AIEQ & VOLT-AGE CONFERENCE

On November 16, 2026, AIEQ and Volt-Age, in collaboration with C3E, invite you to a unique day of reflection, discussion and collaborative work dedicated to energy transition technologies applied to buildings, industries and critical infrastructure.

A DAY TO IDENTIFY PRIORITIES AND ACCELERATE ACTION

This edition features a distinctly participatory format.

Beyond presentations and discussions, participants will be invited to contribute directly to the conversation through working groups focused on key energy efficiency challenges.

3 WORKSHOPS • 14 TOPICS • 22 DISCUSSION TABLES:
For more details on the topics, click here: Workshop Descriptions
To complete your participation, select the workshop topic that interests you using this link:
Workshop Registration Form

Each participant will choose a thematic discussion table and take part in two (2) complementary working sessions within that same group.

The findings and recommendations emerging from the discussion tables will then be brought together during a large interactive plenary session in the afternoon.

Date: November 16, 2026
Location: Concordia University, MB9 (9th floor), 1450 Guy Street, Montreal, Quebec H3H 2L5

PROGRAM

8:00 a.m. — Participant Registration and Networking

8:45 a.m. — Opening Remarks

9:00 a.m. — Presentation

Doubling Electricity Generation in Quebec and Canada: What challenges lie ahead for buildings, industries and critical infrastructure?

9:30 a.m. — Panel Discussion

Tomorrow’s Markets: Where Will Demand for Energy Efficiency Technologies Emerge?
A discussion on evolving energy needs and the sectors in which energy efficiency technologies could play a decisive role.

10:10 a.m. — Networking Break

10:35 a.m. — Discussion

Meeting Tomorrow’s Energy Demand: Efficiency, Electrification and Energy Complementarity.
A discussion on strategies to meet growing energy demand while balancing energy efficiency, electrification and the complementary use of different energy sources.

11:30 a.m. — PARTICIPATORY WORKSHOPS — PART 1

Understanding the Current Landscape: Findings, Challenges, Solutions and Deployed Initiatives.
Participants will remain at the same discussion table for the second working session at 1:15 p.m.

WORKSHOP 1: BUILDING INNOVATION AND PERFORMANCE

How can we improve building performance while better integrating buildings into tomorrow’s energy systems?

01 — Commercial and Institutional Buildings

Reducing energy consumption and modernizing existing building stock.

02 — Smart Buildings and Energy Management

Data, automation, artificial intelligence and management systems to improve energy performance.

03 — Buildings, the Grid and Energy Flexibility

Demand, storage and distributed energy resources: how can buildings be better integrated into the energy system?

04 — Buildings, Microgrids and Energy Resilience

Local generation, storage and operational continuity.

05 — Municipalities, Public Buildings and Urban Infrastructure

Which projects, levers and mechanisms can accelerate the transition?

WORKSHOP 2: FROM INNOVATION TO ADOPTION

How can we accelerate the transition from a promising solution to its adoption and large-scale deployment?

06 — Innovating in Constrained Energy Environments

Northern communities, remote sites and environments with specific constraints.

07 — Drivers of Adoption

Profitability, financing, regulation, risks, skills and business models: what truly enables action?

08 — From Demonstration to Large-Scale Deployment

Financing, standardization, integration, execution and risk reduction.

09 — From R&D to Market

How can we better connect research, businesses, users, investors and commercialization?

10 — The Energy Transition as a Driver of Efficiency

How can we leverage electrification, infrastructure modernization and new uses to amplify energy efficiency gains?

WORKSHOP 3: INDUSTRY — PERFORMANCE, DECARBONIZATION AND COMPETITIVENESS

How can we improve industrial energy performance while supporting productivity, competitiveness and decarbonization?

11 — Large Industrial Sites

Energy efficiency, operational continuity, productivity, decarbonization and return on investment.

12 — Mining, Natural Resources and Heavy Infrastructure

How can energy performance be improved in energy-intensive sectors subject to significant operational constraints?

13 — Managing Energy Performance

Measurement, data, automation and management systems: how can energy performance be better monitored and improved?

14 — Industrial Processes

How can energy savings be achieved without compromising production, quality or reliability?

12:15 p.m. — Lunch and Networking

1:15 p.m. — PARTICIPATORY WORKSHOPS | PART 2

Continuation of the work initiated in the morning. Identifying barriers, obstacles, key drivers, priority actions and stakeholders to engage.

2:15 p.m. — Networking Break

2:45 p.m. — Strategic Discussion

From Vision to Action: Which Levers Will Accelerate Energy Efficiency in Quebec?
Building on the workshop results, speakers will be invited to respond to the identified priorities and discuss the conditions needed to turn recommendations into concrete action.

2:45 p.m. — LARGE INTERACTIVE PLENARY SESSION

From Discussion Tables to a Shared Vision
The main findings, proposed actions and recommendations emerging from the 22 discussion tables will be brought together. Through an interactive format, participants will be invited to respond to the workshop results and collectively identify the issues and actions considered priorities for accelerating energy efficiency in Quebec.

3:45 p.m. — Presentation

Trends That Will Transform Energy Efficiency by 2035

4:15 p.m. — Closing Remarks

4:30 p.m. — Networking Cocktail Reception

YOUR EXPERTISE IS PART OF THE PROGRAM

This symposium is designed as a space for dialogue and collaborative work.

Whether you represent a technology company, an industrial organization, a project owner, a research institution, the building sector, the public sector or the energy industry, your experience can help bring forward concrete solutions.

Choose your table. Share your experience. Contribute to the recommendations.

Participants will work with the same group during both sessions to deepen discussions and progress from diagnosis to action.

Limited spots available — register today!
A few complimentary spots are available for students.

*The event will be bilingual.
 

For more information:

Nour Dana
[email protected]