Knowledge and Influence
We carefully select speakers that share cutting edge industry advancements.
2024 Speakers
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Cheeying Ho
WCS Engagement + Planning
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Gary Holden
MANAGING DIRECTOR AND FOUNDER, LODESTONE ENERGY LIMITED
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Marie Wilson
AUTHOR, JOURNALIST AND FORMER COMMISSIONER, TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION OF CANADA
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Randy Thompson
CEO, VALHALLA PRIVATE CAPITAL
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Sara Mudge
SENIOR TECHNICAL LEAD - SMART GRID EFFICIENCY SERVICES, NB POWER
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John Rilett
CHAIR OF THE BOARD, DECENTRALISED ENERGY CANADA
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Giulia Brito Pound
SUSTAINABILITY ASSOCIATE, DECENTRALISED ENERGY CANADA
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Mark Chapeskie
VICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, ELECTRICITY HUMAN RESOURCES CANADA
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Brent Harris
FOUNDER & COO, EGUANA TECHNOLOGIES
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Andreia Guerra Dibb
ASSOCIATE PARTNER AND SENIOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEER, FOSTER + PARTNERS
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Evan Horvath
PORTFOLIO ANALYST, B.C.CENTRE FOR INNOVATION AND CLEAN ENERGY
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Luisa Da Silva
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, IRON & EARTH
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Graeme Edge
FOUNDER AND CEO, ENERGY DISRUPTORS AND SCALEBLAZE
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Robert Baker
DIRECTOR, RENEWABLE AND ALTERNATIVE ENERGY, ALBERTA INNOVATES
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Sophie Adams
ALFRED DEAKIN POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW, DEAKIN UNIVERSITY
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Frederick Morency
VP SUSTAINABILITY, STRATEGIC INITIATIVES & INNOVATION, SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC
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Todd Sayers
COO, B.C. CENTRE FOR INNOVATION AND CLEAN ENERGY
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Claire Ruddy
SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGIST, WCS ENGAGEMENT + PLANNING
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Andrew Muir
STRATEGY AND TRANSFORMATION DIRECTOR, SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC
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Ramtin Rasoulinezhad
CTO, ENERGY PLUG
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Haley Jabusch
PARTNERSHIPS MANAGER, ENERGY TRANSITION CENTRE
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Christoph Rufenacht
VP AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT AND ASSET OPTIMIZATION, VANCOUVER AIRPORT AUTHORITY
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Rhonda Jewett
VP OF OPERATIONS, ARCUS POWER
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Mayor Jack Crompton
RESORT MUNICIPALITY OF WHISTLER
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Anouk Kendall
PRESIDENT, DECENTRALISED ENERGY CANADA
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Murray Thom
VICE PRESIDENT, D-WAVE
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Keith Cleland
CEO, AQUA-CELL ENERGY
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John Nowostawski
PROGRAM MANAGER, DECENTRALISED ENERGY CANADA
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Christopher Coleman
QUANTUM COMPUTING ANALYST, RESONANCE HOLDINGS
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David Dodge
PRODUCER AND HOST, GREEN ENERGY FUTURES
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Parham Pashaei
LEARNING AND SOLUTIONS LEADER, QUANTUM ALGORITHMS INSTITUTE
2023 Speakers
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Kristin Baetz
DEAN, FACULTY OF SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY
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James Bererton
PRINCIPAL ENERGY INNOVATOR, STANTEC
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Myrna Bittner
CEO & FOUNDER, RWI SYNTHETICS
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Desmond Bull
GRAND CHIEF OF THE CONFEDERACY OF TREATY NO. 6 FIRST NATIONS
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Jonathan Blundy
ROYAL SOCIETY RESEARCH PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF EARTH SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
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Mark Chapeskie
VICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, ELECTRICITY HUMAN RESOURCES CANADA
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Tamara Connell
CHEIF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ACADEMY FOR SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION
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Elliot Cudmore
EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT, COPOINT
Pitch Competition Judge!
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Loreto Duffy-Mayers
PROJECT MANAGER, CARIBBEAN HOTEL AND TOURISM ASSOCIATION
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Dan Erhardt
CEO, ARCUS POWER CORPORATION
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Nancy Foran
PRESIDENT & FOUNDER, ESG PARTNERS
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Jana Gerber
PRESIDENT, NAM MICROGRID, SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC
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Glen Gordon
CEO, UNICO POWER CORPORATION
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Brent Harris
COO, EGUANA TECHNOLOGIES
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Rhonda Jewett
DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, ARCUS POWER
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Stephen Kakfwi
AUTHOR AND PRESIDENT OF KAKFWI AND ASSOCIATES
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Brian Keating
HEAD NATURALIST, GOING WILD
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Anouk Kendall
PRESIDENT, DECENTRALISED ENERGY CANADA
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Maureen Kolla
CO-PROJECT LEAD, ENERGY FUTURES LAB
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Natasha Kostenuk
FOUNDER AND CEO, AYRTON ENERGY
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Owen Lewis
OPERATIONS MANAGER, GLOBAL SOUTH, RMI
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Frederick Morency
VP SUSTAINABILITY, STRATEGIC INITIATIVES & INNOVATION, SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC
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Jonathan Neufeld
PARTNER, GNO-SYS TECHNOLOGIES
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Kevin Noble
DIRECTOR, DISTRIBUTION PLANNING, FORTIS ALBERTA
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Mike Quashie
CHIEF MODELLING OFFICER, ARCUS POWER
Pitch Competition Judge!
