Clean Energy Expo: 10th Anniversary Edition
- Date
- June 08, 2021
- Time
- 9:00 AM EDT - 1:00 PM EDT
- Location
- Online
- Open To
- Everyone
- Contact
- Toritse Ikomi at toritse.ikomi@ryerson.ca
Important links
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The Centre for Urban Energy (CUE) at Ryerson University is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2021. To mark the occasion and to thank all of our incredible supporters and alumni, we're bringing back our popular Expo event – this time restyled in an online format. Please join us for an informative and inspiring day of clean energy research, innovation and education featuring welcoming remarks from Ryerson President Mohamed Lachemi and a very special guest speaker, Praveer Sinha, CEO of Tata Power. There will also be panel discussions, presentations and networking opportunities, with virtual booths by Clean Energy Zone startups plus a few birthday surprises along the way!
Speakers & panelists
Listed in order of appearance. Subject to change.
Thomas Duever
Dean, Faculty of Engineering & Architectural Science, Ryerson University
Mohamed Lachemi
President & Vice-Chancellor, Ryerson University
Steven N. Liss
Vice-President, Research & Innovation, Ryerson University
Praveer Sinha
CEO & Managing Director, Tata Power
Gary Thompson
Supervisor, Engineering, Technical Standards & Energy Solutions, Toronto Hydro
Jessie Ma
Research Fellow, Centre for Urban Energy, Ryerson University
Thiago Fernandes
Research Fellow, Centre for Urban Energy, Ryerson University
Amr Adel
Research Fellow, Centre for Urban Energy, Ryerson University
Bala Venkatesh
Academic Director, Centre for Urban Energy, Ryerson University
Nima Alibabaei
CEO & Co-Founder, BKR Energy
Bolis Ibrahim
CEO & Co-Founder, Argentum Electronics
Thomas Martin
Director of Business Development, SWTCH Energy
Farhan Zia
Senior Manager, Strategic Initiatives, Ryerson University
Holly Dunne
Manager, Business Strategy, Elocity
Michael Petgrave
Chief Security Officer & Co-Founder, CleanAir.ai
Ivette Vera Perez
National Team Lead, Account Management, Mitacs
Phil Walsh
Professor, Entrepreneurship & Strategy, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University
Program at a glance
Subject to change. Further details to come.
| Time | Stream A | Stream B |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 a.m. ET | Welcoming remarks Thomas Duever Mohamed Lachemi |
|
| 9:15 | Keynote address: Transformation and transition in the power sector Praveer Sinha Introduced by Steven Liss |
|
| 9:50 | Break | |
| 10:05 | CUE research showcase: Toronto Hydro Gary Thompson Jessie Ma Thiago Fernandes |
CUE research showcase: IESO and Opus One Amr Adel Bala Venkatesh |
| 10:50 | Break | |
| 11:05 | Clean Energy Zone panel session: Empowering students Nima Alibabaei Bolis Ibrahim Thomas Martin Moderated by Farhan Zia |
Clean Energy Zone panel session: Enabling entrepreneurs Holly Dunne Michael Petgrave Ivette Vera Perez Moderated by Phil Walsh |
| 11:50 | Break | |
| 12:00–1:00 p.m. | Virtual booths and networking | |
Accessibility
Ryerson University is committed to providing an accessible learning environment. Please let us know if we need to make any accessibility accommodations to ensure your inclusion in this event.
Tickets
This event is free to attend. Please register via the Eventbrite button at the top of the page. You will be asked to provide your professional email address along with your phone number. This will help us verify your identify in order to provide you with access to the private and secure live streams on June 8.
A link to the event platform, Hopin, will be emailed to registered participants at least 48 hours in advance of the event.