Biomass for a Low-Carbon Future WOOD PELLET ASSOCIATION OF CANADA wpac-agm.org AGENDA 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Golf Tournament -Glen Arbour Golf Course *Agenda is subject to change MONDAY, SEPT. 22, 2025 | PRE-CONFERENCE 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. One on One: Powering the Net-Negative Transition—BECCS in Action Moderator: Jamie Stephen, PhD, Managing Director, TorchLight Bioresources Speakers: • Søren Alsing, Director Bioenergy, Head of Fuel, Ørsted 3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Coffee Break – Networking in Exhibit Area 3:30 p.m.to 4:30 p.m. Panel Session: Decarbonizing Industry Moderator: Patrick Lapointe, Chief Commercial Officer, Airex Energy Speakers: • Juha Hyvärinen, Taaleri Biocoal Canada Development Ltd. • Chris Wiberg, Timber Products Inspection Inc./Biomass Energy Lab • Brad Coady, NB Power 5:00 p.m. Wood Pellet Barbecue and Reception John Swaan, the grandfather of wood pellets and FutureMetrics pellet expert, will be cooking his world-famous pellet-smoked ribs. 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Facility Tour A full-day tour of two local wood pellet mills and biomass heating installs in the area. 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Opening Reception TUESDAY, SEPT. 23, 2025 | CONFERENCE DAY 1 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Breakfast and Registration 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Opening Remarks Moderator : Gordon Murray, Executive Director, WPAC 9:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. Panel Session: Inside the Smoulder—How to Detect, Prevent, and Survive Self-Heating in Biomass Storage Moderator: William Strauss, President, FutureMetrics Speakers : • John Swaan, FutureMetrics • Håkan Johansson, Firefly • Fahimeh Yazdan Panah, WPAC • Bill Laturnus, British Columbia Forest Safety Council 10:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Coffee Break – Networking in the Exhibit Area 10:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Bioheat Opportunities for Canada Moderator: Gordon Murray, Executive Director, WPAC Speakers: • Jonathan Levesque, Biomass Solution Biomasse • Mark Heyck, Arctic Energy Alliance • Jean Blair, TorchLight Bioresources • Gustav Melin, World Thermal Services • Christiane Egger, OÖ Energiesparverband 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Lunch and Networking in the Exhibit Area 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Keynote: Local Energy: The Foundation for Economic Success and Export Growth, Jamie Stephen Moderator: Vaughan Bassett, President, WPAC and Senior Vice-President Biomass Sales & Logistics, Drax Speaker: Jamie Stephen, PhD, Managing Director, TorchLight Bioresources WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 24, 2025 | CONFERENCE DAY 2 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Breakfast and Networking 8:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. Market and Policy Update: Navigating Regulatory Change Moderator: Vaughan Bassett, President, WPAC and Senior Vice-President Biomass Sales & Logistics, Drax Speakers: • Monique Frison, Natural Resources Canada • William Strauss, FutureMetrics • Fiona Matthews, Hawkins Wright • Marta Imarisio, Argus Biomass 9:45 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. Coffee Break – Networking in the Exhibit Area 10:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Fuelling the Future: Decarbonizing Transportation with Bioenergy Innovations Moderator: Fahimeh Yazdan Panah, Director Research and Technical Development, WPAC Speakers: • Kristen McDiarmid, CN • Warren Mabee, Queen’s University • Cate Moran, NYK Group 11:30 a.m. Summary and Wrap-up Speaker : Vaughan Bassett, President, WPAC and Senior Vice-President Biomass Sales & Logistics, Drax Canadian BIOMASS 27
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