Program

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OVERVIEW OF AGENDA FOR EPEC 2020 CONFERENCE

MONDAY NOV 9^th, 2020 – EPEC CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

The	08.00 – 08.50 MST Keynote #1: Renewables and eMobility – Partners in Realizing the Energy Transition? Speaker: Dr. Rik De Doncker, Professor and director at E.ON Energy Research Center, ISEA at RWTH Aachen University, Germany 08.55 – 09.35 MST Keynote #2: Monitoring the grid in transition Speaker: Dr. Ferdinanda Ponci, Professor at E.ON, Energy Research Center, RWTH Aachen University 09.40 – 10.15 MST Keynote #3: The EU Approach to the Digitalization of the Energy System Speaker: Prof. Antonello Monti, Director of the Institute for Automation of Complex Power System at RWTH Aachen University, Germany 10.25 – 12.25 MST Industry Panel #1: Envisioning the Future Mix of Energy and the Role of Nuclear, Hydrogen, and Others Moderator: Ahsan Upal, Manager at Burns & McDonnell Speakers: Theresa Dekker, VP at Ontario Power Generation; Nicolas Pocard, Director at Ballard Power; Keith Yasinski, Manager at TransAlta; Jeff Reid, Director at Burns & McDonnell 12.25 -12.55 MST Lunch Break 13.00 – 13.55 MST Keynote #4: Grid Modernization: Technological Advancements Beyond Smart Grid Speaker: John McDonald, Smart Grid Business Development Leader at GE 14.05 – 15.05 MST Tutorial: 1547-2018 – IEEE Standard for Interconnection and Interoperability of Distributed Energy Resources with Associated Electric Power Systems Interfaces Instructor: Dr. Babak Enayati, Technology Deployment Manager at National Grid, USA 15.30 – 16.25 MST Keynote #5: Taking a Value Chain Approach to Energy Transformation Speaker: Elizabeth Shirt, Managing Director at GLOBE Series 16.30 – 17.30 PM MST Paper Sessions	the
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TUESDAY NOV 10^th, 2020 – EPEC CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

The	8.00 – 9.00 AM MST Keynote #6: Analytics-Driven Cyber-Physical Security for a Converged Smart Grid Speaker: Prof. Deepa Kundur, Chair, The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at University of Toronto 9.00 – 10.00 MST Paper Sessions 10.00 – 12.00 MST Industry Panel # 2: Regional Grid Interconnections and Integration of Renewables Moderator: Ahsan Upal, Manager at Burns & McDonnell Speakers: Frank Qiankun Wang, Director at GEIDCO; Channa Perera, VP at CEA; Amir Motamedi, Manager at the AESO; Tim Eckel, VP at SaskPower, Philip Martin Duguay, VP at Anbaric 12.00 – 12.30 MST Lunch Break 12.30 – 13.30 MST Keynote #7: Role of the Smart Grid in Facilitating the Integration of Renewables Speaker: Prof. Saifur Rahman, Director, Virginia Tech Advanced Research Institute, USA 13.30 – 15.30 MST Paper Sessions 15.30 – 16.25 MST Keynote #8: How Long can Lithium-ion batteries last for grid energy storage and vehicle to grid applications Speaker: Dr. Jeff Dahn, Professor at Dalhousie University and NSERC/Tesla Canada Industrial Research Chair 16.30 – 17.30 MST Paper Sessions	The
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THURSDAY NOV 12^th, 2020 – EPEC CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

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8.00 – 9.30 AM MST Industry Panel # 3: Critical Infrastructure Enabling Indigenous Enpowerement Moderator: Ahsan Upal, Manager at Burns & McDonnell Speakers: Margaret Kenequanash, CEO at Wataynikaneyap Power; Guy Lonechild, President & CEO at First Nations Power Authority; Lisa Clarke, CEO at Clear Sky Connections; Jordan Baptiste, Director at Des Nedhe Development 9.35 – 12.00 MST HAC Workshop 12.00 – 12.30 MST Lunch Break 12.30 – 14.00 MST Women in Engineering (WiE) Panel Session 14.05 – 16.00 MST The Second Richard Marceau Energy Symposium 16.05 – 17.00 MST Student Poster Competition 16.00 – 17.30 MST Paper Sessions

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FRIDAY NOV 13^th, 2020 – APIC SCHEDULE

The	APIC Forum (Private Event)