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25-26 July 2023
MCEC, Melbourne
#AuWE2023
Conference and Exhibition
25-26 July 2023
MCEC, Melbourne
#AuWE2023
Co-located with
Event Ambassadors
AuWE2023 SPEAKERS
AuWE2023 Strategic Speakers
H.E. Kadri Simson
European Commissioner for Energy
European Commission
Benn Barr
Chief Executive
Australian Energy Market Commission
Alistair Parker
Chief Executive Officer
VicGrid
Mark Williamson
Executive General Manager
Clean Energy Regulator
Sara Leong
Chief Asset Management Officer
Clean Energy Finance Corporation
Per Mejnert Kristensen
President, Asia Pacific
Ørsted
Jens Bøgsted Orfelt
EVP and President, Asia Pacific Offshore Development
RWE
Rafael Munilla
Chief Business Development Officer
Ocean Winds
Carlos Martin Rivals
Chief Executive Officer
BlueFloat Energy
Thierry Kalfon
Managing Director, Renewables for Australia and South-East Asia
ENGIE
Lachlan Creswell
Head of Green Investment Group, Australia and New Zealand
Macquarie Group
Caroline Wykamp
Chief Executive Officer
Marinus Link
Charles Rattray
Chief Executive Officer
Star of the South
John Martin
Chief Executive Officer
Windlab
Ashley Manna
Group Executive, Corporate Development
ElectraNet
John Titchen
Director
Goldwind Australia
Gordon Taylor
Executive General Manager, Major Projects
Transgrid
Luke Edward
Managing Director, Renewable Power & Transition
Brookfield
Jonathan D'Sylva
Chief Development Officer
AusNet Services
Anthony Yeates
Executive General Manager, Development
Tilt Renewables
Anthony Lamb
Head of Asia-Pacific
Corio Generation
Heidi Lee
Chief Executive Officer
Beyond Zero Emissions
Dr. Rochelle Macdonald
Executive General Manager, Operations
Squadron Energy
Daniel Beaver
Executive Director
Foresight Group
Jacqui Bridge
Executive General Manager Energy Futures
Powerlink Queensland
Lily Habib
Project Director - G-REZ
AusNet Services
Jonathan Smith
General Manager, Offshore Development
Vena Energy
Werther Esposito
Country Manager Australia
Enel Green Power
Deion Campbell
Operating Partner
H.R.L. Morrison & Co
Wendy Farmer
Community Organiser
Friends of the Earth
Linda Miles
Senior Trade Specialist, Energy and Low Carbon Transition - Australia
Scottish Development International
Jordan Glanville
Infrastructure Manager
Oceanex Energy
Noel Boylan
Managing Director, Australia
Norwegian Geotechnical Institute
Alexander Danne
Partner, Head of Energy and Infrastructure
Gilbert + Tobin
Tony Cantwell
Chief Executive Officer
Committee for Gippsland
Colin McIvor
Cluster Manager
Subsea Innovation Cluster Australia
Susan Findlay
Communications and Stakeholder Engagement Manager
RES
James Perry
Offshore Wind Principal Engineer
WSP
Nitin Repalle
Energy & Advisory Lead - APAC region
Acteon
Eirik Ellingsen
Director Offshore Wind Asia Pacific
Norwegian Energy Partners (NORWEP)
Gemma Claase
Head of Renewable Energy, Pacific
Marsh
Dan Horton
Director Western Region
Thread
Carolyn Sanders
Head of Operations, Australia
Flotation Energy
Margarida Pimentel
Group Manager Onboarding and Connections
Australian Energy Market Operator
Rikki Butler
Communications and Engagement Director
RPS
Boris Novak
Industry Advisor
HunterNet Co-Operative
Aylin Cunsolo
Partner
Baker McKenzie
Sarah Altmann
Head of Public Affairs
Star of the South
Alice Thompson
Chief Executive Officer
Committee for the Hunter
Kwong Kiu
Technical Services Manager
Delmar Systems
Tim Fischer
Global Executive Director
Ramboll
Greg Elkins
Founder and Managing Director
Global Power Energy
Joanne Crew
Partner
King & Wood Mallesons
Neil Fraser
Executive Director
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Tricia Wunsch
Partner, Strategic Communication and Stakeholder Engagement
ERM
Offshore Windtech Leaders
Dave Johnson
Chief Executive Officer, Australia
EDF Renewables
Benjamin White
Director for Business Development & Stakeholder Relations
Equinor
Talia Zammataro
Senior Director Sales ANZ
Vestas
Mirjam Tome
Managing Director
Skyborn Renewables Australia
Tim Sawyer
Chief International Officer and Director, Asia and Australia
Flotation Energy
Brett Winter
Chief Executive Officer
GeelongPort
Malcolm Geier
Chief Executive Officer
Port of Hastings Corporation
Lyle Banks
General Manager Development and Trade
Pilbara Ports Authority
Ercihan Kurt
Vice President Sales, HV Solutions
NKT
Sean Van Steel
Operations Director
CoreMarine
Dr. Sven Teske
Associate Professor and Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures
University of Technology Sydney
Dirk Verwimp
Senior Advisor Offshore Wind
Sarens
Dr. Adrian Panow
Director Major Projects, Melbourne Energy Institute
University of Melbourne
Dr Nina Levy
Service Line Manager, Geophysics and Geotechnical
Fugro
Patrick Hastings
Chief Delivery and Capability Officer
Infrastructure Sustainability Council
Michael Jessup
Special Counsel
Port of Newcastle
Penny Pickett
Development Director
Corio Generation
Campaigners for Diversity and Inclusion
Amanda White
Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion
RES
Marilyn Crestias
Director
Renewable Energy Insights
Lara Lavers
Head of Corporate Affairs
Windlab
