Confirmed Speakers

The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change
Government of Ontario
Glen Murray

Partner
DeMarco Allan LLP
Lisa DeMarco

Executive Director
Environmental Defence Canad
Timothy (Tim) J. Gray
Tim has been a member of several Ministerial Advisory Committees including the Ontario government’s Forest Policy Advisory Committee, the Forest Accord Advisory Board and the Ministers Council on Forest Sector Competitiveness. He co-led the ENGO intervener group in the Ontario Timber Class Environmental Assessment and the Partnership for Public Lands ENGO collaboration during Ontario’s Lands for Life land-use planning process. He also has taken roles related to the development and use of market mechanisms to achieve conservation outcomes and been involved in the development of FSC Canadian regional standards and of FSC procurement policies and export strategies in Central America.
Tim was a founding Board member of Global Forest Watch Canada and his current Board commitments include membership on the Boards of Directors of Cornerstone Standards Council, and Wildlife Conservation Society Canada and the Greenbelt Summit Group.
Tim worked as an executive director, senior program manager and conservation director with the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society from 1990 until 2005 and as Program Director of the Ivey Foundation from 2005 to 2013.
Tim obtained an honours undergraduate degree in Biology from Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario in 1987 and a M.Sc. in Botany/Environmental Studies from the University of Toronto in 1992.

Partner
DeMarco Allan LLP
Travis J. Allan
Before joining DeMarco Allan LLP, Travis practiced at one of the world’s largest law firms in New York, NY focusing on project finance and corporate restructuring. Travis is a member of the Ontario and New York bars. He serves on the boards of the Climate Change Lawyers Network (as co-chair) and Project Neutral (as chair) and formerly served as a governor of the Ontario Land Trust Alliance

Research Director
EcoFiscal Commission
Dale Beugin

CEO
Canadian Fuels Association
Peter Boag

CEO
APPrO
David Butters
Mr. Butters has an extensive background in government, government relations, and corporate and advertising communications.
Prior to joining APPrO he was Vice President, Public Affairs for Hill & Knowlton Canada, with responsibility for their national energy practice. He has also been Chief of Staff to a senior cabinet minister in the Conservative government of the Honourable Brian Mulroney.
He sits on Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator’s Stakeholder Advisory Committee, representing Ontario generators, and is a member of the Ontario Energy Board Chair’s Advisory Roundtable.
Mr. Butters is a graduate of York University in Toronto.
APPrO is a non-profit advocacy organization representing more than 100 companies involved in the development and operation of commercial electricity generation in Ontario. APPrO members include both investor and publicly owned generation companies producing power from nuclear, hydro-electric, coal, gas, co-generation, wind energy, waste wood and other sources, generating over 95% of the electricity made in Ontario.

Director, Corporate Environmental Affairs
Royal Bank of Canada
Andrew Craig, MBA, MSc.
- Developing and executing RBC’s corporate environmental strategy, the RBC Environmental Blueprint, globally
- Building business cases, leading funding requests and project oversight of environmental initiatives
- Acting centre of expertise for RBC business and functional units on environmental issues that represent risks or opportunities
- Integration of environmental sustainability into RBC’s business and functional units
- Oversight of internal and external environmental communications and reporting
Andrew is an environmental scientist by training. Before joining RBC, he worked as a consultant for Deloitte in the Environment and Sustainability practice helping clients develop sustainability strategies and project managed GHG emission inventory audits. He also worked as an Air Quality Scientist for Jacques Whitford Environment (now Stantec) preparing air emission inventories for industrial clients, conducting ambient air quality monitoring programs and preparing regulatory submissions to the Ministry of the Environment (Ontario)
Andrew holds a BSc. from the University of Guelph in Natural Resources Management, an MSc. in Environmental Technologies from Imperial College in London, UK and has a Masters in Business Administration from the Schulich School of Business in Toronto.

Managing Director, Energy Commodities & Clearing
NGX
Claude Cyr
Mr. Cyr holds a bachelor of commerce from Concordia University, as well as the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Director Sustainability
CN

President
Carbon Mercantile Exchang
Trevor Ducharme

Head of Sustainability
HP Canada
Frances Edmonds

COO
Carbonzero
Dan Fraleigh

CEO
Canadian Steel Association
Joseph Galimberti

President
CANSIA
John A. Gorman
John’s role as the Canadian Designate on the International Energy Agency’s Executive Committee (PVPS) provides him with a global perspective on energy matters. He has served as a director on the boards of numerous community and corporate organizations including one of the nations largest electric utilities.
His family and Ottawa-based home are proud participants in Ontario’s microFIT program.

CEO
Corporate Knights
Toby Heaps

Senior Manager Strategic Policy
Ontario Energy Board

General Counsel
NRStor Inc.
Jennifer Manning

Principal
Manning Environmental Law
Paul Manning

Market Leader, Climate Change and Sustainability Services
Ernst & Young
Susan McGeachie
Susan holds an MBA from the Schulich School of Business with a specialization in Finance and Sustainability and serves on the Centre of Excellence in Responsible Business advisory council. She is an adjunct professor with the University of Toronto, where she teaches a graduate course in environmental finance and sustainable investing and is a member of the Environmental Finance Advisory Committee. Past affiliations include serving as a Board Member of the Responsible Investment Association and as an Associate Fellow with the Toronto-based Institute for Research and Innovation.

CEO
Cement Association of Canada
Michael McSweeney
Mr. McSweeney serves as a Director of the Athena Institute and in 2015 was appointed by Premier Wynne to the Ontario Climate Action Group.
Prior to joining the Cement Association of Canada, Mr. McSweeney held leadership roles in both the public and private sectors, where he gained a deep understanding of the inner workings of both the political and business environments.
His 30-year work experience includes terms as CEO of the Standards Council of Canada; City and Regional Councillor in Ottawa; special assistant for the Minister of Defence; and as Executive Assistant to the Leader of the Opposition and later the Prime Minister of Canada, the Honourable Brian Mulroney.
Mr. McSweeney holds a Masters of Business Administration from the Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario, a Masters of Public Administration from Harvard University and a BA in Political Science and Law from Carleton University.

Chief Economist
Mowat Centre
Mike Moffatt

Assistant General Counsel & General Manager Legal Affairs
Union Gas

President and Chief Executive Officer
Coop Carbone
Jean Nolet

Président
OSC Consultants

Director of Resource Integration
IESO

Senior Policy Advisor
Clean Energy Canada
Sarah Petrevan

Managing Partner
Quinn & Partners Inc.
Francisca Quinn

Director, North America Policy & Climate Finance
International Emissions Trading Association
Katie Sullivan

President
IISD
Scott Vaughan
At the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Vaughan initiated the UNEP Finance Initiative and UNEP’s work on trade and environment. Early in his career, he worked at the head office of the Royal Bank Financial Group. Vaughan holds post-graduate degrees from the London School of Economics, University of Edinburgh and Dalhousie University, and an undergraduate degree from Mount Allison University.
Recent and current affiliations include Chair of the Board of IISD Experimental Lakes Area; Interim Head of Secretariat, Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF); co-chair of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment (CCICED) Special Study; Associate Editor, Chinese Journal of Urban and Environment Studies (CJUES); co-convener of the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) Task Force on Trade and Natural Resources; member of Future Earth Engagement Committee; member of UNEP International Advisory Council for the Advancement of Justice, Governance and Law for Environmental Sustainability; member of the Environmental Leadership Council, Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce