Preliminary Programme Brochure

PRELIMINARY PROGRAMDECEMBER 1-3 | WESTIN BAYSHORE | VANCOUVER#smartenergycommunitiesCities and communities have a key role to play in energy Get in to the action by joining QUEST’s national network at QUEST2014: Innovation to Implementation. QUEST’s 8th annual conference & tradeshow will engage leading decision makers and practitioners from:• Cities & local government • Utilities • Real estate sector • Technology & service providers • Energy industry • Finance sector• Provincial & federal government• And other community energy stakeholdersQUEST2014 is a 2-day program with a third day for tours and workshops, and will feature cutting edge panels, interactive roundtables, extensive networking opportunities, the annual QUEST Gala Dinner & Awards Ceremony, and Canada’s only tradeshow dedicated to building a marketplace for smart energy communities. How are the latest technology, program, and policy innovations helping us to advance smart energy communities? And how can stakeholders overcome the barriers and get to implementation? Focus areas include:• Keys to implementation for Developers, Municipalities and Utilities• Community Energy Ownership Models• Alternative fuel vehicles and infrastructure• Energy from waste• Community energy plans - getting to implementation• Financing smart energy communities• Smart energy in Canada’s northern, remote, and First Nations communities • Integrated Transportation and Land-Use Planning• Combined Heat & Power• Identifying hidden energy assets• and much more...“Sustainable communities begin by being smart energy communities. QUEST2014 is a unique opportunity to build the relationships and build the knowledge needed to take this all-important first step.” - Michael HarcourtChair, QUEST1 DECEMBER 1-3 | WESTIN BAYSHORE | VANCOUVER | qUESTCANADA.ORGDECEMBER 1-3 | WESTIN BAYSHORE | VANCOUVER 8thANNUALCONFERENCE & TRADESHO W2 DECEMBER 1-3 | WESTIN BAYSHORE | VANCOUVER | qUESTCANADA.ORGQUEST2014: InnovaTIon To ImplEmEnTaTIonPRELIMINARY PROGRAMEVENT SPONSORS - UPDATEGOLD SILVERBRONzE10:45 AM - 11:15 AMNETWORkING BREAkRefreshments and official opening of the TradeshowDECEMBER 1-3 | WESTIN BAYSHORE | VANCOUVER | qUESTCANADA.ORG3DAY ONE: MONDAY DECEMBER 18:30 AM - 9:00 AM9:00 AM - 9:45 AMMike HarcourtQUEST ChairSmart Energy Communities: Canada’s Real Energy FutureINNOVATION ROUNDA rapidfire plenary session facilitated by QUEST, featuring two exchanges between two experts on topics related to innovation and smart energy communities.A: SMART ENERGY NETWORkS & COMMUNITY ENERGY SYSTEMSB: THE ROLE Of fUELS IN SMART ENERGY COMMUNITIES9:45 AM - 10:45 AMkEY IMPLEMENTER PANELA plenary session dedicated to profiling the successes, challenges and opportunities for a specific sector in advancing smart energy communities.#1: UTILITY Doug StoutFortisBCNeetika SathePowerStream Inc.Patrick BohanENMAXModerator | Ross Hornby, GEAs the distributor of energy in our communities, the Utility is a key implementer of smart energy communities. What does the Smart Energy Utility of the future look like, and how can it prosper in the rapidly changing energy landscape - one that is focused increasingly on the role of the local? This armchair panel will consider key questions, such as: How are utilities integrating technological and program innovations that advance smart energy communities? How is the regulatory framework adapting to enable these changes? And how can collaboration with local governments, the real estate sector, provincial governments, regulators, suppliers and other utilities be improved to more efficiently and reliably provide energy at the community level?11:15 AM - 12:30 PMIMPLEMENTATION ACCELERATORParallel break-out sessions, each individually designed to foster delegate participation and to produce an outcome of 5 actions to accelerate implementation in the given area. OWNERSHIP MODELS fOR COMMUNITY ENERGY SYSTEMSRobin PetriWesgroup PropertiesJason OwenCity of SurreytbcUtilityModerator | Michelle McLarty, Corix (invited)INTEGRATING INfRASTRUCTURE fOR ELECTRIC VEHICLESChristina Ianniciello (invited) BC Ministry of Energy & MinesCara Clairman (invited)Plug N’ DriveBIOGAS:INCREASING MARkET UPTAkEScott GrammFortisBCStephanie Thorson Canadian Biogas AssociationGustav MelinSwedish Bioenergy Association12:30 PM - 2:00 PMSPECIAL SESSIONtbd2:00 PM - 3:00 PM3:15 PM - 5:00 PMIMPLEMENTATION ACCELERATORParallel break-out sessions, each individually designed to foster delegate participation and to produce an outcome of 5 actions to accelerate implementation in