East Coast Energy Connection Comes to the Port City
SAINT JOHN–The second annual East Coast Energy Connection (ECEC) event is scheduled to take place in the Port City June 14 to 15.
The event is described as one of the region’s leading cross-border energy events, connecting leaders and stakeholders in the energy sector from throughout Atlantic Canada and the North Eastern United States. ECEC will be hosted by the Saint John Region Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with Port Days.
This year’s event themes are energy and the environment, global energy markets and energy and business. The themes will allow energy leaders and learners to connect and share ideas about the region’s energy future.
“We are building on the success and connections made from last year,” says David Duplisea, Saint John Region Chamber of Commerce CEO. “With our unique combination of energy assets, including refining, generation, storage, distribution and transmission infrastructure, Saint John is the perfect place to connect energy leaders from throughout the region.”
This year’s event keynote speakers include Gary Doer, former Canadian Ambassador to the US and current co-chair of the Canada Institute Advisory Board at the Wilson Center in Washington, and Perrin Beatty, president and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.
“The East Coast Energy Connection is an amazing example of the collaboration possible here in North America’s East Coast,” says Claire Ryan, Saint John Regional Chamber board member and ECEC chair. “We’re thrilled to once again provide this opportunity for key leaders to come together and tackle the challenges and choice that face the energy sector in 2016 and beyond.”