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CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION
17 - 18 JULY 2025
MCEC, MELBOURNE
#AuWE2025
IN CONJUNCTION WITH:
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AuWE2025 Early Confirmed Strategic Speakers
Alistair Parker
Chief Executive Officer
VicGrid
Hon Nick Duigan MLC
Minister for Energy and Renewables
Tasmanian Government
Andrew Kingsmill
Executive Director, Technical Advisory Services
EnergyCo
Tim Bray
Assistant Coordinator of Energy
Western Australia Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety
Andrew Lewis
EGM, Consumer, Markets and Analytics
Australian Energy Market Commission
Ulrik Dahl
Trade Commissioner
Trade Council of Denmark
Laura Caspari
Chief Renewables Officer
ENGIE AU
Jens Bøgsted Orfelt
EVP & President, Asia Pacific Offshore Wind
RWE Renewables
Penny Pickett
Head of Australia
Corio Generation
Brett Wickham
Managing Director
ACCIONA Energía Australia
Siham Knowles
Chief Operating Officer
ACCIONA Energía Australia
Thomas Hansen
Senior Director, Offshore Wind Australia
Equinor
Katie Gwynne
Environment and Consenting Manager
Equinor
Anil Chanana
Country Manager Australia
Parkwind
Chad Hymas
Chief Executive Officer
Aula Energy
Steven Oswald
Chief Commercial Officer
RES Australia
Michael Choi
Chief Executive Officer
Ark Energy
Edoardo Prina
CEO Asia Pacific Onshore
Siemens Gamesa
Jacqui Bridge
Executive General Manager Energy Futures
Powerlink Queensland
Matt Cheney
Executive Manager Energy Transition & Sustainability
Western Power
Jackie Brown
Commercial Director Onshore Wind ANZ & ASEAN
GE Vernova
Linden Blair
Project Director
Alinta Energy
Stuart Davis
Executive General Manager Operations
Squadron Energy
Britt Butler
General Manager Portland Aluminium
Alcoa
Steve Clark
General Manager Renewable Maintenance Services
Stanwell Asset Maintenance Company
Hamish Moffat
Managing Director
Zenith Energy
Kane Xu
Senior Vice President
Envision Energy
Darren McCubbin
Chief Executive Officer
Gippsland Climate Change Network
Alice Thompson
Chief Executive Officer
Committee for the Hunter
Matt Thorpe
Chief Executive Officer
Port of Hastings
Richard Pawlik
General Manager Connections Infrastructure
AusNet
Keith Wilks
Chief Executive Officer
Southern Ports Authority
Warner Priest
Midstream Director
InterContinental Energy
Brett Winter
Chief Executive Officer
GeelongPort
Marco Kanaar
General Manager Offshore Installation APAC
DEME
Adam Mitchell
Head of Approvals
Southerly Ten
Rory Van Weerdenburg
Project Director
Gippsland Skies
Captain Ashley McDonald
Ports & Maritime Senior Advisor
Gippsland Skies
Katrina Swalwell
Director, Technical
Windlab
Stephanie Bashir
Founder & CEO
Nexa Advisory
Tony Cantwell
Chief Executive Officer
Committee for Gippsland
Maya Malik
Co-founder
KIMAenergy
Martine Holberton
Director, Renewables
The Energy Charter
Rob Grimmond
Managing Director
Offshore Marine Subsea
Jacqueline Plant
Partner
Norton Rose Fulbright
Taraz Saba
APAC Offshore Wind & Power Generation Service Line Leader
GHD
Natalie Collard
Chief Executive Officer
Farmers for Climate Action
Toby Kent
Chief Executive Officer
Infrastructure Sustainability Council
Unlocking Wind Capital Summit 2025 Speakers
Nick Hawke
Director, Investments
Clean Energy Finance Corporation
Wenona Hadingham
Director of Planning and Coordination, PoweringWA
Western Australia Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety
Sean Kenyon
General Manager Renewables
Shell Energy Australia
Richard Mackie
Head of Power Development
AGL
