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Friday, September 18, 2026

1:00 PM – 5:00 PM CDT

ᑕᑕᑎᕆᔪᒪᓂᕈᕕᑦ ᐅᒃᑯᐃᕐᓂᐊᕐᑐᖅ ᒪᑐᐃᖅᐳᖅ Registration Desk Opens

Registration Desk Opens @ the Sinitarvik Hotel.

7:00 PM – 10:00 PM CDT

ᑲᑎᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᖅ ᑐᙵᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᓗ Meet and Greet

Entertainment Possibly Throat singers and local band Karaoke/Jam session ice breaker!

Saturday, September 19, 2026

8:00 AM – 5:00 PM CDT

ᑕᑕᑎᕆᔪᒪᓂᕈᕕᑦ ᐅᒃᑯᐃᕐᓂᐊᕐᑐᖅ ᒪᑐᐃᖅᐳᖅ Registration Desk Opens

Registration desk opens again at the Sinitarvik hotel

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM CDT

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

9:00 AM – 10:15 AM CDT

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

10:15 AM – 10:30 AM CDT

ᓄᖅᑲᖓᑲᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᖅ Health Break

Mid-morning health break

10:30 AM – 11:45 AM CDT

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

11:45 AM – 12:00 PM CDT

ᑲᑎᒪᔩᑦ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᖏᑦ Panel Discussion

Panel discussion following the morning presentations.

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM CDT

ᐅᑉᓗᕈᒥᑕᖅ Lunch Break

1:30 PM – 2:00 PM CDT

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

2:00 PM – 2:15 PM CDT

Panel Discussion

2:00 ᐅᓄᒃᓴᒃᑯᑦ PM – 2:15 ᐅᓄᒃᓴᒃᑯᑦ PM CDT Panel discussion following the government presentations.

2:15 PM – 2:30 PM CDT

Afternoon Break ᓄᖃᖓᓚᐅᐱᓪᓚᖕᓂᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᑐᑦ

2:15 ᐅᓄᒃᓴᒃᑯᑦ PM – 2:30 ᐅᓄᒃᓴᒃᑯᑦ PM CDT ᓄᖃᖓᓚᐅᐱᓪᓚᖕᓂᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᑐᑦ Afternoon Break

2:30 PM – 3:15 PM CDT

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

3:15 PM – 3:30 PM CDT

Networking / Workshop / Round-table Activity

3:15 ᐅᓄᒃᓴᒃᑯᑦ PM – 3:30 ᐅᓄᒃᓴᒃᑯᑦ PM CDT Facilitated by Bruce McRae of Arctic Renewables Society

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM CDT

Interactive Networking Activity

Activity to encourage participants to chat more together. 3:30 ᐅᓄᒃᓴᒃᑯᑦ PM – 4:30 ᐅᓄᒃᓴᒃᑯᑦ PM CDT

7:00 PM – 10:00 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

9:00 AM – 9:45 AM CDT

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

9:45 AM – 10:00 AM CDT

Morning Break ᐅᑉᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᖃᖓᓚᐅᐱᓪᓚᖕᓂᖅ

9:45 ᐅᑉᓚᒃᑯᑦ AM – 10:00 ᐅᑉᓚᒃᑯᑦAM CDT ᐅᑉᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᖃᖓᓚᐅᐱᓪᓚᖕᓂᖅ Morning Break

10:00 AM – 11:45 AM CDT

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:

10:15 AM – 11:15 AM CDT

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

11:45 AM – 12:00 PM CDT

Panel Discussion

Panel Discussion following the funding opportunities. 11:45 ᐅᑉᓚᒃᑯᑦ AM – ᐅᑉᓗᕈᒥᑕᕐᕕᖕᒧᐊᕐᓯᕐᓗᒍ 12:00 PM CDT

12:00 PM – 1:15 PM CDT

Lunch Break ᐅᑉᓗᕈᒥᑕᕐᕕᒃ

12:00 ᐅᑉᓗᕈᒥᑕᕐᕕᒃPM – 1:15 ᐅᑉᓗᑯᑦPM CDT Lunch Break ᐅᑉᓗᕈᒥᑕᕐᕕᒃ

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM CDT

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

3:00 PM – 6:00 PM CDT

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