APPrO 2012 Conference

Speakers

	Chris Bentley Minister of Energy Chris Bentley was elected to the Ontario legislature in 2003, 2007 and 2011. On October 20, 2011, Bentley was appointed Minister of Energy. He has previously served as Attorney General, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs, Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities and Minister of Labour. Bentley is a lawyer who practiced criminal and labour law for almost 25 years. For 10 of those years he also taught part-time at the University of Western Ontario Law School, where he helped to establish the Law School Careers Office. Active in the London community, Bentley was the first chairperson and an organizing committee member of Neighbourhood Legal Services London and Middlesex, a legal clinic established in London to assist low-income clients. Bentley attended the University of Western Ontario and received his law degree from the University of Toronto Law School in 1979. He was called to the Ontario bar in 1981 and later obtained a masters-level degree from Cambridge University in England. Bentley’s home is in London. He and his wife, Wendy, have two daughters. An avid runner, he is a regular participant in charity runs. He has run three Boston marathons.
	Colin Andersen CEO, Ontario Power Authority Colin Andersen was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) in September 2008. Prior to joining the OPA, Mr. Andersen held a variety of senior financial and policy positions in the Ontario Public Service, playing a lead role in asset management, infrastructure investments and intergovernmental negotiations. Most recently, he was Deputy Minister, Ontario Ministry of Finance; Secretary of Treasury Board; Deputy Minister, Ontario Ministry of Revenue; Chair of the Ontario Financing Authority and Chair of the Ontario Electricity Financial Corporation. Mr. Andersen has a Masters Degree in Economics from the University of Toronto and an Honours Bachelor of Arts from the University of Calgary. The OPA is responsible for ensuring a reliable, long-term supply of electricity for Ontario, focusing on promoting conservation, planning for the long term, and procuring generation resources.
	Georges Arbache Vice President, KPMG Georges Arbache is a Vice President at KPMG's dedicated Global Infrastructure Advisory - Power & Utilities - practice, and has been a power and utilities sector professional throughout his career, advising both public and private sector clients. KPMG's Global Power & Utilities practice focuses on serving organizations involved in all aspects of the power & utilities industry, from generation and transmission through to distribution and retail. Georges’ practice area is focused on Greenfield power generation and transmission development and financing (waste to energy, renewables and fossil fuels), mergers and acquisitions, regulated utilities, public private partnerships (PPPs), healthcare and long term care, government affairs and government relations, stakeholder management and strategic business development. He has been featured in publications including the Globe & Mail, the National Post and CONSTAS.
	John Beck Founder, Chairman & CEO, Aecon Group Inc. John M. Beck is founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Aecon Group Inc. He has over 45 years of engineering, construction and project management experience across Canada and internationally. Born in Algiers in 1941, John Beck holds a degree in Civil Engineering from Montreal’s McGill University. He lives in Toronto with his wife, noted business author Diane Francis. Mr. Beck began his career in 1963 when he joined his family’s business, Prefac Concrete, which manufactured pre-cast, pre-stressed concrete. In 1971, he led the effort to take the company public, and embarked on a strategy of mergers and acquisitions as well as rapid organic and geographic growth. In 2001, the company was renamed as Aecon Group Inc. Aecon (TSX:ARE) is one of Canada’s largest and most diverse construction and infrastructure development companies, and is a leader in providing services to both public and private sector clients. Over the years, Aecon’s team of engineers and construction managers have been involved in building such landmarks as Toronto’s CN Tower, International airports in Toronto, Montreal, Quito, Budapest and Prague, as well as roads, hospitals, universities, embassies, industrial plants, oil sands facilities, mine sites, nuclear power plants and seaway infrastructure across Canada. Mr. Beck and Aecon are innovators in the area of public-private partnerships and design-build-finance initiatives. Aecon led the design and construction of the $1 billion Highway 407 ETR near Toronto, the world’s first open access, all electronic toll highway, as well as the $1.5 billion Cross Israel Highway, the world’s most technically advanced all electronic highway. All told, Mr. Beck and Aecon have successfully completed projects in more than a dozen countries, including significant ones in the United States. In November 2008, Mr. Beck was cited by The Financial Post Magazine as one of the top 20 most accomplished CEOs in Canada. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Ontario Financing Authority, and a member of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives. He was previously Chairman of the Board of the Ontario Power Authority, a government agency with responsibility for planning and procuring all of the province’s power needs. In recognition of his distinguished achievements and career-long service to the engineering profession, Mr. Beck was recently inducted as a Fellow into the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE). He has also served on a number of non-profit boards involved in charities, health, education and the arts. Mr. Beck is fluent in English and French.
	Ernest W. Belyea Partner, Bennett Jones Ernie Belyea is recognized as one of the leading Energy-Corporate lawyers in Canada. He practises primarily in the energy/electricity area in the structuring, financing, development, and acquisition of independent power projects and electrical utilities. Ernie acts for developers of power projects powered by conventional and renewable fuels. Before joining Bennett Jones in May of 2008, Ernie was Senior Corporate Counsel of the Ontario Power Authority (OPA). While at the OPA, Ernie was responsible for managing the legal issues arising with most of the OPA’s major initiatives including: power procurements (GTA West, CHP I, Portlands, Northern York Region, CHP II, RES II and proposed CHP III), demand response programs (York DR, the DR Programs 1, 2 and 3), Electricity sector development initiatives (including the 2 power auctions in 2006 of, in the aggregate, approximately $1 billion in electricity products), LSE initiatives, recent pilot Heat Rate Contracts and numerous conservation and demand management program delivery contracts including, without limitation, the LDC CDM Master agreement and schedules, BOMA initiatives and independent initiatives with municipalities and local distribution companies. Ernie was part of the OPA design team and was responsible for the drafting of the Renewable Energy Standard Offer Program (RESOP) Rules and the Standard Offer Contract, the initial proposal for the Clean Energy Standard Offer Program, the Program Rules for the northern hydro initiative, and the draft contract for the renewables from waste program. He was Senior Corporate Counsel of the OPA from 2006 to 2008. Ernie is an active member of the OEA, APPrO, OEN, CANWEA, CANSIA, OWA and OSEA, of which he is a director. He was an alternate member of CANWEA’s steering committee to analyze and respond to the OPA’s Feed-In-Tariff Program and currently is a member of the OEA’s Energy Markets Committee and the OEA’s Green Energy and Conservation Committee. Ernie has also contributed as a columnist to Canadian Energy Managers Magazine.
	Linda L. Bertoldi Partner, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Linda is the National Leader of BLG's Electricity Markets Group. Linda has extensive experience in the power sector including project structure, project development, project finance and mergers and acquisitions with respect to waterpower, natural gas, cogeneration, district energy, distributed generation, wind, solar and other renewable technologies. Linda provides strategic advice on regulatory developments and represents developers, lenders, equity providers, large industrial and commercial consumers and industry stakeholders. Linda advises Ontario municipalities and municipal electric utilities on mergers, divestitures, governance and corporate and financing structures, and assists the private sector on restructuring and commercialization of water, wastewater and infrastructure projects. Linda has been recognized by Chambers Global - The World's Leading Lawyers for Business, The Best Lawyers in Canada®, The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory and The Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada for her work in the areas of electricity and corporate mid-market law. Linda was recognized by The Best Lawyers in Canada® as the 2012 Toronto Energy Regulatory Law Lawyer of the Year. She was the only Canadian named as a "Groundbreaking Lawyer" by Public Utilities Fortnightly.
	David Butters President, APPrO David Butters is President of APPrO. He comes to APPrO from Hill & Knowlton in Toronto, where he was Vice President, Public Affairs, and Director of their Canadian Energy Asset Group. He has been active in the sector as Secretariat to the Stakeholders Alliance for Competition and Customer Choice. His professional background also includes work for Bruce Power, TransAlta, AECL, Fortis, Toronto Hydro, the Association of Major Power Consumers in Ontario, and as Chief of Staff to a federal cabinet minister. Mr. Butters also has an extensive background in advertising and marketing communications.
	Bruce Campbell IESO - Vice President - Resource Integration Bruce Campbell has over 30 years of regulatory and executive experience in the energy sector. Recruited from a successful legal career, where he regularly appeared before the Ontario Energy Board and other tribunals, Mr. Campbell joined the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) as Vice President, Regulatory and Legal Affairs in 2000. Since that time Mr. Campbell has taken on an increasingly wide range of executive responsibilities, currently holding the position of Vice President – Resource Integration. In addition, Mr. Campbell serves as a Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors and member of the Audit Committee of the Northeast Power Coordinating Council, Inc., responsible for establishing and enforcing reliability standards for the power industry across eastern Canada and the northeastern U.S. A member of the Law Society of Upper Canada, Mr. Campbell also holds the Institute of Corporate Directors’ ICD.D (Certified Director) designation. Well known and respected in the regulatory, government and broader industry arena, Mr. Campbell represents the IESO on the company’s Stakeholder Advisory Committee.
	Robert Cary Consultant Robert Cary has been an active participant in the development and evolution of the Ontario electricity market, providing independent advice and consulting services to Ontario generators and to the OPA. Consulting services had an early focus on Ontario market rules development and on the commercial and operational aspects of gas fired generation. Core business continues to focus on the interactions between OPA contracts and market operations. Services have included negotiation of contracts for gas-fired, hydroelectric and biomass facilities as well as advice on the design of FIT, HCI and CESOP programs. Rob currently advises and represents wind generators holding RES I & RES II contracts in the IESO’s process for integration of renewable generation. Rob was also a key contributor to market design in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. He is a graduate of the University of Cambridge, an MBA, and a Professional Engineer. He is chair of Horizon Utilities, and a director of St Catharines Hydro and of APPrO.
	Adam Chamberlain Partner, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Adam Chamberlain is a member of BLG's Environmental and Energy practices. He is also the National Leader of the Firm's Climate Change Group and the Toronto Regional Leader of the Forestry Law Group. Adam's practice encompasses a wide range of matters that are generally related to the environmental regulatory requirements related to the development and bringing on stream of infrastructure. He provides advice to clients ranging from private power developers to the Ontario Power Authority. Adam was very involved in the development of electricity regulation early in the legislative process following the publication of the White Paper on electricity in Ontario in the 1990's and has acted in this area for several municipal utilities since then. Adam's other work in the electricity sector has ranged from advice to utilities (public and private), to project development and management, to assisting in leading negotiations in large infrastructure projects (this has involved a variety of energy, waste and energy from waste projects). His work in the electricity sector has included assisting a not-for-profit transmission utility that resulted in the electrification of several off-grid communities in northern Ontario and a private electricity transmission utility in its efforts to construct an international merchant electricity transmission line between Ontario and the United States. Adam assisted in the drafting of several elements of the Ontario Electricity Market Rules prior to their initial introduction.
	Jason Chee-Aloy Managing Director (Canada), Power Advisory LLC Jason is the head of Power Advisory LLC’s Canadian practice. Power Advisory LLC is a leading consulting firm specializing in electricity market analysis, business strategy, generation and transmission procurement, policy development, regulatory and litigation support, market design and project feasibility assessment. Practical solutions are based on an understanding of fundamental economic drivers as shaped by market structures, regulatory framework and market behaviour. While at the Ontario Power Authority, Jason was responsible for procuring electricity generation through direct negotiations, standard offer programs and competitive processes. Under Jason’s leadership, the Ontario Power Authority procured over 13,000 MW of generation, representing an approximate value of over $23 billion. Most recently, Jason's main focus was leading the development, consultation and implementation of North America’s first comprehensive Renewable Energy Feed-in Tariff Program including delivery of program rules, contracts and pricing. This Program successfully launched on October 1, 2009 resulting in over 15,000 applications totaling over 10,000 MW. In December 2009, Jason received the Canadian Solar Industries Association’s 2009 Solar Industry Leader of the Year award. Prior to joining the Ontario Power Authority, Jason worked for Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator where he was closely involved with restructuring Ontario’s electricity sector by leading key areas of market design. Jason has also worked as an Energy Economist in the public and private sectors, analysing competitive electricity and natural gas markets.
	Frank Chiarotto Sr. VP, Hydro-Thermal Operations, Ontario Power Generation Frank Chiarotto is the Senior Vice President, Hydro – Thermal Operations at Ontario Power Generation. He was appointed to this position in January 2012. Currently, Frank is responsible for the operation of OPG’s five thermal plants and 65 hydroelectric generating stations and 231 water control dams located on 24 rivers systems across Ontario. In addition, Frank heads up both the hydro and thermal generation development projects groups which include, overseeing such initiatives as the Niagara Tunnel Project, the Lower Mattagami River Project extensions as well as the potential natural gas and biomass fuel conversion of some of OPG’s existing coal-fired stations to allow for their continued operation. Beginning his career at Ontario Hydro in 1974 in the Thermal Generation Division, Frank has held numerous positions in the organization working in both technical services and programming functions and plant operations. He has progressively moved through more senior managerial and executive positions at Head Office in Toronto and at the generating stations around the province. Frank's wide ranging experience includes Station Manager of Atikokan GS (1991), Plant Manager at both Lambton GS (1997 to 2007) and Nanticoke GS (2007-2008) and most recently, Senior Vice President – Thermal. Under his leadership, OPG’s thermal assets saw a considerable improvement in plant reliability and safety performance with many plants achieving significant safety and production milestones. Frank also led an extensive effort to adjust plant investment and maintenance programs to respond to a changing regulatory and business environment and operating regime. Frank represents OPG’s interest on two joint venture combined cycle gas fired facilities (Portlands Energy Centre and Brighton Beach Plant), and currently holds the position of President on the Boards of both plants. During his tenure at Nanticoke as the Plant Manager, Frank initiated, and is a founding member of the Nanticoke Industrial Training Centre (NITC). While at Lambton GS, Frank represented OPG on the Boards of Sarnia Lambton Environmental Association as well as the Industrial Education Council, holding the position of President of both boards over the ten year period. Born in Italy and raised in Alberta and Ontario, Frank attended the University of Toronto, graduating with a Bachelor of Applied Science degree with honours in Chemical Engineering. He has subsequently attended Queens University and the University of Western Ontario Richard Ivey Schools of Business Programs as well as the University of Windsor. Frank currently sits on the Villa Charities Inc. Board of Governors as a voluntary board member.
	Sean Conway Queens University, and Public Policy Advisor, Gowlings Sean Conway is a public policy adviser in Gowlings' Toronto office, working with clients in the energy and natural resources sector. With his extensive experience in the public sector, Sean is available to advise Gowlings’ clients on a broad range of business and public policy issues. Before joining Gowlings, Sean served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for 28 years, from 1975 to 2003. He served in the cabinet of Premier David Peterson (1985-90), holding the positions of Minister of Education, Minister of Colleges and Universities, Minister of Mines and Government House Leader. He is a former energy critic for the Official Opposition and served on two Ontario Select Committees on Nuclear Affairs as well as serving on several legislative committees examining health care and constitutional reform. Sean acted as vice-principal (advancement) of Queen’s University from January 1 to December 31, 2009. He was also the special adviser for external relations to the Principal of Queen’s University from August 2006 until October 2010. Prior to becoming special adviser, he was the Director of Queen’s Institute of Intergovernmental Relations. In addition to his work at Gowlings, Sean is a Visiting Fellow in the Queen’s University School of Policy Studies and a regular panellist on radio and television. He is also the chair of the Board of Directors of the Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE).
	Mike Crawley President, GDF Suez Canada (International Power Canada) Since 2002, Mike Crawley has overseen International Power Canada Inc.’s growth into a leading developer of wind power projects across four provinces in Canada. International Power Canada has financed and constructed projects in conjunction with the Ontario RES, Standard Offer and FIT procurement processes. Since February 2011, when International Power and GDF SUEZ Energy International combined to form the world’s largest independent power producer, International Power Canada’s portfolio has expanded to include the operation of seven wind farms totaling 363 MW in the Maritimes and Ontario. The company has another 307 MW of wind and solar generation projects under construction in Ontario and British Columbia. Crawley has served on the Ontario Government's Electricity Conservation and Supply Task Force and was a co-chair of the Renewable Energy Task Team. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Association of Power Producers of Ontario and Clean Energy BC. Crawley has been a recipient of the Association of Power Producers Hedley Palmer Award for Leadership in the Ontario Power Sector. International Power Canada is part of the international energy group, GDF SUEZ, which operates more than 117,000 MW of generation in its global portfolio. GDF SUEZ employs 218,900 people in nearly 70 countries and achieved revenues of €90.7 billion in 2011.
	Shawn Cronkwright Ontario Power Authority, Director, Renewables Procurement Shawn is the Director, Renewables Procurement, in the Electricity Resources group of the Ontario Power Authority (OPA). In this role, he is responsible for all procurement activities related to renewable generation resources, including the Feed-in Tariff (FIT) and microFIT programs. His previous roles at the OPA included managing the competitive procurement processes for new natural gas-fired facilities in the northern York region and southwest greater Toronto area (GTA), combined heat and power facilities, and biomass-fired combined heat and power. Prior to joining the OPA, Shawn worked for Siemens Power Generation where he spent seven years in progressive field service and project management roles at generation facilities throughout Canada, the United States, and Asia. Shawn’s experience includes gas and steam turbine maintenance, balance of plant, as well as nuclear refurbishment outage planning. Shawn is a professional engineer and project manager with over 12 years’ experience in various roles in both the private and public sectors. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Queen’s University in Kingston and holds the Project Management Professional certification from the Project Management Institute.
	Isadore Day Chief, Serpent River First Nation Isadore Day, Wiindawtegowinini is the elected Chief of Serpent River First Nation. The community is located in the North Channel of Lake Huron. Serpent River First Nation is signatory to the 1836 Bond Head Treaty and the Robinson Huron Treaty of 1850. Up until the 1990’s the lands were pristine and untouched by big industries; mining had affected the territory in the 1950’s. The wage economy is relatively recent to the Anishinabek of Serpent River; touching down at the turn of the turn of the 19th century with the fur and forest industry. Born in Elliot Lake and raised in the North, Chief Isadore Day worked in the in construction, commercial fishing, and in the social services setting, until his political career began 10 years ago. Chief Day has eight years of post-secondary education in Social Work, Business and Public Administration and Governance. This combination helped prepare him for the multi-jurisdictional dynamics of First Nation governance. He values strong teachings and ideals that re embodied in the Anishinabek Culture and Heritage. One of his aspirations is to always seek ways to combine these teachings with contemporary mainstream ideals and traditional insights and teachings. The Serpent River First Nation has undergone transformational change with Chief Day as part of the leadership team over the last decade. Fiscal stability, Economic Investment, Health and Social Policy Framework development, stronger and more reliable Infrastructure, these are some of the targets in his mandate as Chief he has targeted. Much achievement made to date built on the premise of hard work and advocacy and incremental change. Currently, the First Nation is conducting a Community Comprehensive Planning exercise that focuses on a multi-sector approach seeking to achieve self-government goals for the next generation to inherit. Energy Policy, Planning, and Priority Projects have been a part of this focus. Chief Day’s community is a founding First Nation of the Lake Huron Anishinabek Transmission Company. The community also has a transmission easement traversing the community that was negotiated in the 1950’s and also has a micro-generating system that has been in operation for the past 15-years. With an extensive list of energy sector involvements over the last 7 years, two that stick out in Chief Day’s experience. An exchange with President Bill Clinton in the Ontario Economic Summit in 2007, where Bill Clinton explicitly said that First Nations and Tribes confirmed the Chief’s belief that they ought to be owners and operators of major energy projects in their territories; and the other; Chief Day agreed to help carry the Ontario Green Energy and Economy Act into the Ontario Legislature with Premier Dalton McGuinty and then Energy Minister George Smitherman.
	Elisabeth (Lisa) DeMarco Partner, Norton Rose Lisa DeMarco is recognized as a Canadian expert, and has over 15 years of experience in the law relating to emissions trading, the Kyoto Protocol and the evolving area of environmental finance. She represents several leading energy clients in a wide variety of natural gas and electricity matters before regulatory agencies and the Ontario Energy Board. She also assists leading Canadian and international mining and energy companies on domestic and overseas power project development, renewable power projects, alternative fuel projects, corporate social responsibility, environmental disclosure and business strategy. Ms. DeMarco is one of the leading carbon transaction lawyers in the international market, having worked for investment banks and energy companies on deals and projects in India, Brazil, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Argentina, Chile, Ireland, Africa, Mexico, China and Russia. She plays an ongoing and active role in the development of energy and GHG emissions policy and law throughout Canada and in various countries around the world. She was appointed to the Premier’s Climate Change Advisory Panel, which provides advice on climate change strategies and policies, as well as scientific and economic research to the premier of Ontario. Ms. DeMarco successfully completed the admission exams for the Roll of Solicitors of England and Wales in 2011. Ms. DeMarco is also involved in legal education and training.
	Doris Dumais Director of the Approvals Program, Ontario Ministry of the Environment With an education focused on Biology and Environmental Studies, it was only natural for Doris to join the Ministry of the Environment. Having been with the Ministry for over 25 years, she has had the opportunity to work in a variety of positions, in different regions of the province and different divisions and program areas within the ministry. She has worked as an Environmental Officer in the field monitoring compliance with environmental requirements, in an Assistant Deputy Minister’s Office as a Technical Advisor and a Divisional Planning Coordinator, before moving on to become the Manager of Training, Development and Certification. Following her days in Human Resources Branch, Doris has held a number of senior management positions with the Environmental SWAT Team, Central Region, West Central Region, the Drinking Water Management Division and with the Approvals Program. Currently she is the Director of the Environmental Approvals Access and Service Integration Branch, leading the transformation of the ministry’s approvals program. Her most recent efforts at transformation have been in developing and introducing a new approval approach for renewable energy projects. Throughout her career she has had the opportunity to work on some interesting initiatives such as the development of the ministry’s first Human Resources Plan, the creation of the Environmental SWAT team, the design and establishment of the ministry’s Drinking Water Management Division, the introduction of Risk Based Inspection Programs, and now the transformation of the ministry’s Approvals Program, all while working on environmental compliance programs and projects.
	Paul Eastman Vice President, Eastern Operations, Veresen Paul leads Veresen’s Eastern North American Power Operations which includes 6 facilities of various fuel types. In Ontario, facilities include the recently commissioned York Energy Centre, Grand Valley Wind Farm, East Windsor Cogeneration Centre, and London District Energy Cogeneration Centre. Paul is a professional engineer with more than 20 years of diverse experience in the commercial, development, operations and maintenance areas of power and thermal energy production.
	Colin Edwards Senior Developer, Pattern Energy Colin Edwards has been a Senior Developer at Pattern since the company’s formation in 2009 and established the Toronto office where he now leads Pattern’s Canadian development activities. Colin has been responsible for negotiating and implementing the joint venture agreement with Samsung which provides for the development of 1,200 MW of wind projects in Ontario in connection with Samsung’s Green Energy Investment Agreement with the Province of Ontario. Colin’s leadership responsibilities in executing Pattern’s strategic plan in Canada include: origination and acquisitions, permitting and project development, negotiating commercial contracts, recruiting and leading a team of development professionals, arranging project financing, managing the P&L and maintaining relationships with a wide range of partners and stakeholders across Canada. Prior to joining Pattern, Colin worked in private equity and investment banking with RBC Capital Markets, Babcock and Brown and ABN AMRO, primarily focused on the energy sector. Colin’s academic credentials include an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business and a BA (Economics) from the University of Calgary; Colin is also a CFA charterholder.
	Darren Finkbeiner Manager, Market Development, IESO Darren Finkbeiner is the Manager of Market Development and is responsible for the Market Evolution department at the Ontario Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO). In his current role Mr. Finkbeiner is responsible for the IESO Market Evolution program and the development of the Market Rules that govern the IESO administered markets. Currently, one of Mr. Finkbeiner’s lead responsibilities is to ensure the reliable and efficient integration of Ontario’s significant investments in variable renewable generation. He is also the IESO’s representative on the IESO Technical Panel, the body which recommends rule changes for the evolution of the IESO Administered markets. Mr. Finkbeiner joined Ontario Hydro/ the IESO in 1987. He has held positions as a NERC certified Power System Operator as well as managing roles in market and system analysis, change management, operational readiness and market entry. He has been closely involved with the restructuring and evolution of the Ontario electricity market.
	Shane Freitag Partner, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP. Shane has been a Corporate, Commercial and Regulatory lawyer throughout his career and has been actively involved in energy issues in Ontario, Alberta and Northern Canada. He is the Toronto Regional Manager of the Oil & Gas Group. Shane advised, developed and negotiated purchase power agreements and natural gas agreements in Ontario and the Northeast/Midwest U.S. He actively participated in the restructuring of the Ontario electric industry, the development of the IMO Market rules and OEB licensing and codes. He assisted in the lease of the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station to British Energy through the negotiation of transitional purchase power agreements and transmission connection arrangements. He undertook and assisted in the negotiation of the Market Power Mitigation arrangements for Ontario Power Generation.
	Malini Giridhar Director Gas Supply & GTA project, Gas Distribution Inc. Malini Giridhar was appointed to the position of Director Gas Supply & GTA project in 2012. She is responsible for a major pipeline to upgrade the backbone of the gas distribution system serving the Greater Toronto Area and she is also accountable for gas supply procurement, gas control, strategy and budgeting. She joined Enbridge in 1994 as a financial analyst and held progressively more senior positions in the Regulatory and Gas Supply groups. Malini also is the Executive Sponsor for Women@Enbridge for Gas Distribution. Established in 2008, Women@Enbridge is grounded in the guiding principles of inclusivity, leadership, career development, diversity and community. Malini is a Chartered Financial Analyst and has a graduate degree in Economics. She lives in Toronto with her husband and two children.
	Peter Gregg Executive Vice President, Operations, Hydro One Networks Inc. Peter Gregg is the Executive Vice President of Operations and manages all operating divisions of Hydro One, ensuring effective power distribution across he province of Ontario. Peter leads a workforce of over 5,000 employees and is responsible for a budget of more than $2 billion. Under Peter’s leadership, Hydro One built a 182-kilometre, 500 kilovolt transmission line – the first major high-voltage transmission line to be approved in Ontario in over 20 years. Valued at $760 million, this project connects the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station with the Greater Toronto Area. Construction was completed in early 2012, on time and under budget. This massive infrastructure project is critical to Ontario’s economic strength and competitiveness. To make it possible, Peter’s team successfully engaged First Nations in extensive consultations, achieved rigorous environmental and regulatory approval and completed land rights acquisitions. Before being asked to lead Hydro One’s operations, Peter led Corporate and Regulatory Affairs,managing the development side of major energy delivery projects. Peter’s success as an energy executive has been recognized by increasingly senior executive roles and responsibilities, including: Strategy and Business Development, Major Project Development, Supply Chain Services, Facilities and Real Estate, External/Public Affairs and First Nations Relations. Prior work experience (selected): Corporate Affairs
	Paul Grod President & CEO, Rodan Energy Paul Grod is President & CEO of Rodan Energy, a leading smart grid company delivering integrated energy solutions to electricity consumers, distributors and power producers. Prior to founding Rodan, Paul was a corporate and investment banker with CIBC World Markets and most recently practiced corporate finance and M&A law with Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP. Paul actively volunteers his time with a number of charities and is currently the National President and Chairman of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress which coordinates and represents the interests of one of Canada’s largest ethnic communities (1.2M). He is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada and holds a Bachelor of Political Science degree, a Bachelor of Laws degree and a Master of Business Administration degree
	Cliff Hamal Navigant Economics, Managing Director and Principal Cliff Hamal is a Managing Director with Navigant Economics and specializes in economic analysis of issues pertaining to the electricity industry, including market design, competitive strategy, power contracting, project valuation, market behavior evaluation, market power assessment and damages analyses. For thirty years he has been involved in a wide variety of engagements, as an economic consultant since 1989 and in technical roles involving power system operations in prior years. He has worked on market design and strategy issues in the Ontario market continuously for nearly fifteen years. Cliff testifies regularly on economic issues pertaining to the electricity industry and has offered expert evidence before the Ontario Energy Board, the Alberta Public Utility Commission, U.S. FERC, other regulators, courts and arbitration panels. Cliff has a BS in Marine Engineering from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and an MS in Industrial Administration from Carnegie Mellon University.
	James Harbell Stikeman Elliott LLP, Partner & Chair Mr. Harbell is a partner in Stikeman Elliott’s Toronto office, co-chair of the firm’s Energy and Real Estate Groups, head of the firm’s Toronto Real Estate Department and senior member of the firm’s Public-Private Partnerships/Infrastructure Group. He also sits on the firm’s Partnership Board. Mr. Harbell is a certified Specialist in Environmental Law by the Law Society of Upper Canada and is practice leader for the firm’s national environmental practice. He has appeared before various levels of courts and regulatory agencies including the Ontario Municipal Board, Environmental Assessment Board, Ontario Energy Board and various municipal councils and committees. Mr. Harbell has considerable expertise in independent development and power project finance, as well as the environmental and municipal law areas. He has acted for developers requiring regulatory approvals for power plants and transmission lines, contractual negotiations with utilities, steam hosts and major power consumers. From a lender’s perspective, Mr. Harbell has provided advice on regulatory and commercial approvals and related risk issues for project finance. He is frequently recognized as a leading lawyer in numerous industry publications. Mr. Harbell is Co-Chair of the ABA/SEER Task Force on Environmental Policy and Co-ordination. He is a former chair of the Environmental, Energy and Natural Resources Committee of the ABA Business Law Section, a former member of Council of the Section of Environment, Energy and Resources of the ABA and a chair of the Environmental Transactions, Audits and Brownfields Committee of the Section.
