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2024 STRATEGIC SUMMIT AGENDA
Day 1 – Strategic Summit
DAY 1 10 July | Tuesday Morning Session
08:55 - 09:00
05 mins
Opening Address by Chair
09:00 - 09:10
10 mins
Host Country Welcome - The Current State and Future Outlook of the Australian Wind Energy Market
09:10 - 09:40
30 mins
Government Initiatives and Regulatory Pathways: Driving Wind Development
09:40 - 10:00
20 mins
Streamlining the Process to Greater Development Clarity: NOPSEMA’s Role and Next Steps
10:00 - 10:20
20 mins
Global Winds: Strategies for Investing in Australia's Future

Eamon Ryan
Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications
Government of Ireland
Coffee Break
10:50 - 11:40
50 mins
[C-Suite Visionaries] Charting Australia's Wind Energy Course towards the Net-Zero Future of the Asia-Pacific Region
11:40 - 11:50
10 mins
[Keynote] RWE's Strategies for Approaching the Net-zero Future of Australia and APAC

Daniel Belton
Chief Executive Officer
RWE Renewables Australia
11:50 - 12:40
50 mins
[Executive Panel] Pioneering Australia's Wind Energy Development - Kickstarting a Decade of Successful Delivery

Holger Matthiesen
Senior Vice President, Offshore Wind Europe & Global New Markets
Mainstream Renewable Power

Werther Esposito
Country Manager Australia
Enel Green Power
12:40 - 13:00
20 mins
[Keynote] Available to Diamond Sponsor
Lunch & networking break
DAY 1 10 July | Afternoon Strategic Summit
14:00 - 14:50
50 mins
[Planning Updates] From Offshore to Shore - Infrastructure Readiness for Wind Expansion
Moderator:

Jonathan Jacob
Managing Director, Australia
TBH
Moderator:

Jai Thomas
Deputy Director General, Coordinator of Energy
Government of Western Australia

Malcolm Geier
Chief Executive Officer
Port of Hastings

Matt Cheney
Executive Manager Energy Transition & Sustainability
Western Power
14:50 - 15:40
50 mins
[Frontier’s Dialogue] Stimulating Investment and Development: Unlocking Offshore Wind Revolution in Australia
Moderator:

Dr. Sven Teske
Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures
University of Technology, Sydney
Panelist:

Carolyn Sanders
Executive Director – Australia
Flotation Energy

Dave Johnson
Chief Executive Officer, Australia
EDF Renewables
15:40 - 16:00
20 mins
[Keynote] Available to Platinum Sponsor
Coffee Break
16:30 - 16:50
20 mins
[Keynote] Grid’s Master Plan to Support Offshore Wind Integration and Interconnection
16:50 - 17:40
50 mins
[Panel] Synergies between Wind and Environmental Consents: A Delicate Approach
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Marine Spatial Planning
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Environmental Co-Existence
17:40 - 18:30
50 mins
[Panel] Forging a Strong Supply Chain Collaboration for Offshore Wind Development
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International and Domestic Supply Chain Development
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Collaboration with Other Ocean-based Industries

Hanne Multhaupt
Head of Procurement APAC
RWE

Bodye Darvill
Director Emerging Industries
Latrobe Valley Authority

Ulrik Dahl
Consul General & Trade Commissioner
Royal Danish Consulate Trade Council of Denmark
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Eirik Ellingsen
Director Offshore Wind Asia Pacific
Norwegian Energy Partners (NORWEP)
18:30 - 18:35
05 mins
Closing Address by Chair
18:35 - 19:30
55 mins
Cocktail Reception
19:30 - 20:30
05 mins
Gala Dinner (Sustainability & Diversity Night)
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