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Friday, September 18, 2026
ᑕᑕᑎᕆᔪᒪᓂᕈᕕᑦ ᐅᒃᑯᐃᕐᓂᐊᕐᑐᖅ ᒪᑐᐃᖅᐳᖅ Registration Desk Opens
Registration Desk Opens @ the Sinitarvik Hotel.
ᑲᑎᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᖅ ᑐᙵᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᓗ Meet and Greet
Entertainment Possibly Throat singers and local band Karaoke/Jam session ice breaker!
Saturday, September 19, 2026
ᑕᑕᑎᕆᔪᒪᓂᕈᕕᑦ ᐅᒃᑯᐃᕐᓂᐊᕐᑐᖅ ᒪᑐᐃᖅᐳᖅ Registration Desk Opens
Registration desk opens again at the Sinitarvik hotel
ᑐᖓᑐᒃᑎᑎᓐᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᑯᐃᓯᓂᖃᕐᓗᓂ Welcome & Opening Remarks
ᑐᙵᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᒋᐊᓕᓵᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᖁᖓᑕᓗᕆᒃᑐᖅ ᑑᑑ ᕙᑐᕆᖕᕼᐋᒻ, ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᕕᓖᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᑭᖑᓂᐊᒍᓪᓗ ᖁᓪᓕᖅ ᐃᑯᒻᒪᒃᑕᐅᓗᓂ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑕᐅᓗᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᓗᓂ Welcome & Opening Remarks by Tara Tootoo Fotheringham, President, Kivalliq Chamber of Commerce, followed by the Qulliq Lighting Ceremony led by
ᐅᑉᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᓚᒋᐊᕐᑐᕐᓯᒪᔪᑦ Morning Presentations : IPPs in Nunavut
ᓴᓇᑕᐃᓪᓕᐊᕈᓯᖅ − Saturday: 9 ᒥᑦ ᐅᑉᓚᒃᑯᑦ 10:15 −ᒧᐊᕐᓯᕐᓗᒍ 9AM – 10:15 IPPs ᓄᓇᕗᒃᒥᑦ IPPs in Nunavut ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᑐᖅ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅ: ᒪᓚᒃ ᑕᕚᓯ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖃᕐᕕᖕᒥᑦ ᓇᐅᔮᓂᑦ Speaker 1: Malek Tawashy/Northern Energy Capital/Naujaat ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᑐᖅ 2: ᕼᐃᐊᑐ ᓯᐅᓪᑕᓐ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑭᓕᐅᕋ ᐱᓕᑉᔅ ᓄᓇᕘᒥ ᓄᑭᒃᓴᐅᑏᑦ ᓴᓂᑭᓗᐊᕐᒥ Speaker 2: Heather Shilton or Clara Phillips/Nunavut Nukkiksautiit/Sanikiluaq ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᑐᖅ 3: ᑖᒻ ᕉᑐᑕᐃᔪᓪ ᐊᕈᐊᕋ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᒥᑦ Speaker 3: Tom Rutherdale/Aurora Energy Solutions/Cambridge Bay
ᓄᖅᑲᖓᑲᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᖅ Health Break
Mid-morning health break
ᓄᑖᑦ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓄᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᕈᑎᒃᓴᑦ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ Novel Energy Solutions for the Region
10:30 ᐅᓪᓛᒃᑯᑦ – 11:45 ᐅᓪᓛᒃᑯᑦ 10:30 AM – 11:45 AM Novel Energy Solutions for the Region ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᑎ 1: ᑖᓂᐅᓪ ᓵᒃᔅ - CSMC Speaker 1: Daniel Sax - CSMC ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᑐᖅ 2: ᐋᓐ-ᕌᑉᕼᐋᓪ ᐋᓐᑐᐃᓐ - ᓄᑭᒃ Speaker 2: Anne-Raphaëlle Andouin - Nukik
ᑲᑎᒪᔩᑦ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᖏᑦ Panel Discussion
Panel discussion following the morning presentations.
ᐅᑉᓗᕈᒥᑕᖅ Lunch Break
ᓴᓗᒪᔪᒥᒃ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᖅ Clean Energy Policy
1:30 – 2:00 ᐅᓐᓄᒃᓴᒃᑯᑦ 1:30 – 2:00 PM ᓴᓗᒪᔪᒥᒃ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᖅ Clean Energy Policy ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᑐᖅ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅ: ᖁᓪᓕᖅ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᒥᖁᑖ Speaker 1: QEC ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᑎᐅᑉ ᐱᖃᑖ: ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᑐᖅᑲᖅᑕᕐᕕᒃ Speaker 2: Climate Change Secretariat
Panel Discussion
2:00 ᐅᓄᒃᓴᒃᑯᑦ PM – 2:15 ᐅᓄᒃᓴᒃᑯᑦ PM CDT Panel discussion following the government presentations.
Afternoon Break ᓄᖃᖓᓚᐅᐱᓪᓚᖕᓂᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᑐᑦ
2:15 ᐅᓄᒃᓴᒃᑯᑦ PM – 2:30 ᐅᓄᒃᓴᒃᑯᑦ PM CDT ᓄᖃᖓᓚᐅᐱᓪᓚᖕᓂᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᑐᑦ Afternoon Break
HTO Panel. ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ
Moderator: Megan Pizzo-Lyall Representatives from the HTOs share their experience, with someone from NIRB available to answer questions. Open to the Public. ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ HTO Panel
Networking / Workshop / Round-table Activity
3:15 ᐅᓄᒃᓴᒃᑯᑦ PM – 3:30 ᐅᓄᒃᓴᒃᑯᑦ PM CDT Facilitated by Bruce McRae of Arctic Renewables Society
Interactive Networking Activity
Activity to encourage participants to chat more together. 3:30 ᐅᓄᒃᓴᒃᑯᑦ PM – 4:30 ᐅᓄᒃᓴᒃᑯᑦ PM CDT
Conference Dinner & Silent Auction ᑲᑎᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᓐᓄᒍᒻᒥᑕᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓂᐱᖃᙱᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᑭᑦᑐᕋᐅᑎᓂᖅ
7:00 ᐅᓄᒃᓴᒃᑯᑦ PM – 10:00 ᐅᓄᒃᑯᑦ PM CDT ᑲᑎᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᓐᓄᒍᒻᒥᑕᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓂᐱᖃᙱᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᑭᑦᑐᕋᐅᑎᓂᖅ Conference Dinner & Silent Auction Dinner at the Sinitarvik hotel . Silent Auction.
