SUMMIT AGENDA 2026

DAY1

Day 1 Morning: AI and Market Innovation: Driving APAC’s Energy Future

08:00 - 09:00 (60 mins)

Registration

09:00 - 09:10 (10 mins)

Opening Welcome by Conference Chair

09:10 - 09:25 (15 mins)

[Opening Keynote] How will Australia/APAC Secure the Transition with Power Supply and AI Growth?

09:25 - 09:55 (30 mins)

[Insights] AI-Energy Landscape 2030: Cross-Border Models for Digital Infrastructures

09:55 - 10:10 (15 mins)

[Keynote] Powering Australia with Intelligence: AI for Clean, Resilient Energy Systems

10:10 - 10:50

(40 min)

[C-Suite Visionaries] Global AI–Energy Landscape: From Compute Power to Energy Transformation

How the rapid growth of compute demand is reshaping national energy systems and the power grid
Energy Consumption, Infrastructure Siting, Carbon Footprint, and Future Regulatory Frameworks in the Era of Large AI Models
Full-Sector Applications of GenAI, AI Agents, and Digital Twins Across Oil & Gas, Power Grids, and Renewable Energy

Coffee Break (40 mins)

11:30 - 12:20

(50 min)

[Panel] AI-driven Power Market and Energy Security: Demand Modelling, Matching & Dispatch

How AI can improve electricity demand forecasting, making prices more accurate and transparent
Using smart algorithms to optimize supply-demand matching and trading
Ensuring market security and data reliability while accelerating digitalization
How new players like data centers, storage, and virtual power plants can participate more efficiently with AI

Luncheon

Day 1 Afternoon: AI and Energy Integration for Next-Generation Systems and Collaboration

14:00 - 14:50 (50 mins)

[Panel] Powering the Hyperscale Age: Integrated Data Centre Solutions - Co-Location, Storage, and Transmission

Rising energy demand and infrastructure pressure in the compute-intensive era
Integrated renewable-plus-storage energy supply solutions
Energy cost, clean electricity availability, and long-term supply certainty

14:50 - 15:10 (20 mins)

Reserved for Sponsor - Data Centre & Renewable Integration

15:10 - 15:30 (20 mins)

Case studies：Tech Giants’ Strategies - Hyperscale Digital Infrastructure

Coffee Break (30 mins)

16:00 - 16:50 (50 mins)

[Panel] The Adaptive Grid Era: Intelligence, Flexibility and Resilience at System Scale

Improving load forecasting and renewable generation forecasting accuracy
Using AI to optimise DER integration and renewable energy uptake
Enhancing grid resilience and reliability to handle faults and unexpected events
Standardised data interfaces and data-sharing frameworks

16:50 - 17:10 (20 mins)

Reserved for Sponsor - AI for Grid Forecasting – Technical Deep Dive

17:10 - 18:00 (50 mins)

[Panel] Building AI–Energy Integrated Systems and New Cross-Industry Investment Models in APAC

Joint investment models between the AI industry and the energy sector
Policy and investment environment differences across APAC
How capital captures opportunities from “compute-driven energy demand”

19:00 - 21:00 (120 mins)

Sustainability Night

Day 2 Morning: Driving Energy Project Excellence: AI and Digital Innovation in Operations

08:30 - 09:00 (30 mins)

Registration

09:00 - 09:10 (10 mins)

Opening Welcome by Conference Chair

09:10 - 10:00 (50 mins)

[Panel] AI Across the Renewables Project Lifecycle: From Planning to Operations

Improving renewable energy resource assessment (wind, solar, hydrogen, etc.) to optimize site selection and project design efficiency.
Monitoring construction, forecasting costs, and coordinating supply chains to ensure smoother project execution.
Reducing PV/wind losses, equipment failures, and unplanned downtime.
Using predictive maintenance and degradation analysis to enhance PPA performance and project returns.

