What would a low-carbon world look like in 2030? Union Gas vice-president Mark Isherwood explores how the natural gas energy systems of the future can help meet environmental goals while supporting economic growth in surprisingly cost-effective ways. And he outlines the ground work that is necessary today to make that future a reality.

¥The US and North American Gas Industry in General
¥The tortuous path the US industry took to get to its current healthy state.
¥Abundance, low rig counts driven by low prices, and big environmental gains
¥Growth: Demand, infrastructure, and ability of supply to responds
¥The public fight between protestors and the gas industry.
¥The things the industry has to succeed at to keep it all working.
¥Canada vs. the US (not a hockey match, we’d lose)
¥The Canadian Triangle: Ontario growth, US shale, and Western Canada stuck at home
¥Canadian companies buying US pipes—Why? (and besides, Greg Ebel’s already a Canadian)

On November 8, Americans will choose their 45th President in one of the most important and tumultuous elections in recent history. This vote will have enormous implications, not just for the United States but for Canada and all nations. Veteran government affairs specialist and political strategist, Charles Bird of Earnscliffe Strategy Group, will provide his insights as to the most important factors driving the US presidential campaign, why the electoral college may produce more than a few surprises and what it means for Canadians, notably those in the energy and natural gas sector. The presentation will also address the following key considerations:

-What are the most important factors driving voter intention in the US?
-What is the "winning coalition" of voters that each candidate is seeking to assemble?
- Does the election present any hope of ending political gridlock in Washington?
-What will the election of a new President mean for Canada - US relations and for the energy sector?

•The unfolding impact of increasing imports from Marcellus into Eastern Canada (including infrastructure build-out required; leveraging Dawn Storage; displacement of WCSB volumes)
•How Western Canada production economics stack up versus Marcellus/Utica production economics
•Given the profound and growing opposition to any infrastructure development in US Northeast,  can Marcellus imports into Canada ever achieve their full potential? Will Marcellus production growth and access to new markets be limited by ability to move the gas to markets?
•Given the Canadian political interest in weaning off petroleum ASAP in favor of renewables, are Marcellus producers inclined to look at Canada favorably as a long-term market?

The Panel will discuss several aspects affecting the Region:
•Competitive threat posed by the Marcellus to Eastern Canada - What kind of impact will it have on Canadian Markets?
•Infrastructure development needed to balance the growth and shifting location of supply to the changes in natural gas demand
•Declining role of producers supporting infrastructure development - implications for the Ontario Market
•Review and status update of Union Gas infrastructure projects that are being constructed to respond to changing supply and demand dynamics - including Dawn to Parkway transmission capacity, Dawn storage enhancements and other numerous large scale facility projects to meet both Union in-franchise and ex-franchise customer needs
•Current status of TransCanada facility expansions in the Parkway, Niagara/Chippawa areas of the TCP system. 
•Fixed price offering from Empress to Dawn

Please join our hosts, the Corporate Sponsors, at a cocktail reception in your honor. Don’t make your dinner plans too early as hors d’oeuvres and an open bar will be the highlight of this extremely well attended session!

Our gas buyer panelists will give you solid and valuable insight into what is currently working, what they have learned from volatility and what they will do differently next time. Topics of discussion to include:

1. Are customers switching to natural gas from alternate fuels, or to alternate fuels from natural gas?
2. How did the adverse weather and curtailments affect your purchasing strategies?
• How will this winter impact your purchasing going forward?
• Do you plan on using more or less long-term supply contracts vs. long term hedging agreements? Will they start to make a comeback after this winter?
3. How do the increasing shale supplies affect your gas purchasing and contracting practices?
• Did shale help to mitigate what might have been an even more volatile winter season?
• Is the new transport enough to meet the new demands of the province?
4.Are you planning to supplement your portfolio with renewable generation?
5. Will we see LNG exports from North America?
6. Have you seen an impact from new natural gas demand for vehicle fueling (CNG/ propane)?
7. Given the current state of storage inventory, have you adjusted your storage-injection plan? Do you think the industry will fill storage to levels required for the next heating season?
8. How predictable is your gas consumption?
9. How are you dealing with Cap and Trade?   Will the costs flow through to the customer or be absorbed?
10. What factors, other than price, influence your decision to choose one supplier over another?

