 Conference
Program
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All
conference events take place at the MaRS Centre unless otherwise
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Tuesday,
April 22, 2008 |
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7:00 am
– 5:00 pm |
Registration
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8:30 am
– 8:50 am |
Welcome
Juergen G. Schachler,
President and Chief Executive Officer,
ArcelorMittal Dofasco Inc.
Dr. Gail Krantzberg, Professor and Director, Dofasco
Centre for Engineering and Public Policy, McMaster University
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8:50 am
– 9:00 am |
Introduction
of the Keynote Speaker
Dr. Gail Krantzberg
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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
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| 10:00
am
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10:30 am |
Networking
Break |
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10:30
am
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12:00 pm |
Session
Chair:
Jonathan Lieberman, Master's Candidate, Dofasco
Centre for Engineering and Public Policy
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10:30 am
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11:00 am |
History
and Future Energy Demand and Supply
Ralph Torrie, ICF International
- Social and environmental issues
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11:00 am
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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
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11:25 am
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11:45 am |
Canada’s
Challenge
Mark Winfield, York University |
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11:45 am
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12:00 pm |
Panel
Discussion
Moderator:
Jonathan Lieberman
Panel: Ralph Torrie,
Scott Minos, Mark Winfield
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12:00 pm
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1:00 pm |
Lunch
Introduction of the Luncheon Guest
Speaker
Ian Pearce, Chief Executive Officer,
Xstrata Nickel
Special Luncheon Guest Speaker
The Honourable Gerry Phillips,
Minister of Energy
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1:00
pm
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2:30 pm |
Session
Chair:
Randy Park,
Principal, Thinking
for Results
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1:00 pm
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1:30 pm |
Energy
and Competitiveness – Emerging Policy Context,
Issues, Solutions and Innovation
Gregor Robinson, Vice President, Policy
and Economic Analysis, Ontario Energy Association
- Role of energy in economic growth
- Implications of changing energy policy
to the emerging economies
- Implications to North America
- The Ontario context
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1:30 pm
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2:00 pm |
Taking
Action on Electricity Conservation
Peter Love,
Ontario’s Chief Energy Conservation Officer
- The IPSP: a 20-year plan for our electricity
future
- Ontario’s conservation challenge
- Benefits of conservation
- OPA conservation programs
- The role of codes and standards
- Building a culture of conservation.
Think. Believe. Act.
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2:00 pm
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2:30 pm |
Panel
Discussion
Moderator: Randy Park
Panel: Gregor Robinson,
Peter Love
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| 2:30
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2:45 pm |
Networking
Break |
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2:45
pm
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4:45 pm |
Session
Chair:
Vasudha Seth, General Manager, Corporate Projects,
ArcelorMittal Dofasco
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2:45
pm –
3:15 pm |
ArcelorMittal’s
Energy Strategy
Ian Shaw, Energy Manager, Corporate
Technology, ArcelorMittal Inc.
- Business and strategic challenges
- A framework for action
- The role of innovation
- Reducing the carbon footprint of steel
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3:15
pm –
3:45 pm |
The
Future of Fossil Fuels
John Nyboer, Simon Fraser University |
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3:45 pm
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4:15 pm |
Canada’s
Oil Sands
Gord Lambert, Vice President, Sustainable
Development,
Suncor Energy Inc.
- Engineering innovations
- Projected economic viability
- Ecological implications
- Societal implications
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4:15 pm
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4:45 pm |
Panel
Discussion
Moderator: Vasudha
Seth
Panel: Ian Shaw,
John Nyboer, Gord Lambert |
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Adjourn |
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5:00 pm
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7:00 pm |
Opening
Networking Reception
Welcoming Remarks
Dr. David Wilkinson, Dean, Faculty of Engineering,
McMaster University |
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Wednesday,
April 23, 2008 |
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| 7:00
am
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5:00 pm |
Registration
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| 7:30
am
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8:30 am |
Breakfast
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8:15 am
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8:45 am |
Keynote
Breakfast Speaker
Honourable
John Gerretsen
Minister of the Environment
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8:50 am
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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 |
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9:20 am
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10:00 am |
Climate
Change and the Great Lakes
Don MacIver, Environment Canada, Director,
Adaptation and Impacts Research Division |
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| 10:00
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10:30 am |
Networking
Break |
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10:30
am
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12:00 pm |
Session
Chair:
Dr. Gail Krantzberg, Professor and Director, Dofasco
Centre for Engineering and Public Policy, McMaster University
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10:30 am
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11:00 am |
Mercury
and Great Lakes Trends
Milt Clark, USEPA |
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11:00 am
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11:30 am |
Prognosis
for the Great Lakes
Rick Findlay, Director of the Water Programme and
Director of the Ottawa office of Pollution Probe |
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11:30 am
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12:00 pm |
Panel
Discussion
Moderator: Dr.
Gail Krantzberg
Panel: Don MacIver,
Milt Clark, Rick Findlay |
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12:00 pm
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1:00 pm |
Lunch
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Introduction of the Luncheon Guest
Speaker
Dr. Gail Krantzberg
Special Luncheon
Guest Speaker
The Honourable Donna Cansfield,
Minister of Natural Resources |
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1:00
pm
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2:45 pm |
Session
Chair:
Cara Clairman, Vice President, Sustainable
Development at Ontario Power Generation Inc. |
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1:00 pm
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1:20 pm |
Nuclear
Challenges
Murray Elston, President, Canadian
Nuclear Association
- Innovations in safety
- Citing a facility
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1:20 pm
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1:40 pm |
Biomass
David B. Layzell,
Department of Biology, Queen’s University and
CEO and Research Director, BIOCAP Canada Foundation
- Innovations in green power and cogeneration
- Social, economic and environmental aspects
of sustainability of this alternative fuel
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1:40 pm
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2:00 pm |
Conservation
Adam White, President, Association
of Major Power Consumers in Ontario
- Industry efforts, programs and policies
- Financial constraints and opportunities
for incentives
- Addressing small- and medium-sized businesses’
innovative engineering solutions and implications for
government and industrial policies
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2:00 pm
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2:20 pm |
Ontario’s
Energy Options
Bryan Karney, Professor
of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto |
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2:20 pm
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2:45 pm |
Panel
Discussion
Moderator: Cara Clairman
Panel:
Murray Elston, David B. Layzell,
Adam White, Bryan Karney |
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pm
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3:00 pm |
Break
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3:00
pm
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4:10 pm |
Session
Chair:
Victoria Pebbles,
Program Manager, Great Lakes Commission |
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3:00 pm
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3:20 pm |
Harnessing
the Wind on the Great Lakes
Jennifer Keyes, Manager, Renewable
Energy Section,
Ministry of Natural Resources
- Opportunities
- Ecological risk
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3:20 pm
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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
- Formation of enabling political framework
conditions allowing for market developments
- Role of engineers in industrial policy
formation and response to governments
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3:40
pm –
4:10 pm |
Panel
Discussion
Moderator:
Victoria Pebbles
Panel: Jennifer
Keyes, Pavlos
S. Kanaroglou,
Peter Frise
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4:10 pm
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4:40 pm |
Great
Lakes Future Matters, An Action Agenda
Moderator: Dr.
Gail Krantzberg
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| 4:40
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Adjourn |
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