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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
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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
  • Marine Spatial Planning

  • Environmental Co-Existence

17:40 - 18:30

50 mins

[Panel] Forging a Strong Supply Chain Collaboration for Offshore Wind Development
  • International and Domestic Supply Chain Development

  • 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

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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