ONTARIO POWER SUMMIT

Network with the best in the industry and hear about:

• Green Energy Act projects: are the solutions falling into place?
• Progress of FIT and micro FIT programs
• Transmission expansion and smart grid implementation
• GEA and the future of LDC’s
• Nuclear in the post GEA era
• Alternative sources of energy
• What is happening to energy prices
• Strategic opportunity for customer engagement through smart rates and smart bills
• Market conditions for renewable energy projects – myths, pitfalls, successes
• Challenges of financing energy projects on reserves
• Climate change, clean energy and trade – the impact of the Copenhagen developments
• Implications for cross border trade in energy in North America
• Newest energy technologies and commercialization and regulatory challenges

PROGRAM CHAIR

David J. McFadden, Q.C.
Chair of Gowlings International, Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP

Keynote Address

The Honourable Brad Duguid
Ontario Minister of Energy and Infrastructure

Duncan Hawthorne
President and CEO, Bruce Power

Colin Andersen 
CEO, Ontario Power Authority

Cynthia Chaplin 
Vice Chair, Ontario Energy Board

Tom Mitchell
President and CEO, Ontario Power Generation
Ontario Energy Network

Anthony M. Haines
President and CEO, Toronto Hydro Corporation

Dr. Tony De Vuono
Senior Vice-President and Chief Technology Officer
AECL

Adam White
President, Association of Major Power Consumers in Ontario

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• The program will have most direct appeal to:
  
• Executives of provincial crown corporations, investor-owned utilities and municipal utilities
• Industrial, Commercial and Institutional Users of Electricity
• Electric and Gas Utilities Stockholders
• Power Aggregators, Marketers and Brokers
• Lawyers, Advisors and Consultants

• Investors and Financial Officers
• Independent Power Generators and
  Service Companies
• Regulators and Officials from Federal, Provincial and Local Government Bodies
• Electrical Equipment Manufacturers
• Experts, Officials and Representatives of Interest Groups in Environment,
  Resources and Economic Development

Dear Colleague:

I wish to invite you to attend the 9th Annual Insight Information’s ONTARIO POWER SUMMIT.

The Summit will have an excellent roster of speakers who will address the current issues and opportunities in Ontario’s electricity sector.

Since the last Power Summit held in May 2009, the Green Energy Act has been passed by the Ontario Legislature and is now being implemented. Our conference will look at the GEA from a variety of aspects – the effectiveness of its implementation, the impact on LDC’s, the development of renewable power and the direction of energy prices.

We will also hear about current developments in nuclear generation and look at the promise of new energy technology.

Each year, we face a broad range of issues in Ontario’s electricity sector. As one issue disappears, another comes up to replace it. The Ontario Power Summit promises to give you an excellent insight into the key issues affecting the Ontario power sector from speakers with first hand knowledge and experience.

Plan to attend the 9th Annual ONTARIO POWER SUMMIT. You won’t be disappointed.

David J. McFadden, Q.C.
Chair of Gowlings International
Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP

Thursday, May 6, 2010

8:15

Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00

Welcoming Remarks from Insight Information

9:05

Opening Remarks from the Chair

David J. McFadden, Q.C.
Chair of Gowlings International
Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP

9:15

G E Projects: Are the Solutions Falling Into Place?

Colin Andersen
Chief Executive Officer
Ontario Power Authority

• Overview of OPA and its role in implementing elements of the GEA
• Progress on implementing conservation-related elements
• Update on progress of FIT and micro FIT programs
• Importance of transmission expansion and smart grid implementation

Cynthia Chaplin
Vice Chair
Ontario Energy Board

• Overview of Board’s review of its regulatory codes and policies to align with the GEA
• The Ontario Energy Board’s important and continuing role within the new policy framework
• Key issues that the Board will be considering as the Province moves from policy development to implementation of the Green Energy Act
• Other emerging issues in the energy sector

10:15

Networking Coffee Break

10:30

GEA and the Future of LDC’s

Barry Chuddy
Chief Executive Officer
Guelph Hydro Inc.

The presentation will highlight some challenges in the GEA implementation:

• Guelph – the community energy plan and the Green Energy Act
• What are the “real” opportunities
• Challenges that exist in being the smallest of the large utilities
• Ways to solve the problems

Dan Guatto
Vice President of Engineering and Operations
Burlington Hydro Inc.

• Hype vs. reality
• Changes in customer expectations
• Technology overlay
• Grid and electric vehicles
• Opportunities

Anthony M. Haines
President and Chief Executive Officer
Toronto Hydro Corporation

• Toronto Hydro’s plans to deliver 500 MW of CDM and 500 MW of renewable generation by 2020
• Infrastructure renewal: the strategic capital construction plan that is reinforcing service reliability and forming the foundation of Toronto’s smart grid
• Leveraging utility partnerships to align CDM programs and streamline delivery to key customer segments

12:00

Networking Luncheon

1:00

Keynote Lunch Address

The Honourable Brad Duguid
Ontario Minister of Energy and Infrastructure

1:30

Nuclear in the Post GEA Era

Duncan Hawthorne
President and Chief Executive Officer
Bruce Power

The presentation will focus on the role that Bruce Power continues to play in meeting Ontario’s emissions-free, baseload nuclear needs.

