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2026 SPEAKERS

AIETA2026 Early Confirmed Strategic Voices

Hon. Danny Pearson MP
Victorian Government

Hon. Danny Pearson MP

Minister for Economic Growth and Jobs, Minister for Government Services, Minister for Finance

Victorian Government

Matthieu Fedrigo
ENGIE

Matthieu Fedrigo

Chief Information Officer

ENGIE

Moonis Vegdani
Counties Energy

Moonis Vegdani

Chief Network and Digital Officer

Counties Energy

Daniel Morse
EnergyAustralia

Daniel Morse

Head of Data and Analytics (Chief Data Officer)

EnergyAustralia

Mark Brown
Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Mark Brown

Head of Data and AI, ANZ

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Lee Hickin
National AI Centre, DISR, Australian Government

Lee Hickin

Executive Director

National AI Centre, DISR, Australian Government

Sumone Chakravarti
SEC

Sumone Chakravarti

Executive General Manager, Consumer and Innovation

SEC

Liam Smith
APA Group

Liam Smith

General Manager, Strategy and Integration

APA Group

Emma Eltringham
Woodside Energy

Emma Eltringham

Principal AI Product Manager

Woodside Energy

Ravi Kumar Mandalika
IBM Consulting

Ravi Kumar Mandalika

APAC Energy & Utilities Industry Leader

IBM Consulting

Chua Shen Hwee
Energy Market Authority

Chua Shen Hwee

Chief Data Officer

Energy Market Authority

Julien Jovancevski Capraro
Jemena

Julien Jovancevski Capraro

Chief Digital Officer

Jemena

Graeme Jackson
Vector Limited

Graeme Jackson

General Manager, Data & Analytics

Vector Limited

Aaron Butler
Santos

Aaron Butler

Digital & Data Platforms Manager

Santos

Rik Irons-Mclean
Microsoft ANZ

Rik Irons-Mclean

Sector Lead Manufacturing and Energy, and Enterprise CTO

Microsoft ANZ

Luke Jenner
Essential Energy

Luke Jenner

Chief Assets and Digital Officer

Essential Energy

Danny Benjamin
VicGrid

Danny Benjamin

Executive General Manager, Delivery

VicGrid

Peter Jackowski
SEC

Peter Jackowski

General Manager, Delivery & Operations, Consumer and Innovation

SEC

Jim Bullock
Microsoft

Jim Bullock

Managing Director, Power Utilities & Energy Transition, Asia

Microsoft

Kevin Lin
Stanwell Corporation

Kevin Lin

Chief Information Officer

Stanwell Corporation

Andrew Hyland
Aula Energy

Andrew Hyland

Chief Commercial Officer

Aula Energy

Kathleen Walker
Tilt Renewables

Kathleen Walker

Head of Business Transformation

Tilt Renewables

Colette Munro
Schneider Electric

Colette Munro

Pacific Zone President

Schneider Electric

More will be updated soon...

Data Centre & Digital Infrastructure Leaders at AIETA2026 

Belinda Dennett
Data Centres Australia

Belinda Dennett

Chief Executive Officer

Data Centres Australia

Nishi Vissamraju
NexTDC

Nishi Vissamraju

Head of Sustainability

NexTDC

Andrew Sjoquist
WinDC

Andrew Sjoquist

Founder & CEO

WinDC

Mousa Namavar
SLB

Mousa Namavar

Director of Carbon Solutions, Asia Pacific

SLB

More will be updated soon...

Leading Women in Energy Transition 2026

Nicola Falcon
Australian Energy Market Operator

Nicola Falcon

Executive General Manager System Design

Australian Energy Market Operator

Jenny Selway
HILT CRC

Jenny Selway

Chief Executive Officer

HILT CRC

Allison Hortle
CSIRO Energy

Allison Hortle

Science Director

CSIRO Energy

Electra Davies
Momentum Energy

Electra Davies

General Manager, People & Experience

Momentum Energy

More will be updated soon...

AIETA2026 VIP Guests

More will be updated soon...

Jemena
Julien Jovancevski Capraro

Julien Jovancevski Capraro

Chief Digital Officer

Jemena

CleanCo Queensland
Karishma Darr

Karishma Darr

Chief Information Officer

CleanCo Queensland

EnergyAustralia
Eglantine Etiemble

Eglantine Etiemble

Chief Information Officer

EnergyAustralia

Essential Energy
Nick Andrews

Nick Andrews

General Manager of Digital Strategy, Architecture and Data

Essential Energy

Essential Energy
Anthony Mitchell

Anthony Mitchell

Head of Data Enablement and Insights

Essential Energy

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