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8 - 9 JULY 2026 | MCEC, MELBOURNE
CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION
8 - 9 JULY 2026
MCEC, MELBOURNE
#AuWE2026
CO-LOCATED WITH
AuWE 2026 Early Confirmed Strategic Speakers
Laura Caspari
Chief Renewables Officer & Managing Director
ENGIE Australia & New Zealand
James Katsikas
Chief Executive Officer
EDF power solutions Australia
David Pollington
Chief Executive Officer
ACEN Australia
Thought Leaders Driving the Next Era of WindGrid Transmission
Adele McCarthy
Executive Director, Strategy & Planning
VicGrid
The Minds Powering the 2026 Onshore WindNEXT Summit
Nathan Blundell
Chief Development Officer
Windlab
Tobias Geiger
Managing Director
WestWind Energy
Global Offshore Wind Leaders Gather at the 2026 Offshore WindTECH
Simon Van de Sande
Area Manager, APAC
DEME Group
AuWE2025 Regional Development Leaders
Tim Bray
Assistant Coordinator of Energy
Energy Policy WA
Sharon Claydon MP
Federal Member for Newcastle and Deputy Speaker
The House of Representatives
Brant Edwards
Chief Executive Officer
Bunbury Geographe Economic Alliance
Sara Rhodes-Ward
Regional Director, Gippsland
Victorian Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions
Clare Larkin-Sykes
Co-Lead
New.E
AuWE2025 Strategic Speakers
Sue McCarrey
Chief Executive Officer
Offshore Infrastructure Regulator
Alistair Parker
Chief Executive Officer
VicGrid
Andrew Kingsmill
Executive Director, Technical Advisory Services
EnergyCo
Belinda Wilson
Manager of Offshore Renewables
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Tony Mahar
Australian Energy Infrastructure Commissioner
Vinod Philip
Global Chief Executive Officer
Siemens Gamesa
Jens Bøgsted Orfelt
EVP and President, Asia-Pacific (Offshore Development)
RWE Renewables
Daniel Belton
Chief Executive Officer, Australia
RWE Renewables
Laura Caspari
Chief Renewables Officer
ENGIE AU
Thomas Hansen
Senior Director, Offshore Wind Australia
Equinor
Anil Chanana
Country Manager Australia
Parkwind
Danny Nielsen
Country Manager & Senior Vice President ANZ
Vestas
Jackie Brown
Commercial Director Onshore Wind ANZ & ASEAN
GE Vernova
Kane Xu
Senior Vice President
Envision Energy
John Titchen
Director
Goldwind Australia
Simon Van de Sande
Area Manager, APAC
DEME Group
Unlocking Wind Capital Summit 2025 Speakers
Nick Hawke
Director, Investments
Clean Energy Finance Corporation
Wenona Hadingham
Director of Planning and Coordination
Energy Policy WA
Sean Kenyon
General Manager Renewables
Shell Energy Australia
Richard Mackie
Head of Power Development
AGL
Daniel Beaver
Executive Director
Foresight Group
Diversity & Inclusion Pioneers
Kate Sykes
Executive General Manager, People and Sustainability
Squadron Energy
Kate Naughton
Chief Operating Officer
Windlab
Mary Barry
CEO of CircularEco; Founding Director
Women of Offshore Wind
Alice Thompson
Chief Executive Officer
Committee for the Hunter
Georgina Kentwell
Head of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement
AEMC
AuWE 2025 VIP Guests
More will be updated soon...
