ICEO Workshop: June 27 & 28, 2023

9:00 – Opening & Acknowledgement

• Kwatuuma Cole Sayers, Director of Clean Energy, FNEMC, ICEO Lead
• Tricia Thomas, Facilitator, FNEMC, Tumuxw Communications
• Larry Grant, Musqueam Elder

B.C. Context

9:30 – The Evolving Future of Electricity in B.C.

• Les MacLaren, Assistant Deputy Minister, Electricity & Utility Regulation
• Simon Coley, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic & Indigenous Partnerships

10:00 – B.C.’s Electricity Grid & Markets

• Bruce Chow, Manager, IPP Portfolio Management, BC Hydro
• Alex Tu, Senior Strategic Technology Specialist, BC Hydro
• Monique Stevenson, Call for Power Project Lead, BC Hydro
• Michael Corrigan, Senior Marketing Manager, Powerex

11:05 – Break

Utilities, Regulation, & Indigenous Utilities

11:10 – Role & Regulation of Utilities

• Damon Boyle, Legal Counsel, B.C. Utilities Commission

11:20 – B.C. Utilities Commission Indigenous Utilities Regulation Inquiry

• Kwatuuma Cole Sayers
• Jeremy Cairns, Lead for Indigenous Relations, B.C. Utilities Commission

11:45 – Panel: Q&A

• Moderator: Kwatuuma Cole Sayers
• Nicola Simon, Executive Director, Facilities & Planning, B.C. Utilities Commission
• Dr. Judith Sayers, President Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council, ETAG Member
• Les MacLaren, Assistant Deputy Minister, Electricity & Utility Regulation

12:25 – Lunch Break

Energy Planning & Funding

1:00 – Community Energy Planning & Funding Sources

• Sarah Powell, Program Specialist, New Relationship Trust
• Sean Brennan, Advisory Council Member, Wah-ila-toos NRCAN
• Leona Humchitt, Advisory Council Member, Wah-ila-toos NRCAN

Generation, Transmission, & Distribution

1:30 – Generation, Transmission, & Distribution Basics

• Jason Rennie, Business Development Manager, BC Hydro

2:00 – Breakout session

• Accessing Capital

2:50 – Break

BC Hydro UN Declaration Implementation Plan

3:00 – Presentation

• Leah Manson, Team Lead Indigenous Relations, BC Hydro
• BC Hydro’s United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Implementation Plan

3:30 – Breakout session

• Co-development/Indigenous-led development
• Ownership
• Transparency/Evaluation

4:15 – Closing and next steps

4:30 – Adjourn

9:00 – Opening & Acknowledgement

• Kwatuuma Cole Sayers, FNEMC Director of Clean Energy, ICEO Lead
• Tricia Thomas, Facilitator, FNEMC, Tumuxw Communications
• Larry Grant, Musqueam Elder

9:25 – Recap of Workshop #1

• Record of Proceedings from the January 31, 2023 workshop under the BC First Nations Hydrogen Initiative (Video Recording)

Evaluating Hydrogen Opportunities for B.C. First Nations

10:00 – Where does hydrogen make sense for different communities and why?

10:45 – Break

11:00 – Breakout session

• Hydrogen Project Decision-Making Pathway

12:00 – Lunch Break & Prizes

Industry

1:00 – Introduction to Industry Session

• Doug Slater, Vice President, FortisBC

1:10 – Panel: First Nations Hydrogen Opportunities (Ask the Experts)

• Moderator: James Delorme, Former Chief of Klahoose First Nation

1:45 – Federal and provincial funding opportunities

• Anna van der Kamp, Executive Director, Clean Fuels, Natural Resources Canada
• Rebecca Luedtke, Policy Advisor, Electricity & Utility Regulation

Capacity Building for BC First Nation Projects

2:00 – Breakout session

• Have you explored developing a hydrogen project?
• What opportunities and barriers/concerns have you identified? 

2:40 – Break

2:50 – Breakout session

• What resources do you need to overcome barriers or leverage opportunities?
• What resources would be helpful?

3:30 – Closing and next steps

4:00 – Adjourn