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 - 09:05 (05 mins)

Opening Welcome by Conference Chair

09:05 - 09:15 (10 mins)

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

09:15 - 09:25 (10 mins)

[Minister’s Opening Keynote] Shaping Victoria’s Future: AI, Energy and New Opportunities for Innovation and Growth

Hon. Danny Pearson MP
Minister for Economic Growth and Jobs, Minister for Government Services, Minister for Finance
Victorian Government

09:25 - 09:50 (25 mins)

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

09:50 - 10:00 (10 mins)

[Global Insights] The AI Opportunity in Energy: Innovation, Growth and Global Perspectives

10:00 - 10:50

(50 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

Kevin Lin
Chief Information Officer
Stanwell Corporation

Matthieu Fedrigo
Chief Information Officer
ENGIE

Colette Munro
Pacific Zone President
Schneider Electric

Coffee Break (40 mins)

11:30 - 12:20

(50 min)

[Panel] AI-driven Power Market and Energy Security: Opportunities, Challenges, and Emerging Participants

How AI and digitalization are changing the electricity market and creating new opportunities and challenges
How new players such as electrification, distributed energy, storage, and virtual power plants are all shaping the future power market
Maintaining secure and reliable market operations in a rapidly digitalizing environment
The evolving dynamics of power systems and considerations for adapting to emerging technologies

Chua Shen Hwee
Chief Data Officer
Energy Market Authority

Andrew Hyland
Chief Commercial Officer
Aula Energy

Sumone Chakravarti
Executive General Manager, Consumer and Innovation
SEC

Jim Bullock
Managing Director, Power Utilities & Energy Transition, Asia
Microsoft

Senior Representative
Origin Energy (Reserved)

12:20 - 12:40

(20 min)

[Keynote] Case Study: Jemena’s Digitalisation and Innovation

Julien Jovancevski Capraro
Chief Digital Officer
Jemena

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

How can AI compute growth be matched with grid capacity to support scalable, low-carbon deployments?
How is collaboration between data centre operators, tech providers, and utilities driving integrated, future-ready energy solutions?
What are the best ways to co-locate data centres with wind, solar, and hydro assets to make the most of clean energy?
How can high-density AI workloads be managed to tackle grid stress and renewable intermittency using intelligent infrastructure and energy optimisation?

Nishi Vissamraju
Head of Sustainability
NexTDC

Andrew Sjoquist
Founder & CEO
WinDC

Mousa Namavar
Director of Carbon Solutions, Asia Pacific
SLB

Rik Irons-Mclean
Sector Lead Manufacturing and Energy, and Enterprise CTO
Microsoft ANZ

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] Adaptive Smart Grids at System Scale: AI-Driven Flexibility, Reliability and Resilience

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

Luke Jenner
Chief Assets and Digital Officer
Essential Energy

Senior Representative
Neara

Moonis Vegdani
Chief Network and Digital Officer
Counties Energy

Ravi Kumar Mandalika
APAC Energy & Utilities Industry Leader
IBM Consulting

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”

18:30 - 19:30 (60 mins)

Cocktail Party

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)

[Executive Panel] Redefining Energy Transition in APAC: AI, Digitalisation, and Sustainable Innovation

How are AI and digital tools improving efficiency and reducing risk in the planning and delivery of large-scale renewable energy infrastructure?
What does it actually take to drive electrification at scale — across households, businesses, and new energy consumers such as data centres — and how can digitalisation make the energy transition accessible and beneficial for all?
How do we synchronise the pace of infrastructure build-out with growing consumer demand, and what role does digitalisation play in bridging that gap?
What are the biggest real-world barriers facing both the delivery and consumer sides as the industry pushes toward low-carbon goals?

