The breakfast features an interactive panel discussion with energy industry trailblazers and dedicated time to network.
This event is free of charge for registered AEW2022 attendees.
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Debby BlakeyChief Executive OfficerHESTA -
Catherine BuhlerChief Information Security OfficerEnergyAustralia -
Erin ColdhamChief Development OfficerStar of the South -
David GriffinChief Executive OfficerSun Cable -
Tony WoodEnergy Program DirectorGrattan Institute -
Gordon WymerChief Commercial OfficerSnowy Hydro
07:00
Women in Energy Breakfast
08:15
Women in Energy Breakfast concludes
08:50
Opening remarks from the chair
Catriona McLeod
Country Manager (Australia)
European Energy
09:00
Building intermittency into the electricity market whilst maintaining reliability
Jeff Dimery09:30
How does the energy system transition towards a 100% renewable system?
- Investing in developing renewable energy assets and bringing them online quickly
- Quantifying the amount of variable renewable energy capacity required to achieve a fully renewable energy system
- Analysing the exponential growth in energy storage to stabilise the system
- Having the system services (flexibility) in place to balance demand response
Gordon Wymer10:00
Analysing the advantages and disadvantages of the different states’ REZ schemes
- Comparing the three state-based REZ schemes (Queensland, Victoria and NSW)
- What needs to change in transmission network regulation and cost recovery frameworks to create renewable-generation-friendly locations?
- How will state-based schemes interact with the Energy Security Board (ESB)’s proposed regulated REZ development model?
Tony Wood
Energy Program Director
Grattan Institute
10:30
Morning tea in the expo hall
11:00
Delivering the systems and infrastructure to deliver competitively priced, dispatchable, high volume renewable electricity for export
- Developing the world's largest solar energy infrastructure network
- Working with communities and stakeholders
- Building the world’s first intercontinental power grid, connecting Australia to Singapore
- Harnessing and storing solar energy for transmission to Darwin and Singapore via a high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system
David Griffin11:30
Delivering successful energy projects in the renewable revolution
- Massive infrastructure investment to deliver the energy transition
- Complexity surrounding this transformative change
- Connection times and supply chain issues across the energy value chain
- Giving weight to all three aspects of ESG
Fiona McIntyre
Integrated Infrastructure - Environmental Transactions & Advisory
PwC Australia
11:50
Offshore wind farms - getting buy-in from all stakeholders
- Embedding social licence in the planning and operation of new generation projects
- Overcoming resistance to new infrastructure from local communities
- Finding a way through the regulatory maze for a new form of generation
- The role of offshore wind in Australia’s energy market
Erin Coldham12:20
Meeting Australia’s growing demand for reliable baseload power with pumped hydro
- Providing dispatchable power for export and ancillary services to support grid stability
- Lessons learned through the feasibility, development and financing activities
- Upgrading existing transmission lines to cope with the projects output
- Revitalising remote locations and rural towns in economic decline
James Harding
Chief Executive Officer
Genex Power
12:50
Lunch in the expo hall
14:10
PANEL DISCUSSION: How do energy companies secure intelligence systems and data against cyber security threats?
- Where are the threats coming from and what forms do they take?
- What are the best protections against attacks and how does an energy business develop a “prevention-first” mindset?
- What are the most effective counter measures once an attack is executed?
- How do energy generators recover (crisis management)?
Moderator:
Luke Osborne
Director
Stride Renewables
Panellists:
Catherine Buhler
Chief Information Security Officer
EnergyAustralia
Nathan Morelli
Head of Cyber Security and IT Resilience
SA Power Networks
Sarah McCullough
Chief Information Officer
Essential Energy
Keith Marriner
APAC Vice President
PAS by Hexagon
14:50
Afternoon tea in the expo hall
15:20
Increasing investor confidence in new generation projects
- Defining the factors that make investors wary of new generation projects… and what can resolve them
- Is it getting any easier to get a connection agreement?
- Does it increase investor confidence when businesses split their fossil and renewable assets?
- Optimising renewable and firming assets within a portfolio to supply customers with zero emissions energy
Luke Osborne
Director
Stride Renewables
16:10
PANEL DISCUSSION: Defining which projects offer best returns on investment and how will they fit into the future system
- What are the markers of a ‘good’ generation project?
- What types of generation are investors most interested in?
- How long should a project take to become profitable?
Moderator:
Jackie Mckeon
Program Director
Business Renewables Centre Australia (BRC-A)
Panellists:
Debby Blakey
Chief Executive Officer
HESTA
Paul Phillips
Manager, Equities
UniSuper
Craig Whalen
Chief Risk Officer
Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC)
Nick Easingwood
Executive Director, Corporate Finance
ANZ
16:50
Closing remarks from the Chair
16:55
End of Generation 2.0 stream and main conference