4th Annual Alberta Power Symposium

Registration Opens and Refreshments are Served

Opening Remarks from Co-Chairs

KEYNOTE

Plans for Alberta Energy: Clarity and Direction in a Time of Uncertainty

Laying the foundation for the future of Alberta’s power industry and the days’ discussions, hear from the Alberta Government:

• Revisit the end goal for Alberta’s power landscape and the plans to reach those goals.
• What are the latest developments for implementing the climate change policies?
• What are the next steps for the government and key stakeholders?
• Will the climate change initiative affect the market structure?

Integration of Power and Carbon: The New Normal

• Hear from the President and CEO of one of Alberta’s major power players, Capital Power, as he discusses Alberta’s integration of power and carbon

Networking Refreshment Break

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PANEL

Preparing for and Responding to the Mandate for Clean Energy

• How are various stakeholders responding and adapting to the push for cleaner energy?
• What are the pressing questions companies need answers to in order to prepare for the climate change mandates?
• What sorts of questions does this bring up for Aboriginal stakeholders and community engagement?

CASE STUDIES

Global Power Perspectives: Looking Outside of Alberta

• Explore best practices and lessons learned from jurisdictions who undertook similar initiatives to Alberta’s climate change policy.
• What can be learned from their experiences, and what success stories can help inform effective implementation of government policies?

Networking Luncheon for Delegates and Speakers

Alberta Power Market: Current Outlook

Given what we know now about the oil, natural gas prices and the Climate Leadership Plan, what is the outlook for the power sector in Alberta?

CASE STUDIES

Keeping the Power on Through Infrastructure Changes

• Dive into a case study of how California’s Pacific Gas & Electric Company kept power flowing to customers in the midst of infrastructure repairs and upgrades
• What could this mean for Alberta’s potential infrastructure changes?

Renewables: Removing Myth from Reality

• When it comes to renewables, variability is not synonymous with unreliability
• Explore advancements in renewable technology and learn of cost updates

Networking Refreshment Break

Refreshment Break Sponsor

PANEL

Coal Today, Gone tomorrow?

• Hear from various perspectives on the mandate to phase out coal by 2030.
• What are the environmental and economic impacts of decommissioning coal plants in the province of Alberta?
• What does this mean for small communities that depend on the coal industry? Explore the micro economy of a small rural town and the effects of losing big business.
• What does this mean for existing coal plants? Will compensation be offered?

PANEL

Investing in PPAs and The Future of Market Evolution

• What are the implications to investments such as PPAs as well as other investments?
• Understanding the need for market design changes going forward to support government policy and private investment

Co-Chairs’ Closing Remarks Conference Adjourns

Networking Cocktail Reception (5:20 – 6:30)

OPTIONAL ADD-ON SESSION

Breakfast Brief Registration Opens

BREAKFAST BRIEF

Coal as Climate Leadership: How the Coal Industry Can Inform and Assist Climate Change Policy in Canada

Hear from the Alberta’s Former Minister of Environment, now President of Coal Association of Canada, as he shares his perspective and recommendations for a sustainably powered Alberta. Coal has long been the antithesis to climate change policy but doesn’t need to be. Hear how he thinks coal can inform climate leadership in Alberta, Canada and across the globe.

Refreshments are Served

Opening Remarks from Co-Chairs’

KEYNOTE

Integration of Renewables and its Potential Impact on the Alberta Market Structure

• What is AESO’s short and long-term role for implementing the climate change policy in terms of phasing out coal and integrating more renewables onto the grid?
• What sorts of incentives and programs are going to be offered to increase investment in renewables while also retaining Alberta’s competitive electricity market?
• How will the current market structure be impacted?

PANEL

Powering Alberta: The Next Generation

• How could various generation sources be used to power Alberta in an environmentally friendly, safe, and reliable way?
• What do generators need to know from the market, and how do they see their own generation in the short and long term?

Networking Refreshment Break

PANEL

Implications for the Future Albertan Electricity Consumer

• What are the concerns consumers are voicing leading up to policy changes?
• What service, technical, and cost changes might consumers see in the future, if any?

Aboriginal Engagement in a Period of Change

• What are potential Aboriginal consultation and engagement issues in light of the changing power landscape in Alberta, and the changing political landscape in Alberta and nationally

Networking Luncheon for Delegates and Speakers

Embracing Emerging Technology and Innovative Energy Solutions

• What are the latest updates for energy storage and smart grids?
• Hear from leaders developing energy solutions using the latest in innovative technology.
• Learn of price updates, project developments, and potential impacts on the grid’s future.

Transmission, Operations, and Future Infrastructure Impacts

• How might transmission and operations need to adapt to accommodate Alberta’s climate change policy?
• How to deal with aging infrastructure that addresses reliability now and in the future.
• What are the operating costs of the Alberta Power infrastructure of the future?

Networking Refreshment Break

PANEL

Thought-Leaders Roundtable – Looking at The Future of Alberta’s Power Landscape

• Not on the agenda? Not a problem! This is your chance to have your specific questions answered by Alberta’s energy experts.
• Members of our speaker faculty will be available to rehash some of days’ sessions, bring up unanswered questions, and delve into issues brought to light during an interactive panel discussion.

Co-Chairs’ Closing Remarks Conference Concludes