the given area. IMPLEMENTING COMMUNITY ENERGY PLANSPeter RobinsonCommunity Energy AssociationRob KerrCity of GuelphJim Andrais (invited)City of EdmontonBrigid Reynolds (invited)Municipality of North CowichanSMART ENERGY fOR NORTHERN, REMOTE, & RURAL COMMUNITIESGordon Van TighemNWT Utilities Commission & QUEST NorthAdam ChamberlainBorden Ladner Gervais LLP & QUEST NorthModerator | Richard Laszlo, QUESTOther speakers and topics tbcRECEPTION ON THE TRADESHOW fLOOR 5:30 PM - 7:30 PMLUNCHHot buffet lunch served on the Tradeshow FloorQUEST2014: InnovaTIon To ImplEmEnTaTIonPRELIMINARY PROGRAMOther speakers tbcENERGY fROM WASTE: INCREASING UPTAkEDerek MayPollution ProbeArne SandinBizcatOther Presenters TBDModerator | TBD4 DECEMBER 1-3 | WESTIN BAYSHORE | VANCOUVER | qUESTCANADA.ORG10:45 AM - 11:15 AMNETWORkING BREAkRefreshments and official opening of the TradeshowDAY TWO: TUESDAY DECEMBER 28:30 AM - 9:00 AM9:00 AM - 9:45 AMIan GillespieWestbank Projects CorpThe Role of Developers in Building Smart Energy CommunitiesINNOVATION ROUNDA rapidfire plenary session facilitated by QUEST, featuring two exchanges between two experts on topics related to innovation and smart energy communities.A: INNOVATIONS IN BUILDING & NEIGHBOURHOOD SOLUTIONSB: GETTING INNOVATIVE WITH fINANCING9:45 AM - 10:45 AMkEY IMPLEMENTER PANELA plenary session dedicated to profiling the successes, challenges and opportunities for a specific sector in advancing smart energy communities.#2: LOCAL GOV'T Mark Heyck (invited)City of YellowknifetbcCity of RichmondtbcCity of SeattleModerator | tbc11:15 AM - 12:30 PMIMPLEMENTATION ACCELERATORParallel break-out sessions, each individually designed to foster delegate participation and to produce an outcome of 5 actions to accelerate implementation in the given area. ENERGY OPPORTUNITIES fOR THE REAL ESTATE SECTOR2:00 PM - 3:00 PMkEY IMPLEMENTER PANELA plenary session dedicated to profiling the successes, challenges and opportunities for a specific sector in advancing smart energy communities.#3: DEVELOPERModerator | tbcJonathan MeadsConcert PropertiesRobert SmithGreensoil InvestmentsTrent BerryReshape StrategiesEllen PondPembina InstituteGETTING TO YES: COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT fOR SMART ENERGY COMMUNITIESAbbie DachoFVB EnergyRupen SeoniEnvironics AnalyticsJeff EvensonCanadian Urban InstituteLUNCHHot buffet lunch served on the Tradeshow Floor12:30 PM - 2:00 PMtbdBrookfield ResidentialPeeter WessikWesgroupJ. WesteindeWindmill DevelopmentsThe Local Government possesses fundamental policy and planning tools to influence energy use and improve energy efficiency at the community level. How can those tools best be applied to advance smart energy communities? This armchair discussion features elected officials from three local governments that are taking the lead on energy in their communities. Key discussion points will include: What is the right role for local government in implementing smart energy communities? What are the most effective policy and planning levers? And how can collaboration with utilities, the real estate sector, provincial governments, and others be improved to more efficiently and reliably provide energy at the community level?As the shaper and builder of the built form in our communities, the Real Estate Sector is a key implementer of smart energy communities. This armchair discussion features leaders from three development companies that are raising the bar with respect to building and neighbourhood energy performance. What are the most effective energy opportunities for the real estate sector? How are developers addressing barriers such as ownership and operation, meeting building energy performance targets, and costs? And how can collaboration with local governments, utilities, and others be improved to more efficiently and reliably provide energy at the community level?QUEST2014: InnovaTIon To ImplEmEnTaTIonPRELIMINARY PROGRAMModerator | TBDModerator | TBDCOMBINED HEAT & POWER: GETTING INTEGRATEDRob RennerFormer Deputy Minister, Province of AlbertaAtul Mahajan (invited)Oshawa Power & Utilities CorporationOther speakers tbcDECEMBER 1-3 | WESTIN BAYSHORE | VANCOUVER | qUESTCANADA.ORG53:00 PM - 3:30 PMNETWORkING BREAkRefreshments on the Tradeshow FloorDAY TWO (CONT.)9:00 AM - 12:30 PMIMPLEMENTING COMMUNITY ENERGY PLANS IN BCFacilitator | Community Energy Association, QUEST, & Sustainable ProsperityFifty percent of Canadians live in a community that has some form of official Community Energy Plan. Yet, the vast majority of these communities are