In Episode 1 of Season 2 of the Powerful Connections podcast, I discuss with my guest analyst, Rene Gatien a number of ideas of things that need to happen and great advice for going forward in the industry.  Rene is a retired Utility CEO with 40 years of experience in the Utility world in Ontario. He will provide great insight into how the utilities and energy sector deal with planning, risk review, decisions, and operations from his experiences.Rene is a leading advisor in board governance, understanding roles and responsibilities of directors, developing board charters, policies, and guidelines, and provide guidance in strategic Planning and Leadership Training. My world will bring the views from the private business world as an owner,  as a provider to the industry with construction and maintenance services, tracked vehicle manufacturing business, and as investor and operator of a hydroelectric generation company.

We will bring two perspectives to the table to discuss many items that are challenging the energy sector and some great suggestions to achieve these demands and goals.

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In Season 1, I talked to the people in the Energy and Construction sectors that you want in your corner to make a project happen.

Now that you’ve met who, in Season 2 I’ll focus on what.  What do we need to do? We are going to discuss many topics and current issues facing us with the increased demand for electricity.How do we manage the pressures of project delivery for system capacity, reliability, and affordability?We will even touch on the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in transforming the grid!Thank you for joining me, Dean G. Gatien, for Season 2 of the Powerful Connections Podcast.

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This is a special episode with Nick Gatien, President of PowerNorth. We are going to discuss numerous topics on how the future is bright.

This is one of the shining stars Powering the North!

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This is such a big topic, I needed two guests. Rob McNeil (President, Composite Power), and Alexei Miecznikowski (CEO, Northern Transformer) join me in a great discussion on today’s world of Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and new normal that the industry is embracing to make sure equipment and materials are available. 

Please join us for a great exchange.

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We discuss how to deliver on a project or service agreement with Brendon Fenton, VP of PowerNorth.

An engaging and enlightening discussion on best practices, customer relations, and performing at a high level.

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This is a great episode about Risk Management. My guest is Guy Jolicoeur, VP of NFP Canada. Guy works out of the Toronto and Sudbury offices. His role within the technical risks and construction/infrastructure team allows him to share his knowledge.

Many items of planning, review and managing are discussed. This is an informative episode. Please listen in on this one. One of the great people I have had the pleasure of knowing and working with.

He is a big advocate for the team approach, great working relationships and the integrated project delivery models. This is one of the important topics on Powerful Connections.

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My guest on this episode is Mike Doherty, Health and Safety Consultant from Port Perry, Ontario.

Mike brings a passion and focus on Health and Safety topics that will open you to proven and new approaches. We will cover Mentoring, Risk Assessment, Quality Job Planning, Organisational Health, Foundational Items, Enabling Loops, Learning Organization, No Blame Culture, and Human Performance. This is a jam-packed session.

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Today I welcome my older brother Rene Gatien, who retired from the utility world as CEO of Waterloo North Hydro and co-CEO of the newly formed ENOVA Power.

We are going to discuss relationships and connections, many items of thought leadership, employee empowerment, and Rene’s favourite item VABEs. Tune in for an interesting episode.

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In this episode, we are going to have a great discussion with Merv McLeod, one of the leading First Nations advisors and strategists, about his experience with government.

Merv specialises in Business Development, Negotiations, and Community Engagement. We are going to look into opportunities, and how this creates employment, economic development, and prosperity.

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Join us in a discussion with Pat Chilton (CEO, Five Nations Energy Inc.) as we discuss planning from an Indigenous point of view.

Pat will show how the experiences he has had in different sectors, and his dedication to his family, led him to be the right choice for FNEI.

We discuss the planning involved in major transmission, and the economic development happening.

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