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ARCTIC RENEWABLE ENERGY SUMMIT - September 15-17, 2016

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ARCTIC RENEWABLE ENERGY SUMMIT

Frobisher Inn,Iqaluit, Nunavut

Sept. 15-17, 2016


Message from the Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs, Government of Canada

Dear participants,

I would like to thank WWF-Canada for making the Arctic Renewable Energy Summit a reality. The important work that you will accomplish here in the next few days will help us move forward together towards a common goal of finding innovative ways to reduce the dependence on die-sel as an energy source in northern remote communities.

Like you, I firmly believe that the integration of renewable energy sources is essential to support the health and well-being of northern communities. The Government of Canada is also committed to promoting clean growth in the North.

Budget 2016 proposed $10.7 million over two years to implement renewable energy projects in off-grid Indigenous and northern communities that rely on diesel and other fossil fuels to generate heat and power. The Prime Minister and the President of the United States also committed recently to develop a plan, with partners, for deploying innovative renewable energy and efficiency alternatives to diesel and advance com-munity climate change adaptation.

I am very pleased to see that Indigenous peoples, northerners, communities, gov-ernments, and organizations that are directly affected, are actively involved from the beginning. As Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs, I applaud the WWF for your leader-ship on this issue, and for recognizing that collaboration with all parties is essential to success.

I am looking forward to working with you all in a renewed spirit of respect and partner-ship.

Thank you very much for coming together in order for us to achieve truly sustainable solutions.

Sincerely,

The Honourable Carolyn Bennett, M.D., P.C., M.P.Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs


Message from the Government of Nunavut

Welcome to the Arctic Renewable Energy Summit. I’m pleased to welcome you to Nunavut and see first-hand the unique realities we face each and every day.

The Government of Nunavut (GN) actively seeks oppor-tunity to integrate renewable energy into the territory’s energy mix. We realize Nunavut’s energy scenario is unique, and that the successful implementation of green technologies territory-wide will prove a challenge.

The GN is pleased to work with the federal government and not-for-profit organizations to advocate our territory’s extraordinary circumstances in access to energy. The development of energy resources and related infrastruc-ture for Nunavut must balance environmental protection and responsible development to benefit our residents.

We continue to explore avenues that will direct us to a more sustainable and energy secure future, and believe this Summit will facilitate great conversation on how the territory can progress to achieve this vision. Together, we can work to align Nunavut’s energy, economic and resource development in new and innovative ways.

Sincerely,

The Honourable Joe SavikataaqNunavut Minister of Environment and Minister of Energy


Message from WWF-Canada president and CEO

Nowhere is the immediate impact of climate change more pronounced than in the Arctic, where for centuries people and species have relied for survival on the continuity and consistency of seasons and landscape. In a bid to slow climate change, the world is transitioning to renewable energy, including in challenging, northern environments where dependency on greenhouse-gas emitting diesel fuel is both an environmental hazard and a barrier to self-autonomy.

WWF is committed to helping the world achieve 100 per cent renewable energy to protect ecosystems so all species – including people – will survive and thrive. At WWF-Canada, we’re working to support habitat-friendly renewable energy at the com-munity level across Canada, with initial projects to bring clean power to three northern communities by 2020 to demonstrate this is a viable option nation-wide.

We’ve already teamed up with leading researchers at the Waterloo Institute of Sustain-able Energy to assess the economic feasibility of deploying renewable energy at the community scale in more than a dozen communities in the Canadian Arctic.

Now, we’re taking the next step. At this summit, a dedicated team of energy, legal, policy and environmental experts is working with the Qulliq Energy Corporation, the Government of Nunavut and the Government of Canada to learn from others’ success-es and challenges and determine how to best proceed together to build a practical, effective and systematic approach to deploying renewable energy in communities across the Canadian Arctic. This growing momentum in Canada was amplified earlier this year by U.S. President Barack Obama’s commitment to reduce diesel dependence in remote communities in the North.

Together, we can integrate habitat-friendly renewable energy at the community scale in the Canadian Arctic to create local resilience, independence and a sustainable future for all.

Sincerely,

David MillerPresident and CEOWWF-Canada


WWF-Canada is grateful to our co-hosts for their support

WWF-Canada thanks First Air for support with travel.


Thursday, Sept. 15

Time Session

7:30 – 9:00 Registration and Breakfast

9:00 – 10:00

Opening Ceremony

Lighting the Qulliq: Mary Wilman Welcome and Introduction: David Miller, president and CEO, WWF-Canada Keynote speech: Hon. Johnny Mike, minister responsible for Qulliq Energy Corporation (QEC), Government of Nunavut (GN) Opening Remarks:

Bernie MacIsaac, assistant deputy minister, GN Stephen Van Dine, assistant deputy minister, Indigenous and Northern Affairs

Canada (INAC) Paul Crowley, V.P., Arctic, WWF-Canada

10:00 – 10:30 Break

10:30 – 12:00

Success Stories Speakers

Gwen Holdmann, director, Alaska Center for Energy and Power Mariia Iakovleva, researcher, with experience in renewable energy technologies

in Siberia Laurent Abbatiello, CEO, Tugliq Energy Co. and Nicolas Seguin, head of business

development, Tugliq Energy Co. Moderator

David Miller, president and CEO, WWF-Canada

12:00 – 13:30 Lunch

13:30 – 15:00

Challenges and Opportunities Speakers

Bruno Pereira, president and CEO, QEC, and Taufik Haroon, energy manager, QEC Lawrence Keyte, northern sustainable energy specialist, Polar Knowledge Canada William Thomson, supervisor of technology and training, Alaska Village Electric

Cooperative

Moderator Gwen Holdmann, director, Alaska Center for Energy and Power

15:00 - 15:30 Break

15:30 - 16:30

Fuelling Change in Nunavut Speakers

Dr. Claudio Cañizares, professor, University of Waterloo Indrajit Das, post-doctoral fellow, University of Waterloo

Moderator

Gwen Holdmann, director, Alaska Center for Energy and Power

18:00 – 20:30

Dinner Reception Speakers

David Miller, president and CEO, WWF-Canada Hon. Joe Savikataaq, minister of environment and minister of energy, GN


Friday, Sept. 16

Time Session

7:30 – 9:00 Breakfast

9:00 – 9:15 Welcome – Day 2

Welcome and Summary of Day 1 David Miller, president and CEO, WWF-Canada

9:15 – 10:30

Policy Discussion - I

Speakers Colleen Healey, climate change program manager, GN Chris Rose, executive director, Renewable Energy Alaska Project

Moderator

Adam Chamberlain, partner, Borden Ladner Gervais (BLG) 10:30 – 10:45 Break

10:45 – 12:00

Policy Discussion – II (Power Purchase Agreements) Speakers

Dave Lovekin, senior advisor, Pembina Institute Barend Dronkers, advisor, Pembina Institute

Moderator:

Adam Chamberlain, partner, Borden Ladner Gervais (BLG) 12:00 – 13:25 Lunch

13:25 – 13:35

Welcome Back and Introduction to Workshop Sessions Speakers

David Miller, president and CEO, WWF-Canada Mark Hopkins, director general, INAC

13:35 - 16:30

Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada and the Government of Nunavut Sessions In March of 2016, through the U.S.-Canada Joint Statement on Climate, Energy and Arctic Leadership, Canada committed to develop a plan and timeline for deploying innovative renewable energy and efficiency alternatives to diesel in Canada’s North. These sessions are intended to gather input from Nunavummiut and interested parties to shape how the Federal Government, Government of Nunavut, Qulliq Energy Corporation, communities, northern organizations, and others can work together to move toward a better energy future for Nunavut. Recognizing that much of the groundwork has already been laid through previous engagements, research and studies, these sessions will focus on moving the conversation forward and developing concrete, practical actions to support Nunavummiut in addressing their energy challenges. Through break-out discussions and small group exercises, we will collectively explore the following questions:

What are the primary barriers and enablers to reducing the reliance on diesel in Nunavut?

