Conference and Exhibition
25-26 July 2022
MCEC, Melbourne
#AuWE2022
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STRATEGIC SUMMIT AGENDA
2022 AGENDA OVERVIEW
DAY 1 25 July | Monday
Morning Session
09:10 - 09:15 (5 mins)
Welcome Address from Organizer
09:15 - 09:20 (5 mins)
Welcome Address from Chair
Mark Paterson
Managing Director - Australia
Strategen
09:20 - 09:30 (10 mins)
Minister Keynote Address
09:30 - 09:55 (25 mins)
[SOLO] Connecting New Wind Energy Projects to the Grid
Benn Barr
Chief Executive Officer
Australian Energy Market Commission
(20mins presentation + 5mins Q&A)
09:55 - 10:20 (25 mins)
[SOLO] Roadmap for National Power System Design
Merryn York
EGM System Design
Australian Energy Market Operator
(20mins presentation + 5mins Q&A)
Coffee break
11:00 - 11:25 (25 mins)
[SOLO] TBC
Stewart Mullin
Chief Operating Officer
Global Wind Energy Council
(20mins presentation + 5mins Q&A)
11:25 - 12:15 (50 mins)
[PANEL] Regulating Offshore Renewable Energy Infrastructure
Moderator :
Stewart Mullin
Chief Operating Officer
Global Wind Energy Council
Panelist :
Belinda Wilson
Head of Offshore Renewable Energy
DISER
Mary Barry
Strategy Development & Industry Relations
DISER
Owen Wilson
Project Lead - Offshore Renewables
NOPSEMA
Sarah Miller
Senior Project Officer - Offshore Renewables
NOPSEMA
Rachel Fry
Manager- Legislative Compliance
NOPTA
(50mins, Q&A included)
12:15 - 13:05 (50 mins)
[PANEL] Thoughts from Industrial Leaders: Where is Australia’s Wind Power Industry going?
Moderator :
Leanne Olden
Senior Associate
Pinsent Masons
Panelist :
Dmitry Danilovich
General Manager - Development
ACCIONA Australia
Tim Nelson
EGM Energy Markets
IBERDROLA Australia
John Titchen
Director
Goldwind Australia
Darryl Rowell
Interim Chief Executive Officer
CleanCo Queensland
Steven Nethery
General Manager, Markets
Windlab
(50mins, Q&A included)
Afternoon Session
14:30 - 15:20 (50 mins)
[PANEL] Thoughts from TSOs: How to Smoothly Incorporate More Renewable Energy into Power Grids?
Moderator :
Margarida Pimentel
GM Onboarding and Connections
Australian Energy Market Operator
Panelist :
Damien Sanford
GM Infrastructure
AusNet Services
Stewart Bell
EGM Network & Business Development
Powerlink Queensland
Ashley Manna
Group Executive - Corporate Development
Electranet
Fiona Orton
Head of Innovation and Energy Transition
Transgrid
Greg Elkins
Founder and Managing Director
Global Power Energy
(50mins, Q&A included)
Coffee break
16:25 - 15:50 (25 mins)
[SOLO] Reserved for SILVER SPONSOR
(20mins presentation + 5mins Q&A)
16:50 - 17:40 (50 mins)
[PANEL] Prospects of Offshore Wind in the Australian Context
Erin Coldham
Chief Development Officer
Star of the South
Nick Sankey
Country Manager - Australia
BlueFloat Energy
Tim Sawyer
Director, Australia and Asia
Flotation Energy
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Yi-Hua Lu
APAC Head of Origination
Corio Generation
Rebecca Hewlett
Global Renewables & Environment Director
Xodus
Charles Wark
Principal Civil Structural Engineer - Energy Systems
DNV
(50mins, Q&A included)
17:40 - 18:05 (25 mins)
[SOLO] Wind and Hydrogen Sector Coupling
(20mins + 5mins Q&A)
18:05 - 18:13
Closing Address by Chair
Cocktail Reception
DAY 2 26 July | Tuesday
Morning Session
09:30-09:35 (5 mins)
Welcome Address from Chair
09:35 - 10:25 (50 mins)
[PANEL] Thoughts from Financiers & Investors: Risk Mitigation vs. Revenue Maximization?
Moderator :
Aylin Cunsolo
Partner
Baker McKenzie
Panelist :
Isabelle Demir
Executive Director
Infrastructure Capital Group
Sven Stubičan
Head, Infrastructure ANZ
InfraRed Capital Partners
Andrew Gardner
Head of Wind Energy and Manufacturing
Clean Energy Finance Corporation
Sally Torgoman
Partner
KPMG
Alan Rai
Director
Baringa Partners
(50mins, Q&A included)
10:25 - 10:50 (25 mins)
[SOLO] Reserved for Sponsor
(20mins presentation + 5mins Q&A)
Coffee break
11:30 - 12:20 (50 mins)
[PANEL] Streamlining Construction Project Management of Onshore & Offshore Wind Farms and Reducing the Uncertainty
Moderator :
Gemma Claase
Head of Renewable Energy, Pacific
Marsh
Panelist :
Don Webb
Technical Practice Lead, Renewable Energy & Storage ANZ
AECOM
Paul Cann
Lead Consultant, Power Generation
Aurecon
Lars Hansen
Upstream Director
InterContinental Energy
Dougal McQueen
Principal Renewable Engineer – Wind Energy
Jacobs
Senior Representative
WSP Golder
(50mins, Q&A included)
12:20 - 12:45 (25 mins)
[SOLO] Future Port Requirements/ Vessel Support for Offshore Wind Projects
(20mins presentation + 5mins Q&A)
Afternoon Session
14:30 - 15:20 (50 mins)
[PANEL] Maintaining and Developing Good Relationships with Local Communities and Stakeholders and Lessons for Emerging Offshore Projects
Moderator :
Ben Smith
General Manager, Communications & Social Sustainability
NGH Consulting
Panelist :
Simon Maan
Executive Manager, Development
Pacific Hydro
Rebecca Meek
New Sites Team Manager
RES Australia
Sunny Rutherford
Head of Communication and Institutional Affairs
Enel Green Power
Tasman Graham
Managing Director - Australia & New Zealand
Advisian
(50mins, Q&A included)
15:20 - 15:45 (25 mins)
[SOLO] Reserved for Sponsor
(20mins presentation + 5mins Q&A)
Coffee break
16:25 - 16:50 (25 mins)
[SOLO] Providing Energy Consumers with Clean and Reliable Wind Power
Gary Bryant
GM Asset Strategy
Alinta Energy
(20mins presentation + 5mins Q&A)
16:50 - 17:15 (25 mins)
[SOLO] Onshore Wind and Battery Storage Coupling
(20mins presentation + 5mins Q&A)
17:15 - 17:40 (25 mins)
[SOLO] Managing Aging Farms - Decommissioning, Repowering, and Recycling
Maja Barnett
Development Portfolio Manager
Tilt Renewables
(20mins, Q&A included)
17:40 - 17:48
Closing Address by Chair
17:48 - 17:50
Closing Address by Organizer
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