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AGENDA AT A GLANCE
Session | Room | 2026/7/8 morning | 2026/7/8 afternoon | 2026/7/8 evening | 2026/7/9 morning | 2026/7/9 afternoon |
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Industry High-level Breakfast (Invited only) | TBC | 07:30-08:30 | - | - | - | - |
Strategic Summit | Goldfields Theatre Ground Floor, Exhibition Centre | 09:10-12:15 | 14:00-18:05 | - | 09:10-12:25 | 14:00-16:55 |
Unlocking Wind Capital Forum | Eureka 3 Ground Floor, Exhibition Centre | 09:20-12:50 | - | - | - | - |
Regional Development Forum | Eureka 3 Ground Floor, Exhibition Centre | - | 14:30-17:40 | - | - | - |
Happy Hour | Exhibition Bays via Door 9/10 Ground Floor, Exhibition Centre | - | - | 18:00-19:00 | - | - |
Gala Dinner | Melbourne Room 1 Level 2, Convention Centre | - | - | 19:00-21:30 | - | - |
WindGrid Transmission Forum | Eureka 3 Ground Floor, Exhibition Centre | - | - | - | 09:00-12:53 | - |
Offshore WindTECH Summit | Exhibition Bays via Door 9/10 Ground Floor, Exhibition Centre | 10:00-12:25 | 14:05-17:05 | - | - | - |
Onshore WindNEXT Summit | Exhibition Bays via Door 9/10 Ground Floor, Exhibition Centre | - | - | - | 09:30-12:40 | - |
Women in Net-Zero Future | Exhibition Bays via Door 9/10 Ground Floor, Exhibition Centre | - | - | - | 10:00 – 12:00 | - |
Start-up Innovation Challenge | Exhibition Bays via Door 9/10 Ground Floor, Exhibition Centre | 10:30-12:00 | - | - | - | - |
DATA CENTRES & CLEAN ENERGY PROCUREMENT SUMMIT
Turning AI & Data Centre Demand into Clean Energy Investment
AI, data centres and electrification are creating a new wave of electricity demand across Australia. This conference connects major energy users, data centre operators, renewable developers, investors and energy suppliers to explore clean power procurement, PPAs, demand certainty, grid access and emerging commercial models, turning rapidly growing electricity demand into bankable clean energy investment.
The conference programme will be going live soon. If you have any suggestions or feedback on the programme content, we'd love to hear from you. Please contact us at auwe@leader-associates.com.
DAY 1 Morning
09:20 - 09:25
05 mins
Summit Opening by Chair
09:25 - 09:45
20 mins
[Keynote] From Policy to Capital: How CIS and Federal–State Coordination Are Unlocking Bankable Clean Energy Investment
09:45 - 10:25
40 mins
[Panel] Structuring Returns: Financing Models and Risk Allocation in Australia's Wind Market
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What Capital Needs to Commit – Return Expectations & Bankability
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Financing Structures That Actually Close
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Allocating Risk Without Killing Returns
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Capital Evolution & Global Benchmarks
10:25 - 10:55
30 mins
[Fireside Chat] Contracting Confidence: How Corporate PPAs Unlock Capital for Wind Projects
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Corporate demand as an investment signal
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Designing bankable PPAs
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Risk, transparency, and trust
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The next evolution of corporate PPAs
Morning Break
11:25 - 12:05
40 mins
[Panel] From Volatility to Value: Using Large-Scale Battery Storage to De-Risk Wind Revenues
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How battery storage improves revenue certainty and capture prices for wind projects
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The role of storage in firmed PPAs, merchant risk mitigation, and CIS/LTESA structures
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Curtailment management and grid-constrained project risk reduction
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Investor and lender perspectives on wind-plus-storage portfolios
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How storage reshapes capital structures, valuation, and long-term returns
12:05 - 12:45
40 mins
[Panel] Beyond Megawatts: How Asset Management and Risk Performance Drive Wind M&A Valuation
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What Makes a Wind Asset Valuable in 2026?
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From Generation to Optimisation: The Expanding Role of Asset Management
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Risk Allocation, Merchant Exposure & Financing Confidence
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The Rise of Portfolio Strategies & Platform Investments
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How Developers and Asset Owners Can Maximise Exit Value
12:45 - 12:50
05 mins