Speakers’ Presentations

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Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Keynote address: Hon. Peter Lougheed, Partner, Bennett Jones LLP; former Premier of Alberta

Co-Chairs: Axel Meisen, Canadian Academy of Engineering, and John Baxter, Royal Academy of Engineering

·         “Energy for life: what can national academies do?” – John Baxter, Group Head of Engineering, BP International Ltd. (UK)   PAPER      PRESENTATION

·         “The evolving Canadian energy system” – Clement Bowman, Canadian Academy of Engineering (Canada)  PAPER      PRESENTATION

·         “Renewable energy: how far and how fast?” – Lawrence Papay, National Academy of Engineering (USA)   PAPER      PRESENTATION

·         “Resources policy and new metal projects in Japan” – Masafumi Maeda, Managing Director, Executive Vice President, the University of Tokyo (Japan)   PAPER      PRESENTATION

·         “World Resources Forum: a platform for global resource productivity” – Xaver Edelmann, President, World Resources Forum, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research (Switzerland)   PRESENTATION

·         “Without boundaries: why North American natural resource policies respond to and drive world markets” – Michael Moore, Senior Fellow, Institute for Sustainable Energy, Environment and Economy, University of Calgary (Canada)  PAPER

Co-Chairs: John Leggat, Canadian Academy of Engineering, and James Markowsky, National Academy of Engineering

·         “A modern electrical transmission and distribution system” – James Markowsky, National Academy of Engineering; presented by Lawrence Papay, NAE (USA)    PAPER     PRESENTATION

·         “Renewable energies in Germany and Europe: an overview” – Frank Behrendt, Professor, Technische Universitaet Berlin (Germany)  PRESENTATION

·         “Clean fuel program: present action and future of Mexico” – José A. Ceballos, Vice-President, Mexican Academy of Engineering (Mexico)   PRESENTATION

·         “Challenges in energy research for new EU member states” – Aleš John, NRI Rez Plc. and Jan Mrkos, Research Centre Rez Ltd. (Czech Republic)    PAPER     PRESENTATION

·         “An approach to energy sustainability” – Baldev Raj, Distinguished Scientist and Director, Indira Ghandhi Centre for Atomic Research; presented by P. Chellapandi, Director Safety Group and Associate Director Nuclear Engineering Group, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (India)    PAPER     PRESENTATION

Moderator: Michal Moore, Senior Fellow, ISEEE

•       “Stationary energy technology for climate change” – John Burgess, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (Australia)    PRESENTATION

•       “Energy from gas hydrates: opportunities and challenges” – John R. Grace, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Energy Processes, University of British Columbia (Canada)    PAPER     PRESENTATION

•       “Regulatory instruments for deployment of clean energy technologies” – Ignacio J. Pérez-Arriaga, Royal Academy of Engineering (Spain)    PAPER     PRESENTATION

•       “Volatile fatty acid platform for the biofuel production in the post-fossil fuel era” – Ho Nam Chang, Professor, KAIST (Korea)    PAPER     PRESENTATION

•       “Education of new experts for nuclear power generation” – Petr Zuna, Engineering Academy of the Czech Republic (Czech Republic)   PAPER     PRESENTATION

•       “Towards a sustainable energy future” – Robert L. Evans, Clean Energy Research Centre, University of British Columbia (Canada)   PAPER     PRESENTATION

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Session 3 – Forests

Co-Chairs: Jim Farrell, Canadian Forest Service, and Markuu Karlsson, UPM-Kymmene Corporation

•       “Canada’s commitment to sustainable forest management” – Jim Farrell, Assistant Deputy Minister, Canadian Forest Service, Department of Natural Resources Canada (Canada)   PRESENTATION

•       “Lignocellulosic biorefinery for transportation fuels, chemicals and biomaterials” – Adriaan van Heiningen, J. Larcom Ober Chair in Chemical Engineering, University of Maine (USA)   PAPER     PRESENTATION

•       “New and innovative uses of renewable forest products” – Markku Karlsson, Senior Vice President, Technology, UPM-Kymmene Corporation (Finland)   PRESENTATION

•       “The shift in technology drives in the global forest products industry” – Bengt Nippe Hylander, Technical Director, ÅF Engineering AB, and IVA (Sweden)   PAPER     PRESENTATION

