Panels + Speakers

Hear from great speakers and expert panelists about what's needed to grow our industry and how we can compete with the Inflation Reduction Act.

8:00 - 9:00

Registration + Networking

Light breakfast served

9:00 - 9:30

Keynote Address: Keeping Ontario Competitive on the Path to Net Zero

Karen Hamberg, Chair of Canada's Clean Technology Economic Strategy Table, Partner at Deloitte Canada

9:30 - 10:30

Morning Panel: How Can Ontario Compete in the Wake of the Inflation Reduction Act?

• Ajay Kochhar, Co-Founder and CEO, Li-Cycle
  
• Colin Guldimann, Economist, RBC
• Brandon Moffat, Co-Founder and VP of Development, StormFisher
• Moderator: Michael Bernstein, Executive Director, Clean Prosperity
  

10:35 - 11:50

Policy Roundtables - Session #1

• Excess Soils
  
• Red Tape Reduction
• Environmental Infrastructure
  

11:50 - 12:00

Break

12:00 - 1:15

Lunch + Deputy Minister Fireside Chat

Deputy Minister of Energy Jason Fitzsimmons

With moderator John Wilkinson, former Minister of the Environment

1:15 - 2:30

Policy Roundtables - Session #2

• Brownfields
  
• Water
• Energy
  

2:30 - 2:45

Break + Networking

2:45 - 4:00

Policy Roundtables - Session #3

• PFAS
  
• Bill 23
• Resource Recovery/Waste
  

4:00 - 4:30

Roundtable Report Back

4:30 - 6:30

Evening Reception

With The Hon. David Piccini,

Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks

Where are we at and Where are we Going With Excess Soils

Speakers:

• Chris Lompart, Manager, Land Use Policy, Environmental Policy Branch
  
• Reema Kureishy, Policy Analyst, Land Use Policy, Environmental Policy Branch
  
• Andrew Neill, Senior Review Engineer, Environmental Permissions Branch
  
• Lisa Tanaka, Divisional Program Specialist, Drinking Water and Environmental Compliance
  
• Paul Welsh, Co-ordinator, Brownfields Prog., Environmental Sciences and Standards Division
  
• Michelle Zehr, Manager, Ecological Standards, Environmental Sciences and Standards Division
  

Overcoming Barriers to Clean Growth

Speakers:

• Tom Kaszas, Director, Regulatory Modernization Branch, Ministry of Red Tape Reduction
  

10:35 - 11:50

Excess Soils

Red Tape Reduction

Environmental Infrastructure

2:45 - 4:00

PFAS

Bill 23

Resource Recovery / Waste

Provincial PFAS Priorities, Policy and Ongoing Research

Speakers:

• Tim Fletcher, Manager Water Standards, MECP
  
• Satyendra Bhavsar, Research Scientist, Biomonitoring and Inland Waters Section, MECP
  

Bill 23 and the Role of the Environment and Cleantech Industry

Speakers:

• Jan O’Driscoll, Senior Vice President with Rubicon Strategies
  
• Paula Boutis, Aird & Berlis
  

Resource Recovery Beyond EPR, What's Next?

Speakers:

Charles O’Hara, Director, Resource Recovery Policy Branch MECP

Mary Cummins, Registrar, Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority (RPRA)

1:15 - 2:30

Brownfields

How to Realize the Potential of Brownfields

Speakers:

• Adam Leus, Manager Brownfields and Permit to take water, MECP
  
• Paul Welsh, Coordinator Brownfields Program, Technical. Assessment and Standards Development Branch, MECPAdam Leus, Manager Brownfields and Permit to take water,
  
• Sridhar Sangaraju, Supervisor Brownfields
  
• Michelle Zehr, Manager – Ecological Standards
  
• Maria Lagarde, Brownfields Program Support
  
• Chris Lompart, Manager Land Use Policy
  

Water

What's Next with Water and Where is it Flowing in Ontario?

Energy

Ontario Opportunities and Competitiveness for Clean Energy Investment

Speakers:

• Steen Hume, ADM Energy Supply Policy Division and Conservation and Renewable Energy Division, Ministry of Energy
  

Speakers

Minister David Piccini

The Hon. David Piccini, Ontario Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, will offer remarks at the event reception.

Karen Hamberg

Karen is Chair of Canada's Clean Technology Economic Strategy Table and Partner at Deloitte Canada. She is the author of the recent report "Scaling solutions: Accelerating the commercialization of made-in-Canada clean technology."

Jason Fitzsimmons

Jason is Ontario's Deputy Minister of Energy. Previously, Jason held the role of Chief Corporate Affairs and Customer Care Officer with Hydro One.

John Wilkinson

John is the former Ontario Minister of Research & Innovation and Minister of the Environment. He serves on the Board of Directors of Greenfield Global and is President and CEO of Wilkinson Insight Incorporated.

Expert Panel

How can Ontario compete in the wake of the Inflation Reduction Act?

Ajay Kochhar

Colin Guldimann

Brandon Moffatt

Michael Bernstein

Ajay is the President, CEO, and Co-Founder of Li-Cycle, an industry leader in lithium-ion battery resource recovery.

Colin is an Economist at RBC. His work focuses on Canada’s transition to a net-zero economy.

Brandon Moffatt is co-founder of StormFisher Hydrogen, a renewable gas infrastructure developer with a focus on green hydrogen. He is also the VP-Development for Generate Upcycle, Generate Capital’s waste to value platform.

Michael Bernstein is the Executive Director of Clean Prosperity, a nonprofit that works toward practical climate solutions that reduce emissions and grow the economy.