Program

Two days of dynamic conversations with the leaders of Canada’s energy storage industry on how energy storage, of all technologies & durations, can “charge” Canada’s net-zero grid.

Print Program
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Continental Breakfast
Foyer
 
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Registration open
Foyer
 
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
Technical Workshop #1: Battery Hybrid Expansion
Ballroom A
 
Technical Workshop #2: Energy Storage Modeling: Optimal Planning to Optimal Operations
Ballroom B
 
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Technical Workshop #3: BESS Safety
Ballroom A
 
Technical Workshop #4: Lessons Learned with the World’s Largest Solar/Storage Install
Ballroom B
 
10:50 AM - 11:00 AM
Break
Foyer
 
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Technical Workshop #5: BESS-Supported Charging for Heavy-Duty Vehicles and Vessels
Ballroom A
 
Technical Workshop #6: Best Practices for Meaningful Community Engagement
Ballroom B
 
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch Break
Foyer
 
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Opening Remarks & Keynote Address
Ballroom A/B
Mark B. Hill, Six Nations of the Grand River
Nathan Neudorf, Government of Alberta
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Tradeshow Opening
Ontario/Niagara
 
2:00 PM - 3:10 PM
Charging Net Zero with Energy Storage
Ballroom A/B
Annette Verschuren, NRStor Inc
Indrani J Butany, Elexicon Energy
Julia Souder, Long Duration Energy Storage Council
Michelle Chislett, Northland Power
3:10 PM - 3:20 PM
Tradeshow & Break
Ontario/Niagara
 
3:20 PM - 4:30 PM
Building Now for the Long Duration
Ballroom A/B
James Larsen, e-Zinc
David Martin, Malta Inc.
Wes Johnsen, Bruce Power
John Mikkelsen, TC Energy
Jon Norman, Hydrostor
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Second Annual Energy Storage Canada Awards
Ballroom A/B
Todd Smith, Government of Ontario
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Evening Reception & Networking Event
Ontario/Niagara
 
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Breakfast Buffet
Foyer
 
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
Storage – It Goes with Everything
Ballroom A/B
Paul Norris, OWA
Matt Vines, Hydro One
Rebecca Boll, Fluence Energy, LLC
Mike McManus, Mitsubishi Power
Sonia St-Arnaud, Evlo Energy Storage
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Tradeshow & Break
Ontario/Niagara
 
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Charging Alberta’s Energy Transformation with Energy Storage
Ballroom A
Jessica Kennedy, Bennett Jones LLP
Mike Schoenenberger, Enfinite
Nizar Yousef, Northland Power
Brad Coleman, AESO
Charging the Market in Nova Scotia
Ballroom B
Shivani Chotalia, NRStor Inc.
Peter Craig, Natural Resources and Renewables
Dale Conroy, Stantec Consulting Ltd.
10:50 AM - 11:00 AM
Tradeshow & Break
Ontario/Niagara
 
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Building Out Energy Storage’s Value Chain in Canada
Ballroom A
Nishant Gehani, BBA inc.
Nasreddine Guerfala, TruGrid
Tyler Balding, EDF Renewables Canada
Shane Chegahno, Makwa Development
Powering From Behind-the-Metre
Ballroom B
Jim Fonger, Ameresco Canada Inc.
William Grove, Rodan Energy Solutions
Bala Vinayagam, Schneider Electric
Lisa Katz, Convergent Energy and Power
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Luncheon Keynote
Ballroom A/B
Nik Nanos, Nanos Research
1:10 PM - 2:00 PM
Scaling Up Hydrogen Storage
Ballroom A
Andrew McHardy, KPMG Canada
Sumesh Guptar, Enbridge Inc.
Christopher Penny, Atura Power
Nathan Ford, Burns & McDonnell
Untapped Potential – Enabling DERS
Ballroom B
Katherine Sparkes, IESO
Ammar Nawaz, Alectra Energy Solutions
Carolyn Calwell, Ontario Energy Board
Matthew Sachs, Peak Power Inc.
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Tradeshow & Break
Ontario/Niagara
 
2:30 PM - 3:40 PM
Powering Electrification in Ontario
Ballroom A/B
Chris Benedetti, Sussex Strategy Group
Chuck Farmer, Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO)
Cam Carver, Workbench Energy
Spencer Gill, Hydro One
Marc Chidiac, Ontario Power Generation
3:40 PM - 4:00 PM
Closing Remarks
Ballroom A/B