2nd Annual Aboriginal Energy and Power Conference and Business and Employment Expo
Calgary TELUS Convention Centre
120 Ninth Avenue SE
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Tuesday, October 18 to Thursday, October 20, 2011
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Pre-Conference Workshop
Working Effectively With Aboriginal Peoples TM
1:30 pm – 3.30 pm
Pre-Conference Field Trip
ENMAX Corporation’s Downtown District Energy Centre
Includes transportation, casual dress (just 15 seats available)
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
8:30 am – 8:45 am
Opening Ceremonies and Welcome
Elder Opening Prayer and Welcome
Judith Sayers, Island Corridor Foundation
Pierre Guimond, Candian Electricity Association
Bob Joseph, National Aboriginal Energy and Power Association
8:45 am – 10:30 am
Oil and Gas
Dwayne LaMontagne, Savanna Energy Services Corp.
The Power of Partnership with Aboriginal Communities
Dave Collyer, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
Upstream Oil and Gas Sector – Opportunities and Challenges
Jennifer D’Aoust, Ernst and Young
Climate Change, Regulatory Impact, Present and Future on the Oil & Gas Industry
John Kim Bell, Brookfield Renewable Power Inc.
10:30 am – 11:00 am
Energy Break
Sponsored by Kinder Morgan Canada
11:00 am – 12:00 noon
Training and Employment
Sandy Sanderson, PTI Group Inc.
John Carlson, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Polytechnic
12:00 noon – 1:30 pm
Hosted Lunch
Sponsored by EOG Resources Inc
Keynote Speaker – Judith Sayers
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Generation
Marcel Moody, Nisichawayashik Cree Nation and June Kidd-Hantscher, Manitoba Hydro
Wuskwatim Power Limited Partnership
Rachelle McDonald, Aseniwuche Winewak Nation of Canada & Bernd Martens, Grand Cash Coal
Myke Clark, Finavera Wind Energy Inc.
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Meet and Greet Mixer at the Business and Employment Expo
Sponsored by GE Canada
5:00 pm
Adjourn Day 1
Thursday, October 20, 2011
9:00 am – 10:00 am
Financing Your Project
Tony Shirt, Peace Hills Trust
First Nations ownership in the Power Industry: Financing your Generation, Transmission, and Distribution Projects
Brian Hjlesvold and Mark Saar, RBC Capital Markets
10:00 am – 10:30 am
Energy Break
Sponsored by Kinder Morgan Canada
10:30 am – 12:00 noon
Energy Conservation Initiatives & Procurement
Bruce Cullen, Pulse Energy, Inc.
Haida Gwaii – Technological Advancements in Energy Management
Fatima Oliveira, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business
12:00 noon – 1:30 pm
Hosted Lunch
Sponsored by EOG Resources Inc
Keynote Speaker – Pierre Guimond, President, Canadian Electricity Association
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Structuring your Development Corporation & Relationship Building
Vern Bachiu, Westcap Management Ltd.
A Step by Step Guide For Establishing a Successful Development Corporation
Hari Suthan Subramaniam, GE Canada Government Markets
Remote Communities and First Nations
Ian Anderson, President, Kinder Morgan Canada
Relationship Building-Energy/First Nations
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Conference Closing Remarks
Bob Joseph, National Aboriginal Energy and Power Association
3:30 pm
Official Conference Adjournment