Thanks Nicola Jaine for an excellent summary of the BluWave-ai Global Energy Transition Summit. My big takeaway that I would like Doug Ford and his finance team to think about is how do we get to the point that we can power Ontario transport with more made in Ontario electric energy versus imported oil. As a CEO of a company that is built on doing small things for climate activism, I end up losing all the time trying to convince the world to use less carbon....this is like boiling the Pacific Ocean with a matchstick, and my flame only runs so bright. Rather, if I can appeal to every 250K EV's putting ~$1B into our economy yearly net of more electricity bought and less oil imported. then we all can get to more climate impact via economics, because generally economic gains happen by burning more carbon not less carbon. Essentially on this panel we talked about tech+market+regulatory that will get us to those economic gains and that carbon reduction. Bringing battery plants to Ontario is small potatoes compared to decades long net economic impact of more EVs (and charging) on the road.
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Great discussion on the future of electric vehicles and AI at yesterday's panel on Grid Innovations at the Crossroads of AI & EV, presented by BluWave-ai and Invest Ottawa! Focusing on business cases and economic impacts, the panel was on safely, efficiently, and reliably powering the increasing number of electric vehicles in Canada. The EV industry is contributing (not solely responsible for) to an estimated 60% increase in Ontario's energy demand over the next 25 years, and can put *billions* back into the Canadian economy as it reduces our reliance on foreign oil. This of course requires growth and innovation in our energy infrastructure, with an emphasis on: - Ensuring easy access to data for accelerated progress - Leveraging diversity, equity, and inclusion for creative, innovative perspectives and quick evolution, and - Collaboration and communication among stakeholders for seamless transitions between suppliers and users As the environmental aspect is always foremost with EVs, I loved hearing the economic and operational perspective. It was *amazing* to hear from inspiring women leaders in the field, including Laurie Heuff, Director of Distribution Engineering and Asset Management, Hydro Ottawa, Jen Hiscock, Director of Electricity, Transportation, and Buildings Innovation, Natural Resources Canada, Maral Kassabian, P.Eng., Senior Manager of Partnerships, Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) and Susanna Zagar CEO, Ontario Energy Board. A special shout-out and enormous thank you to Devashish Paul, CEO and Co-Founder of BluWave-ai, for assembling this all-female panel and using the forum to advocate for change!
It was a great event, Devashish Paul, and I loved the focus focus on business cases and opportunity. I'm looking forward to hearing a lot more from everyone involved
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8moThanks to everyone who participated in this insightful event. I wish I could have joined in person, but was glad to watch over the live feed. For anyone that missed the discussion you can find it here: https://www.youtube.com/live/sf9KMSrBhiE?si=I_P8qOOYfGHsv1Lm