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Energy Management Zone Program
live from the dedicated EMZ stage on the All Energy Australia expo floor

Energy Management Zone, Wednesday 23 October 2024

Time

Sessions and speakers

Theme 1

ELECTRIFICATION
Chair: Nat Corveddu, Project Officer, EEC

9:30AM

Electrification and gas system decarbonisation: Challenges and lessons learned from North America
Maurice Oldham, Technical Director – Energy, Mott MacDonald

9:50AM

SEC Victoria Electrification Presentation
Jess Christiansen, Partnerships Manager, Consumer Energy Solutions, SEC Victoria

10:10AM

How to accelerate electrification: Delivering electrification at scale
Guy Pritchard, Director – Incentives Program, Solar Victoria

10:30AM

Seizing opportunities and managing risks in the electrification transition
Jay Gordon, Energy Finance Analyst, Australian Electricity, Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis

Theme 2

CONSUMER ENERGY RESOURCES AND DEMAND FLEXIBILITY
Chair: Amelia Jarrett, Policy Advisor, EEC

10:50AM

24/7 TrueZero: Demand-side strategies for using 100% renewable electricity
A/Prof Dr Anna Bruce, Research Coordinator (Engineering), University of NSW

11:10AM

Unleashing the power of consumer energy resources
Matthew van der Linden, Founder & CEO, Flow Power

11:30AM

Putting the consumer at the heart of consumer energy resources
Stephanie Bashir, CEO, Nexa Advisory

11:50AM

PANEL: Priorities for the Consumer Energy Resources Roadmap
Chair: Rob McLeod, Senior Advisor, Policy & Research, EEC
Helen Oakey, CEO, renew 

Johanna Bowyer, Lead Analyst, Australian Electricity, Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis 
James Giblin, Head of DER and OT Technologies, Synergy

12:40PM BREAK
1:20PM

Electrification and demand flexibility: Becoming an Energy Master
Jonathan Leake, New Energy Projects Director, SA Power Networks

1:40PM

Understanding the home energy management system (HEMS) landscape: Is the supply chain ready for residential electrification?
Dr Matthew Daly, Research Principal, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney

Theme 3

RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS ENERGY PERFORMANCE RETROFITS

2:00PM

Better Homes & Carbon: Tackling the split-incentive barrier in private rentals
Alastair Matcott, Project Manager, Green Energy Trading

2:20PM BREAK
2:40PM

Residential upgrades in apartment buildings
Amy Brand, Strategy and Culture, Let Me Be Frank

3:00PM

PANEL: Home energy upgrades: How to upgrade 1M+ Australian homes
Chair: Belinda Whelan, Director, Strategic Projects, Climate-KIC Australia 

Dan Cowdell, CEO, Geelong Sustainability Group 
Prof Liam Smith, Director and Co-founder, BehaviourWorks Australia 
Jaime Comber, Pilot Coordinator, Institute of Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney 

3:20PM

Local government as a trusted delivery partner for household retrofits
Donna Luckman, Zero Carbon Merri-Bek Campaign Lead, Merri-bek City Council

4:00PM

CLOSE

 

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Energy Management Zone, Thursday 24 October 2024

  COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL DECARBONISATION
Chair: Amelia Jarrett, Policy Advisor, EEC

9:50AM

A systems approach to industrial energy use 
Graham Davies, Energy and Resources Lead, Arup

10:10AM

Energy efficiency: The first & must step!
Satinder Sahni, Group Senior Manager – Utilities, Asahi Beverages

10:30AM

PANEL: Policy for industrial decarbonisation: What has worked, what is coming and what is still needed? 
Chair: Jeremy Sung, Head of Policy, EEC
Cassandra de Stigter, Principal Advisor – Climate and Energy, Mott MacDonald 
Dr Tessa Leach, Research Manager - Industry, Climateworks Centre 
Jon Bruce, Australian Operations Team Lead, DETA Consulting 
Jarrod Leak, CEO, Australian Alliance for Energy Productivity

11:20AM

Putting energy efficiency to work in business 
Cindy Arthur, Head of ESG, Australia Commercial, ANZ

11:40AM

BREAK

Theme 2
HEAT PUMP HOT WATER SYSTEMS
Chair: Nat Corveddu, Project Officer, EEC

12:00PM

The Heat Pump Hot Water Systems Roadmap
Rachael Wilkinson, Senior Advisor – Government Relations, EEC

12:15PM

PANEL: Roadmap to Revolution: Transforming the hot water market 
Chair: Rachael Wilkinson, Senior Advisor – Government Relations, EEC
Glenn Day, Head of Public Affairs & Engagement, Stiebel Eltron
Regan Jolly, Policy and Projects Officer, MAC Trade Services 
Richard McEncroe, Consultant, Plumbing Industry Climate Action Centre

1:00PM

Electrifying commercial pools: Heat pump feasibility assessment at Hornsby Aquatic and Leisure Centre 
Phil Woodward, Energy Optimisation Manager, Northmore Gordon

1:20PM

BREAK

Theme 3
DIGITALISATION

1:40PM

AI in the energy transition: Building a net zero electricity system 
Dr Hao Wang, Senior Lecturer, Monash University

2:00PM

Energy productivity guidelines for Industry 4.0: A practical approach to enabling enterprise to deliver on the promise
Mark Atkinson, Energy Workstream Chair, IoT Alliance Australia

2:20PM

Open energy data and the applications of AI
Sam Bendat, Founder and CEO, Symphny

2:40PM

BREAK

Theme 4
ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCHEMES

3:00PM

PANEL – Supercharging the energy efficiency schemes for net zero
Chair: Jeremy Sung, Head of Policy, EEC

Kirralee Tyndall, Director, Victorian Energy Upgrades, DEECA, Victorian Government 
Henry Adams, Director, Common Capital 
Jo Hoatson, CEO, Creditex 
Nicklas Lindewald, General Manager, Metimur Energy 

4:00PM

CLOSE

 

All organisations in italics are EEC members. To learn more, visit eec.org.au/membership.