The National Energy Efficiency Conference brings Australia’s foremost energy efficiency experts, forward-thinking policy makers, innovative energy users, political leaders and industry trailblazers together to discuss, debate and create action around reducing energy bills and cutting emissions through smarter energy use.
This year we're adding a brand new event alongside the conference: the National Efficiency Schemes Summit held in the same venue on Tuesday 23 May.
There's plenty more to come so sign up to our mailing list to join the EEC community and receive updates as they happen.
WHAT
THEME
This year's theme has been chosen to reflect the critical role electrification will play in the shift from fossil fuels in key economic sectors including homes commercial buildings light transport manufacturing and food processing. The best evidence from around the world is demonstrating that energy efficiency and electrification will play a critical role in the decarbonisation of huge sections of the global economy. Here in Australia we need to get on with the big national conversation about how we get this transition done.
Program
With Australia increasingly looking to energy efficiency and smart energy management to help reach net zero targets and address the energy cost crisis this year's Conference will host the essential discussions debate networking and cutting edge thinking necessary to advance energy management's role in these challenges.
Day 1, WEDNESDAY 24 May
Speakers listed in order of appearance.
See program for session details.
Energising Women's Breakfast
Welcome to Country
An opportunity for networking, discussion and collaboration around the skills,
experiences and opportunities women bring to the energy management sector.
Mary Stewart
Chief Executive Officer
Energetics
Holly Taylor
Head of Projects
Energy Efficiency Council
Aunty Maxine Ryan
Cultural Educator
Dharawal Country
Emily Skehil
Marketing & Customer Success Manager
Green Energy Group
Caroline Bennett
Chief Executive Officer
Green Energy & Carbon Management
Rachael Wilkinson
Senior Advisor - Policy and Projects
Energy Efficiency Council
Peta Derham
Branch Head National Energy Performance Strategy
Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Ruby Heard
Director of Alinga Energy Consulting and Steering Group Member
First Nations Clean Energy Network
Ministerial address
The Hon Penny Sharpe MLC
NSW Minister for Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Heritage
Electrify everything, everywhere, all at once?
A panel discussion featuring Dr Rosenow and local and international experts on the role of electrification in replacing fossil fuels in buildings, industry and transport, and the challenges that we need to overcome for efficient electrification.
Dr Jan Rosenow
Head of European Programs Regulatory Assistance Project
Merrily Hunter
Chief Executive Officer
MAC Trade Services
Prof. Dr. Clemens Rohde
Coordinator, Business Unit Energy Efficiency
Fraunhofer Institute for Systems
and Innovation Research
Nicolette Boele Expert Adviser Electrification of Everything
Smart Energy Council
Alison Reeve
Energy and Climate Deputy Program Director
Grattan Institute
Energy management in a zero-emission grid
Australia’s electricity grids will be dominated by renewable generation by the end of this decade. This session will explore how energy management, renewables, storage, electric vehicles and networks fit together, and the reforms we need to enable an electricity system that is affordable, reliable and clean.
Lisa Zembrodt
Principal and Senior Director, Sustainability Business
Schneider Electric
Patrick Matweew
Chief Executive Officer
Luceo
Ryan Warburton
General Manager, Commercial
and Industrial Customers
AGL
Terry Niemier
Director - Program and Market Development, Energy Division
NSW Office of Energy and Climate Change
Operationalising net zero in business
All Australian homes need to be optimised for a high penetration renewable energy system. This session digs into the upgrades and technologies we need to make that happen.
Jacques Morris
Team Leader UK Transition Plan Taskforce
Christian Schiemann
Market Development Manager – Building Automation
ABB Australia
Atta Ullah Sanai
Senior Projects Officer
NSW Office of Energy and Climate Change
Sally Townsend
Head of Sustainability
Blackmores
Home is where the heat is
All Australian homes need to be optimised for a high penetration renewable energy system. This session digs into the upgrades and technologies we need to make that happen.
Margot Delafoulhouze
Cities System Lead
Climateworks Centre
Prof Yolande Strengers,
Professor, Department of
Human Centered Computing
Monash University
Glenn Day
Director National Sales & Public Affairs
Stiebel-Eltron
Mike Evans
Energy Consultant
Henley
The economic opportunity of decarbonisation
An armchair discussion with Gareth O’Reilly, Zone President – Pacific at Schneider Electric on Australia’s unique position in the global race for net zero, and the economic opportunity it presents.
Gareth O'Reilly
Pacific Zone President
Schneider Electric
Strengthening skills and supply chains to accelerate transformation
Leaders from across the sector discuss how we secure the skilled workforce and strategic technologies we need to deliver the energy transition.
