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8:00 am – Registration and Breakfast – sponsored by EllisDon Facility Services
8:45 am – Welcome and Introductions
Every hospital has its fair share to contribute. What is your energy and emissions savings target?
9:00 am – Keynote: “Hospitals at the front line of climate change” sponsored by Creative Energy
Dr. Anita Rao, MD Anesthesiologist, Trillium Health Partners
Lead, Ontario’s Anesthesiologists Environmental Sustainability Working Group
Physician Lead, Environmental Sustainability, Trillium Health Partners
9:45am – Framing the Climate Challenge in the Health Care Sector
Emissions trends in hospital facilities show we’re going in the wrong direction. How can we get back on track to meet 2030 targets?
How severe are climate change impacts on public health and demand for healthcare services likely to be?
What are the success stories we can build on?
What gets in the way of action, and what emerging financing, infrastructure, and resourcing solutions look like.
10:15 am – Coffee and Networking Break
10:45 am – Executive Panel: “Leadership, opportunity and responsibility”
Organizational alignment: from governance to funding to daily decision-making, how the most efficient hospitals are managing for success.
Collaboration: how are facility managers, clinicians, utility companies, and the industry working together?
An international perspective on the global challenge and local action.
Panel:
Dr. Anita Rao, MD, Anesthesiologist, Trillium Health Partners
Andrew Blair, Vice President, Corporate Redevelopment & Facilities Management, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care
Cliff Harvey, Joint VP Redevelopment, Grand River Hospital/St. Mary’s General Hospital
Kyle Robinson, Chief Redevelopment & Sustainable Facilities Officer at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)
12:00 pm – Lunch – Sponsored by TMP
1:00 pm –Decarbonizing Existing Hospitals: Case studies and panel discussion
The biggest savings of all: getting the most out of operations, maintenance, and control of existing plant and equipment.
The case for deep energy retrofits. Guiding principles for project design, funding, procurement, management, and performance.
Panel:
Mike Rohan, Principal, Energy & Engineering, Northwell Health
Pierre Iachetti, Director, Energy, Environment & Climate Change, Island Health
Matt Cannon, Senior Director, Infrastructure and Capital Development, Lakeridge Health
Rob Simpson, Manager, Facilities, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences
1:45 pm –The Redevelopment Pathway: Making every project a step towards Net Zero
Getting new hospital performance right the first time: latest trends and lessons learned.
Low carbon facility renewal, applying the decarbonization lens to every infrastructure project.
Panel:
Rudy Dahdal, Vice President, Planning, Redevelopment, and Clinical Support, North York General Hospital
David Stolte, Vice President, Strategy and Program Support Services, Mackenzie Health
James Hildebrand, Director-Redevelopment, Facilities and Support Services, Quinte Health
Peter Duckworth-Pilkington, Sustainable Design Lead, HDR
Mark Henderson, Manager, Sustainable Retrofits & Decarbonization, PCL Construction
2:30 pm – Coffee and Networking Break
3:00 pm – Rolling up our sleeves
We need to hear from you – moderated roundtables examining challenges, opportunities and practical solutions.
4:00 pm – Forum Closing and Staying on Course in 2025
Goals, accountabilities, scorecards and communications to keep everyone informed and on track.
4:15 pm to 6:00 pm – Cocktail Reception – Reflections and networking – sponsored by Enerlife Consulting