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Alberta
Akman, Matthew (he/him/his)
Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy and President, Power
Enbridge
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Allen, Darcy (he/him/his)
Energy, Utility and Policy Specialist
Farmer’s Advocate Office
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Bellissimo, Vittoria (she/her/hers)
President and CEO
Canadian Renewable Energy Association
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Birse, Scott
Lawyer, Associate
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Bouey, Elyse (BA, JD)
Lawyer, Associate
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Cesar, Juliana
Director - Environment, Society and Regulatory
PESCA Environment
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Engen, Aaron (he/him/his)
President and CEO
AESO
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Forrest, Jackie (she/her/hers)
Executive Director
ARC Energy Research Institute
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Fortier, Billie (she/her/hers)
Partner
MLT Aikins LLP
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Gackle, Jeremy
Managing Director
ARC Financial Corp.
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Graney, Emma (she/her/hers)
Journalist, Energy
The Globe and Mail
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Grasby, Steve
Research Scientist
Natural Resources Canada
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Hall, Kelly (he/him/his)
Director for Saskatchewan and Indigenous Engagement
Canadian Renewable Energy Association
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Johnson, Greg
Partner, Tax
Bennett Jones LLP
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Kennedy, Jessica L.
Partner
Bennett Jones LLP
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Knaggs, Edward
Manager - Hybrid Microgrids
ComAp
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Kumar, Akash (he/him/his)
Manager, Global Investment and Innovation Incentives
Deloitte
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Leblanc, Nicole (she/her/hers)
Vice President, Markets
AESO
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Mackay, Lindsay (she/her/hers)
Senior Renewable Energy Specialist Underwriter
Aviva Global Corporate & Specialty
Calgary , Alberta, Canada
Martinez, Roberto
Resource Assessment Manager
WSP
St Albert, Alberta, Canada
McGarrigle, Adrienne (she/her/hers)
Project Lead
Solas Energy
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Mehi, Kevin
Lawyer
MLT Aikins LLP
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Mendoza, Jelica
Program Manager Solar Engineering
PRI Engineering
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Morden, Christina (she/her/hers)
Legal Counsel
Canada Infrastructure Bank
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Mueller, Stuart
Director
Energy and Environmental Economics (E3)
calgary, Alberta, Canada
Pawlenchuk, Taylor
Renewable Energy Analyst EIT
Solas Energy
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Player, Delanie (P.Biol.; RPBio)
Principal Wildlife Biologist
Matrix Solutions Inc.
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Rajagopalan, Radha (she/her/hers)
Director for Alberta
Canadian Renewable Energy Association
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Redmond, Janice
Senior Manager, Corporate Development
Canada West Land Services Ltd.
Chestermere, Alberta, Canada
Refvik, Robert (he/him/his)
Director of Sales
BluWave-ai
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Risbud-Vincent, Gabriel
Renewable Energy Engineer
Solas Energy Consulting Inc.
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Schneider, Jason
Director
Rural Municipalities of Alberta
Vulcan, Alberta, Canada
Sears, Allison (she/her/hers)
Partner
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Sinclair, Jess
Director, Government Affairs (Prairies)
Council of Canadian Innovators
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Thompson, Jeremy
CEO and President
Eagle Spirt Business Development
Tsuut, Alberta, Canada
Verok, Gordon (he/him/his)
Director Of Development
Horizon New Energy
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Vonesch, David
President and CEO
SkyFire Energy Inc
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Waye, Victoria
Director of Business Development
Lee Group Search
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
White, Ashley (she/her/hers)
Partner
Bennett Jones
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Yang, Vincent
VP
RETEC INTERNATIONAL NEW ENERGY PTE. LTD.
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Yazdani, Arash
Chief Operating Officer
PRI Engineering
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Zilm, Katherine (she/her/hers)
Senior Technical Specialist, Human Environment
Ausenco
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
British Columbia
Benson, Chris (he/him/his)
VP of Projects & Partnerships
Moment Energy
Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
Charron, Maxime
President
LeadingAhead Energy
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Gustafson, Jacqueline
Director, Tax Incentives Practice
KPMG LLP
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
MacAulay, Jeff
CEO
Charge Solar
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Magnus, Jack P.D (he/him/his)
Senior Government Relations Advisor
Clean Energy Association of British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Miller, Luticia
Vice President, Project Development
First Nations Major Projects Coalition
West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Sayers, Kwatuuma Cole (he/him/his)
Executive Director
Clean Energy BC
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Shariat-Zadeh, Minoo
Project Lead
British Columbia Institute of Technology
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Sparling, Brian
Senior Transformer Technical Advisor
Kinectrics Inc.
Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
California
Grimbert, Tristan (he/him/his)
President and CEO
EDF Renewables North America
San Diego, California, United States
Hutson, Sol
GM, Foundation Solutions and Managing Director, Nextracker Canada
Nextracker, Inc.
Fremont, California, United States
Krause, Matthias
Product Marketing Manager
Nextracker
Fremont, California, United States
Schmelebeck, Christian (he/him/his)
Senior Director, Head of Utility-Scale Sales, USA and Canada
JA Solar
Claremont, California, United States
Colorado
Gies, Mark
Director of Strategy and Market Development
S-5!
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
District of Columbia
Collier, Ann (she/her/hers)
Senior Manager, Emerging Technology
Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Ettinger, Stacy J. (she/her/hers)
Senior Vice President of Supply Chain and Trade
Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
England
Zohouri, Mehdi
VP of Sales, Digital Solutions
RES Group
London, England, United Kingdom
Indiana
MacMillan, Innes (he/him/his)
Senior Renewable Energy Asset Analyst
Wood
Franklin, Indiana, United States
Lagos
Ademilua, Ayo
President
Renewable Energy Association of Nigeria
Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
Massachusetts
Nuara, Mary Louise "Weezie" (she/her/hers)
Assistant Secretary for Federal and Regional Energy Affairs
Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
New York
Sanford, Owen
Head of Megapack Sales, Americas
Tesla
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Newfoundland and Labrador
Lethbridge, Michelle (she/her/hers)
Senior Project Manager
ABO Energy
St. John's , Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Not Applicable
Sweet, Kristina (she/her/hers)
Investment and Sustainability Director
Korkia
Helsinki, Not Applicable, Finland
Nova Scotia
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Arseneault, Ryan
A/Manager – Network Optimization and Design/Transformation, Innovation and Engineering Division
Environment and Climate Change Canada/Government of Canada
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Nunavut
Phillips, Clara (she/her/hers)
Technical Project Lead
Nunavut Nukkiksautiit Corporation
Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada
Ohio
Smith, Kyle
Application Engineering Specialist
The Timken Company
North Canton, Ohio, United States
Ontario
Aitchison, Jen
President
Renewable Risk Consulting on behalf of Aviva Canada
Sutton West, Ontario, Canada
Althaus, Maike
Executive Director, Hydrogen Ontario
Canadian Hydrogen Association
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Asbreuk, Lisa
Partner, Corporate / Commercial / Energy Law
Cunningham Swan LLP
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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Au Duong, Alvin
Senior Data Analyst
Environment and Climate Change Canada
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Beck, Matt (he/him/his)
Senior Director, Carbon Management and Sustainability
Delphi
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Borins, Dave (he/him/his)
Director, Recycling
Quantum Lifecycle Partners
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Bright, Peter (he/him/his)
Regional Sector Leader, Renewable Energy, Canada
Stantec
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Carbone, Alexander
Vice President
Clairvest
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Carocci, Dan (he/him/his)
President
Sunset Renewables
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Cerga, Roni
CEO
VR Vision Inc.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Chee-Aloy, Jason
Managing Director
Power Advisory LLC
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Chiu, Christine (she/her/hers)
Director, Energy Transition, Project & Infrastructure Finance
RBC
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Clouthier, Mike
Canadian Business Development Manager
Honeywell Commercial Fire
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Dawson, Marnie (she/her/hers)
Manager, Greenfield Origination
Boralex Inc
Milton, Ontario, Canada
Deagle, Kevin (he/him/his)
Vice President, Engagement and Public Affairs
New Economy Canada
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Enright, Mike (he/him/his)
Senior Manager, Renewable Development
Invenergy
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Feucthwanger, Dave
Senior Consultant, Climate Risk
Delphi
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Gallinger, Lesley (she/her/hers)
Chief Executive Officer and President
IESO
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Gattinger, Monica
Founding Chair
Positive Energy at the University of Ottawa
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Giannetta, Brandy
Director, Environment and Community Relations
Boralex Inc
Milton, Ontario, Canada
Gilbank, Ben (he/him/his)
Founder & CEO
AltCrest Energy
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Gossage, Patrick (he/him/his)
President
Agrivoltaics Canada
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Greenhouse, Ben (he/him/his)
Chief Executive Officer
Potentia Renewables
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Gullo, Michael (he/him/his)
Vice President, Policy
Business Council of Canada
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Hejmej, Mike
CEO
Senpilot
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Hofstetter, Shelby
Terrestrial and Wetland Biologist
Natural Resource Solutions Inc.
Ontario, Canada
Kapoor, Akshit
Senior Consultant-Electrolyzer
DNV
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Kilpatrick, Brandon
Canadian National Director
S-5!