Jon Jutsen
Chief Executive Officer
RACE for 20230
Alex Waldren
National Policy Director
Master Builders Australia
Alex Badham
Executive Director
Energy Demand Efficiency and Safety
VIC Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
Gala Dinner
Senator the Hon Jenny McAllister
Assistant Minister for
Climate Change and Energy
Will Tait
Musical Philosopher
Future Crunch
Day 2, thursday 25 May
Euro vision
Armchair conversation with Harry Verhaar. This session will cover the European Union’s Green Deal, the impact of the war in Ukraine on Europe’s decarbonisation trajectory, and the latest developments in electrification and energy efficiency policy across the continent.
Speakers listed in order of appearance.
See program for session details.
NEPS update
Armchair conversation with Clare McLaughlin, on the Albanese Government’s National Energy Performance Strategy.
Harry Verhaar
Chair, European Alliance to Save Energy
Head of Global Public and Government Affairs
Signify
Clare McLaughlin
Head of the Energy Division
Federal Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Flagship report launch
Armchair conversation with Christina Tonkin and Tsen Wong to discuss the launch of a new flagship report that considers the role of energy efficiency and electrification in achieving Australia’s emissions reduction targets.
Christina Tonkin
Managing Director, Corporate Finance ANZ
Tsen Wong
Head of Energy Transition
ANZ
Trajectory to transparency
Momentum is building for a single, national rating framework for homes. Where are we now, and what do we need to do to get this critical reform across the line?
Anthony Wright
Team Leader -
Building Energy Efficiency
CSIRO
Caryn Kakas
Head of Housing Strategy
ANZ
Jo Brennan
Director
NatHERS Expansion and Lighting
Residential Energy Efficiency Branch, Energy Division
Federal Department of Climate Change,
Energy, the Environment and Water
Andy Pickard
Founder
Powerhaus Engineering
Dynamic, electric, responsive
Energy flexibility in commercial buildings will play a big role in enabling a high penetration renewable energy system. This session will look at the latest insights and practice from around the world on how we get it done.
Francesca Muskovic
National Policy Director
Property Council
Dr Jessica Granderson
Interim Division Director - Building Technology and Urban Systems Division Lawrence
Berkeley National Laboratory
Steve Ford
Head of Sustainability and Energy
The GPT Group
Prof Henrik Madsen
Head of Section Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science Technical University of Denmark
Safeguard and beyond
Businesses and policymakers are grappling with the challenges and opportunities of industrial decarbonisation. This session looks at best practice policy from overseas, recent developments in Australia, and what might come next.
Tennant Reed
Head of Climate,
Energy and Environment Policy
Ai Group
Paul Papenbrock
Deputy head of unit IIA6
(Efficiency and heat in industry and commerce)
German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
Chris Bloomfield
Director, Industrial Energy Efficiency Policy
Federal Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Louise Monger
Vice President Digital Buildings Schneider Electric
Bridgette Carter
Project Director -
Advanced Steel Manufacturing Precinct
Bluescope Steel
Building the business model for retrofitting Australia
Experts dig into the detail on the commercial models we need to retrofit Australia’s homes.
Jenny Edwards
Owner, Managing Director & Lead Scientist Light House Architecture and Science
Blake Mortimer
National Engineering Manager
Daikin Australia
Stephen Smith
Product and Systems Manager - Asia Pacific
Knauf Insulation
David Craven
Manager of the Residential Efficiency Scorecard program
VIC Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
Unlocking the potential of data-driven smart buildings
Global and local experts discuss the latest research on advanced data and controls, and how we unlock the potential of smart buildings.
Dr Stephen White
Energy Efficiency Domain Leader
CSIRO
Prof Jin Wen
Associate Dean Drexel University
Dr Gabe Fierro
Assistant Professor of Computer Science Joint Appointment Colorado School of Mines Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Dani Alexander
Chief Executive Officer
UNSW Energy Institute
Dr Bill Lilley
Chief Research Officer
RACE for 2030
Harnessing Industry 4.0 for decarbonisation
Leveraging data and technology to support decision making is at the heart of Industry 4.0. How can Australian businesses use this approach to increase productivity and support their decarbonisation journey?
A/Prof Dr Andrea Trianni
Deputy Head of School (Research), School of Mechanical and
Mechatronic Engineering
Faculty of Engineering and
Information Technology,
University of Technology Sydney
Milad Mostowfivala
Senior Manager – Smart Power Products & Digital Solutions – Electrification
ABB Australia
Dr Shama Islam
Senior Lecturer, Electrical Engineering, Deakin University
David Chuter
CEO and Managing Director
Innovative Manufacturing CRC (IMCRC)
Financing the transition
Decarbonising our economy requires billions of dollars of investment, from rental properties to regional industrial precincts and everything in between. Finance experts and efficiency leaders discuss how the finance and energy management sectors can work together to unlock this opportunity.
