Event Details
October 8, 2014, 7:30-9:45 a.m.
7:30-8 a.m. Breakfast and registration
8-8:10 a.m. Welcome and Energy Consortium gift announcement by Associate Dean Robert Klassen, Ivey Business School
8:10-9:10 a.m. Expert panel discussion: Balancing Economic and Social Pressures in Canada’s Energy Sector
Location - Ivey's Tangerine Leadership Centre (King & York St.), Toronto
Tickets - $30, $25 alumni rate, $20 student rate
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL! Two tickets for $30 (register by October 3)
*Presented in partnership with the Ivey Energy Policy and Management Centre
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About the Event
Balancing economic and social pressures in Canada’s energy sector has become increasingly challenging in recent years. Energy policy and energy development affect multiple issues and stakeholders – economic prosperity and growth, energy security, climate change, the natural environment, Aboriginal groups, federalism, and local community relations, to name a few – all of which interact in complex ways. At the same time, the rapid emergence of shale gas and oil in the United States, and the continued growth of Asian economies, are fundamentally reshaping North American and global energy markets, creating new economic opportunities and pressures. Political challenges to energy development have arisen from NGOs, social stakeholders, and provinces, raising questions about the social distribution of benefits, costs and risks across the country. How can Canada secure its future as a global energy leader while the sector undergoes unprecedented change, and simultaneously meet the demands of multiple, sometimes competing, stakeholders?
This expert panel discussion will bring together six leaders from ATCO, Borealis Infrastructure, the Power Workers’ Union, Union Gas, Suncor and TransCanada to debate these issues, and share their insights on paths forward for Canada. The event will be moderated by Professor Guy Holburn, Director of the Ivey Energy Policy and Management Centre, and Suncor Chair in Energy Policy.
About the Speakers
Steve Baker, President, Union Gas Limited
Steve Baker is President of Union Gas Limited, Spectra Energy’s Ontario-based natural gas storage, transmission and distribution company. Baker brings a wealth of financial, business development, marketing, and customer service experience to the role, which he assumed in January 2012. He joined Union Gas in 1989 and has held a number of executive leadership positions in business development - storage and transmission, regulatory, finance, and marketing over the course of his career. Prior to his current role, he served as vice president and treasurer of Spectra Energy Corp. Baker is a chartered professional accountant and a certified management accountant. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts in honours chartered accountancy studies from the University of Waterloo in 1986 and his Master of Accounting from the University of Waterloo in 1987. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario, the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, and The Society of Management Accountants of Ontario.
Siegfried Kiefer, Chief Operating Officer, Power & Utilities, ATCO Ltd. & Canadian Utilities Limited
Siegfried Kiefer was appointed Chief Operating Officer, Power & Utilities, ATCO Ltd. & Canadian Utilities Limited, on July 1, 2013. In this role, he oversees the operations of ATCO Gas, ATCO Electric, ATCO Pipelines, ATCO Power, ATCO I-Tek and their subsidiaries. Since 2011, Kiefer held the title of Chief Operating Officer, Energy & Utilities and he was Managing Director, Utilities Business Group from 2004 to 2011. He also held the title of Chief Information Officer for ATCO Group for more than 11 years until late 2009, when the growth of the Utilities companies became his key focus. Kiefer’s career with ATCO Group began in 1983 after graduating with a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Calgary.
Gordon Lambert, Executive Advisor, Sustainability and Innovation, Suncor Energy
Gord Lambert is Executive Advisor, Sustainability and Innovation for Suncor Energy. In this role, Lambert works with the CEO, Board, Executive Team, with industry peers and other stakeholders to drive improvements in environmental, social and economic performance through innovation and collaboration. With extensive experience in the energy industry, he is involved with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development in support of its work on climate change, energy and sustainable development within the business community. He is currently on the Boards of the Suncor Energy Foundation, Learning for a Sustainable Future (LSF), the Canadian Water Network, is Chair of the Board of Carbon Management Canada and Chairs the Advisory board to the Network on Business Sustainability. Lambert is currently Suncor’s Shareholder Steering Committee representative on Canada’s Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA) and is a former Canadian representative on the Joint Public Advisory Committee to the U.S., Canadian and Mexican Environment Ministers under NAFTA (The Commission for Environmental Cooperation).
