2012 Programme

Wednesday, 03 October 2012 Registration is open from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, 03 October and from 7:00 a.m. to Noon on Thursday, 04 October. Time
8:00 8:30

Title
Technical Session #1

Speaker
Dr. Don Davies, Senior Vice-President, Principal and Chairman, Intrinsik Environmental Sciences Inc.

Location
Trade Show

A toxicologists perspective on shale gas development

Session Description: Dr. Davies presentation features a discussion of the issues surrounding shale gas development from a toxicologists perspective, with specific reference to the potential health and environmental impacts that could result from the use of chemicals as part of high volume hydraulic fracturing. The challenges associated with assessing these impacts will be presented, including the need to obtain information respecting the composition of the fluids involved. 8:30 10:00

Opening Breakfast & Welcome

Sponsored by:

Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter

Session Room

10:00 11:10

Core Session #1

Canadas Energy Mix: Looking to our Future Needs

Session Description: Join three of the most influential people in Canadas energy world as they discuss Canadas energy riches, its energy shortcomings, and its energy needs. Learn from their insight and intel and be better prepared to supply and service the energy industry. Roundtable Session #1 Trends in Occupational Health & Safety

Dave Collyer, CAPP Robert Hornung, CanWEA Greg Schmidt, Energy Council of Canada

Session Room

10:30 11:00 *******

Joe Treen, Safety Services NS

Upper Mezzanine

11:10 11:40

Refreshment Break Sponsored by:

11:40 12:00

Core Session #2

Demographics, Recruitment & Why we need to wake up to the reality

Session description: If you think its hard finding a skilled worker now, just wait. Don Mills from Corporate Research Associates has been tracking the demographic shift and workers shortage for years. He provides tips on what Atlantic Canadian business needs to do to make ends meet and jobs filled. Buffet Lunch & Networking Core Session #3

Don Mills President, Corporate Research Associates

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12:00 1:00 1:00 2:10

Offshore Update: Moving forward

Sponsored by:

Jim Keating Vice President, Nalcor Energy Mike Selleck Vice President, Clearwater Business Unit, Encana Corporation TBD Shell Exploration & Production

Trade Show Session Room

2:10 2:40

Session description: For anyone interested in knowing whats happening offshore eastern Canada, this is a must attend session. From the projects and exploration offshore Newfoundland & Labrador to the latest project and planned exploration offshore Nova Scotia, these industry leaders know whats in the works. Refreshment Break Sponsored by:

2:40 3:10

Core Session #4

Finding Success in the Global Supply Chain through a Culture of Safety

Session description: Atlantic Canada is on the verge of several mega projects the Lower Churchill, the shipbuilding contract at Irving Shipbuilding, Hebron, Shell exploration. It matters not the project, safety is job one in this industry. ExxonMobil is a world leader in the culture

Jack Toellner, Senior Safety Consultant, ExxonMobil Development Company

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3:15 3:45 3:10 4:45

of workplace safety. This session is a mustattend for any business expecting to get work on a mega project. Roundtable Session #2 Trends in offshore safety Core Session #5 Atlantic Premiere of the documentary

Michael Taber Survival Systems

Upper Mezzanine Session Room

Switch

Thursday, 04 October 2012 Title Time

8:00 8:30 8:30 9:30 Technical Session #2 LNG Technologies in Offshore Vessels Core Session #7

Speaker
Mark Keneford Wartsila Roger Esson, Late Life Manager AMEC

Location
Trade Show Session Room

Best Practices: The supply chain potential for late life work
Session description: For non-renewable energy projects, theres a beginning, a middle and an end. Each phase offers its own challenges, but more importantly its own rewards particularly for supply and service companies. Roger Esson is a leading voice in decommissioning best practices. Learn from his experience in the North Sea. Core Session #8

9:30 10:45

Onshore Oil & Gas: Safety, Security & Sustainability

Some of the first oil wells drilled in North America were drilled in the Maritimes. There has been oil (and lately natural gas) production on and off for more than a hundred years. The region has watched other jurisdictions flourish and thrive while developing their onshore petroleum resources. This panel looks at how it can be done here.

David Campbell, President, Jupia Consultants Inc Phil Knoll, President, Corridor Resources Robert McCallum, President, McCallum Environmental Ltd.

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Plugging into Albertas oil sands supply chain

Roundtable #3 Making the most of your tradeshow investment Session description: Kinetic Cubed specialises in helping companies attending / exhibiting at trade events to reach out to potential business partners. In this session, Tony speaks from

Robert Zunti, Executive VP, Corporate Development PROJEX Tony Aggarwal, Kinetic Cubed

Session Room

Upper Mezzanine

10:00 10:45

10:45 11:15

experience on how companies taking part in trade expos, can better prepare for the expo in advance, work the expo and follow up, to get more from the investment made. Refreshment Break Sponsored by:

Trade Show

11:15 12:30

Core Session #9

The wind in our future

Sponsored by:

Gordon MacDonald, Sable Wind Jeff Jenner, Sprott Wayne MacQuarrie, PEI Energy Corporation (TBC)

Session Room

12:30 1:30 1:30 2:30

Buffet Lunch & Networking Core Session #10

Tidal: How do we move it forward & how do we get a cut?

Sponsored by:

Doug Keefe, FORCE Len Perry, Cherubini Joe Fitzharris, Marener Industries Dana Morin, Fundy Tidal

Trade Show Session Room

2:30 3:00

Core Session #11

An enabling project: An update on Muskrat Falls & the Maritime Link

Session Description: This multi-billion dollar mega energy project is an enabler for the region. Learn the latest on progress in this session. Core Session #12

Brian Rendell, Vice President Corporate Affairs Emera Newfoundland & Labrador

3:00 3:45

Celebrating Innovation in Energy

3:45 4:15 Energy Innovation Award ceremony & conference closing

Alton Payne, Encanex TBC, T4G

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