Microgrid Content

5:30 PM – 6:30 PM MT

Opening Plenary: Word to the Wise: Insights from Canada’s Clean Energy Leaders

Location: Hall B (Big Four), Big Four Roadhouse

Plenary Moderator: – The Globe and Mail

Plenary Speaker: – Enbridge

Plenary Speaker: – Potentia Renewables

Plenary Speaker: – EDF Renewables North America

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM MT

Keynote Remarks: U.S. Election Outlook: What’s Next for Renewable Energy and Storage?

Location: Palomino A-H, BMO Centre

Keynote Speaker: – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MT

Plenary: Small World: Leading Manufacturers on the Challenges of Supplying the Canadian Market

Location: Palomino A-H, BMO Centre

Plenary Moderator: – Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP

Plenary Speaker: – Vestas

Plenary Speaker: – Nextracker, Inc.

Plenary Speaker: – JA Solar

Plenary Speaker: – Tesla

11:00 AM – 11:30 AM MT

Renewable Energy Project Development Opportunities in Nigeria

Location: Technical Training and Innovation, Booth #1221, Exhibit Hall, BMO Centre

Show Floor Speaker: – Renewable Energy Association of Nigeria

11:30 AM – 12:00 PM MT

NRCan's Smart Grid Demonstration Portfolio Analysis: Leaps, Bounds and New Boundaries for Smart Grid Innovation

Location: Energy Transition Stage, Booth #640, Exhibit Hall, BMO Centre

Show Floor Speaker: – Natural Resources Canada

12:00 PM – 12:30 PM MT

Options to Manage Market Rule Change Risks Within VPPs

Location: Industry Insights Stage, Booth #1215, Exhibit Hall, BMO Centre

Show Floor Speaker: – Borden Ladner Gervais

12:30 PM – 1:00 PM MT

Hybrid Microgrids - What Is a Hybrid Microgrid and What Are Some Use Cases?

Location: Energy Transition Stage, Booth #640, Exhibit Hall, BMO Centre

Show Floor Speaker: – ComAp

1:30 PM – 2:00 PM MT

Indigenous-led Impact Assessment: A BC Case-study

Location: Industry Insights Stage, Booth #1215, Exhibit Hall, BMO Centre

Show Floor Speaker: – Ausenco

1:30 PM – 2:00 PM MT

Workforce Development and Talent Acquisition

Location: Energy Transition Stage, Booth #640, Exhibit Hall, BMO Centre

Show Floor Speaker: – Lee Group Search

2:45 PM – 3:45 PM MT

Balancing Act: Protecting Agricultural Land While Growing Clean Energy

Location: Palomino D, BMO Centre

Concurrent Session Moderator: – LB Strategies

Concurrent Session Speaker: – Korkia

Concurrent Session Speaker: – Boralex Inc

Concurrent Session Speaker: – Agrivoltaics Canada

Concurrent Session Speaker: – Nextracker

4:00 PM – 4:30 PM MT

Electrifying Canada’s Geothermal Potential

Location: Energy Transition Stage, Booth #640, Exhibit Hall, BMO Centre

Show Floor Speaker: – Natural Resources Canada

4:30 PM – 5:00 PM MT

Relay Education: Made-in-Canada Renewable Energy Education Reaching a Global Audience

Location: Energy Transition Stage, Booth #640, Exhibit Hall, BMO Centre

Show Floor Speaker: – Relay Education

9:00 AM – 9:05 AM MT

WiRE Award Presentation

Location: Palomino A-H, BMO Centre

Presenter: – Canada West Land Services Ltd.

9:10 AM – 9:25 AM MT

Keynote Remarks: Electricity: Canada's Growth Agenda

Location: Palomino A-H, BMO Centre

Keynote Speaker: – President, Dunsky Energy + Climate Advisors

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MT

Plenary: Power Players: Insights from Canada's Top Utilities and System Operators

Location: Palomino A-H, BMO Centre

Plenary Speaker: – IESO

Plenary Speaker: – AESO

Plenary Speaker: – Toronto Hydro

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM MT

Navigating the Future: The Evolving Landscape of Electricity Markets Across Canada

Location: Palomino D, BMO Centre

Concurrent Session Moderator: – Canadian Renewable Energy Association

Concurrent Session Speaker: – AESO

Concurrent Session Speaker: – IESO

11:30 AM – 12:00 PM MT

What Comes After Net-metering: How Industry Can Drive Modernization of Solar Compensation with VDER

Location: Industry Insights Stage, Booth #1215, Exhibit Hall, BMO Centre

Show Floor Speaker: – Dunsky Energy + Climate Advisors

12:00 PM – 12:30 PM MT

Alberta’s Restructured Energy Market – Long-term impacts and lessons from other markets

Location: Industry Insights Stage, Booth #1215, Exhibit Hall, BMO Centre

Show Floor Speaker: – Aurora Energy Research

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM MT

Indigenous Equity in Renewable Energy Projects: Financial Options, Legal Structures and Partnership Opportunities

Location: Palomino D, BMO Centre

Concurrent Session Moderator: – Clean Energy BC

Concurrent Session Speaker: – MLT Aikins LLP

Concurrent Session Speaker: – First Nations Major Projects Coalition

Concurrent Session Speaker: – Canada Infrastructure Bank

Concurrent Session Speaker: – Mi’gmawei Mawiomi Business Corporation

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM MT

Should We Join Forces? The Role of Interregional Transmission in Shaping the Future Electricity Grid

Location: Palomino E, BMO Centre

Concurrent Session Moderator: – Grid United

Concurrent Session Speaker: – Nergica

Concurrent Session Speaker: – T Eckel Consulting

Concurrent Session Speaker: – Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

2:00 PM – 2:30 PM MT

Ensuring the Cybersecurity & Safety of BESS Deployments

Location: Technical Training and Innovation, Booth #1221, Exhibit Hall, BMO Centre

Show Floor Speaker: – Evlo Energy Storage Inc.

2:00 PM – 2:30 PM MT

Grow Your Business with CanREA - Capitalize on Canada’s 35 GW by 2035 Wind, Solar, and Energy Storage Opportunity

Location: Industry Insights Stage, Booth #1215, Exhibit Hall, BMO Centre

Show Floor Speaker: – Canadian Renewable Energy Association

2:45 PM – 3:45 PM MT

CanREA's Policy and Markets Cross-Canada Update

Location: Palomino D, BMO Centre

Concurrent Session Moderator: – Canadian Renewable Energy Association

Concurrent Session Speaker: – Canadian Renewable Energy Association

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM MT

Electricity Resource Compensation Under a Net Zero Future

Location: Industry Insights Stage, Booth #1215, Exhibit Hall, BMO Centre

Show Floor Speaker: – Energy and Environmental Economics (E3)