Conference program

Day one

8.30am Registration with arrival tea and coffee

9.20am Official conference opening

Prof. Stuart White, Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney

9.35am Welcome to Country

Aunty Glendra Stubbs OAM, University of Technology Sydney Elder-in-Residence (Wiradjuri Elder)

9.45am Welcome by Platinum Sponsors

Jon Jutsen, Chief Executive Officer, CRC RACE for 2030

9.55am Welcome and introduction to The Hon. Matt Kean MP

Prof. Vicki Chen, Provost, University of Technology Sydney

10.00am Opening plenary address

The Hon. Matt Kean MP, New South Wales Treasurer and Minister for Energy

10.10am Plenary session

Benn Barr, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Energy Market Commission Lynne Gallagher, Chief Executive Officer, Energy Consumers Australia Stuart White, Co-Chair, ERICA, Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney

11.10am Morning tea

11.40am Workshop: Anticipatory planning for the Australian energy transition: a roadmap

Host: Prof. Chris Riedy, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney Speakers: Dr Emi Gui, Energy Systems Lead, Climateworks Centre

Dr Roger Dargaville, Deputy Director, Monash Energy Institute

Homes and the energy transition

Speakers: Jenniy Gregory, Program Leader RACE for Homes, Race for 2030

Dr Yohan Kim, Research Principal, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney

Dr Lygia Romanach, Research Scientist, CSIRO Chair: Assoc. Prof. Kerryn Wilmot, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney

Decarbonisation pathways: policy and regulation

Speakers: Prof. Bruce Mountain, Director, Victoria Energy Policy Centre

Lyndal Bubke, Acting Director, Energy Innovation Toolkit, Australian Energy Regulator

Adjunct Assoc. Prof. Chris Dunstan, Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS Chair: Assoc. Prof. Dani Alexander, Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney

Energy innovation and technology: integration of renewable energy and customer energy

Speakers: Assoc. Prof. Gregor Verbic, Co-Chair ERICA, The University of Sydney

Madison Sturgess, Energy Innovation Officer, Queensland Farmers’ Federation

Dr Thomas Longden, Research Fellow, Australian National University

Chair: Ed Langham, Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney 12:45pm Lunch and poster viewing

Day one

1.45pm Research panel: The just energy transition

Speakers: Assoc. Prof. Chris Briggs, Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney Elianor Gerrard, PhD candidate, School of Geography, Planning and Spatial Sciences, University of Tasmania Kate Donnelly, Corporate Engagement Analyst, Investor Group on Climate Change

Chair: Prof. Chris Reidy, Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney

2.45pm Afternoon tea and poster viewing

3.15pm Plenary session

Speakers: Danny Kennedy, Chief Executive Officer, New Energy Nexus Megan Fisher, Chief Executive Officer, EnergyLab Chair: Prof. Stuart White, Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney

4.15pm Workshop: Building resilience in Australia’s electricity infrastructure

Host: Prof. Rosemary Lyster, Professor of Climate and Environmental Law, The University of Sydney Speakers: Gregor Verbic, Co-Chair ERICA, Associate Professor, The University of Sydney Dr Anne Kallies, Senior Lecturer, RMIT

People, society, and institutions: just transition

Speakers: Dr Rohan Best, Senior Lecturer, Macquarie University Dr Rebecca Pearse, Lecturer, Australian National University Dr Declan Kuch, Research Fellow, Western Sydney University Dr Yeliz Simsek, Research Fellow, Australian National University Chair: David Roche, Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney

Energy innovation and technology: consumer engagement and data

Speakers: Prof. Neil Horrocks, Project Manager, The University of Queensland Martin Egan, PhD candidate, Institute of Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney Dr Shan (Dora) He, Research Fellow, Australian National University Assoc. Prof. Penelope Crossley, Associate Professor of Energy Law, The University of Sydney Law School

Energy transition: user behaviour and sustainability

Speakers: Dr Danie Nilsson, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, CSIRO Dr Murad Tayebjee, Senior Lecturer, University of NSW Prof. Saman Halgamuge, Professor, The University of Melbourne

Dr Hannah Korsmeyer, Research Fellow, Monash University

Chair: Dr Tracey Colley, Research Program Manager, RACE for Business, RACE for 2030 5.30pm

6.45pm Conference dinner

Speaker: Craig Reucassel The Great Hall, University of Technology Sydney

Chair: Dr Jaysson Guerrero Orbe, Senior Research Consultant, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney