2026 ADC Industry Forum: Operating Through Electricity Reform
Navigating Wholesale Market Restructuring, Transmission Tariff Redesign, and the Hyperscale Power Demand
Presented by Rodan Energy Solutions · Hosted by the Alberta Direct Connect Consumer Association
About the Forum
A full day for Alberta's largest power users, at a time it matters most.
For Alberta’s largest industrial energy consumers, across petrochemicals, refining, pulp and paper, manufacturing, oil and gas, and mining, electricity is not an overhead expense. It is a primary determinant of operational viability and global competitiveness.
Alberta’s electricity market is entering its most significant structural transition in three decades. As the province implements the Restructured Energy Market (REM), overhauls the transmission tariff framework, and faces multi-gigawatt interconnection queues for hyperscale data centres, power is increasingly a priority issue for industrial leaders to manage.
Join this gathering of direct-connect power users, policy makers, grid operators, and solution providers to learn more about these changes, what they mean for business, and what consumers can do to prepare for the impacts.
The Day
An Executive Working Session: From Policy Frameworks to Industrial Impacts
A candid, roll-up-your-sleeves forum dissecting Alberta's power transition, project economics, and the regulatory levers required to protect industrial competitiveness.
Part 1 · 9:30 AM
The Structural Overhaul: Market Restructuring, Locational Pricing, and Transmission Tariff Redesign
Part 2 · 11:00 AM
Executive Panel: Where Electricity Policy Meets Industrial Growth
Part 3 · 12:45 PM
Operating Through Reform: Strategies for Procurement, Cost Management, Flexibility, and Funding
Part 4 · 2:00 PM
Behind the Fence: Self-Supply, Storage, and On-Site Innovation
Alberta's Industrial Base
Electricity is not overhead. It is the cost of staying competitive.
Who's in the Room
A room built for Alberta's largest electricity users.
Industrial C-Suite & Plant Leadership
CEOs, COOs, VPs of Operations, Plant Directors, and Corporate Energy Managers across Alberta's foundational transmission-connected sectors — including Petrochemicals, Refining, Forestry, Pulp & Paper, Mining, Cement, and Heavy Manufacturing.
Government & Market Regulators
Senior leadership and policymakers from the Ministry of Affordability and Utilities alongside executive decision-makers from the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) — convening for direct, candid engagement on market restructuring and transmission tariff evolution.
ADC Members & Industrial Consumer Peers
Executive delegates from active ADC member companies, peer industrial consumer associations, and large-load facilities evaluating power procurement, behind-the-fence cogeneration, and self-supply strategies.
Hyperscalers & Select Infrastructure Partners
Senior executives from Hyperscale Data Centers, Project Financiers, and Cogeneration / Energy Storage Developers participating in focused speed-to-power and infrastructure co-development discussions.
Featured Speakers & Industry Leaders
The Leaders Shaping Alberta's Economic Future
Convening provincial ministerial leadership, industrial executives, grid operators, and electricity regulatory experts. Additional keynote speakers and panelists are announced on an ongoing basis.
Event Details & Logistics
Venue, Schedule & Attendee Inclusions
Bennett Jones LLP
45th Floor, Bankers Hall East Tower
855 – 2nd Street SW | Calgary, Alberta
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM — Delegate Registration, Coffee & Networking Breakfast
9:00 AM – 3:30 PM — Keynotes, Panel Discussions & Working Sessions
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM — Networking Reception
Evening (5:00 PM) — Invitation-Only ADC Member & Executive Dinner
What’s Included on the Day
The Full Programme — Ministerial keynote, AESO and government briefings, three panels and a case-study session.
Meals Throughout — Breakfast from 8:30, lunch at 12:00, and refreshments at both breaks.
Closing Reception — Drinks and networking with industrial power users, grid operators and regulatory experts, 3:30 to 4:30 PM.
Materials Afterwards — Approved speaker presentations and a summary of the day, circulated after the Forum.
Event Partners
With Thanks to Our Partners
The 2026 ADC Industry Forum is made possible by organizations committed to Alberta's industrial sector.
