About the
Electrify Society Summit
Volt-Age decided to create the Electrify Society Summit to build stronger ties within a currently disjointed electrification space. The idea aligned with Volt-Age’s mission to bring together the full ecosystem needed to drive a clean-energy transformation. The summit’s goal is to gather academia, government, industry and local stakeholders, including Indigenous communities, to align on shared challenges and co-create concrete strategies for a decarbonized, inclusive future.
Planning Committee
Tim Evans
Co-Chair, Electrify Society Summit; Vice-President, Research, Innovation and Impact,
Concordia University
Norman Hébert
Co-Chair, Electrify Society Summit; Chair, Advisory Board, Volt-Age
Karim Zaghib
Co-Chair, Electrify Society Summit;
CEO, Volt-Age
Andreas Athienitis
Chair of the Scientific
Committee, Volt-Age
Vaitea Cowan
Member of the Advisory Board, Volt-Age
Ursula Eicker
Leader of Theme 2 and
Platform C, Volt-Age
Chris Henderson
Senior Advisor, Partnerships
and Indigenous Relations,
Volt-Age
Troy Jerome
Member of the Advisory
Board, Volt-Age
Xia Li
Principal Investigator,
Volt-Age
Francis Repka
Member of the Advisory
Board, Volt-Age
Aphrodite Salas
Co-leader of Theme 3,
Volt-Age
Electrify Society Summit Organizing Team
Karol Couture
Project Manager – Events,
Volt-Age
Jennifer Garard
Director of Engagement,
Living Labs and EDI,
Volt-Age
Victor Jacquet
Deputy Chief Executive
Officer, Volt-Age
Aniket Khade
Director of Technology,
Volt-Age
Nicole Macoretta
Executive Assistant to the
CEO & Manager,
Administration and
Governance
Carolina Mancini
Director of Operations,
Volt-Age
About Volt-Age
Volt-Age is funded by the Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF), and is dedicated to integrating cutting-edge technologies for carbon-neutral buildings, advanced energy storage, smart grids, and the electrification of transportation.
Committed to affordability, equity, and societal well-being, with a special emphasis on addressing the unique needs of Indigenous communities, Volt-Age champions a brighter, decarbonized future through community engagement and concrete solutions. Harnessing the collective expertise of over 140 prolific researchers across various disciplines, we are poised to address the technical aspects of electrification as well as the societal and policy-oriented challenges they entail.
About Concordia University
As a next-generation university, we reimagine the future of higher education. Concordia’s innovative approach to experiential learning and cross-functional research benefits our 50,000 students.
Concordia is the top-ranked university in North America under 50, located in vibrant Montreal on the traditional lands of the Kanien’kehá:ka Nation. We strive to be socially responsible and create a more equitable and sustainable world.