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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