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Regional Development Forum
AGENDA AT A GLANCE
Date | Field Trip | Strategic Summit | Exhibition | Student's Day | Unlocking Wind Capital Summit | Women in Clean Energy Program | Cocktail Reception | Gala Dinner/ Sustainability & Diversity Night | Offshore WindTECH Summit | Regional Development Forum |
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9th July 2024 | 09:00 - 17:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
10th July 2024 | - | 08:55-18:35 | 10:00-18:00 | 10:00-15:30 | 14:00-18:20 | 16:00-17:30 | 18:35-19:30 | 19:30-20:30 | - | - |
11th July 2024 | - | 08:55-16:55 | 09:00-16:00 | - | - | - | - | - | 09:30-17:15 | 09:30-17:00 |
2024 REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FORUM
The Regional Development Forum stands as a collaborative initiative ingrained within the Connecting Green Hydrogen APAC 2024 and the Australia Wind Energy 2024. It sets out an ambitious blueprint for Australia's regional wind and hydrogen industries, with the showcases of star regions and projects in Australia's clean energy transition. It serves as a crucial platform for meaningful dialogues and productive exchanges among policymakers, project owners, community representatives, industry groups, technology providers, and other stakeholders, showcasing their major interests and considerations and allows more practitioners to hear behind-the-scenes stories and learn from their leading experiences.
Regional Development Forum is exclusively open to sponsors, speakers, and delegates.
Stream A
Morning - 11 July Thursday
09:30 -12:00
(150 mins)
Leading case Study: Hunter
09:00 - 09:25
(25 mins)
Welcome Address and Understanding the Hunter’s Cultural and Industrial Context
Alice Thompson
Chief Executive Officer
Committee for the Hunter
09:25 - 09:45
(20 mins)
[Keynote] Role of the Hunter in NSW’s Energy Transition
09:45 - 10:10
(25 mins)
[Keynote] Industry Cultivation: Developing Local Skilled Workforces
Grahame Irwin
Australian Government Employment Facilitator, Hunter and Surrounds
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
10:10 - 10:50
(40 mins)
[Panel] Clean Energy Shared Infrastructure: Hunter Hydrogen Infrastructure Masterplan
Moderator:
Alex Dronoff
Chief Executive Officer
Fichtner Australia and New Zealand
Morning Coffee Break
11:20 - 11:45
(25 mins)
[Star Project Roadshow] Green Hydrogen Case
Ryan Willemsen-Bell
General Manager, Future Fuels
Origin Energy
11:45 - 12:10
(25 mins)
[Star Project Roadshow] Wind Case
12:10 - 12:35
(25 mins)
[Keynote] Ensuring Community Benefits: an Orica case study
Nicole Masson
Community Relations Specialist
Orica
12:35 - 12:40
(05 mins)
Closing Address by Committee for the Hunter
Afternoon - 11 July
14:00 -16:30
(150 mins)
Leading case Study: Pilbara
14:00 - 14:15
(15 mins)
[Keynote] Spotlight on Western Australia and Pilbara Development Models and Plans with Wind and Hydrogen
Terry Hill
Chairman
Pilbara Development Commission
14:15 - 14:30
(15 mins)
[Keynote] Spotlight on Pilbara - Making Clean Energy Work with Local Industrial Development
Chris Schooling
Director Pilbara
Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation, WA
14:30 - 15:10
(40 mins)
[Panel] Commercial Viability of Clean Energy in Regional Mining and Resource Extraction Industries
Tim Bray
Assistant Coordinator Strategic and Consumer Policy
Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety
Rebecca Tomkinson
Chief Executive Officer
DThe Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia
Afternoon Coffee Break
15:40 - 16:10
(30 mins)
[Keynote] Intra- and Inter-regional Connectivity through Green Energy
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Green Power Networks and Community Relations
Darren Hill
EGM Business Development & Strategy
Horizon Power
16:10 - 16:40
(30 mins)
[Star Project Roadshow] Clean Energy
Stream B
Morning - 11 July
08:55 - 12:45
Leading case Study: Gippsland
08:55 - 09:00
(05 mins)
Host State Welcome Address
Hon. Gayle Tierney MP
Minister for Skills & TAFE, Minister for Regional Development
Victorian Government
09:00 - 09:05
(05 mins)
Welcome Address by Co-host
Chris Buckingham
Chief Executive Officer
Latrobe Valley Authority
09:05 - 09:25
(20 mins)
[Keynote] Understanding Gippsland’s Cultural and Industrial Context
Chris Buckingham
Chief Executive Officer
Latrobe Valley Authority
09:25 - 09:45 (20 mins)
[Keynote] Supporting a Sustainable Development: Investing in Economic Opportunities to Support the Transition
Kellie O'Callaghan
Chair
Regional Development Australia Gippsland
Sara Rhodes-Ward
Regional Director, Gippsland
Victorian Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions
9:45 - 10:35
(50 mins)
[Panel] Industry Cultivation: Developing Local Skilled Workforces
Katherine Brewis
Senior Project Manager
CPB Contractors
Leigh Kennedy
Associate Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Engagement
Federation University Australia
Laura Macpherson
Chief Executive Officer
TAFE Gippsland
Paul Johnson
Regional Engagement Manager
Star of the South
10:35 - 11:00
(25 mins)
[Star Project Roadshow] Offshore Wind
Morning Coffee Break
11:30 - 11:55
(25 mins)
[Star Project Roadshow] Liquefied Hydrogen Supply Chain Commercial Demonstration Projec
Jeremy Stone
Non-Executive Director
J-Power
11:55 - 12:10
(15 mins)
[Keynote] Bolstering Gippsland’s Enabling Infrastructure - Transmission
Alistair Parker
Chief Executive Officer
VicGrid
12:10 - 12:25
(15 mins)
[Keynote] Bolstering Gippsland’s Enabling Infrastructure - Battery Storage
Jamie Lowe
Head of Regulation, Compliance, and Sustainability
ENGIE ANZ
12:25 - 12:40
(15 mins)
[Keynote] Bolstering Gippsland’s Enabling Infrastructure – Ports and Marine Logistics
12:40 - 12:45
(05 mins)
Closing Address by Latrobe Valley Authority
Afternoon - 11 July
14:00 - 16:30
(150 mins)
Leading case study: Central Queensland
14:00 - 14:20
(20 mins)
[Keynote] The Hydrogen Opportunity in Queensland and Gladstone
14:20 - 14:40
(20 mins)
[Keynote] Regional Transformation Opportunity of Hydrogen
14:40 - 15:10
(30 mins)
[Keynotes] Decarbonising Queensland’s Industrial Heart
15:10 - 15:25
(15 mins)
[Keynote] Innovation and Training: Fuelling a Clean Energy Future
Afternoon Coffee Break
15:40 - 16:20
(40 mins)
[Panel] Queensland’s REZ and Social Licence Approach
16:20 - 16:40
(20 mins)
[Project Roadshow] The CQ-H2 Project: Global Cooperation, Domestic Industry
16:40 - 16:50
(10 mins)
Close Address
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