Meet our Speakers
Panel - 1: Unlocking the full potential of DERs for all customers
Moderator
Phil Mckay
CanREA
Speakers
Ali Golriz
IESO
Jahangir Khan
BC Hydro
Nitin Padmanabhan
EPRI Canada
Michael Scott
RESCo Energy
Panel - 2: No Transition Until Transmission
Moderator
Anna Lafoyiannis
EPRI
Speakers
Eduardo Gomez Hennig
Siemens Energy
Megan Lund
IESO
Ahmed Rashwan
EPE Consulting
Panel - 3: Distribution Grid Modernization - The Infrastructure Perspective
Moderator
Iman Firoozi
ABB
Speakers
Vincent Choinière
Hydro Québec
Krystopher Demers
Enova
Vincent Doung
ABB
Matthew Leung
Hydro One
Amir Miragha
Schneider Electric
Women In Engineering (WIE) Panel Speakers
Moderator
Sahar Piroor Azad
University of Waterloo
Speakers
Suzana Arbana
Hydro One
Katarina Grolinger
Western University
Maike Luiken
CARBOVATE Development Corp
Amy Sinclair
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL)
Pirathayini Srikantha
York University
Young Professional (YP) Panel Speakers
Moderator
Ivan Calero
Siemens Energy
Speakers
Wafaa Anani
Western University
Jessie Ma
University of Waterloo
Brian Mcmillan
NRCan
Steven Wong
NRCan
Jenny Zhou
Hatch
Tutorial 1: Integrating IBRS: Key Challenges and Solutions
Speakers
Sarah Allahmoradi
Fortis Alberta
Houshang Karimi
York University
Deepak Ramasubramanian
Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
Amy Sinclair
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL)
Tutorial 2: Introduction to machine learning and its real-world power system applications
Speakers
Shoaib Hussain
University of Calgary
Amir Lotfi
IESO
Workshop 1
Speakers
Allen Chan
GrandBridge Energy
Brian McMillan
Natural Resources Canada
Mima Micic
Ontario Energy Board
Eldrich Rebello
Natural Resources Canada
Gary Stevens
s2e Technologies
Bala Venkatesh
Toronto Metropolitan University
Workshop 2
Speakers
Jonas Kraasch
SESIT-UVIC and Energy Modelling Hub
Madeleine Seatle
SESIT-UVIC and Energy Modelling Hub