Unlocking New Zealand’s Energy and Resources Potential

• NZ energy leaders from the morning sessions will be given 1-2 minutes to highlight what they believe to be the single critical issue facing the energy market over the coming year and what needs to be resolved over the next 3 days

• Looking beyond conventional renewable resources
• Required infrastructure development
• Factors of commercial viability
• Innovation and impact; global examples

• Evaluating global market developments and the impact of high oil prices
• Technological developments set to revolutionise the industry
• Successful policy options to fight climate change: lessons for New Zealand
   

• Quantifying the future for “conventional” coal use
• Examining the potential for other solid fuels
• The potential for new energy forms and technologies
   

This session will be part of the interactive dialogue that takes place through the course of the days proceedings: a way to share your views and get your questions answered from the mornings speakers.

• Will reforms reduce investment risk in the energy marketplace?
• Where will the capital come from to build the energy infrastructure of tomorrow
• Emerging markets and projected investment opportunities
• Requirements for investing in energy infrastructure
• The challenges of meeting growing energy demands

• Round table 1: Challenges and solutions for renewable energy power generation
  Aaron Scott, Country Sales Manager, New Zealand, GE Energy

• Round table 2: Analysing technology futures
  Peter Taylor, Head Energy Technology, International Energy
  Agency
  
• Round table 3: Quantifying regulatory developments, impact
  and outlook
  Gareth Wilson, Manager Electricity, Ministry of Economic
  Development
  
• Round table 4: Strategies for large energy users to overcome
  energy pressures
  Ralph Matthes, Executive Director, Major Electricity Users
  Group
  
• Round table 5: Resource and environment management in a
  carbon constrained world
  Basil Sharp, Executive Director, Energy Centre, Auckland
  University
  
• Round table 6: The role of bio-fuels in the future energy market
  Rob Whitney, Chief Executive, CRL Energy, Chair, Energy
  Federation of New Zealand
  
• Round table 7: Energy efficiency: the quickest, cheapest and
  cleanest way to extend our world’s energy supplies
  Wayne Inger, Energy Efficiency Manager, Schneider Electric

• Examining the progress of the Grid New Zealand programme
• Evaluating the foremost challenges to the transmission system
• Renewable energy and transmission planning
   

• Pricing, competition and energy affordability
• Energy-only spot market implications
• Designing the electricity market to ensure adequate demand side participation
   

• What does the move towards sustainability mean for major energy users
• Examining rising costs and mounting pressures
• Better managing the needs of consumers
• Energy consumption challenges in light of increasing cost and competitive pressures
• End user perspectives on challenges and opportunities to addressing supply problems

• Join the Gentrack team for a drink and build key contacts; meet new industry friends and catch-up with old ones! Immerse yourself in
  spontaneous networking and unwind with free-flowing drinks and
  canapés

• Global trends and mounting pressures: analysing global drivers impacting the NZ energy market
• Climate change in focus: quantifying the economics of energy in a carbon constrained world
• State of the market: capitalising on the unique context of the New Zealand market to meet future energy demands: where
  are the emerging opportunities and challenges?
   

• Evaluating the current state of the energy market
• Meeting 90% renewable generation targets by 2025
• Revisiting the thermal generation ban
• What impact will emissions trading having on fuel source decisions: how does this compare to the global market?
• Reviewing the ETS: market impact and areas for improvement

• How will the latest technological developments impact on the energy landscape?
• Innovative solutions to meet future energy challenges
• Applying global trends in the NZ energy market
• Carbon capture and storage developments
• The technology options for managing smarter grids
   

• Upcoming projects and an assessment of the latest developments in the energy market
• Improving the economic and environmental performance of energy
• An integrated approach to a secure and sustainable energy
  future
• Technology driven demand side innovation
• Integrating energy and carbon markets

• Emergence of carbon as a market force
• International context and latest developments
• Lessons from the EU Emissions Trading Scheme
• The road to Copenhagen and beyond
   

• Carbon pricing: factors affecting the price of carbon credits
• How are risk and price affected by the variety of offsets on
  offer?
• Carbon investment – risks, challenges and opportunities
• Evolution of new trading platforms
• How do uncertainties in policy and legislation affect price?
• What are the pros and cons of the different regional schemes?

• The state of play for emissions trading in Australia
•  The financial perspective on carbon
• What role will banks play in a carbon constrained economy.

• Identifying assets and liabilities
• How can you benefit from carbon credits
• Best practices and pitfalls to avoid
   

• What voluntary markets are going to look like
• How business can benefit from the use of voluntary markets
• As mandatory targets develop, who will be using voluntary markets

• Round table 1: The role of voluntary markets in assisting organisations manage offsets
  Mike Tournier, Business Manager Carbon Zero, Landcare
  Research
  

• Round table 2: Be ahead of the pack to trade – understanding
  the upcoming carbon market
  Stuart Frazer, Director, NZ Carbon Exchange
  
• Round table 3 - Managing your carbon liability effectively to benefit your business
  Alistair Dixon, Principal Consultant, M-Co

• Integrating carbon related risk issues in an organizations strategic objectives
• Placing a risk management framework over carbon issues
• How organizations can use risk management in examining carbon management issues
   

• Load growth
• Major regional developments
   

• Implications of changes in the regulatory framework
• Price and quality thresholds as set by the Commerce Commission
   