What are Nunavut’s needs – now and in the coming years – in moving toward reduced reliance on diesel?

How can the Federal Government, Government of Nunavut, Qulliq Energy Corporation and other interested parties work together to move toward a better energy future for Nunavut?

INAC and GN Workshop Session – Exploring Enablers and Barriers Exploring and identifying barriers to and enablers for reducing reliance

on diesel Moderator

Michael van Aanhout


Saturday, Sept. 17

Time Session 7:30 – 9:00 Breakfast

9:00 – 12:00 INAC and GN Workshop Session – Shaping the Path Forward Shaping the path forward for addressing Nunavut’s energy challenges Moderator

Michael van Aanhout


SUMMIT SPEAKERS AND MODERATORSSession: Opening Ceremony

David Miller — The president and CEO of WWF-Canada served as mayor of Toronto from 2003 to 2010 and chair of the influential C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group from 2008 to 2010. Under his leadership, Toronto was admired internationally for its environmental leadership, economic strength and social integration. A lawyer and Harvard-trained economist, Miller advised companies and international organizations on issues involving sustainable urban economies.

Bernie MacIsaac — MacIsaac serves as the assistant deputy minister of Economic Development for the Government of Nunavut. Prior to assuming this role, MacIsaac worked as director of operations and then acting regional director general with Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, and later served as worked as director of Lands and Resource Development for the Qikiqtani Inuit Association in Iqaluit.

Stephen M. Van Dine — Van Dine is assistant deputy minister, Northern Affairs Organization, Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Prior to this, he served as director general, Northern Strategic Policy branch. Throughout his career, he has worked on a variety of northern policy, legislative and regulatory initiatives with territorial governments, Indigenous organizations and the private sector, laying the groundwork for Regulatory Improvement in the North.

Paul Crowley — Crowley is WWF-Canada’s vice-president of Arctic conservation. A long-time resident of Nunavut, he has worked on many aspects of sustainable development in the Arctic and internationally for more than 20 years. He served as principal secretary to then-premier of Nunavut, Eva Aariak. A lawyer, Crowley has provided counsel on a wide array of Arctic matters, such as climate change, natural resource management, economic and social development.

Session: Success Stories

Gwen Holdmann — Holdmann is the director of the Alaska Center for Energy and Power, an applied energy research program based at the University of Alaska Fairbanks focusing on both fossil fuel and renewable and alternative energy technologies. Prior to joining the University of Alaska, Holdmann served as vice-president of new development at Chena Hot Springs Resort near Fairbanks, where she oversaw construction of the first geothermal power plant in the state.


Mariia Iakovleva — Iakovleva recently conducted research and project writing on renewable energy technologies in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia, Russia) through the lens of cross-subsidization and tariffs. She came to Canada for the master’s program at the University of Saskatchewan’s International Centre for Northern Governance and Development, where she researches Arctic renewable energy development for Fulbright scholar professor Greg Poelzer.

Laurent Abbatiello — Abbatiello is president and CEO of Tuqliq Energy Co., which specializes in providing energy solutions to off-grid customers with a focus on renewable sources, storage of renewable electricity and next-generation fossil fuels. He is a founder of Comenco Lab, a mining strategy consultancy business with a broad portfolio ranging from Arctic construction management to aiding in business plan development for mining projects.

Session: Challenges and Opportunities

Taufik Haroon — Haroon is manager of energy management and mechanical for the Qulliq Energy Corporation. He manages renewable and alternative energy and energy conservation initiatives for the QEC and the construction of five new power plants from design to commission. He also manages all non-technical professionals. Haroon has a bachelor of science, mechanical engineering.

