Towards Net Zero: securing our energy future Keynote speaker: Daniel Westerman, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) Wednesday, 14 July 2021, 11.45am to 2.00pm Grand Hyatt Melbourne EVENT MAJOR SPONSORS EVENT SUPPORTING SPONSOR www.ceda.com.au agenda 11.45am Registrations 12.20pm Welcome Melinda Cilento Chief Executive, CEDA 12.25pm Introduction Heidi Sick Energy Industry Director, ANZ, Aurecon 12.30pm Lunch 1.00pm Introduction Melinda Cilento Chief Executive, CEDA 1.05pm Keynote address A view from the control room Daniel Westerman Chief Executive Officer, Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) 1.25pm Moderated discussion and questions During moderated discussion CEDA will take online questions. Go to ceda.pigeonhole.at and enter passcode: ENERGYFUTURE Facilitated by: Richard Bolt, Principal, Nous Jeff Connolly, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, ANZ, Siemens Christine Corbett, Chief Customer Officer, AGL Daniel Westerman, Chief Executive Officer, AEMO 1.50pm Vote of thanks Melinda Cilento Chief Executive, CEDA 2.00pm Close . sponsors Event major sponsor Nous Group Nous Group is an international management consultancy operating across Australia and New Zealand, the UK, Ireland and Canada. For over 20 years we have been partnering with leaders to shape world-class businesses, effective governments and empowered communities. Our work reflects our optimism and ambition for a better future. We are your partner in the pursuit of performance and positive influence. We are bold and engaging for performance and influence. 1. We help you to perform, to succeed, in terms you define. Our work is thoughtfully and carefully personalised to suit you, your challenge, your business, your context. We listen first and consider the system and context in which you operate to help you set the conditions for sustainable success. 2. We think further. We know the best answers aren’t easy. Our recognised experts challenge conventional wisdom and extend thinking beyond the obvious. They push to find the best possible answer. We engage broadly and craft compelling narratives that build real momentum for the change you want to see. 3. We create together. Our most influential work is created with clients. It comes from great collaboration – where our capabilities complement yours. We recruit personable, intellectually agile consultants from diverse fields. We listen carefully, meet you where you are, and work in the spirit of genuine co-production. This results in a positive, engaging experience and achieves joint outcomes. 4. We also aspire to substantial positive influence. We challenge ourselves to make a substantial contribution beyond performance: to realise outstanding outcomes for customers, citizens and communities. We want the geographies we operate in to be prosperous, bold and cohesive. So, we strive to do work that creates and balances commercial, social and other forms of value. sponsors Event major sponsor Siemens Siemens is a technology company focused on industry, infrastructure, transport, and healthcare. From more resource-efficient factories, resilient supply chains, and smarter buildings and grids, to cleaner and more comfortable transportation as well as advanced healthcare, we create technology with purpose. By combining the real and the digital worlds, we empower our customers to transform their industries and markets, helping them to transform the everyday for billions of people. sponsors Event supporting sponsor Aurecon Aurecon is an international engineering, design and advisory company, but not as you know it. We’ve re-imagined engineering. A market leader in low-carbon and zero-carbon energy, Aurecon provides innovative, high-value technical and advisory services in the transition to net zero. Hydrogen is one of the enablers for the global transition to net zero and Aurecon is working with public and private sector clients to develop hydrogen as a future energy or fuel technology to unlock the benefits the technology presents for a zero-carbon emissions future, with long-term benefits for industry and communities. We help clients to remain at the forefront of the transition to net zero by using design-led thinking to articulate visions, explore scenarios and map out pathways to deal with the risks and opportunities. As a leader in the future energy value chain from renewable energy generation, storage, network transmission and distribution through to end uses such as transport and export, Aurecon has the ability to connect strategy to execution and implementation. To transition to net zero, global economies will need to navigate away from how they currently operate industrially, towards a net zero model, and Aurecon is helping clients to challenge energy, process, material and mobility