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Wednesday, April 5, 2017
Four Seasons Hotel, Toronto
CAPITAL 201 7
The CleanTech Agenda
The Trudeau government, with support from the provinces, has boldly flagged
Cleantech as a strategic priority in the pan-Canadian climate framework,
injecting new optimism into the sector. All signals point to low carbon, resilient
infrastructure spending being high on the Government of Canada’s list.
GLOBE Capital’s Cleantech Agenda will relay what this means for
Canadian Cleantech, how financing gaps can best be bridged to stimulate
growth, and how international markets will play a role in exports.
Three Core Pillars:
Infrastructure
Financing & Markets
Policy & Innovation
Wednesday, April 5
7:00am – 7:45am
Networking Breakfast
8:00am – 8:30am
Ministerial Address
Aria
GLOBE Capital is honoured to welcome Ontario Premier
Kathleen Wynn to give the Theme Address “Financing
the 21st Century”. She will offer a vision for investing in
sustainable infrastructure, communities and technologies
to catalyze equitable prosperity.
The Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, Minister of Infrastructure
and Communities, Government of Canada
The Honourable Bob Chiarelli, Minister of Infrastructure,
Ontario Ministry of Transportation, Canada
8:30am – 9:30am
Keynote Address: The Trillion-Dollar
Clean Energy Opportunity
Aria
Michael Liebreich of Bloomberg New Energy Finance, one of
the leading thinkers on clean energy and clean technology,
will provide his perspective on the scope of the investment
opportunity, emerging trends, and the changing nature of
risk and opportunity in this market.
SPEAKERS:
Amanda Lang, Anchor, Bloomberg Television, Canada
Michael Liebreich, Founder and Chairman of the Advisory
Board, Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF), UK
9:30am – 10:00am
Networking Break
Aria Foyer
10:00am – 11:00am
Low-Carbon Leadership: How We
Remodel at Speed and Scale
Aria West
10:00am – 11:00am
Global Markets – Global Partnerships:
How Canadian Cleantech Can
Capitalize on Global Opportunities
Aria East
Two-fifths of the growing cleantech and low-carbon
market is expected to come from emerging and
developing countries. These emerging economies
represent a huge potential market for Canadian
products and services, but also present a unique set
of challenges. This session will explore how the risks
associated with these projects can be managed, and
how to capitalize on the opportunities.
MODERATOR:
Nicholas Parker, Founding Managing Partner,
Global Acceleration Partners, Canada
SPEAKERS:
Amal-Lee Amin, Division Chief Climate Change,
Inter-American Development Bank, USA
Jack Chang, Managing Partner, Fort Capital
Miriam Tuerk, CEO & Founder, Clear Blue Technologies,
Canada
This session will explore the financial mechanisms,
policy frameworks, and incentives needed to enable the
transition to a low-carbon economy at speed and scale;
emphasizing leadership.
Networking Break
MODERATOR:
Lou Ragagnin, Senior Vice President of Operations, CPA
Canada, Canada
Climate Adaptation: Is Canada Investing
Aggressively Enough to Mitigate the Risks?
SPEAKERS:
Renée Beaumont, Partner, Generation Investment
Management, USA
Justin Johnson, Head of Global Strategic Markets,
MMR, USA
Emma Howard Boyd, Chair, Environment Agency, UK
11:00am – 11:45am
11:45am – 12:45pm
Aria West
Investing in adaptation measures is essential if we
are going to minimize the economic and social risks
associated with climate change. This session explores
whether the level of investment and speed of deployment
at the federal and provincial levels is adequate to protect
Canadians. Speakers will also provide an overview of best
practices and lessons learned from other progressive
jurisdictions around the world.
MODERATOR:
Doug Turnbull, Vice-Chairman & Country Head, DBRS,
Canada
SPEAKERS:
Veronica Scotti, President & CEO, Swiss Re, Canada
globeseries.com
Natalie Higgins, Vice President, Intact Financial
Corporation, Canada
Maryam Golnaraghi, Director of Extreme Events & Climate
Risks Program, The Geneva Association, Canada
11:45am – 12:45pm
How Can Sustainable Infrastructure be a
Superior Investment Grade Opportunity?
