Day 2 – Nov 10, 2020 | Technology Day
Electro-mobilize Canadians!
Conference Room (Times in Eastern Time Zone)
8:50am | Words of Welcome & Keynote Address
8:50am – 9:30am
The Future of Technology
Daniel Breton — President and CEO / Electric Mobility Canada in conversation with Minister Benoit Charrette — Minister of the Environment and the Fight Against Climate Change – Quebec
How connected technology is shaping the future of e-mobility
- Colin Sutherland — Executive Vice President, Geotab
9:25am | Corporate Presentation by Hydro Quebec
9:25am – 9:30am
9:30am | Panel #5 | The Latest Advancements in Charging: Fast, Superfast, and Smart Chargers.
9:30am – 10:30am
Moderator: Neetika Sathe — Vice President / Alectra Green Energy & Tech Centre
- Elise Benoit — Vice President, Marketing / Enel X
- Carter Li — CEO / Swtch Energy
- Alexandre Bérubé — Chief Executive Officer / Axso
- Geneviève Grenier — Vice president, Chief Strategy and Business Performance / FLO
10:30am | Corporate Presentation by FLO
10:30am – 10:40am
10:40am - 10:55am | Break
10:55am | Corporate Presentation by Torque
10:55am – 11:00am
11:00am | Panel #6 | The Latest Advancements in Battery and Powertrain Technology
11:00am – 12:00pm
Moderator: Eddy Zuppel — Program Leader, Vehicle Propulsion Technologies / National Research Council Canada
- Soeren Striepe — Senior Manager, R&D / Magna International
- Dr.Karim Zaghib — Strategic Advisor / Investissement Québec
- François Adam — General Manager / Innovative Vehicle Institute
12:00pm | Corporate Presentation By Alectra
12:00pm – 12:05pm
12:05pm | Health Break: Power Charger Mindfulness & Stretching Sponsored by Alectra Utilities
12:20pm - 12:50pm | Lunch break
12:50pm | Corporate Presentation by IES Synergy
12:50pm – 1:00pm
1:00pm | Panel #7 | Batteries 2nd & 3rd Life: The Latest Advancements in Battery Recycling
1:00pm – 2:00pm
Moderator: Charlotte Argue — Senior Manager, Fleet Electrification / Geotab
- Kunal Phalpher — Chief Commercial Officer / Li-Cycle
- Yves Noël — Chief Business Development Officer / Lithion Recycling Inc.
- Ben Yu — Mineral Processing Team Lead / NRC
2:00pm | Corporate Presentation by the Lion Electric Company
2:00pm – 2:10pm
2:10pm - 2:25pm | Break
2:25pm | Corporate Presentation by Ontario Power Generation
2:25pm – 2:30pm
2:30pm | Panel #8 | The Latest Developments in Heavy Duty Electric Vehicles - Battery Electric and Hydrogen
2:30pm – 3:30pm
Moderateur: Pierre Ducharme — President / MARCON-Miratech
- Ted Dowling — Vice President / BYD Canada
- Marc Bédard — President and Founder / Lion Electric
- Nicolas Pocard — Director of Marketing / Ballard
- Jessica Lof — MSc,Transition Accelerator / Canadian Energy Systems Analysis Research (CESAR)
3:30pm | Corporate Presentation by Electrify Canada
3:30pm – 3:40pm
3:40pm - 3:55pm | Break
3:55pm | Corporate Presentation by the National Research Council of Canada
3:55pm – 4:00pm
4:00pm | Panel #9| E-Mobility from an Energy and Environmental Perspective
4:00pm – 5:00pm
Moderator: Serge Carignan — Director,Technical and Engineering / ATUQ (L’Association du transport urbain du Québec)
- Carolyn Kim — Director, Transportation / Pembina Institute
- Miyuru Kannangara — Research Officer / National Research Council Canada
- Dr.Theresa Cooke — VP Business Development / Siemens Canada Limited
5:00pm | EMC Closing Remarks
5:00pm
As EV2020VÉ draws to a close, we will look ahead to our industry’s bright future from an industry, technological, economic and environmental perspectives.
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