POST-SHOW REPORT 2016 sponsors and exhibitors included: +61 (0)2 8188 7597 [email protected] www.energyweek.com.au | 1 AUSTRALIAN ENERGY WEEK 2016 REVIEW FROM THE CHAIR Dear Energy Executive, More than 400 attendees at Australian Energy Week in Melbourne in mid-June had the benefit of 88 expert presenters and panelists over 4 days, across 8 different tracks. They covered a wide range of issues that stand between the Australian community and achievement of the CoAG Energy Council’s recently-announced goal of integrating energy and climate change policies to deliver secure supply and the lowest possible prices. Not surprisingly, much of the speakers’ focus - and the audience’s questions - was on the drivers for change and the need for a durable, bipartisan approach to settle investors’ nerves and to encourage lenders’ support for new developments. One of the most interesting questions was posed by speaker Roberto Bocco, Head of Energy Industries at the World Economic Forum. “We are witnessing a continuous trend for decarbonisation,” he said, “but what if the future of energy is different from what we are expecting?” Diversity among leading nations pursuing the transformation of electricity supply, he pointed out, highlights that there is no single pathway to a more affordable, sustainable and secure energy system. The capacity of the Australian Energy Week presenters to pursue the prospects of diversity and the differing pathways to our national energy future was, I think, the major strength of the conference - which will be held again in Melbourne in May next year. Feedback from the attendees thronging the Albert Park venue for the event repeatedly pointed to the benefits of being exposed to a wide range of views in an environment notable for calm discussion - and, having organised and participated in a multitude of conferences over the past 35 years, I was struck by the high level of networking I saw around me. If I had to pick two major issues that arose from the three days of conference discussion, I would go for the ongoing need to resolve the problem of capacity indigestion in the east coast generation market (and the strong sense that this could not be allowed to continue to drift) and the rising focus on building new high voltage interconnection between east coast States to cope with the continuing growth of wind power in particular. Overall, to quote speaker Ian McLeod, Chairman of the energy committee of the Queensland Futures Institute, the conference yet again underscored that “change isn’t easy” and “the journey is not over and never will be.” Keith Orchison Director Coolibah Pty Ltd & Chair, Event Advisory Panel, Australian Energy Week 2016 +61 (0)2 8188 7597 [email protected] www.energyweek.com.au | 2 2016 EVENT KEY CONTRIBUTORS Official 2016 Event Advisory Panel STEPHANIE BASHIR TIM BUCKLEY SIMON CAMROUX ROBERT CLARK GAVIN DUFTY Head of Policy & Regulation New Energy Director of Energy Finance Studies Manager Wholesale Markets Regulation Chair of Energy Strategy and Policy Manager Policy and Research AGL Australasia Institute for Energy AGL UNSW St Vincent de Paul Society Economics and Financial Analysis KATE FARRAR HUGH GLEESON BRIAN GREEN ALISTAIR LEGGE KEITH ORCHISON Managing Director Former Chief Executive Officer Board Member General Manager Customer and Director Qenergy United Energy and Multinet Gas Energy Users Association of Australia Technology Coolibah Pty Ltd United Energy and Multinet Gas CHARLES POPPLE CLARE SAVAGE ROSEMARY SINCLAIR ANTHONY VASSALLO Executive Advisor - Industry Director Policy Chief Executive Officer Delta Electricity Chair in Sustainable Development Business Council of Australia Energy Consumers Australia Energy Development AusNet Services University of Sydney Top speakers from Australian Energy Week 2016 included: THE HON. JOSH FRYDENBERG MP JOHN PIERCE THE HON. LILY D’AMBROSIO MP ANDY VESEY FRANK CALABRIA Minister for Resources, Energy and Chair Minister for Energy and Resources Managing Director and Chief Executive Chief Executive Officer Energy Markets Northern Australia Australian Energy Market Commission Government of Victoria Officer Origin Energy Australian Government AGL PAUL ITALIANO PAUL BROAD JON STRETCH GREG EVERETT MICHAEL FUGE Chief Executive Officer Managing Director and Chief Executive Chief Executive Officer Managing Director Chief Executive Officer TransGrid Officer ERM Power Delta Electricity Pacific Hydro Snowy Hydro SEAN MC GOLDRICK CHARLES POPPLE RAINER KORTE JAMES MYATT KYLIE HARGREAVES Executive Manager Asset Management Executive Adviser - Industry Executive Manager Asset Management Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Deputy Secretary Western Power Development ElectraNet Mojo Power NSW Department of Industry - AusNet Services Division of Resources & Energy +61 (0)2 8188 7597 [email protected] www.energyweek.com.au | 3 2016 EVENT AT A GLANCE DAY 01 Pre-conference Full Day In-Depth Learning Sessions 20 June IN-DEPTH LEARNING IN-DEPTH LEARNING IN-DEPTH LEARNING IN-DEPTH LEARNING SESSION A - SESSION B - SESSION C - SESSION D - SEPARATELY THE FUTURE ENERGY ENERGY PRODUCTIVITY ENERGY IN IoT THE FUTURE GRID BOOKABLE! MIX & DEMAND OUTLOOK START OF MAIN CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION DAY 02 Main Conference - Plenary 21 June The plenary day - Australia’s Energy Markets Outlook - addressed the biggest issues facing the energy sector, designed to give all in attendance a high level overview of the outlook for all parts of the energy supply chain, from generation to end use, and their EXPO broader implications. The plenary included an opening Ministerial Address as well as keynotes and a CEO Panel Session. Closing the day was a networking drinks reception and official event dinner. DAY 03 Main Conference - Streams 22 June The NEM Future Forum The Electricity Storage NextGen Energy ICT Future Generation focused focused on addressing the Future Forum analysed the explored the exciting on understanding the challenges and uncovering outlook for the deployment opportunities for energy future energy mix in the opportunities facing of storage technologies in companies to operate Australia, integrating more networks in a time of Australia, the new more efficiently and to renewables into the grid, rapidly increasing business opportunities it deliver innovative services the outlook for specific consumer engagement, creates and its impact on by analysing more and generation technologies changing demand patterns the energy existing new data and embracing and the policies needed to and an evolving markets. the digital evolution. reach desired outcomes. technological landscape. EXPO END OF MAIN CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION DAY 04 Energy Policy Forum 23 June SEPARATELY The Energy Policy Forum was designed to facilitate discussion between industry, end BOOKABLE! users and government at a state and federal level, to give attendees a better understanding of the policy outlook and to work towards better outcomes for all. +61 (0)2 8188 7597 [email protected] www.energyweek.com.au | 4 WHO ATTENDED AUSTRALIAN ENERGY WEEK 2016? The conference and the exhibition are open only to paid delegates, ensuring the people you meet are the people you need to meet - senior level stakeholders in Australia’s energy future. By organisation: 1% 5% 1.5% 3.5% 8% 1% 2% 5.5% 8% 11% DAY 01 Pre-conference Full Day In-Depth Learning Sessions 20 June 2.2% IN-DEPTH LEARNING IN-DEPTH LEARNING IN-DEPTH LEARNING IN-DEPTH LEARNING 3.5% SESSION A - SESSION B - SESSION C - SESSION D - SEPARATELY 413 192 100% 20% 1.5% THE FUTURE ENERGY ENERGY PRODUCTIVITY ENERGY IN IoT THE FUTURE GRID BOOKABLE! ATTENDEES CoMPANIES OVERALL DELEGATE MIX & DEMAND OUTLOOK 20% SATISFACTION FROM OUR 6% FEEDBACK FORMS 1% Investor START OF MAIN CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION Satisfaction overall scores from our survey respondents: 1.5% Feedstock producer (coal, gas etc.) 8% Generator (including renewables) DAY 02 Main Conference - Plenary 21 June 5.5% Gentailer 11% Power transmission/distribution The plenary day - Australia’s Energy Markets Outlook - addressed the biggest issues 2.5% Gas transmission/distribution facing the energy sector, designed to give all in attendance a high level overview of the 3.5% Energy retailer outlook for all parts of the energy supply chain, from generation to end use, and their EXPO 1.5% Large energy user broader implications. 20% Government/regulator 97% 90% 70% 6% Engineering/procurement/ The plenary included an opening Ministerial Address as well as keynotes and a CEO construction/maintenance Panel Session. Closing the day was a networking drinks reception and official event 20% Technology/equipment dinner. 8% Consultant/advisory/services 2% Legal DAY Main Conference - Streams 22 June 1% Investment banking 03 RATED THE SPEAKERS RATED THE RATED THE OF 3.5% Industry association “GOOd” Or “EXCELLENT” PRESENTATIONS & NETWORKING AS 5% Other (research, advocacy, academia, media, nfps, disruptors) CONTENT AS “GOOd” Or “EXCELLENT” “GOOd” Or “EXCELLENT” By job title: 2% The NEM Future Forum The Electricity Storage NextGen Energy ICT Future Generation focused Our delegates came from: 16% focused on addressing the Future Forum analysed the explored the exciting on understanding the INTERNATIONAL challenges and uncovering outlook for the deployment opportunities for energy future energy mix in NORTHERN 31% the opportunities facing of storage technologies in companies to operate Australia, integrating more 13% TERRITORY 24% networks in a time of Australia, the