Aria East
Infrastructure is strongly correlated with the growth
potential of an economy. This session will answer the
following question “What criteria ensures infrastructure is
both more resilient and sustainable across its life cycle?”
along with exploring:
a. the barriers and opportunities associated with
investing in sustainable infrastructure in the United
States and Canada;
b. new sources of capital, in addition to innovative
investment and financing instruments, that are
making infrastructure more attractive to a broader
group of investors.
MODERATOR:
Mark Senn, Director Cleantech, Director Cleantech,
Export Development Canada
SPEAKERS:
Scott Jacobs, CEO, Generate Capital, USA
Gregory Smith, President and CEO, InstarAGF Asset
Management Inc., Canada
Markus Lampinen, CEO, Crowdvalley, USA
12:45pm – 1:45pm
Lunch
1:45pm – 2:30pm
Munk Debate: President Trump will
Actually be Good for Canadian Cleantech
Aria
The Munk style format will pit two panelists arguing for
the emergence of Canada as a Cleantech Super Power
and two panelists arguing against that motion. The
audience, by casting a vote at the start of the debate and
again at the conclusion of the debate decides the winner.
3:00pm – 4:00pm
Is it Easy Being Green? The Future
of the Construction Industry
in a Low-Carbon World
Aria
High-performance technologies, new materials, and
advanced design is shaking up the global construction
industry. The results appear enormously positive: more
resilient, energy efficient and environmentally friendly
buildings and built-environments. How can these
opportunities be scaled-up and accelerated through
strategy, design and investment?
SPEAKERS:
Andrew Bowerbank, Global Director, Sustainable
Buildings Service, EllisDon, Canada
Martin Gitlin, Attorney, Clean Energy Counsel LLP, USA
Josué Tanaka, Managing Director, Operational Strategy &
Planning, Energy Efficiency & Climate Change, European
Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), UK
3:00pm – 5:00pm
Bridging the Funding Gap:
An Enterprise Perspective
Aria West
Raising capital is an important step in the migration
along the innovation continuum as companies
are looking to facilitate growth and scale for Clean
Technologies. The CEOs of several cleantech ventures
share their experiences trying to raise capital for
development, demonstration and deployment, and
offer constructive thoughts on how to bridge the
funding gap that is limiting opportunity for Canadian
firms.
WELCOMING REMARKS:
The Honourable Navdeep Singh Bains,
Minister of Innovation, Science & Economic Development,
Government of Canada
MODERATOR:
Amanda Lang, Anchor, Bloomberg Television, Canada
MODERATOR:
Leah Lawrence, President & CEO, Sustainable
Development Technology (SDTC), Canada
PRO-SPEAKERS
Trish Nixon, Director, Investments, CoPower Inc., Canada
SPEAKERS:
Jeff More, CEO, MineSense Technologies Ltd., Canada
Tom Rand, Managing Partner, Arc Tern Ventures, Canada
Eric Murray, President and CEO, Temporal Power Ltd.,
USA
CON-SPEAKERS
Marty Reed, CEO, Evok Innovations, Canada
Cheryl Slusarchuk, Partner, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP,
Canada
2:30pm – 3:00pm
Networking Break
Kousay Said, President and CEO, GreenMantra
Technologies, Canada
5:00pm – 7:30pm
Closing Networking Reception
Special rates available ONLY to Cleantech companies:
April 5 – Full Day
8:00am – 7:30pm:
$395 + GST
April 5 – Half Day
1:45pm – 7:30pm:
$195 + GST
April 4–5 GLOBE Capital
Full Delegate:
$1,995 + GST
(Promo Code: CTONEDAY)
(Promo Code: CTHALFDAY)
Includes:
Includes:
Includes:
• Breakfast
• All Conference Sessions
• Afternoon sessions
(after lunch)
• Lunch
• Networking Reception
• Two breakfasts, lunches, coffee
breaks, and evening receptions
• Two full days of Conference
Programming
• Access to the GLOBE App for
additional networking
• Networking Reception
• Access to the GLOBE App for
additional networking
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companies, their role in transforming the Canadian
economy, and the importance of attracting investment to
scale cleantech growth quickly.
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