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8 - 9 JULY 2026 | MCEC, MELBOURNE
CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION
8 - 9 JULY 2026
MCEC, MELBOURNE
#AuWE2026
Energy Transition Sponsors
Platinum Sponsors
AuWE 2026 Strategic Speakers
Hon. Lily D'Ambrosio MP
Minister for Climate Action, Energy and Resources, and the SEC
Victorian Government
Matthew Brine
Deputy Secretary, Energy Group
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment, and Water
Anh Mai
Executive Director, Offshore Wind Energy Victoria (OWEV)
Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
Alison Wiltshire
Acting Head of Division, Clean Energy Investment and Facilitation
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Montana de Meillon
Acting Director, Renewables Regulatory Practice Section
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment, and Water
Lane Crockett
Executive General Manager, Assets
SEC Victoria
Thimo Mueller
General Manager, Commercial
ASL
Paul Graham
Chief Economist Energy
CSIRO
Adam Murdoch
Head of Renewable Energy Safety
Energy Safe Victoria
Laura Caspari
Chief Renewables Officer
ENGIE Australia & New Zealand
James Katsikas
Chief Executive Officer
EDF power solutions Australia
David Pollington
Mananging Director
ACEN Australia
Stuart Davis
Executive General Manager, Operations
Squadron Energy
Walter Schutte
Executive General Manager, Customer & Energy Markets
Squadron Energy
Kath Elliott
Head of Stakeholder and Community Engagement
Squadron Energy
David Moretto
Chief Commercial Officer
AGL
Iain Pople
Project CEO, Flagship Funds APAC
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners
Marcus Dowling
Executive Manager, Offshore Wind Development
Iberdrola Australia
Nicola Pero
Executive Director
Iberdrola Australia
Stephanie Easton
Executive General Manager, Energy Markets
Iberdrola Australia
Chad Hymas
Chief Executive Officer
Aula Energy
Anil Chanana
Country Manager Australia
JERA Nex bp
Pelayo Rodríguez
Head of Business Development for Japan and Asia Pacific
Ocean Winds
Albert Quan
Project Development Director, Gippsland
Ørsted
Angela Catt
Board Member of Clean Energy Council, EGM Corporate Affairs
Tilt Renewables
Zac Ryan
Head of Customers and Energy Markets
Tilt Renewables
Nik Trajkovski
General Manager Commercial & Bids
ACCIONA Energía
Jacqui Bridge
Executive General Manager, Network Investment
Powerlink Queensland
Claus Repenning
Executive Strategy
ElectraNet
Danny Nielsen
Country Manager and SVP Australia & New Zealand
Vestas
Samuel Morillon
Managing Director Australia
Siemens Energy
Sam Fyfield
General Manager Grid
Goldwind
Jorge Sánchez Turel
APAC Sales Leader, Wind Services
GE Vernova
Nick Foa
Chief Executive Officer
Industry Capability Network - Victoria
Thomas Schmitz
General Manager, Energy Markets
Aquila Clean Energy APAC
Bart Willems
Head of Commercial Offshore Wind
Jan De Nul
Johan Mouton
Director, Project Delivery
Equis
Tony Cantwell
Chief Executive Officer
Committee for Gippsland
Michael Choi
Chief Executive Officer
Ark Energy
Joe Corvetti
Executive Director
OCTES
Darren Sexton
Chief Executive Officer
Palisade Integrated Management Services
Vincent Fromont
Senior Vice President, Renewable Energy & Energy Transition
Kuehne+Nagel
Thought Leaders Driving the Next Era of WindGrid Transmission
Adele McCarthy
Executive Director, Strategy & Planning
VicGrid
Claire Cass
Executive Director, Access and Connections
VicGrid
Rachel Hayden
Director, Network Access
EnergyCo
Richard Pawlik
General Manager, Contestable Connections
AusNet
Ben Bristow
Head of Grid Transformation
Western Power
Stephanie McDougall
Head of Policy and Regulation
Tilt Renewables
Darren Brown
Co-Managing Director
Octopus Investments
Matthew Dickie
APAC Head of Regulatory Affairs
RWE
Scott Partlin
Head of Grid Connection
Neoen Australia
The Minds Powering the 2026 Onshore WindNEXT Summit
Nathan Blundell
Chief Development Officer
Windlab
Tobias Geiger
Managing Director
WestWind Energy
Alberto Perez Couso
Managing Director
Nordex Oceania
Richard Mackie
Head of Power Development
AGL
Malcolm Light
Head of Renewable Delivery, Future Energy Business
Synergy
Emerson Hicks
Project Manager, Renewable Energy
Zenith Energy
Roberto Divita
Managing Director
PLUSSMART Technology
Wendy Farmer
Gippsland Organiser of Yes2Renewables
Friends of the Earth
Leaders Powering Unlocking Wind Capital Summit 2026
Steven Oswald
Chief Commercial Officer
RES Australia
Fiona McIntyre
Chief Financial and Investments Officer
RWE Renewables Australia
Paul Richards
Global Head of Resources, Energy & Infrastructure
ANZ
Grant Muller
