Speakers & Moderators: 2025 Energy Storage Canada Conference

Speakers
Moderators & Facilitators

Shaun Andrews
TERIC Power

Kachi Aroh
Sungrow Americas

Mohamed Awadallah
Hydro One

Shaheer Aziz
Hydrostor

Patrick D. Bateman
PDBateman & Associates Inc.

Mark Berger
Fluence

Andrea Brown
Ontario Power Generation

Mark Chapeskie
Electricity Human Resources Canada

Jonathan Cheszes
Compass Greenfield Development

Michelle Chislett
Northland Power

Patrick Clerens
European Association for Storage of Energy

Marnie Dawson
Boralex Inc.

Barbara Ellard
IESO

Melody Gaukel
Proof Strategies

Rejo George
Marsh

Reena Goyal
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Leslie Greener
Stantec Consulting Ltd

Ben Greenhouse
Potentia

Paul Grod
Rodan Energy Solutions

Nasreddine Guerfala
Edgecom Energy

Joan Haysom
J.L. Richards & Associates

David Herle
Rubicon Strategy Inc.

Jessica Kennedy
Bennett Jones LLP

Jay Khosla
Public Policy Forum

Steven Kim
AESO

Anna Lafoyiannis
EPRI Canada

James Larsen
e-Zinc

Nicole LeBlanc
AESO

Name	Moderator/Facilitator(s):
The Role for AI & Software Innovations in the BESS Industry	Anirudh Kshemendranath, Dunsky Energy + Climate Advisors
Energy Storage Potential for Remote First Nations Communities	James Miskakwan Harper, NRSTor
Independent System Operators (ISO) Perspectives on Leveraging Storage	Jason Chee Alloy, Power Advisory
Cross-Border Currents: Canada-US Policy & Politics Shaping the Energy Storage Market	Adam Radwanski, The Globe and Mail
Energy Storage Opportunities in Alberta's Modernizing Grid	Robert Tremblay, ESC
Designing Storage with Safety in Mind from Assets to Project Sites	Jen Aitchison, Hub International
CEO Roundtable: Powering Canada's Energy Advantage	Chris Benedetti, Sussex Strategy Group
The Paradigm Shift of LDES in Canadian Markets	Andrew Thiele, ESC
Modernizing Regulatory Structures to Enable Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) for Storage	Greg Robart, SGIN
CEO Roundtable: 10 years in Review - Meeting the Growing Expectations of A Maturing Industry	Justin Rangooni, ESC
Storage, Borders and Power Politics	Utilia Amaral, Rubicon Strategy Inc.
Taking a North American Approach to Canadian Storage from Mineral Extraction to Deployment	Sean De Vries, BMAC
British Columbia Call for Power & Energy Storage Opportunities	Travis Lusney, Power Advisory LLC
Clarifying Paths to Permitting Energy Storage Projects from a Municipal Perspective	Utilia Amaral, Rubicon Strategy Inc.
Combatting False Narratives About Storage and Gaining Social License	Julie Lupinacci, Hydro Ottawa