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Thursday, June 25, 2026
7:00 AM - 7:50 AM EDT
Breakfast with Business Partner Exhibitors

7:00 AM - 7:50 AM EDT

Breakfast with Business Partner Exhibitors

Location: Canada Hall 1&2

7:00 AM - 7:50 AM EDT
Poster Presentations

7:00 AM - 7:50 AM EDT

Poster Presentations

Location: Parliament Foyer

7:00 AM - 5:30 PM EDT
Registration Open

7:00 AM - 5:30 PM EDT

Registration Open

Location: Rideau Canal Atrium

7:15 AM - 7:50 AM EDT
Speaker & Moderator Orientation

7:15 AM - 7:50 AM EDT

Speaker & Moderator Orientation

Location: Trillium Ballroom

8:00 AM - 9:55 AM EDT
Award & Recognition Session

8:00 AM - 8:55 AM EDT

Award & Recognition Session

Location: Confederation Ballroom, Westin Ottawa

Plenary Session

8:00 AM - 9:55 AM EDT
Plenary Session & Recognition

9:00 AM - 9:55 AM EDT

Plenary Panel 3 - District Energy as an Electricity System Resource

Location: Confederation Ballroom, Westin Ottawa

Panelist: Frank A. Cuomo, PE, MBA, PMP – Con Edison

Panelist: Kevin Wallace (he/him/his) – BC Hydro

Panelist: Lars Gullev (he/him/his) – Gullev DH Advisory

Panelist: Valerie Bennett – Oshawa Power

Moderator: Katherine Sparkes – Enwave

Plenary Session

10:00 AM - 10:40 AM EDT
Poster Presentations

10:00 AM - 10:40 AM EDT

Poster Presentations

Location: Parliament Foyer

10:00 AM - 10:40 AM EDT
Refreshment Break with Business Partner Exhibitors

10:00 AM - 10:40 AM EDT

Refreshment Break with Business Partner Exhibitors

Location: Canada Hall 1&2

10:45 AM - 12:10 PM EDT
4A: From Steam to Hot Water: Strategies, Implementation, and Results

10:45 AM - 12:10 PM EDT

4A - From Steam to Hot Water: Strategies, Implementation, and Results

Location: Salon 205/207

10:45 AM - 11:10 AM EDT

4A 1 - Strategies for Converting Steam District Heating to Low Temperature Hot Water in Legacy Tunnel Networks

Location: Salon 205/207

Presenter: Mark Cohen – J.L. Richards & Associates

4A - From Steam to Hot Water: Strategies, Implementation, and Results

11:15 AM - 11:40 AM EDT

4A 2 - ESAP-Ottawa hot water piping extravaganza

Location: Salon 205/207

Presenter: Carl Vreugde – GF Urecon Ltd.

Co-Presenter: Tommy Lorenzen – Kingspan LOGSTOR

4A - From Steam to Hot Water: Strategies, Implementation, and Results

11:45 AM - 12:10 PM EDT

4A 3 - Early Results of Steam to Hot Water Peak Heating Demand Reductions for ESAP Buildings in Ottawa.

Location: Salon 205/207

Presenter: Andrew Young, P.Eng – FVB Energy Inc.

Co-Presenter: Sean Russell, P.Eng – Equans

4A - From Steam to Hot Water: Strategies, Implementation, and Results

10:45 AM - 12:10 PM EDT
4B: Geo Systems Deep Dive: Design, Performance, and Optimization

10:45 AM - 12:10 PM EDT

4B - Geo Systems Deep Dive: Design, Performance, and Optimization

Location: Salon 206/208

10:45 AM - 11:10 AM EDT

4B 1 - Aligning Cost & Carbon, Capacity: Decision Science for Geothermal in Industrial Thermal Networks

Location: Salon 206/208

Presenter: Angela Pakes, P.E., LEED AP – Salas O'Brien

Co-Presenter: Josh Hays, PE – Salas O'Brien

Co-Presenter: Jeremy Beatty – Salas O'Brien

4B - Geo Systems Deep Dive: Design, Performance, and Optimization

11:15 AM - 11:40 AM EDT

4B 2 - A Holistic Approach to Hospital Campus Emissions Reduction

Location: Salon 206/208

Presenter: Andrew Kozak, PE, P.Eng, AEE Fellow – BR+A Consulting Engineers

4B - Geo Systems Deep Dive: Design, Performance, and Optimization

11:45 AM - 12:10 PM EDT

4B 3 - Alexandra District Energy Utility – 10 Years Later

Location: Salon 206/208

Presenter: Constantino Retes, P.Eng, M.Eng – Lulu Island Energy Company

Co-Presenter: Ayman Fahmy, P.Eng, PMP, MEL (he/him/his) – Kerr Wood Leidal Associates Ltd

