1. Reinventing Financing Strategies Work - Removing Barriers to Commercial Decarbonization
This roundtable explores how strategic financing approaches can help organizations overcome implementation barriers and make commercial decarbonization a financially viable path forward.
Stuart Galloway, SOFIAC

2. Whole-Building Retrofit Strategies
Deep energy retrofits increasingly prioritize improvements to the building envelope before upgrading heating and mechanical systems. this session will examine the integrated strategies required to deliver whole-building performance improvements in existing residential and multi-unit buildings.
Ariana Arguello, FortisBC

3. Incentives at the Distributor Level: Engaging SMBs Through Food Service Midstream Programs
CLEAResult Canada’s Food Service Midstream programs drive adoption of high-efficiency commercial kitchen equipment by embedding incentives at the distributor level. This market-driven model reaches hard-to-serve SMBs; about 90% of participating kitchens since 2019; while reducing administrative burden and boosting cost-effectiveness.
Jamie Hutchinson, CLEAResult Canada  

4. Climate Communications for Municipal Leaders
This roundtable introduces a new climate communications toolkit, offering practical strategies to help municipalities counter misinformation, build public trust, and strengthen support for local retrofit and climate initiatives. Based on lessons learnt and best practices currently employed across Canada.
Robin Goldstien, FCM

5. How to Expand Commercial PACE (Property Accessed Clean Energy) 
This roundtable explores developing a strategic plan to attract new private capital into commercial retrofits and
accelerating investment across the sector.

6. Managed Transition vs Unmanaged Transition on Natural Gas
This discussion examines the risks and opportunities tied to natural gas transitions, exploring how proactive, managed approaches can support communities, minimize disruption, and guide a more orderly shift toward low‑carbon energy systems.
Matt Piorrier, The Transition Accelerator

7. Communicating Climate Action That Reaches People: Centering Equity, Trust, and Lived Experience in Retrofit Storytelling
In 2026, engaging the public on climate change looks different - learn how sustainability leaders can engage the public through effective storytelling and outreach on retrofit and energy initiatives. 
Wanjiru, Urban Climate Leadership

8. Indigenous Community Capacity Building in Retrofit Projects
- Collaboratively developing retrofit projects with Indigenous communities in both urban and rural contexts.
- How to leverage industry partnerships to expand community capacity and technical support.
- Enhancing the feasibility and accessibility of retrofit initiatives for not-for-profit organizations.
- Integrating community cultural aspects and applying a Two-Eyed Seeing approach to the planning and implementation     of retrofit projects.
Alexandra Kodyra, SAIT Green Building Technology Access Centre

9. Resilience in Vunerable Communities - Benefits Beyond Energy Savings
Explore the Reframed Initiative’s retrofits of six multi-unit residential buildings—delivering affordable climate/seismic resilience, social equity, health improvements, and low-carbon innovations for vulnerable communities.
Taushifa Shaikh, Pembina

10. Tech Advancements in the Sector: High-speed decarbonization tools, AI, and archetyping for cost-effective portfolio prioritization for retrofits
- Discussion and comparison of high-speed decarbonization assessment tools and strategies including artificial     
   intelligence's role and the benefits, drawbacks and use cases for each.
- How do these strategies compare to on-site energy audits and what is the sweet spot for how we leverage these high-
  speed analysis tools for cost compression in deep energy retrofits?
- Exploring specific learning from case studies of building owners utilizing these tools for portfolio prioritization and
   decarbonization planning in Alberta.
Garrett Clark, Ecotrust Canada

11. Calibrated Digital Twins - Finding the Balance Between Accuracy and Speed for Retrofit Decision-Making
Andres Toro