Catherine McKenna is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Climate and Nature Solutions. She is Canada’s former Minister of Environment and Climate Change and former Minister of Infrastructure and Communities. She is Chair of the UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Expert Group on Net-Zero Commitments for companies, financial institutions, cities, and regions. Catherine founded Women Leading on Climate and hosts its new podcast. She is a member of Temasek’s Global Sustainability Advisory Panel and Singapore’s International Advisory Panel on Carbon Credits. She is a Visiting Professor in Practice at the Grantham Institute at the London School of Economics, a Distinguished Fellow at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy and an advisor to the Lawson Climate Institute. She serves on the advisory boards of several private sector companies and is a frequent global speaker on climate action, net-zero leadership, and women’s empowerment. Catherine was named a Chevalier of the Légion d’Honneur by the French government, an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, and holds an honorary Doctor of Science degree from McMaster University. She is the author of Run Like a Girl, a memoir about ambition, resilience, and fighting for change. She is a mother of three children and an avid open-water swimmer.

Valerie Bennett, P.Eng. is a senior energy-sector executive with close to 20 years of experience spanning engineering, energy consulting, government, regulation and electricity utilities. She currently serves as Vice President at Oshawa Power, where she leads regulatory affairs and contributes to corporate strategy and communications. Previously, she held roles at Natural Resources Canada and before that, the Ontario Energy Board. Valerie has extensive experience navigating the regulatory, technical and commercial challenges facing Ontario’s electricity sector, including grid investment, demand-side management, energy transition and the integration of emerging technologies. She holds a Master’s degree in Renewable Energy and is a Professional Engineer.

Michael Lalonde is the former co-founder and Director of Business Development of PureColo (www.purecolo.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of Carrier Connnect Data Solutions (TSXV:CCDS). CCDS’s mission is to roll up Tier II/III data centers internationally that specialize in delivering colocation and data center solutions to AI companies, service providers, enterprises, and small businesses. As a carrier-neutral organization, CCDS’s systems are fully independent and owned outright within its leased space, giving customers the freedom to choose the network providers that best fit their needs. PureColo is the platform through which that strategy reaches customers directly. While completing two degrees from both Carleton University and Algonquin College, Michael started his career in consumer-packaged goods working at Coca-Cola. He then started his own beverage company, Treewell, via Kickstarter.com which created a thirst for entrepreneurship ultimately leading him into the world of telecommunications and technology after his tenure within app development and working at Rogers Communications. Other projects keeping Mike on the go are the running of the local OPMMA (https://www.ottawapmma.ca). Some highlights in his career include winning Ottawa's 40 under 40, a bootstrap award, making the fastest growing companies in Ottawa list on two separate occasions.

Craig McLellan is the Founder and CEO of ThinkOn, aCanadian-owned cloud services provider recognized for its leadership in secure data protection and sovereign cloud infrastructure. With over 25 years of experience in technology innovation and data security, Craig is a respected voice in the industry and a leading advocate for data sovereignty in Canada. Under his leadership, ThinkOn has been recognized by Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50™ and The Globe and Mail’s Report on Business as one of Canada’s fastest-growing companies, and was named Broadcom’s Sovereign Cloud Provider for the Americas. Throughout his career, Craig has served on advisory boards for a number of global technology companies, including Veeam and Hitachi. In each case, he provides strategic insight informed by a deep understanding of enterprise and public sector needs.

David Short is Senior Director, Enabling Resources Program Delivery at the IESO, responsible for integrating storage, hybrid, and distributed energy resources into Ontario's electricity market and real-time operations. With more than 30 years of experience in the power sector, he has held leadership roles in numerous industry associations, including NERC, NPCC, and the ISO/RTO Planning Committee. David is currently a member of Electricity Canada's Distribution Council and Grid Modernization Committee. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Queen's University and is a Professional Engineer in Ontario.

Angela Keller-Herzog is the Executive Director of Community Action for Environmental Sustainability (CAFES Ottawa), a network of local environment and climate leaders and a municipal climate watchdog. CAFES has served as intervenor at the Ontario Energy Board, most recently in Hydro Ottawa's rate proceeding, pushing for non-wires solutions, distributed energy resources and enabling the energy transition. A trained economist (MA Economics, Carleton), Angela spent over 20 years in international development, including at Transparency International and the Government of Canada. She is a former director of the Ottawa Renewable Energy Co-op. is Senior Director, Enabling Resources Program Delivery at the IESO, responsible for integrating storage, hybrid, and distributed energy resources into Ontario's electricity market and real-time operations. With more than 30 years of experience in the power sector, he has held leadership roles in numerous industry associations, including NERC, NPCC, and the ISO/RTO Planning Committee. David is currently a member of Electricity Canada's Distribution Council and Grid Modernization Committee. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Queen's University and is a Professional Engineer in Ontario.in Ontario.

Dominique Houde leads the energy technologies area at global VC tech investor White Star Capital. He focus includes including intelligent and AI powered energy systems. Earlier, Dominique co-founded AutoTech Ventures in Palo Alto, California and the first independent venture capital fund focused on automotive advanced technology, now with $600m AUM. Portfolio companies included Lyft, Deepscale (sold to Tesla), Xnor.ai (sold to Apple) and Volta Charging (listed, and sold to Shell). Dominique was previously Partner at Opus Corporate Finance, Vice President of Silicon Valley-based ChargePoint. Dominique initially spent the first 15 years of my career in global Investment Banking, including as Global Head of Automotive for ABN AMRO / Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) with sector responsibilities including M&A advisory, debt, and equity products. At Merrill Lynch’s Mergers & Acquisitions Group in London, his M&A advisory work included sector-defining transactions such as Nissan/Renault, Saab/GM, Jaguar Land Rover, Porsche/Volkswagen and Continental/Schaeffler. Dominique holds a MSc in Finance from the London School of Economics and a B. Com from McGill University.

Kevin Mancherjee is Vice President, Electricity Networks at the Ontario Energy Board(OEB), where he leads the oversight of electricity transmission and distribution applications, regulatory accounting, sector evolution initiatives, and related policy development. In this role, he works with utilities, government agencies, consumer groups, and industry stakeholders to support a reliable, efficient, and evolving electricity sector in Ontario. With more than 20 years of experience across Ontario's energy industry, Kevin has held leadership and technical roles at Hydro One, the Ontario Power Authority, the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO), and Ontario Power Generation (OPG). Known for his collaborative approach and commitment to continuous improvement, he has built a reputation for bringing together diverse perspectives to address complex regulatory and sector challenges. Kevin holds an MBA from Wilfrid Laurier University and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems from the University of Windsor.is Senior Director, Enabling Resources Program Delivery at the IESO, responsible for integrating storage, hybrid, and distributed energy resources into Ontario's electricity market and real-time operations. With more than 30 years of experience in the power sector, he has held leadership roles in numerous industry associations, including NERC, NPCC, and the ISO/RTO Planning Committee. David is currently a member of Electricity Canada's Distribution Council and Grid Modernization Committee. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Queen's University and is a Professional Engineer in Ontario.