Powering B.C.'s Future
Jessica McDonald
B.C.'s population is growing — as the province grows so does our need for energy.
This session focuses on British Columbia's power system and highlights how BC Hydro is working to ensure that B.C. has clean, reliable power now and into the future. Electricity demand in B.C. is expected to grow by another 40 per cent over the next 20 years. BC Hydro is planning for population growth, a changing industrial landscape, new technologies and more.
While BC Hydro continues to pursue conservation as the first and best way to meet demand growth, the company is also working to update the current system and invest in new sources of power to meet future growth.
Meet Jessica McDonald, BC Hydro's President and CEO and learn more about BC Hydro's plans to power the province now and into the future.
About the Speaker
Before being appointed CEO in July 2014, McDonald held leadership roles in the public sector and was an independent consultant specializing in commercial mediation and the negotiation of major infrastructure and industrial projects in B.C. Most recently, she led the provincial review of trades training and the Industry Training Authority in British Columbia.
From 2005 to 2009, she was Deputy Minister to British Columbia's Premier and served as Cabinet Secretary and head of the B.C. Public Service, responsible for oversight of all aspects of government operations. During her term, she led landmark discussions including negotiation of a new relationship between government and First Nations in the province. She initiated a human resources renewal program for the 30,000 employees working in B.C.'s Public Service, which resulted in a 10-point increase in employee engagement that was sustained over multiple years and led to the provincial government being listed for the first time as one of B.C.'s Top 50 Employers and Canada's Top 100 Employers. For this program she was awarded the IPAC/Deloitte National Gold Award for Public Sector Leadership.
McDonald is a member of the BC Arbitrators' and Mediators' Institute and the Alternative Dispute Resolution Institute of Canada and serves as a Board Director of the Insurance Corporation of BC. She has been named to Canada's Top 40 Under 40 and Canada's Top 100 Most Powerful Women.
Born and raised in British Columbia, Jessica is proud to be a part of BC Hydro.
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