Head of Market, Risk and Development, Telstra Energy
Telstra
Anthony Marriner
Chief Executive Officer
Spark Renewables
Daniel Beaver
Executive Director
Foresight Group
Roby Camagong
Managing Director and Head of Investments
Equis
Werther Esposito
Chief Executive Officer
Potentia Energy
Sam Pearce
Chief Executive Officer
Collgar Renewables
Stephen Panizza
Co-Founding Partner and Head of Sustainable Infrastructure
Federation Asset Management
Karen Jordan
Transaction Director
OX2
Matthew Forwood
Country Manager, Energy Systems, Australia and New Zealand
DNV
Global Offshore Wind Leaders Gather at the 2026 Offshore WindTECH
Kiseok Kim
Development Director, Offshore Wind
EDF Power Solutions
Tamara Al-Hashimi
Technical Director
RPS
Jorrit De Boer
Commercial Manager, Renewables
Boskalis Offshore Energy
Simon Van de Sande
Area Manager, APAC
DEME Group
Giacomo Rizzi
Director, HV & Submarine Business, Oceania and South East Asia
Prysmian
Tom Whiting
Wind Lead APAC
Worley
Jonas Jacobsen
Managing Director
Energise Renewables
Leading Voices for Regional Development Forum
Montana de Meillon
Acting Director, Renewables Regulatory Practice Section
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment, and Water
Anthea Middleton
Chief Executive Officer
Powering Skills Organisation
Michael Williams
Sustainability Superintendent
Bellevue Gold
Michael Johnston
Chief Executive Officer
Committee for Geelong
Nils Hay
Chief Executive Officer
Mid West Development Commission
James Montgomery
Chief Executive Officer
TAFE Gippsland
Lucy Allan
Advocacy Director
RE-Alliance
Allison Hendricks
Chief Executive Officer and Founder
Simply Stakeholders
Jessica Kite
Head of Community and Regional Development
Squadron Energy
Leading Women in Energy Transition 2026
Nicola Falcon
Executive General Manager System Design
Australian Energy Market Operator
Jenny Selway
Chief Executive Officer
HILT CRC
Allison Hortle
Science Director
CSIRO Energy
Electra Davies
General Manager, People & Experience
Momentum Energy
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
Kiseok Kim
Development Director, Offshore Wind
EDF Power Solutions
Tamara Al-Hashimi
Technical Director
RPS
Jorrit De Boer
Commercial Manager, Renewables
Boskalis Offshore Energy
Simon Van de Sande
Area Manager, APAC
DEME Group
Giacomo Rizzi
Director, HV & Submarine Business, Oceania and South East Asia
Prysmian
Tom Whiting
Wind Lead APAC
Worley
Jonas Jacobsen
Managing Director
Energise Renewables
Nicola Falcon
Executive General Manager System Design
Australian Energy Market Operator
Jenny Selway
Chief Executive Officer
HILT CRC
Allison Hortle
Science Director
CSIRO Energy
Electra Davies
General Manager, People & Experience
Momentum Energy
Steven Oswald
Chief Commercial Officer
RES Australia
Fiona McIntyre
Chief Financial and Investments Officer
RWE Renewables Australia
Paul Richards
Global Head of Resources, Energy & Infrastructure
ANZ
Grant Muller
Head of Market, Risk and Development, Telstra Energy
Telstra
Anthony Marriner
Chief Executive Officer
Spark Renewables
Daniel Beaver
Executive Director
Foresight Group
Roby Camagong
Managing Director and Head of Investments
Equis
Werther Esposito
Chief Executive Officer
Potentia Energy
Sam Pearce
Chief Executive Officer
Collgar Renewables
Stephen Panizza
Co-Founding Partner and Head of Sustainable Infrastructure
Federation Asset Management
Karen Jordan
Transaction Director
OX2
Matthew Forwood
Country Manager, Energy Systems, Australia and New Zealand
DNV
AuWE2026 VIP Guests
More will be updated soon...
Pelayo Rodríguez
Head of Business Development for Japan and Asia Pacific
Ocean Winds
Kristy Finch
Senior Manager Permitting & Enviroment
Ocean Winds
Annika Ernest
Stakeholder Associate
Ocean Winds
Mark Vile
Managing Director
Onward
Dianne Munro
National Technical Director
Onward
Sean Myers
Southern Region Manager
Onward
Camilo Alzate
ES Director
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories
Chido Chandakabata
Engineering Director, APAC
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories
Neil Hall
Business Development Manager
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories
Andrea Fakos
Sales & Customer Service Manager
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories
Craig Jackison
Regional Director, Commercial
The CSL Group
Richard Irvine
Regional Director, Commercial
The CSL Group
Mark Hughes
Senior Manager, Scheduling & Customer Service
The CSL Group
Josina Meier
Regional Director, Strategy and Transhipment
The CSL Group
Christopher Imrie
Senior Charterer and Scheduler
The CSL Group
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