•The Rockies are Emerging as the supply region to watch as renewables combine with natural gas to support uninterrupted power demand.
•Heading into the winter of 2016-2017 we all want to know which winter will show up.
•Supply continues to weigh on prices of natural gas when compared to historic levels. Will this winter finally show more supply driven volatility, or are we seeing a systemic shift in natural gas demand?
•CFE has emerged as an impressive system builder. Will Mexico demand impact California supply?
•Permian, Marcellus, Aliso Canyon, Eastern Salt-Dome Storage…what do they have in common?

With major changes and constant motion within the Natural Gas Industry, what does the future hold? The Northeast region - Marcellus and Utica continue to supply the country with an influx of gas but what else and where else can we expect to meet the need for supply in the West? During this panel discussion, the panelists will address project updates on REX, LDC market expansion, Virtual pipeline capabilities, Ethane: Rejection to Recovery and it's impact on the Rockies and MUCH, MUCH MORE....

•Shift back to Demand Pull from
•Producer Push supported projects
•LDC Role going forward
•Future changes for the industry
•Technology and it’s changing role going forward

The natural gas industry is in the midst of yet another evolution, moving from a supply driven market to one focused on demand growth. This panel will discuss various aspects that are driving the market and changing the market dynamics - Discussion topics will include:
- Northeast Production - Continues to head West, North, South and Beyond
- Midstream development trends, natural gas storage values, export lead growth (LNG and Mexico) and prices and volatility
- Climate Policy and State Renewable targets on natural gas demand in the power sector
- US relations and related energy issues in Canada and abroad
- US Presidential Election Results and the possible effect on the Industry
- Spreading the positive message about natural gas in the current negative environment

Please join our hosts, the Corporate Sponsors, at a cocktail reception in your honor. Don’t make your dinner plans too early as hors d’oeuvres and an open bar will be the highlight of this extremely well attended session!

The energy industry is constantly evolving, becoming more interconnected across commodities and across geographies. To understand the future for natural gas prices in North America, we need to more fully understand oil and liquids dynamics, as well as global supply/demand trends. Knowing that the only constant is change – whether it be new infrastructure, new environmental regulations or new global trade patterns – the need for a robust risk management strategy is more critical than ever before.

Our gas buyer panelists will give you solid and valuable insight into what is currently working, what they have learned from volatility and what they will do differently next time. Topics of discussion to include:
1. Natural gas prices have rebounded from the lows we discussed last year.  How did this affect your business last year and how do you think it will change it going forward into 2017?
2. How will changes to the Southwestern Energy markets affect your business going into 2017?  Specifically,
a. The Energy Imbalance Market (EIM)
b. Increases in renewable generation in the SW markets
3. What impact does the current gas storage levels have on your buying decisions? When will the natural gas industry see a recovery in storage arbitrage?
a. Aliso Canyon
4. When will the North American natural gas market see an increase/decrease in industrial demand (in reaction to low prices)?
5. How will weather affect your natural gas buying and price volatility?
6. What buying or pricing strategies are you currently employing, for instance, what if any long- term purchases are you making or how are you managing hedging activities?
7. How will coal retirements and exports to Mexico affect your future gas buying decisions?
8. What factors, other than price, influence your decision to choose one supplier over another?

