it’s Canada vs. the world - are you in?
September 28, 2010
Hilton Lac-Leamy // Gatineau, Quebec
7:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Presented by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and the Energy Policy Institute of Canada (EPIC).
Join top business leaders in discussing how technology will fundamentally change the energy industry for both producers and users. For a second year, Canada’s premier economic event will tackle key issues for Canadian competitiveness—energy and innovation. This theme is about what needs to be done to benefit Canada and to promote the need for a Canadian energy strategy. This must-attend event is a crucial step in evaluating innovation and productivity in Canada.
Agenda (subject to change)
07:00 Registration
07:30 Breakfast
08:00 Welcoming Remarks Elyse Allan, President and CEO, GE Canada Chair, Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Panel: Powering Up Canada’s Prosperity: Teamwork Breeds Success - Mr. Ed Stelmach, Premier of Alberta and Mr. Jean Charest, Premier of Quebec
9:30 Panel: Remaining an Energy Leader
From the extraction of oil, gas and coal to the production of electricity from sources such as wind, water and the atom, energy has always been one of Canada’s greatest resources and competitive advantage. But the world continues to evolve at breakneck speed. Keeping pace is not good enough; we must lead in order to maintain this great advantage. Real opportunities exist to create more value for Canada than it already gets from its energy sector. What must Canada’s energy sector of the future look like and what must be done to make it happen.
Panellists include:
- Brian Vaasjo, President and CEO, Capital Power
- Duncan Hawthorne, President and CEO, Bruce Power
- David Collyer, President, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP)
11:00 Panel: Becoming an Energy Trailblazer
Innovation is a key to success in any sector. Canada’s ability and willingness to grow our energy value chain is and will be one of Canada’s best opportunities for a competitive advantage in the global economy. Leveraging our natural energy resources by using raw material to add value all along the chain will not only benefit Canada and Canadians, it will cement the success of future generations. How do we get from here to there? What challenges must we overcome? What are the roles of Governments and the private sector to ensure that this happens?
Panellists include:
- Doug Macdonald, SVP Government Relations, Vestas American Wind Technology
- Eric Beynon, Director, Strategy and Policy, Integrated CO2 Network
12:30 Luncheon keynote: Powering Up Canada’s Prosperity: The Need for a Canadian Energy Strategy- David Emerson, Chair, EPIC
Canada is blessed with an abundance of energy resources. The ability to develop these resources for our own needs and export them has produced extraordinary benefits for Canada and Canadians. But, could we be doing more than just simply ensuring our own comfort and selling the excess? Absolutely! The development and implementation of a Canadian sustainable energy strategy is a key to ensuring that Canada plays a leadership role in the global economy.
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