Monday, October 5, 2026

Welcome

• Megan Gill — Executive Director, Alberta Direct Connect Consumer Association

Opening Remarks

• Hon. RJ Sigurdson — Minister of Affordability and Utilities, Government of Alberta

Part 1 — What's Changing in Alberta's Electricity Market

The Restructured Energy Market (REM), transmission planning, large load integration and tariff evolution — what is actually changing, on what timeline, from the people making and shaping the decisions. You leave knowing what it means for your delivered cost of electricity.

• Policy direction — Assistant Deputy Minister or Executive Director, Ministry of Affordability and Utilities (to be confirmed)
• Market design and large load integration — Executive leadership, Alberta Electric System Operator (to be confirmed)
• Price outlook under the restructured market — Elias Soto, Principal, Similan
• AESO tariff updates — Colette Chekerda, Partner, Carmal Energy Advisors
• Moderator — to be announced

Part 2 — What It Means for Industrial Sites

How electricity policy is shaping operating and expansion decisions. 

• Industrial customer - forestry or pulp and paper (to be confirmed)
• Industrial customer, oilsands (to be confirmed)
• Industrial customer, petrochemical, cement, or manufacturing
• Moderator — to be announced

Part 3 — How Industrials Are Responding

How businesses are responding through technology adoption, projects, procurement, and demand response.

• Plant decarbonization — senior representative, cement manufacturer (to be confirmed)
• Cogeneration and self-supply at scale — project leadership, major petrochemical investment (to be confirmed)
• Project funding — senior representative, Emissions Reduction Alberta (to be confirmed)
• Demand management and DER — Rodan Energy Solutions (speaker to be named)
• Moderator — to be announced

Part 4 — What's Next: Emerging Approaches

Short case studies on innovative behind-the-fence solutions, and understanding the self-supply regulatory landscape. Closing with a discussion on what large customers need from government, regulators and the system operator to maintain competitiveness and enable innovation.

• Behind-the-fence storage — Shaun Andrews, Vice President, TERIC Power
• Waste heat to power — Daniel Fipke, Chief Development Officer & Co-Founder, Kanin Energy
• Self-supply regulatory landscape — Jessica Kennedy, Bennett Jones

Closing Remarks

• Megan Gill, Executive Director, ADC