Calgary N. A. Region Forum

7:30 AM

Registration Opens

8:30 AM

Welcome:  Murray J. Stewart, President, Energy Council of Canada

Introduction:  Francisco Barnes, Vice Chair, World Energy Council North America Region 

World Energy Congress MONTREAL 2010: Stephane Bertrand, Executive Director

 9:00 AM

Panel 1:   North America Oil & Gas Supply   

This panel addresses the challenge of ensuring that energy demands are being satisfied in the best possible way. This includes the challenges of supply from various sources (oil, natural gas, coal, nuclear, hydro, other renewables) as well as transport of these supplies to where the energy is needed (via pipelines, transportation, transmission).  Over the next years, when the North America and global economies regain momentum we will have to deal again with the enormous challenge of building adequate energy supply and putting together the right mix of sources to match the growing energy demand of the whole world.

Moderator:   Brenda Pierce, Program Coordinator, US Geological Survey, Department of the Interior (USA)

• North America Shale Gas - Douglas Bloom, Pesident, Spectra Energy Transmission West (USA)
• LNG and Northern Natural Gas Pipelines - Ian McFeely, Vice President, Gas Development, Enbridge (Canada)
• Mexico Oil Production - Carlos Morales, President, PEMEX Exploration and Production (Mexico)
• Canadian Oil Sands - Andrew Stephens, Senior Vice President Business Services, Suncor

 10:30 AM

Break 

 10:45 AM

Panel 2:  Smart Electricity Grid in North America

A smart grid delivers electricity from suppliers to consumers using digital technology to save energy, reduce cost and increase reliability.  Smart grids can facilitate the increased use of renewable and alternate energy sources and also provide the infrastructure for innovative transportation alternatives such as plug-in hybrids.  This panel will review the status of smart grids in North America and the policy issues required to expedite the acceleration of smart grids.  

Moderator:  Dr. Cintia Ángulo de Leseigneur, President, Alstom de México and Chair, Mexico Member Committee/WEC 

• Regulatory Issues - Honorable Barry T. Smitherman, Chairman, Public Utility Commission of Texas (Invited) (USA)
• Smart Grid Infrastructure - Luke Clemente, Smart Grid General Manager, GE Energy, Transmission and Distribution (Canada)  
• Distributed Generation - Dan Rastler, Technical Leader, Energy Storage and Distributed Energy Program, EPRI (USA)
• Transportation and Energy - Scott Thon, President and CEO, Altalink (Canada)

 12:15 PM

Lunch

 12:45 PM

Introduction: Chris Huskilson, President and CEO, Emera

Keynote Speaker:  Hon. Len Webber, Minister of International and Intergovernmental Relations on behalf of the Hon. Mel Knight, Minister of Energy, Alberta

 1:30 PM

Panel 3 – Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)

This emerging technology is being pursued and implemented around the world to help reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.  For example, the Government of Alberta is investing $2B in CCS possibly leading to the development of large, commercial scale projects.  This panel will review the status and potential of CCS as part of climate change mitigation solution. 

Moderator: The Honorable James Markowsky, Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy, U.S. Department of Energy (USA)

• US CSS Developments – Nancy Nohn, Director Strategic Marketing, Alstom Power (USA)
• Oil Sands/Alberta CCS Developments – Jim Carter, Chair, Alberta Carbon Capture and Storage Development Council (Canada)
• Weyburn Sequestration Project – Judy Fairburn, Vice President, Environment and Corporate Responsibility,  EnCana (Canada)
• Mexico CCS Developments-Carlos Mena Brito, Chairman, Mario Molina Center for Strategic Studies on Energy and Environment (Mexico)

 3:00 PM

Break 

 3:15 PM

Panel 4 – Energy and Trade in North America

Concerns about security of supply by consuming nations and security of demand by supplying nations are more pronounced than ever and threaten the international fabric of the globe.  Clearer international rules governing energy trade and investment are demanded. GATT and the WTO Agreement govern trans-border movement of energy in general but not in a coordinated manner, and leave many unanswered questions. New forms of energy such as biofuels and the issue of carbon footprints are conspicuously absent. The objective of the World Energy Council Task Force on Rules of the Energy Trade & Investment is to provide a systematic analysis of how WTO rules and regional trade agreements affect international energy trade and to make recommendations consistent with the interests of the energy industry for improving or clarifying those rules.  This panel will discuss current and potential barriers to energy trade in North America. 

Moderator: Robert Schock, Director of Studies, World Energy Council

• Setting the Stage: Rules of the Energy Trade & Investment WEC Study – Robert Schock
• US Clean Energy and Security Act – David Sandalow, Assistant Secretary, Policy and international, US Department of Energy  (USA)  (Invited)
• Environmental Policy on Climate Change –  Dr. Juan Mata, Assistant Secretary for Climate Change Policy, Secretariat of the Environment and Natural Resources (SERMANAT) (Mexico)
• Canada/US Energy Trade- Sue Kirby, Assistant Deputy Minister, Energy Sector, Natural Resources Canada (Canada)

 4:45 PM

Summary by Rapporteur: Oskar Sigvaldason,  Executive Advisor, Hatch