10:00 - 10:20 (20 mins)

Reserved for Sponsor - AI for Measurement & Monitoring

10:20 - 10:40 (20 mins)

Reserved for Sponsor

Coffee Break (40 mins)

11:20 - 12:10

(50 mins)

[Panel] Digital Twin in Action: Unlocking Asset Intelligence and Energy Efficiency

Real-time monitoring of critical assets such as oil & gas platforms, mining sites, and industrial facilities, with condition prediction
Using simulation and forecasting to optimize operations, boost productivity, reduce energy use, and minimize unplanned downtime
Simulating potential failures and incidents to improve safety management and early-warning capabilities
Connecting digital models across extraction, transport, and processing to enhance efficiency and energy performance across the full value chain

12:10 - 12:30

(20 mins)

Case studies: AI for Energy Transition in Heavy Industries

Luncheon

Day 2 Afternoon: Shaping the Energy Transition: Governance, Carbon, and Organizational Innovation

14:00 - 14:50 (50 mins)

[Panel] AI for Carbon Management and Governance in Energy Projects

Supports emissions forecasting, carbon-credit auditing, and regulatory compliance
Enhanced carbon-market transparency through AI-plus-blockchain solutions
Project-level carbon-risk prediction and disclosure

14:50 - 15:10 (20 mins)

Reserved for Sponsor

Coffee Break (30 mins)

15:40 - 16:00 (20 mins)

Reserved for Sponsor

16:00 - 16:40 (40 mins)

[Panel] Governance, Trust and Social Acceptance in the AI-Driven Energy Transition

AI, Energy and Cybersecurity: Protecting Critical Infrastructure
Ensuring explainability, fairness, and regulatory alignment of AI applied in energy systems
Data responsibility and privacy protection
Social acceptance and community engagement
Ethics, accountability, and governance frameworks

16:40 - 17:20 (40 mins)

[Panel] From Processes to People: Leading the Energy Transition with Digital Innovation

Workforce reskilling and capability development for the energy transition
Shifting decision-making from “process-driven” to “data-driven”
Enhancing frontline worker efficiency and safety

17:20 - 17:30

(10 mins)

SUMMIT AGENDA 2026

Day 1 Morning: AI and Market Innovation: Driving APAC’s Energy Future

Registration

Opening Welcome by Conference Chair

[Opening Keynote] How will Australia/APAC Secure the Transition with Power Supply and AI Growth?

[Insights] AI-Energy Landscape 2030: Cross-Border Models for Digital Infrastructures

[Keynote] Powering Australia with Intelligence: AI for Clean, Resilient Energy Systems

[C-Suite Visionaries] Global AI–Energy Landscape: From Compute Power to Energy Transformation

How the rapid growth of compute demand is reshaping national energy systems and the power grid

Energy Consumption, Infrastructure Siting, Carbon Footprint, and Future Regulatory Frameworks in the Era of Large AI Models

Full-Sector Applications of GenAI, AI Agents, and Digital Twins Across Oil & Gas, Power Grids, and Renewable Energy

Coffee Break (40 mins)

[Panel] AI-driven Power Market and Energy Security: Demand Modelling, Matching & Dispatch

How AI can improve electricity demand forecasting, making prices more accurate and transparent

Using smart algorithms to optimize supply-demand matching and trading

Ensuring market security and data reliability while accelerating digitalization

How new players like data centers, storage, and virtual power plants can participate more efficiently with AI

Luncheon

Day 1 Afternoon: AI and Energy Integration for Next-Generation Systems and Collaboration

[Panel] Powering the Hyperscale Age: Integrated Data Centre Solutions - Co-Location, Storage, and Transmission

Rising energy demand and infrastructure pressure in the compute-intensive era

Integrated renewable-plus-storage energy supply solutions

Energy cost, clean electricity availability, and long-term supply certainty

​Reserved for Sponsor - Data Centre & Renewable Integration

Case studies：Tech Giants’ Strategies - Hyperscale Digital Infrastructure

Coffee Break (30 mins)

[Panel] The Adaptive Grid Era: Intelligence, Flexibility and Resilience at System Scale

Improving load forecasting and renewable generation forecasting accuracy

Using AI to optimise DER integration and renewable energy uptake

Enhancing grid resilience and reliability to handle faults and unexpected events

Standardised data interfaces and data-sharing frameworks

Reserved for Sponsor - AI for Grid Forecasting – Technical Deep Dive

[Panel] Building AI–Energy Integrated Systems and New Cross-Industry Investment Models in APAC

Joint investment models between the AI industry and the energy sector

Policy and investment environment differences across APAC

How capital captures opportunities from “compute-driven energy demand”​

Sustainability Night

7-8 July 2026 MCEC, Melbourne #AIETA2026

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Reserved for Sponsor - Data Centre & Renewable Integration

How capital captures opportunities from “compute-driven energy demand”

7-8 July 2026
MCEC, Melbourne
#AIETA2026