
AuWE2025 Early Confirmed Strategic Speakers


Sue McCarrey
Chief Executive Officer
Offshore Infrastructure Regulator


Alistair Parker
Chief Executive Officer
VicGrid


Hon Nick Duigan MLC
Minister for Energy and Renewables
Tasmanian Government


Andrew Kingsmill
Executive Director, Technical Advisory Services
EnergyCo


Tim Bray
Assistant Coordinator of Energy
Western Australia Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety


Andrew Lewis
Acting Chief Executive
Australian Energy Market Commission


Ulrik Dahl
Trade Commissioner
Trade Council of Denmark


Vinod Philip
Global Chief Executive Officer
Siemens Gamesa


Laura Caspari
Chief Renewables Officer
ENGIE AU


Jens Bøgsted Orfelt
EVP & President, Asia Pacific Offshore Wind
RWE Renewables


Daniel Belton
Chief Executive Officer, Australia
RWE Renewables


Neeve Hodges
Head of Offshore Development Australia
RWE Renewables


Penny Pickett
Head of Australia
Corio Generation


Brett Wickham
Managing Director
ACCIONA Energía Australia


Siham Knowles
Chief Operating Officer
ACCIONA Energía Australia


Thomas Hansen
Senior Director, Offshore Wind Australia
Equinor


Katie Gwynne
Environment and Consenting Manager
Equinor


Pelayo Rodriguez
Head of Business Development APAC
Ocean Winds


Kristy Finch
Permitting & Environment Senior Manager
Ocean Winds


Anil Chanana
Country Manager Australia
Parkwind


Chad Hymas
Chief Executive Officer
Aula Energy


Danny Nielsen
Country Manager & Senior Vice President ANZ
Vestas


Steven Oswald
Chief Commercial Officer
RES Australia


Neil Weston
Chief Project Development Officer
RATCH Australia


Adrian Panow
Director of Energy Transition Network
The University of Queensland


Michael Choi
Chief Executive Officer
Ark Energy


Craig Ricato
Chief Executive Officer
Yindjibarndi Energy


Felipe Tepedino
Head of Sales Onshore APAC
Siemens Gamesa


Jacqui Bridge
Executive General Manager Energy Futures
Powerlink Queensland


Matt Cheney
Executive Manager Energy Transition & Sustainability
Western Power


Jackie Brown
Commercial Director Onshore Wind ANZ & ASEAN
GE Vernova


Nicholas McVey
Service Director ANZ
GE Vernova


Linden Blair
Project Director
Alinta Energy


Stuart Davis
Executive General Manager Operations
Squadron Energy


Steve Clark
General Manager Renewable Maintenance Services
Stanwell Asset Maintenance Company


Hamish Moffat
Managing Director
Zenith Energy


Kane Xu
Senior Vice President
Envision Energy


Darren McCubbin
Chief Executive Officer
Gippsland Climate Change Network


Alice Thompson
Chief Executive Officer
Committee for the Hunter


Matt Thorpe
Chief Executive Officer
Port of Hastings


Kasia Kulbacka
General Manager Network Planning
Transgrid


Richard Pawlik
General Manager Connections Infrastructure
AusNet


Warner Priest
Midstream Director
InterContinental Energy


Brett Winter
Chief Executive Officer
GeelongPort


Marco Kanaar
General Manager Offshore Installation APAC
DEME


Adam Mitchell
Head of Approvals
Southerly Ten


Jonathan Spink
CEO South Korea
Copenhagen Offshore Partners


Rory Van Weerdenburg
Project Director
Gippsland Skies


Captain Ashley McDonald
Ports & Maritime Senior Advisor
Gippsland Skies


Nick Sankey
Country Manager Australia
BlueFloat Energy


Katrina Swalwell
Director, Technical
Windlab


Gema Deus Vázquez
Head of Caribe, Australia and Brasil Operations
Global Power Generation


