Independent Electricity System Operator
- Date
- February 02, 2026
- Time
- 10:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. ET
About Independent Electricity System Operator
The Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) is a Crown corporation in Ontario, Canada, responsible for ensuring a reliable, efficient, and sustainable electricity system across the province:
System Operation & Market Management
- Manages the real-time operation of Ontario’s bulk electrical system, balancing supply and demand minute-by-minute
- Oversees the province’s competitive wholesale electricity market.
Planning & Coordination
- Conducts short- and long-term planning to forecast demand, secure appropriate electricity supply, and support grid evolution
- Collaborates with municipalities, Indigenous communities, and transmission/distribution organizations to modernize the grid and support infrastructure needs
Conservation & Efficiency
- Promotes energy conservation and demand management programs (e.g., through Save on Energy) to help reduce strain on the grid
Governance & Independence
- Established in 1999 (initially as the Independent Electricity Market Operator) and rebranded to IESO in 2005. It's governed by an arms-length board appointed by the Ontario government and regulated by the Ontario Energy Board
In essence, the IESO is the steward of Ontario’s electricity reliability, market operations, and strategic planning—ensuring that the province has the power it needs, when it needs it, now and into the future.
About Anja Vukovic
Senior Manager, Enterprise Risk & Resiliency
With 15+ years of experience, Anja has developed, implemented, and launched many strategic and operational programs across a variety of industries and companies (start-ups to fortune 500s), leveraging her expertise in risk, operational resiliency, governance, data analytics, and IT systems. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance & International Business) from Toronto Metropolitan University, has a Canadian Risk Management (CRM) designation, is a Member of Business Continuity Institute (MBCI), is Certified in Objective-Centric Risk & Certainty Management (cORCM), and has a certification in Corporate Foresights. At the IESO, she leads IESO’s corporate performance, strategic, operational, and project risks, emergency response, and business continuity efforts.
About Sarah Bolduc
Director, Corporate Finance
Sarah has over 15 years of experience in the finance, accounting, and operational finance fields, where she has gained a broad breadth of experience in 6 different sectors, with the last 10 years spent leading teams in the broader public sector. She has been responsible for operating budgets in excess of $2B annually, leading the re-organization and transformation of the HHS Finance Business Unit, as well as being the finance lead to various strategic operational projects including the Hamilton COVID-19 Vaccine Taskforce. Sarah is a graduate of McMaster University, and a CPA, CA earning her designation with KPMG in 2013. At the IESO, she leads the Corporate Finance department which manages Financial Resource Planning and Analysis, Finance and Accounting, Treasury and Pensions Operations.