Day Two - Plenary Session

Australia’s Energy Markets Outlook Plenary Session

Tuesday 21 June 2016

The plenary day – Australia’s Energy Markets Outlook - will address the biggest issues facing the energy sector, designed to give all in attendance a high level overview of the outlook for all parts of the energy supply chain, from generation to end use, and their broader implications.

    


07:50 | Registration and welcome coffee

08:30 | Opening remarks from the Chair

Keith Orchison, Director, Coolibah Pty Ltd


08:40 | Ministerial Address and Welcome: Integrating policies to produce reliable, cost-effective energy in the transition to a low-emissions economy

The Hon. Lily D’Ambrosio MP, Minister for Energy and Resources, Government of Victoria


08:55 | Australian Government Ministerial Address

The Hon. Josh Frydenberg MP, Minister for Resources, Energy and Northern Australia, Australian Government


MANAGING IN AN ENVIRONMENT OF CHANGE AND RESPONDING TO THE NEW REALITIES OF THE ENERGY INDUSTRY


09:10 | KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Developing a business model to meet consumer and community needs and taking advantage of innovation and policies oriented to deliver on abatement goals

  • How consumers and the industry will engage in the years to come and the opportunities this creates for business
  • Finding innovative methods to fund new, low emissions, generation assets and to ensure an orderly exit of existing assets
  • How AGL is refocusing its business model to capitalise on new market opportunities

Andy Vesey, Chief Executive Officer, AGL Energy


09:40 | The time to build the utility of the future is now

  • What is driving the rate of disruption in the energy sector?
  • The birth of the 'energy enabler'
  • Some potential scenarios that utilities need to consider as they build new strategies and business models
  • How markets will need to be reshaped to keep pace with customer and ‘energy enabler’ needs

Mark Coughlin, Partner, Energy, Utilities and Mining Leader, PwC Australia


10:00 | INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE: Preparing for the global transformation of the energy mix

  • Identifying the key forces driving the outlook for global energy demand
  • Examining the outlook for the energy mix and how it will evolve out to 2030
  • The critical investments that need to be made today to ensure affordable, secure and low emissions energy tomorrow

Christoph Frei, Secretary General, World Energy Council


10:30 | Morning tea


11:10 | Ensuring the regulatory framework facilitates competitive and efficient energy markets in a time of technological change

  • The need for a regulatory framework that is capable of dealing with an increasingly complex market
  • Examining where the line sits between what needs to be regulated and what is competitive
  • Consumer choice, enabled by technology, as the new driver of energy sector development

Brian Spalding, Commssioner, Australian Energy Market Commission


11:30 | CHIEF EXECUTIVES PANEL DISCUSSION: Managing in an environment of change – adjusting business strategies to new market realities

  • What are the symptoms that the market isn’t working as intended?
  • From generation through to end use – examining the megatrends driving change in the energy market
  • Moving to a low emissions future - how can both industry and government work together to effectively mitigate the economic impact on the wide array of stakeholders involved?
  • How will existing infrastructure adapt – or be adapted – to changing consumer demands?
  • What will the market look like in 2025 and how will industry and policy keep pace with the rate of change?

Moderator:
Andrew Mansour,
Partner, Allens

Panellists:
Paul Italiano, Chief Executive Officer, TransGrid

Brian Spalding, Commissioner, Australian Energy Market Commission
Miles George, Managing Director, Infigen Energy
Jon Stretch, Chief Executive Officer, ERM Power
Ed McManusChief Executive Officer, Powershop Australia
Andy Vesey, Chief Executive Officer, AGL Energy


12:30 | Networking lunch


POSITIONING THE TRADITIONAL ENERGY COMPANY TO SUCCESSFULLY ADAPT TO AN INCREASINGLY DECENTRALISED AND DIGITALISED MARKET


14:00 | Embracing the implications of customers becoming more mobile and socially and digitally interconnected

  • A business in a period of transition and renewal – the outlook for ERM Power over the coming years
  • Acquiring Greensense – why a digital product offering incorporating smart analytics is increasingly important for retailers
  • Policy, regulatory and competitive challenges – the need for greater clarity

Jon Stretch, Chief Executive Officer, ERM Power


IDENTIFYING THE POLICY PRIORITIES TO ENSURE EFFICIENT INVESTMENT IN ENERGY MARKETS


14:30 | PANEL DISCUSSION: Overcoming the challenges of integrating climate and energy policy

  • Why is integrating energy and climate policy so critical and why hasn’t it been done?
  • How can a satisfactory climate and energy policy – for industry and consumers – be delivered in the current political climate?
  • In transitioning to a lower emissions future, which state and federal policy levers can be pulled to greatest effect?
  • What does Australia’s long term emissions policy need to look like in order to instil confidence in the market?

Moderator:
Keith Orchison,
Director, Coolibah Pty Ltd

Panellists:
Brad Archer, First Assistant Secretary, International Climate Change and Energy Innovation Division, Department of the Environment
Lance Balcombe, Chief Executive Officer, TasNetworks
Andrew Stock, Councillor, Climate Council
Emma Herd, Chief Executive Officer, Investor Group on Climate Change
Robert Clark, Chair of Energy Strategy and Policy, UNSW


15:00 | Afternoon tea


15:30 | Meeting customer expectations in a changing energy market

Frank Calabria, Chief Executive Officer Energy Markets, Origin Energy


16:00 | PANEL DISCUSSION: Analysing the outlook for energy demand patterns and the role of further energy productivity gains

  • Changing consumer demand patterns – what is driving them and how will they continue to change?
  • The recent Energy White Paper identified energy productivity as key to a lower emissions future – what has happened since and what are the key policies driving further productivity?
  • To what extent will industrial and residential consumers turn to innovative technologies and applications to help them manage their demand?

Moderator:
Keith Orchison,
Director, Coolibah Pty Ltd

Panellists:
Ivor Frischknecht, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)
Jonathan Jutsen, Chair, Australian Alliance to Save Energy
Royce DeSousa, General Manager Energy & Sustainability, Visy Industries
Rosemary Sinclair,
Chief Executive Officer, Energy Consumers Australia

Tim Buckley, Director of Energy Finance Studies, Australasia, Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA)


16:45 | Closing remarks from the Chair

16:55 | Close of plenary session and networking drinks

18:30 | Official event dinner hosted by Landis + Gyr - At Encore St Kilda Beach - SOLD OUT - WAITLIST AVAILABLE - SEE ENQUIRIES DESK IN THE REGISTRATION AREA FOR MORE DETAILS

 

 

 


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Reference: 
Australian Energy Week 2016