June 20, 2024
12:00 am EDT
Fairmont Palliser Hotel, Calgary, Alberta
The world facing electricity providers is a world of fire, wind and rain. And extreme cold, sudden storms, and record-breaking heat. Extreme weather is a fact of everyday life. So far, the grid has held. What can we do to keep it resilient?
Join us as we explore…
- Executive response to extreme weather events, from the people who have been there.
- The trends we’re seeing with weather, technology and emergency response.
- How to communicate with customers when disaster strikes.
Keynote Speakers
- Blair Feltmate, Head of the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation, "The crippling cost of natural disasters”
- Minister Nathan Neudorf, Minister of Affordability and Utilities
Agenda
Agenda
12:00 pm
Networking Lunch
12:30 pm
Opening remarks
12:45 pm
Living and responding to the changing land: A new reality for Indigenous Communities
Armchair Discussion
- Chief Conroy Sewepagaham, Little Red River Cree Nation
- Melanie Bayley, President of ATCO Electric
1:15 pm
Grid Resiliency and Reliability
Keynote
- The Honorable Nathan Neudorf, Minister of Affordability and Utilities, Province of Alberta
1:45 pm
A conversation with municipal leaders on leading communities in emergency preparedness
Panel
- Tom Pickard, Mayor of Whitecourt, Alberta
- Cameron Cardinal, Counselor Ward 7, Mackenzie County
- Ted Clugston, Mayor of Medicine Hat
- Jackie Clayton, Mayor of Grande Prairie
- Jim Watson, former Mayor of Ottawa
- Moderator: Taras (T.M.) Sandulak, Emergency Management and Business Continuity, FortisBC
2:30 pm
Communicating in crisis: FortisAlberta’s response to the 2023 wildfires
Janine Sullivan, President and CEO of FortisAlberta
2:45 pm
Break
3:00 pm
The crippling cost of natural disasters
Keynote
- Blair Feltmate, Head of the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation
3:30 pm
Can technologies save us from extreme weather?
Panel
- Sonia Solova, National Generative AI /AI Leader for Energy & Mining
- Dominique Tardif, Product Line Manager, ABB
- Rob D’Arienzo, IBM Consulting Associate Partner – Weather, Climate & Sustainability
- Chris Colpitts, Technology Strategist, Microsoft
- Moderator: Carolina Gallo, Vice President Public Relations, GE Vernova
4:15 pm
Beyond the Shadow of a Drought
Panel
- Hal Turner, Interim President, Manitoba Hydro
- Lesley Gallinger, President and CEO, IESO
- Chris O’Reily – President and CEO, BC Hydro
- Moderator: Chris Fralick, Executive Vice President of Generation, TransAlta
5:00 pm
Cocktail hour with live music
- Ashley Garret Band
6:00 pm
Dinner and Entertainment
- Francis Bradley, President and CEO, Electricity Canada
- John Kousinioris, CEO, TransAlta
Performance: Hoop dancing, flute, and drumming by Notorious CREE
Event Host
- TransAlta
Get in Touch
If you have any questions or require any assistance, please contact our events team at events@electricity.ca