Danny Benjamin
Executive General Manager, Delivery
VicGrid

Peter Jackowski
General Manager, Delivery and Operations - Consumer and Innovation
SEC

10:00 - 10:20 (20 mins)

Reserved for Sponsor - AI for Measurement & Monitoring

10:20 - 10:35 (15 mins)

[Tech Solution Roadshow] Reserved for Honeywell – AI & Autonomous Solutions

Coffee Break (40 mins)

11:15 - 12:05

(50 mins)

[Panel] Next Gen Intelligent Energy Assets: Optimising Efficiency, Performance and Resilience

What are the core pain points in traditional energy asset operations, and what problems has AI actually solved — beyond the hype?
How are predictive maintenance, real-time data monitoring and digital twins being implemented in practice, and what challenges have operators encountered along the way?
Legacy systems, data quality, organisational capability — what are the hardest barriers to cross when driving intelligent asset transformation?
In the context of the energy transition, how can intelligent asset operations simultaneously support system reliability and long-term low-carbon objectives?

Liam Smith
General Manager, Strategy and Integration
APA Group

12:05 - 12:25

(20 mins)

Case studies: Woodside Energy’s AI in Action and Strategic Impact

Emma Eltringham
Principal AI Product Manager
Woodside Energy

Luncheon

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

14:00 - 14:50 (50 mins)

[Panel] Scaling Enterprise AI in Energy Beyond Legacy Systems and Silos

Building robust AI governance frameworks that align organisational strategy with risk, compliance and value realisation.
Integrating historical and legacy systems through effective data migration, cleaning and architecture to enable enterprise AI at scale.
Moving beyond isolated pilots by standardising AI platforms, MLOps capabilities and cross-department collaboration.
Commercialising AI by defining measurable value metrics, realising ROI and embedding AI into core business processes rather than one-off projects.

Emma Eltringham
Principal AI Product Manager
Woodside Energy

Daniel Morse
Head of Data and Analytics (Chief Data Officer)
EnergyAustralia

Graeme Jackson
General Manager, Data & Analytics
Vector Limited

Mark Brown
Head of Data and AI, ANZ
Amazon Web Services (AWS)

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

Lee Hickin
Executive Director
National AI Centre, DISR, Australian Government

Aaron Butler
Digital & Data Platforms Manager
Santos

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

Belinda Dennett
Chief Executive Officer
Data Centres Australia

Kathleen Walker
Head of Business Transformation
Tilt Renewables

19:00 - 21:00

(180 mins)

SUMMIT AGENDA 2026

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

Registration

Opening Welcome by Conference Chair

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

[Minister’s Opening Keynote] Shaping Victoria’s Future: AI, Energy and New Opportunities for Innovation and Growth

Hon. Danny Pearson MP Minister for Economic Growth and Jobs, Minister for Government Services, Minister for Finance Victorian Government

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

[Global Insights] The AI Opportunity in Energy: Innovation, Growth and Global Perspectives

[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

Kevin Lin Chief Information Officer Stanwell Corporation

Matthieu Fedrigo Chief Information Officer ENGIE

Colette Munro Pacific Zone President Schneider Electric

Coffee Break (40 mins)

[Panel] AI-driven Power Market and Energy Security: Opportunities, Challenges, and Emerging Participants

How AI and digitalization are changing the electricity market and creating new opportunities and challenges

How new players such as electrification, distributed energy, storage, and virtual power plants are all shaping the future power market

Maintaining secure and reliable market operations in a rapidly digitalizing environment

The evolving dynamics of power systems and considerations for adapting to emerging technologies

Chua Shen Hwee Chief Data Officer Energy Market Authority

Andrew Hyland Chief Commercial Officer Aula Energy

Sumone Chakravarti Executive General Manager, Consumer and Innovation SEC

Jim Bullock Managing Director, Power Utilities & Energy Transition, Asia Microsoft

Senior Representative Origin Energy (Reserved)

[Keynote] Case Study: Jemena’s Digitalisation and Innovation

Julien Jovancevski Capraro Chief Digital Officer Jemena

Luncheon

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

[Panel] Powering the Hyperscale Age: Integrated Data Centre Solutions

How can AI compute growth be matched with grid capacity to support scalable, low-carbon deployments?

How is collaboration between data centre operators, tech providers, and utilities driving integrated, future-ready energy solutions?

What are the best ways to co-locate data centres with wind, solar, and hydro assets to make the most of clean energy?

​How can high-density AI workloads be managed to tackle grid stress and renewable intermittency using intelligent infrastructure and energy optimisation?

