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Informa is delighted to announce an exciting new event – The Bell Bay Major Projects Conference – which will be held on the 19-20 November at the Hotel Grand Chancellor, Launceston. This is the latest in our very successful series of regional industry events and will be held at an exciting time for economic development in Northern Tasmania.
The conference will be heavily focused on project updates from multiple industries and examine the key issues facing the Bell Bay region, featuring fantastic networking opportunities including a major industry dinner at the beautiful Josef Chromy Winery.
Just some of the key topics that will be covered at this exciting new industry forum includes:
- Accelerating advanced manufacturing and industrial growth in Northern Tasmania
- An analysis of the new Safeguard Mechanism, and its impact on industrial development
- Industrial decarbonisation pathways for heavy industry – Opportunities for Bell Bay
- The potential and role for renewable energy and industrial precincts in Australia
- The latest from northern Tasmania’s hydrogen proponents, and where their projects are heading
- The Net Zero Australia project – key learnings for Tasmania and Australia
- Workforce planning and recruitment for northern Tasmania
- Project updates – Aluminum, Steel, Rare Earths, Hydrogen, Methanol, Ammonia
- Opportunities for Bell Bay to develop advanced manufacturing capabilities for defence support
- Updates from renewable energy project developers – solar and wind – in the Bell Bay and Northeast region
- The new offshore wind industry, and opportunities for Bell Bay to play a key role
- Port & shipping developments and requirements from industry
- Updates from the timber and wood fibre industries in Northern Tasmania
- Local government updates and planning for regional growth
- Associated infrastructure analysis including gas, electricity and rail
- New water infrastructure requirements/developments to facilitate a hydrogen industry in Bell Bay
- New industries and opportunities for Bell Bay SMEs to support growth
Come and join the key decision makers in November to gain the latest information on the many projects in the Bell Bay region, develop new business contacts, and enjoy everything that beautiful Launceston has to offer at the beginning of Summer.
Supported by
2023 Speakers
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The Honourable Nick Duigan MLC
Minister for Energy and Renewables
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Susie Bower
Chief Executive Officer, Bell Bay Advanced Manufacturing Zone
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Hon Dean Winter MP
Opposition Leader, Tasmanian Labor
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Brendan James
Founder and Executive Chairman, LINE Hydrogen (Australia) Pty Ltd
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Michael van Baarle
Co-Founder & CEO, ABEL Energy
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Paul Venter
General Manager, Liberty Bell Bay, GFG ALLIANCE
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Andrew Kneebone
CEO, Tasmanian Irrigation
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Shane Bartel
Chief Executive Officer, Climate Capital
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Neil Grose
Hydrogen Capability Manager, Bell Bay Advanced Manufacturing Zone
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David Pollington
Managing Director, ACEN Australia
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Dr Mark Cooksey
Managing Director & CEO, ABx Group
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John Perry
Coordinator-General, Office of the Coordinator-General
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David Oliver
Chief Sales, Marketing & Corporate Affairs Officer, Timberlink Australia
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Anthony Donald
CEO, TasPorts
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Will Temple-Smith
General Manager of Commercial and Business Development, Solstice Energy
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Bess Clark
Chief Executive Officer, TasRex
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John Whittington
CEO, Blue Economy CRC
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Josh Marshall
General Manager - Infrastructure Investment Program, TasRail
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James McKee
Director of Regional Development and CEO, Regional Development Australia – Tasmania
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Andrew Kerley
Director – Head of Wind, Equis
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Chris Griffin
Chief Executive Officer, Northern Tasmania Development Corporation
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Ross Burridge
Executive Operations, TasNetworks
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My Therese Blank
Head of Ocean Product, Oceania, Maersk A/S
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Tony Mckenna
Managing Director & CEO, Midway
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Clyde Russell
Asia Commodities and Energy Columnist, Thomson Reuters
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Caroline Wykamp
Chief Executive Officer, Marinus Link
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Colin Paterson
Commercial Director, Nexsphere
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Andrew Treble
Head of Government Affairs, SunCable
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Sean Terry
Executive Director, Renewables, Climate and Future Industries Tasmania (ReCFIT)
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Vedran Kovac
Executive General Manager, Commercial, Hydro Tasmania
Pricing
Sponsorship & Exhibition Opportunities
Sponsoring the Bell Bay Major Projects Conference will be your gateway to the Bell Bay and Northern Tasmania regions senior industry, investors, businesses, community, and government representatives to connect for this unique networking and shared learning opportunity. If you are interested in finding out about the various sponsorship and exhibition options available, please contact:
Megan Rogulski
Sponsorship + Exhibition Manager
E: Megan.Rogulski@informa.com.au
M: 0421 048 191
Event Code of Conduct
This code explains our expectations and rules, which includes general good practice behaviour – because actions can impact others and everyone has a role to play in getting it right.
Anyone not following these rules or behaving in an unacceptable way will be asked – and expected – to stop doing so immediately and may be removed from the event. Read our Event Code of Conduct here.
when & where
19 - 20 Nov 2024
Hotel Grand Chancellor, Launceston
29 Cameron St,
Launceston TAS 7250
(03) 6334 3434
www.grandchancellorhotels.com/hotel-grand-chancellor-launceston
contact
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General Information & Registration
Customer Service
+61 2 9080 4307
info@informa.com.au
Sponsorship & Exhibition Opportunities
Megan Rogulski
+61 2 9080 4334
Megan.Rogulski@informa.com.au
Speaking Enquiries
Alex Bennet
Alex.Bennet@informa.com
Marketing & Media Enquiries
Chris Shorthouse
Chris.Shorthouse@informa.com.au