Our Speakers & Moderators

~ Keynote Speakers ~

~ Full Speaker & Moderator Lineup ~

Tyler Balding
Tyler Balding
EDF Renewables Canada

Chris Benedetti
Chris Benedetti
Sussex Strategy Group

Rebecca Boll
Rebecca Boll
Fluence Energy, LLC

Indrani J Butany
Indrani J Butany
Elexicon Energy

Carolyn Calwell
Carolyn Calwell
Ontario Energy Board

Cam Carver
Cam Carver
Workbench Energy

Shane Chegahno
Shane Chegahno
Makwa Development

Marc Chidiac
Marc Chidiac
Ontario Power Generation

Michelle Chislett
Michelle Chislett
Northland Power

Shivani Chotalia
Shivani Chotalia
NRStor Inc.

Dale Conroy
Dale Conroy
Stantec Consulting Ltd.

Peter Craig
Peter Craig
Natural Resources and Renewables

Chuck Farmer
Chuck Farmer
Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO)

Jim Fonger
Jim Fonger
Ameresco Canada Inc.

Nathan Ford
Nathan Ford
Burns & McDonnell

Nishant Gehani
Nishant Gehani
BBA inc.

Spencer Gill
Spencer Gill
Hydro One

Moderators

Session

Moderator

Building Now for the Long Duration 

Gabriel Murtaugh

Building Out Energy Storage’s Value Chain in Canada

Martin Rheault

Charging Alberta’s Energy Transformation with Energy Storage

Travis Lusney

Charging Net Zero with Energy Storage

Lisa DeMarco

Charging the Market in Nova Scotia

Patrick Bateman

Powering Electrification in Ontario

Sarah Simmons

Powering From Behind-the-Metre

Reena Goyal

Scaling Up Hydrogen Storage

Devin McCarthy

Storage – It Goes with Everything

Kristyn Annis

Untapped Potential – Enabling DERS

Utilia Amaral

Utilia Amaral
Utilia Amaral
Rubicon Strategy

Patrick D. Bateman
Patrick D. Bateman
PDBateman & Associates Inc.

Lisa DeMarco
Lisa DeMarco
Resilient LLP

Reena Goyal
Reena Goyal
McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Travis Lusney
Travis Lusney
Power Advisory LLC

Devin McCarthy
Devin McCarthy
Sussex Strategy Group

Gabriel Murtaugh
Gabriel Murtaugh
LDES Council

Martin Rheault
Martin Rheault
EVLO Energy Storage

Sarah Simmons
Sarah Simmons
Power Advisory

Technical Workshop Facilitators

Session

Facilitator

Technical Workshop #1: Battery Hybrid Expansion

Geoff Osborne

Technical Workshop #2: Energy Storage Modeling: Optimal Planning to Optimal Operations

Juliette Do

Technical Workshop #3: BESS Safety

Nick Petrakis

Technical Workshop #4: Lessons Learned with the World’s Largest Solar/Storage Install

Paula McGarrigle

Technical Workshop #5: BESS-Supported Charging for Heavy-Duty Vehicles and Vessels

Mike Voll

Technical Workshop #6: Best Practices for Meaningful Community Engagement

Tim Smitheman

Panelists:

David Fell
Carla Nell
Juan Anderson
John Rowinski

Juan Anderson
Juan Anderson
Boralex

Juliette Do
Juliette Do
Customized Energy Solutions

David Fell
David Fell
Utilities Kingston

Paula McGarrigle
Paula McGarrigle
Solas Energy Consulting

Carla Nell
Carla Nell
Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO)

Geoff Osborne
Geoff Osborne
Capstone Infrastructure

Nick Petrakis
Nick Petrakis
Energy Safety Response Group (ESRG)

John Rowinski
John Rowinski
Noozhoo Nokiiyan LP

Mike Voll
Mike Voll
Stantec Consulting Ltd.