Speakers/Moderators: 2025 Energy Storage Canada Conference

Mohammed Awadallah
Hydro One

Patrick Clerens
European Association for Storage of Energy

Barbara Ellard
IESO

Ben Greenhouse
Potentia

Paul Grod
Rodan Energy Solutions

Nasreddine Guerfala
Edgecom Energy

Joan Haysom
J.L. Richards & Associates

Jessica Kennedy
Bennett Jones LLP

Jay Khosla
Public Policy Forum

Steven Kim
AESO

James Larsen
e-Zinc

Nicole LeBlanc
AESO

Paula McGarrigle
Solas Energy Consulting

Ammar Nawaz
Alectra Energy Solutions

Nick Petrakis
Energy Safety Response Group (ESRG)

Abigail Ross Hopper
Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)

Kwatuuma Cole Sayers
Clean Energy BC

Sarah Simmons
Power Advisory

Nicola Vaughan
Innergex Renewable Energy

Annette Verschuren
NRStor Inc

Saga Williams
First Nations Major Projects Coalition

William Woodhead
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Bridgette Zacharias
BC Hydro

Name	Moderator/Facilitator(s):
The Role for AI & Software Innovations in the BESS Industry	Ahmed Hanafy, Dunsky Energy
Energy Storage Potential for Remote First Nations Communities	James Miskakwan Harper, NRSTor
CEO Roundtable: Powering Canada's Energy Advantage	Chris Benedetti, Sussex Strategy Group
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
Independent System Operators (ISO) Perspectives on Leveraging Storage	Jason Chee Alloy, Power Advisory
Modernizing Regulatory Structures to Enable Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) for Storage	Greg Robert, SGIN
The Paradigm Shift of LDES in Canadian Markets	Andrew Thiele, ESC
CEO Roundtable: 10 years in Review - Meeting the Growing Expectations of A Maturing Industry	Justin Rangooni, ESC
Clarifying Paths to Permitting Energy Storage Projects from a Municipal Perspective	Utilia Amaral, Marketstep
British Columbia Call for Power & Energy Storage Opportunities	Michelle Mungall, ESC
Taking a North American Approach to Canadian Storage from Mineral Extraction to Deployment	Sean De Vries, BMAC
Combatting False Narratives About Storage and Gaining Social License	Julie Lupinacci, Hydro Ottawa

Chris Benedetti
Sussex Strategy Group

Sean De Vries
BMAC

Mihskakwan James Harper
NRStor Inc

Michelle Mungall
Energy Storage Canada

Justin Rangooni
Energy Storage Canada

Robert Tremblay
Energy Storage Canada

Our Speakers & Moderators