Tom Frampton
Head of Asset Management
Potentia Energy


Stephanie Bashir
Founder & CEO
Nexa Advisory


Tony Cantwell
Chief Executive Officer
Committee for Gippsland


Maya Malik
Co-founder
KIMAenergy


Martine Holberton
Director, Renewables
The Energy Charter


Sergi Ametller
Offshore Wind Director
Sener


Rob Grimmond
Managing Director
Offshore Marine Subsea


Taraz Saba
APAC Offshore Wind & Power Generation Service Line Leader
GHD


Natalie Collard
Chief Executive Officer
Farmers for Climate Action


Toby Kent
Chief Executive Officer
Infrastructure Sustainability Council


Rob Eijkens
Business Development & Technical Manager Offshore
Dieseko Group


Sibylle Giraud
VP Wind, Civil Aviation and Environmental Practise
Robin Radar Systems


Marita Giles
Environment and Approvals Manager
Corio Generation
Unlocking Wind Capital Summit 2025 Speakers


Nick Hawke
Director, Investments
Clean Energy Finance Corporation


Wenona Hadingham
Director of Planning and Coordination, PoweringWA
Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety, WA


Sean Kenyon
General Manager Renewables
Shell Energy Australia


Richard Mackie
Head of Power Development
AGL


Jan Daniel Kaemmer
Vice President Sales Australia & New Zealand
Vestas


Scott De Keizer
Head of Development
ENGIE AU


Daniel Beaver
Executive Director
Foresight Group


Daniel Nugent
Head of Portfolio Development
EnergyAustralia


Sam Pearce
Chief Executive Officer
Collgar Renewables


Tobias Geiger
Managing Director
WestWind Energy


Marilyne Crestias
Head of Policy and Advocacy
Clean Energy Investor Group


Kimberly Cram
Co-founder
KIMAenergy


David Smith
Head of Australia
Cubico Sustainable Investments


Rachel Chia
Managing Director, Head of Project Finance for APAC
Deutsche Bank


Stephen Panizza
Head of Renewable Energy
Federation Asset Management


Martin Irwin
Partner
Norton Rose Fulbright


Tim Buckley
Director
Climate Energy Finance
Diversity & Inclusion Pioneers


Kate Sykes
Executive General Manager, People and Sustainability
Squadron Energy


Emma Harris
EGM People, Safety and Culture
ATCO Australia


Kate Naughton
Chief Operating Officer
Windlab


Mary Barry
CEO of CircularEco; Founding Director
Women of Offshore Wind


Alice Thompson
Chief Executive Officer
Committee for the Hunter


Georgina Kentwell
Head of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement
AEMC


Sarah Guilfoyle
Head of Stakeholder Relations
Voyager Renewables


Vesna Olles
Director, Strategy & Clean Energy
BOC South Pacific
AuWE2024 Strategic Speakers


Sue McCarrey
Chief Executive Officer
Offshore Infrastructure Regulator


Jai Thomas
Deputy Director General, Coordinator of Energy
Government of Western Australia


Andrew Kingsmill
Executive Director, Technical Advisory Services
Energy Corporation of NSW (EnergyCo)


Ilsa Colson
Chief of Staff and Executive Director Communications and Engagement
VicGrid


Rob Wheals
Chief Executive Officer
Squadron Energy


Erin Coldham
Chief Development Officer
Southerly Ten


Daniel Belton
Chief Executive Officer
RWE Renewables Australia


Thomas Hansen
Senior Director, Offshore Wind Australia
Equinor


Dave Johnson
Chief Executive Officer, Australia
EDF Renewables


Thierry Kalfon
CEO Renewables Australia & South-East Asia
ENGIE


Steven Oswald
Chief Commercial Officer, APAC
RES


Dr Rochelle McDonald
Executive General Manager, Operations
Squadron Energy


Werther Esposito
Chief Executive Officer
Enel Green Power Australia


Bede Noonan
Chief Executive Officer of Australia & New Zealand
ACCIONA


Anil Chanana
Country Manager, Australia
Parkwind


Emily Scivetti
Chief Operating Officer
Oceanex Energy


John Titchen
Director
Goldwind Australia


Pelayo Rodriguez Alonso
Head of Business Development Japan and APAC
Ocean Winds


Peter Veljkovic
Chief Development Officer
RWE Renewables Australia


Chad Hymas
Chief Executive Officer
Aula Energy
AuWE2025 Offshore WindTECH Leaders