Sunday, September 20, 2026
ᑲᑎᒪᔨᑦ: ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᓕᕆᓂᖅ, ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᕐᓂᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖅᑖᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖅ PANEL: Education, Training, and Capacity Building
ᓴᓇᑦᑕᐃᓕᒥ Sunday 9−ᒥᑦ ᐅᓪᓛᒃᑯᑦ – 9:45−ᒧᑦ ᐅᓪᓛᒃᑯᑦ 9AM – 9:45 AM ᑲᑎᒪᔨᑦ: ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᓕᕆᓂᖅ, ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᕐᓂᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖅᑖᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖅ PANEL: Education, Training, and Capacity Building ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᑎ 1: ᔮᒃᓴᓐ ᓕᓐᑎᐅᓪ/ᐅᓪᓚᐅᑎᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖅ Speaker 1: Jackson Lindell/Relay Education ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᑐᖅ 2: ᔫ ᓛᓐᔅ - ᑕᖅᑯᑎ - ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖅᑖᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖅ ᓄᓇᕕᖕᒥ Speaker 2: Joe Lance - Tarquti - Capacity Building in Nunavik
Morning Break ᐅᑉᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᖃᖓᓚᐅᐱᓪᓚᖕᓂᖅ
9:45 ᐅᑉᓚᒃᑯᑦ AM – 10:00 ᐅᑉᓚᒃᑯᑦAM CDT ᐅᑉᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᖃᖓᓚᐅᐱᓪᓚᖕᓂᖅ Morning Break
Funding Opportunities ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᕕᒃᓴᑦ
10:00 ᐅᑉᓚᒃᑯᑦ AM – 11:45 ᐅᑉᓚᒃᑯᑦ AM CDT ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᕕᒃᓴᑦ Funding Opportunities ᐅᖃᓐᓚᖕᓂᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᑐᖅ 1: Speaker 1: CIRNAC ᐅᖃᓐᓚᖕᓂᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᑐᖅ 2: Speaker 2: GN - Government of Nunavut ᐅᖃᓐᓚᖕᓂᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᑐᖅ 3: Speaker 3: ᐅᖃᓐᓚᖕᓂᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᑐᖅ 4:
ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕋᓱᒡᕕᖕᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖕᓂᓪᓗ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓕᕆᔨᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᑦ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᑐᓗᐊᙱᓐᓂᖏᑦCIPP and Building Energy Efficiency
ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕋᓱᒡᕕᖕᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖕᓂᓪᓗ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓕᕆᔨᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᑦ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᑐᓗᐊᙱᓐᓂᖏᑦCIPP and Building Energy Efficiency CIPP and Building Energy Efficiency ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᑐᖅ 1: ᐋᓕᒃᔅ ᑯᒃ - ArchTech Speaker 1: Alex Cook - ArchTech ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᑐᖅ 2: ᔪᐊᔾ ᕼᐊᐅᕝ - ᐃᓄᕐ-G Speaker 2: George Hauffe - Ener-G
Panel Discussion
Panel Discussion following the funding opportunities. 11:45 ᐅᑉᓚᒃᑯᑦ AM – ᐅᑉᓗᕈᒥᑕᕐᕕᖕᒧᐊᕐᓯᕐᓗᒍ 12:00 PM CDT
Lunch Break ᐅᑉᓗᕈᒥᑕᕐᕕᒃ
12:00 ᐅᑉᓗᕈᒥᑕᕐᕕᒃPM – 1:15 ᐅᑉᓗᑯᑦPM CDT Lunch Break ᐅᑉᓗᕈᒥᑕᕐᕕᒃ
Closing Remarks and Lessons Learned ᐱᐊᓂᒃᓴᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖅ ᑭᓱᓂᒡᓗ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᓚᐅᕐᒪᖔᑦᑕ
2:30 ᐅᑉᓗᒃᑯᑦ PM – 3:00 ᐅᑉᓗᒃᑯᑦ PM CDT ᐱᐊᓂᒃᓴᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖅ ᑭᓱᓂᒡᓗ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᓚᐅᕐᒪᖔᑦᑕ Closing Remarks and Lessons Learned
Open Tables / Booths / Open House ᒪᑐᐃᙶᖅᑎᑎᔪᑦ ᐊᓪᓕᕋᐅᔭᕐᓂᒃ/ᑕᑯᔭᖅᑐᕐᕖᑦ/ᑐᙵᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᔪᑦ
3:00 ᐅᑉᓗᒃᑯᑦ PM – 6:00 ᐅᓄᒃᑯᑦ PM CDT ᒪᑐᐃᙶᖅᑎᑎᔪᑦ ᐊᓪᓕᕋᐅᔭᕐᓂᒃ/ᑕᑯᔭᖅᑐᕐᕖᑦ/ᑐᙵᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᔪᑦ Open Tables / Booths / Open House
