All times are AWST, Local Perth time

8:45am - 10:00am     Welcome and Official Opening

 Keynote Address on Evolution and Challenges in our Electricity Industry

• Mr Peter Price, Executive GM - Energy Queensland 
• Mr Michael Bielinski,  Chief Executive Officer - Siemens Energy Australia

10:00am - 10:30am     Morning Tea in Exhibition Area

10:30 - 12:15pm      Opening Plenary

“Is the Electricity Supply Industry in Revolution or Evolution?”

•        CEO – Western Power Mr Ed Kalajzic                                                    

•        CEO – Horizon Power Ms Stephanie Unwin                                            

•        CEO – Synergy Mr Jason Waters

•        Coordinator of Energy - Energy Policy WA (EPWA) – Kate Ryan 

•        Exec GM WA - AEMO - Mr Cameron Parrotte

12:15pm - 1:10pm     Lunch served in Exhibition Area

1:10pm - 2:50pm      Session 3

Session 3A: Do our Regulations Enable or Block?

Regulating through the energy transition - the AER experience and case studies - Mark Feather, Australian Energy Regulator

Anticipated NEM rules redesign following security paper release in Jan – David Swift, Energy Security Board  

Building Common Sense into Competition, Rules and Regulations - Dr Robert Barr AM, Electric Power Consulting

Session 3B  -  Overcoming the New Challenges

Resolving interoperability challenges in connecting diverse DER fleets to the grid – Dr Andrew Mears, SwitchDin

A Gigawatt Wind Farm at NEM - Grid Connection Challenges – Dr Lasantha  Perera, APD Engineering

Hybrid Microgrid Solutions: New Developments. Applications around Australia  -  Rod Hayes, Balance Services Group

2:50pm - 3:20pm     Afternoon Tea in Exhibition Area

3:20pm - 5:00pm      Session 4

Session 4A: The Problems caused by DER in the Network

DER impacts on Power Network under frequency load shedding – Daena Ho, AEMO

Contingency Management in a High Distributed PV Environment - Rachel Tandy, AEMO

Enhancement of Power Grid Transmission limits using Solar PV inverter Technology at Night (Q at Night) and Day  -  Hardus de Wet & Sunil Verma, FGC Consulting Group

Session 4B: Managing DER in the Network

Smart Sun - Horizon Power's Regional Virtual Power Plant  - Andy Kondola, Horizon Power  

Residential Behavioural Demand Response Program - Bani Tachril -  United Energy

Prioject Symphony – Western Australia's Energy Furture – Andrew Blaver, Western Power

5:00pm - 9:00pm      Networking Drinks and Conference Dinner 

"Alchemy in Energy and in Us" with Guest Speaker Doug Aberle

Sponsored by GHD

7:00am - 8:30am     Optional Breakfast Keynote Session - tickets available now

"The Best is Yet to Be" with Kim Hughes, former Captain, Australian Cricket Team & WA Cricket Association Selector  

Sponsored by Dulhunty Poles

8:45am - 10:25am     Session 5

Session 5A: Clever Uses of Storage in the Network

The role of hydropower storage in grid reliability and resilience – Cameron McCulloch, Hydro Tasmania

Pole Top Grid Connected Battery Energy Storage Program – Joseph Naveen, United Energy

The Advantages of Flow Batteries - Steven Hickey, Redflow

Session 5B: Energy Storage Problems and Solutions

BESS Lessons Learned  -  Marcel Oosthuizen, GHD          

Grid forming energy storage with microgrid controls provides green hydrogen, enhanced reliability, reduced site costs and lower emissions. ATCO Clean Energy Innovation Hub (A Case Study). – Stephen Sproul, Hitachi Energy

Operationalising DER (Lessons learned from BESS projects) - Cameron Owens, Synergy 

10:25am - 10:50am     Morning Tea in Exhibition Area

10:50am - 12:35pm     Session 6

Session 6A:  Adding Hydrogen to the Mix

Generation and grid requirements to power large scale ammonia bunkering at Australian ports – Martin Hay, KBR Engineering

Transitioning Onslow Microgrid to 100% Renewable Energy Operation – Lee Uchich, Horizon Power      

Grid forming energy storage with microgrid controls provides green hydrogen, enhanced reliability, reduced site costs and lower emissions. ATCO Clean Energy Innovation Hub.  -  Mehdi Toufan and Dr Mansour Mohseni ATCO/APD Engineering

Session 6B:  What has Worked Well & Work in Progress

Load Shedding Scheme in an Islanded Power System: Case Study -  Leonardo Torelli, CSE Universe    

The High Voltage DC Marinus Link - Stephen Clark, Tas Networks

Update on managing network low voltages & stability – Ben Bristow, Western Power

12:35pm - 1:25pm      Lunch served in Exhibition Area

1:25pm - 2:50pm     Session 7

Session 7A: Whatr are the Solutions for Tomorrow

Cigré tutorial on Fibre Reinforced Poles  -  Peter Dulhunty, Dulhunty Poles      

Let’s look at the ultimate goal - Net Zero Emissions by 2050 – Ian Nichols, Independant Consultant 

Driving Earthing Risk Down  -  Bill Tocher, Safearth

Session 7B: Cleaver Ways to Manage Assets 

Machine Learning driving the shift to condition-based asset management and optimising remaining useful life -  Dr Naser Hashemnia, Hitachi Energy

Distribution Fault Anticipation Waveform Diagnostics Technology, Applied to Proactive Asset Management of MV/HV Feeders… Changing the way the Distribution Industry does business.  -  Keith Gilby, Lord Consulting       

Using High-Resolution Oscillography to Improve the Performance of Controlled Switching for Transformers – Brett Hampson, SEL 

2:50pm - 3:15pm      Afternoon Tea in Exhibition Area

3:15pm - 5:10pm      Closing Plenary –-“What to do now? – A personal perspective”   

• VIP Speaker - Hon Bill Johnston, MLA. WA Minister for Energy                                             
• VIP Speaker – Dr Robert Barr                                                                             
• VIP Speaker – Miranda Taylor – CEO, NERA                                                 
• VIP Speaker – Adam Osseiran – Hydrogen Society                                           
• VIP Speaker – Gary Bryant - General Manager Asset Strategy, Alinta Energy

5:10pm - 5:30pm      Closing remarks  - Jeff Allen EESA National President

Presenting of Best Papers, "Conway and Cresswell" Awards

API Poster Paper Awards, presented David Ponting, API