Susann Bollmann
Member of the Executive Board, Head of Projects & Financial Forum Energy Efficiency German Business Initiative for
Energy Efficiency (DENEFF)
Richard Lovell
Executive Director, Head of Debt Markets
Clean Energy Finance Corporation
Alistair Fraser
Head of Energy and Performance Services
Siemens
Michelle Sichlau
Head of Business Development
Corporate Finance
ANZ
EXHIBIT
As an exhibitor your organisation will be at the heart of the action positioned in front of Australia's most engaged and invested energy management audience.
With 400+ delegates expected over two days this is an unmissable opportunity to showcase your business.
CONTACT US ABOUT EXHIBITING
SPONSOR
Whether you’re looking to showcase a new product debate a big idea connect with decision-makers or demonstrate your commitment to Australia’s energy management sector we have a range of partnership sponsorship and exhibition packages to meet your objectives whatever your budget.
Download the prospectus to see the full range of opportunities.
Headline partnerships
Our premium partnerships position your organisation as an industry leader.
Contribute to the Conference program showcase your expertise and profile your thought leaders through targeted speaking opportunities.
Partner and sponsorship benefits are grouped into three core areas with further details available in the Conference prospectus.
Networking sponsorships
Networking sponsorships offer a range of tailored options that provide maximum opportunity to create brand awareness and place your organisation front-of-mind with Conference delegates.
Showcase and exhibiton
Promote your products services and expertise to a highly invested and engaged audience in-person with a booth or through advertising in the delegate handbook.
and platinum partner
Changes in energy systems policy goals and technological capabilities are only accelerating and all have big implications for the efficiency schemes in place and being considered by jurisdictions around the country. Increasingly we’ve felt it was impossible to do the schemes justice in a short Conference session — hence the launch of the National Efficiency Schemes Summit.
A full-day event the Summit takes place the day before the Conference on Tuesday 23 May at the same venue.
Register for the Summit as a standalone event or add it to your Conference experience and head to eec.org.au for more details.
Special thanks to our
principal partners
Held on the first morning of the Conference and proudly supported by Green Energy Group the breakfast encourages networking discussion and collaboration around the skills experiences and opportunities women bring to the energy management sector.
The breakfast is focussed on the promotion and support of women at all stages of their professional development and will address the key challenges women face in advancing their careers.
Tickets can be purchased individually or as part of your conference registration.
Energising Women Scholarship
The Emerging Women Scholarship is an initiative the EEC is particularly passionate about and aligns with our Diversity Equity and Inclusion Strategy and our commitment to the international Equal by 30 campaign. Scholarship recipients will be identified by the EEC from our networks and from those who apply directly to EEC.
Become an Energising Women Scholarship Partner by purchasing tickets for women who experience barriers to employment within the energy sector.
Energising Women Scholarship Partner benefits
You'll also provide a valuable opportunity for early-career women to attend the full Conference and Gala Dinner as well as the Energising Women Breakfast where your scholarship recipient/s will be seated with you at a VIP table.
Interested in becoming an Energising Women scholar?
Apply directly by sending your CV and an email of not more than 250 words explaining how attending the conference will benefit you and your career.
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NOMINATIONS NOW CLOSED
Now in their 10th year the National Energy Efficiency Awards are Australia’s highest profile honours for excellence in energy efficiency energy management and demand response.
We invite individuals and organisations to nominate projects that demonstrate their outstanding achievement in performance leadership and innovation in one of the 11 awards categories and celebrate the winners with peers at the Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony in Sydney on 24 May 2023.
Categories
Best commercial building energy management project
Recognising performance leadership and innovation for commercial building energy management projects
Best agricultural energy management project
Recognising performance leadership and innovation for agricultural energy management projects
Best industrial energy management project
Recognising performance leadership and innovation for industrial energy management projects
Best residential energy management project presented in partnership with Renew
Recognising performance leadership and innovation for residential energy management projects
Best small-medium enterprise energy management project
Recognising performance leadership and innovation in SME energy management projects
Integrated Clean Energy Award
Presented to a nominated project that has demonstrated excellence in integrating high levels of energy productivity and renewable energy at the site portfolio precinct or community level
Best innovation in energy management
Recognising performance leadership and innovation for new products that deliver improvements in energy productivity
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Leading Energy User presented in partnership with EUAA
Leading Energy User is presented to an energy user that has demonstrated excellence in energy management at either the site or portfolio level.
Best energy saving program
Awarded to programs that drive improvements in energy management increase retrofit opportunities improve reliability or deliver other benefits to the grid.
Energy Efficiency Champion 2023
Presented to an individual who has demonstrated outstanding achievement in advancing the energy efficiency industry through advocacy research education or projects
Young Energy Efficiency Professional 2023
Presented to an individual under 35 years of age who has demonstrated outstanding achievement in advancing the energy efficiency industry through advocacy research education or projects
GALA DINNER
The Gala Dinner will include the National Energy Efficiency Awards and will take place on Wednesday 24 May 2023 the first night of the National Energy Efficiency Conference.
In partnership with