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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
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 Speaker 3: Lynne Couves, from the Pembina Institute.
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
ᑕᑕᑎᕆᔪᒪᓂᕈᕕᑦ ᐅᒃᑯᐃᕐᓂᐊᕐᑐᖅ ᒪᑐᐃᖅᐳᖅ Registration Desk Opens
Registration desk opens again at the Sinitarvik hotel
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 – 10:00 AM ᑲᑎᒪᔨᑦ: ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᓕᕆᓂᖅ, ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᕐᓂᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖅᑖᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖅ PANEL: Education, Training, and Capacity Building 9AM – 10 AM PANEL: Education, Training, and Capacity Building Moderator: Bruce McRae or Mélanie St-Georges Speaker 1: Jackson Lindell, JL Repairs/Relay Education, Cabin Renewable Energy Training Speaker 2: Carson Tagoona, Tarquti, Capacity Building in Nunavik Speaker 3: Sophie Janke from Northern Energy Innovation
Morning Break ᐅᑉᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᖃᖓᓚᐅᐱᓪᓚᖕᓂᖅ
ᐅᑉᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᖃᖓᓚᐅᐱᓪᓚᖕᓂᖅ Morning Break
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 Moderator: Bruce McRae or Mélanie St-Georges Speaker 1: Alex Cook - ArchTech Speaker 2: Jeff Kemp - Ener-G Speaker 3: Sakku - rooftop solar and battery Anthony Ondoua
Funding Opportunities
Panel Discussion following the funding opportunities. 11:15 ᐅᑉᓚᒃᑯᑦ AM – ᐅᑉᓗᕈᒥᑕᕐᕕᖕᒧᐊᕐᓯᕐᓗᒍ 12:00 PM CDT Funding Opportunities Moderator: Bruce McRae Speaker 1: CIRNAC - Mélanie St-Georges Speaker 2: GN - Cameron de Long, Climate Change Secretariat
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
