BC Natural Resource Forum & Economic Summit


Day 1

Day 2


Wednesday January 13, 2010

8:00 am - 4:00 pm


PG Civic Centre


Thursday January 14, 2010

9:00 am - 4:00 pm


PG Civic Centre

"NATURAL RESOURCES IN THE NEW LOW CARBON ECONOMY"

Natural Resource Forum & Economic Summit 
Schedule

**Forum is free, click here for tickets to
luncheons and breakfast**

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

A full detailed pdf of the schedule and speaker bios will be available online soon.

8:00 am – 9:00 am Breakfast with Pat Bell, Minister of Forests and Range -

Bio for Pat Bell

Room 101

"BC's 21st Century Forest Industry"


9:15 am - 9:45 am 

Welcome Address,
Room 102

9:45 am – 10:30 am
 
Morning Keynote Address: Ken Shields, CEO, Conifex 

Bio for Ken Shields

Room 102

"Investing in BC's Forest Industry"

10:45 am – 11:30 am

Keynote Speaker: Gary Weilinger, VP Strategic Development and External Affairs, Spectra Energy

Bio for Gary Weilinger 

Room 102

"Role of Natural Gas"

11:30 am - noon


Networking Break/Trade Show Exhibits

12:00 pm - 1:45 pm

Luncheon with Carbon Offset Keynote Speaker,
Room 101

James Goldstene, Executive Officer, California Air Resource Board

Bio for James Goldstene

"Reducing Carbon in North America"


2:00pm – 3:15 pm

Afternoon Panel Session, Carbon Offsets,
Room 102

Moderator: John Rustad, MLA Nechako Lakes
Panelists: David Moffat,Managing Director Business
                             Development, Pacific Carbon Trust
                  Jessica Verhagen, Climate Action Secretariat
                  Jeff Calvert, Managing Director, Borealis

3:15 pm – 4:00 pm

Networking Break/Trade Show Exhibits


Thursday, January 14th, 2010

 

9:00 am – 9:30 am
Welcome Address, Room 102


9:30 - 10:15 am

Morning Keynote Speaker: Pierre Lebel, CEO, Imperial Metals

Bio for Pierre Lebel

Room 102

"Copper Demand in the Low Carbon Economy"

10:30 am – 11:15 am

Morning Session, Mining Presentations, Room 102

 Harold Bent, Environmental Manager, Northgate Minerals Corp.


"Kemess South Mine Reclamation and Closure Preparation"

Ed Beswick, Environmental Manager, Hard Creek Nickel Corp

" Update of Hard Creek Nickel"

Glen Wonders, VP Corporate Affairs Sustainability, Terrane Metals

"Mt Milligan Project"
                                          


11:15 am - noon

Networking Break/Trade Show Exhibits

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Luncheon with Don Roberts, Managing Director, CIBC World MarketsRoom 101

Bio of Don Roberts

"Bioenergy: A 30,000 Foot and a 3,000 Foot Perspective"

  Pdf of Don Roberts Presentation

1:45 - 2:00 pm
    
2:00 - 4:00 pm
 
Networking Break

Afternoon Panel Session, Bioenergy, Room 102

Moderator: Charles Jago
Panelists: Don Steele, CEO, Pacific BioEnergy Corp
                  Fred Spinola, GM, Del Tech Manufacturing
                  Greg Stewart, Sinclar Group
                  Jonathan Rhone, CEO, Nexterra
                  Gail Fondahl, VP Research, UNBC
                  Martin Pudlas, Canfor Pulp
                  Nick Finch, Alterna Biocarbon
                  Craig Lodge, Pinnacle Pellet