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Electricity Canada

*A bigger, more reliable, more affordable electricity grid.

National Arts Centre

By 2050, Canada needs to more than double the amount of electricity currently being supplied to meet the growing demand for electricity to power the Canada’s economy.Following the Electricity Roundtable, join Electricity Canada at the National Arts Centre for this half-day symposium where we bring together government, industry experts, leaders in the electricity sector and major stakeholders to determine what is needed to get building the next phase of Canada’s electricity grid.The event includes a reception at the Metropolitan Brasserie Restaurant.

Agenda

A keynote... and a call to action to build something important on a national
scale.

The opportunity

This panel will look at the barriers to building - and explore possible
solutions. Moderator: Jay Khosla (Public Policy Forum), Brian Bentz (Alectra), Monica Gattinger (Positive Energy), Philippe Dunsky (Dunsky Energy + Climate
Advisors), Carla Vicente, (Hitachi Energy)

Overcoming the bottlenecks

Three speakers, three topics... and 30 minutes to explore three major areas
that we need to address to build the electricity system of the future
- wildfires, geopolitics and Indigenous relations.
Featuring Damien Quentin (Engineered Intelligence), Jim Reid (Fortis Inc.)

Navigating the way ahead

What are the key drivers for surging electricity demand and load growth —and what does this mean for the future economy? A panel
discussion. Moderator: Adam Radwanski (Globe & Mail), Laura Arnold (TransAlta), Heather Ferguson (Ontario Power Generation), Michael Gullo (Business
Council of Canada)


Load growth and economic development

This panel will discuss how do we begin building more East-West
connections and secure our energy sovereignty? Moderator: Julia Muggeridge (Electricity Canada), Pat Dalzall (Bruce Power), Jeff Mocha (Oakville Enterprises Corporation), Chris Milner (Yukon Energy), Martin Rovers, Director of Strategic Initiatives (Nova Scotia Power)

The pan-Canadian electricity grid

RECEPTION - Metropolitan Brasserie Restaurant

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