Print Program: 2025 Energy Storage Canada Conference

Thursday, September 25, 2025
8:15 AM - 9:30 AM	Breakfast & Registration
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Energy Storage Potential for Remote First Nations Communities Bridgette Zacharias, BC Hydro Mark Chapeskie, Electricity Human Resources Canada Andrea Brown, Ontario Power Generation Katherine Koostachin, Sussex Strategy Group	The Role for AI & Software Innovations in the BESS Industry Nasreddine Guerfala, Edgecom Energy Tony Olivo, FlexGen Reena Goyal, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP	Residential PV and BESS systems – A Framework of Use Cases and Support for the Industry Joan Haysom, J.L. Richards & Associates
10:05 AM - 11:05 AM	Independent System Operators (ISO) Perspectives on Leveraging Storage Nicole LeBlanc, AESO Jessica Savage, IESO Anna Lafoyiannis, EPRI Canada
11:05 AM - 11:35 AM	Exhibits & Break Exhibit Hall (pre-function space)
11:35 AM - 11:45 AM	Keynote Address Abigail Ross Hopper, Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
11:45 AM - 12:35 PM	Cross-Border Currents: Canada-US Policy & Politics Shaping the Energy Storage Market Jay Khosla, Public Policy Forum Abigail Ross Hopper, Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) Derek Lim Soo, Peak Power
12:35 PM - 1:35 PM	Lunch & Exhibits Exhibit Hall (pre-function space)
1:35 PM - 2:35 PM	Designing Storage with Safety in Mind from Assets to Project Sites Nick Petrakis, Energy Safety Response Group (ESRG) Rejo George, Marsh Mark Berger, Fluence Kachi Aroh, Sungrow	Process heating electrification and grid balancing with long-duration thermal energy storage Chris Stern, Garma energy	Energy Storage Opportunities in Alberta's Modernizing Grid Jessica Kennedy, Bennett Jones LLP Paula McGarrigle, Solas Energy Consulting Steven Kim, AESO Shaun Andrews, TERIC Power
2:35 PM - 2:55 PM	Exhibits & Break Exhibit Hall (pre-function space)
2:55 PM - 3:10 PM	Keynote Address Jon Norman, Hydrostor
3:10 PM - 4:05 PM	CEO Roundtable: Powering Canada's Energy Advantage Ben Greenhouse, Potentia Jon Norman, Hydrostor Jana Mosley, Toronto Hydro Christine Healy, Northland Power
4:05 PM - 4:15 PM	Keynote Address Stephen Lecce, Government of Ontario
4:15 PM - 6:45 PM	Networking Reception & Energy Storage Canada Awards Exhibit Hall (pre-function space)
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM	WiRE Speed Mentoring Session Room 201A
Friday, September 26, 2025
8:15 AM - 9:30 AM	Breakfast & Registration
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Modernizing Regulatory Structures to Enable Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) for Storage Ammar Nawaz, Alectra Energy Solutions Sarah Simmons, Power Advisory Patrick D. Bateman, PDBateman & Associates Inc. Phil McKay, CanREA Dane Labonte, Stantec	The Paradigm Shift of LDES in Canadian Markets Barbara Ellard, IESO Shaheer Aziz, Hydrostor Anna J. Siefken, Long Duration Energy Storage (LDES) Council David Martin, Energy Dome John Battaglini, Westinghouse Electric Company	Utility-Scale Batteries as Non-Wire Alternatives in Distribution Grids Mohamed Awadallah, Hydro One
10:05 AM - 10:15 AM	Keynote Address Patrick Clerens, European Association for Storage of Energy
10:15 AM - 11:05 AM	CEO Roundtable: 10 years in Review - Meeting the Growing Expectations of A Maturing Industry Paul Grod, Rodan Energy Solutions Annette Verschuren, NRStor Inc Patrick Clerens, European Association for Storage of Energy James Larsen, e-Zinc
11:05 AM - 11:35 AM	Exhibits & Break Exhibit Hall (pre-function space)
11:35 AM - 12:35 PM	Storage, Borders and Power Politics David Herle, Rubicon Strategy Inc. Kory Teneycke, Rubicon Strategy Inc.
12:35 PM - 1:35 PM	Lunch & Exhibits Exhibit Hall (pre-function space)
1:40 PM - 2:40 PM	Clarifying Paths to Permitting Energy Storage Projects from a Municipal Perspective Bill Woodhead, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Kim Wright, Wright Strategies Jonathan Cheszes, Compass Greenfield Development	British Columbia Call for Power & Energy Storage Opportunities Nicola Vaughan, Innergex Renewable Energy Shoshana Pasternak, Invenergy LLC Geoff Osborne, Capstone Infrastructure Matt Harper, Invinity Energy Systems	Taking a North American Approach to Canadian Storage from Mineral Extraction to Deployment Saga Williams, First Nations Major Projects Coalition Priya Tandon, Ontario Mining Association Sean De Vries, BMAC
2:40 PM - 3:05 PM	Exhibits & Break Exhibit Hall (pre-function space)
3:05 PM - 4:05 PM	Combatting False Narratives About Storage and Gaining Social License Melody Gaukel, Proof Strategies Tremor Temchin, Convergent Energy and Power Asier Ania, Boralex Jennifer Tuck, Potentia Renewables Inc.
4:05 PM - 4:10 PM	Closing Remarks Ballroom B

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