Transforming Opportunities in Energy Sustainability and Cooperation: Japan and Canada

Join us for an engaging roundtable bringing together academic, industry, and policy perspectives on energy sustainability, innovation, and Canada–Japan cooperation.

📅 November 18
🕑 2:00–4:00 PM
📍 Peter Lougheed Hall, City Room, University of Alberta
11011 Saskatchewan Dr NW, Edmonton, AB T6G 2B4

🎟️ Admission is free, but RSVP is required.
Open to the general public.
The event is particularly geared toward researchers, faculty, and students.

We welcome you to join the conversation and explore new opportunities for sustainable energy cooperation between Japan and Canada.


🎙️ Featured Speakers
Dr. David Bressler
Vice President, International, Innovation and Enterprise
Professor, Bioresource Technology & Fermentation, University of Alberta

Dr. Phillip Y. Lipscy
Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Toronto
Chair in Japanese Politics & Global Affairs
Director, Centre for the Study of Global Japan, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy
Richard Charles Lee Director, Asian Institute

Dr. Lipscy will explore “The Political Context of Canada–Japan Energy Cooperation,” examining the politics surrounding contemporary Japanese energy and climate change policy and areas of cooperation between Canada and Japan.

Takashi Nishikuma (Opening Remarks)
President & CEO, Mitsubishi Electric Sales Canada Inc. (MESCA)

Darren Hall, Barrister and Solicitor, M.Eng., P.Eng. (Presentation)
Vice President & General Counsel, Corporate Development, MESCA
Mitsubishi Electric in Canada: More Than Four Decades of Innovation and Japan–Canada Collaboration

Pushpinder Rana MBA P.Eng. BE (Mech.) (Presentation)
Director - Products & Services, MESCA

MESCA will explore the story of more than four decades of Mitsubishi Electric in Canada and the role that collaboration between Japan and Canada has played in bringing innovative and increasingly sustainable technologies to the Canadian market. Darren Hall will examine Mitsubishi Electric’s Canadian experience as a case study in long-term Japan–Canada business and technology collaboration, followed by Pushpinder Rana, who will use cold-climate heat pumps as a practical example of adapting Japanese technology to Canadian conditions and the transition to lower-carbon technologies.

Facilitator:
Dr. Annika A. Culver
Director, Prince Takamado Japan Centre