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Speakers and Panelists at PEIA Functions 2000 - 2006

 

Name & Affiliation

 

 

 

 

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Title of Presentation

 

Session Theme

2000

2002

2004

'04-5

'05-6

'06-7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

K = Keynote, S = Speaker, P = Panelist

A - B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dan Allard  -  Calpine Incorporation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What Works

 

 

Financing Energy

S

 

 

 

 

 

Guido Bachmann  -  Canadian Gas and Electric

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Small Hydro is the Best Hydro

 

Renewable Energy

S

 

 

 

 

 

Ken Baker  -  BC Green Economy Secretariat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BC's Green Economy

 

 

Green Economy

S

 

 

 

 

 

Joseph Baladi  -  VP, Investment & Strategic Development, Hydro Quebec

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hydro-Quebec Capitech: Energy & Ideas

Finance

 

 

S

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Industry Executive Panel

 

Policy

 

 

P

 

 

 

 

Steve Barber  -  President, Mistral Power

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wind Power Solutions 

 

Environment

 

S

 

 

 

 

Trent Barry  -  Partner, Compass Resource Management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Renewable Portfolio Standards: A Primer

Environment

 

S

 

 

 

 

David Bates  -  Professor Emeritus, University of BC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Implications of Energy Choices

Environment

 

S

 

 

 

 

Laurie Bayda  -  Regulatory Analyst, Hong Kong Bank of Canada

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alberta: This Is How It Works

 

Regulation

 

 

S

 

 

 

 

Phil Beaty  -  Director, Sales & Marketing, Etho Power

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Waste to Dollars

 

 

Technology

 

S

 

 

 

 

Janet Benjamin - P. Eng., Consultant Strategic Energy Options

 

Evolution to Plug-in Hybrids

for BC

 

 

 

 

 

 S

David Biggs  -  Co-Founder, Envision Sustainability Tools Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The "Quest" Sustainability Model 

Environment & Sustainability

 

S

 

 

 

 

Quest for Answers

 

 

Community Energy

S

 

 

 

 

 

Sharon Blair  -  Research Director, Lightyear Technologies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hydrogen Storage Materials

 

Technology

 

S

 

 

 

 

Dr. George Boer  -  Senior Research Scientist, Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modelling Climate Change

 

Environment

K

 

 

 

 

 

Gerry Bramhill  -  Electrical Training Institute

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Staying Ahead

 

 

Education & Employment

S

 

 

 

 

 

Clay Braziller  -  Senior Business Analyst, Canadian Institute for Market Intelligence (CIMI)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Needs of Technology Developers to Speed Commercialization

Technology & Commercialization

P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C - D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ken Cameron  -  Greater Vancouver Regional District

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Matching Action and Impact

 

Regional Initiatives

S

 

 

 

 

 

Ken Cannon  -  Industrial Customers of Northwest Utilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Old Economy Survival with Deregulated Prices

Customer Choice

S

 

 

 

 

 

Morag Carter  -  Director, Climate Change Program, David Suzuki Foundation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Sustainable Energy Plan for BC

 

 

 

 

 

S

 

 

Jennifer Clarke  -  Councillor, City of Vancouver

 

 

K

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Vancouver Area: A Centre for Energy Innovation

Overview

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Penny Cochrane  -  Senior Consultant, Willis Energy Systems Ltd.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Who is Leading, Who is Following? The Market vs Regulation - an Update

 

 

 

 

S

 

 

 

Strategic Responses to Global Oil Supply Uncertainties 

 

 

 

 

P

 

 

 

Addressing Climate Change - Issues & Solutions: Introduction

Environment & Sustainability

 

S

 

 

 

Stewart Cohen  -  Scientific Advisor, Canadian Climate Impacts & Adaptation Research Network (C-CIARN)

 

 

 

 

 

Getting Ready: Understanding Climate Change

Environment

 

S

 

 

 

 

 

Water Issues Arising from Climate Change

Environment & Sustainability

 

S

 

 

 

Graham Dallas  -  Director, External Affairs, CN Rail

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Strategic Issues for the Rail Industry in the 21st Century

Transportation

 

S

 

 

 

 

Steve Davis  -  President, Independent Power Association of BC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Getting the Supply-Side Fundamentals Right

Policy

 

 

S

 

 

 

 

Larry Dobson  -  Northern Light R&D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy from Waste: Breakthrough Technology

Research & Development

S

 

 

 

 

 

Bruce Downing  -  President & CEO, Mag Power Systems

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sea-Water Fuelled Power Cell

 

Renewable Energy

S

 

 

 

 

 

 

Magnesium-Air Fuel Cell Applications

Technology

 

S

 

 

 

 

Bill Dragvik  -  Bambeck Systems

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Savings for Motors

 

 

Combustion Efficiency

S

 

 

 

 

 

