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
Lessons Learned from non-Canadian Jurisdictions
 
Alistair Howard, RE Royalties Ltd.
Eva Gardow, EPRI
Anna J. Siefken, Long Duration Energy Storage (LDES) Council
Kotub Uddin, Envision Energy
Thinus Neethling, HiTHIUM Energy Storage Technology USA Inc
10:00 AM - 10:20 AM
Insights into the Launch of the NS IESO: From Planning to Execution
 
Chris Milligan, IESO Nova Scotia
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
 
Gurmesh Sidhu, Moment Energy
Mike Weiner, Fluence Energy
Céline Combé, PowerCo SE
11:50 AM - 12:15 PM
5th Annual Energy Storage Canada Awards
 
 
12:15 PM - 12:25 PM
Keynote Address
 
RJ Sigurdson, Government of Alberta
12:25 PM - 1:25 PM
Lunch & Exhibits
Exhibit Hall (Ballroom B)
 
1:25 PM - 2:25 PM
Lessons Learned from Canada's Largest BESS Projects
 
Asier Ania, Boralex
Jonathan Cheszes, Compass Greenfield Development
Jason Rioux, NRStor
Chad Davis, Atura Power
Energy Storage Opportunities in the Atlantic Region
 
Homaira Siddiqui, NRStor Incorporated
Taylor Leopold, Nova Scotia Power
William Best, Triple Point Resources Ltd.
New Storage Opportunities in Alberta's Restructured Energy Market
 
Shaun Andrews, TERIC Power
Paula McGarrigle, Solas Energy Consulting
Larissa Lees, Bennett Jones
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
DERs as a Municipal Opportunity
 
Rei Marzoughi, Toronto Hydro
Nasreddine Guerfala, Edgecom Energy
Vienna Zhou, TROES Corp.
Operating in Unique Canadian Contexts
 
Sophie Janke, Northern Energy Innovation, Yukon University
Elinor D'Cunha, Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO)
Cody MacNeil, Workbench Energy
Andrew Thiele, Sungrow
Asset Revenue, Risk Reduction, & Dynamic Asset Management
 
Roman Grod, Rodan Energy Solutions
Paula McGarrigle, Solas Energy Consulting
3:30 PM - 3:50 PM
Exhibits & Break
Exhibit Hall (Ballroom B)
 
3:50 PM - 4:50 PM
CEO Roundtable - The Storage Advantage: Securing Reliability & Flexibility in a Global Electrified Economy
 
Derek Lim Soo, Peak Power
Kane Xu, Envision
Jana Mosley, Toronto Hydro
4:50 PM - 5:15 PM
Canada's Path to Reliability & Flexibility, in A Global Electrified Economy
 
Monica Gattinger, Positive Energy, uOttawa
Merran Smith, New Economy Canada
5:15 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
Planning & Resource Adequacy Frameworks for Long Duration Energy Storage
 
Anna Lafoyiannis, EPRI Canada
AI and Data Centre Planning - Challenges & Opportunities for Storage
 
Delphine Adenot Owusu, Schneider Electric
Alex Linchieh, BluWave-ai
Debrup Das, Hitachi Energy
Patrick Lo, Microsoft
Addressing BESS Safety Concerns with Communities
 
Nansy Hanna, Electrical Safety Authority
Adam Jakubowski, Energy Safety Response Group (ESRG)
Jody Leber, CSA Group
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
 
Daniel Doubilet, Selkirk Advisory Group
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Insights from Municipal Hosts & Project Partners
 
 
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch & Exhibits
Exhibit Hall (Ballroom B)
 
1:00 PM - 1:10 PM
Keynote Address
 
Kelly LaRocca, Mississauga of Scugog Island First Nstion
1:10 PM - 2:00 PM
Charting the Path Forward - Existing and Prospective First Nations Partners
 
Kwatuuma Cole Sayers, Indigenous Power Coalition
Don Richardson, Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation - Minogi Corp.
2:00 PM - 2:10 PM
Keynote Address
 
Stephen Lecce, Government of Ontario
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM
Exhibits & Break
Exhibit Hall (Ballroom B)
 
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Expert Roundtables
 
Eva Gardow, EPRI
Anna J. Siefken, Long Duration Energy Storage (LDES) Council
Enabling Residential DER & Powering AI, in the current market
 
Adnan Akhtar, Hydro One Networks Inc.
Travis Torrey, Storion Energy
Powering Ontario's Growth: Energy Storage Procurements—Past, Present, and Future
 
Shaheer Aziz, Hydrostor
Barbara Ellard, Independent Electricity System Operator
Sean Yacoub, Brant Municipal Enterprises
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Closing Networking Reception
Exhibit Hall (Ballroom B)