AGENDA

08:00

Registration and Morning Coffee

09:00

Welcome to Country

Gail Wynne, Aboriginal Whudjuk Elder

09:10

OPENING | Opening remarks from the Chair

Mary Hackett, Independent Chair, Future Energy Exports CRC

09:20

Australia’s Hydrogen Ambitions: Investing in Australia

Shane Gaddes, Head of Net Zero Industries Division, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

09:40

Between Bratwurst and Lamington: What Really Are the Opportunities for Germany and Australia in Hydrogen?

Florence Lindhaus, Head of Hydrogen, German-Australian Chamber of Industry and Commerce

10:00

The IRA debate and its impact on Australian investment

Nick Easingwood, Head of New Energy, Project & Export Finance, ANZ

10:20

Investment considerations for Australia’s hydrogen industry

Jeremy Hasnip, Head of Energy Transition, Structured Finance Asia, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

10:40

STATE GOVERNMENT KEYNOTE ADDRESS | Government of Western Australia Ministerial Address

Hon Bill Johnston MLA, Minister for Mines and Petroleum; Energy; Hydrogen Industry; Industrial Relations, Government of Western Australia

11:00

Queensland’s hydrogen journey

Kahil Lloyd, Acting Deputy Director-General for Hydrogen, Department of Energy and Public Works (QLD)

11:05

Networking and refreshment break

11:45

Optimising government policies and support for a renewable hydrogen future

Paul Evans, Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Orica

12:00

Fortescue leading the Green Energy Transition

Eva Hanly, President Asia Pacific, Fortescue Energy

12:25

Achieving a commercially viable green hydrogen industry by 2030

Danny de Schutter, Partner – Energy Transition, Partners in Performance

12:40

The Hydrogen Headstart program

Shane Gaddes, Head of Net Zero Industries Division, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

13:00

Lunch and networking break

14:00

Investing in Western Australia’s South West Interconnected System to ensure it meets future green energy demand

Jai Thomas, Deputy Director General – Coordinator of Energy, Government of Western Australia

14:20

Opportunities for strategic industry areas to capitalize on hydrogen to fuel heavy industry

Susie Bower, Chief Executive Officer, Bell Bay Manufacturing Zone

14:40

The East Kimberley Clean Energy Project

Rob Grant, Managing Director, Head of Projects, Pollination

14:55

The Gove green hydrogen MOU

Harun Idrees, Engineering Manager, Allied Green Ammonia Pty Ltd

15:10

ENGIE’s Pilbara Green Hydrogen Hub

Jamie Lowe, Head of Regulation, Compliance and Sustainability, ENGIE Australia & New Zealand

15:25

Networking and refreshment break

15:55

Yuri Renewable Hydrogen to Ammonia Project

Leigh Holder, Business Development Director, Yara Clean Ammonia

16:10

Hexagon’s WAH2 Project

Stephen Hall, Chief Executive Officer, Hexagon Energy Materials

16:25

Infinite Green Energy’s Arrowsmith Plant

Stephen Gauld, Chief Executive Officer, Infinite Green Energy

16:40

Update on the Murchison Hydrogen Renewables Project

Shohan Seneviratne, Chief Executive Officer, Murchison Hydrogen Renewables

16:55

The Bristol Springs Green Hydrogen Project

Sam Lee Mohan, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Frontier Energy

17:10

The Western Australia green LOHC demonstration project

David Paull, Executive Director, Green LOHC

17:25

Closing remarks from the Chair & Networking Drinks Function

19:00

INDUSTRY CONFERENCE DINNER

09:00

OPENING | Opening remarks from the Chair

Dr Terry Humphries, Senior Research Fellow in Hydrogen Storage, Curtin University

09:10

Western Australia’s Renewable Hydrogen Industry

Anthony Sutton, Executive Director Hydrogen and New Energies, Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation (WA)

09:30

Deloitte’s new 2023 Global Green Hydrogen Outlook report

Matthew Walden, Partner, Climate & Sustainability, Deloitte

09:50

PANEL DISCUSSION | Future for Green Steel

Izzi Messina, Vice President Growth & Development, Wood
Kenneth Leong, Executive Advisor, GHD Advisory
John Paul Olivier, Director Innovation and Technology Development, Fortescue
Facilitator: Amy Lomas, Partner, Energy Transition, PwC

10:20

Priorities and opportunities for hydrogen vehicle refuelling infrastructure

Claire Jordan-Peters, Communication Manager Corporate Affairs, CSIRO

10:35

Networking and refreshment break

11:10

ATCO, A Clean Fuels Future

Russell James, General Manager Hydrogen and Future Fuels, ATCO, Australia

11:25

Water use challenges for green hydrogen

Corinne Cheeseman, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Water Association

11:45

Synthetic fuels development & hydrogen in Australia

Ignacio Hernandez, Chief Executive Officer, Asia Pacific, HIF Global

12:00

Green Gold | A strategy to kickstart Australia’s renewable industry future

Toby Phillips, Project Director, Centre for Policy Development

12:15

bp’s hydrogen ambitions in Western Australia

Justin Nash, Business Development Director, Hydrogen, Western Australia, bp

12:30

The Hydrogen Park Murray Valley

Vikram Singh, Head of Hydrogen Development, Australian Gas Infrastructure Group (AGIG)

12:45

The Parmelia Green Hydrogen Project

Dr Klaas van Alphen, Head of Hydrogen and Future Fuels, APA Group
Jodie Kimber, Climate Opportunities Manager, Wesfarmers Chemicals

13:00

Lunch and networking break

14:00

The Western Green Energy Hub

Dr Raymond Macdonald, Chief Executive Officer, Western Green Energy Hub Pty Ltd

14:15

CIP’s global approach to hydrogen project development

Iain Pople, Vice President of Energy Transition Fund, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners

14:30

Denham Hydrogen Demonstration Project

Renato Pascucci, Project Manager, Horizon Power

14:45

Total Eren’s hydrogen plans for Western Australia and the Northern Territory

Kam Ho, Managing Director, Total Eren Australia

15:00

TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE | Industrial Scale Water Electrolysis

Dr. Johann Rinnhofer, Chief Executive Officer, thyssenkrupp nucera Australia Pty. Ltd

15:15

TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE | Achieving optimum economic outcome through innovative PtX modelling

Cameron Hannan, Power to X Market Optimisation Lead, Genesis Energies Consultants Pty Ltd

15:30

Networking and refreshment break

16:00

Green Shipping Corridor: Fuelling the Decarbonisation of Iron Ore Shipping between West Australia and East Asia using Clean Ammonia

Joe Boyland, Project Manager, Decarbonisation, Global Maritime Forum

16:20

Efficiency First with Compressed Hydrogen

Garry Triglavcanin, Chief Development Officer, Provaris Energy Ltd

16:35

Coregas’ Port Kembla Hydrogen Refuelling Facility

Wodek Jakubik, Innovation Manager, Coregas

16:50

Hazer’s journey in the commercialisation of the HAZER Process

Luc Kox, Chief Commercial Officer, Hazer

17:05

Closing remarks from the Chair & END OF CONFERENCE