Australian Energy Week 2023 | Quest Events Pty Ltd | 18 June 2023 | Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC), 1 Convention Centre Pl, South Wharf VIC 3006, Australia

It is the place to hear from industry leaders, make connections, and do business, with representatives from the whole energy value chain, from CEOs to analysts, energy traders to engineers. And everyone in between.

This is where the big discussions happen and the tough questions are answered. Join us to be part of the industry’s major annual event.

• Be an industry player - from CEO’s to analysts, energy traders to engineers - AEW attracts the entire energy value chain. If you’re not there, you’re not part of the conversation
• Grow your network with over 20 hours of networking including the event gala dinner, networking drinks and Women in Energy breakfast
• Meet the businesses with the solutions you need in the energy transition, at the select exhibition of 40 + exhibitors
• Engage with the people that matter, by joining C-suite speakers and senior delegates from every energy business in Australia, with 80% + from the energy supply chain
• Update your knowledge by hearing the current developments and innovations with 35+ case studies from game-changing technologies and projects
• Grasp the latest thinking and strategies from the innovators transforming the energy industry

2023 Speakers

Dominic Adams
General Manager, Networks, Energy Networks Australia

Lumi Adisa
Director - Energy Market Analytics, NEOM

Hope Allum
Customer Operations, Genesis Energy

Sam Barbaro
Chief Executive Officer, Western Power

Alana BArlow
National Hydrogen Commercialisation Manager, Sumitomo

Ben Barnes
General Manager - Corporate Affairs and Retail, Australian Energy Council

Troyson Bassani
Board Member, Indigenous Energy Australia

David Beavers
General Manager Network Infrastructure, AusNet

Ron Ben David
Professorial Fellow, Monash University

Phil Blythe
Founding Director, Climate Tech Assembly

Richard Bolt
Principal, Nous Group

Jacqui Bridge
Executive General Manager Energy Futures, Powerlink Queensland

Markus Brokhof
Chief Operating Officer, AGL

Ian Brooksbank
Chief Executive Officer, Hydro Tasmania

Matthew Brown
Vice President, AFRY

Darren Brown
Co-Head of Investment and Development, Octopus Australia

Ben Burge
Member of the Team, Telstra Energy, Telstra

Daniel Barrows
Head of Asia Pacific and Chief Investment Officer, Eku Energy

Jill Cainey
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Erne Energy

Matthew Cheney
Chief Technology Officer, Western Power

Lisa Chiba
Managing Director, Momentum Energy

Nigel Clark
Chief Executive Officer, Aurora Energy

Erin Coldham
Chief Development Officer, Star of the South

Anna Collyer
Chair, Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) and Energy Security Board (ESB)

Blair Comley
Net Zero Centre Leader, EY Port Jackson Partners

Simon Corbell
Chief Executive Officer and Chair, Clean Energy Investor Group (CEIG)

Jacqueline Crawshaw
Interim Chief Executive Officer, Energy Consumers Australia

Chris Croker
Steering Group Member, First Nations Clean Energy Network

Libby Dale
Co-founder, SmartMeasures

Michael Dart
Executive General Manager - Customer, Energy Queensland

Rik De Buyserie
Chief Executive Officer, ENGIE Australia & New Zealand

Craig De Laine
Chief Executive Officer, Australian Gas Infrastructure Group (AGIG)

Gavin Dufty
Manager Policy and Research, St Vincent de Paul Society Victoria

Damian Dwyer
Head of Policy and International Relations , Low Emission Technology Australia

Stephanie Easton
General Manager - Analytics and Portfolio Optimisation

Jo Egan
Chief Customer Officer, AGL

Dr. Cathy Foley
Chief Scientist , Australian Government

Anna Freeman
Policy Director - Decarbonisation, Clean Energy Council

Jackie Funder
Associate Director, Green Investment Group, Macquarie Asset Management

David Fyfe
Chief Executive Officer, Synergy

Matthew Gleeson
Vice President Global Alliances & Channels, Oracle Energy and Water

Gill Goldsmith
Director, Net Zero Industry Innovation Program, NSW Treasury

Ellen Gorissen
General Manager Commercial, HB11 Energy

Justin Grose
Director of Energy, Utilities and Resources, Appian

Matthew Halliday
Chief Executive Officer, Ampol

Scott Hamilton
Senior Advisor , Smart Energy Council

Eva Hanly
East Australia and NZ Director, Fortescue Future Industries

Greg Hannan
Head of Network Strategy & Non-Network Solutions, CitiPower, Powercor & United Energy

Sheree Harrison
Director – Renewables and Sustainable Finance, Clean Energy Finance

Jeremy Hasnip
Head of Energy Transition, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

Sabiene Heindl
Executive Director, Energy Charter

Chloe Hicks
Executive Director, Strategy and Policy, Energy Corporation of NSW (EnergyCo)

Shannon Hyde
Chief Executive Officer, Simply Energy

Carly Irving Dolan
Chief Executive - Energy, NRMA

Emma Jenkin
Partner, Killara Capital

Stephanie Jolly
Executive General Manager, Consumers, Policy and Markets, Australian Energy Regulator (AER)

