Agenda

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8:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Registration and Breakfast
Location: Churchill Ballroom
 
 
9:15 AM - 10:05 AM
Master of Ceremonies Stan Wesley | Welcome Remarks and Opening Ceremony
Location: Churchill Ballroom
 
Kahnekahnekahtahk Stan Wesley
Speaker: Elder Garry Sault, Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation
Drum Group and Dancers - Welcome Song
10:05 AM - 10:15 AM
Welcome Remarks and Introduction of Keynote Speaker
Location: Churchill Ballroom
 
 
10:15 AM - 10:50 AM
Keynote Speaker and Q & A session
Location: Churchill Ballroom
 
Andy McCutcheon
Topic: Innovative partnerships / Trends in the Energy Industry / How Indigenous Nations are Building Energy Resiliency
10:50 AM - 11:00 AM
Thank you Remarks to Keynote Speaker
 
Elder Garry Sault, Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation
Elder Garry Sault, Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
BREAK
 
 
 
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
IESO Indigenous Energy Support Program with Q & A Session
Location: Mountbatten A
 
Speaker: Diana Macanowicz
Speaker: Saeed Mohamed
IESO Indigenous Engagement Framework with Q & A Session
Location: Mountbatten B
 
Chief Claire Sault, Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation - TBC
Speaker: Sonia Fazari, Supervisor, Indigenous Engagement, IESO
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
LUNCH | EXHIBITOR HALL
 
 
 
1:30 PM - 2:35 PM
Panel Discussion: The Power of Partnerships – Empowering Communities (With Q & A Session)
Location: Churchill Ballroom
 
Speaker: Chief Mary Duckworth
Moderator: Stan Wesley, Kahnekahnekahtahk
Speaker: Jason Rioux
2:35 PM - 3:00 PM
BREAK
 
 
 
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Panel Discussion: Powering Ontario’s Growth – The Key to Accelerating Decarbonization and Energy Transition (With Q & A Session)
Location: Churchill Ballroom
 
Speaker: Matt Jamieson, President & CEO, Six Nations Development Corporation
Speaker: Pat Chilton, CEO, First Nations Energy
Speaker: Gail Lawlor, Conservation on the Coast President, Energy Matters
Moderator: Katherine Sparkes, Director, Innovation, Research and Development, IESO
4:00 PM - 4:10 PM
Closing Remarks
Location: Churchill Ballroom
 
Chief Claire Sault, Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation - TBC
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Evening Social Event
Location: BB33 (On-site at the Chelsea Hotel)
 
 
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Registration and Breakfast | EXHIBITOR HALL
 
 
 
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Master of Ceremonies Stan Wesley | Welcome Remarks and Introduction of Keynote Speaker
Location: Churchill Ballroom
 
Speaker: Carla Y. Nell, VP, Corporate Relations, Stakeholder Engagement & Innovation
Speaker: The Honourable Todd Smith Minister of Energy
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Keynote Speaker: Christine Goulais and Q & A Session
Location: Churchill Ballroom
 
Speaker: Christine Goulais
10:30 AM - 10:35 AM
Thank you Remarks to Keynote Speaker
 
 
Speaker: Carla Y. Nell, VP, Corporate Relations, Stakeholder Engagement & Innovation
10:35 AM - 10:45 AM
Advancing Economic Reconciliation with Indigenous communities
 
 
Speaker: Jennifer Tidmarsh, Vice President, Indigenous Relations and Partnerships, Ontario Power Generation
Speaker: Chief Emily Whetung-MacInnes, Director, Indigenous Partnerships, Ontario Power Generation
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
BREAK | NETWORKING | EXHIBITOR HALL
 
 
 
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Panel Discussion: Meet the Community Energy Champions
Location: Churchill Ballroom
 
Speaker: Gina Simon, Michipicoten First Nation
Speaker: Susan Sullivan, Caldwell First Nation
Speaker: Jordan Beardy, Independent First Nations Alliance
Moderator: Saeed Mohamed
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
LUNCH | EXHIBITOR HALL
 
 
 
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
IESO Indigenous Engagement Framework with Q & A Session
Location: Mountbatten B
 
Chief Claire Sault, Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation - TBC
Speaker: Sonia Fazari, Supervisor, Indigenous Engagement, IESO
IESO Indigenous Energy Support Program with Q & A Session
Location: Mountbatten A
 
Speaker: Diana Macanowicz
Speaker: Saeed Mohamed
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
BREAK
 
 
 
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
The Key to Developing Sustainable Energy Projects
Location: Churchill Ballroom
 
Speaker: Matthew Jackson, Director, Indigenous Relations, Hydro One
3:05 PM - 3:45 PM
Panel Discussion: Community Project Success Stories - Sharing Best Practices
Location: Churchill Ballroom
 
Speaker: Cindy Roks, Demand Side Management, IESO
Speaker: Dawn Lambe, Anishinabek Nation
Speaker: Rashaun Harper
Speaker: Danielle Bekintis
Moderator: Stan Wesley, Kahnekahnekahtahk
3:45 PM - 3:50 PM
Closing Remarks
Location: Churchill Ballroom
 
Speaker: Sonia Fazari, Supervisor, Indigenous Engagement, IESO
3:50 PM - 4:00 PM
Ceremonial Closing
 
 
Elder Dorothy Peters, Seine River First Nation
Drum Group: Travelling Song