Unleashing Canada’s Potential: A Collaborative Energy Policy Dialogue
This conference is by invitation only.
BACKGROUND & KEY DETAILS
Canada has the potential to provide the energy that our friends and allies require. How do we take advantage of the opportunity in front of us, meeting this global need while building a secure, diversified energy sector that can support prosperity and growth over the long-term?
It is long overdue that the key players across all sectors get together to chart a serious, viable path forward. Two of Canada’s most respected think tanks – the C.D. Howe Institute and Macdonald-Laurier Institute – are therefore joining forces to chart this path.
The conference is only possible with the support and involvement of our partners, including the Business Council of Canada, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters, the Canadian Gas Association, the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, and other Canadian companies and Associations concerned about the direction of current energy regulations and policies.
AGENDA – Day One, Wednesday May 1st
Venue: National Club, 303 Bay Street, Toronto, ON
5:00 pm – 8:00pm Dinner & Keynote
Key themes:
• What does Canada’s energy policy look like in comparative perspective, and why are we falling behind?
• What is the geopolitical opportunity (particularly from the perspective of an integrated North American energy market)?
Hosts/Moderators:
• Bill Robson, Chief Executive Officer, C.D. Howe Institute
• Brian Lee Crowley, Managing Director, Macdonald-Laurier Institute
Speakers:
• John Manley, Senior Business Advisor, Bennett Jones LLP & Chair, Jefferies Securities Inc
• Robert Johnston, Executive Director, Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University
Day Two, Thursday May 2nd
Venue: The Omni King Edward Hotel, Crystal Ballroom, 37 King Street East, Toronto, ON
8:00 am – 9:00 am Registration and Breakfast
9:00 am – 10:15 am Session 1: The Opportunity
Key themes/discussion questions:
• The world – especially. our friends and allies – wants our energy. What specifically do they need and what do they think is holding us back?
Moderator: Heather Exner-Pinot, Senior Fellow & Director of Energy, Natural Resources and Environment, Macdonald-Laurier Institute
Speakers:
• Richard Norris, Fellow, Canadian Global Affairs Institute
• Christopher Sands, Director, Center for Canadian Studies, Johns Hopkins University
• Brigham McCown, Senior Fellow and Director, Initiative on American Energy Security, Hudson Institute
10:15 am – 10:45 am Break & Refreshments
10:45 am – 12 pm Session 2: How can we attract the necessary investment?
Key themes/discussion questions:
• Despite our resources and potential, the world does not owe us a living, and investment is flowing elsewhere.
• How can we create the conditions that are conducive to both domestic and foreign investment in a growing and diversifying energy industry?
Moderator: TBD
Speakers:
• Jack Mintz, President’s Fellow, School of Public Policy, University of Calgary
• Gina Pappano, Executive Director, InvestNow Inc.
• David Dodge, Senior Advisor, Bennett Jones
12:00 pm – 1:15 pm Lunch
Key themes/discussion questions:
• Canadians cannot choose the right policies with incomplete information.
• How much do Canadians understand the choices that the country faces, and – when the facts are placed in front of them – how do they envision the country’s energy future?
Moderator: Mike Therien, Deputy Director, Macdonald-Laurier Institute
Speakers:
• Nik Nanos, Executive Chairman, Nanos Research Group of Companies
• Monica Gattinger, Chair, Positive Energy, University of Ottawa
1:15 pm – 2:30 pm Session 3: How do we seize this opportunity and move faster?
Key themes/discussion questions:
• Considering the recent Supreme Court decision on Bill C-69, what is the current regulatory environment in the energy industry, and how is the environment likely to change in the years to come?
• How can we transform that environment to ensure that no time is lost in allowing Canada to take advantage of its inherent strengths and natural resources
Moderator: Ken Coates, Distinguished Fellow and Director of Indigenous Affairs, Macdonald-Laurier Institute
Speakers:
• Brad Gilmour, Partner, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
• JP Gladu, Principal, Mokwateh
• Adam Legge, President, Business Council of Alberta
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm Break & Refreshments
2:45 pm – 4:00 pm Session 4: How do we get this done?
Key themes/discussion questions:
• What do we all need to do now?
• How can we ensure that this conversation continues and that governments of all levels and stripes can work as partners with business to build a prosperous and energy-secure future?
• What can we learn from those who have been in the rooms where decisions are made, and who have advocated for and delivered on economically-sound policies?
Moderator: Duncan Munn, President, C.D. Howe Institute
Speakers:
• Lisa Raitt, Vice-Chair and Managing Director, Global Investment Banking, CIBC Capital Markets
• Dwight Duncan, Strategic Advisor, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP
• Jean Charest, Partner, Therrien Couture Joli-Coeur LLP
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