WEDNESDAY 23RD OCTOBER 2024 CONVENTION CENTRE 8:30am – 10:35am PLENARY DOOR 10 ROOM 211 THEME: THE PATH TO ACHIEVING RENEWABLE ENERGY TARGETS BY 2050: HAVE WE ARRIVED? ENERGYLAB STARTUP SHOWCASE Chair: Kane Thornton, CEO, Clean Energy Council 8:30 – Welcome: Robby Clark, Portfolio Director, All Energy Australia 8:35 – Welcome to country 8:40 – Opening remarks by Chair: Kane Thornton, CEO, Clean Energy Council 8:45 – Sponsor address: Scott Poulter, CEO, Pacific Green 8:50 – Keynote Topic: Let's Tax Carbon, Ross Garnaut, Economist, The Superpower Institute 9:05 – Panel discussion: The global clean energy transition: Australia’s role, opportunities and risks in the global decarbonisation race Moderator: Kane Thornton, CEO, Clean Energy Council Panellists: • The Hon. Matt Kean, Chair, Climate Change Authority, Former State Member for Hornsby, Former NSW Treasurer & Energy Minister • Amandine Denis-Ryan, CEO, Institute for Energy Economic and Financial Analysis • Ross Garnaut, Economist, The Superpower Institute • Alison Reeve, Deputy Program Director, Energy + Climate Change, Grattan Institute • Joel Alexander, Managing Director & CEO, Pacific Green Australia 9:45 – Victorian government fireside chat Moderators: Kane Thornton, CEO, Clean Energy Council and Luke Menzel, CEO, Energy Efficiency Council Guest Speaker: The Hon. Lily D’Ambrosio MP, Minister for Climate Action, Minister for Energy and Resources, Minister for State Electricity Commission 10:00 – Panel discussion: Accelerating effort in Australia for 2035 Moderator: Luke Menzel, CEO, Energy Efficiency Council Panellists: • Heidi Lee, CEO, Beyond Zero Emissions • Brad Archer, CEO, Climate Change Authority • Darren Miller, CEO, ARENA • Anthea Middleton, CEO, Powering Skills Organisation 10:35 – Closing remarks by Chair: Kane Thornton, CEO, Clean Energy Council 9:30am - 10:30am Startup demos & espressos! Start your morning with a hit of innovation and inspiration. Grab a coffee as you watch startups demonstrate their technologies live on the EnergyLab stage. Break WOMEN IN RENEWABLES LUNCHEON Function-only Registration | 12:00pm - 2:00pm Melbourne Room, Level 2, Convention Centre Hosted by: *Information correct at time of publishing. ALL ENERGY AUSTRALIA