	Valerie Helbronner Torys LLP, Partner, Infrastructure and Energy Valerie Helbronner is a partner in Torys LLP's Infrastructure and Energy Practice. She has provided legal and strategic advice on energy projects in and outside Ontario. A focus of Valerie's practice has been on renewable energy projects, including run-of-river hydro, wind and solar projects. Valerie has also worked extensively with projects involving First Nations interests and issues, including the duty to consult and accommodate. Valerie has worked with the Ontario Waterpower Association (OWA) in the development and implementation of MNR's Site Release rules, and is currently participating in the Building Capacity Initiatives that the OWA is working on with MNR and First Nations. In acting on projects involving First Nations, she has represented various stakeholders, including First Nations, aboriginal-owned entities and private sector developers negotiating with First Nations. Valerie has advised on numerous restructuring projects internationally, including in Ontario, Russia, Hungary, South Africa and the Balkans. She has also advised on project financings in various other industries in several Canadian provinces and territories, including electrical, healthcare, rail transportation and mining. Valerie is the Chair of the Board of Directors of the OWA and is on the Steering Committee of Canadian Wind Energy Association’s Ontario Caucus.
	Bruce Henning VPt, Energy Regulatory and Market Analysis, ICF International Bruce Henning has worked in the area of natural gas and energy economics for 31 years, specializing in natural gas markets in Canada and the United States. Mr. Henning has testified before the National Energy Board of Canada, the Ontario Energy Board, the Manitoba Public Utility Board and the Nova Scotia UARB. Mr. Henning also testified before the United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on the relationship between gas and electric markets in California during the California Energy Crisis and the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs on the impact of the Enron bankruptcy on electricity and gas markets. Mr. Henning has also testified before FERC, with his work cited in FERC Order Nos. 637 and 637-a and the FERC’s Fact Finding Investigation of Potential Manipulation of Electricity and Natural Gas Prices in Western Markets. Mr. Henning was the principle author of Natural Gas and Energy Price Volatility prepared for the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Mr. Henning and his colleagues provided the quantitative modeling for the American Gas Foundation study, “Natural Gas Outlook to 2020: The U.S. Natural Gas Market – Outlook and Options for the Future.” In addition Mr. Henning and his colleagues authored the series of analyses of gas industry infrastructure requirements performed for the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) Foundation including the most recent update that included analysis of natural gas liquids and unconventional oil in North America. Mr. Henning served as the Chief Economist for the American Gas Association. In his 15 years at AGA, he was responsible for economic analysis of gas utility regulation and FERC pipeline regulation, short and long term energy and economic forecasts and modeling, and the statistics publications and analysis of AGA. He was a member of the FERC Pipeline Competition Task Force and the NARUC Technical Advisors Groups for Gas Integrated Resource Planning. He has served as an instructor for Gas Rates Fundamentals at the University of Wisconsin and Advanced Ratemaking for Gas Utilities at the University of Maryland. Mr. Henning received his B.S. in economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, completing his thesis under Robert Solow, Nobel Laureate in Economics.
	Andrea Horwath Leader, Ontario NDP MPP for Hamilton Centre, Andrea Horwath was elected leader of Ontario’s New Democratic Party on March 7, 2009. She is the first woman to lead the Ontario NDP and only the second woman in history to lead a major party in Ontario. Ms. Horwath was first elected in a by-election in the former riding of Hamilton East in May, 2004. Prior to her involvement with provincial politics, Ms. Horwath served as the City Councillor for Hamilton’s downtown ward and was first elected municipally in 1997. Ms. Horwath’s has been a community activist long before her political career. She worked closely with the Hamilton labour movement, providing literacy, numeracy and ESL training for workers and serving as a community organizer at a local legal clinic. In recognition of her work in the community, Ms. Horwath received a Woman of the Year Award in 1997 from the Hamilton Status of Women Committee. In April 2012, Equal Voice, a non-profit, multi-partisan organization dedicated to electing more women to all levels of political office in Canada, honoured her with the 2012 Equal Voice Award. Ms. Horwath holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Labour Studies from McMaster University. She lives in Hamilton with her son Julian.
	Tim Hudak Ontario PC Leader, MPP for Niagara West-Glanbrook Tim Hudak was born and raised in Fort Erie – a small border town on the Niagara Peninsula – to his loving parents, Pat and Anne Marie, both of whom were teachers. Tim put himself through university working as a Customs Officer at the Peace Bridge, and earned an Economics degree from the University of Western Ontario. He was subsequently awarded a full academic scholarship to the University of Washington where he obtained his Master of Arts in Economics. After graduation, Tim traveled across the country as part of a management team that helped a major international retailer grow its operations throughout Canada. Tim’s motivation to enter politics started in the early 1990s when, like most of Ontario, his hometown was having a tough time. Families were leaving to find opportunities that were no longer available at home. Tim was first elected as an MPP in 1995. He subsequently served as a Cabinet Minister for five years in three economic portfolios from northern development and mines to tourism to consumer and business services. In opposition, Tim served as Finance Critic for four years before he was elected Leader of the Ontario PC Party in June 2009. In the recent provincial election, Tim led the Ontario PC Party to its biggest election gain in seats since the 1995 election. Tim lives in Wellandport in his riding of Niagara West-Glanbrook where he makes it a priority to spend as much time as possible with his family – his wife Debbie and, the light of his life, his daughter Miller. In his spare time, Tim is an avid student of economics and Canadian history. He remains deeply attached to the Niagara countryside of his youth and enjoys mountain biking, outdoor cooking and kayaking on the Welland River near his home. Tim believes if you work hard and play by the rules, you deserve to get ahead. He believes in creating the conditions that encourage entrepreneurs and businesses to drive new job growth and prosperity in a modern economy. He believes government must live within its means and respect that every dollar it has comes directly from the people it serves.
	Gordon Kaiser JAMS Resolution Center, Toronto, Dallas Gordon Kaiser is an independent arbitrator practicing at the Jams Resolution Center in Toronto, Dallas and London England. He has served as the sole arbitrator, chairman and party nominee in domestic and international arbitrations on energy and infrastructure contracts, intellectual property, technology licensing, securities, joint ventures and public-private partnerships. He served as Vice Chairman of the Ontario Energy Board for six years and has advised the Alberta Utilities Commission and the IESO on regulatory issues His arbitration practice has involved multimillion dollar disputes with respect to long-term supply of electricity, oil and gas. He is a member of London Court of International Arbitration, the ADR Institute of Canada, the ICC Canadian Arbitration Committee, the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London England. . Mr. Kaiser acted as counsel to the Association of Ontario Municipalities before the Ontario Energy Board and the National Energy Board. He also acted as counsel to the Ontario Energy Board for four years. He acted for the Commissioner of Competition in the Petroleum Industry Inquiry before the Restrictive Trade Practices Commission. He has appeared in the courts of Ontario ,New Brunswick Nova Scotia and Newfoundland as well as the Federal Court of Canada and the Supreme Court of Canada. He was a Visiting Professor at the University of Toronto Law and Economics program and an Adjunct Professor at both Queens University and the University of Toronto where he taught competition law, intellectual property and economic regulation. He currently teaches competition law and economic regulation at the Osgoode Hall Law School, Mr. Kaiser has served on the Board of the California Alliance for Advanced Transportation Systems and, the Ontario Telephone Service Commission He is presently on the Board of AltaLink Ontario,a subsidiary of Alberta's largest electricity transmitter, the St Elizabeth Foundation, a nationwide nonprofit health service provider and the CleanTech division of the MaRS Discovery District. In 2011 he was named Energy Lawyer of the Year by the Energy Law Forum.