Shiaohuey Chow
Associate Professor and Director
Australian Centre for Offshore Wind Energy (ACOWE)


Carolyn Sanders
General Manager and Executive Director, Australia
Flotation Energy


Iain Grainger
Chief Executive
International Marine Contractors Association


John Shield
Offshore Wind Lead
2H Offshore Engineering


Boudewijn Van De Veire
Business Development Manager
Jan De Nul


Katrina Langdon
Procurement Manager
Southerly Ten


Nick Foa
Chief Executive Officer
Industry Capability Network - Victoria


Marc Peters
Head of Business Division Energy
Herrenknecht


Sven Teske
Associate Professor
University of Technology, Sydney
AuWE2025 Regional Development Leaders


Tim Bray
Assistant Coordinator of Energy
Western Australia Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety


Sara Rhodes-Ward
Regional Director, Gippsland
Victorian Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions


Anna Stephenson
Regional Impact and Education Director
Regional Australia Institute


Brant Edwards
Chief Executive Officer
Bunbury Geographe Economic Alliance


Clare Larkin-Sykes
Co-Lead
New.E


Jan Rieche
Executive Manager Policy Culture & People
H2U - the Hydrogen Utility


Michael Johnston
Chief Executive Officer
Committee for Geelong


Grahame Irwin
Regional Workforce Transition Officer
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations


Laura Macpherson
Chief Executive Officer
TAFE Gippsland


Leigh Kennedy
Associate Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Engagement
Federation University Australia


Nils Hay
Chief Executive Officer
Mid West Development Commission


Shannon O'Rourke
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director
Powering Australia


Dr Andrew Gill
Senior Research Scientist Renewable Energy
Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)


Bart Sykes
Regional Economic Development Facilitator
Squadron Energy


Mary Barry
CEO and Director
CircularEco


Tanya Jackson
Head of Sustainability, Communications and Engagement
RES Australia


Lu Allan
Advocacy Director
RE-Alliance


Bridget Ryan
Policy & Industry Engagement Director
RE-Alliance


Kellie O'Callaghan
Chair
Regional Development Australia Gippsland


Rob Law
Senior Manager, Energy Transitions
WWF-Australia


Raquel Carter
Head of WA and Environment
Energise Renewables


Heidi McElnea
Regional Partnerships Coordinator
Community Power Agency


Sam Mella
Senior Project Manager
Beyond Zero Emissions
Youth Program Advocates


Adele Seymon
Founder & Director
Deep Green R&D Solutions Pty Ltd.
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AuWE 2025 VIP Guests
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Martin Richardson
Vice President, Engineering & Consulting
Kent


Ruth Baker
Offshore Wind Lead
Kent


Brad Triston
Portfolio Manager
Kent


Ahmed AbdelKhalek
Senior Structural Consultant
Kent


Christopher Jones
Principal Process Engineer
Kent


John Burrows
Manager, Renewable Offtakes and Resources
CleanCo Queensland


Bo Wei
Commercial Manager, PPA Implementation
CleanCo Queensland


Taraz Saba
APAC Offshore Wind & Power Generation Service Line Leader
GHD


Stephen Rose
Team Lead, Renewables & Generation
GHD


Meg Sheehan
National Marketing Advisor
GHD


Lisa Marie Rea
BD Manager,Strategy, ESG, Commercial & Stakeholder Management
FMS Group


Torey Drew
Projects Operations Manager
FMS Group


Ben George
Projects Operations Manager
FMS Group


Garry Kearney
General Manager
Qube


Matthew Arkinstall
General Manager
Qube


Sarah Kasteel
Project Manager
Qube


Steven Wilson
Business Development Manager
Qube
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