Energy: Australia's National Hydrogen Strategy
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Energy: Australia’s national hydrogen strategy Keynote speaker: Dr Alan Finkel AO, Australia’s Chief Scientist and Chair of the COAG Hydrogen Working Group 23 August 2019, 11.45am to 2.00pm Park Hyatt, Melbourne EVENT SERIES SPONSOR <EVENT SUPPORTING SPONSOR(S)/ EVENT SPONSOR(S)> EVENT MAJOR SPONSOR www.ceda.com.au agenda 11.45am Registrations 12.05pm Welcome Hamilton Calder Acting State Director Vic/Tas, CEDA 12.10pm Introduction Kelly Maslin Vice President of Operations (Southern Region Australia) Jacobs 12.15pm Keynote address Dr Alan Finkel AO Australia’s Chief Scientist and Chair of the COAG Hydrogen Working Group 12.35pm Lunch 1.00pm Moderated discussion and questions Panellists Felicity Underhill General Manager, Strategy Execution, Origin Energy Ben Wilson Chief Executive Officer, Australian Gas Infrastructure Group Dr Alan Finkel AO Australia’s Chief Scientist and Chair of the COAG Hydrogen Working Group Moderator Jeff Connolly Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Siemens 1.55pm Vote of thanks Jeff Connolly Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Siemens 2.00pm Close . sponsors Event Series Sponsor Siemens Siemens is a global powerhouse focusing on the areas of electrification, automation and digitalisation, that has stood for engineering excellence, innovation, quality, reliability and internationality for more than 165 years. One of the world’s largest producers of energy-efficient, resource-saving technologies, Siemens is a leading supplier of systems for power generation and transmission as well as medical diagnosis. In infrastructure and industry solutions the company plays a pioneering role. As of 30 September 2015, we had around 348,000 employees in more than 200 countries. In fiscal 2015, we generated revenues of €75.6 billion Siemens has been in Australia and New Zealand for 143 years and now employs about 2,000 people. Our technology can be found behind the scenes supporting critical infrastructure, and almost every industry. The company’s fingerprint can be found supporting everything from generating efficient and clean energy through to advanced medical imaging and diagnostics equipment. 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Other recent investments include new Service Centres built in Rockhampton, Perth Airport, and Tonsley Technology Precinct in South Join the conversation and follow us on Twitter @ceda_news Australia. With a global view on the trends and changes affecting the world now and in the future, Siemens actively supports local industry, governments and stakeholders to understand and prepare for key changes such as the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0), the transition to intelligent infrastructure and the transition to a sustainable energy future. Major Event Sponsor Jacobs Jacobs leads the global professional services sector providing solutions for a more connected, sustainable world. Our Buildings, Infrastructure & Advanced Facilities division supports clients delivering power, water, transport, building and environmental projects across the globe. We are right there on the front line of change; helping our clients tackle the big issues and challenges and making an enduring, positive difference in the world, one project delivery at a time. In Australia, our growing population, rising industrial demand, advancing technologies and emerging energy security and efficiency challenges are driving an unprecedented pace of change as the energy industry responds to changing climatic conditions and moves towards a zero-carbon future. Our local Power Consulting team provides strategic consulting and whole-of-life services to public and private sector clients delivering energy projects; helping clients plan for and implement change and working with them to design, deliver and manage new electricity generation, transmission and distribution assets. Backed by the knowledge and experience of our global Power Consulting group and our broader cross-sector capability across the transport, water and building sectors, we deliver tailored solutions for our clients; acting as a trusted advisor and helping them to respond to challenges and discover opportunity — including the emerging opportunity for a large-scale hydrogen economy — in this evolving energy landscape. We’re proud to partner with CEDA, sponsoring the Energy: Australia’s national hydrogen strategy event and helping to advance a national conversation about the future of hydrogen energy in Australia. keynote speaker Dr Alan Finkel AO Australia’s Chief Scientist and Chair of the COAG Hydrogen Working Group Twitter: @ScienceChiefAu Dr Finkel commenced as Australia’s Chief Scientist on 25 January 2016. He is Australia’s eighth Chief Scientist. Prior to his appointment, he served as President of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE), and for eight years as Chancellor of Monash University. As Chief Scientist, Dr Finkel has led a number of national reviews, delivering the 2016 National Research Infrastructure Roadmap, the 2017 Review into the National Electricity Market and the 2018 STEM Industry Partnership Forum report. He serves as the Deputy Chair of Innovation and Science Australia. Dr Finkel has an extensive science background as an entrepreneur, engineer, neuroscientist and educator. He was awarded his PhD in electrical engineering from Monash University and worked as a postdoctoral research fellow in neuroscience at the Australian National University. In 1983 he founded Axon Instruments, a California-based, ASX-listed company that made precision scientific instruments used at pharmaceutical companies and universities for the discovery of new medicines. After Axon was sold in 2004, Dr Finkel became a director of the acquiring company, NASDAQ-listed Molecular Devices. A winner of the Clunies Ross Award for facilitating international neuroscience research, Dr Finkel is committed to science education. He co-founded Cosmos Magazine, and established the Australian Course in Advanced Neuroscience to train early career neuroscientists. At ATSE, he led the development and CEDA will be tweeting from this implementation of the STELR program for secondary school science, which has event using #EnergyFuture been adopted in more than 600 Australian schools. As Chief Scientist he has led Join the conversation and follow us the development of the STARportal information web site for extracurricular on Twitter @ceda_news STEM activities. Dr Finkel was the 2016 Victorian of the Year, and received the 2015 IET Mountbatten Medal (UK) and the 2019 IEEE Joseph F. Keithley Award in recognition of his work in advancing the field of scientific instrumentation. speakers Felicity Underhill General Manager, Strategy Execution, Origin Energy As General Manager, Hydrogen, Felicity Underhill is currently investigating how hydrogen might best fit within Origin’s, and Australia’s, future energy mix. Felicity has a history of successfully designing and then implementing strategies including operating models, digital, innovation and new business ventures. Felicity has spent the last two decades in the upstream energy industry, in Australia with Origin, and previously globally with Shell, during which time she worked in over 25 countries. As a New Zealander, she is carefully planning her schedule over the coming months so as not to miss a single World Cup game> speakers Ben Wilson Chief Executive Officer, Australian Gas Infrastructure Group Ben Wilson is Chief Executive Officer of Australian Gas Infrastructure Group, which comprises Dampier Bunbury Pipeline, Dampier Development Group, Multinet Gas, and Australian Gas Networks. Previously, Ben was the Director of Strategy and Regulation and Chief Financial Officer at UK Power Networks (UKPN), a large electricity distribution company in the UK with 8 million customers. Introduction Kelly Maslin Vice President of Operations (Southern Region Australia), Jacobs Kelly leads the delivery of city and community shaping projects across the transport, power, water and built environment sectors at Jacobs. Moderator Jeff Connolly Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Siemens Jeff Connolly is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Siemens in the Australia Pacific re-gion. Siemens has been active in Australia since 1872, has a turnover of > A$2 billion and employs over 2,200 people. A technology-agnostic company, Siemens is one of the world’s largest pro-ducers of energy-efficient and resource-saving technologies. They’re a leading supplier of sys-tems for power generation and transmission and a pioneer in smart infrastructure solutions – from wind farms to LNG, coal fired power stations,