Join us on October 22, 2021 to explore the vast opportunities that net zero, the energy transition, and finding value from waste are presenting Newfoundland and Labrador.
This is the best opportunity of the year to network with your clean technology and environmental services colleagues in industry, government, and academia.
Click here for important information on health and safety protocols being employed at the conference. Proof of vaccination will be required to attend this event.
Click here to download a detailed agenda. The conference will feature four panel discussions:
Our province’s technology sector is booming, and among the success stories are businesses that are developing their own products and services that improve our relationship with the environment. In this session you will hear from a cleantech CEO who has seen their company experience rapid growth on an international scale – and from one of province’s foremost experts on how we are supporting our tech entrepreneurs and setting them up for success.
Global discussions around net zero have accelerated greatly since the onset of the pandemic. The pursuit of net zero will present industries key to Newfoundland and Labrador’s economy with significant challenges, but also with substantial opportunities for the development and application of new technologies. In this session you will hear from leaders in oceans, mining, and oil and gas on what all of this means for their industries and the action that they are seeing taking place.
Newfoundland and Labrador faces obstacles in dealing effectively with its waste streams – at household and industry scales. Our population is small and waste is generated in rural and remote areas. Economies of scale are difficult to achieve, and the environmental impact of transporting waste outside of the province can be substantial. In this session you will hear about why conditions for waste management innovation are ripe in this province, and where the best opportunities for investigation may be.
The momentum that hydrogen and other clean fuels are gaining globally as solutions to achieve deep emissions reductions present Newfoundland and Labrador with exciting opportunities for the development of its vast cache of renewable energy resources. Using clean energy for the production of clean fuels gives the province a new pathway for development, while electricity generation remains an option. In this session you will hear about what these opportunities are and what the most realistic pathways to clean energy development may be for the province.
To inform the development of Newfoundland and Labrador’s renewable energy plan, econext will be hosting a renewable energy strategy roundtable at its 2021 conference on October 22. The roundtable will be a facilitated discussion open to industry representatives and conference participants only. The discussion will serve to inform econext‘s formal submission on November 4 to the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador for consideration in the development of its renewable energy plan. Please indicate your interest in participating in this session to Kieran Hanley at kieran@econext.ca.
Date:
Friday, October 22, 2021
Time:
8:15 AM – 4:15 PM
Location:
The Sheraton Hotel, St. John’s, NL
econext Members: $179 + HST
non-Members: $229 +HST
online-only: $90 +HST
Your ticket will include a continental breakfast and lunch. Online-only registrants will receive a Zoom link to participate in the conference live. All registrants will have access to conference session recordings on-demand following the event.
Information on tickets being made available to students will be released closer to the conference date.
To ensure the safety of participants from COVID-19, this event will strictly follow public health guidance in place at the time of the event.
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