	Charles Keizer Torys LLP Charles Keizer is a partner in Torys’ Infrastructure and Energy Practice. His practice focuses on administrative and corporate/commercial law in the energy sector. Charles provides advice to various energy sector participants, including generators (renewable and conventional), transmitters, distributors, and gas and power marketers. He also advises clients on financing, project development, regulatory and contractual matters. As lead counsel on a number of generation and transmission projects, Charles has provided strategic advice related to federal and provincial regulatory regimes, and he has a strong understanding of project development—from the initial stages to connection and commercial operation. Internationally, Charles has advised wholesale power sellers on issues relating to interjurisdictional trading and market rules, and proponents of international power lines on approvals. He has also negotiated interconnection agreements between transmission control areas. Charles regularly appears before the Ontario Energy Board on rates, licensing and leave to construct matters.
	Christine Koenig Managing Partner, Koenig & Consultants Inc. Christine Koenig is Managing Partner of KCI. A PhD in Cell Biology, Christine has been an entrepreneur by heart, starting up her own biotech research, strategy consulting and community power development firms. In the process, she has project managed complex permitting and construction processes as well as multidisciplinary research and consulting projects, developed marketing and communication strategies and turned many visions into operational entities and saleable products. Christine co-founded Canada’s first biogas co-operative, advised one of Ontario’s largest school boards on its solar strategy and frequently speaks on community power to industry and resident audiences.
	Rosemarie T. Leclair Ontario Energy Board, Chair & CEO Rosemarie T. Leclair was appointed Chair and Chief Executive Officer of the Ontario Energy Board (the Board) on April 6, 2011. Ms. Leclair has spent almost 20 years in the municipal public sector. Her roles during that time included 15 years with the City of Ottawa, where she held several senior positions, including five years as Deputy City Manager of Public Works and Services. In 2005, Ms. Leclair joined the Hydro Ottawa Group of Companies (Hydro Ottawa) as President and CEO. She has also served as a Special Advisor to the Province of Ontario. Ms. Leclair has served on the Board of Directors for various energy associations along with the United Way/Centraide Ottawa. She is a member of the University of Ottawa’s Board of Governors, was twice named one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women by the Women’s Executive Network (2007 and 2010), and was recognized as an Honoured Champion by the United Nations Association in Canada on the occasion of International Women’s Day in 2009. Ms. Leclair earned a degree in Public Administration and a Bachelor of Laws at the University of Ottawa and became a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada in 1985.
	Greg Lyle Managing Director, Innovative Research Group Inc. Greg is the founder and Managing Director of Innovative Research Group Inc. (INNOVATIVE), a national public opinion research and strategy firm with offices in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver. As a former Principal Secretary to Manitoba Premier Gary Filmon, Greg has built a career at the intersection of public opinion, communications and public policy. INNOVATIVE has a strong track record in areas of interest to APPRo having worked extensively in the electricity sector with generators, transmission companies and government agencies. INNOVATIVE has looked at such topics as EMF, NIMBY, private public partnerships, conservation, time of use, relationships with first nations and generation preferences.
	Jim MacDougall Compass Renewable Energy Consulting Inc., and Ryerson's Centre for Urban Energy Jim MacDougall is a professional electrical engineer with over 20 years’ experience in the energy sector. Jim MacDougall is the President of Compass Renewable Energy Consulting Inc. and has recently joined Ryerson’s Centre for Urban Energy as a Research Fellow. Most recently, Jim spent over five years at the Ontario Power Authority developing and launching the Renewable Energy Standard Offer Program and Feed-in Tariff Programs. Prior professional experience includes: - The Ontario Energy Board as Market Compliance Manager - Toronto Hydro Energy Services as, Marketing Manager in the development and delivery of energy retailing offers - The Ontario Ministry of Energy as Policy Advisor developing options for market deregulation and; - Consulting overseas in Eritrea and Sierra Leone Jim holds a Bachelor of Science with Honours, Electrical Engineering, 1981-1985 from his Alma Mater at Queen's University. In 2010 he was awarded the CanSIA Solar Public Servant of the Year.
	Sam Mantenuto Northland Power Sam Mantenuto is Chief Operating Officer, Chief Development Officer, and member of the Executive Office of Northland Power. Mr. Mantenuto joined Northland Power in 1998 after 17 years with Ontario Hydro. At Northland, he has been responsible for power plant operations and he most recently leads business development, gas and electricity marketing and engineering. At Ontario Hydro, he held a number of positions in the areas of power system operations, finance, regulatory hearings, executive office and power marketing. He is currently Chairman of the Board for APPrO, the Association for Power Producers of Ontario. He has participated on a number of committees including Ontario Hydro’s corporate task force responsible for restructuring of Ontario Hydro. Most recently he was a member of the Ontario government’s NUG Advisory committee responsible for making recommendations on the management of NUGs in the deregulated electricity marketplace and chair of the NUG contracts sub-committee responsible for negotiating with Ontario Electricity Financial Corp. Mr. Mantenuto received his Honours degree in Electrical Engineering and his Masters of Business Administration at the University of Toronto.
	Paul McKay Mr. McKay is the author of "Electric Empire: The Inside Story of Ontario Hydro" and six other books, and was the 1990 recipient of the Atkinson Fellowship in Public Policy. He produced a Toronto Star series on national environment issues, worked as senior policy advisor to the Ontario Minister of Energy (1990-91) and was a director of IPPSO from 1992 to 1997. He is also a green power project developer (small hydro and solar) , an award-winning investigative reporter specializing in environment and energy, the 2005 recipient of the Pierre Berton writer-in-residence program, and a past director of OSEA.
	Merv McLeod BPA (Hons): Partner, MWA Inc. Merv’s strengths lie in his issue management and strategic and conceptual thinking skills. Merv’s ability to think creatively in a constructive manner allows him to find innovative solutions for his clients. Merv’s in depth knowledge and experience in First Nations, provincial and federal politics, as well as his understanding of the private sector make him an excellent advocate for his clients in any negotiation situation. His extensive experience in policy and programming, particularly in the remote community energy, forestry and mineral resource sectors, have equipped him to work closely with First Nations in order develop projects successfully and efficiently. Merv has served as Senior Policy Advisor, Natural Resources for Nishnawbe-Aski Nation and Policy Analyst, Aboriginal Issues for the Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines, and has advised several private companies in regard to the First nation relations, firms have included, Attawapiskat Power Authority, Kashechewan Power Authority and Fort Albany Power Authority, Great Lakes Power, Coral Rapids Power and Five Nations Energy. Further, he has advised First nation communities and organizations in relation to mining and energy, these include, Taykwa Tagamou Nation, Nishnawbe-Aski Nation and Chiefs of Ontario.
	Ian Mondrow Partner, Gowlings Ian Mondrow is a partner in Gowlings’ Toronto office, practising with the Business Law Group in the area of energy regulation and policy. Ian has represented electricity generators, transmitters and contractors, energy retailers and natural gas and electricity consumers before the Ontario Energy Board and in other Canadian regulatory forums. Ian advises clients on a variety of matters in the natural gas and electricity sectors, including energy policy, regulatory policy and processes, rates and tariff matters, and compliance and licensing issues. Prior to joining Gowlings, Ian practised at a prominent national firm, served as special advisor to the chair of the Ontario Energy Board, and was vice-president, government and regulatory affairs with a major integrated energy retail and solutions company.
