PLENARY

9:00

OPENING | Opening remarks from the Chair

9:10

VICTORIA STATE KEYNOTE ADDRESS | Ministerial address

The Hon. Lily D’Ambrosio MP, Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change, Victorian Government

9:30

PANEL DISCUSSION | Green Investment

• Commentary on the current challenges and core concerns surrounding renewable energy investment in Australia
• Insights into what the capital market is looking for from projectsIan Learmonth, Chief Executive Officer, Clean Energy Finance Corporation
  Dan Sturrock, Investment Director, Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)
  Kim Nguyen, Director, Head of Australia, Foresight Group

10:10

Delivering landmark energy projects

10:40

Networking and refreshment break

11:10

PANEL DISCUSSION | Transmission

• Funding challenges
• Integration of renewable assets
• Requirements of the transmission network to enable the transition
• The latest government policies and how it may shape priorities going forwards

Richard Lowe, Executive Manager, Business Growth, TransGrid
Bess Clark, General Manager Project Marinus, TasNetworks
Jacqueline Bridge, General Manager – Energy Markets (Acting), Powerlink Queensland

11:50

PANEL DISCUSSION | Grid Connection

• Navigating grid challenges
• Grid planning and connection issues for the new wave of intermittent generation
• The revival of synchronous condensers for grid stabilityGloria Chan, Executive Director – Future Grid, Clean Energy Finance Corporation
  Dr Ross Gawler, Senior Research Fellow, Monash University

12:30

PANEL DISCUSSION | The green hydrogen revolution – The key to a carbon-free economy?

Dr Fiona Simon, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Hydrogen Council
Dr Patrick Hartley, Leader, CSIRO Hydrogen Industry Mission, CSIRO Energy
Iain MacGill, Associate Professor, School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications, UNSW

13:10

TASMANIA STATE KEYNOTE ADDRESS | Ministerial Address

The Hon. Guy Barnett MP, Minister for Energy, Tasmanian Government

13:30

Lunch and networking break

14:30

PANEL DISCUSSION | Paving the way for REZ – Overcoming the challenges and taking advantage of opportunities

• The potential impact of renewables for the REZ regions
• Paving the way for REZ – What can be done to overcome the challenges and take advantage of opportunities?
• Government support/approval process
• Planning & design – What’s available and what might be coming?
• Network development and grid connection
• Funding and financing opportunities for new clean energy projects
• Coordination & transparency to achieve efficient outcomes

Chloe Hicks, Director, Energy Infrastructure and Zones, NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment
Bruce Mountain, Director, Victoria Energy Policy Centre
David Shankey, Executive Director, Renewables, Department of Energy and Public Works (Queensland)

15:10

Renewables, Reliability, Risk & the NEM

15:40

Networking and refreshment break

16:10

Technology to enable the transition

16:30

PANEL DISCUSSION | Innovative approaches to delivering on the energy transition

• How the renewable transition is impacting some of the nation’s leading companies, and how they themselves are transitioning
• Emerging technologies as both a driver and tool of change
• Challenges associated with the decarbonisation of heavy industry and remote operations
• What the consumers want to see from their energy sector

Marc Barrington, Chief Executive Officer, SIMEC Energy Australia
Phil Hodgson, Managing Director & CEO, Calix Limited

17:00

Building a social license to operate in the renewable energy sector

17:20

Closing remarks from the Chair & Networking Function