The Empire Club of Canada
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
The Empire Club of Canada Presents:
Boots on the Ground to Power Ontario’s Growth: Eric Chassard, Bruce Power’s New President and CEO, Lays Out His Vision for the Road Ahead
The Empire Club of Canada is proud to present Eric Chassard, Bruce Power’s new President and CEO in his first major speaking appearance in this role.As Ontario predicts significant growth in electricity demand in the coming decades, Bruce Power will continue to play a crucial part of the province’s clean energy grid, while providing a scalable supply of cancer-fighting medical isotopes.Through its multi-billion-dollar Life-Extension program, Ontario will secure upwards of 7,000 megawatts for the 2030s and thousands of jobs for skilled workers. And as Ontario plans for the long term, Bruce Power is conducting a federal Impact Assessment to create the option of building Bruce C, which could add up to 4,800 megawatts of nuclear capacity to its site.
Join Eric Chassard as he steps into the role of President and CEO of Bruce Power and leads the company through what will be an unprecedented work schedule for an operating nuclear site. Building on its strong foundation, and on-time on-budget delivery of its Unit 6 refurbishment, Eric will discuss the company’s approach to successfully execute on its commitments for the people of Ontario.
Please see Eric Chassard’s keynote presentation HERE
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Eric Chassard was appointed President & CEO of Bruce Power effective July 1, 2024.
Eric joined Bruce Power in 2019 as the Executive Vice President of Projects and Engineering. In this role, he successfully led the on time and on budget delivery of Bruce Power’s Life Extension program and implemented a comprehensive project management technique and a long-term procurement strategy. The first unit refurbishment, Unit 6, was successfully returned to service in 2023, ahead of schedule, under budget, and with an industry best safety rating for large projects.
Previously, Eric held a series of Senior Executive positions, both in Nuclear Operations and multibillion projects portfolios, at Areva, Orano, Bechtel and Hitachi, directly leading more than 6,500 people in 13 different countries as CEO of subsidiaries or joint ventures.
Eric has a degree in Engineering with a specialization in Nuclear Engineering and holds a Post-Graduate Diploma in Nuclear Reactor Physics.
The Honourable Lisa Raitt joined CIBC Capital Markets in January 2020, having previously worked in both the public and private sectors. Ms. Raitt’s current focus is on senior client coverage and business development with clients in the energy, infrastructure and industrial sectors, which align closely with her deep expertise.
Prior to her current role, Ms. Raitt was the President and CEO of the Toronto Port Authority. She was elected into the House of Commons in 2008, where she went on to hold three senior portfolios serving as Minister of Natural Resources, Minister of Labour, and Minister of Transport. Most recently, Ms. Raitt was the Deputy Leader of the Official Opposition and the Conservative Party of Canada.
Ms. Raitt holds a Bachelor of Science degree from St. Francis Xavier University and a master’s degree in Chemistry from the University of Guelph. She possesses an LL.B from Osgoode Hall Law School and was called to the Ontario bar in 1998. In 2020 Ms. Raitt was named a Woodrow Wilson Center Global Fellow of the Canada Institute.