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Welcome tea and coffee
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Plenary 1: Bringing everyone to the table on the path to decarbonisation
Australia’s energy transition has thus far been led by consumers, and programs like rooftop solar. With state government policy becoming increasingly important, how can government and industry collaborate to achieve transition?
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CEO Panel: What if … we renationalised the Australian energy system?
With Victoria re-establishing the State Electricity Commission, will other governments follow suit and renationalise sections of the energy system? If they do, what will the impact be?
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Plenary 2: Governing the energy market
Energy transition is often framed in national terms, but what is the role of state governments in the transition? What level of involvement should they have?
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CEO Panel: Do state-based policies and initatives help or hinder the national goal?
With governments in different states and territories using and considering different policy levers, what is required to ensure the energy transition moves forward?
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View SessionSTREAM 1: THE ROLE OF THE CUSTOMER IN THE ENERGY TRANSITION
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Keynote: Building a social license to operate
Communicating big energy projects seems daunting, but there are already stories of hugely successful collaborations between community and industry from Australia and abroad
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Panel: Talking to communities about big energy projects
What are the critical things to keep in mind when you’re unveiling a big new project? What does communities and consumers need and want to know?
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Keynote: A just transition for regional Australia
With some industry, like coal mining, about to become a thing of the past, how can we ensure workers are able to reskill to avoid being left behind by the energy transition?
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Panel: Navigating the energy transition in a fictional country town
Together, our panelists will explore what it means to have a just transition for workers in a fictional Australian town, and what will happen if the transition doesn’t go to plan.
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Keynote: How customer demand will drive strategy and shape the path to transition
Conversations about energy transformation are often conducted from the perspective of system operators or energy generators. But what about customers?
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Panel: Should customer needs be driving the energy transformation?
Customers expectations of energy companies are evolving. Our panellists will discuss the extent to which customers needs will and should drive the energy transition.
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Keynote: Boots on the ground – the personnel required to make energy transition a reality
Developing new industries require the traching of new skills to ensure workers can keep up. When it comes to energy, what’s required?
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Panel: How do we develop the skilled workforce required to transition our economy to renewable fuels?
Together, our panellists will discuss the innovative training models and approaches that can ensure we’re ready for the energy transition.
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View SessionSTREAM 2: HOW DOES THE GRID ENABLE TRANSITION?
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Keynote: Distributed Energy Resource Management (Sponsored by Schneider Electric)
Integrating technology and hardware to enable the energy transition.
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Panel: What role will distributed energy resources play in the energy transition?
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Keynote: The role of microgrids in the net zero future (Sponsored by Yokogawa)
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Panel: Where will microgrids be most effective in Australia?
Given the remoteness of many Australian communities and urban centres, microgrids can be a crucial tool in the future. What have learnt thus far?
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Keynote: Creating a strong, reliable renewable energy grid
Dealing with threats to reliability, from winter snaps to heat waves, to create the most secure grid possible.
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Panel: What factors will allow maximum reliability during and after the energy transition?
Our panellists will discuss the steps that could be taken to maximise reliability.
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Keynote: Digital twins in the energy world (sponsored by Cyient Technologies)
Using digital twins in the energy sphere can bring a number of operational benefits to your organisation.
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Panel: Using digital solutions and tools to optimise the energy transition
In the energy space, how can we use digital solutions, like twins, most effectively?
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Plenary 1: Managing and transmitting energy in different forms
From modern power electronics systems to transmission assets that move energy in different forms, a integrated systrem can assist system stability and resilience.
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Panel: Energy Storage Systems
Given the seasonal variability of Australia’s climate, and the potential for extreme weather events, how can we optimise our energy storage to ensure reliability and avoid blackouts?
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View SessionSTREAM 1: THE ROLE OF HYDROGEN IN THE ENERGY TRANSITION
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Keynote: Australia as a hydrogen superpower
Australia is consistently talked up as a potential hydrogen superpower. Are we on track to become one, and what more can we do?
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Panel: Using and integrating hydrogen into a multi-facted energy mix, from the home to heavy transport
Hydrogen has an array of uses. Where will it serve us best in our energy future?
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Keynote: Market signals and policies to drive the hydrogen economy
To fully integrate hydrogen into Australia’s energy mix, what support does industry want government to provide?
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Panel: Hydrogen as a bridging technology
Hydrogen is known for its versatility. How can we ensure we use it to integrate the transport, industry and electricity sectors?
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Keynote: Domestic offtakes
Connecting hydrogen producers with large energy users to underpin project development
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Panel: Lessons from existing hydrogen projects
Across Australia, hydrogen projects by the likes of AGIG and Jemena are becoming commonplace. What are the learnings so far?
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Keynote: Hydrogen and sector coupling
Hydrogen’s role in bringing the energy sector together under one holistic model
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Panel: Using hydrogen to support other forms of energy
What are the likely next steps to ensure hydrogen supports the energy system as a whole?
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View SessionSTREAM 2: THE ELECTRIFICATION OF EVERYTHING
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Keynote: As new markets collide, what are the new risks and opportunities in the electrification sphere? (Sponsored by Siemens)
Electrifying different industrial markets, or using alternative fuels like hydrogen, converges markets that have previously been separate, presenting new challenges and opportunities.
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Panel: Talking energy security – regulation, integration and policy opportunities and risks
As we decarbonise, and as different energy sectors converge, policy, market operations and trading have to tackle a number of challenges to enable innovation and protect consumers.
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Keynote: Sector Coupling
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Panel: Seizing sector coupling opportunities
How can different sectors find common ground and collaborate to confront new challenges in the energy transition?
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Keynote: Australia’s decentralising system
Australia’s electricity system is decentralising faster than all others. As new demands emerge, how do we avoid overloading the system?
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Panel: Managing the decentralising system
Do we need a new control system to smooth out demand fluctuation and maintain reliability?
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Keynote: Not the end of the weekend – integrating electric vehicles
Integrating electric vehicles at an affordable price will be critical to reducing Australia’s emissions
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Panel: Boosting EV visibility