Insight for Innovation: A Workshop Series

SWITCH Presents the 3rd Annual Green Profit Conference and Exhibition
Sustainable Energy: New Opportunities And The Road Ahead
MARCH 18, 2013 Four Points by Sheraton Kingston KINGSTON, ONTARIO
WHO SHOULD ATTEND? SMEs, Innovators, Local Businesses, Business Leaders, Industry, Economic Development Agencies, Local and Provincial Government, Policy Analysts, Researchers, and anyone in our community with an interest in addressing the issues facing the sustainable energy sector today and in the future. REGISTER CONFIRMED TO PRESENT Janice Ashworth, Operations Manager, Ottawa Renewable Energy Co-operative Kirby Calvert, Queens University Tom Carpenter, Senior Manager and Research Associate, QIEEP Robert Cumming, Environment & Public Affairs Manager, Lafarge David Hahn, President, Wintergreen Renewable Energy Co-operative Graham Findlay, Co-Founder, 3G Energy Group Judith Lipp, Executive Director, TREC Renewable Energy Co-operative Nhung Nguyen, VP Development, Earnestown Wind Park Bryne Purchase, Adjunct Professor, Queen's Fidel Reijerse, President, RESCo Energy Todd Williams, Managing Director, Navigant Don Young, Dean, Faculty of Applied Science, St. Lawrence College ...stay tuned. Lots more speakers to come!
Tyson Champagne, Executive Director, SWITCH 945 Princess Street, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6 p 613.417.0339 e tchampagne@switchontario.ca

Early Rates available until March 3, 2013 Student: $125 Individual: $195 SPONSOR Demonstrate your support for SWITCH, alternative energy and the Southeastern Ontario sustainable energy sector by becoming a sponsor of the event. Sponsors will receive prominent visibility and an opportunity to distribute information to over 200 delegates. Go to www.greenprofit.ca for all the sponsorship options.

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Insight for Innovation: A Workshop Series

On the Agenda:
9:00am

PLENARY PANEL

Reset: The New Context For Renewable Energy Decision-Making

All energy decisions occur within a framework of provincial policy, legislation and regulation. The panel will discuss recent developments regarding the mix of energy sources for Ontario, proposals for how the distribution industry will be structured, and no doubt will consider the shifty political sand on which all energy industry structures stand.
10:45am

CONCURRENT SESSION 1

Jobs: Training Students, Supplying Materials, Contracting Services

With increased investment in sustainable energy technologies comes opportunities for those who supply expertise, labour, and products to the industry. Find out how educational institutions are preparing a sustainable energy workforce, how established companies are filling supply gaps, and how local entrepreneurs are seizing opportunities created by renewable energy development. CONCURRENT SESSION 2

Power From the People: Co-ops and Community Ownership

Under the new Feed-In Tariff rules, special consideration is given to projects that include community participation local folks can step past multi-nationals in the queue. Several community-based renewable energy co-ops are pursuing projects in our region. Learn the lessons of Toronto and Ottawas successful co-ops, and meet local organizers.
1:00pm

PLENARY PANEL

IMBY: Earning Social License for Renewable Energy Projects

Renewable energy development succeeds when people feel that concerns are heard, when costs are fairly apportioned and when the benefits of our common resources are shared. Recent events in the region have illustrated how renewable energy developments can create conflict in our communities. Panelists will discuss how respectful consultation and fair play offer a better way.
2:00pm

CONCURRENT SESSION 3

Our Renewable Energy Region: Unique Local Opportunities for Development Sponsored by KEDCO
Renewable energy is distributed energy. Every region possesses its own particular mix of sun, wind and hydro, its own existing infrastructure, its own local demand profile, and its own political and economic strengths. The most effective decisions and green profit will emerge from understanding how those factors interact in the Kingston area and Southeastern Ontario to create renewable energy opportunities CONCURRENT SESSION 4

Finding Funding: Raising Capital For Sustainable Energy Projects

Before revenues or savings start to flow, financial resources are needed to develop, design, and build sustainable energy projects and products. How can proponents of new sustainable energy technologies or developments find the financial resources needed to turn a business idea into a business? Step into the Green Profit Dragons Den to learn how successful developers have funded sustainable energy projects.

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