:30 pm

Brady Yauch

Executive Director and Economist
Consumer Policy Institute

PANEL: Reacting and Adapting to Energy Prices and Rates

April 4, 2017 • 10:45 am

Kathleen Gnocato

Lead, Utility Transformation Program
Advanced Energy Centre, MaRS

Welcome to Newtonia: Experiential Learning in a Time of Energy Transition

April 5, 2017 • 2:00 pm

Hydro Ottawa (Speaker TBA)

Michael Lyle

Vice-President, Planning, Legal, Indigenous Relations and Regulatory Affairs
IESO

KEYNOTE: Exploring Supply and Demand: The Future of the Ontario Market

April 5, 2017 • 9:15 am

Mark Henderson

Senior Vice President, Energy Solutions & Services
Alectra Utilities

PANEL: Challenge of Change for Utilities: Innovating through Tough Times

April 4, 2017 • 11:45 am

Sandy Thompson

Managing Principal
SLR Consulting (Canada) Ltd.

Matthew McGrath

Supervisor, Maintenance & Reliability Planning
Hydro Ottawa

Infrastructure Repairs and Upgrades: Managing Cost and Reliability

April 5, 2017 • 2:30 pm

France Lampron

Director, Transportation Electrification
Hydro-Québec

PANEL: Plugging into Vehicle Electrification

April 4, 2017 • 3:15 pm

Chief Isadore Day

Ontario Regional Chief
Chiefs of Ontario

PANEL: First Nations and Remote Community Engagement

April 5, 2017 • 11:00 am

Bob Delaney

Parliamentary Assistant, Minister’s Office
Ministry of Energy

KEYNOTE: Developing Ontario’s Long-Term Energy Plan

April 4, 2017 • 9:15 am

Ian Brodie-Brown

Director, Business Development
AurCrest Gold Inc.

PANEL: First Nations and Remote Community Engagement

April 5, 2017 • 11:00 am

Jack Simpson

Director, Generation & Capacity Planning
Toronto Hydro

Powering Ontario: The Next Generation

April 5, 2017 • 9:45 am

Milosz Zemanek

Partner
Torys LLP

Powering Ontario: The Next Generation

April 5, 2017 • 9:45 am