Jan Carr, Strategic Adviser, Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP	Shawn Cronkwright, Director, Renewables Procurement  Ontario Power Authority	Brian Bentz, CEO, PowerStream
George Smitherman, former Deputy Premier and Ontario Minister of Energy and Infrastructure	Mike Garland, CEO, Pattern Energy	Randy Hope, Mayor/CEO, Municipality of Chatham-Kent
Bob Chow, Director, Transmission Integration, Ontario Power Authority	Tyler Elm, Vice President, Business Sustainability, Canadian Tire	Marco Pisterzi, President, Ozz Solar

 

Over 130 top renewable energy and policy experts speaking:

Key government and FIT policy experts:

Shawn Cronkwright, Director, Renewables Procurement, Ontario Power Authority

Doris Dumais, Director, Approvals Program, Ontario Ministry of the Environment

Ken Cain, Manager, Renewable Energy Program, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources

Perry Cecchini, Manager RESOP/FIT Contracts, Ontario Power Authority

George Smitherman, former Deputy Premier and Ontario Minister of Energy and Infrastructure

Joe Toneguzzo, Director Implementation and Approval, Ontario Power Authority

Randy Hope, Mayor/CEO, Municipality of Chatham-Kent

Mayor Peter Mertens, Prince Edward County

Victor Fedeli, MPP, (NIPISSING), PC Energy Critic

Jan Carr, Strategic Adviser, Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP and former CEO of the Ontario Power Authority

Hillary Thatcher, Director of First Nations and Métis Relations, Ontario Power Authority

Helma Geerts, Policy Advisor, OMAFRA

Carl Jorgensen, Fish Habitat Team Leader, Northern Ontario District, Fisheries & Oceans Canada

Kathleen McFadden, Director, Ministry of Natural Resources

 

Prominent grid connection and infrastructure experts:

Bob Chow, Director, Transmission Integration, Ontario Power Authority

Ryan Boudreau, Distribution Generation Connections Planning Manager, Hydro One

Brian Bentz, CEO, PowerStream

Jon Norman, Director, Transmission and Distribution Policy, Ontario Ministry of Energy

Peter Black, Director Renewables, Brant County Power

Barbara Constantinescu, Director, Planning & Assessments, Independent Electricity System Operator

Jim Hogan, President and CEO, Entegrus Inc.

Paul Grod, President, Rodan Energy Solutions Inc

Bruce Campbell, Vice-President, Resource Integration, Independent Electricity System Operator

David Butters, President, The Association of Power Producers of Ontario

Rob Cary, Rob Cary and Associates

Rob Roberti, Senior Vice President, Power Generation, Capstone Infrastructure

 

Leading developers of solar, wind, hydro and bioenergy:

Mike Garland, CEO, Pattern Energy

John Brace, President and Chief Executive Officer, Northland Power

Kerry Adler, Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, SkyPower Limited

Antonio Antonopoulos, Vice President of Technology, CarbonFree Technology Inc.

Chief Denise Restoule, Dokis First Nation

Jacques Boily, Director Business Development, Hydro Mega Services Inc

Mike Perrault, CEO, SolPowered Energy Corporation

Colin Edwards, Senior Developer, Pattern Energy

Natarajan Kumaresan, CEO, BalanceC02

Rick Roberts, President, Lizard Creek Power

Remi Godin, Gas Operation Manager - Eastern Canada, Waste Management Corporation of Canada

Jutta Splettstoesser, Farmer, Bruce County

Korb Whale, Farmer, Clovermead Farm

Mike Crawley, President, International Power Canada (IPR-GDF Suez)

James Murphy, Director, Business Development, Invenergy Canada   

Joel Krupa, Energy Analyst, Pic River First Nation

Mark Holmes, Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Xeneca Power Development

Hando Kang, Senior Director Government Relations and Communications, SkyPower Ltd

John Hawkes, President & CEO, Angus Power

Tyler Elm, Vice President, Business Sustainability, Canadian Tire               

Wayne Sabourin, Band Councillor, Pic Mobert First Nation

Berk Gursoy, Director Wind Development, Brookfield Power Wind Corporation

Michelle Chislett, Vice President Solar Development, International Power Canada Inc.

Gregory Scallen, Assistant General Counsel, Canada, SunEdison

Russell Kerr, Vice President, Business Development, Index Energy

David Brochu, Vice President Development, North America, Recurrent Energy

Leonard Allen, President, Solera Sustainable Energies

Remi Godin, Gas Operations Manager - Eastern Canada, Waste Management Corporation of Canada

Marco Pisterzi, President, Ozz Solar

David Timm, Vice President, Strategic Affairs, IPR-GDF Suez

Daniel Bida, Executive Director, Zooshare Biogas Co-op

David Eva, Project Management Director, Sprott Power Corporation

Earl Brubacher, Manager of Operations, Bio-En Power Inc.

Dennis Dick, Partner, Seacilff Energy Inc.