•       “Forests monitoring for sustainability:” V.K. Dadhwal, Dean, Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (India)   PAPER     PRESENTATION

•       “The forestry revolution in Uruguay” – Lucio Cáceres, Vice-President, National Academy of Engineers (Uruguay)   PAPER     PRESENTATION

•       “Forestry in Spain: sustainable management and protection” – José A Pardos, Spanish Royal Academy of Engineering; presented by Pere Brunet, Spanish Royal Academy of Engineering (Spain)   PAPER     PRESENTATION

•       “Integrated management of natural resources: meeting the demands of complex systems” – Jim Fyles, Sustainable Forest Management Network Centre of Excellence and McGill University (Canada)   PRESENTATION

Luncheon address: “Overview of work by the Council of Canadian Academies on the management and sustainability of natural resources” – Peter Nicholson, Inaugural President and CEO, Council of Canadian Academies   PRESENTATION

Session 4 – Water Management

Co-Chairs: Kim Sturgess, Alberta WaterSMART and Howard Wheater, Royal Academy of Engineering

•       “Water management for a changing climate: challenges and opportunities” – Howard S. Wheater, Royal Academy of Engineering (UK)    PAPER     PRESENTATION

•       “Water: Alberta’s economic and social challenge” – P. Kim Sturgess, CEO and Founder, Alberta WaterSMART (Canada)   PRESENTATION 

•       “Water resources in Uruguay: main features and challenges towards their sustainable use” – Raúl Prando and Adriana Gambogi, Uruguayan Academy of Engineering (Uruguay)   PAPER     PRESENTATION

•       “Planning and management of South Africa’s limited water resources for sustainability” – Michael Shand and Robert Pullen, South African Academy of Engineering (South Africa)    PAPER     PRESENTATION

•       “Continual Improvement of Water Use at Suncor Oil Sands” – Prit Kotchea & Gord Lambert   PRESENTATION

•       “Security of Western water supplies under a changing climate” – David Sauchyn, Prairie Adaptation Research Collaborative, University of Regina (Canada)   PAPER     PRESENTATION

•       “Managing water resources: a comprehensive approach” – Alexander J.B. Zehnder, Scientific Director, Alberta Water Research Institute (Canada)   PAPER     PRESENTATION

•       “The use of saline water at Devon’s SAGD oil sands project” – Will Yakymyshyn, Vice President, Thermal Heavy Oil, Devon Canada Corporation (Canada)   PRESENTATION

Dinner speaker: “The Canadian Rockies in under one hour” – illustrated talk by Alberta naturalist and author Ben Gadd

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Session 5 – Mining and Minerals        

Co-Chairs: Ron Nolan, Vice-Chair, Council of Canadian Academies, and R.J. Batterham, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering

•       “Sustainability in the minerals industry – a global perspective:” R.J. Batterham, President, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering; Group Chief Scientist, Rio Tinto (Australia)    PRESENTATION

•       “Mining and minerals: Canadian sustainability perspective” – Ron Nolan, Vice-Chair, Council of Canadian Academies; former Chairman and CEO, Hatch (Canada)   PAPER     PRESENTATION

•       “Metal price outlook, 2009 and 2010: is the bull market for commodities returning? / Nunavut, Canada’s new frontier for mineral exploration – Patricia Mohr, Vice-President, Economics, and Commodity Market Specialist, The Scotiabank Group (Canada)   PAPER     PRESENTATION

•       “Mining as a catalyst for development in under-developed regions: an African perspective” – Roelf Sandenbergh, Dean, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of Pretoria (South Africa)   PAPER     PRESENTATION

•       “The infrastructure crisis: a trillion-dollar challenge” – Nemkumar Banthia, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Infrastructure Rehabilitation and Sustainability, Department of Civil Engineering, The University of British Columbia; and Axel Meisen, Chair of Foresight, Alberta Research Council (Canada)    PAPER     PRESENTATION

Dinner address: “The nuclear option: a contract between science and society” – Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Consultant; former president and CEO, Nuclear Waste Management Association; former executive director, United Nations Environmental Programme    PAPER 

Friday, July 17, 2009

Luncheon presentation: “The City of Calgary plans and reporting for a sustainable community” – Wolf Keller, Director of Water Resources, City of Calgary     PRESENTATION