Members of the Chamber

April 15 – 19 is National Tourism Week! To celebrate, Visit Oakville is here to discuss how businesses, residents, and visitors can participate in the week, how businesses of all sizes can leverage the resources that Visit Oakville provides, trends they’re seeing in the tourism industry, and more.

Join us in welcoming Rebecca Edgar, Executive Director, and Councillor Sean O’Meara, Chair of the Board of Directors of Visit Oakville.

Learn more about Visit Oakville: www.visitoakville.com

Today we have a very special episode brought to you in partnership with the Canadian Caribbean Association of Halton.

We are so excited to welcome Melissa Davis, Owner & President of Ugly Dukling and Ugly Dukling Beauty to the podcast today. Beginning with a pop-up sneaker boutique in 2009, to working with massive industry names like Barbie, DC Comics, and Space Jam, Melissa is an entrepreneurial powerhouse. Listen in to hear how she got started, the vital lessons she’s learned along the way, and how she landed the same publicist as Beyonce (!!!)

Learn more about Ugly Duking and Ugly Dukling Beauty.

On our final episode of the season, we’re joined by George Anastasopoulos of Leadership Fundamentals. Today’s discussion is all about taking yourself from associate to leader, strategies and techniques to help you once you’re there, and tactics that you can start implementing right away. If you’re ready to level up your career and make that move into a leadership position, or if you’re already there and just want to improve, this episode is for you.

Learn more about Leadership Fundamentals:https://www.leadershipfundamentals.com/

Members of the Chamber core season continues! On this episode we’re joined by Tyril Froese, Business Advisor & Partner at MNP, and Soumya Ghosh, Director at MNP Digital. Today we’re talking about Accounting 101 for entrepreneurs and business owners, including terms & concepts to be familiar with, best practices for staying organized, key tax considerations, and more. We also discuss the Canada Digital Adoption Program, or CDAP, as MNP is an approved CDAP advisor. If you’re an entrepreneur or small business owner, you will definitely want to take notes for this one!

Welcome to the final episode of our Moving Energy Forward series! A series of special edition episodes where we sit down with esteemed professionals from all facets of the energy sector, in an effort to gain expert knowledge, share that knowledge with all of you, and to join the important discussion on the future of energy.

Thank you to our partner Bennett Jones for making this series possible.

Today our series host, Wayne Steffler of Future Energy Oakville, is back and is joined by Danial Hadizadeh, CEO of Mitrex. Mitrex envisions a world where solar energy is generated by any surface touched by the sun. Their revolutionary building-integrated photovoltaic, or BIPV, systems offer architects, engineers, building owners, and investors the opportunity to embrace and profit from solar energy without compromising beauty.

Today’s discussion focuses on the difference between BIPV and traditional solar panels, challenges and how Mitrex is addressing them, how Oakville businesses can benefit from this kind of technology, examples of projects here in the GTA, future outlook, and more.

Learn more about Mitrex: www.mitrex.com

Learn more about Bennett Jones: www.bennettjones.com⁠

Learn more about Future Energy Oakville: www.futureenergyoakville.ca⁠

Welcome to Episode 6 of our Moving Energy Forward series! A series of special edition episodes where we sit down with esteemed professionals from all facets of the energy sector, in an effort to gain expert knowledge, share that knowledge with all of you, and to join the important discussion on the future of energy.

Thank you to our partner Bennett Jones for making this series possible.

Today our series host, Wayne Steffler of Future Energy Oakville, is back and is joined by Sam McDermott, Technical Manager of Renewable Hydrogen at Enbridge. Sam is part of the Business Development team at Enbridge Gas Inc., helping in the development of its hydrogen framework.

Today’s discussion focuses on renewable hydrogen and it’s role in the energy landscape, challenges and opportunities for expansion throughout Canada, the future outlook for renewable hydrogen, what power to gas is, what combined heat and power is, and more.