Jan Daniel Kaemmer
Vice President Sales Australia & New Zealand
Vestas
Scott De Keizer
Head of Development
ENGIE AU
Daniel Beaver
Executive Director
Foresight Group
Daniel Nugent
Head of Portfolio Development
EnergyAustralia
Sam Pearce
Chief Executive Officer
Collgar Renewables
Tobias Geiger
Managing Director
WestWind Energy
Marilyne Crestias
Head of Policy and Advocacy
Clean Energy Investor Group
Kimberly Cram
Co-founder
KIMAenergy
David Smith
Head of Australia
Cubico Sustainable Investments
Rachel Chia
Managing Director, Head of Project Finance for APAC
Deutsche Bank
Stephen Panizza
Head of Renewable Energy
Federation Asset Management
Diversity & Inclusion Pioneers
Kate Sykes
Executive General Manager, People and Sustainability
Squadron Energy
Emma Harris
EGM People, Safety and Culture
ATCO Australia
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
AuWE2024 Strategic Speakers
Sue McCarrey
Chief Executive Officer
Offshore Infrastructure Regulator
Jai Thomas
Deputy Director General, Coordinator of Energy
Government of Western Australia
Andrew Kingsmill
Executive Director, Technical Advisory Services
Energy Corporation of NSW (EnergyCo)
Ilsa Colson
Chief of Staff and Executive Director Communications and Engagement
VicGrid
Rob Wheals
Chief Executive Officer
Squadron Energy
Erin Coldham
Chief Development Officer
Southerly Ten
Daniel Belton
Chief Executive Officer
RWE Renewables Australia
Thomas Hansen
Senior Director, Offshore Wind Australia
Equinor
Dave Johnson
Chief Executive Officer, Australia
EDF Renewables
Thierry Kalfon
CEO Renewables Australia & South-East Asia
ENGIE
Steven Oswald
Chief Commercial Officer, APAC
RES
Dr Rochelle McDonald
Executive General Manager, Operations
Squadron Energy
Werther Esposito
Chief Executive Officer
Enel Green Power Australia
Bede Noonan
Chief Executive Officer of Australia & New Zealand
ACCIONA
Anil Chanana
Country Manager, Australia
Parkwind
Emily Scivetti
Chief Operating Officer
Oceanex Energy
John Titchen
Director
Goldwind Australia
Pelayo Rodriguez Alonso
Head of Business Development Japan and APAC
Ocean Winds
Peter Veljkovic
Chief Development Officer
RWE Renewables Australia
Chad Hymas
Chief Executive Officer
Aula Energy
AuWE2025 Offshore WindTECH Leaders
Carolyn Sanders
General Manager and Executive Director, Australia
Flotation Energy
Iain Grainger
Chief Executive
International Marine Contractors Association
John Shield
Offshore Wind Lead
2H Offshore Engineering
AuWE2025 Regional Development Leaders
Tim Bray
Assistant Coordinator of Energy
Western Australia Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety
Sara Rhodes-Ward
Regional Director, Gippsland
Victorian Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions
Anna Stephenson
Regional Impact and Education Director
Regional Australia Institute
Brant Edwards
Chief Executive Officer
Bunbury Geographe Economic Alliance
Clare Larkin-Sykes
Co-Lead
NewH2
Katrina Langdon
Procurement Manager
Southerly Ten
Jan Rieche
Executive Manager Policy Culture & People
H2U - the Hydrogen Utility
Michael Johnston
Chief Executive Officer
Committee for Geelong
Grahame Irwin
Regional Workforce Transition Officer
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
Laura Macpherson
Chief Executive Officer
TAFE Gippsland
Leigh Kennedy
Associate Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Engagement
Federation University Australia
Nils Hay
Chief Executive Officer
Mid West Development Commission
Shannon O'Rourke
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director
Powering Australia