	Paul Murphy President & Chief Executive Officer, IESO Paul Murphy is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Independent Electricity System Operator. Under Mr. Murphy’s leadership, Ontario's IESO is responsible for overseeing the safe and reliable operation of Ontario's bulk electrical system – one of the most diversified, reliable and efficient in the world. The organization also oversees the IESO-administered wholesale electricity markets. Mr. Murphy has worked in the planning and operation of Ontario’s electrical system for over 30 years and in the development of competitive markets for the last 11. Previously, as Chief Operating Officer of the IESO, Mr. Murphy was instrumental in the design, development and opening of a competitive wholesale electricity market for Ontario in 2002. Mr. Murphy also coordinated and directed restoration efforts during the 2003 blackout, which affected over 50 million people in portions of Canada and the northeastern United States. Mr. Murphy frequently represents the IESO and other independent system operators on multi-jurisdictional committees providing strategic and policy advice on reliability and cyber security matters. He currently serves as Chair of the Ontario Smart Grid Forum, an industry initiative aimed at advancing the development of a smart grid in Ontario. Mr. Murphy has a Bachelor of Applied Science from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario and is a registered Professional Engineer in Ontario.
	Melanie Paradis Manager of Natural Resources and Aboriginal Affairs, NATIONAL Public Relations Melanie Paradis is the Manager of Natural Resources and Aboriginal Affairs with NATIONAL Public Relations where she provides strategic counsel to industry on effective engagement and communications with Aboriginal communities. In her previous role as the Director of Lands, Resources and Consultations for the Métis Nation of Ontario, Melanie was responsible for determining the strategic direction of consultation activities relating to natural resource development projects across Ontario on behalf of the MNO. In this role, Melanie worked to foster win-wins between government, industry and Aboriginal communities, including the development of a partnership with Ontario Power Generation and MNO resulting in a traditional ecological knowledge study that won the 2012 Consulting Engineers of Ontario’s Award of Merit. In addition to negotiating multiple agreements with energy developers across Ontario, she also helped facilitate the successful negotiation of the first ever Impact Benefit Agreement for a Métis community in Canada with a mining company (Detour Gold).
	Ken Pearce Partner, Blakes Ken Pearce is a Partner in Toronto and practises in the corporate/commercial and securities areas. He is a member of the National Energy Group. He acts for a number of companies listed on the Toronto Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange, including high tech and junior exploration companies. Ken specialises in financings for entrepreneurial, public and private company clients, project financings and mergers and acquisitions. As part of his financing and acquisition practice, he has advised on a wide range of energy-related and public/private partnership projects, including acting as counsel to: • Ontario Power Generation in connection with the redevelopment of hydroelectric generating projects in Northern Ontario; • the Ontario Power Authority in developing the Request for Proposals and contracts for the up to 1,000 MW of combined heat and power RFP; • the Ontario Ministry of Energy in negotiating the Bruce Power nuclear refurbishment and implementation agreement; and many others.
	Peter Podurgiel Senior VP, Project Development, CPV Peter has been with CPV since its inception and has filled a number of critical positions. Currently, Peter is responsible for CPV’s $200 million fossil development portfolio and leads CPV’s development initiatives in the US and Canada. Prior to heading up CPV’s fossil development program, Peter was one of the primary architects of CPV’s Asset Management strategy and business development. Through his leadership, Peter created significant value for CPV's clients during a period of unprecedented industry challenges and seized economic opportunities vital to CPV’s nationwide growth. Due to his pioneering execution of complex restructurings, today CPV is widely recognized as the leader in IPP crisis and turnaround management. Previously, Peter led the development and sale of CPV’s Atlantic Power Project, a 250 megawatt combined-cycle power project in Florida. Peter also recorded noteworthy successes in both the energy and commercial development industries prior to CPV. At US Generating Company, New England Development and The Pyramid Companies, his accomplishments include developments of more than 2,000 megawatts of power projects and more than 8 million square feet of retail real estate. Peter holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Fairfield University.
	Adam Radwanski Globe and Mail Adam Radwanski is the Queen's Park columnist for The Globe and Mail. Previously a member of The Globe's editorial board and the Politics Editor for globeandmail.com, he was formerly the managing editor of Macleans.ca. He has worked as an editorial writer and columnist at the National Post and as a columnist for the Ottawa Citizen and The Hill Times, and was the founder of Canada's first online political magazine. Adam has also written extensively on the arts, doubling as the Post's music critic from 2004-06. He won the 2009 National Newspaper Award for editorial writing, for which he was also a finalist the previous year.
	Mark J. Rodger Senior Partner, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Mark Rodger is a senior partner at BLG's office and is the Toronto Regional Leader of the Energy Markets Group. He specializes in the commercial, regulatory and government relations components of electricity and natural gas markets and infrastructure revitalization. For the past 20 years, he has served as counsel to a broad range of stakeholders including municipal, provincial, and national governments, large industrial, institutional and commercial energy consumers, local distribution companies, generators, energy retailers, out-of-province electricity importers and energy regulators. He has broad commercial and regulatory experience in renewable generation and electricity conservation and demand management, including program development and smart meter implementation initiatives. Mark was recognized in the 2012 editions of Chambers Global - The World's Leading Lawyers for Business (Energy: Power), PLC Which lawyer? (Energy and Natural Resources), The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory (Energy - Electricity), and the Lexpert® Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-Border Corporate Lawyers in Canada (Energy).
	Jacob Sadikman Associate, Corporate, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Jacob is an associate at the law firm of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP. His practise focuses on the energy sector and on regulatory matters relating to trading and marketplace activities for securities, commodities and derivatives. He is active in Osler’s Energy Group as well as the firm’s Construction and Infrastructure Group, specializing in procurement, development, finance, and commercial matters relating to the electricity sector. Jacob is also active in the firm’s Climate Change Group and is experienced in various emissions trading and renewable energy credit trading markets and associated regulations. In 2009 Jacob lead the Osler team acting for the Ontario Power Authority on the design, structure, consultation and drafting of legal documents for the renewable energy Feed-in Tariff Program, developed in connection with the Green Energy and Green Economy Act, 2009. Practice Area(s):Renewable Energy and Alternative Finance; Energy (Electrical Power); Climate Change & Emissions Trading; Corporate Finance
	Amir Shalaby Ontario Power Authority, Vice President, Power System Planning Amir Shalaby has specific responsibility for developing Ontario’s integrated plans for the development of Ontario’s electricity system. Mr. Shalaby is a Professional Engineer. He holds degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Waterloo and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Toronto. The Ontario Power Authority (OPA) develops plans, and procures generation and conservation. The OPA is governed by an independent Board of Directors. It reports to the Ontario Legislative Assembly through the Minister of Energy, and is licensed and regulated by the Ontario Energy Board.
	Robert Silver Crestview Robert Silver is a Partner at Crestview. He most recently served as President of Dynamic Policy Consulting, Ontario's leading Public Policy and Government relations firm focused solely on the province's energy and infrastructure sectors. Robert was recently named as one of 2010’s international political “rising stars” by Campaigns and Elections magazine. He was the only Canadian who received the honour. Robert serves as the Ontario representative of the Canadian-America Business Council and was recently named a member of the prestigious Banff Forum. An active federal and provincial Liberal, Robert was a senior policy advisor to Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty from 2003-2005 and also acted as Gerard Kennedy's National Policy Director during the 2006 Liberal Leadership Campaign. In addition to running Dynamic Policy Consulting, Robert writes a regular blog for The Globe and Mail that focuses on national, provincial and local political and policy issues. Robert is also a regular contributor on television and radio commenting on a wide-range of issues for the CBC, CityTV amongst other outlets. Robert is the co-owner of Toronto's leading city-focused website (Torontoist) that he purchased with two partners in early 2009. He received his law degree from the University of Western Ontario, where he won two North American and two Canadian National Debating Championships
	Jack Simpson Director - Generation & Capacity Planning, Toronto Hydro Jack Simpson is responsible for generation and capacity planning at Toronto Hydro. He has developed wind, biogas, gas cogeneration, energy storage, solar pv, transmission and distribution infrastructure projects across Ontario. Jack is a Professional Engineer with over 20 years industry experience with Ontario Hydro, Atomic Energy, SNC Lavalin, Ameresco and Toronto Hydro. Jack holds a Masters of Engineering from the University of Toronto, a Bachelor of Engineering from Ryerson Polytechnic University and a Bachelor of Science in Applied Physics from the University of Waterloo.
