Program

9.00am

Conference Opening 

9.20am

Keynote Session: Energising the transition: how can we transform the power sector fairly in the midst of a climate crisis? 
Speaker: Miriam Lyons, Co-Director, Energy Transformation Program, The Sunrise Project

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10.20am

Morning tea

10.50am

Concurrent sessions

Energy and Water Insecurity: From Visibility to Accountability? 
Speakers:
Simone Stewart, Principal Water Planner - Groundwater, Dept. for Environment and Water
Sally Wilson, PhD Candidate, Australian National University

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Who Pays, Who Benefits?
Speakers:
Melissa Heywood, Financial Capability Worker & Energy Advisor, Uniting Communities
Deana Iveson, Financial Counsellor, Uniting Communities

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12.00pm

Plenary session: SACOSS Energy Report Launch
Speaker: Malwina Wyra, Senior Policy Officer, SACOSS

12.30pm

Lunch

Who pays for inefficient housing? 
Speakers: 
Bernie Barrett, Director of Advocacy, Better Renting  
Joel Dignam, Executive Director, Better Renting 

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Supernormal Profits
Speakers:
Johanna Bowyer, Lead Researcher Analyst for Australian Electricity, Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis
Simon Orme, Director, Tahu Consulting

2.30pm

Afternoon tea

3.00pm

Plenary session: Debate: Does privatisation serve the public interest? 
Speakers: 
Melinda Cilento, Chief Executive, CEDA
Polly Hemming, Director, Climate and Energy, Australia Institute 
Professor Bruce Mountain, Director, Energy Policy Centre, Victoria University
Tony Wood, Director of the Energy Program, Grattan Institute

4.00pm

Closing address
Networking drinks to follow