Don MacKinnon, President, Power Workers’ Union
Don MacKinnon began his career at Ontario Hydro in 1971 and is a lineman by trade. His union activism began over 29 years ago and included 11 years as PWU Vice-President before becoming the PWU President in 2000. In 1990, he achieved a major milestone in his goal to improve workplace safety when he led the successful PWU thrust to establish the unilateral right to stop unsafe work in all Ontario Hydro workplaces as a substantive method of reducing accident and injury. He has a reputation as a skilled and innovative negotiator who uses mutual gains approaches to achieve settlements that address business needs while fully respecting the rights and values of employees. MacKinnon is recognized as an authority on Ontario’s electricity system. Previous government appointments included participation on the Ontario Ministry of Energy Electricity Transition Committee and the Ontario Government Electricity Conservation and Supply Task Force.
John McManus, Senior Advisor, Borealis Infrastructure
In his role as Senior Advisor, McManus supports the CIO, Private Markets and the Borealis leadership team in infrastructure asset management, assessment of investment opportunities, relationship development and mentorship. McManus joined Borealis in 2001 and has held a number of key senior roles, most recently as head of the London U.K. office. He has significant operational, advisory and board expertise in sectors ranging from regulated utilities to nuclear power to telecommunications satellite technology. He has been responsible for the Borealis/OMERS investment in Bruce Power since its inception. McManus also serves on the boards of High Speed 1, Associated British Ports, Scotia Gas Networks, Caruna Networks and Detroit River Tunnel Partnership (DRTP). He has a B.Comm degree from the University of Toronto and holds the Chartered Professional Accountant and Chartered Accountant designations.
Francois Poirier, President, Energy East Pipeline, TransCanada
As President, Energy East Pipeline Project, Francois Poirier has overall responsibility for the Energy East Pipeline Project. The Energy East Pipeline will extend approximately 4,600 km from receipt points in Alberta and Saskatchewan to provide Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin and Bakken crude oil access to refineries in Eastern Canada and to export markets. Prior to his current appointment, Poirier spent 25 years in investment banking, consulting, and as a Corporate Director. Most recently, he was President and Head, Investment Banking and Capital Markets, for Wells Fargo Securities Canada, Ltd., where he had overall responsibility for the firm’s investment banking practice in Canada. Previously, Poirier was Group Head, Power and Pipelines Investment Banking, at J.P. Morgan Securities, in New York. In that capacity, he was a financial advisor for clients on several acquisitions and divestitures of energy infrastructure assets including pipelines, power plants, gas and electric utilities. Poirier was an Independent Director of Capital Power Income LP from 2007 until 2011, and is Past Chair of the Toronto North Food Bank. He holds a Master of Business Administration from the Schulich School of Business at York University, and graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Operations Research from the University of Ottawa.
About the Moderator
Guy Holburn, Director, Ivey Energy Policy and Management Centre, Ivey Business School
Guy Holburn is the Suncor Chair in Energy Policy and an Associate Professor of Business, Economics and Public Policy at the Ivey Business School. His area of expertise is in the intersection of business strategy and public policy. Much of his research is applied to strategy and policy issues in the energy and utilities sectors. He has been awarded major research grants by the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Olin Foundation, the University of California Energy Institute, California Public Utilities Commission, Ontario Centres of Excellence and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. He is currently leading a multi-year research program on the regulation of the energy sector in Canada. He has published in leading economics and management journals, and has written for national media. Prior to his academic career, he worked as a management consultant for Bain and Company in the U.K. and South Africa. He received his MA and PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, and his BA Hons. (First Class) from Cambridge University.