From Best Practices to Next Practices: Policy-Regulatory Relations in Energy Decision-Making

Opening remarks

• Dr. Monica Gattinger, Chair, Positive Energy

Opening words of welcome (dinner)

• Kim Rudd, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources
   

Keynote speakers

• Bryne Purchase, Adjunct Professor, Queen’s University, former Chief Economist of Ontario and Deputy Minister in the Ontario government
   
• George Vegh, Counsel, McCarthy Tétrault LLP (Head of the Toronto Energy Regulation Practice); Adjunct

From Best Practices to Next Practices: Policy-Regulatory Relations In Energy Decision-Making (Discussion Paper)

Speakers

• Stephen Bird, Positive Energy Research Team, Professor of Political Science, Clarkson University
   
• Dave Collyer, Corporate Director and former President of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers

Panel 1: Establishing Policy Coherence in Energy

Moderator

• Michael Cleland, Senior Fellow, Positive Energy
   

Speakers

• Marco Presutti - Director General, Energy Policy Branch, Energy Sector, Natural Resources Canada
   
• Doug Lammie, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy, Alberta Energy 
   
• Stewart Muir, Executive Director, Resource Works
   
• Kim Scott, Senior Advisor, Climate Action and Renewable Energy, Assembly of First Nations
   

Breakout Session: Policy Gaps and Comprehensiveness

Moderator

• Stewart Fast, Senior Research Associate, Positive Energy
   

Panel 2: Regulatory Independence and Efficacy: Best Practices, Next Practices

Moderator

• Dr. Monica Gattinger, Chair, Positive Energy

Speakers

• Louis Legault, General Counsel, Régie de l’énergie, Québec, and Vice Chair, CAMPUT: Canada’s Energy and Utility Regulators
• Dave Lye, Vice-President, External Relations, Encana
• Andrew Pickford, Director, Indo-Pacific Energy Security Program, Perth USAsia Centre and University of Western Australia
• Andrew Beynon, Lawmaking and Enforcement Advisor, First Nations Land Management Resource Centre