Romney Duffey  -  Principal Scientist, Atomic Energy Canada Ltd.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kyoyo: CANDU

 

 

Environment

 

S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E - G

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jason Edsworthy  -  Vision Quest Windelectric

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Air for the Taking

 

 

Renewable Energy

S

 

 

 

 

 

Professor Mark Elwood - BC Cancer Research Centre Strategic Energy Options

 

Power Lines and Health: Cause, Coincidence or Conspiracy?

for BC

 

 

 

 

 

 S

Dr. Robert Evans  -  Director, Clean Energy Research Centre, University of BC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fuelling the Future

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S

 

 

Pathways to a Clean Energy Future

Restructuring

 

K

 

 

 

 

 

Moving Toward a Clean Energy Future

Environment & Sustainability

 

S

 

 

 

Ken Fielding  -  President & CEO, Delta-Q Technologies Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High Efficiency Power Electronics: control, conversion, monitoring

Technology & Commercialization

S

 

 

 

Dr. Nigel Fitzpatrick  -  Chairman, Azure Dynamics Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clear Sailing with Hybrid Electric Vehicles

Combustion Efficiency

S

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hybrid Liquid-Fuel/Electric Engines

Technology & Commercialization

S

 

 

 

Dermot Foley  -  David Suzuki Foundation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measures for Climate Change

 

Community Energy

S

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. Dan Fraser  -  University of Manitoba

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ocean-Based Geothermal Energy 

Ocean Geothermal

P

 

 

 

 

 

Richard Fry  -  Program Manager, Fuel Cell Infrastructure, Natural Resources Canada

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Federal Government's Infrastructure Initiatives

Finance

 

 

S

 

 

 

 

Dr. Roger Gale  -  President & CEO, GF Energy LLC, Washington, DC, USA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Changing Face of Energy Utilities

Restructuring

K

 

 

 

 

 

 

One Step Forward, Half a Step Back

Restructuring

 

K

 

 

 

 

Richard Gathercole  -  Executive Director, BC Public Interest Advocacy Centre

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Energy AND Low Prices

 

Policy

 

 

S

 

 

 

 

Dr. Mori Ghomshei  -  Canadian Geothermal Association

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Land-Based Geothermal Energy

 

Renewable Energy

S

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ocean-Based Geothermal Energy 

Ocean Geothermal

P

 

 

 

 

 

David Gourley  -  Operations Manager, Pacific Vehicle Testing Technologies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurement Improves Air Quality

Transportation

 

S

 

 

 

 

Allan Grant  -  Program Manager, Hydrogen Initiatives, BC Hydro

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Why Hydrogen & the Hydrogen Business?

Fuels & Storage

 

S

 

 

 

 

Bill Grant  -  Executive Director, BC Utilities Commission

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Conundrum: Regulators & Flexibility

Regulation

 

 

S

 

 

 

 

Conrad Guelke  -  Principal, CSP Enterprises; former Manager, Generation Planning, BC Hydro

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Strategic Responses to Global Oil Supply Uncertainties 

 

 

 

 

P

 

 

Rodolfo Guido  -  COO, DynaMotive Energy Systems Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Green Fuels from Biomass

 

Environment

 

S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

H - L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Andrew Hall  -  Director, Corporate Development, QuestAir Technologies 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hydrogen from Hydrocarbons: the only realistic alternative

Technology & Commercialization

S

 

 

 

Stephen Hall  -  Principal, Stephen F. Hall & Associates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Community Energy Storefronts: Building the Conservation

Power Plant from the Bottom Up

 

 

S

 

 

 

Energy Efficiency - The California Experience

 

 

 

 

 

 

S

 

 

Neighbourhood "Energy Storefronts": Conservation, Bottom UP

Funding & Assistance

 

 

S

 

 

 

Hon. Michael Harcourt  -  Former Premier of BC, Sustainbility Research, University of BC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sustainable Cities - Keys to Our Energy Future

Environment

K

 

 

 

 

 

Randy Hardy  -  Principal, Hardy Consulting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Are We Headed for 1976 All Over Again?

Restructuring

S

 

 

 

 

 

John Helliwell - Professor Emeritus, UBC Strategic Energy Options

 

Possible Implications of Well Being Research for Energy

and Environmental Policies

for BC

 

 

 

 

 

 S

Derek Henriques  -  Power Smart Quality Assurance, BC Hydro

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LEDs: Lighting the Future

 

Technology

 

S

 

 

 

 

Lori Herman  -  EnviroVest Energy Ventures Consultants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turning Green with Energy Savings

Green Economy

S

 

 

 

 

 

Robert Hobbs  -  former VP, Regulatory & Legislative Affairs, UtiliCorp Networks Canada (West Kootenay Power)

 

 

 

 

Workshop on Electricity Industry Reform

Restructuring

 

K

 

 

 

 

Eugene Hodgson  -  Vice President, Government Relations, Sea Breeze Power Corporation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BC Windpower: An Update

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S

 

Innes Hood  -  Senior Associate, Sheltair Group

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Strategic Opportunities for Green Buildings

Finance

 

 

S

 

 

 

 

Richard Hopp  -  Senior VP, Business Development, Maxim Power

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Small Power Development Realities

Finance

 

 

S

 

 

 

 

Rick Hopp  -  Director/Shareholder, Mountain Power

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Funding Requirements & Strategies: an overview of two companies

Energy Investment

 

 

S

 

 

 

Steve Horsman  -  Software & Technology Development, Optimal Technology (UK)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Management Through Aerial Data Acquisition & Processing

Finance

 

 

S

 

 

 

 

Carl Hunter  -  QuestAir Technologies Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not All Hydrogen is the Same

 

Hydrogen Economy

S

 

 

 

 

 

Dale Huntingford  -  TransAlta

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Making it Happen

 

 

Financing Energy

S

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. Michael Isaacson  -  Dean of Science, University of BC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fostering Innovation in BC

 

Technology

K

 

 

 

 

 

Judi Johansen  -  Administrator & CEO, Bonneville Power Administration, Portland, OR, USA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Large Utility Challenges in an unregulated Environment

Restructuring

K

 

 

 

 

 

Alan Johnson  -  Managing Director, ZECA Corporation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zero Emissions Carbon Technology

Technology

 

S

 

 

 

 

Allan Johnson  -  The Coal Association of Canada

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coal to Hydrogen

 

 

Hydrogen Economy

S

 

 

 

 

 

Beth Johnson  -  Federation of Canadian Municipalities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FCI: Helping to Invest in Your Municipality

Finance

 

 

S

 

 

 

 

Jenny Kagetsu  -  Engineering Co-op Program, University of BC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High Tech and Substance

 

Education & Employment

S

 

 

 

 

 

Mark Kendall  -  Senior Energy Analyst, Oregon Office of Energy, Portland, OR, USA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Has Oregon Got the Answers?

 

Restructuring

S

 

 

 

 

 

 

How's It Going SoFar, Oregon?

 

Regulation

 

 

S

 

 

 

 

Jason Keyes  -  JX Crystals Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High Power Density Photovoltaics

Research & Development

S

 

 

 

 

 

Egil (Bud) Krogh  -  Krogh Leonard Attorneys, Seattle, WA, USA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Where Does the Regional Transmission Organization (RTO) Fit In?

Restructuring

S

 

 

 

 

 

Chris Lythgo  -  Senior Vice President, Coast Mountain Bus Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Experience with Fuel Cell Buses

Fuels & Storage

 

S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

M

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ron MacDonald  -  Council of Forest Industries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Choosing Our Exports: Energy or Forest Products

Customer Choice

S

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. John MacDonald  -  Chairman & CEO, Day4Energy Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Business Case for Renewables

 

 

 

 

 

S

 

 

 

Seeking Investment & Keeping Control

Energy Investment

 

 

S

 

 

 

Richard MacKellar  -  NxtPhase

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mice and Elephants

 

 

Risk Management

S

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. John Madden  -  Canadian Neptune Management Board

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Neptune

 

 

Ocean Geothermal

S

 

 

 

 

 

Timo Makinen  -  Director, Business Development, Vizon SciTec Inc. (formerly BC Research Inc.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Challenges of the New Realities

 

Environment & Sustainability

 

P

 

 

 

Michael Margolick  -  Consultant, Global Change Strategies International

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Emerging GHG Emissions Market

Restructuring

 

S

 

 

 

 

Cathy Marr  -  Sustainability Committee, Association of Professional Engineers & Geoscientists of BC

 

 

 

 

 

 

Integrating Sustainability into Professional Practice

 

 

 

 

 

S

 

 

Jan Marston  -  BC Gas (now Terasen)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Daily Trader

 

 

Energy Trading

S

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. Don McAdam  -  University of BC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ocean-Based Geothermal Energy 

Ocean Geothermal

P

 

 

 

 

 

Brian McCloy - BW McCloy and Associates Strategic Energy Options

 

Bioenergy Opportunities for BC

for BC

 

 

 

 

 

 S

Ken McCready  -  Dynamotive Canada

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fuelling Our Future with Bio-Oil

 

Renewable Energy

S

 

 

 

 

 

Bob McDonald  -  Host, Quirks & Quarks, CBC Radio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy and Our World View

 

Overview

 

K

 

 

 

 

 

Geoff McDonell  -  Senior Mechanical Engineer, Earthtech Canada

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deep Green

 

 

Efficient Buildings

 

S

 

 

 

 

Shawn McGroarty  -  Mag Power Systems

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Magnesium-Air Fuel Cell Applications

Technology

 

S

 

 

 

 

John McKay  -  Manager, Resource Conservation, Coquitlam School District