Program

Thursday October 14, 2021 | Montréal
1:00 pm
Welcome and event introduction
Peter Tertzakian Deputy Director, ARC Energy Research Institute Frédéric Côté General Manager, Nergica Tonja Leach Executive Director, QUEST
1:30 pm
Distributed energy and the rise of the prosumer: death spiral or virtuous circle?
Sarah Simmons Manager (Generation and Emerging Sectors), Power Advisory LLC Robert Sinclair President, EnerStrat Canada Inc. Jennifer Hiscock Deputy Director - Smart Grid & Renewable Energy / Office of Energy R&D , Natural Resources Canada Peter Tertzakian Deputy Director, ARC Energy Research Institute
2:15 pm
Green light for green hydrogen: are we (really) ready yet?
Tim Weis Industrial Professor, University of Alberta David Layzell Energy Systems Architect, The Transition Accelerator, Professor, University of Calgary Peter Tertzakian Deputy Director, ARC Energy Research Institute
3:00 pm
Networking session
3:30 pm
Electricity trade in the Canadian context: the case for a holistic strategy?
Marcel Boyer Ph.D., O.C., C.Q., FRSC, Emeritus Professor of economics, Université de Montréal Philip Duguay Managing Director, Canada Grid, The Transition Accelerator Scott Thon President & CEO, Berkshire Hathaway Energy Canada / AltaLink Peter Tertzakian Deputy Director, ARC Energy Research Institute
4:15 pm
Producing more won’t solve everything.
Ralph Torrie Director of Research, Corporate Knights Pierre-Olivier Pineau Professor, HEC Montréal Peter Tertzakian Deputy Director, ARC Energy Research Institute
5:00 pm
Closing plenary: What have we learned today?
Peter Tertzakian Deputy Director, ARC Energy Research Institute Sara Alvarado Executive Director, Institute for Sustainable Finance
5:30 pm
Networking
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March 2022

In Ottawa, in-person, but also accessible in a virtual format
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  • The challenge to decarbonize without large hydro: what can be done in the Canadian context?
  • Grid modernization : turning challenges into income-generating opportunities.
  • Increasing electrification in Canada: how far can we push the electron?
  • We’re grown ups now: the discussion we need to have about the not-so-bright side of renewables.
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