4B - Geo Systems Deep Dive: Design, Performance, and Optimization

10:45 AM - 12:10 PM EDT
4C: From Policy to Projects: Unlocking District Energy Through Strategy and Funding

10:45 AM - 12:10 PM EDT

4C - From Policy to Projects: Unlocking District Energy Through Strategy and Funding

Location: Salon 213/215

10:45 AM - 11:10 AM EDT

4C 1 - District Energy Readiness: Guidelines for Existing and New Buildings

Location: Salon 213/215

Presenter: GHINA ANNAN, M.Eng Applied Energy, CEM, LEED AP, WELL Faculty, ENV SP, LFA, Fitwel, TRUE advisor, EDGE – Stantec

Co-Presenter: Jeff Schroeder – Stantec

4C - From Policy to Projects: Unlocking District Energy Through Strategy and Funding

11:15 AM - 11:40 AM EDT

4C 2 - Advancing District Energy Projects with the Green Municipal Fund

Location: Salon 213/215

Presenter: Nathalie Lapointe (she/her/hers) – Federation of Canadian Municipalities

Co-Presenter: Abid Syed – Federation of Canadian Municipalities

4C - From Policy to Projects: Unlocking District Energy Through Strategy and Funding

11:45 AM - 12:10 PM EDT

4C 3 - Navigating District Energy Decarbonization Through Government Relations

Location: Salon 213/215

Presenter: Darrel Tremaine, PhD (he/him/his) – CenTrio

Co-Presenter: Ian Goepferd – CenTrio

4C - From Policy to Projects: Unlocking District Energy Through Strategy and Funding

10:45 AM - 12:10 PM EDT
4D: Delivering Next-Generation Thermal Energy Systems

10:45 AM - 12:10 PM EDT

4D - Delivering Next-Generation Thermal Energy Systems

Location: Salon 214

10:45 AM - 11:10 AM EDT

4D 1 - Capturing Particle Accelerator Waste Heat at UBC’s Neighbourhood District Energy System

Location: Salon 214

Co-Presenter: Tom Martin – Corix

4D - Delivering Next-Generation Thermal Energy Systems

11:15 AM - 11:40 AM EDT

4D 2 - Designing for Growth: Phased District Energy Models from leləm̓ and False Creek NEU

Location: Salon 214

Presenter: Aaron Miller, CEM CEP – SHARC Energy

4D - Delivering Next-Generation Thermal Energy Systems

11:45 AM - 12:10 PM EDT

4D 3 - Scaling Community Energy Infrastructure: Implementing District Energy Expansion in Hamilton

Location: Salon 214

Presenter: Mairead Kennedy, P. Eng. – Rathco ENG Ltd.

Co-Presenter: Ryan Rogers – Hamilton Community Enterprises

4D - Delivering Next-Generation Thermal Energy Systems

10:45 AM - 12:10 PM EDT
4E: Community Thermal Networks

10:45 AM - 12:10 PM EDT

4E - Community Thermal Networks

Location: Trillium Ballroom

10:45 AM - 11:10 AM EDT

4E 1 - Global Strategy & Learnings from the launch of a Geothermal Network Program at the International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank Group

Location: Trillium Ballroom

Presenter: Zeyneb Magavi – HEET

Co-Presenter: Eric Bosworth – Thermal Energy Insights

4E - Community Thermal Networks

11:15 AM - 11:40 AM EDT

4E 2 - Decarbonizing a neighborhood with Michigan's first municipal geothermal utility

Location: Trillium Ballroom

Presenter: Shoshannah Lenski (she/her/hers) – Ann Arbor Sustainable Energy Utility

4E - Community Thermal Networks

11:45 AM - 12:10 PM EDT

4E 3 - Low-Carbon Energy for Beaver Barracks' Affordable Housing: A Decade of Impact

Location: Trillium Ballroom

Presenter: Alexis Omilion – Corix

4E - Community Thermal Networks

12:15 PM - 1:45 PM EDT
Thursday Annual Business Meeting and Recognition Luncheon

12:15 PM - 1:45 PM EDT

Thursday Annual Business Meeting and Recognition Luncheon

Location: Confederation Ballroom, Westin Ottawa

1:45 PM - 2:25 PM EDT
Dessert and Coffee with Business Partner Exhibitors

1:45 PM - 2:25 PM EDT

Dessert and Coffee with Business Partner Exhibitors

Location: Canada Hall 1&2

1:45 PM - 2:25 PM EDT
Poster Presentations

1:45 PM - 2:25 PM EDT

Poster Presentations

Location: Parliament Foyer

2:30 PM - 3:25 PM EDT
5A: TENs Performance, Validation, and Next-Gen Models

2:30 PM - 3:25 PM EDT

5A - TENs Performance, Validation, and Next-Gen Models

Location: Salon 205/207

2:30 PM - 2:55 PM EDT

5A 1 - Calibrated Hydraulics: Strengthening Confidence in Thermal Energy Network Modeling

