Andrew Garnett
Chair
Australian Gas Industry Trust
08:00
Registration and coffee
08:50
Opening remarks from the chair
Where are we now and what needs to change?
09:00
Ensuring Australia has reliable and affordable gas today and for the future
- Creating a policy and regulatory environment that encourages investment in new gas supply and enables project delivery
- Streamlining consultation requirements for projects while maintaining the highest environmental and community engagement standards
- Focusing on the lowest cost, most reliable pathways to meet Australia’s emissions reduction targets
- Providing energy security and supporting a balanced transition for Australia and the region
Cecile Wake
Country Chair & SVP Integrated Gas Australia
Shell
09:25
FIRESIDE CHAT: The state of the domestic gas sector and the need for further investment
Mark Hatfield
Managing Director, Australia
Chevron Australia
Saul Kavonic
Head of Energy Research
MST Financial
Assessing supply and developments in the domestic gas market
09:50
Ensuring supply to the east coast domestic market from 2025
- Assessing timelines for Longford as gas production and reserves in Bass Strait declines
- Expanding gas development in the Gippsland Basin off Victoria's coast
- Examining predicted shortfalls and solutions
David Berman
Commercial Director
ExxonMobil Australia
10:15
Morning Tea
10:45
Implementing the Future Gas Strategy to turn sentiment into meaningful action
- Streamlining the approvals process
- Actioning all aspects of AEMO’s Integrated System Plan
- What are the levers for the access and growth of Australia’s significant undeveloped gas resources?
- Assessing the need for a gas capacity mechanism given the ISP forecast for gas-powered-generation
Jane Norman
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
Amplitude Energy
11:10
Bringing more gas online before the real crisis hits the east coast
- What new supplies can be brought online in time for the forecast east coast shortfall?
- What investments in new infrastructure and pipelines are required?
- Will anyone be willing to underwrite the proposed LNG import terminals?
- Delivering new gas supply to a mix of manufacturing and energy retail customers through long term gas sales
Stuart Davis
Executive General Manager
Squadron
11:35
Responding to the opportunities of the transition
- Reducing capital expenditures to strengthen financial stability for growth as the east coast struggles with supply
- Expanding gas storage capabilities to ensure reliability
- Addressing forecast shortages in electricity by diversifying into gas power generation to support renewable energy
Brett Woods
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
Beach Energy
12:00
PANEL DISCUSSION: Complacency or catastrophe? Has the ongoing gas crisis blinded us to how close we are to disaster?
- Has the routine forecast of shortages lulled Australia into a false sense that the shortfall will always somehow be met?
- Price signals are strong for producers, so what is limiting investment in projects or infrastructure?
- Why hasn’t an import terminal materialised yet?
- Are we seeing a ‘shift in temperature’ from major gas producers as they grow more assertive towards the green lobby?
Moderator:
Patrick Gibbons
Partner
Orizontas
Panellists:
Innes Willox
Chief Executive
Ai Group
Pat Beashel
General Manager of Gas Supply and Trading
Chevron Australia
Mark Wiseman
Co-Head of Asia Pacific Energy Research
Macquarie Group
Sean Fleming
General Manager, Energy Solutions
APA Group
12:40
Networking Lunch
Investigating pricing issues for the domestic market
13:40
Investigating the role of infrastructure in delivering gas at a reasonable price
- Defining the regulatory and policy challenges that could encourage future gas infrastructure investments
- Avoiding energy supply shortages, especially during unplanned coal power station outages or increased seasonal demand
- Assessing the market impact of allowing import terminals to be built
Adam Watson
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director
APA Group
14:05
GAS USERS PANEL: How are large gas users responding to the pressures of increased price and reduced supply?
- How can major energy users prepare for winters punctuated with periods of unmet electricity and gas demand?
- What are the warning signs that indicate major price shifts (especially for buyers exposed to the spot market)
- Forecasting future movements in gas prices and their impact for industry
- What report card does industry give the ACCC’s for its role in gas markets (particularly the price cap) - and how likely is substantial change at the 2 year review?
- What can users be doing to advocate for the importance of developing domestic gas supply?
- What do large users consider viable / appropriate re fuel switching?
Moderator:
Brian Morris
Division Director - Energy Markets & Customer Solutions
Macquarie
Panellists:
Matt McKenzie
Head of Energy & Carbon
BlueScope
Royce De Sousa
Director
Eastern Energy Buyers
Jai Coppen
Senior Energy Sourcing Manager
Yara International
Phaedra Deckart
Chief Executive Officer
Solstice Energy
Stuart Nicholls
Chief Executive Officer
Strike Energy
Andrew Richards
Chief Executive Officer
Energy Users Association of Australia (EUAA)
Examining the strategies and developments that will bring more supply into the market
14:45
Investing in the domestic market to unlock more gas supply to support a real future made in Australia
- Moving ahead with a A$1 billion+ expansion of Atlas and Roma North in Queensland’s Surat Basin
- Securing regulatory approvals to facilitate timely delivery of critical gas supply
- Reviewing the adequacy of current infrastructure for getting gas to users
Darren Stevenson
Chief Executive Officer
Senex Energy
15:10
Afternoon tea
15:40
Update from Denison Gas
16:00
Developer updates
16:40
PANEL DISCUSSION: Politics, policy, and practicality: when being right isn't enough
- How can the gas industry and new developments regain their social license in the face of growing opposition?
- What tactics can be used to persuade policy-makers to maintain gas as a key player in the energy landscape?
- How can the industry reshape its public image to emphasise gas's importance in energy security and the survival of onshore manufacturing?
- What strategies can be used to effectively argue that gas is a critical part of the energy transition?
Moderator:
Saul Kavonic
Head of Energy Research
MST Financial
Panellists:
Hon Joel Fitzgibbon
former Australian Labor Party Minister; Special Counsel
CMAX Advisory
Hon John Anderson AC FTSE
Former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia; Chair
Page Research Centre
Hon Bill Johnston
Former WA Minister for Energy
Ying Luo
Chief Adviser and General Manager of Strategy
Amplitude Energy
17:20
Closing remarks from chair
17:25
Networking Drinks
18:30
ADGO Dinner
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