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Energy Transition Workshops
- Date
- September 26, 2023 - September 27, 2023
- Time
- 8:30 AM EDT - 1:15 PM EDT
- Location
- In-Person
Day 1 Program
8:30 AM | Breakfast and Registration
9:00 AM | Introduction
- Thomas Duever, Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science, Toronto Metropolitan University
- Steven Liss, Vice-President, Research and Innovation, Toronto Metropolitan University
- Ian Rowlands, Professor & Associate Vice-President, International, University of Waterloo
- Bala Venkatesh, Professor & Academic Director, Centre for Urban Energy, Toronto Metropolitan University
9:30 AM | Framework of the Future Energy System
- Tom Chapman, Principal, Brattle
- 9:30 AM | Future Energy Frameworks
- 10:30 AM | Drivers of, and Barriers to Change
- 11:30 AM | Technologies of the Future
12:30 PM | Lunch
1:30 PM | Cybersecurity and Machine Intelligence
- Charles Finlay, Executive Director, Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst, Toronto Metropolitan University
4:30 | End of Day 1
Day 2 Program
8:30 AM | Breakfast and Registration
9:00 AM | Introduction
- Steven Liss, Vice-President, Research and Innovation, Toronto Metropolitan University
- Ian Rowlands, Professor & Associate Vice-President, International, University of Waterloo
- Bala Venkatesh, Professor & Academic Director, Centre for Urban Energy, Toronto Metropolitan University
9:15 AM | Moving Forward with Energy Transition and Adoption
- Frederick Morency, Vice-President, Sustainability, Strategic Initiatives & Innovation, Schneider Electric Canada
- 9:15 AM | Managing Energy Transition
- 10:15 AM | Pathways & Solutions for Accelerating
12:15 PM | Lunch
1:15 PM | End of Day 2
Day 1 Guest Speakers
- Harneet Panesar, Chief Operating Officer, Ontario Energy Board
- Hisham Omara, Vice-President, Grid Modernization, Alectra
- Martin Huang, Vice-President, System Operations, Hydro One
- Lucas Ribeiro, Coordinator of the Research, Development and Innovation Programme, ANEEL
- Brent Arnold, Partner, Energy Sector Group, Gowling WLG
- Thomas Duever, Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science, Toronto Metropolitan University
- Steven Liss, Vice-President, Research and Innovation, Toronto Metropolitan University
- Charles Finlay, Executive Director, Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst, Toronto Metropolitan University
- Praveer Sinha, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, Tata Power
- Robby Sohi, Vice-President Markets and Reliability, Chief Operating Officer, Independent Electricity System Operator
- Sheikh Nahyaan, Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer, Toronto Hydro
- Erinn van Wynsberghe, Founder, Climate Innovation Engineer, VanWyn
- Jeff Schwartzentruber, Senior Machine Learning Scientist, eSentire
- Ian Rowlands, Professor & Associate Vice-President, International, University of Waterloo
- Bala Venkatesh, Professor & Academic Director, Centre for Urban Energy, Toronto Metropolitan University
Day 2 Guest Speakers
- Matt Fairlie, Vice-Chairman and Director, Next Hydrogen
- Andrea Nuesser, Director, Customer Strategy and Experience, Hydro One
- Howard Lu, Director, Innovation and Product Management, Ainsworth
- Steven Liss, Vice-President, Research and Innovation, Toronto Metropolitan University
- Ian Rowlands, Professor & Associate Vice-President, International, University of Waterloo
- Anton Prenneis, Vice-President, Strategic Partnerships, AutoGrid
- Eldrich Rebello, Science and Technology Advisor, Natural Resources Canada
- Frederick Morency, Vice-President, Sustainability, Strategic Initiatives & Innovation, Schneider Electric Canada
- Bala Venkatesh, Professor & Academic Director, Centre for Urban Energy, Toronto Metropolitan University