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Justin Reimer
CEO, EMISSIONS REDUCTION ALBERTA
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John Rilett
VICE PRESIDENT, BUSINESS MODEL & TECHNOLOGY PATHWAYS, ALGONQUIN POWER & UTILITIES
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Jesse Row
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ALBERTA ENERGY EFFICIENCY ALLIANCE
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Luisa Da Silva
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, IRON AND EARTH
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Han Stegeman
HEAD, GRID INNOVATION, TENNET
“We only have one earth and we have the technology to save it. Together, we can give the energy transition the acceleration it needs!”
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Denis Tanguay
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEO, EFFICIENCY VALUATION ORGANIZATION
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Randy Thompson
CHAIR AND CEO, VALHALLA PRIVATE CAPITAL
Pitch Competition Judge!
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Robert Tremblay
POLICY MANAGER, ENERGY STORAGE CANADA
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Ted Vogel
CARIBBEAN ALLIANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE ASSOCIATION
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Jan de Wolde
GENERAL MANAGER, CALGARY DISTRICT HEATING
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Peter & the Wolves
ENTERTAINMENT
Photo from Starbelly Jam by Louis Bockner. A fresh hot rockabilly group from Calgary, Alberta putting a shimmy in our shake after the work day.
2022 Speakers
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Adam Kramer
CEO
nZero
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André Bernier
Director General
NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA
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Andrea Kraj
Fulbright Arctic Scholar
FULBRIGHT ASSOCIATION
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Andrew Matthews
President
DOUGLAS MCNEILL CONSULTING LTD. -
Ashley Graham
Program Manager Sustainability
ZIBI
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Bradley Maynes
Managing Director Energy & Infrastructure
CITY OF MEDICINE HAT -
Brenna Walsh
Energy Coordinator
ECOLOGY ACTION CENTER
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Brent Lakeman
Director, Hydrogen Initiative
EDMONTON GLOBAL
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Chantal Guay (KEYNOTE)
CEO, STANDARDS COUNCIL OF CANADA
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Chris Burgess
Director Project Operations
ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE
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Daniel Goodwin
Director, Government Relations
SUNCOR
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Darryl Hill
Director
TRANE CANADA (WEST)
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David Dodge (Master of Ceremonies)
Producer
GREEN ENERGY FUTURES -
Desmond Bull
Chief
LOUIS BULL TRIBE OF THE MASKWACIS NATION -
Elisa Wood
Editor-in-Chief
MICROGRID KNOWLEDGE
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Erin Bradley (KEYNOTE)
Head of Business Development RNG Canada
SHELL -
Frederick Morency
VP Sustainability, Strategic Initiatives & Innovation
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC -
Ivette Vera-Perez
President and CEO
CANADIAN HYDROGEN AND FUEL CELL ASSOCIATION -
Jana Gerber (KEYNOTE)
NA Microgrid President
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC -
Jen Hiscock
Director, Electricity, Transportation & Buildings Innovation
NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA -
John Loncar
Specialist RNG
ENBRIDGE GAS DISTRIBUTION
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John Rilett
Vice-President
ALGONQUIN POWER & UTILITIES
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Justin Riemer (KEYNOTE)
CEO
EMISSIONS REDUCTION ALBERTA
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Mario Pieries
Director Business Development
HATCH
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Mark Chapeskie
VP Program Development
ELECTRICITY HUMAN RESOURCES CANADA -
Michael Dennis
General Partner
LAST40 VENTURES
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Mike Fletcher
Manager
CITY OF OTTAWA
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Mike Kelland
Chief Operating Officer
PLANETARY TECHNOLOGIES
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Rhonda Jewett
Director or Corporate and Business Development
ARCUS POWER -
Tammy Kim-Newman
Associate Director, Career Education and Development
YORK UNIVERSITY -
Teruel Carrasco
President
VALHALLA PRIVATE CAPITAL
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Thomas McAndrew
Founder and CEO
ENCHANTED ROCK
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Tim Feduniw
Director Sustainable Economic Development
CITY OF SELKIRK -
Tom Vair
Deputy CAO
CITY OF SAULT STE MARIE
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Tonja Leach
Executive Director
QUEST
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Trevor Hennigar
Chief Operating Officer
RIMOT
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Vanessa Völkel (KEYNOTE)
Deputy Head at ITPO Germany
UNIDO