	Stephen Somerville Competitive Power Ventures (“CPV”), Inc., VP Stephen is a Vice President with Competitive Power Ventures (“CPV”), Inc. CPV is a U.S. based greenfield development, asset management and transaction execution company focused on the North American power generation market. CPV’s Canadian headquarters are located in downtown Toronto. Stephen oversees all of the company’s natural gas fired generation and natural gas pipeline as well as wind development activities in Canada and is responsible for all government/public relations activities in the country. Stephen is a key member of the team developing over 1,600 MW of natural gas fired generation in Ontario, as well as developing the assets from the recently acquired wind development portfolio of Interwind (formerly known as SkyPower), a Toronto-based renewables development company. This portfolio stretches across Canada, with wind development projects in seven provinces. Prior to joining CPV, Stephen was a member of the Probyn & Company and Clean Power Income Fund team responsible for business development, acquisitions, "Requests For Proposals", and monetizing the "green" attributes of renewable energy facilities owned and/or operated by The Probyn Group. Stephen was also part of the successful bid team for the 99 MW Erie Shores wind project in Ontario. He also played a significant role in the August 2006 Renewable Energy Generation Limited ("REG") acquisition of AIM PowerGen Corporation, a leading Canadian wind project developer. He represents CPV on the Board of Directors of the Association of Power Producers of Ontario (formerly, IPPSO) and was a participant in the IPPSO Taskforce on Distributed Generator. He is a member of following APPrO Committees: Renewable Generation, Ontario Power Authority Procurement Policy Working Group, Supply Mix and Climate Change. Stephen was also the 2005 through 2009 APPrO Conference Chair. Stephen is a member of the Canadian Wind Association ("CanWEA") and is a member of following CanWEA committees: Tax policy, federal government and Ontario caucus, Green Energy Act – pricing and transmission sub-committees He is also a past member of the European Wind Energy Association ("EWEA") and a past member of the Solid Waste Association of North America ("SWANA") - landfill gas division. He is a past member of the Toronto Board of Trade Electricity Task Force. He also served as a member of the Renewable Portfolio Standard implementation-working group and of the Canadian Electrical Association Taskforce - "Capital Cost Allowances (CCA) Rates For The Electric Power Industry". He received his Honours degree in Economics from the University of Waterloo and an MBA degree from The University of Toronto.
	Will Stewart Navigator, Managing Principal Will Stewart is a senior strategic consultant who has led project teams on complex files in a broad array of sectors for a wide variety of clients. A regular speaker and strategist on the energy sector, Will is a Principal of both Navigator Ltd and Ensight Canada. He has provided strategic planning, research and communication advice to many of the leading firms in the energy sector, as well as government, trade association and not-for-profit clients with interests in the industry. Will is also a skilled advocator at both the federal and provincial government level, winning significant victories for clients in financial services, health care, education and the arts. He has demonstrated expertise in qualitative research, media relations, campaign planning and reputation management and recovery. Among the projects of which he is most proud are the successful creation of a New Nahanni National Park, four times its previous boundaries; the transformation of Maple Leaf Gardens into a multi-use commercial, sport and education centre within Ryerson University; and the successful defence of Interac Association, a Canadian electronic payments system in transition. In each case, it was his leadership that helped move stalled or threatened projects to success. Will served as Chief of Staff in several portfolios to Ontario ministers responsible for energy, social services, and children, as well as the Government Whip and House Leader. Will is a respected media commentator on politics, public policy and social media, appearing regularly on CTV’s PowerPlay, CP24’s LeDrew Live, Focus Ontario, among many others. Will was honoured to be chosen by the Hill Times as a member of its Top 100 Lobbyists. Will also volunteers his time and energy for both the Ontario and Toronto Association for Community Living which promotes inclusion and supports individuals with intellectual disabilities.
	Jerry Vaninetti Sr. Vice-President Transmission, Renewable Energy Systems Mr. Vaninetti, President of RES Canada Transmission and Sr. Vice President of Transmission for RES Americas, is responsible for RES’ transmission functions throughout North America. He is a 40 year veteran of the North American power industry, specializing in transmission development since 1999. His employment history includes 10 years with a utility, 8 years in energy transportation, 9 years as a management consultant, and 13 years in project development. He is a regular speaker at transmission development venues and stakeholder events and is managing RES Canada Transmission’s efforts to be designated by the OEB to develop the East-West Tie Line in Northwest Ontario in partnership with MidAmerican Transmission. Before joining RES, he managed the Wyoming-Colorado Intertie project and the High Plains Express – both in partnership with utilities.
	John Wolnik President, GSA Energy Company Inc. John has worked in the natural gas industry for 35 years; he has worked for Union Gas and Westcoast Energy in various departments including Engineering, Operations, Gas Purchasing, Storage Development as well as Business and Project Development. As President of GSA Energy and an Associate of Elenchus Research Associates, for the last 5 years, John has acted as a consultant to many North American companies in the areas of regulatory support, natural gas service assessments, contract negotiations, underground storage development, market analysis, asset valuation and project management. He has provided support for APPrO in a number of OEB and NEB related activities. He has also worked for a number of gas generators in assessing the transportation and balancing service requirements for new gas-fired generation. John is a Professional Engineer with a degree in Civil Engineering and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration and lives in London, Ontario.
	Anthony A. Zlahtic Director, Commercial Services, Capital Power Corporation Anthony joined Capital Power Corporation in July 2009. He is responsible for the development and acquisition of power generation assets in eastern Canada and the commercial management of the Company’s Ontario generation facilities. Capital Power, headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta owns more than 3,300 megawatts of power generation capacity at 16 facilities across North America. An additional 487 megawatts of owned wind generation capacity is under construction or in advanced development in British Columbia, Alberta, and Ontario. Anthony has 28-years experience in the energy industry having worked for the Union Gas Limited and Enbridge family of companies EPCOR Utilities Inc. prior to joining Capital Power. His experience is mainly in project development and commercial management of natural gas – pipelines, storage and LNG receiving terminals and wind power generation facilities. Notably he has been involved in the Empire State Pipeline, Alliance Pipeline, Vector Pipeline, Rabaska LNG natural gas infrastructure projects and the Kingsbridge II, Halkirk and Port Dover and Nanticoke wind projects. He is currently responsible for the development of the 105 MW Port Dover and Nanticoke Wind Project which has obtained a Feed-in Tariff Contract from the Ontario Power Authority and a Renewable Energy Approval from the Ontario Ministry of the Environment. He has provided evidence and testified before the Environmental Review Tribunal, Ontario Energy Board, National Energy Board and the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. He currently serves as a Director of the Association of Power Producers of Ontario (APPrO) and is an elected member of the Ontario Caucus for the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA). Anthony obtained a Bachelor and Masters of Arts in Economics from Laurentian University and the University of Waterloo, respectively. He currently resides in Toronto.