Tuesday, March 13th 2012

 

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08:00 – 09:00

Registration Desk Open

Continental Breakfast sponsored by ENMAX Corporation

Coffee

Audience Response Keypads sponsored by PwC

 

9:00 – 10:15

Session 5:  Debate:  Are Transmission Costs Making Alberta Uncompetitive for Consumers?
Much has been heard about the impact of Bill 50 and the AESO’s long term plan on consumers.  Is the build going to deter consumer investment or is it a price to pay to meet growth and reliability.   Vittoria and Evan bring their monthly coffee house debates to the stage of the IPPSA conference!

Moderator:      
Harry Chandler, Administrator, Market Surveillance Administrator

Debaters:
Against - Evan Bahry, Executive Director, Independent Power Producers Society of Alberta (IPPSA)
For - Vittoria Bellissimo, Executive Director, Industrial Power Consumers Association of Alberta (IPCAA)

 

10:15 – 11:00

Coffee sponsored by Encana

Networking and viewing of trade show exhibits

 

11:00 – 12:00

Session 6:  Debate: Do we Need a New Approach to the Residential Market?
Alberta’s residential market remains contentious as RRO rates drive newspaper headlines.  Yet retailers remain active; offering competitive, term products.  These two debaters will grapple with whether the current approach to the residential market is working, or should a new direction be taken.

Moderator:      
Moin Yahya, Commission Member, Alberta Utilities Commission

Debaters:
For - Robert Hemstock, Executive Vice-President, Regulatory and Legal Services ENMAX Corporation
Against - David Gray, President, CCW Inc

 

12:00 – 13:30

Lunch sponsored by Jensen Shawa Solomon Duguid Hawkes LLP and Simpson & Associates Executive Search Inc

 

13:30– 14:00

Keynote Speaker: Lessons from Texas
John Dumas, Director, Wholesale Market Operations, Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)

 

14:00 – 15:15

Session 7:  Open Mic
Your turn!   This panel of experts will provide colour commentary as we poll you, our audience, for your answers to the questions you want asked.  

Moderator:      
Cheryl Terry, Principal, Twenty-Two Holdings Inc

Panelists:        
Colette Chekerda, Executive Director, Alberta Direct Connect
Sterling Koch, Vice-President, Commercial Management and Regulatory TransAlta Corporation
David Erickson, President and CEO, Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO)

 

15:15

Closing Remarks

Prize draw for an iPad; you must be in attendance to win!