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9th Edition
ENERGY CONTRACTS

March 5 – 6, 2012 | TELUS Convention Centre | Calgary
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CONFERENCE AGENDA


MARCH 5, 2012
8:30

Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00

Welcoming Remarks from the Co-Chairs

Gordon Kaiser 
Member, Energy Arbitration Chambers
Former Vice Chair, Ontario Energy Board

Neil McCrank Q.C. 
Counsel, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Former Chair, Alberta Utilities Commission
9:15

Regulatory Update

Bob Heggie
Chief Executive
Alberta Utilities Commission

Mr. Heggie will be providing a summary of the regulatory developments in Alberta during the past year.
10:15

Networking Coffee Break
10:30

Arbitration and Dispute Resolution – Power Purchase Agreements

Mary Comeau
Partner
Norton Rose Canada LLP

Bryan C. Duguid 
Partner
Jensen Shawa Solomon Duguid Hawkes LLP

  • Regulatory nature of PPAs
  • Mandatory dispute resolution process
  • Pathological arbitration provisions
  • "Pay and dispute" issue
  • Involvement by the balancing pool
  • The nature of the electricity industry
11:30

Government Procurement Contracting – Energy Projects

Jason Che-Aloy 
Managing Director
Power Advisory LLC

  • Provincial need for generation and transmission projects?
  • Examining different power system plans and procurement mechanisms
  • Procurement mechanisms: works and lessons learned
12:30

Networking Luncheon
1:45

Large Industrial Customers – Successful Strategies to Manage Pricing and Rates

Adam White
President
Association of Major Power Consumers

  • Understanding market price dynamics
  • How rates work
  • Opportunities for industrial customers
2:45

Networking Refreshment Break
3:00

The Challenge of Unconventional Resources

Neil McCrank Q.C. 
Counsel, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Former Chair, Alberta Utilities Commission

  • How much shale gas is there
  • The regulatory conflict
  • Where will it end
4:00

Bribery and Anti Corruption Laws

Gordon Kaiser 
Member, Energy Arbitration Chambers
Former Vice Chair, Ontario Energy Board

  • The new Canadian law
  • Recent decisions
  • Impact of US and UK law
  • Is the energy sector the bad boy?
5:00

Conference Adjourns for the Day
 
MARCH 6, 2012
8:30

Continental Breakfast
9:00

Welcoming Remarks from the Co-Chairs

Gordon Kaiser 
Member, Energy Arbitration Chambers
Former Vice Chair, Ontario Energy Board

Neil McCrank Q.C. 
Counsel, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Former Chair, Alberta Utilities Commission
9:15

Energy Contracts and Intellectual Property

Monica Sharma 
Partner
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

  • Intellectual property in the energy industry: current trends
  • Protecting and commercializing intellectual capital
  • Intellectual property ownership considerations in the energy industry
10:15

Networking Coffee Break
10:30

Financing Energy Contracts

Robert Nicholson 
Managing Director
RBC Capital Markets

David Jesty 
Managing Director
Manulife Financial

  • Renewable energy sector activity – Canada and the United States
  • Power Purchase Agreements – What do lenders like to see
  • PPAs vs. Hedge Agreements
11:30

International Joint Venture Contracts – Current Trends and Challenges

Jay Park Q.C. 
Partner
Norton Rose Canada LLP
12:15

Networking Luncheon
1:15
Keynote Luncheon Speaker

The Ten Most Important Issues Facing Energy Counsel Around the World

Tim Martin 
Principle
Adr Governance Inc.
2:00

Networking Refreshment Break
2:15

Aboriginal Arrangements and Energy Projects

Richard J. King
Partner
Norton Rose Canada LLP

This session will focus on the key role of aboriginal rights, interests and opportunities as they relate to energy projects.

  • Consultation arrangements
  • Benefits agreements
  • Other issues related to energy projects developed on First Nation Reserve and traditional lands
3:15

Current Energy Contracting Issues

Ernest W. Belyea
Partner
Bennett Jones LLP

  • Market structure issues
  • Commercial and consumer issues
  • Regulatory issues
  • Political context
4:15

Conference Adjourns
 

CLE Accreditation

This conference has been approved by the Law Society of British Columbia and the Law Society of Saskatchewan for 12 hours.

For Alberta lawyers, consider including this course as a CPD learning activity in your mandatory annual Continuing Professional Development Plan as required by the Law Society of Alberta.

 

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

  • Directors, Managers of Contracts and Energy Administration
  • In-house Counsel from Power, Gas and Other Energy Companies
  • Energy Procurement Managers
  • Contract Analysts
  • Energy Credit and Supply Analysts
  • Traders and Brokers
  • Marketing and Credit Risk Directors and Managers
  • Directors and Managers, Compliance and Regulatory Affairs
  • Senior Executives from Energy Industry Market
 

 

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

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HOTEL RESERVATIONS

The TELUS Convention Centre is conveniently located at 120-9th Avenue S.E., Calgary, Alberta. Tel. 403-261-8500. For overnight accommodation please call the Marriott Hotel at 403-266-7331 and ask for the Insight Information corporate rate, or online at www.calgarymarriott.com using booking code IEY (subject to availability).

 

PRICE

Registration Fee: (Includes meals, documentation and inCONFERENCE™, fully searchable online access to this conference's papers*)

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CANCELLATION AND REFUND POLICY

A refund (less an administration fee of $200 plus GST) will be made if notice of cancellation is received in writing three weeks before the event. We regret that no refund will be given after this period. A substitute delegate is welcome at any time.


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