2025 Agenda

Event Schedule
- 10 September - Conference Day One
- 11 September - Conference Day Two
- 9 September - Pre-conference Masterclasses
- Day/Stream
- 10 September - Conference Day One
- 11 September - Conference Day Two
- 9 September - Pre-conference Masterclasses
- Session Type
- Break
- Panel Discussion
- Time
- Morning
- Midday
- Afternoon
- Night
Registration & Welcome Coffee
Opening Remarks from the Chair

Energy Queensland
Transformative Trends & Reforms Reshaping Energy
Leading the grid transformation with vision and purpose

Endeavour Energy
Leading the grid transformation with vision and purpose

Endeavour Energy
Partner presentation
Making sense of NEM reforms: What energy leaders need to know now

NEM Wholesale Market Settings Review
Making sense of NEM reforms: What energy leaders need to know now
- Interpreting major NEM reforms to stay ahead of regulatory and market shifts
- Identifying investment and innovation opportunities linked to upcoming policy changes
- Aligning business and leadership strategies with the future direction of Australia’s energy market

NEM Wholesale Market Settings Review
Morning Tea & Networking
Leadership, Innovation and putting the consumer at the centre of the energy transition

AGL
Leadership, Innovation and putting the consumer at the centre of the energy transition
- Turning the energy transformation into opportunity with innovative strategies that redefine how energy companies compete and win
- Putting the consumer at the centre of the energy market to unlock opportunities and support equity, affordability, and long-term sustainability
- Empowering customers at scale with the $2.3bn battery rebate, electric vehicles and electrification

AGL
Enabling a clean, reliable and affordable energy system through smarter distribution

SA Power Networks
Enabling a clean, reliable and affordable energy system through smarter distribution
- Supporting customer participation and reducing peak demand through scalable, flexible connections
- Unlocking new value streams and ensuring network readiness for high electrification scenarios
- Managing variability and grid constraints through orchestration, storage and real-time insights

SA Power Networks
Panel discussion: How are current market reforms and policy reviews reshaping Australia’s energy future?
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Stride Renewables

NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Clean Energy Investor Group

Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis

Essential Energy
Panel discussion: How are current market reforms and policy reviews reshaping Australia’s energy future?
- What are the most critical reforms currently underway in the National Energy Market and why do they matter?
- How are policy changes like the Capacity Investment Scheme and Wholesale Market Settings Review impacting investment decisions?
- What risks and opportunities do these reforms present for energy leaders?
- How should energy and renewables companies adapt their strategies to remain competitive and compliant in a transforming market?
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Stride Renewables

NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Clean Energy Investor Group

Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis

Essential Energy
Lunch & Networking
Improving DEI to Prevent People Falling Through the Net
Panel discussion: Where do DEI initiatives fall short and how can we break through?

Akaysha Energy

TasNetworks

Momentum Energy
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Horizon Power
Panel discussion: Where do DEI initiatives fall short and how can we break through?
- How do DEI strategies fall short in addressing the nuanced and intersecting barriers faced by women and minorities?
- What deeper structural shifts are necessary to enable real, lasting & equitable career opportunities?
- How can organisations recognise and dismantle unconscious bias in leadership selection, succession planning, and team dynamics?
- What are some DEI initiatives that have created real impact & how can we scale or replicate those programs?

Akaysha Energy

TasNetworks

Momentum Energy
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Horizon Power
Partner presentation
Cultivating Influence & Skills to Drive Career Success
Building a leadership legacy through mentorship and sponsorship

Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO)
Building a leadership legacy through mentorship and sponsorship
- Cultivating your skills as a mentor to share your knowledge, help your team to build their network, and accelerate their career growth
- Engaging in sponsorship to open doors and elevate emerging talent
- Making intentional, long-term impact with your team to lead with purpose, impact, and long-term value

Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO)
Afternoon Tea & Networking
Leading by example in high-pressure environments to influence the success of others

SA Power Networks
Leading by example in high-pressure environments to influence the success of others
- Modelling calmness, clarity, and accountability to inspire trust from your team in uncertain moments
- Translating values into visible actions to influence internal culture and team behaviour
- Showing up with consistency to build credibility and drive long-term respect from your team and management

SA Power Networks
Panel discussion: What skills set ambitious and influential leaders on the path to success?

Energy Queensland

UNSW Digital Grid Futures Institute

Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC)

EDF Renewables Australia
Panel discussion: What skills set ambitious and influential leaders on the path to success?
- Which leadership traits prove most valuable in today’s business world to drive sustainable success?
- How can leaders cultivate influence beyond technical expertise or formal authority?
- What role does adaptability, emotional intelligence, and curiosity play in building trust and credibility in your team and beyond?
- How are influential leaders inspiring action and alignment across diverse teams and stakeholders?

