CONFERENCE AGENDA
Business of Climate Change Conference Presentation 2009
| 7:45AM | Registration Opens | Continental breakfast will be available. |
| 8:30AM | Breakfast and Introduction | Opening remarks by Gerald Butts, President & CEO, WWF-Canada. |
| 8:35AM - 9:45AM | Outlook for Clean Energy, Emerging Technology and Innovation, and Investment Opportunities | Governments have collectively invested billions of dollars in "green" stimulus with a focus on clean energy. In Ontario, the Government has introduced a bill to guarantee elevated rates for renewable energy projects for twenty years for projects of all sizes. Domestic offset systems are accelerating in jurisdictions across North America. Hear from experts on the outlook for clean energy, investment opportunities, and the impact stimulus is likely to have on both the clean energy sector and businesses interested in adopting new, cleaner technologies to help them lower their GHG emissions. |
| Moderator: | Tony Hare, Hare Communications | |
| Panelists: | Hon.
George Smitherman, Deputy Premier of Ontario and Minister of Energy and Infrastructure,
Government of Ontario Sasha Jacob, President and CEO, Jacob Securities
Inc. Tom Heintzman, President, Bullfrog Power Inc. Michael Gallagher, President & COO, Westport Innovations Avrim Lazar, President & CEO, Forest Products Association of Canada | |
| 9:45AM - 10:00AM | Coffee Break | |
| 10:00AM - 11:30AM | The
Road to Copenhagen, US Administration, Public Policy and Implications for Business | 2009 is shaping up to be a watershed year in carbon regulation. The US House of Representatives passed the first ever US bill to restrict carbon emissions; the US Senate debates the bill this fall. The UN has set a deadline of December 2009 to reach a new global deal on climate. In Canada some provinces have moved ahead to set up their cap and trade with the Western Climate Initiative and the federal government promises that long awaited regulations will be introduced this fall. Hear from our international policy and business experts on potential policy developments and implications for Canadian businesses. Session will be concluded by CBSR’s presentation of The Copenhagen Communiqué on Climate Change |
| Moderator: | Gerald Butts, President & CEO, WWF-Canada | |
| Panelists: | Patricia
A. Koval, Partner, Tory's LLP, Toronto Craig Alexander, Vice President and Deputy Chief Economist, TD Bank Financial Group Vijay Vaitheeswaran, Global Correspondent, The Economist Alex Wood, Senior Director, Policy and Markets, Sustainable Prosperity | |
| 11:30AM - 12:30PM | Networking Lunch | |
| 12:30PM - 1:15PM | Jeff Rubin Keynote Address | The former Chief Economist of CIBC World Markets and the author of Why Your World Is About To Get A Whole Lot Smaller built his reputation as one of Canada's top economists based on a number of successful predictions including the housing bust of the early 90's and the rise of oil prices. In his recent book, Mr. Rubin predicts $225 per barrel oil by 2012 and with it the end of globalization, a movement towards local sourcing and a need for massive scaling up of energy efficiency. Q&A will follow the presentation. |
| Introduction: | Kim Parlee, Host of SqueezePlay, Business News Network | |
| 1:15PM - 2:45PM | Supply Chain
Decarbonization: A Canadian overview and panel discussion focusing on sustainable transportation, optimized logistics, and packaging design | As the pressure to become more fuel-efficient and reduce emissions intensifies, policy makers and businesses must start to examine carbon emissions along their entire supply chain. The strategic analysis of end-to-end supply chain, encompassing all aspects of the total product life cycle from raw materials to product use and disposal, will enable companies to identify areas for emission- and cost- reductions. Accenture will launch and present a Canadian study that provides a roadmap on optimal ways to decarbonize supply chains. Our expert panel will then discuss how best to capitalize on transportation "modal shifts," improved logistics and innovative packaging solutions - three focus areas that represent significant opportunities for emission reductions with high levels of feasibility. |
| Introduction: | Michael Denham, Managing Director, Management Consulting Services, Accenture Canada | |
| Moderator: | Tony Hare | |
| Panelists: |
Michael Rubenstein, Chief Growth and Innovation Officer, Alcan Packaging Lynda Harvey, Senior Manager FleetSmart, Transportation Energy Use Division, Natural Resources Canada Gerald Carter, President, Canada Steamship Lines Tony Hollis, Director of Innovation & Technology Management, Exel | |
| 2:45PM - 3:00PM | Coffee Break | |
| 3:00PM - 4:00PM | Case
Studies: Corporate Leadership on Carbon Reduction. | Leaders from some of the world's largest companies will present case studies and share practical business solutions they developed to address climate change and seize opportunities in a carbon constrained future in ways that lower carbon emissions and deliver on business objectives. Topics that will be discussed include: energy efficiency projects that reduce costs and meet the ROI test; engaging and empowering employees; beyond operations and into the supply chain; and capitalizing on leadership to develop business products and services that enable other companies to lower their emissions. |
| Moderator: | Tony Hare | |
| Panelists: | Dennis
Canavan, Senior Director of Global Energy, Johnson & Johnson Inc. Lloyd Bryant, Vice President & General Manager of Imaging and Printing Group (IPG), Hewlett-Packard (Canada) Co. Jay M. Dietrich, CEA Program Manager: Climate Stewardship, IBM | |
| 4:00PM - 4:30PM | The Green Consumer - Understanding and leveraging environmental priorities | Over the past year, consumer attitudes towards the environment have shifted. Environics Research Group will share their insights on current consumer needs and concerns in the "green sphere." Loyalty One will then discuss their business model of shifting consumer behaviour and meeting consumers' "green" demands. |
| Panelists: |
Keith Neuman, Group Vice President - Public Affairs, Environics Research
Group Ltd. Andrew Souvaliotis, Chief Impact Officer, Loyalty One | |
| 4:30PM | Conclusion | Concluding Remarks by Johanna Leffler, Executive Director, Canadian Centre for Policy Ingenuity |
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