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George Vegh
George Vegh is the head of McCarthy Tétrault’s Toronto energy regulation practice, where he provides advocacy and advisory services to private and public sector clients. Prior to joining McCarthy Tétrault, George was General Counsel of the Ontario Energy Board. George is a leader in the energy sector, having served as Chair of the Ontario Energy Association and the IESO Market Forum. He also led a number of industry initiatives, including Task Forces on Distribution Rate Regulation, Infrastructure Renewal, Distributed Generation, and Transmission Connection for Renewable Generation. George is an Adjunct Professor of Energy Law at the University of Toronto Law School, the School of Public Policy & Governance, and at Osgoode Hall Law School, where he is also the Program Director for the Masters Program in Energy and Infrastructure Law. He also serves on the Advisory Council for the Extractive Sector Management Program, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University.
Bruce McCuaig
President & CEO, Metrolinx
Julia McNally
Julia McNally is the Director, Strategic Engagement and Innovation at the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO). She is responsible for community engagement, government affairs, customer response and innovation support. Prior to the amalgamation of the IESO and Ontario Power Authority (OPA), Ms. McNally worked in the Conservation division of the OPA with a focus on Market Transformation. She is an Adjunct Professor of Osgoode Hall Law School of York University, and co-director of the Energy and Infrastructure LLM program.
Ms. McNally holds an LLB from The University of Toronto and an LLM from Cambridge University in the UK. She practiced administrative law for 14 years, was the Program Director of the Tenant Duty Counsel Program, and worked with the Low Income Energy Network.
The IESO manages the province’s power system so that Ontarians receive power when and where they need it. It plans and prepares for future electricity needs, and works with its partners to guide conservation efforts. On January 1, 2015, the OPA amalgamated with the IESO.
