Conference Day One - Wednesday 17 September
8:15 Registration and welcome coffee
8:50 Opening address from the Chair:
Keith Orchison, Director, Coolibah Pty Ltd
CREATING A MORE EFFECTIVE EAST COAST ENERGY MARKET
09:00 Lessons from recent developments in east coast energy markets
- The east coast energy market from the perspective of a vertically integrated energy company
- Managing in an environment of change
- Importance of the role policy plays for investors in capital intensive assets
Frank Calabria, Chief Executive Officer Energy Markets, Origin Energy
KEY LEARNINGS FROM INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES
09:25 INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE PRESENTATION:
Regulating the Texan energy market – lessons for the NEM
Donna Nelson, Chairman, Public Utilities Commission of Texas
9:55 Judging the NEM with European experience
- Examining how the NEM is different from other power markets around the world
- Comparing the NEM’s regulatory framework globally
- What are the key lessons NEM market participants could learn from EU experiences
Stijn Koppers, Executive Director - Trading and Wholesale, Alinta Energy
10:20 Morning tea
10:55 STATE REGULATORS ROUNDTABLE – EMPOWERING THE CONSUMER
This is an opportunity for state regulators to give an opening statement of
10 – 12 minutes addressing the key challenges in each of their states,
followed by a 15 minute Q&A session. All while focusing on the issue of
consumer empowerment.
Moderator:
Keith Orchison, Director, Coolibah Pty Ltd
Panellists:
Malcolm Roberts, Chairman, Queensland Competition Authority
Ron Ben-David, Chairman, Essential Services Commission
OVERCOMING KEY CHALLENGES FOR NETWORKS IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING
ENERGY MARKET
11:35 The future of energy networks and implications for the NEM
- The role of centralised grids in energy networks
- How distribution and transmission business models are changing
- The opportunities and threats of distributed generation for network businesses
John Bradley, Chief Executive Officer, Energy Networks Association
12:00 The role of networks in a changing market dynamic
- How network businesses are responding to a changing demand profile in the NEM
- Understanding cost reflective pricing and its pro’s and con’s
- Balancing pressures to reduce costs while maintaining a secure supply
Peter McIntyre, Managing Director, TransGrid
12:30 Networking lunch
NAVIGATING AN UNCERTAIN REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
13:40 Looking forward to 2045: Queensland’s 30 year electricity plan
- Outlining the direction of Queensland’s energy future
- Driving down costs: how this will be achieved in the long term
- How the generation mix will evolve over this period
- Communicating what the government’s role will be in the market
The Hon. Mark McArdle MP, Minister for Energy and Water Supply, Queensland Government
14:00 Kennedy wind and solar: Meeting base-load demand with renewable
generation
- Addressing the challenges of growing demand and electrical losses in North Queensland
- Using world-class wind and solar resources to produce a “base-load” like generation profile
- Optimisation of the Kennedy Wind and Solar hybrid project design
- Generation cost comparisons against coal and gas alternatives
Roger Price, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Windlab Limited
14:30 PANEL DISCUSSION:
Shaping Australia’s energy sector during unprecedented change
- Understanding the paradigm shift in the way our market works
- How can we transition to the smart grid of the future?
- What will the role of utilities be in the market going forwards?
Moderator:
Keith Orchison, Director, Coolibah Pty Ltd
Panellists:
Clare Savage, Group Executive Manager Strategy and Corporate, EnergyAustralia
John Bradley, Chief Executive Officer, Energy Networks Association
Cameron O’Reilly, Chief Executive Officer, Energy Retailers Association of Australia
15:10 Modelling & Co-optimising Gas & Electricity with PLEXOS® in the NEM
Felipe Valdebenito, Senior Consultant – Asia Pacific, Energy Exemplar
15:40 Afternoon tea
16:10 The impact of Direct Action on eastern Australia’s energy markets
- How Direct Action will be used to reduce emissions
- How this will impact the east coast energy sector specifically
- The regulatory framework that needs to be implemented to ensure Direct Action’s achieves its desired outcomes
Chloe Munro, Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Clean Energy Regulator
16:35 PANEL DISCUSSION:
Ensuring adequate investment in the energy sector
- Evaluating Australia’s ability to attract further global investment in the energy sector
- How can we better shape policy to make investment more attractive?
- What levels of investment are needed?
- How can we expect industry to be financed going forwards?
Moderator:
Keith Orchison, Director, Coolibah Pty Ltd
Panellists:
Oliver Yates, Chief Executive Officer, Clean Energy Finance Corporation
Lane Crockett, Executive General Manager Australia, Pacific Hydro
Rob Amphlett Lewis, Head of Strategic Investments, Strategy and Business Development, Ausnet Services
Chris Laybutt, Vice President of Australian Equities, JP Morgan
17:20 Closing remarks from the chair
17:30 End of day one and networking drinks
19:00 Networking dinner