• Transformer Protector is strongly recommended and compensates more than 1.000 times the investment
• Transformer Protector sharply reduces plant outages and high cost associated;
• Allows Transformer Repair after Internal Default
   

• Capital-raising prospects in a volatile credit market
• What debt providers seek in energy projects?
• How government policy affects investment decisions
• Making power projects bankable
• Mitigating risks and improving returns in project finance
   

• Identifying infrastructure requirements as demand increases
• Developing network reliability over high performance distribution assets
• Creating a high performance business model to deliver financial performance
• Diversification of profit streams- life as a multi-utility

•  ‘Storing’ power in a effective and efficient manner
• Creating sustainable power and storage
• The application for regional locations, and the fringe of the grid
   

• The challenge of asset management for distribution companies
• Best practice asset management
• RCM as it applies to distribution companies
• RCM – knowing the lifecycle of your asset and when to repair or maintain

• Round table 1 - IT enablers for T&D
  Bill Heaps, Managing Director, Strata Energy & Matt Lythe , Energy Sector Manager, Eagle Technology Group Limited
  
• Round table 2 - The smart grid
  Tim George, GM, Transpower
  
• Round table 3 - Infrastructure investment
  Gareth Wilson, Manager Electricity, Ministry of Economic Development
   
• Roundtable 4 - Enhancing the network business with
  advanced metering
  Aaron Baker, Marketing Executive, Gentrack
  
• Roundtable 5 – Fast track construction for the energy sector
  Fraser Wyllie, General manager Infrastructure, Hawkins Infrastructure

• Major operational and business implications
• Dealing with the challenges of replacing the loss of technical knowledge and skills sets within the utility industry
• What can the industry do to deal with the issue proactively

• Quantifying the resource and demand characteristics of the energy ecosystem
• Examining innovative solutions to meet energy needs
• Progressing towards a secure energy future

• Bio-fuels role in the 21st century energy market
• The growing role of bio-fuels as world oil prices soar
• Production, pricing and environmental impact

• Evaluating the potential of CSM to secure gas supply
• Examining pathways for the use of bio-fuels
• Does more need to be done to enhance the development of new energy fuels?

• Outlook for global oil & gas trends and issues of strategic importance to New Zealand
• Regional developments, rising prices and tightening supply
• Global market dynamics and future implications
   

• Industry outlook to meet future demand
• Frontier developments: where are the emerging opportunities?
• Quantifying the potential of Origin’s assets
   

• The evolution of Gas Industry Co
• The Government Policy Statement on Gas Governance (GPS)
• New gas governance arrangements – their approval and implications
• Strategic Priorities for Gas Industry Co – looking ahead

• Confronting the challenges facing the industry
• Emerging opportunities in a rapidly evolving upstream sector
• Investor perspectives on global economic outlook: growing pressures and investment concerns

• Achieving national energy security: where is the untapped potential?
• Evaluating options to meet increasing gas demands: is importing a realistic option?
• Is policy reform needed to capitalise on the potential of the petroleum industry?

• Getting the best out of existing assets: Tui oil field exceeding expectations
• Diversifying your portfolio to drive growth
• Is enough being done to encourage sustainable exploration?
   

• Roundtable 1: Looming energy challenges
  Bill Heaps, Managing Director, Strata Energy
  
• Roundtable 2: The investment climate and project financing
  strategies
  William Buechler, President & Chief Executive, Buechler Capital
  & Asset Management
  
• Roundtable 3: Quantifying challenges in gas transmission
  and distribution
  Stephen Parker, Executive Director, Gas Association
  
• Roundtable 4: Capitalising on NZ’s abundant natural gas
  reserves
  Mac Beggs, Managing Director, GeoSphere

• Unlocking the potential of CSG
• Quantifying the value Solid Energy’s coal seam gas reserves
• Examining the potential of UCG
• The role of bio-fuels in a sustainable energy future
   

• Possible energy efficiency effects of the smart meter for the consumer
• Public and customer benefits for a target group approach for large meter rollout

• Metering policies and their effect on innovation and competition
• The business case for advanced metering
• Managing AMI development, implementation and operation
• AMI – the key to transforming the customer experience

• Developing products and services that embed the ‘smart’ within the customer
• The role of accurate, timely and understandable information
   

• Preplanning, scheduling and overall project management
• Pitfalls, costs drivers and reasons for delay
• Challenges during installation
• The importance of working with partners with ‘real world experience’
• Issues and opportunities that can be expected as a result of a large scale technology transformation in the field

• Roundtable 1: Integrating AMI, billing and customer management solutions to transform the customer experience|
  Aaron Baker, Marketing Executive, Gentrack 
   
• Roundtable 2: Intelligent metering for utility and commercial applications
   Keith Hitchings – Managing Director, Quasar Systems Limited, in association with Schneider Electric New Zealand
   
• Roundtable 3: Ensuring the optimal outcome from the investment in smart metering
  Makary Tarnoff - Senior Product Marketing Manager - Transmission & Distribution Metering, GE Energy

• Adelaide Solar City pricing (Time of Use / Critical Peak Pricing) trial: learning’s to date
• Origin’s In Home Display developments: use of interactive communication technology to engage consumers
• Data capture and use of the internet to increase consumer
  awareness of energy usage and carbon emissions

• A technology agnostic approach
• Delivering customer value through data not meters
• Managing business process change
   

• How utilities can reduce environmental impact with AMM technology
• In-house units are the tools to create economical and ecological consumption awareness
• Proven technology