Location: Salon 205/207

Presenter: Amber MacNeill (she/her/hers) – Kerr Wood Leidal Associates Ltd

5A - TENs Performance, Validation, and Next-Gen Models

3:00 PM - 3:25 PM EDT

5A 2 - Thermal Storage as a Resiliency and Performance Enhancement in Ambient Loop Thermal Energy Networks

Location: Salon 205/207

Presenter: Matthew Lane – CHA Consulting Inc.

5A - TENs Performance, Validation, and Next-Gen Models

2:30 PM - 3:25 PM EDT
5B: Capturing and Delivering Value Through District Energy

2:30 PM - 3:25 PM EDT

5B - Capturing and Delivering Value Through District Energy

Location: Salon 206/208

2:30 PM - 2:55 PM EDT

5B 1 - 6 pipes, a large river crossing, congested streets, and tight timelines! How Rathco ENG overcame multiple engineering design challenges at the Zibi DES using Danish and Canadian design methodologies.

Location: Salon 206/208

Presenter: John Rathbone, P.Eng. – Rathco ENG Ltd.

5B - Capturing and Delivering Value Through District Energy

3:00 PM - 3:25 PM EDT

5B 2 - Zibi Community Utility - Lessons learned after 4 years of operation

Location: Salon 206/208

Presenter: Philippe Gauthier – Eequinox Stratégies Inc.

Co-Presenter: Maxime Thellend – Eequinox Stratégies Inc.

5B - Capturing and Delivering Value Through District Energy

2:30 PM - 3:25 PM EDT
5C: Digital Tools for Decarbonization

2:30 PM - 3:25 PM EDT

5C - Digital Tools for Decarbonization

Location: Salon 213/215

2:30 PM - 2:55 PM EDT

5C 1 - Learnings from Scandinavia: How Decarbonization and Digital Twins Drive Value in District Energy

Location: Salon 213/215

Presenter: Yvo D. Velthoen – Gradyent

5C - Digital Tools for Decarbonization

3:00 PM - 3:25 PM EDT

5C 2 - NLR Digital Twin unifies planning and real-time data to optimize campus systems, modeling waste-heat recovery, exposing constraints, speeding scenarios, cutting data effort, and guiding a flexible TEN

Location: Salon 213/215

Presenter: Michelle Slovensky, LEED AP BD+C – National Laboratory of the Rockies

Co-Presenter: Calum Thompson, PE, CEM, LEED AP BD+C, ENV SP (he/him/his) – AECOM

5C - Digital Tools for Decarbonization

2:30 PM - 3:25 PM EDT
5D: Flexible Pathways to Deep Decarbonization

2:30 PM - 3:25 PM EDT

5D - Flexible Pathways to Deep Decarbonization

Location: Salon 214

2:30 PM - 2:55 PM EDT

5D 1 - Bracht: a real case of community scale fast and cost-effective deep decarbonization

Location: Salon 214

Presenter: Lucio Mesquita, PhD (he/him/his) – Natural Resources Canada - CanmetENERGY

5D - Flexible Pathways to Deep Decarbonization

3:00 PM - 3:25 PM EDT

5D 2 - Flexible Power Solution for the Evolving Energy Landscape

Location: Salon 214

Presenter: Brandon Woods – Solar Turbines

5D - Flexible Pathways to Deep Decarbonization

2:30 PM - 3:25 PM EDT
5E: Financing and Legal Strategies for Energy Projects

2:30 PM - 3:25 PM EDT

5E - Financing and Legal Strategies for Energy Projects

Location: Trillium Ballroom

2:30 PM - 2:55 PM EDT

5E 1 - Financing Energy Projects - Third Party Models

Location: Trillium Ballroom

Presenter: Elise HEATH – Kyotherm

5E - Financing and Legal Strategies for Energy Projects

3:00 PM - 3:25 PM EDT

5E 2 - Grand Designs: Legal Implications of Significant System Changes

Location: Trillium Ballroom

Presenter: Aaron Atcheson – Miller Thomson LLP

5E - Financing and Legal Strategies for Energy Projects

3:30 PM - 3:45 PM EDT
Refreshment Break

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

3:50 PM - 5:20 PM EDT

6A - Delivering Low-Carbon Systems: Real-World Implementation Pathways

Location: Salon 205/207

3:50 PM - 4:15 PM EDT

6A 1 - Enwave’s Next‑Generation Energy‑from‑Waste Expansion in PEI

Location: Salon 205/207

Presenter: Chris MacDougall – Enwave PEI

6A - Delivering Low-Carbon Systems: Real-World Implementation Pathways

4:20 PM - 4:45 PM EDT

6A 2 - District Heating + Local Biomass Combined Heat and Power - A Powerful Combination for Economic Development and Energy Security