Energy Queensland

UNSW Digital Grid Futures Institute

Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC)

EDF Renewables Australia
Closing remarks from the Chair
Networking Drinks
Official Event Dinner
Welcome Coffee
Opening Remarks from the Chair

Origin Energy
From strategy to impact: How strong leaders thrive in the age of transition

Ausgrid
From strategy to impact: How strong leaders thrive in the age of transition
- Turning volatility into opportunity with innovative strategies to redefine how energy companies can thrive in an evolving sector
- Inspiring agile, future-ready teams who can lead change, not just respond to it
- Balancing long-term vision with short-term pressures to create lasting value

Ausgrid
Leading the transition: Synergy’s role in distributed energy resources management and integration
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Synergy
Leading the transition: Synergy’s role in distributed energy resources management and integration
This presentation will provide an overview of Synergy’s DER platform program including the adoption of CSIP-Aus as a standardised approach to DER management and innovations to extend the capabilities of this standard to not only create additional value for customers but also help to maintain system stability and reliability. Working collaboratively with the WA Government, stakeholders and industry partners, Synergy is exploring the innovative solutions required to manage distributed energy resources, such as harnessing the interoperability capabilities of new technology to provide energy reliability and support all customers through the transition.
- Focusing on ensuring energy reliability for our customers, whilst supporting the continued uptake of rooftop solar.
- Meeting the challenges presented by distributed energy resources (DER), Synergy is aligning with national standards for the orchestration of DER and exploring different technology solutions to provide energy reliability and maintain system stability.
- Working with the State Government and industry partners, including Western Power, AEMO and Energy Policy WA, to support all customers through the delivery of a reliable and sustainable energy transition.
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Synergy
The Latest Innovations in Unlocking Renewable Energy
Panel discussion: Where is innovation most needed to successfully scale energy storage?

Origin Energy

Synergy
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ENGIE
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Australia Energy Council
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Hydrostor
Panel discussion: Where is innovation most needed to successfully scale energy storage?
- What’s driving momentum in storage technologies like batteries and pumped hydro?
- What are the biggest barriers to large-scale deployment and who should lead the charge to overcome them?
- How can leaders navigate regulatory, funding, and infrastructure challenges?
- What role will storage play in enabling grid resilience and energy equity?

Origin Energy

Synergy
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ENGIE
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Australia Energy Council
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Hydrostor
Morning Tea & Networking
How to Thrive in Times of Disruption
Unlocking the power of gas as a source of renewable energy

Jemena
Unlocking the power of gas as a source of renewable energy
- Converting organic waste into renewable energy to create new value and reduce reliance on fossil fuels
- Producing biomethane to integrate with existing gas networks for faster deployment and lower emissions
- Scaling biogas innovation to diversify Australia’s energy mix and support decarbonisation goals

Jemena
Leading with Purpose: Transforming tradition and empowering the future of energy through values-driven leadership

Delta
Leading with Purpose: Transforming tradition and empowering the future of energy through values-driven leadership
- Why culture had to change: Understanding the limitations of command-and-control leadership in preparing for a rapidly evolving energy landscape
- Leading with values, not hierarchy: How embedding purpose, trust, and empowerment became the foundation for transformation
- Preparing for the future: Aligning people, culture, and leadership capability to enable innovation, resilience, and sustainable growth. Key challenges and learnings in preparing a legacy business and our people for a dynamic future

Delta
Panel discussion: Turning potential into power - Championing women in energy

Champions of Change Coalition

Clean Energy Council

Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO)

Tilt Renewables

Indigenous Energy Australia
Panel discussion: Turning potential into power - Championing women in energy
- What holds women back from progressing into senior leadership and how can today’s leaders remove those barriers?
- How can male and female leaders work together to create a culture where emerging women leaders are seen, supported, and sponsored?
- What practical steps can genuinely move the dial for emerging women leaders?

Champions of Change Coalition

Clean Energy Council

Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO)

Tilt Renewables

Indigenous Energy Australia
Lunch & Networking
NSW REZ
Ombudsman insights: what’s really happening in the NSW Renewable Energy Zones?

Ombudsman insights: what’s really happening in the NSW Renewable Energy Zones?
- Exploring the issues behind complaints to EWON from landholders and community members in the REZ’s
- Understanding the importance of ‘boots on the ground’ community engagement and its role in building trust
- Future state - what needs to change to address the disconnect between industry and community feedback

Leveraging Indigenous & Community-Led Projects
Unite with Opportunity - Indigenous led projects as a pillar of a just transition for Australia's energy system

Indigenous Energy Australia
Unite with Opportunity - Indigenous led projects as a pillar of a just transition for Australia's energy system
- Why an Indigenous-led approach is a human rights informed approach, and the healing power of culture.
- Understanding how Indigenous-led projects can create generational outcomes, leveraging the energy transformation to solve some of our greatest social challenges with a strengths based approach.
- Challenging the way we are currently defining 'benefit' and approaching benefit agreements or equity discussions, and a discussion around the importance of understanding cultural governance prior to undertaking co-design
- What it means for an energy project to be 'Indigenous-led' or 'Community-led', and the importance of self-determination, when seeking to partner with Indigenous communities
- Intersectionality and cultural governance - key considerations to make sure your impact on a community unites with opportunity.
- Sharing some stories of Indigenous women making an impact

Indigenous Energy Australia
Partner presentation
Afternoon Tea & Networking
Understanding how community-led energy projects are reshaping the industry

Flow Power
Understanding how community-led energy projects are reshaping the industry
- Championing local ownership models to strengthen consumer trust, engagement, and long-term buy-in
- Applying inclusive design principles to ensure fair access and shared benefits across communities
- Empowering community leadership to deliver projects that are resilient, relevant, and widely supported

Flow Power
Turning opposition into community support for renewable infrastructure development

Squadron Energy
Turning opposition into community support for renewable infrastructure development
- Engaging early and authentically to build trust, address concerns, and strengthen social licence
- Embedding community benefit sharing to create tangible, long-term value for host regions
- Safeguarding environmental and cultural heritage to align projects with community priorities and expectations

Squadron Energy
Delivering reliable, resilient energy to regional and remote communities

Original Power
Delivering reliable, resilient energy to regional and remote communities
- Exploring the role of hybrid microgrids, localised storage, and renewables tailored to the unique needs and geographies of regional and remote Australia
- Examining practical strategies for reducing outages, improving maintenance response, and building community trust through transparent service delivery
- Learning how to co-design energy solutions with communities to ensure long-term social licence, cost equity, and energy justice beyond the major metros

Original Power
Closing remarks from the Chair & Conference adjourns
Masterclass A: Mastering Negotiation Skills – the Cornerstone of Career Success

PhD Researcher
Masterclass A: Mastering Negotiation Skills – the Cornerstone of Career Success
Whether you're securing a high-stakes deal, advocating for a promotion, or navigating the complexities of cross-functional collaboration, negotiation is a fundamental business skill that can shape your career trajectory
Through practical strategies, real-world scenarios, and expert facilitation, this highly interactive session will equip you with the tools to advocate for yourself and your ideas, unlock new opportunities, and drive better outcomes for your organisation and career.
Learning Outcomes:
- Learn the core principles of effective negotiation and how to apply them in both formal and informal settings
- Explore proven techniques for managing nerves, overcoming imposter syndrome, and approaching negotiations with calm self-assurance
- Develop strategies to handle pushback, conflict, and high-pressure discussions with professionalism and poise
- Learn how to assess what you bring to the table, identify leverage points, and position your value to others persuasively
- Discover how to achieve your goals while maintaining respect, trust, and collaboration with peers and stakeholders
- Identify your personal negotiation style, adapt it to different scenarios, and build a flexible toolkit that works across contexts
By the end of this Masterclass, you’ll walk away with a renewed sense of confidence, a clear set of actionable strategies, and a framework for approaching every negotiation, big or small, with purpose and skill.
Don’t just be part of the conversation – learn how to shape it.

PhD Researcher
Masterclass B: The Project Management Bootcamp
Masterclass B: The Project Management Bootcamp
In an industry defined by innovation, infrastructure, and impact, the ability to deliver projects on time, on budget, and with confidence is a career-defining skill.
This high-impact, one-day Project Management Bootcamp is designed to equip women in energy and renewables with the practical tools, leadership techniques, and strategic mindset to lead projects from concept to completion.
Learning Outcomes:
- Learn how to scope projects, set realistic goals, and build structured plans that drive clarity and momentum
- Discover how to manage competing demands, shifting timelines, and limited resources without losing focus or control
- Develop communication strategies that build trust, align expectations, and keep stakeholders invested throughout the project lifecycle
- Learn how to identify potential roadblocks early and develop proactive risk mitigation strategies
- Strengthen your leadership skills to motivate, collaborate, and manage multidisciplinary teams with confidence and empathy
- Gain practical techniques for monitoring progress, managing budgets, and measuring success across technical and strategic metrics
- Understand how to communicate project wins, lessons learned, and personal contributions to enhance your leadership brand
By the end of the Project Management Bootcamp, you'll possess a toolkit of proven frameworks, ready-to-use templates, and practical strategies tailored for the energy and renewables landscape.
Step into the driver’s seat and take control of your project outcomes, career growth, and leadership potential.
- Day/Stream
- 10 September - Conference Day One
- 11 September - Conference Day Two
- 9 September - Pre-conference Masterclasses
- 10 September - Conference Day One
- 11 September - Conference Day Two
- 9 September - Pre-conference Masterclasses
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