Marie Jordan
Executive General Manager, Network Planning, Transgrid

Peter Lambert
Partner, McKinsey & Company

Jennifer Lauber Patterson
Managing Director, Frontier Impact Group

Neil Lawrence
Director of Retail, Ofgem (Office of Gas and Electricity Markets

Ian Learmonth
Chief Executive Officer, Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC)

Kevin Lin
General Manager, Information and Communications Technology, Stanwell

Jamie Lowe
Head of Regulation, Compliance and Sustainability, ENGIE

Eddie Mallan
General Manager Commercial, Territory Generation

Ravi Mandalika
Executive, Partner - Energy, Sustainability & Utilities Industry Leader, ANZ, IBM

Peter Mccosker
Director of Infrastructure and Timberland, Future Fund

Sarah Mccullough
Chief Information Officer, Essential Energy

Jackie Mckeon
Program Director, Business Renewables Centre Australia

Sarah Mcnamara
Chief Executive, Australian Energy Council

Andrew Mears
Chief Executive Officer, SwitchDin

Shaun Meredith
Executive Director – Green Energy, Department of Water and Environmental Regulation

Darren Miller
Chief Executive Officer, Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)

Chris Miller
Interim Chief Executive Officer, State Electricity Commission (SEC)

Elizabeth Molyneux
Deputy Secretary, Energy, Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA)

Nathan Morelli
Head of Cyber Security and IT Resilience, SA Power Networks

Rob Morris
Chief Executive Officer, iO Energy

Simon Muller
Director - Germany, Agora Energiewende

Lucy Nation
Vice President Hydrogen, Australia, bp

Damien Nicks
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, AGL

Karrina Nolan
Executive Director , Original Energy

Shannon O Rourke
Chief Executive Officer, Future Battery Industries Cooperative Research Centre

Hugh Outhred
Managing Director, Ipen Consulting

Jessica Padman
Head of Customer Assets, Energy Australia

Alistair Parker
Chief Executive Officer, VicGrid

David Parker
Chief Executive Officer & Chair, Clean Energy Regulator (CER)

MArk Paterson
Principal, Energy Catalyst]

Sam Pearce
Partner - Asset Management, QIC Infrastructure

Rebecca Pearse
School of Sociology / Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University (ANU)

Duncan Permezel
General Manager, Retail Sales and Marketing, Origin Energy

Leanne Pickering
Chief Customer and Strategy Officer, Endeavour Energy

Peter Price
Executive General Manager Engineering, Energy Queensland

David Prins
Director, Etrog Consulting

Robert Pritchard
Executive Director, Energy Policy Institute of Australia

Ayesha Razzaq
Executive General Manager of Retail, Ergon Energy

Shaun Reardon
Executive General Manager of Networks, Jemena

Brett Redman
Chief Executive Officer, Transgrid

Tennant Reed
Head of Climate, Energy and Environment Policy, Australian Industry Group (Ai Group)

Andrew Richards
Chief Executive Officer, Energy Users Association of Australia (EUAA)

Emma Roberts
Executive General Manager Future Energy, CS Energy

Julie Romanet Perroux
Managing Director Energy Transition, Accenture

Scott Ryan
Chief Asset and Operating Officer, Endeavour Energy

Igor Sadimenko
Oceania Partner, Power & Utilities Leader, EY

Clare Savage
Chair, Australian Energy Regulator (AER)

Kelvin Say
Research Fellow, University of Melbourne

Vik Selvaraja
General Manager, Energy Development Pacific, Rio Tinto

Tarandeeo Singh Ahuja
Partner, McKinsey & Company

Leoni Sonnenberg
Legal and Governance Executive, EnergyAustralia

Craig Stallan
Executive General Manager, Delivery, TransGrid

Jan Taylor
Principal, JTA Australia

Chris Thompson
Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Amber Electric

Malcolm Thornton
Head of Impact Capital, Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC)

Sophie Underwood
Associate Partner, McKinsey & Company

Stephanie Unwin
Chief Executive Officer, Horizon Power

Paul Verschuer
Executive General Manager, AEMO Services

Bobby Vidakovic
Head of Grid, Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC)

Matthew Warren
Principal, Boardroom Energy

Daniel Westerman
Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO)

Emmett Williams
Head of Client Solutions, Flow Power

Jason Willoughby
Chief Executive Officer, Squadron Energy

Tony Wood
Energy Program Director, Grattan Institute

Daniel Ziffer
Reporter, ‘The Business’, ABC News

2023 Sponsors

LANYARD SPONSOR:
• Ergon Network

BREAKFAST SPONSORS:
• Endeavour Energy
• CYIENT

GALA DINNER SPONSORS:
•NHQA Energy
• RSM

GOLD SPONSORS:
• EY
• accenture
• Transgrid

SILVER SPONSORS:
• SmartMeasures
• nous
• gentrack
• AFRY

BRONZE SPONSORS:
• IBM
• ORACLE
• SwitchDin
• LETA
• appian