•Globalization: Pricing implications of Re-Linking of Regional Energy Markets
•Impact of Technology: Cheaper production costs, transport fuel efficiency gains
•Global Demand: Slow growth, China deceleration, Brexit, Failure of Unconventional Monetary Policy
•Weather & Power: From El Niño to La Niña with natural gas overtaking coal in US electrical generation

·The tortuous path the industry took to get to its current healthy state.
·The public fight between protestors and the gas industry.
·The impact of low rig counts driven by low prices
·Conversely, the benefit the environment has already gained from gas.
·The infrastructure allowing both supply and demand to grow, both existing and new.
·The growth in demand to continue to bring economic, environmental, and security benefits to the nation and the world.
·The ability to respond to whatever the supply-demand balance turns out to be—and
·The things the industry has to succeed at to keep providing all those benefits.

•What’s Important
•Short, Medium, and Long-Term
•Demand Outlook
•Supply Outlook
•Surprises

With major changes already in motion for the Natural Gas Industry, what does the future hold? The Midwest remains a compelling region as it continues to produce new developments and projects. During this panel, the speakers will address project updates on REX, LDC market expansion, LNG development, Virtual pipeline capabilities and much more!

•Domestic demand outlook: competition in the US power sector
•Pipeline exports to Mexico: moving towards and integrated gas market in North America
•Where will US LNG exports go when there is a global gas glut?
•How will US gas prices by affected by global trends?

There are plenty of factors that are affecting production, and this panel is designed to provide insight on the significant issues that are currently affecting our supply & demand market.  Gain insight on these issues  (and more!)
·What are the implications of a reduced rig counts and CapEx?
·How will efficiency gains help offset the slowdown in drilling?  And what can expect from DUCs?
·Will the Marcellus continue to be the major growth engine over the next several years, or is a change coming? 
·How will exports drive demand? LNG
·What’s the downside of the recent rally in natural gas prices? 
·How will producers respond to a changing price environment? 
·The Midwest is seeing the most reverse switching…what’s that mean for the region? 

Hedging, Credit, Weather and Regulatory issues affect our industry in a countless amount of ways. Hear from these experts to help you make decisions in the ever-changing natural gas industry. This is your chance to cut through the noise and learn how these complex issues will affect your company’s bottom line!

Please join our hosts, the Corporate Sponsors, at a cocktail reception in your honor. Don’t make your dinner plans too early as hors d’oeuvres and an open bar will be the highlight of this extremely well attended session!

Disruptions in technology, changes in the nature of work and the work place, and the entry of millennials into the workforce are changing our priors on talent recruitment, promotion, and retention in the energy industry. What are some of the big themes driving this challenge? Where are the opportunities? What is the role of academia in developing the human capital that this industry needs?
In this talk, Professor Latha Ramchand, Dean, C.T. Bauer College of Business, will discuss ways in which business schools can partner with the oil and gas industry so as to add value to both sectors

Our gas buyer panelists will give you solid and valuable insight into what is currently working, what they have learned from volatility and what they will do differently next time. Topics of discussion to include:
1. What are the important issues/challenges for your company in both the short-term and the long-term? How will your company meet these challenges?
2. How is the current low price commodity environment impacting your company in the short and medium term?
3. What are your expectations of the electric generation sector next Summer and what impact will that have in your region? Is there new power generation or industrial load growth/development in your region? If so, how does it affect your purchasing activity and strategy going forward?
4. How does the elevated storage inventory levels, availability of incremental gas supply and increasing pipeline deliverability to your market area, change your winter purchasing plans from what may be considered historical norms?
5. What impact does the current gas storage levels have on your buying decisions? When will the natural gas industry see a recovery in storage arbitrage?
6. How do you think US LNG Exports will impact your purchasing plans?
7. Can you describe your current purchasing and hedging plans/ strategies? Looking forward, what adjustments have you made or do you plan to make to those plans/strategies, and why?
8. What tools and assets would you like to have access to as an end-user to improve your ability to manage your energy portfolio?
9. What factors, other than price, influence your decision to choose one supplier over another?