Learn more about Enbridge: www.enbridge.com/

Learn more about Bennett Jones: www.bennettjones.com⁠

Learn more about Future Energy Oakville: www.futureenergyoakville.ca⁠

Welcome to Episode 5 of our Moving Energy Forward series! A series of special edition episodes where we sit down with esteemed professionals from all facets of the energy sector, in an effort to gain expert knowledge, share that knowledge with all of you, and to join the important discussion on the future of energy.

Thank you to our partner Bennett Jones for making this series possible.

Today our series host, Wayne Steffler of Future Energy Oakville, is back and is joined by Diego Mandelbaum, Senior Vice President of Development at Creative Energy, and Carl Pawlowski, Senior Manager of Sustainability at Minto.

Creative Energy designs, builds, owns, operates, and maintains district energy systems for the 21st century. They turn ideas into reality by delivering low-carbon district energy systems that create tangible value for partners, buildings, and the community at large.

Minto is a fully integrated real estate company offering new homes and condos, rentals, furnished suites, and property and investment management. With almost 70 years in operation, they’ve built over 100,000 homes across Canada and the Southern US.

Today’s discussion will focus on how these two companies are working collaboratively, what it means to approach sustainability holistically, unique challenges for Oakville & the GTA, upcoming projects, resources, and more.

Welcome to Episode 4 of our Moving Energy Forward series! A series of special edition episodes where we sit down with esteemed professionals from all facets of the energy sector, in an effort to gain expert knowledge, share that knowledge with all of you, and to join the important discussion on the future of energy.

Thank you to our partner Bennett Jones for making this series possible.

Today our series host, Wayne Steffler of Future Energy Oakville, is back and is joined by Marshall Eidinger, Partner at Bennett Jones. Marshall advises publicly listed companies, institutional investors, venture capital funds and private enterprises on matters relating to corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital.

Today’s discussion will focus on electric vehicles, or EV’s, touching on topics such as the current EV sales targets for Canada and the factors influencing those targets, Ontario’s EV charging infrastructure and the challenges for expansion, solutions being explored in regards to battery range, recommendations for employers & consumers in adapting to the evolving EV landscape, and more.

Welcome to Episode 3 of our Moving Energy Forward series! A series of special edition episodes where we sit down with esteemed professionals from all facets of the energy sector, in an effort to gain expert knowledge, share that knowledge with all of you, and to join the important discussion on the future of energy.

Thank you to our partner Bennett Jones for making this series possible.

Today our series host, Wayne Steffler of Future Energy Oakville, is back and is joined by Kareem Mirza, Chief Revenue Officer at Subterra Renewables, a full-service geothermal drilling provider operating North America’s largest fleet. Over 500 projects completed in multi-res, single family and commercial sectors across Canada and the United States.

Today’s discussion will cover topics such as what geothermal exchange is, the difference between individual and district energy systems, the difference in demand between Canada and the United States, why Oakville’s geographic location makes it a prime spot for implementing geothermal solutions, notable examples, and key barriers to implementation.

Learn more about Subterra Renewables: https://www.subterrarenewables.com/

Learn more about Bennett Jones: https://www.bennettjones.com/

Learn more about Future Energy Oakville: https://futureenergyoakville.ca/

Welcome to Episode 2 of our Moving Energy Forward series – a series of special edition episodes where we sit down with esteemed professionals from all facets of the energy sector, in an effort to gain expert knowledge, share that knowledge with all of you, and to join the important discussion on the future of energy.

Thank you to our partner Bennett Jones for making this series possible.

Today our series host, Wayne Steffler of Future Energy Oakville, is back and is joined by Andrew McLean, Global Solar Technical Lead at Hatch, a global network of 10,000 professionals who are experts in both engineering and business, working in partnership with their clients to develop market strategies, manage and optimize production, develop new game-changing technologies, and design and deliver complex capital projects.

Today’s discussion will cover topics such as recent solar energy developments, geographic and climactic factors to consider when installing solar panels, what net metering is and how it works here in Oakville, how solar panels effect property value, and the business case for homeowners and businesses.

Learn more about Hatch:https://www.hatch.com/

Learn more about Bennett Jones:https://www.bennettjones.com/

Learn more about Future Energy Oakville:https://futureenergyoakville.ca/