Major partners

Platinum partner

8:50AM

Welcome and opening address

Luke Menzel, CEO, Energy Efficiency Council

Merrily Hunter, CEO, MAC Trade Services and Vice-President of the Energy Efficiency Council

9:05AM

Horizons – Knowing the past to shape the future

Every government in Australia that runs an energy efficiency scheme will provide a high-level overview of how their scheme operates, ​the technologies and projects it has supported, and their current operations.

Andrew Rothberg, Principal Policy Officer, Energy Demand and Efficiency Policy, Victorian Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action

Mark Pedler, Acting Director – Energy Policy and Projects, Government of South Australia

Mhairin Hilliker, Assistant Director – Energy Policy, ACT Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate

Stephen Buckley, Senior Project Officer, Program and market development – Safeguard, Office of Energy and Climate Change,

NSW Treasury

9:45AM

Around the World – Global efficiency schemes

Dr Jan Rosenow, Principal and European Programme Director of the Regulatory Assistance Project, will provide a summary of experience with energy efficiency schemes in other countries.

10:05AM

Reflections – What makes schemes shine?

Experts reflect what local and global experience tells us schemes can deliver, and the key determinants of their success.

Caroline Bennett, CEO, Green Energy & Carbon Management

Henry Adams, Director, Common Capital

Jan Rosenow, Principal and European Programme Director Regulatory Assistance Project

Jenniy Gregory, Program Leader - RACE for Homes, RACE for 2030

11:00AM

Morning tea

11:30AM

Harder, better, faster, stronger – Setting goals for 2025 and beyond

An expert panel will discuss the goals we may want to set for our schemes beyond 2025. Big issues such as electrification, load shaping for affordability and reliability, emissions reduction, and supporting low-income households will all be canvassed. Then we’ll be handing over to you for a 40-minute table-based discussion among attendees.

Anna Malos, Australia Country Lead, Climateworks Centre

Damian Sullivan, Principal, Climate Change and Energy, Brotherhood of St Laurence

Ric Brazzale, Chairman, Green Energy Group

1:00PM

Lunch

2:00PM

Solar Sailer – Electrification and load-shaping

Panelists will dig into two important questions – how to design schemes so that they support electrification, and shape demand for electricity to improve energy affordability and reliablity. This will be followed by a 40-minute table-based discussion among attendees.

Douglas McCloskey, Program Director, Energy and Water Consumers’ Advocacy Program, PIAC

Merrily Hunter, CEO, MAC Trade Services

Phoebe Colman, Principal Policy Officer, Climate Change and Sustainability Policy, Office of Energy and Climate Change

3:30PM

Afternoon Tea

4:00PM

Doin’ it right – Collaboration for performance and integrity

Our final session for the day will involve panelists discussing options for enhanced collaboration between governments, industry and consumers, with a particular focus on how we can improve scheme integrity. This will be followed by 40-minute facilitated discussion among attendees.

Kerry Connors, Director – Energy Inclusion, Energy Consumers Australia

Kirralee Tyndall, Victorian Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action

Peta Derham, NEPS, Australian Department of Climate Energy, the Environment and Water

Rod Woolley, President, Energy Savings Industry Association

5:25PM

One More Time – Closing thoughts

Rob Murray-Leach, Head of Market Transformation, EEC