Outlook for the US gas market as shale gas faces increased export demand and the New Oil Order

In recent years, most gas supply growth has been concentrated in the Marcellus and Utica shales (the Northeast), but has been constrained by insufficient pipeline capacity exiting the region. With the view that the Northeast will continue to provide the bulk of supply growth going forward, we present the possibility that pipeline constraints may prevent Northeast supply from matching demand growth through the end of the decade.

• U.S. Gas Demand Outlook
• Are we finally seeing a slowing down or even a decline in supply?
• Renewable growth and it’s impact on the industry
• Assessment of Key Shale Plays: Barnett, HV, Fayetteville & the Appalachias
• Wet gas economics and the weak NGL price
• Prices, Storage, and Infrastructure requirements – what does the future hold?

Panelists will share insights and facilitate a high level discussion about a variety of topics, including:
• Northeast Supply/Demand Outlook
• Infrastructure Constraints in New England and Beyond
• Prospects for Current Natural Gas Surplus
• Gas Demand Forecasts – Northeast Generation Sector
• Transportation Issues
• Risk Management…The New Realities!
• Recent Pipeline Changes & Problems
• How Will Oil and NGL Prices Affect Natural Gas Pricing?

Hear the most recent project updates from the Marcellus, Utica, and beyond and how the industry will be affected. There’s still rapid change on the horizon, so get ready for insights that’ll help set your strategy for the rest of 2016. Updates include:
• Overview of Dominion Projects
• Increased Natural Gas Generation Demand
• Bringing Incremental Supply to the Region by Increasing Capacity on Existing Infrastructure
• Scaled Solutions, Diverse Sources, Strategic Additions
• Overview of Spectra Energy’s Natural Gas Pipeline Expansions
• Meeting the Pipeline Expansion Needs of the Northeast
• Meeting LDC, Industrial, and Power Generation Needs of New England (AIM, Atlantic Bridge, Access Northeast)

North American gas prices are increasingly influenced by new variables, such as the pace of E&P investment, infrastructure expansions, global supply/demand balances and new regulations. The current low commodity price cycle is sending signals to producers and consumers to adjust their investments both domestically and abroad, which will affect future balances and prices. Layer on top of that regulatory and policy changes, and passionate debates about the environment and future of hydrocarbons. Are we doing enough to advocate the role of natural gas in the energy mix?

The Project Panel Discussion continues, because we know you can’t get enough insight! Hear more about project updates from the Marcellus, Utica, and beyond! Details include:
• Developing LNG Markets
• Actual & Upcoming LNG Offer to Supply the Northeast Region
• Update on Construction of Gaz Métro LNG Expansion Project in Montréal
• How LDC’s can Increase Sales & Expand Service Territory Using Virtual Pipeline & Gas Islands
• Integrated & Long-Term Nature of Everett Terminal in Addressing Gas Supply in New England
• Imported LNG Impact on New England Gas Market & Long-Term Alternative to Pipeline Expansion Projects

• 18 Bcf/d of new natural gas pipeline take-away capacity out of the Northeast is being developed.
• Only a fraction will come on before this winter, and less than half is likely to be online before 2018.
• Much more capacity is needed today, but how much more capacity is really needed over the next five years?
• Will there be enough production growth to fill all the new capacity?
• What will be the impact on basis if many pipeline projects are delayed or cancelled?
• And what if the pipes are built but low prices stem production growth?
• How do Eastbound pipes to solve New England’s constraints fit in?

Our gas buyer panelists will give you solid and valuable insight into what is currently working, what they have learned from volatility and what they will do differently next time. Topics of discussion to include:
1. What are the important issues/challenges for your company in both the short-term and the long-term? How will your company meet these challenges?

2. How is the current low price commodity environment impacting your company in the short and medium term?

3. What are your expectations of the electric generation sector this Summer and what impact will that have in your region? Is there new power generation or industrial load growth/development in your region? If so, how does it affect your purchasing activity and strategy going forward?

4. Are the planned Marcellus pipeline projects enough to affect the current basis? What do you foresee as a result of recent pipeline expansion project cancellations?

