Speakers & Moderators

We are pleased to introduce our speakers and moderators. This page will be updated regularly. Speaker biographies (where available) can be viewed in the interactive program.

Hon. Lily D'Ambrosio MP
Minister for Climate Action
Minister for Energy and Resources
Minister for the State Electricity Commission


Anh Mai
Executive Director
Offshore Wind Energy Victoria (OWEV)


Janice Cheong
Deputy Director, Asia Pacific Advocacy
Global Wind Energy Council

Liming Qiao
Chief Strategy Officer, Asia
Global Wind Energy Council


Mark Hutchinson
Director and Chair, Southeast Asia Task Force
Global Wind Energy Council


Rebecca Williams
Deputy CEO
Global Wind Energy Council

Stewart Mullin
Chief Industry Officer
Global Wind Energy Council


Jeremy Berast
Head of Direct Channels
Vaisala


Riccardo Felici
APAC Director
OWC

Maya Malik
Offshore Wind Advisor
World Bank Group


Naomi Campbell
Offshore Wind Advisor, Offshore Wind Development Program
World Bank Group (ESMAP - IFC)


Sean Whittaker
Co-Lead
World Bank Offshore Wind Development Program

Melissa Keane
Partner
Allens


Rafael Munilla
Chief Business Development Officer
Ocean Winds


Pelayo Rodríguez
Head of Business Development for Japan and Asia Pacific
Ocean Winds

Gil Demene
General Manager
Sky Fusion


Sue McCarrey
CEO
Offshore Infrastructure Regulator


Ben Carrozzi
Partner
Norton Rose Fulbright

Mika Ohbayashi
Director
Renewable Energy Institute


Izumi Tanaka
Senior Researcher
Renewable Energy Institute


Charles Rattray
CEO
Southerly Ten

Erin Coldham
Chief Development Officer
Southerly Ten


Paul Johnson
Senior Manager of Regional Engagement
Southerly Ten


Adrien Bock
Development Director
Voyager

Morgan Rossiter
General Manager - Offshore Wind
Clean Energy Council


James Perry
Technical Development Director and Wind Turbine Package Manager
Star of the South


Daniel Ierodiaconou
Professor
Deakin University

Owen Wilson
Executive Director - Offshore Renewables Regulation
OIR


Eunbyeol Jo
Country Manager of Korea
Ocean Energy Pathway


Marcus Dowling
Executive Manager, Offshore Wind Development
Iberdrola

Michael Dillon
Ports and Logistics Manager
Southerly Ten


Ross Rolfe AO
Chairman and CEO
Iberdrola Australia


Stephanie Pickett
Chief Legal and Sustainability Officer
Port of Geelong

Kristina Ellington
Consulting Director (Energy Markets)
ERM Energetics


Ricardo Da Silva
Executive General Manager Business Development
Iberdrola Australia


Amisha Patel
Head of Secretariat
Global Offshore Wind Alliance

Michelle Voyer
Associate Professor
University of Wollongong


Freya Croft
Post Doctoral Research Fellow
University of Wollongong


Emma Lee
Professor
Federation University

Jess Reeves
Associate Professor
Federation University


Hugh Breakey
Dr
Griffith University


Sarah Guilfoyle
Head of Stakeholder Relations
Voyager

Matt Dickie
Executive General Manager O&M
Iberdrola Australia


Claire Single
Executive Manager, ESG & Approvals
Iberdrola Australia


Manuel Hernández
Senior Power System Engineer
DNV

Daul Jang
Country Head for South Korea
Ocean Energy Pathway


Neeve Hodges
Head of Offshore Development, Australia
RWE Renewables


Renee Kurowski
Senior Manager Stakeholder Engagement, Offshore Wind
Iberdrola

Amira Bilqis
Managing Director
Youth for Energy Southeast Asia (Y4E-SEA)


Rudi Adinugraha
Environmental, Social, and Governance Lead
Youth for Energy Southeast Asia (Y4E-SEA)


Matthew Carpio
Head of Transaction Advisory
Climate Smart Ventures

Bodye Darvill
Project Director Partnerships
Offshore Wind Energy Victoria (OWEV)


Sabrina Behr
Energy Specialist
Asian Development Bank


Pradeep Tharakan
Director, Energy Transition
Asian Development Bank

Fortunato Leynes
President
Transco


Vanya Kumar
Executive Director of Innovation, Commercial and Investment Attraction
DEECA


