Speakers/Moderators: 2025 Energy Storage Canada Conference

Kachi Aroh
Sungrow Americas

Mohamed Awadallah
Hydro One

Shaheer Aziz
Hydrostor

Mark Chapeskie
Electricity Human Resources Canada

Patrick Clerens
European Association for Storage of Energy

Marnie Dawson
Boralex Inc.

Barbara Ellard
IESO

Rejo George
Marsh

Leslie Greener
Stantec Consulting Ltd

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

David Martin
Energy Dome

Paula McGarrigle
Solas Energy Consulting

Mike McManus
Mitsubishi Power

Jana Mosley
Toronto Hydro

Thimo Mueller
ASL

Ammar Nawaz
Alectra Energy Solutions

Jon Norman
Hydrostor

Tony Olivo
FlexGen

Nick Petrakis
Energy Safety Response Group (ESRG)

Abigail Ross Hopper
Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)

Name	Moderator/Facilitator(s):
Energy Storage Potential for Remote First Nations Communities	James Miskakwan Harper, NRSTor
The Role for AI & Software Innovations in the BESS Industry	Ahmed Hanafy, Dunsky Energy
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
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
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	Michelle Mungall, ESC
Clarifying Paths to Permitting Energy Storage Projects from a Municipal Perspective	Utilia Amaral, Marketstep
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

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