The Making Green Energy Happen: Policies and Priorities Workshop
 

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SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 2009 – SPENCER LEADERSHIP CENTRE
 
5:00 - 7:00 p.m. REGISTRATION
 
6:00 – 9:00 p.m. RECEPTION AND LIGHT BUFFET DINNER
 
7:00 – 7:15 p.m. WELCOME
  DIANNE CUNNINGHAM, DIRECTOR OF LAWRENCE NATIONAL CENTRE FOR POLICY MANAGEMENT, RICHARD IVEY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

CAROL STEPHENSON, DEAN, RICHARD IVEY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO

HONOURABLE CHRIS BENTLEY, ATTORNEY GENERAL, MPP, LONDON WEST

GORD HUME, CONTROLLER, BOARD OF CONTROL, CITY OF LONDON

 
 
7:15 - 7:45 p.m. SIXTY SECOND PITCH- PRESENTATIONS BY FACULTY AND STUDENTS ON STATE OF THE ART RESEARCH AND INNOVATION PROJECTS
 
7:45 - 8:10 p.m. GUEST SPEAKER

HONOURABLE DONNA CANSFIELD, MINISTER OF NATURAL RESOURCES, MPP ETOBICOKE CENTRE

 
MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2009 – SPENCER LEADERSHIP CENTRE
 
7:00 - 8:00 a.m. BREAKFAST (REGISTRATION)
 
8:00 - 8:10 a.m. OPENING REMARKS

DEPUTY MINISTER SAAD RAFI, ONTARIO MINISTRY OF ENERGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE

POSITIONING ONTARIO AGRICULTURE AS A NET PRODUCER OF ENERGY
 
SESSION #1: THE OPPORTUNITY IS ECONOMIC WITH A POSITIVE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

CHAIR: CHRIS HANLON, DIRECTOR OF ENERGY SERVICES, Ag ENERGY CO-OPERATIVE
 
8:10 – 9:10 a.m. PANEL PRESENTATIONS
 
  1. Ontario’s present and future sources, volumes and distribution of agricultural biomass
    Ian McDonald, Research Coordinator, Field Crops, OMAFRA
  2. How do we take advantage of Ontario’s food-related biomass capacity, and what does it mean to our economy?
    Gord Surgeoner, President, Ontario Agri-Food Technologies
  3. What is the renewable equation for agricultural biomass and what needs to be balanced?
    Don McCabe, Vice- President, Ontario Federation of Agriculture
  4. 4. How can Ontario/Canada gain advantage from its renewable forest resources?
    Carole Champion, Director, Business Development, Ontario Centres of Excellence: Atikokan BioEnergy Research Centre
  5. Making Canadian Forestry Competitive
    Frank Dottori, Consultant, Founder, President & CEO, Tembec Inc.
     
 
9:10 – 9:45 a.m. MODERATED DISCUSSION
 
9:45 - 10:00 a.m. Refreshments available at Spencer Leadership Centre
SESSION #2: CLEARING THE PATH

CHAIR: ROBERT TMEJ, SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR, MINISTRY OF ENERGY AND INFRASTRUCUTRE

 
10:00 – 11:00 A.m. PANEL PRESENTATIONS
 
  1. Defining biomass for a number of purposes (waste), and eliminating regulatory barriers and harmonizing regulation
    a. Intra-provincial and Inter-provincial
    b. Canada-U.S. and International
    Ryan Little, Vice President, StormFisher Biogas
  2. Updating infrastructure
    a. Relating to power generation
    Mark Graham, Director, Investment Policy and Agreements, Hydro One
    b. Relating to natural gas distribution
    Bryan Goulden, Manager, Regulatory Applications, Union Gas
    c. Relating to transportation and logistics
    Tom Sagaskie, General Manager, Guelph Junction Railway
     
 
11:00 – 11:45 A.m.  MODERATED DISCUSSION
 
11:45 - 12:30 p.m. LUNCH – SPENCER LEADERSHIP CENTRE
 
SESSION #3: FROM SCIENCE TO SOLUTIONS

CHAIR: DAVID SPARLING, ASSOCIATE DEAN, RESEARCH AND GRADUATE STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH (INCOMING CHAIR, AGRI-FOOD INNOVATION AND REGUALTION, RICHARD IVEY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS)
 
 
12:30 – 2:00 p.m. Panel Presentations
  1. Climate Change – The Challenges and Opportunities for Green Energy
    Gordon McBean, Research Chair, Institute of Catastrophic Loss Reduction and Professor, Department of Geography, University of Western Ontario
  2. Integrating research, technology development and commercialization
    Franco Berruti, Professor, Department of Engineering, The University of Western Ontario, Director, Institute for Chemicals and Fuels from Alternative Resources, The University of Western Ontario
  3. Implementing new technologies at every scale
    a. Putting together major projects
    Frank Dottori, Director Cellulosic Ethanol Division, Greenfield Ethanol
    b. Farm-scale implementation
    Dean Tiessen, Partner, Cantus Bio Power Ltd. (alternate Ted Cowan, Research, Ontario Federation of Agriculture)
  4. Cogeneration in Greenhouses: the Dutch experience
    Dick Kramp, Marketing Program Manager, GE Energy, Jenbacher Gas Engines, Netherlands
     
2:00 – 2:45 p.m. MODERATED DISCUSSION
2:45 - 3:00 p.m. Refreshments available at the Spencer Leadership Centre
SESSION #4: IT’S THE ECONOMY AGAIN!

CHAIR: PHIL DICK, INVESTMENT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, OMAFRA
 
 
3:00 – 4:00 p.m. PANEL PRESENTATIONS
 
  1. A Study of the Ontario Wind Power Sector: Regulatory Risk and Private Investment
    Guy Holburn, Professor, Richard Ivey School of Business, The University of Western Ontario
  2. Energy and Climate Change Policy in the Netherlands, The Goal of the Horticulture Sector to be a net energy producer in 2020
    Nico Van Ruiten, Chairman of Horticulture, Dutch Farmers’ Union
  3. Driving conservation and efficiency ahead of green energy investment
    a.) The Molson Case Study
    Doug Dittburner, Eng. Chief Engineer and Energy Team Leader, Molson Canada
    b.) Energy Efficiency & Environmental Stewardship – From Business Concepts to Action!
    Chris Hanlon, Director Energy Services, Ag Energy Co-Operative
     
 
4:00 – 5:00 p.m.  MODERATED DISCUSSION
5:00 – 5:20 p.m. CLOSING STATEMENTS: Positioning Ontario/Canada agriculture as a net producer of energy
Deb Stark, Assistant Deputy Minister, Food Safety and Environment Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (TBD)
Ezio Di Emanuele, Regional Director, Agriculture and Agri-food Canada
 
 
5:20 - 5:30 p.m. WRAP UP - DIANNE CUNNINGHAM
7:00 – 7:30 p.m. RECEPTION AND BUFFET DINNER - SPENCER LEADERSHIP CENTRE
   
 
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