Hon. Amber-Jade Sanderson MLA
Minister for Energy and Decarbonisation
Western Australian Government
Linda Rademakers
Assistant Secretary
Net Zero Economy Authority
Michael Wilson
Assistant Secretary
Net Zero Economy Authority
Dr. Anna Lewis
Assistant Director
DCCEEW
Elias Polymeropoulos
Assistant Director
DCCEEW
Rachael Nasplezes
Assistant Director, Nature Positive Regulation Division
DCCEEW
Teagan McKillop
Senior Assessment Officer
DCCEEW
Cassie Hoepner
Senior Assessment Officer
DCCEEW
Maddi Wenzcel
Senior Assessment Officer
DCCEEW
Jodie Smith
Branch Head
Geoscience Australia
Aero Leplastrier
Assistant Director Offshore Renewables Projects
Geoscience Australia
Donna-marie Audas
Director, Marine and Coastal Geoscience
Geoscience Australia
Neeve Hodges
Head of Offshore Development Australia
RWE Renewables
Sean Huang
Offshore Wind Project Lead
RWE Renewables
Martina Gassner
Senior Consent Manager, Offshore Wind
RWE Renewables
Todd Trimble
Stakeholders Relations, Offshore Wind
RWE Renewables
Laurent Le Berre
Project Director
Parkwind
Kedar Lagvankar
Manager, Supply Chain development and Ports
Parkwind
Laura Vervier
Business Development Officer
Parkwind
Kim Downs
Manager, Environmental Planning and Approvals
Parkwind
Philip Beier
Director, EPCI
Parkwind
Linda French
Community and Stakeholder Engagement Manager
Parkwind
Tim Flowers
Approvals and Consenting Manager
Parkwind
Nik Trajkovski
General Manager Commercial & Bids
ACCIONA Energía
Ciaran O'Gorman
General Manager, Engineering
ACCIONA Energía
Warwick Heaney
Senior Manager, Bids
ACCIONA Energía
Oliver Broadhurst
Senior Manager, Commercial
ACCIONA Energía
Kav De Silva
General Manager, Service Connection
ACCIONA Energía
Matthew Doggett
Electrical Engineering Manager
ACCIONA Energía
Michael Hotton
Principal Civil Engineer
ACCIONA Energía
Sushana Karki
GIS Manager
ACCIONA Energía
Alejandro Sanchez
Energy Resource Manager
ACCIONA Energía
Rory Van Weerdenburg
Project Director
Gippsland Skies
Jacob Jonker
Senior Advisor
Gippsland Skies
Ed Boucaut
State Approvals Manager
Gippsland Skies
Daniel Cotterill
Senior Advisor, Government and Media Relations
Gippsland Skies
Anita Murphy
Head of Business Operations, Legal & Compliance
Gippsland Skies
Janelle Murray
Head of Industry Development and Corporate Affairs
Gippsland Skies
Jenelle Cramer
Senior Corporate Lawyer, HSE & Transition
Gippsland Skies
Bill Mundy
Senior Advisor, Training and Skills
Gippsland Skies
Giulio Pinzone
Commonwealth Approvals Manager
Gippsland Skies
Tim Senti
Head of Project Services & Finance
Gippsland Skies
Craig Ricato
Chief Executive Officer
Yindjibarndi Energy Corporation
Tamara Brooker
General Manager, Project Development
Yindjibarndi Energy Corporation
Chris Haddon
General Manager, Engineering and Construction
Yindjibarndi Energy Corporation
Neil de Tisi
Development Manager
Yindjibarndi Energy Corporation
Shane Durlik
Development Manager
Yindjibarndi Energy Corporation
Martin Richardson
Vice President, Engineering & Consulting
Kent
Ruth Baker
Offshore Wind Lead
Kent
Brad Triston
Portfolio Manager
Kent
Ahmed AbdelKhalek
Senior Structural Consultant
Kent
Christopher Jones
Principal Process Engineer
Kent
Jackie Brown
Commercial Director Onshore Wind ANZ & ASEAN
GE Vernova
David Lian
Sales Director, Onshore Wind Australia
GE Vernova
Jason Moore
Senior Sales Manager
GE Vernova
John Burrows
Manager, Renewable Offtakes and Resources
CleanCo Queensland
Bo Wei
Commercial Manager, PPA Implementation
CleanCo Queensland
Taraz Saba
APAC Offshore Wind & Power Generation Service Line Leader
GHD
Stephen Rose
Team Lead, Renewables & Generation
GHD
Meg Sheehan
National Marketing Advisor
GHD
Tom MacLeod
President
Freo Group
Thomas Van Jaarsveld
General Manager, Commercial
Freo Group
Carlo Francis
General Manager, Projects
Freo Group
Jonathan Jacobs
Managing Director
TBH
Robbie Breschkin
Director
TBH
Lynda Bowman
Business Development Manager
TBH
Lisa Marie Rea
BD Manager,Strategy, ESG, Commercial & Stakeholder Management
FMS Group
Torey Drew
Projects Operations Manager
FMS Group
Ben George
Projects Operations Manager
FMS Group
Garry Kearney
General Manager
Qube
Matthew Arkinstall
General Manager
Qube
Sarah Kasteel
Project Manager
Qube
Steven Wilson
Business Development Manager
Qube
Anthony Donald
Chief Executive Officer
TasPorts
Phil Hoggett
Group Executive Commercial & Trade
TasPorts
Mark Cooper
Manager Development Projects
TasPorts
Colin Paterson
Commercial Advisor
TasPorts
Adam Hull
Managing Director
Hullcon
Thomas Meldrum
Civil Team Manager
Hullcon
Ajdin Bekiri
Renewables Lead
Hullcon
Kiseok Kim
Development Director, Offshore Wind
EDF power solutions Australia
Emma Hollo
Development Manager
EDF power solutions Australia
William Frazer
Wind Engineer
EDF power solutions Australia