Name: 2018 Electricity Summit
Start: 2018-06-11T08:30:00-04:00
End: 2018-06-11T17:00:00-04:00
Location: Sheraton Centre Toronto

2018 Electricity Summit

The Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) works at the heart of Ontario's power system. The IESO delivers key services across the electricity sector including: managing the power system in real-time, planning for the province's future energy needs, enabling conservation and designing a more efficient electricity marketplace to support sector evolution.

Independent Electricity System Operator

The IESO will be hosting an Electricity Summit on June 11 at the <A HREF="http://www.sheratontoronto.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Sheraton Centre</A> in Toronto.
The theme of this year's summit is unlocking the value of innovation to strengthen Ontario's electricity sector. The program will include discussions and spotlights on topics such as consumer behaviour and drivers for innovation, as well as how the electricity system will be called on to adapt to or change traditional approaches, processes and systems due to innovative solutions including blockchain technology and distributed energy resources.
At the summit you will hear from experts and innovative thinkers from inside Ontario and across North America. 
<H3>Morning session</H3>
State of the Consumer Report
A context setting presentation on consumer drivers in the broader electricity sector.
<UL>
<LI>Patty Durand, President & CEO, Smart Energy Consumer Collaborative</LI>
</UL>
California Community Choice and Aggregation
New business models are developing in response to consumer calls for more control into their electricity source, cost and consumption.
<UL>
<LI>David McNeil, Manager of Finance, MCE – California’s First Community Choice Aggregation Program</LI>
</UL>
Responding to Consumer Drivers
Consumers want to be engaged in how they use electricity; they want to know where it comes from and how much it costs. The panel will explore this and what role innovation can play.
<UL>
<LI>Moderator: Colin Anderson, President, AMPCO</LI>
<LI>Fatima Crerar, Director of Social Impact & Sustainability, ecobee</LI>
<LI>Iuliana Calin, Head, Energy Partnerships Canada, Google</LI>
<LI>Julie Girvan, Independent Consultant, Consumer Advocate</LI>
<LI>David McNeil, Manager of Finance, MCE – California’s First Community Choice Aggregation Program</LI>
</UL>
Engaging the New Energy Consumer
Learn how New Brunswick Power is positioning itself in preparation to support evolving consumer value streams. This will include a discussion on relevant learnings at New Brunswick Power, recent research findings and an outlook to a future with engaged consumers as partners.
<UL>
<LI>Michel Losier, Executive Director, Energy Efficiency and Community Engagement, New Brunswick Power</LI>
</UL>
The Impacts and Opportunities of Distributed Energy Resources
This panel will discuss how the local grid is changing with more distributed energy resources on the system, and more on the way.
<UL>
<LI>Moderator: Jessica Savage, Director, Corporate and Indigenous Relations, IESO</LI>
<LI>Michel Losier, Executive Director, Energy Efficiency and Community Engagement, New Brunswick Power</LI>
<LI>Jon Norman, President & COO, Hydrostor</LI>
<LI>Teresa Sarkesian, President & CEO, Electricity Distributors Association</LI>
</UL>
<H3>Afternoon session</H3>
Microgrids
Learn about a project that leverages blockchain technology, storage, and load management to engage energy prosumers, and manage local energy markets.
<UL>
<LI>Curtis Miles, Blockchain Solution Architect & Canadian Technical Lead, IBM</LI>
<LI>Vikram Singh, Director of Advanced Planning, Alectra Utilities</LI>
</UL>
Transforming the Energy Network
The Energy Transformation Network of Ontario represents a collective of views and parties committed to the innovation of Ontario’s electricity system. This panel of its representatives will look at the emerging issues that electricity systems will need to manage.
<UL>
<LI>Moderator: David McFadden, QC, Counsel, Gowling WLG LLP</LI>
<LI>Dr. Jatin Nathwani, Professor & Ontario Research Chair, University of Waterloo</LI>
<LI>Neetika Sathe, Vice President of Advanced Planning, Alectra Utilities</LI>
<LI>Joshua Wong, President & CEO, Opus One Solutions</LI>
</UL>
 Executive Roundtable: How do the issues raised today reshape the dialogue?
This segment will discuss the learnings of the day from the perspective of system operators and utilities. For instance, how will business models, electricity markets, programs and systems need to change and adapt? This section will be driven by audience participation from throughout the day.
<UL>
<LI>Moderator: Glenn Zacher, Partner, Stikeman Elliott, LLP</LI>
<LI>Michael Bryson, Vice President, Operations, PJM Interconnection</LI>
<LI>Peter Gregg, President & CEO, IESO</LI>
<LI>Raymond Tracey, President & CEO, Essex Powerlines</LI>
</UL>
 Summit Wrap-up
IESO will provide perspective on key learnings from the day and how it will continue to engage with stakeholders and communities.
<UL>
<LI>Timothy O’Neill, Chair, IESO Board of Directors</LI>
</UL>
Networking Reception
<UL>
<LI>Sponsored by Stikeman Elliott, LLP</LI>
</UL>
 
 
The Summit is now SOLD OUT. Registration is closed. Please check back in the coming weeks for presentation material and a recording of the day’s proceedings.
 
The agenda is available <A HREF="http://www.ieso.ca/-/media/files/ieso/document-library/summit/2018/2018-ieso-electricity-summit-agenda.pdf?la=en" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</A>. Further updates will be posted to this page as they become available. You can also stay up to date on the latest news on the Electricity Summit by visiting: 
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<LI><A HREF="http://www.ieso.ca/summit" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.ieso.ca/summit </A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="http://www.twitter.com/ieso_tweets" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">@ieso_Tweets</A></LI>
<LI>IESO on <A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/company/ieso" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">LinkedIn</A></LI>
</UL>
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