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The Noosa Power and Energy Conference will feature an insightful program with expert speakers, panel discussions, and networking opportunities. Note: Program is subject to change.

Day 1 | Monday 15th June

From Ambition to Implementation

Time
Session Title
Description/Speakers
Location
8.00AM – 9.00AM
Registration & Networking
Coffee and connection opportunities.
Park & Cove, Level 1
9.00AM – 9.30AM
Opening Address
The Hon. Matt Kean | Climate Change Authority
Macquarie Room, Level 1
9.30AM – 10.15AM
Keynote: From Targets to Action - Navigating Australia’s Climate Future
Tony Wood | Energy and Climate Change Senior Fellow, Grattan Institute
Macquarie Room, Level 1
10.15AM – 10.45AM
Morning Tea
Park & Cove, Level 1
10.45AM – 11.30AM
Keynote: The Global Energy System Transformation
Tim Buckley | Director, Climate Energy Finance Australasia
Macquarie Room, Level 1
11.30AM – 12.00PM
Expert Sessions: The Integrity Gap - Restoring Trust in the Climate and Energy Debate
Senator Peter Whish-Wilson | Australian Greens Senator for Lutruwita/Tasmania
Macquarie Room, Level 1
12.00PM - 12.30PM
Case Studies in Focus: Trust, Transparency and Transition - Renewable Energy Case Studies from Queensland
Tom Dixon | Queensland Community Engagement Manager, RE - Alliance
Macquarie Room, Level 1
12.30PM – 1.00PM
Case Studies in Focus: Beyond Compliance: Townsville’s Blueprint for Turning Social Impact Requirements into Regional Value
Scott Muller | Program Manager, Lansdown Eco-Industrial Precinct
Macquarie Room, Level 1
1.00PM - 2.00PM
Lunch Break
Park & Cove, Level 1
2.00PM – 2.15PM
Case Studies in Focus: Renewables and the Electrification of Ag
Karin Stark | Founder, National Renewables in Agriculture Conference
Macquarie Room, Level 1
2.15PM - 2.45PM
Expert Sessions: Why Australia Needs a Future Gas Strategy - One that positions the Role of Gas against our National Strategic Objectives.
Catriona Rafael | Head of Policy, APGA (Australian Pipeline and Gas Association)
Macquarie Room, Level 1
2.45PM - 3.15PM
Case Studies in Focus: Developing Renewable Natural Gas - Australia's First Ag to RNG Project
Jarrod Irving | General Manager, LMS Energy
Macquarie Room, Level 1
3.15PM - 4.00PM
Panel Discussion: Building at Pace - Unlocking Data Centre Growth While Managing Social Risk in Queensland
Alex Hooper | Oxford Economics, Simon Currie | Energy Estate, Lance McCallum | Shadow Energy Minister, Patrice Brown | CQG Consulting, Peter Blunt | Polaris Data Centre
Macquarie Room, Level 1
4.00PM - 5.30PM
Sunset Networking Event
Park & Cove
6.00PM - 9.00PM
VIP Dinner
(Tickets required)
Miss Moneypenny's, Hastings St, Noosa

Day 2 | Tuesday 16th June

Leadership In Renewable Energy Alternatives 

Time
Session Title
Description/Speakers
Location
8.00AM – 9.00AM
Registration & Networking
Coffee and connection opportunities.
Park & Cove, Level 1
9.00AM - 9.15AM
Opening of Day 2
Jasmin Holmes | Cleantech Network
Macquarie Room, Level 1
9.15AM - 9.50AM
Keynote: A Future Made in Regional Australia
Professor Roy Green | Special Innovation Advisor, UTS
Macquarie Room, Level 1
10.00AM - 10.30AM
Keynote: Australia's Economic Muscle Memory and the Next Industrial Revolution
Joanna Kay | Director of the International Program, The Superpower Institute
Macquarie Room, Level 1
10.30AM – 11.00AM
Morning Tea
Park & Cove, Level 1
11.00AM - 11.30AM
Expert Sessions: A National Action Plan for Australia's Industrial Regions
Matt McKee | Chief Researcher, Beyond Zero Emissions
Macquarie Room, Level 1
11.35AM – 12.05PM
Expert Sessions: The Five Year Window - Why Future Made in Australia Has to Mean Made
Lynnard Cucksey | CEO, Advanced Materials and Battery Council
Macquarie Room, Level 1
12.10PM – 12.30PM
Expert Sessions: The Transition is Moving but the Constraints are Tightening
Paul Cooper | Chairman, Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre Ltd (AMGC)
Macquarie Room, Level 1
12.30PM - 1.30PM
Lunch Break
Park & Cove, Level 1
1.30PM - 2.00PM
Expert Sessions: Building Australia's Solar Future - Supply Chains, Manufacturing and Opportunity
Oliver Hartley | Managing Director, Bright Dimension Pty Ltd.
Macquarie Room, Level 1
2.00PM - 2.45PM
Panel Discussion: The Gangulu Way - Old Ways, Paving a new way for regional energy and resource development to prosper community and Country for future generations.
Katrina Grange | Social Performance Director, Ochre Social Performance; Ali Davenport | Coexistence Queensland; Lyn Blucher & Deborah Tull | Gangulu Traditional Owners
Macquarie Room, Level 1
2.45PM - 3.15PM
POWER PANEL - Given Everything We've Heard, What Do We Owe the Next Generation?
Bella Zanesco | Chair, Tim Buckley, Joanna Kay, Peter Whish-Wilson
Macquarie Room, Level 1
3.15PM -3.30PM
Event Close
Jasmin Holmes l CEO Cleantech Network
Macquarie Room, Level 1
3.30PM - 5.30PM
Sunset Networking Event
Park & Cove, Level 1
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We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we live and work, and pay our respect to their elders past, present and emerging. We recognise the historic leadership of these communities in the sustainable use of natural resources and our responsibility to learn from their practices and values.

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