Speaker Biographies

The Energy Council of Canada is pleased to welcome the following speakers to the 2005 Executive Energy Forum:

• Pierre R. Alvarez
  President & CEO, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
• Brad Anderson
  Executive Director, Alberta Chamber of Resources
• George R. M. Anderson
  Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada
• Derek Burleton
  Senior Economist: Canadian Regional Markets: Sectoral Studies and Public Policy, TD Bank Financial Group 
• Gordon Butte
  President, Decision Partners, LLC
• David Butters
  President, The Association of Power Producers of Ontario (APPrO) 
• André Caillé
  Chair, World Energy Council, Chairman of the Board, Hydro Québec
• Graham Campbell
  Director General, Office of Energy Research and Development, Natural Resources Canada 
• F. Michael Cleland
  President and CEO, Canadian Gas Association
• James Gillis
  Deputy Minister of Energy, Ontario 
• Robert Hornung
  President, Canadian Wind Energy Association
• Eddy Isaacs
  Managing Director, Alberta Energy Research Institute
• Karen Jackson
  Assistant Deputy Minister, Workplace Skills at Human Resources Development Canada
• Liz Kelly
  Head of Stategic Planning, Homeworks
• Cheryl Knight
  Executive Director, Petroleum HR Council
• Hans R. Konow
  President & CEO, Canadian Electricity Association
• Philip C. Lachambre
  Executive Vice-President & CFO, Syncrude Canada Ltd.
• Claude Mandil
  Executive Director, International Energy Agency
• Merle MacIsaac
  Senior Advisor Public Affairs, Nova Scotia Power Inc.
• Ken F. McCready
  Senior Policy Advisor, Energy Council of Canada
• Dan McFadyen
  Vice President, Regulatory Affairs & Public Policy, Canadian Energy Pipeline Association
• Hon. Greg Melchin
  Minister of Energy, Alberta
• Tom Parkinson
  President & CEO, Hydro One
• France Pégeot
  Visiting Executive, EnCana
• Michael Raymont
  Vice President, Technology & Industry Support, National Research Council 
• Gerry Rose
  Vice President Customer Service and Marketing, Manitoba Hydro
• Oskar Sigvaldason
  Chair, Energy Council of Canada
• Ken Smith
  Deputy Minister of Energy, Alberta
• Andrew Stephens
  Vice President Corporate Planning and Communications, Petro Canada
• Murray J. Stewart
  President, Energy Council of Canada
• Denis Tanguay
  Executive Director,  l’Association québécoise pour la maîtrise de l’énergie (Quebec Energy Efficiency Association)
• William Thompson
  Deputy Minister, New Brunswick’s Department of Energy
• Sarah Thorne
  President, Thorne Butte: Decision Partners, Inc.
• Herman Van Reekum
  President, VRV Immigration Services Ltd.
• Bev Van Ruyven
  Senior Vice-President Distribution, BC Hydro
• Peter Watson
  Deputy Minister, Alberta Environment (AENV)