Location: Salon 205/207

Presenter: Jamie Stephen – TorchLight

6A - Delivering Low-Carbon Systems: Real-World Implementation Pathways

4:50 PM - 5:20 PM EDT

6A 3 - Oakridge Energy Low Carbon District Energy System

Location: Salon 205/207

Presenter: Jordan Eichorn, P.Eng., CEM (he/him/his) – Oakridge Energy

6A - Delivering Low-Carbon Systems: Real-World Implementation Pathways

3:50 PM - 5:20 PM EDT
6B: Scaling Wastewater Energy: From Study to City-Scale Systems

3:50 PM - 5:20 PM EDT

6B - Scaling Wastewater Energy: From Study to City-Scale Systems

Location: Salon 206/208

3:50 PM - 4:15 PM EDT

6B 1 - Technical and Financial Feasibility of a Large-Scale Wastewater Thermal Energy Recovery System for the Decarbonization of Downtown Denver

Location: Salon 206/208

Presenter: Blair Wisdom – Metro Water Recovery

Co-Presenter: Simon Olivieri, PE (he/him/his) – Ramboll

Co-Presenter: Mark Spurr – FVB Energy Inc.

6B - Scaling Wastewater Energy: From Study to City-Scale Systems

4:20 PM - 4:45 PM EDT

6B 2 - Role of District Energy for the Electrification of Canada's Largest Social Hosing building portfolio

Location: Salon 206/208

Presenter: Fernando Carou, Professional Engineer – Toronto Community Housing Corporation

6B - Scaling Wastewater Energy: From Study to City-Scale Systems

4:50 PM - 5:20 PM EDT

6B 3 - Senakw Zero Carbon District Energy System

Location: Salon 206/208

Presenter: Keith Bate – Creative Energy

6B - Scaling Wastewater Energy: From Study to City-Scale Systems

3:50 PM - 5:20 PM EDT
6C: Smarter Systems: Data, AI, and Digital Tools for Optimization

3:50 PM - 5:20 PM EDT

6C - Smarter Systems: Data, AI, and Digital Tools for Optimization

Location: Salon 213/215

3:50 PM - 4:15 PM EDT

6C 1 - Operators, Data, and AI - Cordia's Performance Optimization Roadmap

Location: Salon 213/215

Presenter: Kiel Ford – Cordia

Co-Presenter: Eoin O'Driscoll, PhD PE (he/him/his) – Data Systems Analysts (DSA Inc)

Co-Presenter: Joe Witchger – HGA

6C - Smarter Systems: Data, AI, and Digital Tools for Optimization

4:20 PM - 4:45 PM EDT

6C 2 - Strategic Decarbonization of District Energy Systems: a tool to design decarbonization pathways

Location: Salon 213/215

Presenter: Luca Ferrari, LF (he/him/his) – Optit Srl

6C - Smarter Systems: Data, AI, and Digital Tools for Optimization

4:50 PM - 5:20 PM EDT

6C 3 - Electrifying Healthcare: How Radboudumc Improved Energy Performance Through Streamlined Engineering Data Management

Location: Salon 213/215

Presenter: Jason Kraus, PMP (he/him/his) – Accruent

6C - Smarter Systems: Data, AI, and Digital Tools for Optimization

3:50 PM - 5:20 PM EDT
6D: Optimizing District Cooling

3:50 PM - 5:20 PM EDT

6D - Optimizing District Cooling

Location: Salon 214

3:50 PM - 4:15 PM EDT

6D 1 - Thermal Energy Storage (TES) for Data Centers

Location: Salon 214

Presenter: Justin Kline, P.E. – CB&I

Co-Presenter: Bryan Holmes, Bachelor’s degree in Construction Science – CB&I

6D - Optimizing District Cooling

4:20 PM - 4:45 PM EDT

6D 2 - District Cooling development Varberg, Sweden

Location: Salon 214

Presenter: Bernt J G Andersson – FVB Sverige AB

6D - Optimizing District Cooling

4:50 PM - 5:20 PM EDT

6D 3 - Western University: Expanding the energy network, increasing resiliency and lowering emissions one building retrofit at a time.

Location: Salon 214

Presenter: Alexandre Briere, P.Eng. (he/him/his) – Eequinox

Co-Presenter: Joan Ang, P.Eng., CEM, CMVP (they/she) – Western University

Co-Presenter: Heather Hyde, B.A.Sc., P.Eng., MBA – Western University

6D - Optimizing District Cooling