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  • Monday, June 22, 2026
  • 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Registration Open
  • Tuesday, June 23, 2026
  • 6:00 AM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Annual Golf Tournament
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM EDT
    Pre-Workshop Breakfast
  • 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM EDT
    Registration Open
  • 7:15 AM - 7:45 AM EDT
    Workshop Speaker & Moderator Orientation
  • 10:00 AM - 10:25 AM EDT
    Workshop Refreshment Break
  • 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    DE 101 & YPG Forum
  • 3:05 PM - 4:10 PM EDT
    Forums
  • District Energy and Data Centers Workshop
  • 8:00 AM - 8:10 AM EDT
    Data Centers - Setting the Stage: Why Data Centers and District Energy Are Converging Now

    Moderator: Michael Ahern – Ever-Green Energy, Inc.

    Moderator: Mitch S. DeWein, CEM – CHA Consulting, Inc.

  • 8:10 AM - 8:45 AM EDT
    Data Centers - State of the Data Center Industry

    Moderator: Michael Ahern – Ever-Green Energy, Inc.

    Moderator: Mitch S. DeWein, CEM – CHA Consulting, Inc.

  • 8:45 AM - 9:15 AM EDT
    Data Centers - Session 1: Powering Policy: Unlocking Pathways for Data Center Heat Reuse
    Data Centers Workshop
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Data Centers - Session 2: Turning Waste into Worth: Proven Models for Heat Reuse
    Workshop Presenter: Ahmad Shams – CenTrio
    Workshop Presenter: Liam Walsh (he/him/his) – Thornton Tomasetti
    Workshop Presenter: Samson Tam, PEng, MBA – Corix
    Workshop Presenter: Niall Pidgeon – FVB Energy Inc.
    Workshop Presenter: Mark Kindrachuk – Intermarket Properties
    Data Centers Workshop
  • 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM EDT
    Data Centers - Session 3: From Concept to Commissioning: How Projects Actually Get Built
    Data Centers Workshop
  • 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Data Centers - Session 4: Market Trends, Policy Developments, and the Data Center Opportunity
    Data Centers Workshop
  • 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM EDT
    Data Centers - Session 5: What's Next: Scaling from Pilot to Platform
    Data Centers Workshop
  • 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    Data Centers - Session 6: Break-Out Session
  • TENs Market Development Workshop
  • 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM EDT
    TENs - TENs Workshop Introduction and Background
  • 8:30 AM - 9:15 AM EDT
    TENs - Session 1: International Perspectives

    Workshop Panelist: Andrej Jentsch, PhD – IEA DHC

    Workshop Panelist: Robin Wiltshire

    Workshop Panelist: Jianjun Xia

    Moderator: Gerard MacDonald, P Eng – Reshape Strategies

  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    TENs - Session 2: Municipal TENs

    Workshop Panelist: Ian McVey

    Workshop Panelist: Emily Kwok – City of Surrey

    Workshop Panelist: Derek Pope – City of Vancouver

    Moderator: Sonja Wilson, MSc, PEng – Reshape Strategies

  • 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM EDT
    TENs - Session 3: TENs with Hybrid Ownership Models

    Workshop Panelist: Jeff Giffin – Corix

    Workshop Panelist: Danielle Kubiszyn

    Workshop Panelist: Tomasz Smetney-Sowa – Energy Services Acquisition Program (ESAP)

    Moderator: Gerard MacDonald, P Eng – Reshape Strategies

  • 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    TENs - Session 4: Private Utility TENs

    Workshop Panelist: Michael Ahern – Ever-Green Energy, Inc.

    Workshop Panelist: Keith J. Bate, P.Eng. CEng MCIBSE – Creative Energy

    Workshop Panelist: Malcolm Shield

    Moderator: Gerard MacDonald, P Eng – Reshape Strategies

  • 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM EDT
    TENs - Session 5: Role of Gas & Electric Utilities in TENs

    Workshop Panelist: Patrick Tawagi

    Workshop Panelist: Andreea Toma

    Workshop Panelist: Laurie Heuff

    Moderator: Sonja Wilson, MSc, PEng – Reshape Strategies

  • 1:45 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
    TENs - Session 6: Non-Muni Gov and E-NGO TENs

    Workshop Panelist: Mathieu L̩vesque, P.Eng, MBA РBuilding Decarbonization Alliance

