Solar 2015 Conference - Industry & Policy Program

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SOLAR 2015 – INDUSTRY AND POLICY SESSION WEDNESDAY 13TH MAY 2015

SOLAR 2015 – INDUSTRY AND POLICY SESSION THURSDAY 14TH MAY 2015

9.00am

Opening and Welcome

Steve Blume, President, Australian Solar Council

9.00am

Welcome

Glen Morris, Vice President, Australian Solar Council*

9.10am

Solar and Energy Storage in Victoria

Hon Lily D’Ambrosio, Victorian Minister for Industry, Energy and Resources

9.10am

Maximising Solar Opportunities

Senator Christine Milne, Leader of the Australian Greens

9.30am

The global renewable energy boom: is Australia missing out

Amanda McKenzie, CEO, Climate Council*

9.30am

Industry Keynote

Kevin Davies, Director, Sunvertec

9.50am

Technology Roadmap to Lower PV Prices

9.50am

Good Solar Policy Makes Good Political Sense

Dr John Hewson AM, Honorary Professorial Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy - Australian National University

Dr Andrew Blakers, Director Centre for Sustainable Energy Systems, Australian National University

10.10am

Queensland, Open for Business

Hon Mark Bailey, Queensland Minister for Energy*

10.10am

The ALP’s Approach to Solar

Hon Mark Butler MP, Shadow Minister for the Environment, Climate Change and Water

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Morning Break

11.00am

ARENA - Open For Business

Ivor Frischknecht, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Renewable Energy Agency

11.20am

Solar Market Update

Ric Brazzale, Managing Director, Green Energy Trading

11.40am

CEFC – Case Studies and Emerging Market Characteristics in Solar Project Financing

Ludovic Theau, Executive Director – Corporate & Project Finance, Clean Energy Finance Corporation

12.00pm

Question and Answer

12.30pm

Lunch

10.30am

Morning Break

11.00am

Meeting Emission Reduction Targets with Renewables

Anna Skarbek, Executive Director, ClimateWorks Australia

11.20am

Global and Australian Forecast for Solar

Kobad Bhavnagri, Head of Australia, Bloomberg New Energy Finance

11.40am

Putting Solar Beyond Politics

John Grimes, Chief Executive, Australian Solar Council

12.00pm

Concentrating Solar Power Roadmap

Tom Georgis, Senior Vice President of Development, SolarReserve

12.20pm

Lunch

1.30pm

PV Module Failure Observations and Recommended Practices for Quality Management

Jenya Meydbray, Head of Section - Qualification & Component Testing, DNV GL

1.30pm

Clean Energy Regulator Business Update

Mark Williamson, General Manager, Renewables and Carbon Farming Division, Clean Energy Regulator

1.50pm

The CEFC’s Role as a Catalyst for Investment in Australia’s Solar Future

Oliver Yates, Chief Executive Officer, Clean Energy Finance Corporation

1.50pm

The “Solarcoaster” where to next for your Business?

Wayne Smith, Director, Clean Economy Services

2.10pm

An Overview of Jemalong 6MW Solar Station and the importance of storage to the success of CSP

James Fisher, Chief Technology Officer, Vast Solar

2.10pm

Solar and the 2016 Election Campaign

Tony Douglas, Director, Essential Media Communications

2.30pm

Afternoon Break

3.00pm

The evolution of business and financing models for distributed technologies

Hugh Bromley, Associate, Bloomberg New Energy Finance

3.20pm

New Business Models for Solar and Energy Storage

Phil Livingston, Chief Technology & Strategy Officer, Go Energy Group

3.40pm

PV Performance Laboratory

Chris Fell, Principal Research Scientist, PV Performance Laboratory, Energy Flagship, CSIRO

4.00pm

CEFC – Case Studies and Emerging Market Characteristics for Rooftop Solar and Storage

Simon Brooker, Executive Director – Corporate & Project Finance, Clean Energy Finance Corporation

4.20pm

Question and Answer

4.30pm

Close

2.30pm

Afternoon Break

3.00pm

Opportunities and Challenges with Local Councils

Fiona O’Hehir, Chief Executive Officer, Greenbank Environmental

3.20pm

Reforming the Electricity Market

Margaret Blakers, Director, The Green Institute

3.40pm

Consumer Centred Energy Market Reform

Gabrielle Kuiper, Senior Policy Officer, Energy + Water Consumers’ Advocacy Program, Public Interest Advocacy Centre

4.00pm

Next-Generation Customer Renewables

Mike Swanston, Customer Advocate

4.20pm

Effective Local Government, Community and Business Alliances

David Meiklejohn, Executive Officer, Northern Alliance of Greenhouse Action

4.40pm

Close

* Invited Speaker

* Invited Speaker


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