Developing Sustainable Energy Policy: Building Paths to a Low Carbon Society Workshop Series
 

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Sunday, October 22nd, 2006 - The Windermere Manor, Grand Hall
 
5:00 - 8:00 p.m. Registration & Information available in Foyer
 
5:00 – 8:00 p.m. Reception and Dinner
  6:00 pm Welcome:
Dianne Cunningham, Director of Lawrence National Centre of Policy and Management, Richard Ivey School of Business
  Greetings:
Dr. Paul Davenport, President & Vice-Chancellor, University of Western Ontario
Representative of the City of London
Carol Stephenson, Dean of Ivey Business School, University of Western Ontario
  Keynote Speaker:
Deputy Minister James Gillis, on behalf of The Honourable Dwight Duncan, Minister of Energy, Government of Ontario
(Opportunity for questions and answers with the Deputy Minister in an informal setting will follow)
 
Monday, October 23rd, 2006 - The Lawrence National Centre, University of Western Ontario Campus
 
7:30 - 8:30 a.m. Registration and Information - Lawrence Centre main level Continental Breakfast - available in the Atrium
 
Session #1: Innovation Failures and the Financial Instruments Required for Market Success (Lawrence Centre Room 2R21)
 
8:30 – 9:30 a.m. Panel Presentations
  Chair:
Dr. Vicky J. Sharpe, President and CEO, Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC)  
  Panelists:
Michael Brown, Executive Director and Chair of the Board, Chrysallix
Todd Tessier, Director International Capital Markets, Leading Edge BC and BC Ministry of Economic Development
Bill Tharp, CEO, Quantum Leap
Tom Sweeney, Managing Director & Co-founder, Garage Technology Ventures
Andrew Wilkes, Chairman, Management Initiatives. 
 
9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Moderated Discussion: Policy Priorities
Q&A with audience - moderator Vicky Sharpe
 
10:30 - 10:45 a.m. Refreshments available in Lawrence Centre Atrium
Evergreen Paper Presentations - Lawrence Centre Room 2R21
 
10:40 – 12:00 p.m. Climate Constrained Energy Policies: A Modest Proposal
  Chair:
David Moorman, Senior Policy Advisor, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)
  Presenters:
Dr. Guy Holburn, Assistant Professor, Richard Ivey Business School, University of Western Ontario
  Dr. Harry Swain, Executive Director, Canadian Institute for Climate Studies, Centre for Global Studies, University of Victoria
  Dr. Barry Carin, Director, Globalization and Governance, Centre for Global Studies, University of Victoria
 
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.  Lunch - Lawrence National Centre Atrium
 
Session #2: No Single Solution: Determining Ontario’s Optimal Energy Supply Mix for the Future. (Lawrence Centre Room 2R21)
 
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Panel Presentations
Chair:
Pamela Nowina, Vice-Chair, Ontario Energy Board
  Panelists:
Geoff Ogram, Executive Vice-President, Asset Management, Hydro One
Bill Smith, Vice-President, Siemens Canada
Glen Murray, Chair, National Round Table on Energy and the Environment
2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Moderated Discussion: Policy Priorities
Q&A with audience 
3:00 - 3:15 p.m. Refreshments available in the Lawrence Centre Atrium
Session #3: Hydrogen, Hybrids and Husks: Fuels for the Future (Lawrence Centre Room 2R21)
 
3:15 – 4:15 p.m. Panel Presentations
  Chair:
Kevin Fitzgibbons, Executive Director, Office of the National Science Advisor, Government of Canada 
  Panelists:
Pierre Rivard, President & CEO, Hydrogenics
Maurice Hladik, Director of Marketing, Iogen Corporation
Bryan Swift, Director of Environmental Activities, General Motors
Graham Campbell, Director General, Office of Energy Research & Development, Natural Resources Canada
 
4:15 – 5:15 p.m.  Moderated Discussion: Policy Priorities
Q&A with audience 
 
6:30 – 7:00 p.m. Reception - The Windermere Manor, Grand Hall
7:00 – 7:30 p.m. Greetings
Dr. Ted Hewitt, Vice-President, Research, University of Western Ontario
  Dr. Franco Berruti, Dean, Faculty of Engineering, University of Western Ontario
  Dr. Hesham El Naggar, Associate Dean, Research and External Relations, Faculty of Engineering, University of Western Ontario 
UWO Research Demonstrations- “60 Second Pitch!” (with Alison Ariss, Consultant, Research Developmnet, University of Western Ontario)
7:30 – 9:30 p.m.  Dinner
  Introductions:
Ted Hewitt, Vice-President Research and International Relations, University of Western Ontario
Greetings from SSHRC:
Janet Halliwell, Executive Vice-President, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SHHRC)
  Keynote Address:
Joe Visalli, Director, Energy Resources, Transportation and Power Systems, and Environmental R&D, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
Tuesday, October 24th, 2006 - The Lawrence National Centre, University of Western Ontario Campus
7:30 - 8:30 a.m. Registration & Information - Continental Breakfast in Lawrence Centre Atrium
 
Session #4: Creating a Culture of Conservation:  Managing Energy Demand (Lawrence Centre Room 2R21)
8:30 – 10:00 a.m. Panel Presentations
Chair:
Ken Ogilvie, Executive Director, Pollution Probe 
  Panelists:
Ralph Torrie, Vice-President for Energy Policy and Climate Change, ICF Consulting
Gary Paul, Vice-President, Capgemini (Smart Meters concept)
Guy Holburn, Ivey Business School, University of Western Ontario (with Tom Ewart, Research Associate, Richard Ivey School of Business)
Bonnie Schmidt, President, Let’s Talk Science
 
 10:15 – 11:30 a.m. Moderated Discussion: Policy Priorities
Q&A with audience
11:30 – 2:00 p.m. Wrap-up/ Lunch
Reports by Session Chairs
  David Keith, Canada Research Chair in Energy and the Environment, University of Calgary
  Dianne Cunningham, Director, Lawrence National Centre of Policy and Management 
12:00 - 2:00 p.m. Student Seminar (Lawrence Centre Room 1N05)
  Kevin Chan (HBA '00) Senior Policy Analyst, Privy Council Office
  "How Major Decisions Get Made: The Cabinet Process"
      - Environmental and sustainable development issues
  Work Opportunities in strategic policy for the Government of Canada
   
 
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