Biography
Saadia is a Manager specializing in translating complex technical and market analysis into government-facing energy strategy and policy. She has led national and sector strategy roadmaps for energy ministries, national operators, and multilateral institutions across North American and emerging markets. This work consistently involves taking multi-disciplinary technical inputs, validating them, and integrating them into coherent, defensible strategy with actionable policy and investment recommendations. Her domain depth spans SMR commercialization, electricity-market strategy, and least-cost infrastructure planning. Some of her recent work include:
- Advised major IPP on Ontario gas fleet positioning, screening ~$3B in M&A targets
- Managed US DoE roadmap to lower emissions 50% in Ukraine’s steel sector via SMR/hydrogen
- Led Pakistan’s first geospatial electrification plan, informing national utility investments
- Led solarization of 50 hospitals & universities, cutting power bills 40% and revising building codes
Connect with Saadia Qayyum
Session 5: Navigating the market and policy trends shaping Ontario’s energy future
14:30 - 15:00
Waterworks Food Hall