    Workshop Panelist: Nilus Klingel

    Workshop Panelist: Myriam Robichaud

    Moderator: Gerard MacDonald, P Eng – Reshape Strategies

  • 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    TENs - TENs Workshop Recap and Wrap-Up
  • 4:15 PM - 5:45 PM EDT
    Opening Reception with Business Partner Exhibitors
  • 4:15 PM - 5:45 PM EDT
    Poster Presentations Opening
  • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM EDT
    Special Ribbon-Cutting Celebration for ESAP at Cliff Energy Centre
  • Wednesday, June 24, 2026
  • 7:00 AM - 7:50 AM EDT
    Breakfast with Business Partner Exhibitors
  • 7:00 AM - 7:50 AM EDT
    Poster Presentations
  • 7:00 AM - 6:30 PM EDT
    Registration Open
  • 7:15 AM - 7:45 AM EDT
    Speaker & Moderator Orientation
  • 8:00 AM - 8:20 AM EDT
    Conference Opening
  • 8:20 AM - 9:15 AM EDT
    Plenary Panel 1 - A Discussion Among Industry Leaders - Connecting Networks
  • 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM EDT
    Plenary Panel 2 – Global Leaders – An International Perspective on Momentum in District Energy
  • 10:15 AM - 10:55 AM EDT
    Poster Presentations
  • 10:15 AM - 10:55 AM EDT
    Refreshment Break with Business Partner Exhibitors
  • 11:00 AM - 12:25 PM EDT
    1A: Why a P3 & Procurement Foundations
    Moderator: Tomasz Smetny-Sowa, P.Eng (he/him/his) – Energy Services Acquisition Program (ESAP)
  • 11:00 AM - 12:25 PM EDT
    1B: Sewer Heat in Action
    Moderator: Patrick Villaume (he/him/his) – Patterson-Kelley
  • 11:00 AM - 12:25 PM EDT
    1C: Rewiring the Plant: Practical Pathways to Low-Carbon District Energy
    Moderator: Bashar Naser, P.Eng. – CIMCO Sustainable Thermal Solutions
  • 11:00 AM - 12:25 PM EDT
    1D: Integrating Systems at Scale
  • 11:00 AM - 12:25 PM EDT
    1E: System Development, Expansion, and Modernization
    Moderator: Meghan Riesterer – International District Energy Association (IDEA)
  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    IDEA Annual Awards Luncheon with special event - Signing Ceremony for a Global Memorandum of Understanding
  • 2:00 PM - 2:40 PM EDT
    Dessert and Coffee with Business Partner Exhibitors
  • 2:00 PM - 2:40 PM EDT
    DEWI Meet Up
  • 2:00 PM - 2:40 PM EDT
    Poster Presentations
  • 2:45 PM - 3:40 PM EDT
    2A: P3 Design, Construction, Commissioning
    Moderator: Tomasz Smetny-Sowa, P.Eng (he/him/his) – Energy Services Acquisition Program (ESAP)
  • 2:45 PM - 3:40 PM EDT
    2B: Unlocking Energy Potential with Sewer Heat Recovery
    Moderator: Ted Borer, PE (he/him/his) – Borer Energy Engineering, LLC
  • 2:45 PM - 3:40 PM EDT
    2C: Rethinking Delivery: Financing and Business Models for District Energy
  • 2:45 PM - 3:40 PM EDT
    2D: Policy to Practice: How Codes and Municipal Decisions Shape District Energy
    Moderator: Aksana Krasatsenka – Euroheat & Power
  • 2:45 PM - 3:40 PM EDT
    2E: Heat Pumps at Scale: Technology and Deployment
    Moderator: Andrew Kozak, PE, P.Eng, AEE Fellow – BR+A Consulting Engineers
  • 3:45 PM - 4:25 PM EDT
    Poster Presentations
  • 3:45 PM - 4:25 PM EDT
    Refreshment Break with Business Partner Exhibitors
  • 4:30 PM - 5:25 PM EDT
    3A: Transition, Operations and the Future
    Moderator: Tomasz Smetny-Sowa, P.Eng (he/him/his) – Energy Services Acquisition Program (ESAP)
  • 4:30 PM - 5:25 PM EDT
    3B: Tapping the Sewer: Data, Design, and Deployment of Wastewater Heat
  • 4:30 PM - 5:25 PM EDT
    3C: International District Energy Progress
    Moderator: Andrej Jentsch, PhD (he/him/his) – IEA DHC
  • 4:30 PM - 5:25 PM EDT
    3D: Planning and Modeling the Energy Transition
