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Industrial Energy Efficiency: From Strategy to Action

Tuesday, November 17, 2026

Session organizer

Philippe Dunsky

Dunsky Energy + Climate

Session organizer

Geneviève Gauthier

Econoler

Panel led by Dunsky: (40 mins) Industrial Energy Efficiency and its Role in Québec’s Competitiveness and Productivity.

This panel will explore how energy efficiency contributes to industrial competitiveness in a context of cost pressures, the energy transition, and the pursuit of productivity gains. Panelists will discuss the strategic benefits of energy efficiency, the key barriers to its adoption, and the role that governments, energy providers, and businesses can play in accelerating implementation and driving action.

Panel led by Econoler: (40 min) Strategic Energy Management in Heavy Industry: Lessons Learned and Future Perspectives.

This panel will focus on the practical implementation of strategic energy management initiatives in energy-intensive industrial sectors. Drawing on real-world experiences, participants will discuss key success factors, organizational challenges, the integration of energy management into business practices, and approaches for sustaining energy performance improvements over time. The discussion will also explore the future evolution of these practices in the context of decarbonization and industrial transformation.

1:30 p.m.

Industrial energy efficiency and its role in Quebec’s competitiveness and productivity

Philippe Dunsky

Dunsky Energy + Climate

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Joël Crépeau

Minerai de fer Québec

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Conference details

This panel will explore how energy efficiency contributes to the competitiveness of industrial companies amidst cost pressures, the energy transition, and the pursuit of productivity gains. Panelists will discuss the strategic benefits of energy efficiency, the main barriers to its adoption, and the rolePanel that governments, energy distributors, and companies can play in accelerating action.

2:45 p.m.

Strategic Energy Management in Heavy Industry: Field Insights and Future Outlook

Denis Guay

Alcoa Canada

Éric Le Couédic

Arcelor Mittal Produits longs Canada

Jean-Luc Bugnon

Independent

Conference details

This panel will focus on the practical implementation of strategic energy management initiatives within energy-intensive industrial sectors. Drawing on real-world experience, participants will discuss success factors, organizational challenges, the integration of energy management into business practices, and approaches for sustaining gains over time. The discussion will also address the future evolution of these practices in the context of decarbonization and industrial transformation.

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