Energy & the
Quantum Advantage

November 20-21, 2025
Fairmont Chateau Frontenac
Quebec City, Quebec

EARLY BIRD PRICING ENDS MAY 29, 2025

Welcome to #DEF2025

We are Canada's only annual industry event dedicated to decentralised energy. We connect industry players to new business and partnership opportunities. Our forum showcases successful innovations that demonstrate the sector’s ability to transition to a sustainable, resilient and affordable energy future. The goal of this Forum is to accelerate the adoption of these innovations and to integrate them into real projects.

Why Quantum?

The quantum era is approaching fast. The energy industry, especially the electrical power industry, is transitioning to a quantum-ready state to overcome the complexity issues associated with decentralisation, electrification, and data-enabled optimisation.

Technologies including quantum computing and quantum sensors are actively being developed and demonstrated for processing advanced metering data and for state estimation of distribution networks and microgrids. Leaders in decentralised energy are also exploring quantum computing for ease and accuracy of life cycle emissions measurement and monitoring. All stakeholders are grappling with the heightened security issues that come with quantum technologies.

As our energy needs become more dynamic, the volume of data and the predictive analytics we rely on become increasingly demanding. Quantum technologies are promising allies in meeting these challenges head-on.

The 2025 International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IYQ) recognizes 100 years since the initial development of quantum mechanics. This year’s Decentralised Energy Forum will boldly explore the potential for quantum technologies in data enabled decentralised energy solutions.

At the heart of the program

  • Discover the various ways that quantum computing can manage the increasingly complex data generated by decentralised energy solutions and how quantum computing can reduce power demands for AI data when compared with classical computing methods.

  • Quantum technologies offer advancements in computing, sensing, and security, with quantum computing potentially revolutionising computation, quantum sensors enabling precise measurements, and quantum communication promising secure data transmission.

  • Explore the impact of quantum computing in digital security and discover strategies to safeguard data against future threats.

  • Get the latest information about demand response initiatives that have been deployed at the system and customer level and hear from industry about how demand response is optimising distribution networks.

  • Advanced metering infrastructure and the use of grid sensors for network health and load management has enabled the collection of extensive data at the distribution level. Traditional data analytics methods are not effectively using this data to optimise system operations. Industry experts will share the latest information about the use of demand response mechanisms in distribution network optimisation and some of the computing challenges that are hindering progress.

  • Quantum technology may offer a promising solution for measuring and monitoring the environmental impacts of decentralised energy systems. By enabling simultaneous monitoring of multiple sites using remote sensor technology, quantum computing could revolutionise our understanding environmental impacts including life cycle emissions quantification and monitoring.

  • Evolving utility ownership structures and data-enabled energy management solutions are spurring new business models such as peer-to-peer energy trading, community self-consumption, and transactive energy. These new business models are transforming how we buy, sell, and value electricity. This session will explore the opportunities and challenges that these new business models bring.

Thank you to our Sponsors

We are grateful to our sponsors for their unwavering support of the Decentralised Energy Forum. Their generous contributions help us drive innovation and foster meaningful connections within the industry. 

Thank you to our principal sponsors of #DEF2024

Why Attend

This event is where today's clean energy trailblazers come together to discuss latest trends, overcome challenges, and showcase lighthouse success stories for scaling. Whether you are a technology provider, investor, educator, municipality, or industry stakeholder, attending this forum will provide invaluable insights, resources, and connections to help accelerate the transition to a sustainable and resilient energy future.

What people say about DEF

“The Decentralised Energy Forum helped grow our business. We met customers ready to commit to piloting our technology, were connected with great funding that provided us a place to scale up at a college, and learned a great deal from speakers on the future energy landscape. I felt a strong sense of community and built to many meaningful connections. Highly recommend.”

Keith Cleland, Aqua-Cell Energy

“The Decentralised Energy Forum begets a profound sense of community. From the moment you arrive, it’s like you’ve come home. And, like a pebble in a pond—you can just feel the amplification of possibility.”

William Overend, Traction for Management

“What I love about the Decentralised Energy Forum is that it’s not another talk shop. From technology providers to investors, it is where today’s clean energy trailblazers come together, as a community, to discuss latest trends, overcome challenges and showcase lighthouse success stories for scaling.”

Justin Locke, RMI

“The best networking event I attend… every year. Highly interactive. Excellent connections that have led to real business.”

Mark Chidwick, eDecisions

“What I love about the Decentralised Energy Forum is that it’s not another talk shop. From technology providers to investors, it is where today’s clean energy trailblazers come together, as a community, to discuss latest trends, overcome challenges and showcase lighthouse success stories for scaling.”

Sean Murphy, Ping Things Inc.

"The pitch competition was a pivotal moment for us. It wasn't just a presentation; it was the catalyst that powered our fundraising journey. It provided the spark we needed to ignite our momentum, and just a few months later, we closed our deal – a remarkable achievement in such a short span.”

Natasha Kosteniuk, Ayrton Energy