IPPSA 29th Annual Conference. March 12-14, 2023. The Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff, Alberta

Paul Grod

Paul Grod

President, Ukrainian World Congress (volunteer) and Rodan Energy (professional)

Paul Grod is President & CEO of Rodan Energy, a leading North American energy services company focused on making sustainable attainable by developing and optimizing distributed and grid scale clean energy resources.  Prior to founding Rodan Energy in 2003, Paul was a corporate and investment banker with CIBC World Markets and later practiced corporate finance and M&A law with Gowlings WLG.  He actively works with many North American energy industry associations, agencies, ISOs and their boards. 

Paul actively supports many local, national and international not-for-profit organizations and is the President of the Ukrainian World Congress. He is a member of the Law Society of Ontario and holds Bachelor of Political Science, Juris Doctor (law), and Master of Business Administration degrees.

As UWC President, Paul works closely with the President and Government of Ukraine.  Under a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and UkrEnergo, the UWC has partnered to support the rebuilding of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.  To learn more about how you can help energize Ukraine, please visit www.EnergizeUkraine.com

Dustin Owens

Dustin Owens

Managing Director, Government and Regulatory Policy
Heartland Generation Ltd

Dustin Owens is Managing Director of Government and Regulatory Policy at Heartland Generation, responsible for the company’s carbon, environmental and regulatory strategies. In addition to being the incoming chair of the Independent Power Producers Society of Alberta (IPPSA) he serves on the board of the Battle River Watershed Alliance and is past chair of the Alex Community Health Centre. Prior to joining Heartland Generation, Dustin held several leadership roles within Alberta Energy including director of markets policy in 2020.