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REGISTRATION |
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Continental Breakfast sponsored by EPCOR
Coffee sponsored by Candian Hydro
Developers Inc.
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| 08:30
- 08:45 |
OPENING
REMARKS
Evan
Bahry, Executive Director, IPPSA
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| 08:45
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OPENING
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
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Opening
Ceremonies
The Honourable Mel Knight, Minister
of Energy, Government of Alberta and MLA, Grande Prairie/Smoky
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| 09:00
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SESSION
1 |
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If
I were Minister for a Day
And they're
off! IPPSA's Conference begins with an overview of where the
industry is going from the point of view of suppliers, consumers
and transmitters.
Moderator:
The Honourable Mel Knight,
Minister of Energy, Government of Alberta and MLA, Grande
Prairie/Smoky |
| Alex
Pourbaix, President,
Energy, TransCanada |
| Danielle
Smith, Director of Provincial Affairs Alberta, Canadian
Federation of Independent Business |
| Scott
Thon, President and CEO, AltaLink |
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| 10:00
- 10:45 |
Coffee,
Trade Show, Networking
sponsored
by Suncor Energy Products Inc.
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| 10:45
- 12:00 |
SESSION
2 |
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Monitoring
the Games
What is
Albertašs mitigation framework? Does the framework have the
right checks and balances to promote competitive response?
Is more stringent testing required? Do the mitigation actions
threaten price volatility and scarcity pricing?
| Moderator:
Evan Bahry, Executive Director, IPPSA |
| 5
Minute Overview: |
Martin
Merritt, President and CEO,
Market Surveillance Administrator |
| Panellists: |
Peter
Cramton,
Professor of Economics,
University of Maryland |
| Sterling
Koch,
Director, Regulatory and Legal Affairs, TransAlta Corporation |
Martin
Merritt,
President and CEO,
Market Surveillance Administrator |
| Cheryl
Terry, Executive Director, IPCAA,
Industrial Power Consumers Association of Alberta and
Principal, Twenty-two Holdings Inc. |
| Q
& A |
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12:00
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Lunch,
networking and trade show
sponsored by FortisAlberta and AltaLink |
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| 13:20
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KEYNOTE
SPEAKER |
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The
Integrity Zone and its Applications to Energy Policy
Egil "Bud"
Krogh made headlines as a Nixon Administration official who
went to prison for his role in what would become known as
the Watergate scandals. He is a practicing lawyer in Seattle,
Washington and is more currently known for his work with RTO
West developments.
On his
book tour for his newly released book: INTEGRITY: GOOD PEOPLE,
BAD CHOICES, AND LIFE LESSONS FROM THE WHITE HOUSE˛, Bud brings
his wealth of experience to share with IPPSA delegates.
Egil "Bud" Krogh, Attorney
at Law
Q
& A
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| 14:00
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SESSION
3 |
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Transmission
- Building the Competitive Arena
Can we
get these games going? What are the standards for regional
cooperation/integration? Is merchant transmission the new
answer? How do we overcome siting and cost backlash?
| Moderator:
Egil "Bud" Krogh, Attorney at Law |
| Panellists: |
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Gerry Adamski, Vice President and Director of Standards,
NERC |
| Robert
van Beers, Chief Operating Officer, Tonbridge Power
Inc |
| Jane
Peverett, President and CEO, BC Transmission Corporation |
| Q
& A
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| 15:00
- 15:30 |
Coffee,
Trade Show, Networking
sponsored
by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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| 15:30
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SESSION
4 |
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Reliability
and Competition - the Price of Reliability?
Will markets
be able to price scarcity? Are the price signals clean and
competitively determined? How can this market structure signal
capacity?
| Moderator:
Sian Barraclough, Manager, Market Analytics, EPCOR |
| Panellists: |
| William
Hogan, Raymond Plank Professor of Global Energy Policy
and HEPG Research Director, Mossavar-Rahmani Center for
Business and Government, John F Kennedy School of Government,
Harvard University |
| Cliff
Monar, Vice President, Market Services, Alberta Electric
System Operator |
| Jack
Joys, President, Alberta Direct Connect Consumer Association
(ADC) and Director Energy, Millar Western Forest Products
Ltd |
| Peter
Krenkel, President, Natural Gas Exchange |
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| 16:30
- 16:45 |
IPPSA's
AGM |
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| 18:00
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CONFERENCE
DINNER and CASINO
CONFERENCE
DINNER
sponsored
by TransCanada and
The Law Firm of Gowlings
LaFleur Henderson
LLP
CASINO
sponsored by Nexen Marketing.
Alberta/New
Brunswick Rooms, Mezzanine 2, Main Building, The Fairmont
Banff Springs
Enjoy
a relaxing evening of fine food, fun and mingling. As well
as a wonderful buffet dinner and casino, there will be a variety
of interactive games for you to try out and engage your competitive
spirit.
Cash
Bar
Dress:
business casual
One ticket
for the evening is included in the conference registration
fee. An additional ticket for an accompanying guest may be
purchased by completing the relevant section on the registration
form.
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