Toronto Agenda
8:30 am Breakfast and Registration
9:00 am Welcome Remarks
Ed Crooks, Energy Editor, Financial Times
9:10 am Keynote Address
Jeremy Rifkin, Founder and President, Foundation on Economic Trends
10:10 am Panel: The Investment Challenge
What is the best way for investors to enter the market for clean and renewable energy? Which technologies offer the best long-term returns? How can investors compare the potential of technology like carbon, capture and storage (CCS) to market-based renewable solutions like solar and wind? What are the supply, demand and pricing scenarios? Are there already too many players in some sectors, leading to M&A opportunities and industry consolidation? How crucial a role will China play in the global clean energy industry? Given the rapid proliferation of cleantech and environmental funds, and the likely increase in IPOs as more and more new energy companies come to market, are we facing the prospect of a global equity investment boom and thus the threat of a crash similar to the dotcom collapse? Are there sufficient regulatory and tax incentives for private sector investment in new energy? Should governments issue climate bonds to finance clean technologies? How important is it to have a formal carbon market in Canada?
Harry Goldgut, Chairman, Brookfield Renewable Power, and Senior Managing Partner, Brookfield Asset Management
Matthew J. Kiernan, Founder and Chief Executive, Inflection Point Capital Management
Ray Wood, Managing Director and Co-Head, U.S. Power Group and Global Alternative Energy Group, Investment Banking, Credit Suisse
11:10 am Break
11:30 am Panel: The Infrastructure Challenge
A move towards cleaner energy sources and greater energy efficiency requires sustained expansion and technical enhancement of the country's power infrastructure. Is Canada's electricity grid sufficiently developed to integrate renewable power sources like wind and solar, to support new technologies like CCS, or to deal with the expected increased use of natural gas? Ontario has been a major North American driver of smart grid technology. How realistic is the prospect of widespread implementation of that technology to enhance energy efficiency? Looking at transport and the potential of natural gas vehicles, why is Canada lagging behind after initially building more filling stations that any other country? Are there sufficient incentives for the private sector to contribute to infrastructure financing and investment?
Alicia Milner, President, Canadian Natural Gas Vehicle Alliance
Simon Olivier, General Manager, Canada & North East USA, GE Energy Infrastructure - Power & Water
Alex Pourbaix, President, TransCanada Energy
12:30 pm Closing Remarks
Steve Uszkay, MD, Head of Canadian Equities, Credit Suisse
12:40 pm Buffet Lunch
