Our Speakers & Moderators

~ Keynote Speakers ~

~ Full Speaker & Moderator Lineup ~

Martin Rheault
Martin Rheault
EVLO Energy Storage

Matthew Sachs
Matthew Sachs
Peak Power Inc.

Kwatuuma Cole Sayers
Kwatuuma Cole Sayers
Clean Energy BC

Debbie Scharf
ADM Debbie Scharf
Natural Resources Canada

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Mark Sidebottom
Nova Scotia Power

Sarah Simmons
Sarah Simmons
Power Advisory

Robby Sohi
Robby Sohi
Independent Electricity System Operator ( IESO )

Julia Souder
Julia Souder
Long Duration Energy Storage Council

Sonia St-Arnaud
Sonia St-Arnaud
EVLO Energy Storage

Nicola Vaughan
Nicola Vaughan
Innergex Renewable Energy

Annette Verschuren
Annette Verschuren
NRStor Inc

Mike Voll
Mike Voll
Stantec Consulting Ltd.

Susanna Zagar
Susanna Zagar
Ontario Energy Board

Moderators

Session

Moderator

Fire Side Chat - Politics of Energy Storage

Chris Benedetti

CEO/Exec Roundtable Optimizing our Energy Grid

Colleen Giroux-Schmidt

The Energy Storage Decade - Global Perspectives

 

CEO/Exec Roundtable: Leveraging Energy Storage for Ontario's Future Grid

Jason Chee-Aloy

Considerations for Financing Energy Storage

Lucy Huynh

You Have a Contract for Storage - Now What?

Utilia Amaral

Relieving the Pressure - Integrating DERs in our Electricity Grids

Katherine Sparkes

Canadian BESS Supply Chain & Trade

 

he Role for Energy Storage in Meeting CleanBC Goals

Michelle Mungall

Canadian Opportunities for Long Duration Storage

Sarah Griffiths

Where Does Energy Storage Fit in Alberta's Revised Energy Market?

Paula McGarrigle

Utilia Amaral
Utilia Amaral
Rubicon Strategy

Chris Benedetti
Chris Benedetti
Sussex Strategy Group

Jason Chee-Aloy
Jason Chee-Aloy
Power Advisory

Colleen Giroux-Schmidt
Colleen Giroux-Schmidt
Innergex Renewable Energy

Lucy Huynh
Lucy Huynh
Ameresco

Paula McGarrigle
Paula McGarrigle
Solas Energy Consulting

Katherine Sparkes
Katherine Sparkes
Enwave Energy Corporation

Technical Workshop Facilitators

Session

Facilitator

Technical Workshop #1: Optimizing Stationary Storage for Grid Connected Solutions

Kasturi Pattalwar

Technical Workshop #2: Demystifying BESS Insurance

Jen Aitchison

Technical Workshop #3: Current Status of ITCs & the Critical Considerations for their Implementation

 

Technical Workshop #4: Engineering the Mega Storage Projects - Practical Perspectives & Considerations

Nishant Gehani

Technical Workshop #5: Lessons Learned and Best Practices for Stormwater Management Design

 

Technical Workshop #6: Microgrids Research Review

 
Nishant Gehani
Nishant Gehani
BBA inc.

Kasturi Pattalwar
Kasturi Pattalwar
Customized Energy Solutions