Speakers & Moderators: 2025 Energy Storage Canada Conference

Speakers
Moderators & Facilitators

Dane Labonte
Stantec

Anna Lafoyiannis
EPRI Canada

James Larsen
e-Zinc

Nicole LeBlanc
AESO

Derek Lim Soo
Peak Power

David Martin
Energy Dome

Paula McGarrigle
Solas Energy Consulting

Phil McKay
CanREA

Jana Mosley
Toronto Hydro

Ammar Nawaz
Alectra Energy Solutions

Jon Norman
Hydrostor

Tony Olivo
FlexGen

Geoff Osborne
Capstone Infrastructure

Shoshana Pasternak
Invenergy LLC

Nick Petrakis
Energy Safety Response Group (ESRG)

Abigail Ross Hopper
Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)

Jessica Savage
IESO

Anna J. Siefken
Long Duration Energy Storage (LDES) Council

Sarah Simmons
Power Advisory

Chris Stern
Garma energy

Priya Tandon
Ontario Mining Association

Tremor Temchin
Convergent Energy and Power

Kory Teneycke
Rubicon Strategy Inc.

Jennifer Tuck
Potentia Renewables Inc.

Nicola Vaughan
Innergex Renewable Energy

Annette Verschuren
NRStor Inc

Saga Williams
First Nations Major Projects Coalition

Bill Woodhead
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

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
Designing Storage with Safety in Mind from Assets to Project Sites	Jen Aitchison, Hub International
Energy Storage Opportunities in Alberta's Modernizing Grid	Robert Tremblay, ESC
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	Giancarlo Drennan, Sussex Strategy
Clarifying Paths to Permitting Energy Storage Projects from a Municipal Perspective	Utilia Amaral, Rubicon Strategy Inc.
British Columbia Call for Power & Energy Storage Opportunities	Travis Lusney, Power Advisory LLC
Combatting False Narratives About Storage and Gaining Social License	Julie Lupinacci, Hydro Ottawa