Day Two: Wednesday, 27 March

08:50
Opening remarks from the Chair

Andrew Garnett
Chair
Australian Gas Industry Trust

Assessing the impact of recent and proposed changes to gas regulation
09:00
ACCC update on gas policy and the Mandatory Code of Conduct

Anna Brakey
Commissioner, Chair East Coast Gas Market Board
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)

09:30
PANEL DISCUSSION: Building a regulatory regime that is workable for all parts of the gas value chain
  • What needs to happen to ensure that $12 gas is available to smaller industrial users?
  • How does policy need to be shaped to make the gas sector functional through the transition?
  • Is gas too valuable to be ‘wasted’ on household use?
  • What are the carrots and sticks that will allow gas to fully play its role in supporting clean energy and energy stability?

Moderator:

Mark Wiseman
Co-Head of Asia Pacific Energy Research
Macquarie Group

Panellists:

Samantha McCulloch
Chief Executive
Australian Energy Producers

Andrew Richards
Chief Executive Officer
Energy Users Association of Australia (EUAA)

Stephen Harty
Chief Executive Officer, GLNG Operations
Santos GLNG

10:10
PANEL DISCUSSION: Assessing the risks of Australian gas for international markets
  • Defining Australia’s role in the global LNG market
  • Diagnosing the impact of volatility in international markets for Australia
  • Examining how price volatility can affect Australia's position as a reliable gas supplier
  • Devising strategies to navigate the impact of geopolitical tensions, trade agreements, and regulatory changes on the export of Australian gas to international markets

Moderator:

Ivana Bubevska
Commercial LNG Consultant & Director
IB LNG Consulting

Panellists:

Varun Gujral
Chief Executive Officer, Asia Pacific GEMS
ENGIE

Leila Ngadi
General Manager, Energy and Carbon Markets
Stanwell

Kenneth Foo
Associate Director, APAC LNG
S&P Global Commodity Insights

10:50
Morning tea

11:20
Future of natural gas through and post transition
  • Ensuring that gas can play its part in stabilising the future energy grid
  • Avoiding the cost of pipelines becoming unviable expensive stranded assets

Jim Cox
Deputy Chair
Australian Energy Regulator (AER)

11:50
Natural gas as a partner to the net zero future
  • Recognising gas’s critical role in emissions reductions and energy security
  • Partnering with renewables for reliable power
  • Fuelling the Australian manufacturing sector
  • Deploying net-zero technologies and fuels
  • Communicating the gas story to ensure community support

Samantha McCulloch
Chief Executive
Australian Energy Producers

12:20
Networking lunch

Addressing ‘anti gas’ policy and public perception
13:30
Building social licence creating shared value for regional stakeholders - benefits and challenges of new energy projects
  • Identifying and building on social licence lessons from previous projects
  • Meeting the expectation that onshore gas, large-scale renewables (and potentially hydrogen) should deliver real and lasting benefits for regional communities
  • Understanding the types of values that can be created and the pathways for creating them

David Close
Director, Centre for Natural Gas
University of Queensland

14:00
PANEL DISCUSSION: Politics, Policy and Pragmatism: If only being right was enough!
  • Making the argument for gas when governments have specific agendas and intervention commitments
  • How can the loss of social license for the gas industry and new gas developments be effectively addressed?
  • What strategies can be employed to convince policy-makers to keep gas alive in the energy sector?
  • How can the industry better represent itself to the public so that they understand gas’s role in energy security and keeping onshore manufacturing alive?
  • What are effective ways to counter the net zero PR machine’s message and communicate that gas is essential to the transition?
  • What measures can be taken to ensure clear messaging and emphasize the importance of ‘impartial voices’ in the gas industry debate?

Moderator:

Patrick Gibbons
Partner
Orizontas

Panellists:

Misha Zelinsky
Journalist; Director
AustralianSuper

Bill Farren-Price
Head of Gas Research
Oxford Institute for Energy Studies

Hon Peter Tinley
Committee Chair, Legislative Assembly
Parliament of Western Australia

Costing and realistically evaluating decarbonisation pathways
14:40
Critically assessing the value proposition of alternative gases
  • Commercialisation at scale for biogas as a decarbonisation pathway for industries which rely on natural gas for heat energy
  • Thinking outside the box to overcome the lack of natural gas supply and decarbonise the gas networks
  • Understanding biomethane and its applications for natural gas users
  • Pressing the accelerator on alternative gas projects injecting some urgency

Melissa Perrow
General Manager Energy
Brickworks Building Products

15:10
Afternoon tea

15:40
Reducing the carbon profile of natural gas through CCS
  • Capturing significant rates of emissions through CCS (carbon capture and storage)
  • Defining the opportunity for Australia CCS
  • Analysing what needs to happen to make CCS work

David Fallon
General Manager of Energy Transition
Chevron Australia

16:10
PANEL DISCUSSION: How fast can alternatives get to a scale where they can replace natural gas?
  • Will renewable gases be economically viable by the end of the decade?
  • Where are projects up to and what are the sticking points?
  • How has the Inflation Reduction Act (USA) impacted Australian/SE Asian developments?
  • Which formats are hydrogen buyers going to want? And for which uses?
  • What innovations accelerate renewable gas adoption over natural gas in energy grids?
  • How can we swiftly expand renewable gas infrastructure while ensuring reliability?
  • Are policy changes and public support pivotal for a rapid transition?

Moderator:

Mendo Kundevski
Director, Energy Transition
S&P Global Commodity Insights

Panellists:

Caroline Beattie
General Manager, Future Energy
APA Group

Russell James
General Manager Hydrogen & Future Fuels
ATCO Australia

Jeremy Hasnip
Head of Energy Transition
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

Izzi Messina
Vice President Growth and Development APAC
Wood

16:50
Concluding remarks from Chair
16:55
End of ADGO 2024