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Powering Resilience: Australia’s Energy Future
Australia stands at a critical crossroads in its energy journey. With world-leading renewable energy potential and a national commitment to net-zero emissions by 2050, we’re positioned to pioneer global energy innovation. Yet significant challenges remain:
Join the Conversation
This landmark event brings together industry leaders, policy makers, technology innovators, and energy experts to address the urgent need for grid resilience in Australia’s evolving energy landscape.
Key Topics and Themes include:
- Exploring investment opportunities to drive innovation in Australia’s energy sector
- Addressing challenges in energy storage and grid connectivity for renewable energy integration
- Transmission upgrades and the development of interconnectors
- Stabilising the grid with synchronous condensers
- Mitigating risks from extreme weather events such as bushfires, floods, and heatwaves that impact grid stability
- Meeting the huge demand for power for data centres and the grid augmentation that’s required
- The roll out of battery energy storage systems (BESS) and pumped hydro
- Exploring the National Roadmap for Bidirectional EV Charging
Why Attend?
- Connect with key decision-makers shaping Australia’s energy future
- Discover cutting-edge technologies transforming grid management
- Explore practical solutions to enhance energy security and reliability
- Contribute to strategies that will power Australia’s new digital economy
Speakers
Alistair Parker
Chief Executive Officer, VicGrid
Brian Gillespie
Chief Executive Officer, CS Energy
Allina Fawcett
Associate Director, Strategy and Implementation, Rewiring the Nation, Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC)
Lynda Osborne
Executive Director, Rennie Advisory
Glenn Christie
Director/Revegetation Consultant, Succession Ecology
Jialin Shen
Energy Solutions Director, AMPYR Australia
Steve Lewis
Project Director - Community Power Networks, Ausgrid
David O’Hara
General Manager of Projects, Transgrid
Lisa Chiba
Managing Director, Momentum Energy
Dejan Beslic
Head of Grid Solutions Australia and New Zealand (Pacific), Siemens Energy
Professor Andrew Blakers
Professor of Engineering, Australian National University
Edoardo Viel
Director - Grid Connections, Equis
Senior Representative, Western Power
Aydin Kizilirmak
Head of Grid Connection and Approvals, Potentia Energy
Rory Paltridge
Head of Motion, ABB Australia Pty Ltd
Agenda
Pricing
Sponsorship & Exhibition Opportunities
There are many opportunities for networking including social events such as networking drinks, refreshment breaks and lunches, making this not just a conference… but an all-encompassing industry experience.
Event sponsorship or exhibiting will allow your organisation to:
- Build relationships with potential and existing clients
- Generate leads from a high-level, targeted audience
- Close sales in a more personal manner than via phone
- Demonstrate your product in person
- Network with the industry
- Build brand awareness
To see what is on offer please contact:
Valerie Pogrebizhsky
+61 2 9080 4362
[email protected]
ConnectMe and Streamly
ConnectMe • Networking enhanced
All of our events utilise a bespoke dynamic smartphone app, ConnectMe – which guarantees attendees a premium event experience. Logins are sent prior to the conference commencement allowing you to check who’s attending, schedule in meetings and catch ups, participate in live Q+A and interactive polls, and much more. ConnectMe ensures you never miss a beat prior, during and post event.
Streamly • On-Demand video vault
Streamly is a new video platform from Informa Connect – hosting hours of session recordings from our events and more. Select the Streamly add-on at the checkout to receive year-round access to exclusive On-Demand session recordings from all of our related energy events*. Login information will be sent post event. For more information visit our Streamly page.
* Note: In a minority of cases, speakers may request their sessions to be excluded from Streamly access.
Sustainability
Our Commitment to Sustainability
In Australia, we are committed to running our events in an environmentally and socially responsible way. Across Informa Connect we are focusing on the short and long-term sustainability impacts we have on customers and colleagues alongside the communities we work in.
We recognise that it’s not just about the way we produce our events and products but recognising that we have a role to play in providing a space to work in partnership together with our markets to inspire the sustainable development of the industries we serve.
To read more on our latest sustainability reports and Faster Forward initiatives – click here.
Event Code Of Conduct
We want everyone who comes to our events to have a great experience. This code explains our expectations and rules, which includes general good practice behaviour, and how to report anything witnessed or experienced that goes against them. Read our Event Code of Conduct here.
when & where
20 - 21 Nov 2025
Grand Hyatt Melbourne
123 Collins St
Melbourne VIC 3000
+61 (03) 9657 1234
www.hyatt.com/grand-hyatt/en-US/melbo-grand-hyatt-melbourne
contact
Still have a question?
Speaking Enquiries
Lisa Hedlund
+61 290 804324
[email protected]
Sponsorship & Exhibition Opportunities
Valerie Pogrebizhsky
+61 290 804362
[email protected]
Marketing & Media Enquiries
Alys Pryde
[email protected]