facing challenges in implementing those plans.This interactive half-day workshop is one of six regional workshops in Canada that will contribute toward the development of a national Community Energy Plan Framework. What lessons does your community have to share about implementing community energy plans? What are the success factors? What are the pitfalls? And what are the roles for utilities, the real estate sector, and other community stakeholders?3:30 PM - 5:00 PM IMPLEMENTATION ACCELERATORParallel break-out sessions, each individually designed to foster delegate participation and to produce an outcome of 5 actions to accelerate implementation in the given area. ROLE Of HIGHER LEVEL GOVERNMENT IN SMART ENERGY COMMUNITIESModerator | Jan CarrBoard Member, Alberta Electricity Systems Operator & Guelph Hydro6:30 PM DinnerqUEST 2014 GALA DINNER & AWARDS CEREMONYDAY THREE - WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 39:00 AM - 5:00 PMFacilitator | BC Climate Action SecretariatThis annual event is for all B.C. Public Sector Organizations (PSOs) to celebrate being carbon neutral, to share information and to learn from each other’s experiences in reducing GHG emissions. This year’s symposium will focus specifically on issues relevant to PSOs in their carbon neutral operations. An applied lens will be put on funding issues, technical means to achieve GHG emissions reductions, policy questions and planning for reductions. This year’s symposium will be a hands-on session intended to help PSOs with all their CNG operations but specifically to address how to achieve substantive emissions reductions over the next few years.9:00 AM - 3:00 PMTHE DEVELOPER TOURFacilitator | Urban Development Corporation (tbc)This tour features three signature projects being spearheaded by developers in Metro Vancouver: SFU Community Trusts’ UniverCity; Wesgroup’s River District; and a Concert Properties’ showpiece development (tbc). Workshopsymposiumstudy tourINTEGRATING TRANSPORTATION & LAND USE fOR SMART ENERGY COMMUNITIESTBDMetro VancouverTBDMetrolinxTBDTransLinkWestin BayshoreWestin BayshoreMore info and registration on the QUEST2014 websiteBegin and end atWestin BayshoreQUEST2014: InnovaTIon To ImplEmEnTaTIonPRELIMINARY PROGRAMCARBON NEUTRAL GOVERNMENTMore info and registration on the QUEST2014 websiteMore info and registration on the QUEST2014 website5:00 PMReceptionfLOORPLAN*Final layout subject to changeSTAGEtable rounds282916302627 breakout rooms >>ExHibiTor UpdaTEFVB Energy Inc.Isonor inc.BC Building TradesAalto inc.DECEMBER 1-3 | WESTIN BAYSHORE | VANCOUVER | qUESTCANADA.ORG621172218231924202561171281391410151 2 3 4 531 32 33 34353637 3839 40hotel & washrooms >>entranceREGISTRATIONNETWORK CAFE- reservedQUEST2014: InnovaTIon To ImplEmEnTaTIonPRELIMINARY PROGRAMQuadlogic MetersRovanco Pipe SystemsBusiness SwedenEnvironics AnalyticsNETWORK CAFEQUEST board oF dirECTorSMichael Harcourt Chair & CEOKenneth B. Ogilvie Vice-ChairMichael Cleland Secretary & TreasurerPatricia NewsonChair, Audit and Finance CommitteeQUEST STaFFBrent Gilmour MCIP RPP Executive DirectorRichard Laszlo Director Research & EducationTodd LathamSpecial AdvisorEric CampbellA/ Director, Communications & EngagementTonja Leach Director, Communications & Engagement (on leave)QUEST CaUCUS CHairS, 2014Mary Ellen Donovan and Ray RitceyCo-Chairs, Nova ScotiaEddie Oldfield Chair, New BrunswickYves Hennekens Chair, QuebecLynn Robichaud Chair, OntarioDan McInnesChair, ManitobaSimon KnightChair, AlbertaBen Finkelstein Chair, British Columbia-CONTACT INFORMATION-QUEST350 Sparks St. Suite 809Ottawa, ON K1R 7S8tel | 613-748-0057 ext. 322fax | 613-748-9078email | info@questcanada.orgweb | www.questcanada.orgwww.questcanada.orgQUEST is a collaborative network of stakeholders who are actively working to make Canada a leader in the design, development and implementation of smart energy communities.Smart energy communities are all about improving energy efficiency, cutting costs, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions at the community level by integrating energy with land use, buildings, transportation, water, waste, and related infrastructure. Since 2007, QUEST has been the national voice for smart energy communities in Canada. With the help of a vast network, including seven provincial and regional caucuses and a reach of 10,000+ stakeholders, QUEST engages in capacity building, applied research, policy analysis, and networking to transform Canada’s 5,400 communities into smart energy communities.adVaNCiNG SMarT ENErGY CoMMUNiTiES iN CaNada.