Speakers
Meet some of our 2026 speakers

Cristiano Marantes
Head of Infrastructure
Simplicity

Stan Kaluwin
Principal, Decarbonisation
Aurecon

Briony Bennett
Senior Energy Innovation Manager
Ara Ake

Paul Makumbe
Director
Sunergise

Steve Reid
GM Regulatory Policy
Origin Energy

Tania Palmer
GM Generation
Meridian Energy

Matthew Cleland
Head of Wind & Solar
Contact Energy

Tim Nelson
Chair, 2025 NEM Wholesale Market Settings Review
Griffith University

Tim Thompson
Executive GM Wholesale
Mercury

Lauren Curtayne
Partner
Chapman Tripp
Francisco Vozza
Director of Business Development, Floating Solar
Fred. Olsen 1848

Jason Franklin
Chief Executive Officer
Powerco

Andy Burgess
GM Infrastructure
Commerce Commission

John Hancock
Independent Consultant
Signature Consulting

Brian Moore
Technical Director - Energy and Power Market Advisory
Jacobs

Gary Holden
Managing Director
Lodestone Energy