Speakers

Our 2026 speakers to date include:

Hon Simon Watts
Minister for Energy
Chantelle Bramley
Transpower
Hon Shane Jones
Minister for Resources
Cameron Geason
Origin Energy
Danusia Wypych
ChargeNet
Renee Jens
Dominion Salt
Tracey Kai
Electricity Networks Aotearoa
Dr John Small
Commerce Commission
Bharat Ratanpal
Meridian
Ben Young
BusinessNZ Energy Council
Erwin Kroell
OMV New Zealand
Dr Trevor Stuthridge
Cetogenix
Mike Fuge
Contact Energy
John Duffy
Beca
Andrew Richards
Energy Users Association of Australia
Nathan Turner
Fonterra
Nicola Payne
New Zealand Steel
Daniel Brown
Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Mark Macfarlane
Todd
Dr Marcos Pelenur
EECA
Sarah Gillies
Electricity Authority
Tina Groark
Middleware
Kate Gunthorp
EECA
David Binnie
Genesis Energy
James Carberry
Simply Energy
Lauren Curtayne
Chapman Tripp
Andrew Wallace
Beca
Yanosh Irani
Meridian Energy
Tighe Wall
Contact Energy
Kiri Lenagh-Glue
OpenStar Technologies
Ralph Chang
Motion Capital
Lee Mauger
Middleware
Fiona Wiseman
Mercury
Tracey Saunders
Aurora Energy
David Prentice
Gas Industry Co.
Janet Stephenson
University of Otago
John Carnegie
Energy Resources Aotearoa
Chris Blenkiron
Vector
John Hancock
Signature Consulting
James Kilty
Transpower
Michelle Polgase
Ara Ake
Alan Young
Enerlytica
Jen Nolan
At Large
Kennie Tsui
New Zealand Geothermal Association
Tracey Hickman
Genesis Energy
Mike Roan
Meridian Energy
Sheree Long
Energy Resources Aotearoa
Nicki Sutherland
EEA
Matt Lythe
Prism Earth
Ryan Santowski
Visy
Daniel Gnoth
Ara Ake
Paul Cannin
TOBA Projects
Malcolm Johns
Genesis Energy
John Kidd
Enerlytica
Paul Blue
PowerNet
Kevin Hart
New Zealand Wind Energy Association
Jessica Venning-Bryan
Factor
Jamie Silk
Silk Advisory
Tama Toki
Aotea Energy
Richard Tims
Vector
Aaron Clarkson
TOBA Projects
Adelia Hallett
Energy News
Marcus Musson
Forest360
Turi McFarlane
ASB
Oliver Howitt
EECA
Tim Edmonds
Simply Energy
Kylie Mutch
Chapman Tripp
Kris Sebro
Lastmyle
Andrew Little
Mayor of Wellington
David McGregor
carbona
Jeet Sheth
Policy Contractor
Brian Cox
Bioenergy Association
Cristiano Marantes
Simplicity
Kyle Nicol
Aurecon
Toby Stevenson
Sapere Research Group