Grimsby , Ontario, Canada
Kronby, Matthew
Partner
Osler LLP
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Kshemendranath, Anirudh (he/him/his)
Consultant
Dunsky Energy + Climate Advisors
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Kula, Leonard (he/him/his)
Vice President of Policy—Eastern Canada and Utility Affairs
Canadian Renewable Energy Association
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Lala, Vishal (he/him/his)
CEO
Polar Racking
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Mair, Julie (she/her/hers)
Director, Membership and Business Development
Canadian Renewable Energy Association
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Melo, Fernando (he/him/his)
Federal Director
Canadian Renewable Energy Association
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Mosley, Jana
President and CEO
Toronto Hydro
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Muller, Eric (he/him/his)
Director for Ontario
Canadian Renewable Energy Association
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Normington, Wesley (he/him/his)
Executive Director
Relay Education
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Quinlan, Steve (he/him/his)
Manager of Electrical Engineering
CEM Engineering
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Rebello, Eldrich (he/him/his)
Science and Technology Advisor
Natural Resources Canada
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Reijerse, Fidel
President
RESCo Energy Inc.
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Rose, Marc (he/him/his)
Growth Director, Canada - Corporate
SLR Consulting Canada
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ryckman, Andrew
Managing Director
Natural Resource Solutions Inc
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Savage, Jessica (she/her/hers)
Program Delivery Executive of Market Renewal Program
IESO
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Shahriar, Hassan
President
ADAPTR
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Short, David (he/him/his)
Senior Director, Enabling Resources Program
Ontario Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
St-Georges, Melanie
Program Officer - Northern REACHE program
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Teat, Charlotte (she/her/hers)
Senior Biologist
Natural Resource Solutions Inc
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Vellone, John (he/him/his)
Partner and National Leader, Energy, Resources & Renewables
Borden Ladner Gervais
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Wilson, Evan (he/him/his)
Vice President, Policy for Western Canada and National Affairs
Canadian Renewable Energy Association
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Oregon
Fuchs, Jeff
Senior Vice President of Onshore Sales
Vestas
Portland, Oregon, United States
Quebec
Ajaja, Adile (he/him/his)
Director of Operations IT and Cybersecurity
Evlo Energy Storage Inc.
Varennes, Quebec, Canada
Boivin, Louis (he/him/his)
Partner
Deloitte Canada
Québec, Quebec, Canada
Brodeur, Philippe (he/him/his)
Global Practice Lead, Wind Turbine Technology
DNV
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Côté, Frédéric (he/him/his)
Executive Director
Nergica
Gaspé, Quebec, Canada
Côté, Mathieu (he/him/his)
Director, Operations Program
Canadian Renewable Energy Association
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Deguise, Isabelle (she/her/hers)
Director, Development
RES Canada
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Duguay, Philip
Vice President, Business Development
Grid United
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Dunsky, Philippe (he/him/his)
President
President, Dunsky Energy + Climate Advisors
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Fortin, Maxime (he/him/his)
Senior Manager, Actuarial Science and Data Scientist
Deloitte
Larouche, Quebec, Canada
Habel, Jean (he/him/his)
Senior Director, Québec and Atlantic Canada
Canadian Renewable Energy Association
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Kujala, Ben (he/him/his)
Senior Research Lead
Dunsky Energy + Climate Advisors
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Lecompte, Etienne (he/him/his)
Managing Director
LCAB
St-Lambert, Quebec, Canada
Lepercq, Véronique (she/her/hers)
Project Manager – Environmental Assessments
PESCA Environment
Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Nolet, Jean-François (he/him/his)
Vice-President, Government Relations and Public Affairs
TES Canada
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Plamondon-Ratté, Manuel
National Market Lead – Wind & Discipline Manager – Structural
WSP in Canada
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Sirignano, Adam (he/him/his)
Regional Director, Sales and After Sales
ENERCON
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Vicaire, Fred (he/him/his)
CEO
Mi’gmawei Mawiomi Business Corporation
Gesgapegiag, Quebec, Canada
Villanova, Floréal (he/him/his)
CEO
Solutions Otonomi
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Queensland
Basson, Sonja (she/her/hers)
South Queensland Power Leader
GHD
Palm Beach, Queensland, Australia
Saskatchewan
Brumwell, Lindsay (she/her/hers)
Owner
LB Strategies
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Eckel, Tim F.
Consultant, Energy Transition & Asset Management
T Eckel Consulting
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Lonechild, Guy
President & CEO
First Nations Power Authority
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Texas
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Munoz, Jose (he/him/his)
Alberta Market Lead
Aurora Energy Research
Austin, Texas, United States
Orta Aleman, Dante
Associate
Aurora Energy Research
Austin, Texas, United States
Washington
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McDougall, David
Business Development Manager
H.B. Fuller
Vancouver, Washington, United States