    Moderator: Jesse Cabrera, PE, MBA – Stanley Consultants, Inc.
  • 4:30 PM - 5:25 PM EDT
    3E: Hybrid & Distributed Thermal Systems
    Moderator: Chase Davis, PE, CEM (he/him/his) – RMF Engineering, Inc.
  • 5:30 PM - 6:15 PM EDT
    YPG Happy Hour
  • 5:30 PM - 6:45 PM EDT
    Cocktail Reception with Business Partner Exhibitors
  • 5:30 PM - 6:45 PM EDT
    Poster Presentations
  • Thursday, June 25, 2026
  • 7:00 AM - 7:50 AM EDT
    Breakfast with Business Partner Exhibitors
  • 7:00 AM - 7:50 AM EDT
    Poster Presentations
  • 7:00 AM - 5:30 PM EDT
    Registration Open
  • 7:15 AM - 7:50 AM EDT
    Speaker & Moderator Orientation
  • 8:00 AM - 8:55 AM EDT
    Award & Recognition Session
  • 9:00 AM - 9:55 AM EDT
    Plenary Panel 3 - District Energy as an Electricity System Resource
  • 10:00 AM - 10:40 AM EDT
    Poster Presentations
  • 10:00 AM - 10:40 AM EDT
    Refreshment Break with Business Partner Exhibitors
  • 10:45 AM - 12:10 PM EDT
    4A: From Steam to Hot Water: Strategies, Implementation, and Results
    Moderator: Laura Duncan – Gilsulate International, Inc.
  • 10:45 AM - 12:10 PM EDT
    4B: Geo Systems Deep Dive: Design, Performance, and Optimization
    Moderator: Dan Gentry – Trane
  • 10:45 AM - 12:10 PM EDT
    4C: From Policy to Projects: Unlocking District Energy Through Strategy and Funding
    Moderator: Sonja Wilson, MSc, PEng (she/her/hers) – Reshape Strategies
  • 10:45 AM - 12:10 PM EDT
    4D: Delivering Next-Generation Thermal Energy Systems
    Moderator: Leslie Fangman (she/her/hers) – Fangman Associates
  • 10:45 AM - 12:10 PM EDT
    4E: Community Thermal Networks
    Moderator: Grant Kircher, III – Thermo Systems
  • 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM EDT
    Thursday Annual Business Meeting and Recognition Luncheon
  • 1:45 PM - 2:25 PM EDT
    Dessert and Coffee with Business Partner Exhibitors
  • 1:45 PM - 2:25 PM EDT
    Poster Presentations
  • 2:30 PM - 3:25 PM EDT
    5A: TENs Performance, Validation, and Next-Gen Models
    Moderator: Ayman Fahmy, P.Eng, PMP, MEL (he/him/his) – Kerr Wood Leidal Associates Ltd
  • 2:30 PM - 3:25 PM EDT
    5B: Capturing and Delivering Value Through District Energy
    Moderator: Rob Neimeier – Ramboll
  • 2:30 PM - 3:25 PM EDT
    5C: Digital Tools for Decarbonization
    Moderator: Kimberly Greene (she/her/hers) – 2G Energy
  • 2:30 PM - 3:25 PM EDT
    5D: Flexible Pathways to Deep Decarbonization
    Moderator: Darrel Tremaine, PhD (he/him/his) – CenTrio
  • 2:30 PM - 3:25 PM EDT
    5E: Financing and Legal Strategies for Energy Projects
    Moderator: Dan Dixon
  • 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM EDT
    Refreshment Break
  • 3:50 PM - 5:20 PM EDT
    6A: Delivering Low-Carbon Systems: Real-World Implementation Pathways
    Moderator: Lalit Agarwal, MBA, APPA CEFP – APPA
  • 3:50 PM - 5:20 PM EDT
    6B: Scaling Wastewater Energy: From Study to City-Scale Systems
    Moderator: Morgan Hartman – Trane
  • 3:50 PM - 5:20 PM EDT
    6C: Smarter Systems: Data, AI, and Digital Tools for Optimization
    Moderator: David L. Woodson, MBA, FMA, CEFP (he/him/his) – University of Washington
  • 3:50 PM - 5:20 PM EDT
    6D: Optimizing District Cooling
    Moderator: Ayman Fahmy, P.Eng, PMP, MEL (he/him/his) – Kerr Wood Leidal Associates Ltd
  • Friday, June 26, 2026
  • 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM EDT
    Technical Tour Breakfast
  • 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT
    Technical Tour A - Cliff Energy Centre and Tunney's Pasture Plant
  • 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT
    Technical Tour B - Gatineau Plant and Zibi plant