ESC 2025 | Agenda

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Tuesday, September 22, 2026
8:15 AM - 9:30 AM
Breakfast & Registration
 
 
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Lesson's Learned from non-Canadian Jurisdictions
 
 
10:00 AM - 10:20 AM
Guest Spotlight
 
 
10:20 AM - 10:50 AM
Exhibits & Break
Exhibit Hall (Ballroom B)
 
10:50 AM - 11:50 AM
Canada's Storage Supply Chain in the Global Context
 
 
11:50 AM - 12:20 PM
5th Annual Energy Storage Canada Awards
 
 
12:20 PM - 12:30 PM
Keynote Address
 
 
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch & Exhibits
Exhibit Hall (Ballroom B)
 
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Lesson's Learned from Canada's Largest BESS Projects
 
 
New Storage Opportunities in Alberta's Restructured Energy Market
 
 
Energy Storage Opportunities in the Atlantic Region
 
 
2:40 PM - 3:40 PM
Operating in Unique Canadian Contexts
 
 
Asset Revenue, Risk Reduction, & Dynamic Asset Management
 
 
DERs as a Municipal Opportunity
 
 
3:40 PM - 4:00 PM
Exhibits & Break
Exhibit Hall (Ballroom B)
 
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
CEO Roundtable: The Storage Advantage: Securing Reliability & Flexibility in a Global Electrified Economy
 
 
5:00 PM - 5:20 PM
Guest Spotlight
 
 
5:20 PM - 7:00 PM
Networking Reception
Exhibit Hall (Ballroom B)
 
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
WiRE Speed Mentoring Session
 
 
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
8:15 AM - 9:30 AM
Breakfast & Registration
 
 
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Addressing BESS Safety Concerns with Communities
 
 
AI and Data Centre Planning - Challenges & Opportunities for Storage
 
 
Planning & Resource Adequacy Frameworks for Long Duration Energy Storage
 
 
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Exhibits & Break
Exhibit Hall (Ballroom B)
 
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
CEO Roundtable: Bringing Global Investment to Canada's Storage Sector
 
 
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM
Guest Spotlight
 
 
11:50 AM - 12:50 PM
Charting the Path Forward - Existing and Prospective First Nations Partners
 
 
12:50 PM - 1:50 PM
Lunch & Exhibits
Exhibit Hall (Ballroom B)
 
1:50 PM - 2:50 PM
Insights from Municipal Hosts & Project Partners
 
 
Industry Insights - DER Implementation in Ontario
 
 
1:50 PM - 3:30 PM
Expert Roundtables
 
 
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Learning Lab: Start-up Accelerator
 
 
Enabling Residential DER & Powering AI, in the current market
 
 
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Closing Networking Reception
Exhibit Hall (Ballroom B)