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Tuesday, April 22, 2008

9:00 am 10:00 am
Keynote Presentation with Q & A
Dr. Thomas Homer-Dixon,
Director, Trudeau Centre for Peace and
Conflict Studies, University of Toronto
The Climate-Energy Challenge (3.45 MB)
Arctic Flushing (7.3 MB, AVI format)

10:30 am 11:00 am
History and Future Energy Demand and Supply
Ralph Torrie, ICF International

Point of Departure:
Past Patterns and Future Prospects for Sustainable Energy
(803 KB)


11:00 am 11:25 am
U.S. Perspectives on Sustainable Energy
Scott Minos, Energy Technology Program Specialist, United States Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

U.S. Perspectives on Sustainable Energy (4.4 MB)


11:25 am 11:45 am

Canada’s Challenge
Mark Winfield, York University

Canada’s Climate Change Challenge (2.46 MB)

1:30 pm 2:00 pm

Taking Action on Electricity Conservation
Peter Love, Ontario’s Chief Energy Conservation Officer

Taking Action on Electricity Conservation (622 KB)

2:45 pm 3:15 pm
ArcelorMittal’s Energy Strategy
Ian Shaw, Energy Manager, Corporate Technology, ArcelorMittal Inc.
ArcelorMittal’s Energy Strategy (1.68 MB)

3:15 pm 3:45 pm
The Future of Fossil Fuels
John Nyboer, Simon Fraser University
The Future of Fossil Fuels (2.47 MB)

3:45 pm 4:15 pm

Canada’s Oil Sands
Gord Lambert, Vice President, Sustainable Development,
Suncor Energy Inc.

Energizing the Future: A Positive Vision for the Oil Sands (940 KB)

 
 
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
 
8:15 am 8:45 am
Keynote Breakfast Speaker
 
Remarks By
Honourable John Gerretsen
, Minister of the Environment
to the Energy 2100: Making The Lakes Great Conference (152 KB)

8:50 am 9:15 am
Welcome and Introduction to the Great Lakes Regime
Dr. Gail Krantzberg
, Professor and Director, Dofasco Centre for Engineering and Public Policy, McMaster University
Great Lakes, Great Responsibilities (757 KB)

9:20 am 10:00 am
Climate Change and the Great Lakes
Linda Mortsch for Don MacIver, Environment Canada, Director, Adaptation and Impacts Research Division
Climate Change and the Great Lakes (5 MB)

11:00 am 11:30 am
Prognosis for the Great Lakes
Rick Findlay,
Director of the Water Programme and Director of the Ottawa office of Pollution Probe
Prognosis for the Great Lakes (475 KB)

12:00 pm 1:00 pm
Lunch
 
Remarks By
The Honourable Donna Cansfield
, Minister of Natural Resources

to the Energy 2100: Making The Lakes Great Conference (30 KB)

1:00 pm 1:20 pm

Nuclear Challenges
Murray Elston, President, Canadian Nuclear Association

Canada’s Nuclear Industry: Preparing For The Future (1.1 MB)

1:20 pm 1:40 pm

Biomass
David B. Layzell, Department of Biology, Queen’s University and
CEO and Research Director, BIOCAP Canada Foundation

Towards a Sustainable Bioeconomy (320 KB)

2:00 pm 2:20 pm
Ontario’s Energy Options
Bryan Karney, Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto
Ontario's Energy Options (968 KB)

3:00 pm 3:20 pm

Harnessing the Wind on the Great Lakes
Jennifer Keyes, Manager, Renewable Energy Section,
Ministry of Natural Resources

Harnessing the Wind on the Great Lakes (3 MB)

3:20 pm 3:40 pm

Challenges for Sustainable Energy
Peter Frise, Scientific Director & CEO, AUTO21 and Professor, NSERC/DaimlerChrysler Canada Senior Industrial Research Chair in Mechanical Design, University of Windsor

Challenges for Sustainable Energy (2.66 MB)