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2026 SPEAKERS
World-Class Strategic Visionaries at AIETA2026
Mr Steve Dimopoulos
Minister for Economic Growth and Jobs
Victoria State Government
Andrew Lewis
Executive General Manager Consumer, Markets and Analytics
Australian Energy Market Commission
Daniel Morse
Head of Data and Analytics (Chief Data Officer)
EnergyAustralia
Liam McWhirter
General Manager, Enterprise and Strategic Customers
Origin Energy
Paulo Gottgtroy
Head of Decision Science & Analytics
Mercury NZ
Hon Chris Picton MP
Minister for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Economy
Government of South Australia (Virtual)
Andrea Bernard
Managing Director, Retail
ENGIE Australia & New Zealand
Moonis Vegdani
Chief Network and Digital Officer
Counties Energy
Michael GIBBS
Chief Operating Officer-Network
Northpower
Andrew Hyland
Chief Commercial Officer
Aula Energy
Dr Brett Szmajda
Deputy Executive Director
National AI Centre, Department of Industry, Science and Resources
Danny Benjamin
Executive General Manager, Delivery
VicGrid
Luke Jenner
Chief Assets and Digital Officer
Essential Energy
Matt Webb
Executive General Manager Grid Development
Transpower New Zealand
Jamal Waqar
Head of Research, Experience, Data and Analytics
Standards Australia
Shen Hwee Chua
Chief Data Officer
Energy Market Authority
Kevin Lin
Chief Information Officer
Stanwell Corporation
Emma Eltringham
Principal AI Product Manager
Woodside Energy
Peter Jackowski
General Manager, Delivery & Operations, Consumer and Innovation
SEC
Kristen Pellew
Group Head of Customer and Community
Australian Gas Infrastructure Group
Mr. James Griffin MP
Shadow Minister for Energy and Climate Change, Shadow Minister for Digital, Artificial Intelligence and Investment
Parliament of NSW
Mario Ellaz
Chief Information Security Officer
AusNet
Aaron Butler
Digital & Data Platforms Manager
Santos
Kate Kolich
Head of Data and Artificial Intelligence
Contact Energy
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Technology Innovators Driving the Energy Transition Forward
Jim Bullock
Managing Director, Power Utilities & Energy Transition, Asia
Microsoft
Asanga Lokusooriya
Lead Client Partner and AI & Data Advisor
IBM
Pedro Lopez
Business Development Manager, Synchronous Condensers
ABB Australia
Colette Munro
Zone President, Pacific
Schneider Electric
Rik Irons-Mclean
Sector Lead Manufacturing and Energy, and Enterprise CTO
Microsoft ANZ
Dr Antonin Demazy de Fortet
Founder
GG Advisory
Mark Brown
Head of Data and AI, ANZ
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Roger Barnes
Chief Product Officer
Tally Group
Jake Dunstan
Co-Head of Advisory, Australia
Aurora Energy Research
Shane Bannister
Head of Business Development and Project Sales, Energy APAC
Tesla
Tom Gooch
VP, Commercial
Neara
Tom McMahon
Partner
Mandala Partners
Nasser Usman
Co-Founder, CEO
GridGPT
Natasha Kostakos
Head of Smart Infrastructure & Building Automation Ecosystems
Delta Electronics
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Global Leaders Shaping the Future of Energy & Digital Infrastructure
Belinda Dennett
Chief Executive Officer
Data Centres Australia
Sabrina D'Cruz
Director of Energy
Thoughtworks
Roger Jeffrey
Partner
Deloitte
Nishi Vissamraju
Head of Sustainability
NexTDC
Struan Buchanan
Partner
Deloitte
Emma Hawthorne
EY Oceania Energy Leader
Ernst & Young
Andrew Sjoquist
Founder & CEO
WinDC
Celine Luke
Partner, Net Zero and Energy Transition
Ernst & Young
Mousa Namavar
Director of Carbon Solutions, Asia Pacific
SLB
Anita Oh
Managing Director and Partner
BCG
Sam Bruce
Executive Director
Pollination
Christina Larkin
Digital Assurance Leader
Ernst & Young
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Leading Women in Energy Transition 2026
Nicola Falcon
Executive General Manager System Design
Australian Energy Market Operator
Patricia Lim
Director of Commercial and Business Development
Vopak
Suzanne Westgate
General Manager Delivery Services and Strategy Enablement
Transgrid
Carol Bond
Deputy Head of Department, Management & Organisations
RMIT University
Jenny Selway
Chief Executive Officer
HILT CRC
Jessica Dwyer
Director, Chemicals, Fuels and Low Carbon Consulting APAC
Worley
Allison Hortle
Science Director
CSIRO Energy
Jackie Sharp
Partner, Energy and Utilities
KPMG
Electra Davies
General Manager, People & Performance
Momentum Energy
Su Yin Lim
Energy Advisory Lead, ANZ
AECOM
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AIETA2026 VIP Guests
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Kaavya Jha
Senior Energy Policy Advisor
Tesla
Wu Yunpeng
Senior Principal Analyst, AI Solutions
Energy Market Authority
Leong Yuen Cheung
Senior Engineer
Energy Market Authority
Mark Brown
Head of Data and AI, ANZ
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Dor Son Tan
Director of Electricity Networks
Energy Networks Australia
Eglantine Etiemble
Chief Information Officer
EnergyAustralia
Kenneth Hee
Engineering Program Manager
Tesla
Boo Yi Lin
Principal Analyst, AI Solutions
Energy Market Authority
Matheaus Leong
Engineer
Energy Market Authority
Jonathan Janes
Head of Sales for Energy, ANZ
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Carolyn Arnett
Energy Transition Manager
Energy Networks Australia
Daniel Morse
Head of Data and Analytics (Chief Data Officer)
EnergyAustralia
Emily Gadaleta
Residential Energy Policy Lead
Tesla
Lee Kim Hwee
Director
Energy Market Authority
Luke Jenner
Chief Assets and Digital Officer
Essential Energy
Judy Nicholl
Chief Executive
Counties Energy
Chris Maines
Head of Data Engineering and Solutions
CleanPeak Energy
Julio Acuna
Co-founder & Director
One51 Consulting
Lauren Boland
Demand Generation Manager, Channel & Events
Tesla
Tay Wei Ji
Deputy Director
Energy Market Authority
Nick Andrews
General Manager of Digital Strategy, Architecture and Data
Essential Energy
Moonis Vegdani
Chief Network and Digital Officer
Counties Energy
Jun Fujise
Asset Performance and Analytics Manager
CleanPeak Energy
Wassim Chammaa
Co-founder & Director
One51 Consulting
Lauren Stevens
Content Specialist, Megapack, APAC
Tesla
Tang Liangyao
Senior Principal Engineer
Energy Market Authority
Anthony Mitchell
Head of Data Enablement and Insights
Essential Energy
Catherine Gip
Head of Transmission
Energy Networks Australia
Karishma Darr
Chief Information Officer
CleanCo Queensland
Daniel Milech
Principal Consultant & Data Analytics Practice Lead
One51 Consulting
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