5. What impact does the current gas storage levels have on your buying decisions? When will the natural gas industry see a recovery in storage arbitrage?

6. How has the current natural gas market impacted LNG Exports/Imports? Thoughts and comments.

7. Can you describe your current purchasing and hedging plans/ strategies? Looking forward, what adjustments have you made or do you plan to make to those plans/strategies, and why?

8. What factors, other than price, influence your decision to choose one supplier over another?

Presentation Highlights:
• Consequences of the collapse in natural gas and oil investment/exploration
• Will the possibility of export growth put a floor under prices?
• Relative value of natural gas versus other sources of energy
• El Nino depressed prices over the winter but will it boost them over the summer?
• Soaring debt levels in China and elsewhere may slow global growth

Presentation Highlights:
With the US-Mexico energy initiatives underway, new infrastructure being built, and the creation of the CENAGAS there are some big opportunities ahead for the industry when it comes to Natural Gas and NGLs.

Presentation Highlights:
2016 natural gas outlook, with stalling but stubborn production and a turning point in demand growth, with the export markets offering significant demand growth prospects. The record warm winter, however, gets the natural gas market off to a challenging start.
• A U.S. Gas Demand Outlook
• Are we finally seeing a slowing down or even a decline in supply?
• Renewable growth and its impact on the industry
• Assessment of Key Shale Plays: Barnett, HV, Fayetteville & the Appalachias
• Wet gas economics and the weak NGL price
• Prices, Storage, and Infrastructure requirements – what does the future hold?

With major changes already in motion for the Natural Gas Industry, what does the future hold? During this panel, the speakers will address the state of the US gas market; Henry Hub pricing and its impact on supply and demand; LNG exports on a global scale; FERC order 809; and much more!

North American gas prices will be increasingly influenced by new variables, such as global supply/demand balances, pace of E&P investment, infrastructure expansions and new regulations. The current low commodity price cycle is sending signals to both producers and consumers to adjust their investments both domestically and abroad, which will affect future balances and prices. Layer on top of that regulatory and policy changes which affect not only the investment environment but potentially the face and number of investors over time – the need for a robust risk management strategy is more critical than ever before.

From new pipelines to innovative storage solutions, the Natural Gas Industry has great projects on the horizon. Hear from these speakers as they discuss the latest and greatest advancements for this year.

Jim and Joe will be sharing their insight on natural gas and how the weather will affect the natural gas industry in 2016. You won't want to miss this awesome presentation from two renowned experts!

Presentation Highlights:
The presentation will focus on the benefits the direct use of natural gas provides and the challenges direct-use is facing at federal legislative and regulatory level, as well as the codes and standards level. The presentation will also address other legislative issues, such as re-authorization of the Pipeline Safety Act, impacting natural gas LDC’s.

Presentation Highlights:
Our gas buyer panelists will give you solid and valuable insight into what is currently working, what they have learned and what they will do differently next time.

Discussion Questions:
1. What will be the impact from electric generation power burn this summer (i.e. coal switching)?
2. When will the U.S. natural gas market see an increase in industrial demand (in reaction to low prices)?
3. Has the recent warm winter weather changed your strategies regarding the use of NatGas storage? What will storage levels be in October?
4. How has the current natural gas market impacted LNG exports/imports? Thoughts and comments.
5. When will the natural gas industry see a recovery in storage arbitrage?
6. Are the planned Marcellus pipeline projects enough to affect the current basis?
7. What buying or pricing strategies are you currently employing, for instance what if any long-term purchases are you making or how are you managing hedging activities? Looking forward, what adjustments, if any, have you made or are considering to make based on your risk management/hedging strategies?
8. What are the important issues/challenges for your LDC/company/industry in both the short-term and the long-term? How will your LDC/company/industry meet these challenges?
9. How has the recent low-cost commodity environment impacted expectations of and communications with end-users?
10. What factors, other than price, influence your decision to choose one supplier over another?