PROGRAM & SPEAKERS

Hear from leaders in the superannuation, finance and project owner community, as well as governments and regulators, as they come together to identify how we can catalyse the level of investment needed to achieve 82% renewables by 2030.

Program

The following program is provisional in nature and subject to change at the discretion of the Organising Committee. For the latest program and speaker announcements, follow Clean Energy Investor Group on LinkedIn.

0800 - 1900 | REGISTRATION OPEN

0900 - 1100 | SUPER POWERED - PATHWAYS FOR AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL

0900 - 0910 | Conference Opening
Marilyne Crestias | Interim Chief Executive Officer, Clean Energy Investor Group

0910 - 0920 | Sponsor Address
John Martin | Chief Executive Officer, Windlab

0920 - 0940 | Ministerial Address
The Hon. Lily D'Ambrosio | Minister for Climate Action, Minister for Energy and Resources, Minister for the State Electricity Commission

0940 - 1000 | Fireside Conversation - Super powering the Energy Transition
Marigold Look | Executive Director - Infrastructure, IFM Investors
Simon Corbell | Chair, State Electricity Commission - Victoria

1000 - 1040 | Panel Discussion: Pathways to Sustainable Energy Financing
Moderator: Marilyne Crestias | Interim Chief Executive Officer, Clean Energy Investor Group
Philip McLaughlin | Managing Director & Head of Capital Structuring Advisory, RBC Capital Markets
Lachlan Cresswell | Executive Director and Head, Australia & New Zealand, Green Investment Group, Macquarie Asset Management
Tim Buckley | Director, Climate Energy Finance

1040 - 1110 | MORNING TEA & NETWORKING BREAK

1110 - 1300 | ACHIEVING CLEAN ENERGY TARGETS: ACCELERATING PLANNING & ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT

1110 - 1130 | Delivering Major Clean Energy Projects in Australia
Peter Briggs | Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills

1130 - 1150 | Renewable Energy and Nature: Policy Conflicts and the Future of Nature Conservation
Kelly O'Shanassy | Chief Executive Officer, Australian Conservation Foundation

1150 - 1210 | Reforms for the Critical Decade
Alex Wonhas | Advisory Board Member - EnergyCo, NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

1210 - 1250 Panel Discussion: Overcoming Planning and Environmental Barriers
Moderator: John Titchen | Director, Goldwind Australia
John Martin | Chief Executive Officer, Windlab
Peter Briggs | Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills
Kelly O'Shanassy | Chief Executive Officer, Australian Conservation Foundation
Alex Wonhas | Advisory Board Member - EnergyCo, NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Iwan Davies | Director Energy Assessments, Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure

1250 - 1330 | LUNCH & NETWORKING BREAK

1330 - 1520 | THINKING BIG - NEW DIRECTIONS IN ENERGY POLICY & MARKETS

1330 - 1350 | Battery Storage Financing / Bankability
Stephanie Bashir | Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Nexa Advisory

1350 - 1420 | Capacity Investment Scheme
Nevenka Codevelle | Executive General Manager, AEMO Services
Matthew Brine | Division Head, Office of the Capacity Investment Scheme, Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water

1420 - 1440 | Fit for Purpose Future Market Design
Alex Sundakov | Executive Director, Castalia Advisors

1440 - 1520 | Panel Discussion: Accelerating renewables investment for global impact
Moderator: Dan Belton | Chief Executive Officer, RWE Renewables Australia
Stephanie Bashir | Founder & CEO, Nexa Advisory
Nevenka Codevelle | Executive General Manager, AEMO Services
Matthew Brine | Division Head, Office of the Capacity Investment Scheme, Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water
Alex Sundakov | Executive Director, Castalia Advisors

1520 - 1550 | AFTERNOON TEA & NETWORKING BREAK

1550 - 1745 | POWERING THE TRANSFORMATION - SOLUTIONS FOR MEGA INFRASTRUCTURE

1550 - 1610 | The Engineering Labour Market and Skills We Need to Deliver Clean Energy Mega Infrastructure
Jenny Mitchell | General Manager, Policy and Advocacy, Engineers Australia

1610 - 1630 | Energy Generation, Storage and Transmission Infrastructure
Vanya Kumar | Executive Director, Innovation Commercial and Investment Attraction, Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action

1630 - 1650 | Managing Mega Projects from a Governance Perspective
Leeanne Bond | Owner, Breakthrough Energy & Chair of the Queensland Energy System Advisory Board (QESAB)

1650 - 1730 | Panel Discussion: Solutions for Renewable Energy Growth
Moderator: Jonathan Upson | Head of Policy & Regulatory Affairs, Tilt Renewables
Matthew Stuchbery | Chair, Queensland Renewable Energy Council
Vanya Kumar | Executive Director, Innovation Commercial and Investment Attraction, Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
Jenny Mitchell| General Manager, Policy and Advocacy, Engineers Australia
Matthew Gurney | Executive General Manager, Symal Infrastructure

1730 - 1745 | Closing Remarks
Marilyne Crestias | Interim Chief Executive Officer, Clean Energy Investor Group

1745 - 1900 | NETWORKING DRINKS

1900 - 2230 | CONFERENCE DINNER

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