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  • 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 Lévesque, P.Eng, MBA – Building 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