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New Directions for Australia's Energy System New directions for Australia's energy system Audrey Zibelman, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Energy Market Operator Wednesday 28 November 2018 Park Hyatt Melbourne EVENT SPONSOR www.ceda.com.au agenda 11.45am Registrations 12.10pm Welcome and Introduction Richard Bowen Chief Operating Officer, CEDA 12.15pm Keynote address New directions for Australia's energy system Audrey Zibelman Chief Executive Officer, Australian Energy Market Operator 12.35pm Lunch 1.00pm Moderated discussion and questions Stephen Davy Chief Executive Officer, Hydro Tasmania Richard Lowe Executive Manager, Business Growth, TransGrid Audrey Zibelman Chief Executive Officer, Australian Energy Market Operator Moderated by Neil Gibbs Founder & Principal Consultant, Marchment Hill Consulting 1.35pm Audience Q&A 2.00pm Close Richard Bowen Chief Operating Officer, CEDA sponsor Major Sponsor Marchment Hill Consulting Marchment Hill Consulting (MHC) is a management consulting firm determined to make a difference to the clients we serve in the energy and water industries, the people we work with, and the communities and environment we live in. MHC was founded by Neil Gibbs in 2004 with a desire to build a high quality, focused and content-rich consulting firm to best serve our clients. Our senior consultants built their expertise both in the industries we serve, and within the consulting practices of major international firms gaining extensive experience of the ongoing challenges and issues our clients face. MHC has gained a reputation with its clients as a trusted and valued partner. We deliver measurable value through: •The quality of our insight, •The internal support we generate for change, and •Our focus on implementation with integrity. We develop and sustain leading insights on the contemporary industry issues and continually develop our service offerings to these industry sectors. In the energy sector, we are leading experts on the technical, commercial and regulatory challenges of integrating renewables and distributed energy resources into the electricity system and the emergence of distributed energy markets. We seek to maximise value, efficiency and productivity, and work collaboratively with our clients to ensure our services provide value for money. We are well- equipped to tackle novel problems and to advance new methods. We are flexible and adaptive to suit specific client needs. CEDA will be tweeting from this www.marchmenthill.com event using #EnergyFuture Join the conversation and follow us on Twitter @ceda_news keynote speaker Audrey Zibelman Chief Executive Officer, Australian Energy Market Operator Ms Zibelman has extensive experience in the public, private and not-for profit energy and electricity sectors in the United States, most recently having held the positions of Commissioner and Chair of the New York State Public Service Commission (NYPSC) prior to her appointment as the Australian Energy Market Operator’s Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director in 2017. During her tenure at the NYPSC, Ms Zibelman led the design and implementation of extensive regulatory and retail market changes to modernise and transform the state’s electricity industry under New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo's ‘Reforming the Energy Vision’ plan. A recognised national and international expert in energy policy, markets and Smart Grid innovation, Ms Zibelman is a Founder and past President and Chief Executive Officer of Viridity Energy, Inc., which she formed after more than 25 years of electric utility industry leadership experience in both the public and private sectors. Previously, Ms Zibelman was the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of GO15 member organisation, PJM, a regional transmission organisation responsible for operating the power grid and wholesale power market which serves 14 states across the eastern United States. Ms Zibelman also held legal and executive positions at Xcel Energy, served as General Counsel to the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission, and was Special Assistant Attorney General in the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office. During her career, Ms Zibelman has served on numerous industry-related and non-profit boards, including, but not limited to the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic Reliability Councils. Ms Zibelman’s board experience also includes Advisor to Secretary of Energy for the US Department of Energy and Advisory Council, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, the New York State Planning Board and the New York State Emergency Planning Council. panel Stephen Davy Chief Executive Officer, Hydro Tasmania Steve is Chief Executive Officer at Hydro Tasmania and has been with the business since 