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Advance Conference Program The next 18 months in the Ontario power business are going to be unlike anything that’s come before. Along with procuring significant amounts of additional capacity, the sector will be dealing with a set of inter-related issues including renewables integration, SBG, increased volatility, and a restructuring of key central agencies, all while keeping an eye on the consumer’s ability to shoulder the resulting cost burden. How will the regulators and decision-makers manage these unprecedented challenges and what are the most strategic responses available to developers and investors in the generation sector? Join the most influential players and leading thinkers at APPrO 2012 as they grapple with the central question: How to continue to provide the public with a reliable, clean energy system while respecting the sanctity of contracts and customers’ ability to deal with power costs in challenging times. • SBG (Surplus Baseload Generation), market volatility and export policy • Renewables Integration • FIT .0 - contract and commercial issues • Implications of the IESO/OPA merger • Managing consumer cost The APPrO 2012 event will address the top issues of the day, including: Tuesday, November 6 8:00 a.m. Daybreak Coffee Daybreak Coffee hosted by APPrO 0 sponsors 8: 5 a.m. Opening Remarks from the Conference Chair Stephen Somerville, Competitive Power Ventures, Inc. 8:35 am The Physics: Outlook for Electricity Demand and Supply in Ontario Keynote: Amir Shalaby, Ontario Power Authority 8:55 am The Politics: Key factors in public opinion driving the energy sector Keynote: Greg Lyle, Innovative Research Group Inc. 9: 5 am The Developer’s Panel: What are the top priorities for improving the system in the coming year? What will make the system more efficient and productive? Linda Bertoldi, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP: Moderator Isadore Day, Chief of the Serpent River First Nation and Regional Grand Chief, Lake Huron Region Paul Eastman, Vice President, Eastern Operations, Power Division of Veresen Inc. Colin Edwards, Senior Developer, Pattern Energy Mike Crawley, President and CEO, GDF Suez (International Power Canada) 0: 5 am Coffee break Hosted by Macquarie Capital Markets Canada Ltd. :00 am The evolution of policy and regulation: The critical touchpoints • System reliability initiatives • Financing in the current environment • TransCanada PipeLines Mainline Tolls • Nuclear industry developments • The next round of generation procurement • Aboriginal and community-based power project Rosemarie Leclair, Chair, Ontario Energy Board Colin Andersen, CEO, Ontario Power Authority Paul Murphy, CEO, Independent Electricity System Operator George Vegh, McCarthy Tetrault LLP: Moderator � How is Ontario’s system for grid planning evolving? � How completely will the proposed rules for renewables integration cover the field? � Will there be enough transmission? � What impacts will the new rules have on the procurement of contracts? � Are approval processes entering a new phase of development? � Can the OPA-IESO merger expedite the contracting process? � Is an integrated framework emerging for gas, renewables and flexible nuclear, that will allow for future contract terms and grid management practices to be optimized in a co-ordinated fashion? � Where will certainty come from? :00 pm Lunch in the Networking Centre Hosted by Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP :45 pm APPrO Annual General Meeting (Members only) :00 pm Improving certainty for major infrastructure projects Frank Chiarotto, Senior Vice-President Hydro-Thermal Operations, Ontario Power Generation Inc. John Beck, CEO, Aecon Group Inc. William Sutherland, Manulife Financial Corporation Lisa DeMarco, Norton Rose: Improving Regulatory Certainty Gordon Kaiser, JAMS ADR: The potential for reducing uncertainty through regulatory reform Moderator: Ken Pearce, Blakes 3:00 pm Coffee Break Hosted by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP development • Transmission expansion and upgrading • Alleviating approval challenges • The role of gas in addressing system issues • Achieving more meaningful price signals • Distributed Generation All program details are subject to change without notice. For the latest updates, please visit: http://conference.appro.org
Tuesday, November 6: Opening keynotes on “The Physics and the Politics” Developer perspective on top issues of the day Nuclear industry perspectives Project finance in the current environment OPA update on renewables procurement Aboriginal power perspectives Transmission and distribution Banquet dinner presented by BLG featuring the Hon. Chris Bentley, Minister of Energy Simultaneous joint programming in breakout format :00 pm Update on Procurement and Contract issues for Renewables Procurement forum with the OPA - What’s new with the OPA’s current programs and anticipated changes. Resolving issues for generators as they prepare to begin commercial operation. Contract management practices going forward for new and existing renewable contract holders. Shawn Cronkwright, Ontario Power Authority Moderator: Shane Freitag, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP 3:30 pm Keynote: Peter Gregg, Executive Vice President - Operations, Hydro One Networks 3:45 pm Is the system for T&D development working as intended? What’s needed to facilitate generation connections? Moderator: Charles Keizer, Torys LLP Jerry Vaninetti, Sr. Vice-President Transmission, RES Americas: Building transmission for new generation in Ontario, what’s working well and what’s not Mark Rodger, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP: The experience of developers, including First Nations, in using the new framework Jack Simpson, Toronto Hydro: Infrastructure and smart technology options for integrating generation in a heavily-loaded urban system Paul Grod, Rodan Energy: Effective use of distributed energy resources to enhance grid efficiency and reliability 5:00 pm Reception in the Power Networking Centre Hosted by 0 Power Networking Centre event sponsors, to be announced 6:00 pm The APPrO 2012 Canadian Power Banquet dinner presented by BLG Hosted by Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Advance Conference Conference Program Program Program overview Wednesday, November 7: Opening keynote – Tim Hudak, Ontario PC Leader Market Evolution – Achieving truer price signals Gas market – issues of concern for power generation Approval issues for renewable power projects Keynote – Andrea Horwath, Ontario NDP Leader Procurement principles Managing the impacts of curtailment – wind and solar Political issues panel Simultaneous joint programming in co-ordination with OSEA 3:30 pm Aboriginal perspectives on power: What developers and communities need to know � Working effectively with First Nations and Metis in the FIT 2.0 program � Anticipating and managing critical business risks � Understanding inter-territorial issues, recognizing the “uncharted waters” � Aboriginal leaders and experts on the most notable challenges and successes they have seen. Moderator: Merv McLeod, McLeod Wood Associates Hillary Thatcher, Ontario Power Authority, Director of First Nations and Métis Relations Kathleen Padulo, Chiefs of Ontario Isadore Day, Chief of the Serpent River First Nation and Regional Grand Chief, Lake Huron Region Graham Findlay, 3G Energy Corp.: The M’Chigeeng Wind Project Melanie Paradis, National Public Relations: How to integrate the concerns of multiple First Nations and Métis communities during consultation and business development Admission to this event is free of charge but pre-registration is required, if you aren’t already an APPrO conference delegate. Click here for further information. Here is the link for pre-registration: http:// aboriginalpower.eventbrite.com/# 7:00 pm Keynote speech: Hon. Chris Bentley, Minister of Energy The Hedley Palmer Award 8:30 pm Power Mixer at the Steam Whistle Brewery Hosted by Blakes Location: Steam Whistle Brewery, 255 Bremner Blvd. All program details are subject to change without notice. For the latest updates, please visit: http://conference.appro.org 3
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