Shivani Chotalia
Shivani is the Senior Analyst of Engineering and Projects at NRStor Inc. – a Canadian developer of energy storage projects. Her previous experience includes roles in plastics recycling, energy finance, and polymer engineering. After graduating with a dual degree in Green Process Engineering and Business Administration from Western University, Shivani was selected as a Venture for Canada Fellow; she is one of top 30 recent grads in Canada showing an aptitude for entrepreneurship and leadership.
Karen Restoule
Karen Restoule is a Vice President at Crestview Strategy based in Toronto. She is an expert at fostering collaboration among parties by identifying common goals and objectives to bring divergent views together to develop partnerships and shared success. Previously, Karen led an environmental consulting firm working with Indigenous communities, building on a previous role supporting First Nations leadership at Chiefs of Ontario where she advanced innovative policy solutions to legacy challenges. She also led the modernisation of Ontario’s administrative justice system at Tribunals Ontario.
Karen sits on governance boards for the Banff Forum and Canadian Club Toronto, and advisory bodies for the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada, Indigenous Partnerships Success Showcase, and Connected North. She is a contributing writer at thehub.ca Karen is Ojibwe from Dokis First Nation.
Mark Baggio
Mark Baggio is the Vice President, Partnerships at NRStor Remote Communities & Mines and has worked globally building new markets for Canadian companies in the renewable energy, energy storage and energy minerals sectors. He has led negotiations for Canadian companies in Japan, China, and throughout Europe in both the Vanadium Flow Battery and Lithium Ion Battery sectors. He has held management and Board positions in lithium, graphite, vanadium, rare earth and technology metals companies.