TORONTO, April 4, 2019 /CNW/ - Spark Power Group Inc.
(TSX: SPG) (SPG.WT), parent company to Spark Power Corp. ("Spark
Power" or the "Company"), a leading independent provider of
integrated power solutions to industrial, commercial and
institutional customers across North
America, and Premier Sponsors, Alectra Inc., and ABB, are
pleased to announce the final list of speakers to present at The
Future of Power. This event—hosted by Spark Power Corp., will be
held on April 9, 2019, at Evergreen
Brick Works, in Toronto, ON.
Cultural anthropologist, professor, and author of The Grid:
The Fraying Wires Between Americans and Our Energy Future,
Gretchen Bakke, Ph.D.;
Clean Disruption author, Co-Founder of RethinkX and Silicon
Valley entrepreneur, Tony
Seba; closing keynote speaker, retired astronaut, former
commander of the International Space Station, and the first
Canadian to walk in space, Commander Chris Hadfield will all present and offer a
Q&A session at the event.
The moderated panel discussions include:
- Looking Forward to the Grid of the Future—moderator,
Ron Dizy, SVP Partnerships and
Managing Director, MaRS Advanced Energy Centre, will explore
how the energy grid will change and, more importantly, how those
changes will affect customers.
- Energy Cost Saving Trends and Future
Opportunities—moderator, Darcy
Boudreau, Director of Power Solutions, Spark Power
Corp., will lead a discussion on what role battery energy
storage will continue to play in the Future of Power.
- The Future of Power for Manufacturers—moderator,
Sean Drygas, Executive
Vice President, Sustainability Solutions at Bullfrog Power,
will lead a discussion around the proactive implementations of
sustainable power solutions to organizations.
- Corporate PPA's: What Now? What's Next?—moderator,
Andrew Clark, Co-Founder and
Co-CEO, Spark Power Corp., will discuss why the world's biggest
and most influential companies are choosing to purchase power from
non-utility providers.
Tickets for The Future of Power are still available online.
Visit www.futureofpower.com to learn more and to register for this
event.
Social: #FutureofPower
About Spark Power Group Inc.
Spark Power Corp., ("Spark Power") is a leading independent
provider of integrated power solutions to industrial, commercial
and institutional customers across North America. Spark
Power's 750+ employees help deliver powerful solutions that reduce
costs, make the environment a priority and empower our 6,500 +
customers to transition to the grid of the future. Learn more at
www.sparkpowercorp.com.
About Alectra Inc.
Alectra's family of energy companies distributes electricity to
more than one million homes and businesses in Ontario's Greater Golden Horseshoe area and
provides innovative energy solutions to these and thousands more
across Ontario. The Alectra family
of companies includes Alectra Inc., Alectra Utilities Corporation
and Alectra Energy Solutions. Learn more about Alectra at
alectrautilities.com.
About ABB
ABB (ABBN: SIX Swiss Ex) is a pioneering technology leader
in power grids, electrification products, industrial automation and
robotics and motion, serving customers in utilities, industry and
transport & infrastructure globally. In Canada, ABB has a strong history of over a
hundred years of Canadian innovation, ABB today is writing the
future of industrial digitalization with two clear value
propositions: bringing electricity from any power plant to any plug
and automating industries from natural resources to finished
products. As title partner in ABB Formula E, the fully electric
international FIA motorsport class, ABB is pushing the boundaries
of e-mobility to contribute to a sustainable future. With its
Canadian corporate headquarters in Montreal, ABB Canada operates close to 50
facilities and employs approximately 4,000 people across the
country. www.abb.com/ca
SOURCE Spark Power Group Inc.