 

Renewable energy finance experts including:

Marc Rousseau, Vice President Canada GE Energy Financial Services

Cliff Inskip,  Managing Director, Head of Infrastructure & Project Finance, CIBC World Markets

Beth Waters, Director, Project Finance Americas, Structured Finance Group, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ

Vinod Mukani, Vice President, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc

Bill Sutherland, Senior Managing Director and Head of the Canadian Project Finance, Manulife Financial

Georges Arbache, Vice President, Global Infrastructure, Transaction Sevices, KPMG LLP

Dagmar Burhop, Senior Credit Manager, Farm Credit Canada

Mark Bohn, Managing Parter, Travelers Capital Corporation

Philippe Bergeron, Senior Manager, Green Banking, Laurentian Bank

 

Renewable energy manufacturers, suppliers and EPCs:

Philipp Neff, CEO and President, Soventix Canada

Brent Bergland, Construction Executive, Mortenson Canada Corporations

David Dunnison, Vice President Business Development, Q-Cells

Paco Caudet, General Manager, Siliken Canada

Nicholas Teague, Marketing Wind Power Services, Siemens Energy

David Pichard, Managing Director, Senior VP Business Development, Samco Solar

Simon Olivier, General Manager, Power Generation, GE Canada

Peter Clibbon, Vice President, Renewable Energy Systems Canada Inc

Harvey Walsh, Senior Engineer Project Manager, GENIVAR Consulting

Jan Buijk, President and CEO, European Power Systems Ltd.

Manish Nayar, Managing Partner, Oya Solar

Doug Carruthers, Senior VP, Corporate Development, ORMI

Mike Oreskovic, O&M Sales Manager, Advanced Energy Renewables

Greg Thrasher, Business Development Manager, Siemens

Paolo Maccario, COO and General Manager, Silfab

Steve Lindley, Vice President, SNC-Lavalin

Martin Pochtaruk, President, Heliene Canada

Stephen Rach, Business Development Manager, Vestas - Canadian Wind Technology Inc.

Adrienne Downey, Business Development Operations Manager, ENERCON Canada

Robert Lydan, Director Solar, Hatch Energy Business Unit

Rob Nadolny, Power Sector Lead, Assessment, Permitting and Compliance, Stantec Consulting

Tyler Balding, Account Manager, Conergy

John McManus, Chief Operating Officer, Flynn Canada

Steve Watzeck, Chief Executive Officer, Anaergia

Timothy Fratta, O&M Business Development Canada, EnXco Services Canada

Robert Waddell, General Manager, Centrosolar Canada Inc

Eric Kalmbach, Chief Operating Officer, NorthGrid Solar Inc

Terry Olynyk, Director, Renewable Energy, PCL Constructors Canada Inc.

Kimberley Arnold, Environmental Lead - Energy, Hatch

Peter Calabrese, Vice President, Black & McDonald

Tami Sugarman, Senior Environmental Approvals Coordinator and Project Manager, OEL-HydroSys Inc.

Mark Tinkler, Director of Project Development & Management, Verdant Power Canada

Helmut Herold, Managing Director, REpower Systems Inc

 

Top advisors and industry leaders:

Jason Chee- Aloy, Managing Director, Power AdvisoryLLC

Adam White, President, The Association of Major Power Consumers of Ontario

Robert Hornung, President, Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA)

Kristopher Stevens, Executive Director, OSEA

Gary Zavitz, Co-Founder, Friends of Wind Ontario

Benjamin Grunfeld, Associate Director, Energy, Navigant Consulting Inc

Tim Wohlgemut, CEO and Co-Founder, ClearSky Advisors

Nolan Browne, Managing Director, Fraunhofer CSE

Scott Vokey, Energy Services Coordinator, Local Authority Services, Association of Municipalities of Ontario

Jonathan Cheezes, Managing Consultant Energy, Navigant Consulting Inc.

Chris Benedetti, Principal, Sussex Strategy Group

Paul Norris, President, Ontario Waterpower Association

Sean O’Neill, Partner, McCarthy Tetrault LLP

Brent Duguid, Member, Municipal, Planning & Environmental Law Group, Cassels Brock

Travis Lusney, Senior Consultant, Power Advisory LLC

Jim MacDougall, Principal, Compass Renewable Energy Consulting

Jon Worren, Co-Founder, ClearSky Advisors

Valerie Helbronner, Partner, Torys

Alastair Baird, Manager of Economic Development Services, 

County of Renfrew and the Ottawa Valley Forest Industry Alliance

Jennifer Green, Director, Biogas Association

Paul Lansbergen, Association Secretary, Lead Director, Regulatory Affairs, Forestry Products Association of Canada

Douglas Bradley, President, CanBIO

Kristin Annis, Associate, McCarthy Tetrault LLP

Don Huff, President, Environmental Communications Options (ECO)

Cherie Brant, Partner, Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP

Mark Wales, President, Ontario Federation of Agriculture

Don McCabe, Vice-President, Ontario Federation of Agriculture

Organiser

Sponsors

Exhibitors

Supporters

Partners