2005. Hydro Tasmania is Australia’s largest hydro company by volume generated with over 30 hydro power stations and a hydro consulting business, Entura, operating internationally. Hydro Tasmania’s mainland retail business, Momentum Energy, sells electricity and gas on mainland Australia and on the Bass Strait Islands. Steve has been at the forefront of Hydro Tasmania’s shift to becoming an integrated energy business that enhances the value of our renewable energy while seeing the benefits returning to the State. Steve has overseen our commercial operations that include supporting mainland retailing, contract and spot trading, major customer negotiations, supplier arrangements and a range of operational activities. Steve is the Deputy Chair of the Australian Energy Council and has previously served as a representative for Generators on the National electricity Market’s Reliability Panel. Steve has previously worked in the banking industry, trading and marketing commodities, currencies and derivative products and was Senior Vice President at Bankers Trust Australia in the 1990s. He began his career in New Zealand in the 1980s. Steve has an Honours Degree in Physics. CEDA will be tweeting from this event using #EnergyFuture Join the conversation and follow us on Twitter @ceda_news panel Richard Lowe Executive Manager, Business Growth, TransGrid Richard has over 25 years’ experience in Australian and international capital markets in mergers and acquisitions, financing and operations across the infrastructure sector. In a career spanning commercial law, project finance and investment banking, Richard has led successful bids and financed major projects and acquisitions valued at more than $100 billion. Richard is responsible for growing TransGrid’s non-prescribed businesses including new connections and network expansion, telecommunications and property and strategic acquisitions and commercialising new technology initiatives. Prior to joining TransGrid in March 2017, Richard was Managing Director for Macquarie Infrastructure’s $2bn infrastructure portfolio in India which included significant businesses in the energy, telecommunications and transportation sectors. facilitator Neil Gibbs Founder & Principal Consultant, Marchment Hill Consulting Neil’s current roles include Chairman of Marchment Hill Consulting, and Chair of the Clean Energy Council’s Distributed Energy Leadership Forum. He was until recently the Founding Chairman of GreenSync and i.n. concepts, and previously was a VP for AT Kearney, and the Global Energy Practice leader for PA Consulting Group. His earlier career included working in natural resource policy for the Victorian Government and as a lecturer at the University of Melbourne. Following an extensive career in global energy markets, Neil now actively supports the decarbonisation of the electricity system, specialising in the evolution of technology, business models, regulations and markets at the “grid edge” – harnessing the value of innovation and customer engagement to deliver secure, reliable, affordable and low-emissions energy services. Other Current Roles: • Committee for the Economic Development of Australia - Victorian State Advisory Council • Member, Australian Institute of Energy • MAICD, GAICD CEDA will be tweeting from this event using #EnergyFuture Join the conversation and follow us on Twitter @ceda_news corporate tables CEDA would like to thank the following members for hosting a corporate table at today’s event. AEMO APA Group Arup Ashurst AusNet Services Australian Energy Council Citipower and Powercor Commonwealth Bank of Australia Australia EY Hydro Tasmania Jemena KPMG Marchment Hill Consulting PwC Australia Siemens Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning attendees Dhesie Acay George Aspros Nick Barda Dugald Benson Account Executive Head of Network Control & Project Officer, Major Energy Finance Manager Stellar Asia Pacific Operations Projects Origin Energy Citipower and Powercor Victorian Department of Elena Alekseeva Environment, Land, Water Michael Black Assistant Manager Ryan Auger and Planning Deloitte KPMG Corporate Affairs Engie Garth Barnbaum JP Blandthorn Jonathan Anderson Electrical Mechanical Director Engineer Alex Badham Portfolio Manager Hawker Britton Arup Director Hydro Tasmania Victorian Department of Martin Blyth Jeffrey Anderson Environment, Land, Water Ben Barnes Software Sales Manager Regulatory Projects Manager and Planning Director, Retail Policy Siemens Ltd Citipower and Powercor Australian Energy Council Australia Andrew Bailey Dr Phil Blythe Technical Director REFCL Ben Beck Chief Executive Officer Jude Ariyaratanam Project Active Utilities GreenSync Strategic Pricing Manager Citipower and Powercor Momentum Energy Alex Beckitt Gustavo Bodini Polly Baranco Manager, Policy and Business Development Nipun Arora Lightsource
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