decisions across every industry. Decarbonisation is a long-term strategy and Aurecon works with clients across the transport, power and industry (manufacturing, mining, and agriculture) sectors helping them to shape how they set up their businesses to reduce emissions, starting with a strategic assessment of their climate risk and understanding what they are wanting to achieve and why. We are successfully working with hard-to-abate industry clients to help them navigate the technical as well as strategic challenges, developing scenarios, setting targets, identifying the right investments and technologies and implementing the right projects and pathways. Government and industry has a significant impact to make collectively and we want to help them achieve this. keynote speaker Daniel Westerman Chief Executive Officer, Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) Twitter: @AEMO_Media Daniel joined AEMO on 17 May 2021 from National Grid, a leading London- listed international electricity and gas utility, where he held a variety of senior executive roles since 2014, culminating in the role of Chief Transformation Officer and President of Renewable Energy. Daniel is a chartered engineer and an experienced business leader with significant breadth in the energy sector and brings significant commercial and regulatory experience in both the UK and several US electricity markets. panellists Jeff Connolly Chief Executive Officer, Siemens Twitter: @JeffRConnolly With 380,000 employees worldwide, Siemens is the leader in industrial software, automation and electrification technologies. In addition to leading Siemens in the region, Jeff Connolly is instrumental in areas such as the Germany-Australia relationship, Industry 4.0, the future of energy and smart infrastructure. (1194) Christine Corbett Chief Customer Officer, AGL Twitter: @AGLAustralia Christine Corbett is the Chief Customer Officer of AGL Energy. AGL Energy has recently confirmed their intent to demerge and Christine has been announced as MD and CEO of AGL Australia which will be a multi-product energy retailer with flexible energy trading, storage and supply business. Prior to joining AGL, Christine was a Special Advisor at PwC following a successful career at Australia Post spanning almost 30 years in which she held a number of senior executive roles across key functions including Chief Customer Officer and Interim CEO. introduction Heidi Sick Energy Industry Director, ANZ, Aurecon Twitter: @Aurecon Heidi has 20 years of experience across three continents and several industries, covering the complete lifecycle of multi-disciplinary and complex projects. For the past 10 years Heidi has been supporting the energy transition, with a focus on renewable (utility scale solar, wind and batteries) and low emission technologies (hydrogen and CCS) and the integration of these into the overall energy system. Heidi is a Technical Advisor to the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and Deputy Chair of the Australian Power Institute. facilitator Richard Bolt Principal, Nous Group Twitter: @NousGroup Richard joined Nous after a diverse career in public advocacy and government. He has led organisations ranging from a community-based advocacy group to one of the largest government departments established in Australia. His achievements include lead roles in national carbon and energy policy reform; driving technology innovation in energy, resources and agriculture; tackling corruption in education; gaining justice for victims of child sexual abuse; and building inclusion and collaboration in large government departments. corporate tables CEDA would like to thank the following members for hosting a corporate table at today’s event. Advisian AEMO AGL ANZ Ashurst Australian Energy Council Exxon Mobile GHD Infrastructure Victoria Jemena National Australia Bank Nous Group RSM Siemens Star of the South Wind Farm attendees Tarandeep Ahuja Lisa Akorli Reva Al Kassis Craig Albiston Partner Political/Economic Officer Planning Engineer Principal McKinsey & Company US Consulate General Melbourne Star of the South Wind Farm Deloitte Dr Roanne Allan Sarah Altmann Clare Anderson Georgina Angove General Manager Strategy, Stakeholder Manager Group Sustainability Lead Strategy Analyst Performance and Risk Star of the South Wind Farm Advisian AusNet Services Energy Safe Victoria Simon Arduca Nipun Arora Ryan Auger Jarrod Ball Executive Director, International and Manager Head of Corporate Affairs Chief Economist Institutional Banking Deloitte Engie CEDA ANZ Banking Group Ben Barnes Celeste Barron Chris Bartley Adolfo Benito General Manager Retail Policy Principal Engineer Strategy Manager Power Generation Practice Leader, Australian Energy Council GHD AusNet Services Victoria & South Australia