EVENTS

Ontario Energy Conference

The Ontario Energy Conference is a premier platform for insightful dialogue on the key issues shaping Ontario’s energy landscape. Featuring a diverse lineup of speakers, from industry leaders to government officials, the conference explores the latest trends, policies, and initiatives impacting the sector.

Held alongside the conference, the ENERGYGALA and ENERGYAWARDS offer a memorable evening of celebration and recognition. This signature event brings the energy community together for a night of entertainment, a keynote address, gala dinner, networking receptions, and an awards ceremony honouring the exceptional achievements of OEA members.

OEA Speaker Series

The OEA Speaker Series is a highly regarded forum within the energy sector, known for tackling the most pressing and relevant issues facing the industry today. Each event draws a dynamic audience of current and emerging leaders, key decision-makers, stakeholders, and innovators from across Ontario and beyond.

Conversations that Matter

OEA Conversations That Matter are exclusive, members-only forums that dive into timely and relevant issues impacting the energy sector. These complimentary sessions offer valuable insights into current policies, programs, and reports, and conclude with an open Q&A to encourage dialogue and engagement.

UPCOMING EVENTS

SPEAKER SERIES: FLEXIBILITY AND THE GRID OF THE FUTURE

Come join the OEA for a keynote address by Marcia Poletti. Marcia is Head of European System Change for Octopus Energy. Octopus Energy has operations in the U.K., France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and the United States. They are the UK’s largest supplier of energy with 14 million customer accounts in 8 million households in 2026, and 11 million customers world-wide. Octopus Generation is active in an additional 17 countries, including projects under development in Canada.

Marcia will speak about some of the many innovations they have introduced to energy markets in multiple jurisdictions. This will include an overview of Kraken, their proprietary AI-driven operating system that allows them to process billions of real-time data points, dynamic pricing models, and massive customer-led flexibility programs.
Among Octopus Energy’s many innovations are; their dynamic customer pricing options (Agile Octopus); their customized EV charging structures (Intelligent Octopus Go); Octopus Flux for homes with solar and battery storage; their Savings Sessions (Power Down and Power Up) which offer customers rewards based on grid conditions; their Zero Bills homes (working with housing developers to build homes with no electricity bill for up to 10 years, guaranteed), Flex as a Service (FaaS) and Uplight Integration which allows them to seamlessly integrate behavioural change through time-varying rates and automated device controls (smart thermostats, EV chargers, heat pumps) and make them a grid resource.

Given the multiple jurisdictions that Octopus currently operates in, there is much Ontario can learn from their experience in bringing innovation into different regulatory and market structures.

📅 July 29, 2026
⏰ 11:30 am – 2:00 pm
📍 Queen’s Park Ballroom – Shangri-La Toronto

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