Dr. Tony De Vuono
Senior Vice-President and Chief Technology Officer
AECL

The presentation will focus on the prospects of Canada’s nuclear industry in the global marketplace during the nuclear renaissance in the face of intense competition and growing stakeholder demands.

Tom Mitchell
President and Chief Executive Officer
Ontario Power Generation
Ontario Energy Network

Tom Mitchell, President and CEO of Ontario Power Generation will discuss OPG’s role, as a publicly-owned power company, in providing a foundation for Ontario’s clean energy future.

3:00

Networking Refreshment Break

3:15

Where Are We with the Alternative Sources of Energy in the New Era of Energy Generation?

Mike Crawley
Chief Executive Officer
AIM PowerGen

Nancy Cowan
Executive Director
NextEra Energy Resources

• Potential for wind power to contribute to electricity supply in Ontario
• GEA and challenges in getting more wind power on line
• What is needed to maximize the potential benefits of wind power to the province

Paul Norris
President
Ontario Waterpower Association

• Waterpower in the context of other renewables
• Kinetic hydro and pumped storage
• A waterpower strategy for Ontario

Justin Woodward
Director, Solar Development
Greta Energy Inc.

• The challenges and opportunities of solar development
• The potential for rooftop solar to contribute to the grid
• Solar power: future developments

5:00

Conference Adjourns for the Day

Friday, May 7, 2010

8:30

Continental Breakfast

9:00

Opening Remarks by the Chair

David J. McFadden, Q.C.
Chair of Gowlings International
Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP

9:15

What is Happening to Energy Prices?

Dr. Jan Carr
Board Member
AESO

• The declining relevance of Ontario’s electricity market
• Significance of Green Energy Act to electricity costs
• Market designs to support investment

Adam White
President
Association of Major Power Consumers in Ontario

• Electricity costs and prices in Ontario – past, present and future
• Profiting from electricity pricing dynamics in Ontario
• The strategic opportunity for customer engagement through smart rates and smart bills

10:15

Networking Coffee Break

10:30

Financing Renewable Energy Projects

Jacques L. Huot 
Vice President
Corpfinance International Limited

Project Finance:

• Market conditions for renewable energy projects
• Engaging with the Lender
• Challenges of financing energy projects on reserves
• Myths and pitfalls
• Successes

11:15

Climate Change, Clean Energy and Trade

Lisa (Elisabeth) DeMarco 
Partner
Macleod Dixon, LLP

• The clean energy dialogue – the impact of the Copenhagen developments
• Key legislative provisions and jurisprudence impacting energy
• Border tax adjustments (import tariffs)
• Implications for cross border trade in energy in North America
• Implications for renewable energy development (case study: Ontario’s Feed-in-Tariff)

11:45

Networking Luncheon

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12:30

Switching Perspectives: Creating New Business Models for a Changing World of Energy

F. Michael Valocchi
Vice-President/Partner
IBM Global Business Services
Global Energy and Utilities Leader

1:00

Energy Technologies: In the Foothills of the Energy Revolution

Networking coffee break will be announced

Moderator: Dan McGillivray, Ph.D.
Managing Director
Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE)
Centre of Excellence for Energy

• Emerging energy technologies: what’s hot and what’s not in Ontario?
• Commercialization: What are the challenges of moving an idea from mind to market?
• Who are the early adopters? Is this a role for the LDC’s in Ontario?
• What is Ontario’s global advantage in the energy revolution?

Chris Reid
CEO
Energent Incorporated

• What is the global opportunity with energy conservation and reduced consumption
• Why energy Monitoring and Targeting is a highly effective and low cost way to do this
• Energent: what we offer, and who we are partnering with
• What industry sectors and applications can be addressed by this approach
• Where else in Canada is there activity underway
• How is Energent helping to drive positive energy management through innovative M&T solutions

Nic Morgan
Vice President Business Development
Morgan Solar Inc.

• High concentration photovoltaics (CPV)
• Challenges to the solar energy industry
• Efficiency and scalability in solar energy
• Commercializing new technologies

Matthew Stevens, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer
CrossChasm

• What’s new in electrochemical energy storage (the new generation of batteries)?
• What are the opportunities for batteries in mobile and stationary applications? What are the unique business models?
• What are the commercialization issues (regulations, incentives, barriers…) and the current battery ‘scorecard’?
• What are the implications and opportunities that will result from vehicle/grid convergence?

Tony Verrelli
Chief Executive Officer and Director
Cleanfield Energy™ Corp.

• Vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) technology
• Small wind industry
• Commercialization challenges
• Regulatory issues

4:00

Closing Remarks by the Chair and Conference Ends

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