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Energy Futures Conference 2010
"Building a Sustainable Energy Future"
Old City Hall • 111 Sussex Drive • Ottawa
12 March 2010

Information

Information

The National Energy Board is hosting a conference in Ottawa, Ontario on March 12, 2010 to discuss long-term energy issues. This is a no-cost one day event for energy market analysts. Attendees include representatives from the energy industry, government, regulatory agencies, environmental non-governmental organizations and academia.

We ask that you RSVP by March 5th, 2010 if you plan to attend the conference.

LUNCH: Lunch will not be provided, but there will be a cafeteria on site.

ACCOMMODATION: To ensure you receive a preferred rate, please mention the Energy Futures Conference and book prior to February 12, 2010. Limited space is available.Please contact the hotel directly to make reservations at 11 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 9H4 or 1-800-WESTIN1 or Westin Hotel.

Please note, a block of rooms have been reserved at the Westin Hotel, for the following prices:

  • Traditional: $154.00
  • Premium: $154.00
  • Deluxe: $174.00
  • Extra Person: $20.00
  • Suites: $279.00 and up

Agenda

Agenda
Start End
8:00 8:30 Conference Registration
8:30 8:40 Plenary Session:
Welcoming remarks - Georgette Habib, Board Member, National Energy Board
8:40 10:00

Keynote Address
Building a Sustainable Energy Future- What does this mean for Canada?

Moderator - John McCarthy, Business Leader, Strategy and Analysis, National Energy Board
Dennis McConaghy, Executive Vice-President, Pipeline Strategy and Development, TransCanada Corporation
Tim Weis, Director of Renewable Energy and Efficiency Policy, Pembina Institute
10:00 10:20 Break
10:20 11:50

Concurrent Sessions 1:
1a - Boom, Doom or Gloom? The Future of Economic and Energy Markets

Moderator - Abha Bhargava, Team Leader, Energy Demand, National Energy Board

  • Current Macroeconomic Conditions - Kevin Page, Parliamentary Budget Officer, Library of Parliament
  • Future of Oil and Natural Gas Prices - Joe Benneche,  Natural Gas Analyst, Energy Information Agency
  • Commodity Price Analysis at the Bank of Canada - Ilan Kolet, Senior Analyst, Bank of Canada

1b - Making Connections: Energy Infrastructure in Canada

Moderator - Eli Turk, Vice-President, Canadian Electricity Association

  • Pipelines: Delivering Energy Solutions - Dr. Brenda Kenny, President and CEO, Canadian Energy Pipeline Association
  • Major Projects Management Office Initiative - Jim Clarke, Director General, Operations, Major Projects Management Office
  • Integrated Community Energy Systems - Bob Oliver, Executive Director, Pollution Probe
11:50 12:50 Lunch (Lunch will not be provided, but there will be a cafeteria on site.)
12:50 2:20

Concurrent Sessions 2:
2a - Watts Up: Issues in Canadian Electricity Supply and Demand

Moderator - Bob Modray, Team Leader, Electricity, National Energy Board

  • Are We Ready for Transportation Electrification? - Angelo Giumento, Engineer - Electric Transportation, Hydro Québec
  • Access to Capital Markets for Renewable Energy Projects - Todd Williams, Director, Energy, Navigant Consulting, Inc.
  • Challenge of the "Green Economy" for Electricity Network Regulation - Peter Fraser, Senior Manager, Infrastructure and Renewables, Ontario Energy Board

2b - Natural Gas Supply - The Next Generation

Moderator - Jim Davidson, Team Leader, Gas, National Energy Board

  • North American Natural Gas - Zoe Anderson, Manager - Market Analysis Canada, BP Canada Energy Company
  • Natural Gas Supply - The New Paradigm - Kim Joslin, Vice- President, Fundamentals, EnCana
  • Canadian Natural Gas is Going Global - Alfred Sorensen, President, CEO and Director, Galvenston LNG
  • Canadian Natural Gas Demand Trends - Bryan Gormley, Director of Policy & Economics, Canadian Gas Association
2:20 2:40 Break
2:40 4:20

Concurrent Sessions 3
3a - The Temperature is Heating Up: Climate Change Policy Updates

Moderator - Tara Smolak, Market Analyst, National Energy Board

  • Where to Now? The Uncertain Future of Climate Change in the World of Negotiations - John Drexhage, Director, Climate Change and Energy, International Institute for Sustainable Development
  • Status of US Federal Climate Policy - Katie Sullivan, Canadian Policy Director, International Emissions Trading Association
  • Western Climate Initiative - Doug MacCallum, Manager, Energy Markets, Ontario Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure

 

3b - Balancing Act: Role of Canada’s Oil in Sustaining World Oil Supply and Meeting Global Demand

Moderator - Chris Loewen, Team Leader, Oil/NGL, National Energy Board

  • Global Oil Supply & Demand Outlook - Jim Hughes, Manager, Energy Analysis, Imperial Oil Limited
  • Canadian Oil Market Update - Deborah Yedlin, Business Columnist, the Calgary Herald
  • Bitumen Markets and Economics - Michael Ekelund, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Initiatives, Alberta Department of Energy
  • Outlook for East Coast Oil Developments - Dr. Wade Locke, Professor of Economics, Memorial University of Newfoundland

 
4:20 4:30 Wrap Up (within each room)
Field of flowers and power line

 

Date Modified: 2010-03-23

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