Lawrence Keyte — Keyte is a northern alternative energy specialist with Polar Knowledge Canada, where he works to facilitate sustainable energy project development, mobilize energy knowledge, increase local capacity through clean energy initiatives and select appropriate renewable energy technologies for testing and implementation. He also works to identify priorities, challenges and success factors for clean energy and energy conservation initiatives.

William Thomson — As manager of operations for the Alaska Village Electric Cooperative, Thomson is responsible for the operation, maintenance and construction of AVEC’s generation and distribution systems including fuel logistics, warehousing and wind systems. An engineer, Thomson designed equipment that is now used in more than 1,000 hydro plants ranging up to 30MW, and recently he helped automate and integrate wind into AVEC’s small diesel grids.


Session: Fuelling Change in Nunavut

Dr. Claudio Cañizares — Dr. Cañizares is a professor and Hydro One endowed chair in the department of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Waterloo. His oft-cited research focuses on modelling, simulation, computation, stability, control and optimization issues in power and energy systems in the context of competitive energy markets, smart grids and micro grids. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

Indrajit Das - Das is a post-doctoral fellow with the University of Waterloo. His area of expertise is power system planning and analysis, demand forecasting, power system operations and markets, optimization techniques in power systems and renewable energy integration. Das’s research has been published in peer-reviewed journals, including two in IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy. He received his doctorate in electrical engineering from the University of Waterloo.

Session: Policy Discussion I

Colleen Healey — Healey has lead the Climate Change Section for the Government of Nunavut where she spearheads climate change adaptation and mitigation efforts across the territory, assisting Nunavummiut in preparing for cultural, social, health, economic, and environmental changes impacting Arctic communities. She was born and raised in Iqaluit, and obtained her BA and MA from Queen’s University.

Chris Rose — Rose is founder and executive director of the Renewable Energy Alaska Project, a coalition of large and small Alaska utilities, businesses, conservation and consumer groups, local indigenous organizations and municipal, state and federal entities. He is responsible for designing the Alaska Renewable Energy Fund (a key factor in Alaska’s renewable energy success) and served on the Renewable Energy Grant Fund Advisory Committee.


Adam Chamberlain — A partner at the law firm Borden Ladner Gervais, Chamberlain leads BLG’s team north, aboriginal law and climate change groups. He has practiced environmental and energy law for most of his career. His work encompasses diverse matters related to the environmental and regulatory requirements involved with project development. Chamberlain is called to the bar in Nunavut, Ontario and Yukon, and he is active across much of Canada’s North.

Session: Policy Discussion II

Dave Lovekin — Lovekin is a senior advisor at Pembina Institute. He has managed numerous corporate, community and government projects, including those involving a shift to renewable energy technologies. He is a member of WWF-Canada’s Arctic renewable energy expert committee and the Natural Resources Canada advisory committee developing standards for biomass fuels and equipment in Canada. He has a master’s degree in systems design engineering from Waterloo.

Barend Dronkers - Dronkers is a consultant who works on corporate, government and community-based sustainability projects in Alberta and across Canada relating to oil and gas, clean energy, energy efficiency and planning. Dronkers also works on advancing renewable energy solutions in remote Indigenous communities in Canada. He has a bachelor’s degree in mechatronics engineering from the University of Waterloo and master’s in sustainable energy technology from TU Delft, Netherlands.

Introduction to Workshop Sessions

Mark Hopkins — Hopkins is director general, Northern Affairs Organization, Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. He has worked in the public service for 25 years in a range of departments, including Industry Canada, Environment Canada, Employment and Social Development, and the Privy Council Office, where he was responsible for economic and procurement files. Prior to joining the public service, Hopkins worked as an educator and journalist.

Michael van Aanhout — Van Aanhout is chairman of Stratos, a specialized management consulting firm that helps businesses, governments and associations act on environmental, social and economic risks and opportunities. He is strategic advisor to the Giant Mine and Faro Mine remediation projects, facilitates the Mining Association of Canada’s national multi-stakeholder community of interest advisory panel and recently received a 2015 Canada’s Clean50 award.


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