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DESCRIPTION:Shifting and complex\, Canada’s energy sector occupies a critic
 al role in the economy and politics of the country.\n\nIn this panel event
  the Max Bell School brought together leading industry and policy experts 
 from hydroelectricity\, oil\, nuclear\, and renewables to discuss how chan
 ging technology and public policy are shaping Canada’s energy landscape.\n
 \n\nPanelists:\n\n\n	Patrick Bateman\, Vice President of Government Relatio
 ns and Regulatory Affairs\, WaterPower Canada\n\n	\n		Patrick D. Bateman is a
  renewable electricity professional who has worked for more than a decade 
 in federal- and provincial-level government and regulatory affairs. As the
  Vice President of Government and Regulatory Affairs with WaterPower Canad
 a (formerly known as the Canadian Hydropower Association)\, Patrick is res
 ponsible for leading and shaping the Association’s involvement in national
  policy and regulatory initiatives that are pertinent to the hydropower in
 dustry\, such as the Fisheries Act\, the Impact Assessment Act and the Pan
 -Canadian Framework on Climate Change & Clean Growth.Patrick holds a Bache
 lor’s degree in Environmental Biology from University College Dublin’s Sch
 ool of Biology and Environmental Science\, and a Master’s degree in Renewa
 ble Energy from the University of Reading's School of Construction Managem
 ent and Engineering. Prior to joining WaterPower Canada\, Patrick led sola
 r energy\, energy storage and smart-grid advocacy initiatives in Canada an
 d supported public and private organizations with energy and environmental
  initiatives in England\n	\n\n	Allison Christie\, Director\, Clean Growth Hu
 b\n\n	\n		Allison Christie is the Director of the Clean Growth Hub\, part of 
 the Innovation and Energy Technology Sector at Natural Resources Canada. I
 n this role she is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Hub\, 
 which has a mandate to support clean technology stakeholders\, enhance coo
 rdination among federal government departments\, and improve tracking and 
 reporting on clean technology outcomes. She co-leads an interdepartmental 
 team of sixteen federal departments and agencies.\n\n		Prior to joining the 
 Hub\, Allison spent eight years at the Treasury Board Secretariat\, workin
 g in Priorities and Planning and the Office of the Comptroller General\, a
 nd ten years at Natural Resources Canada advancing strategic policy and su
 stainable development issues.\n\n		Allison has a degree in Environmental Stu
 dies from the University of Waterloo and a Masters in Community and Region
 al Planning from UBC.\n	\n\n	Kevin Stashin\, President & Chief Executive Off
 icer\, NAL Resources\n\n	\n		Kevin joined NAL Resources in August 2012 and is
  currently President and CEO. Kevin has over 35 years of industry experien
 ce with junior and major oil and gas companies and previously served as Vi
 ce President\, Exploitation at Devon Canada Corporation. During his tenure
  at Devon\, Kevin had oversight in areas of capital budget\, exploitation\
 , drilling and completions\, and acquisitions and divestitures. His career
  at Devon began in 1992 with predecessor Anderson Exploration Ltd. where h
 e quickly rose within the organization to Vice President\, Operations. Pri
 or to that\, Kevin enjoyed an 11-year career at Petro-Canada in various op
 erations and engineering roles.\n\n		Kevin graduated from 91µ¼º½ÊÓƵ 
 with a B. Eng. and holds an MBA from the University of Calgary. He is a pr
 ofessional member of APEGA\, APEGS\, and the Society of Petroleum Engineer
 s. Mr. Stashin currently serves as Chair of the Petroleum Technology Allia
 nce of Canada (PTAC) and is a member of the Board of Governors with the Ca
 nadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP). Previously he was a Dire
 ctor of the Petroleum Society of CIM\, was the oil and gas industry repres
 entative with the Alberta Water Council and served as Chair of the Board f
 or the Calgary French & International School.\n	\n\n	John Stewart\, Director
  of Policy and Research\, Canadian Nuclear Association\n\n	\n		John leads the
  development of policy and research products to support the CNA’s mission\
 , and co-chairs the Public Affairs Advisory Committee. He was project mana
 ger of the 2018 Small Modular Reactor Roadmap\, and has been Canada’s repr
 esentative to the Washington-based Global Nexus Initiative. John worked wi
 th the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa from 1990 to 2010\, where he was a member of
  a Climate Outreach Team that in 2006 received a Superior Honor Award for 
 effectively communicating U.S. foreign policy on the environment and clima
 te change. An advocate for the productive integration of immigrants into C
 anadian society\, he has led two of Ottawa’s immigrant services organizati
 ons. John is on the teaching faculty of the Max Bell School of Public Poli
 cy at 91µ¼º½ÊÓƵ and is the author of Strangers with Memories: The 
 United States and Canada from Free Trade to Baghdad (91µ¼º½ÊÓƵ-Queen’s Univer
 sity Press\, 2017).\n	\n\n\n\nModerator:\n\n\n	Chris Ragan\, Director\, Max 
 Bell School of Public Policy\n\n	\n		Christopher Ragan is the inaugural Direc
 tor of 91µ¼º½ÊÓƵ’s Max Bell School of Public Policy and is an Asso
 ciate Professor in 91µ¼º½ÊÓƵ’s Department of Economics. He is the Chair of Ca
 nada’s Ecofiscal Commission\, which launched in November 2014 with a 5-yea
 r horizon to identify policy options to improve environmental and economic
  performance in Canada. He is also a member of the federal finance ministe
 r’s Advisory Council on Economic Growth\, which began in early 2016.\n\n		Ch
 ris Ragan is a Research Fellow at the C.D. Howe Institute\, from 2010-13 h
 e held the Institute’s David Dodge Chair in Monetary Policy\, and for many
  years was a member of its Monetary Policy Council. In 2009-10\, he was th
 e Clifford Clark Visiting Economist at Finance Canada\; in 2004-05 he serv
 ed as Special Advisor to the Governor of the Bank of Canada. In 2010-12 he
  was the President of the Ottawa Economics Association.\n\n		Chris Ragan is 
 an enthusiastic teacher and public communicator. In 2007 Ragan was awarded
  the Noel Fieldhouse teaching prize at 91µ¼º½ÊÓƵ. He is the author of Economi
 cs (formerly co-authored with Richard Lipsey)\, which after fifteen editio
 ns is still the most widely used introductory economics textbook in Canada
 . Ragan also writes frequent columns for newspapers\, most often in The Gl
 obe and Mail. He teaches in several MBA and Executive MBA programs\, inclu
 ding at 91µ¼º½ÊÓƵ\, EDHEC in France\, and in special courses offered by McKin
 sey & Company.\n	\n\n\n\n \n
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LOCATION:CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 2R6\, Omni Hotel Mont-Royal\, Salon Saiso
 n A\, 1050 Sherbrooke Street West
SUMMARY:Mix and Match: Technology and Policy for Canada’s Energy Future
URL:/maxbellschool/channels/event/mix-and-match-techno
 logy-and-policy-canadas-energy-future-300179
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