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Day 1 – Strategic Summit
AGENDA AT A GLANCE
Date | Field Trip | Strategic Summit | Exhibition | Student's Day | Unlocking Wind Capital Summit | Women in Clean Energy Program | Cocktail Reception | Gala Dinner/ Sustainability & Diversity Night | Offshore WindTECH Summit | Regional Development Forum |
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9th July 2024 | 09:00 - 17:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
10th July 2024 | - | 08:55-18:35 | 10:00-18:00 | 10:00-15:30 | 14:00-18:20 | 16:00-17:30 | 18:35-19:30 | 19:30-20:30 | - | - |
11th July 2024 | - | 08:55-16:55 | 09:00-16:00 | - | - | - | - | - | 09:30-17:15 | 09:30-17:00 |
2024 STRATEGIC SUMMIT AGENDA
DAY 1 10 July | Wednesday Morning Session
09:00 - 09:05
05 mins
Opening Address by Chair
09:05 - 09:15
10 mins
Welcome to Country
09:15 - 09:25
10 mins
Host State Opening Keynote: Full Speed Ahead - Victoria's Wind Energy Outlook
The Hon. Lily D'Ambrosio MP
Minister for Climate Action, Energy & Resources, the State Electricity Commissions
Victorian Government
09:25 - 09:35
10 mins
State Government Initiatives and Regulatory Pathways: Driving Wind Development
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Western Australia
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Tasmania
09:35 - 09:50
15 mins
[Keynote] Regulating Australia's Offshore Renewables Sector
Sue McCarrey
Chief Executive Officer
National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA)
09:50 - 10:10
20 mins
International Ministerial Messages: Strategies for Investing in Australia's Future
Eamon Ryan
Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications
Government of Ireland
H.E. Jan Christian Vestre
Minister of Trade and Industry
Government of Norway
Gillian Martin MSP
Minister for Energy, Just Transition and Fair Work
Scottish Government
10:10 - 10:40
30 mins
Ambassadors' Dialogue: Reinforcing Collaborations with the Australian Government and Enterprises
Pernille Dahler Kardel
Ambassador of Denmark to Australia, New Zealand and Fiji
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark
Anne Grete Riise
Ambassador of Norway to Australia
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway
Tim Mawe
Ambassador of Ireland to Australia
Government of Ireland
Coffee Break
11:10 - 11:40 30mins
[Top Voices] Achieving Net Zero by 2050: Charting a Blueprint with Enormous Wind Potentials
Rob Wheals
Chief Executive Officer
Squadron Energy
Erin Coldham
Chief Development Officer
Star of the South
11:40 - 12:30 50mins
[Executive Panel] Pioneering Australia's Wind Energy Development - Kickstarting a Decade of Successful Delivery
Daniel Belton
Chief Executive Officer
RWE Renewables Australia
Werther Esposito
Chief Executive Officer
Enel Green Power Australia
Damien Sanford
Chief Operating Officer
Tilt Renewables
Niny Borges
Managing Director, Australia
Equinor
John Titchen
Director
Goldwind Australia
Thierry Kalfon
CEO Renewables Australia & South-East Asia
ENGIE
Steven Oswald
Chief Commercial Officer, APAC
RES
Nathan Blundell
Chief Development Officer
Windlab
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
Panelist:
Jai Thomas
Deputy Director General, Coordinator of Energy
Government of Western Australia
Matt Cheney
Executive Manager Energy Transition & Sustainability
Western Power
Bede Noonan
Chief Executive Officer of Australia & New Zealand
ACCIONA
Malcolm Geier
Chief Executive Officer
Port of Hastings
Virginia Wilson
Chief Trade and Customer officer
Southern Ports Authority
Danielle Beinart
Executive General Manager, Networks & Technical
Australian Energy Market Commission
Chad Hymas
Chief Executive Officer
Aula Energy
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:
Marcus Dowling
Executive Manager, Offshore Wind Development
Iberdrola Australia
Rory Van Weerdenburg
Project Director
Mainstream Renewable Power
Emily Scivetti
Chief Operating Officer
Oceanex Energy
Anil Chanana
Country Manager, Australia
Parkwind
Carolyn Sanders
Executive Director – Australia
Flotation Energy
Dave Johnson
Chief Executive Officer, Australia
EDF Renewables
Mirjam Tome
Managing Director
Skyborn Renewables Australia
Pelayo Rodriguez Alonso
Head of Business Development Japan and APAC
Ocean Winds
15:40 - 16:00
20 mins
[Keynote] Reserved for Hitachi Energy
Alfredo Pares
Senior Vice President, Head of Renewables
Hitachi Energy
Coffee Break
16:30 - 16:50
20 mins
[Keynote] Reserved for Synera Renewable Energy
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
Moderator:
Jacqui Plant
Special Counsel
Norton Rose Fulbright
Panelist:
Martin Scott
Managing Director
HiDef Aerial Surveying
Jas Chambers
Chair and Co-founder
Ocean Decade Australia
Pat Fournier
Business Development Manager – Geosolutions
MMA Offshore
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
Marie Hegot
Head of Wind - Australia
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Eirik Ellingsen
Director Offshore Wind Asia Pacific
Norwegian Energy Partners (NORWEP)
April Kelly
Country Head and Inward Investment Lead for Australia and New Zealand
Scottish Development International
Penny Pickett
Head of Australia
Corio Generation
18:30 - 18:35
05 mins
Closing Address by Chair
18:35 - 19:30
55 mins
Cocktail Reception
19:00 - 21:00
120mins
Gala Dinner (Sustainability & Diversity Night)
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