Matt Vincent
CEO Resources Victoria
DEECA

Andrew Bumback
Senior Renewable Energy Engineer
DNV


Graham Slack
Senior Principal Engineer, Renewables - Energy Systems
DNV


Lyle Honeyman
Senior Offshore Wind Engineer
DNV

Alistair Parker
CEO
VicGrid


Sandra Li
Offshore Wind Lead
Department of Business and Trade, United Kingdom


Masaru Akiyoshi
President, Representative Director and Executive Vice President
Japan Wind Power Association/Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation

Shiaohuey Chow
Director
Australian Centre for Offshore Wind Energy


Matthew Dickie
Head of Regulatory Affairs APAC
RWE Renewables


Andy Evans
GWEC Ambassador
GWEC

Tim Fischer
GOWA Steering Group Member; Global Senior Director - Wind 
GOWA / Ramboll


Damien Pasco
Australia Country Manager
OWC


Takeshi Matsuki
Country Manager, Japan
GWEC

Katharine York
Head of Sustainable O&M
 Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult


Belinda Wilson
Manager, Net Zero Industries Division
Offshore Renewables Branch


Ben Hunt
SVP Comms, Public Affairs and Sustainability
JERA Nex bp

Kim Downs
Environmental Planning & Approvals Manager, Blue Mackerel Project
 JERA Nex bp


Supawan Saelim
Project Lead Southwest Asia Energy Policy
Agora Think Tanks


Daniel Belton
CEO
RWE

Tony Wolfe
Board Member
 Gippsland Climate Change Network


Naveen Balachandran
Vice President
HBA Offshore


Mogens Sode Nielsen
Senior Sales Manager - Monitoring & Service
KK Wind Solutions

Alfonso Ma-Tay
Head of Generation Development & Delivery
Orsted


Migs Fernandez
Head of ACEN Operations
ACEN


Mark Leybourne
Offshore Wind Advisor
World Bank - ESMAP

Rowena Cristina Guevara
Undersecretary
Department of Energy


Anil Chanana
Country Manager Australia
JERA Nex bp


Marjorie Ramos-Samaniego
Governor
Board of Investments

Patrick Gorr
Energy Business Lead - ANZ
Arup


Nick Corne
Marine Environmental Consultant
ERM


Erin Finnegan
Technical Consulting Director - Heritage
ERM

Matt Riding
Chief Commercial Officer
Atlas Professional


Eunsung Kim
COO, Renewable Energy Policy Program Director
Next Group


Craig Robertson
CEO
Victorian Skills Authority

Albert Quan
Project Development Director
Orsted


Morten Dyrholm
Group Senior Vice President, Marketing, Communications, Sustainability and Public Affairs
Vestas


Marie Hegot
Head of Offshore Wind
Ramboll

Girish Tanti
Executive Vice Chairman
Suzlon


Sergei Perapechka
Head of Partnerships and Network Development
GWO


Tejjas Parmar
CEO - International Business
Suzlon

Steen Nielsen
General Manager
LIFTRA


Krzysztof Stopierzyński
CEO
Baltic Diving Solutions


Łukasz Kneba
Board Member
Technica Nova Baltica

Adam Ślipy
CEO
Seatech Engineering


Tomasz Lisiecki
CEO
LKK/Center for New Competencies


Gilles Walgenwitz
Partner/Head of Energy Markets ANZ
ERM

Thomas Correll
Senior Vice President
Copenhagen Offshore Partners


Darren McCubbin
CEO
Gippsland Climate Change Network (GCCN)


Giovanni Bacordo
Undersecretary
Department of Energy

Kiseok Kim
Offshore Wind Project Director
EDF Power Solutions


Ragu Balanathan
Vice President, APAC Power Plant Solutions
Vestas


Brian Brandt
Business Development Manager
Sales ENEA, DEIF A/S

Damon Sunderland
Australasia Offshore Wind Leader
Arup


Bernhard Telgmann
CTO
Suzlon Energy Group


Jacinta Fitzgerald
Student/Solar Team Lead
Renewable Energy/Power Systems

Michael Brown
Senior Sales Director
Vestas


Charles Melzani
AUSNZ Lead Purchasing Manager
Vestas


Rizaller Amolo
Country Head, Philippines
Ocean Energy Pathway

Chris Fay
Environmental Planner/Infrastructure & Institutional Advisor/Offshore Wind Permitting Specilaist
Arup


Susanne Sugiarto
Senior Electrical Engineer, Offshore Wind
Arup



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