3rd Annual Retrofit Canada Conference 2023 | 13 June 2023 | Hotel Omni Mont-Royal, 1050 Sherbrooke St W, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2R6, Canada

Aligned with Canada’s 2050 net-zero emissions goal, the plan to retrofit more buildings needs to be accelerated and scaled up. To start meeting the latest industry targets of 4-5% annual retrofits, the industry requires a transformation. The ongoing electrification and energy efficiency strategy is critical to achieve grid stability. Resilience is also a priority for future-proofing real estate, due to increasingly unpredictable and extreme weather, and this upgrade can be combined with efficiency and decarbonization plans. The Government of Canada is investing $1.5 billion over five years towards green and accessible retrofits through the Green and Inclusive Community Buildings (GICB) program, including the Resilience Montreal building to make it more energy efficient. Over 10% of funding is allocated to projects serving First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities, including Indigenous populations in urban centres.

2023 Speakers

Yasmin Abraham
Co-founder and President, Kambo Energy Group

Cebert Adamson
Vice President, Academic, Mohawk College

Betsy Agar
Director - Buildings, Pembina Institute

Jody Anderson
Director of Strategy and Partnerships, FNFA

Janice Ashworth
Section Manager, Climate Change and Resiliency, City of Ottawa

Gregory Balycky
Directeur, Investissements, Banque de l’infrastructure du Canada

Mathieu Brossard
Specialiste Radon, Health Canada

James Burrow
Director, Bank of Montreal

Kelley Bush
Manager, National Radon Program, Health Canada

Kaitlin Carroll
Retrofit Services Manager, The Atmospheric Fund (TAF)

Karine Cazorla
Policy and Program Design Lead, Canada Green Building Strategy, Natural Resources Canada

Stephane Chayer
Strategic Advisor to the President (Net Zero), Concordia University

Yichao Chen
Director, Climate and Energy, Cadillac Fairview

Andy Cockburn
Director of Training and Education, NAIMA Canada

Andy Collier
Acting Senior Manager, Energy Policy and Programs, efficiencyPEI, Prince Edward Island (PEI)

Ben Copp
Senior Director, Natural Resources Canada

Sharon Coward
Executive Director, EnviroCentre

Julie Dabrusin
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources and to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Government of Canada: Natural Resources Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada

Annik Desmarteau
Vice President, Ivanhoe Cambridge

Corey Diamond
Executive Director, Efficiency Canada

Juliana Dutkay
Senior Lead, Strategic Initiatives, United Way Greater Toronto

Ursula Eicker
Canada Excellence Research Chair, Concordia University

Fellipe Falluh
Founder, Retrofit Construction

Sedalia Fazio
Elder, Mohawk

Mike Fletcher
Project Manager, City of Ottawa

Geneviève Gauthier
National Director – Strategic Innovation, Econoler

Bala Gnanam
Vice President of Sustainability, Advocacy & Stakeholder Relations, Building Owners and Managers Association of Canada (BOMA Canada)

Max D. Graham CPA, CA, MBA
Chief Performance Officer, Avenue Living

Chris Habets
Energy Systems Engineer, J.L. Richards & Associates Limited

Graham Halsall
Director, Sustainability & Risk Management, ONE Properties

Mark Henderson
Manager, Building Revitalization, PCL Construction

Alex Hill
Partner, Dunsky Energy + Climate Advisors

Lee Hodgkinson
Head of Sustainability and Technical Services, Dream

Michael Jemtrud
Chair in Architecture, Energy, & Environment Associate Professor, McGill University

Lauralyn Johnston
A/Manager, Tower Renewal, City of Toronto

Ted Kantrowitz
Directeur, Programmes et Subventions, Fonds climat du Grand Montréal

Hamid Karimi
Program Manager, Conservation & Energy Management, Deep Energy Retrofits, FortisBC Energy Inc.

Anna Kazmierska
Design Manager, Multi-Disciplinary and Special Projects, Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC)

Samir Khan
Senior Research and Evaluation Associate, Future Skills Centre

Andrea Linsky
Manager, Emissions Neutral Buildings, Alberta Ecotrust Foundation

Kevin Lockhart
Research Manager, Efficiency Canada

Christy Love
Principal, RDH Building Science Inc.

Leslie Malone
Managing Consultant, Dunsky Energy + Climate Advisors

Richard Marshall
Director, Design and Innovation, Bird Construction

Jessica Martin-Thompson
Climate Initiatives Specialist, Community Energy Association

Marie-Andrée Mauger
Membre du comité exécutif, Mairesse de l'arrondissement de Verdun

Jillian McArthur
Communications Specialist, NAIMA Canada

Pawel Mekarski
Head of the Radon Technical Operations Section, Health Canada

Michel Méthot
Executive Vice President, Eastern Canada, SOFIAC

Kit Milnes
Vice President, Sustainability & Resilience, KingSett Capital

Al Mitchell
Technical Staff, Phius | Passive House Institute US

John Paul Morgan
CTO, Morgan Solar Inc.

S. Mwarigha
Vice President Housing and Homelessness Services, Asset Sustainability and Development, WoodGreen Community Services

Tina Nicholson
Director Partnerships & Programs, Ottawa Climate Action Fund

Emma Norton
Operations Director, ReCover Initiative

James Nowlan
Executive Director of Environment & Climate, The City of Toronto

Linda Otis
Gestionnaire de projets d’innovation, Hydro-Québec

Sean Pander
Manager, Green and Resilient Buildings Branch, City of Vancouver

André-Yanne Parent
Executive director, The Climate Reality Project Canada

Matt Poirier
Director of Policy, Building Decarbonization Alliance (BDA)

Nik Schruder
Advisor, Climate Change Office, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)

Sheida Shahi
CEO, Adaptis Technologies Inc.

Katie Shuter
Analyst, Sustainability and Cl, Bank of Montreal

Liza Stiff
Vice President Impact Implementation & Innovation, TAS

Lynne Strickland
Director, Initiatives, Net Zero Energy Housing, Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA), National Office

Teodora Toteva
Director, Business Development, Clean Technologies, Montréal International

Martin Tremblay
Energy Specialist, BTER - Transportation, Energy & Building Division, City of Montréal

Christine Tu
Director, Office of Climate Change and Energy Management, Region of Peel

Natalie Voland
President and Chief Vision Officer, GI Quo Vadis

Amber Weckworth
Manager of Climate, Strategy, & Data, City of Saskatoon

Katie Wheatley
Head of Canada, Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)

Lisa White
Associate Director, Phius | Passive House Institute US

Donovan Woollard
Chief Executive Officer, OPEN Technologies

William Xia
Director, Multifamily Residential Programs, NYSERDA

2023 Sponsors and Partners

GOLD SPONSORS:
• Bird Construction
• BMO

DEEP ENERGY SPONSOR:
• Fortis BC

NETWORKING RECEPTION AND LANYARD SPONSOR:
• PCL Construction

SILVER SPONSORS:
• Adaptis
• Canada Infrastructure Bank
• Concordia University
• Dunsky Energy
• J.L. Richards & Associates Limited (JLR)
• Morgan Solar
• OPEN Technologies

NOT-FOR-PROFIT SPONSOR:
• Phius

ATTENDING SPONSOR:
• Vancity Community Investment Bank

ENDORSING PARTNER:
• SOFIAC

ASSOCIATION PARTNERS:
• Building Owners and Managers Association of Canada (BOMA Canada)
• Canadian Home Builders' Association
• Efficiency Canada
• Montreal International
• NAIMA Canada
• Ontario Sustainable Energy Association
• Pembina Institute