Nishi Vissamraju Head of Sustainability NexTDC

Andrew Sjoquist Founder & CEO WinDC

Mousa Namavar Director of Carbon Solutions, Asia Pacific SLB

Rik Irons-Mclean Sector Lead Manufacturing and Energy, and Enterprise CTO Microsoft ANZ

​Reserved for Sponsor - Data Centre & Renewable Integration

Case studies：Tech Giants’ Strategies - Hyperscale Digital Infrastructure

Coffee Break (30 mins)

[Panel] Adaptive Smart Grids at System Scale: AI-Driven Flexibility, Reliability and Resilience

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

Luke Jenner Chief Assets and Digital Officer Essential Energy

Senior Representative Neara

Moonis Vegdani Chief Network and Digital Officer Counties Energy

Ravi Kumar Mandalika APAC Energy & Utilities Industry Leader IBM Consulting

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”​

Cocktail Party

Danny Benjamin Executive General Manager, Delivery VicGrid

Peter Jackowski General Manager, Delivery and Operations - Consumer and Innovation SEC

Liam Smith General Manager, Strategy and Integration APA Group

Emma Eltringham Principal AI Product Manager Woodside Energy

Emma Eltringham Principal AI Product Manager Woodside Energy

Daniel Morse Head of Data and Analytics (Chief Data Officer) EnergyAustralia

Graeme Jackson General Manager, Data & Analytics Vector Limited

Mark Brown Head of Data and AI, ANZ Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Lee Hickin Executive Director National AI Centre, DISR, Australian Government

Aaron Butler Digital & Data Platforms Manager Santos

Belinda Dennett Chief Executive Officer Data Centres Australia

Kathleen Walker Head of Business Transformation Tilt Renewables

7-8 July 2026 MCEC, Melbourne #AIETA2026

Proud Member of

Hon. Danny Pearson MP
Minister for Economic Growth and Jobs, Minister for Government Services, Minister for Finance
Victorian Government

Kevin Lin
Chief Information Officer
Stanwell Corporation

Matthieu Fedrigo
Chief Information Officer
ENGIE

Colette Munro
Pacific Zone President
Schneider Electric

Chua Shen Hwee
Chief Data Officer
Energy Market Authority

Andrew Hyland
Chief Commercial Officer
Aula Energy

Sumone Chakravarti
Executive General Manager, Consumer and Innovation
SEC

Jim Bullock
Managing Director, Power Utilities & Energy Transition, Asia
Microsoft

Senior Representative
Origin Energy (Reserved)

Julien Jovancevski Capraro
Chief Digital Officer
Jemena

How can high-density AI workloads be managed to tackle grid stress and renewable intermittency using intelligent infrastructure and energy optimisation?

Nishi Vissamraju
Head of Sustainability
NexTDC

Andrew Sjoquist
Founder & CEO
WinDC

Mousa Namavar
Director of Carbon Solutions, Asia Pacific
SLB

Rik Irons-Mclean
Sector Lead Manufacturing and Energy, and Enterprise CTO
Microsoft ANZ

Reserved for Sponsor - Data Centre & Renewable Integration

Luke Jenner
Chief Assets and Digital Officer
Essential Energy

Senior Representative
Neara

Moonis Vegdani
Chief Network and Digital Officer
Counties Energy

Ravi Kumar Mandalika
APAC Energy & Utilities Industry Leader
IBM Consulting

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

Danny Benjamin
Executive General Manager, Delivery
VicGrid

Peter Jackowski
General Manager, Delivery and Operations - Consumer and Innovation
SEC

Liam Smith
General Manager, Strategy and Integration
APA Group

Emma Eltringham
Principal AI Product Manager
Woodside Energy

Emma Eltringham
Principal AI Product Manager
Woodside Energy

Daniel Morse
Head of Data and Analytics (Chief Data Officer)
EnergyAustralia

Graeme Jackson
General Manager, Data & Analytics
Vector Limited

Mark Brown
Head of Data and AI, ANZ
Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Lee Hickin
Executive Director
National AI Centre, DISR, Australian Government

Aaron Butler
Digital & Data Platforms Manager
Santos

Belinda Dennett
Chief Executive Officer
Data Centres Australia

Kathleen Walker
Head of Business Transformation
Tilt Renewables

7-8 July 2026
MCEC, Melbourne
#AIETA2026