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Mr Richard Aitken, Group Chief Executive, Beca Carter Hollings & Ferner Ltd

Mr Aaron Baker, Marketing Manager, Gentrack Aaron joined Gentrack in 2005 as a Marketing Executive, with a 9 year background in information systems and marketing in the computer software industry, and technology development as a VAP Analyst for VISA in the UK. Aaron is actively involved in key energy industry events in New Zealand, Australia and the rest of the world, and has constant contact with energy retailers and network companies, and industry consultants and vendors in the AMI, meter data management and CIS market. Aaron holds a Management degree from the University of Waikato specialising in Information Systems and International Marketing.

Mr Mac Beggs, Mnaging Director, Geosphere Dr Mac Beggs is the Managing Director of GeoSphere Ltd, a Wellington oil and gas exploration consulting firm, and also currently the Deputy Chair of the Petroleum Exploration and Production Association of New Zealand and Convenor of the Resource Frontiers Programme for the Centre for Advanced Engineering (CAENZ). A geologist by profession, prior to founding GeoSphere in 1997 he held scientist and management positions with GNS Science, and worked for several years as an exploration geologist for a major oil company in the United States of America.

Mr Albert Brantley, Chief Executive Officer, Genesis Energy Albert is responsible for the overall management and strategic direction for all of Genesis Energy’s business interests. He also serves as the Chairman of the Genesis Oncology Trust as well as Chairman of Energy Online. His background has largely been in heavy industry, including oil and gas infrastructure development as well as the mining and power sectors. He has had more than 35 years experience both in New Zealand and internationally in technical, operational and senior management positions, concentrated particularly in the power industry over the past decade. He has had considerable experience leading businesses requiring political, regulatory and environmental management, both in New Zealand and overseas.

Mr Gerry Brownlee, Minister for Energy, New Zealand Government Gerry Brownlee was born and educated in Christchurch and has lived in the Ilam electorate all his life. After leaving St Bede's College, Gerry began his career in the family timber business. He trained to be a carpenter, gained several trade qualifications and gained first hand experience operating his own business. In 1980 he trained as a secondary school teacher and, taught at Ellesmere College, before going on to be appointed Head of the Technical Department at St Bede's College, where he taught until 1995. In 1996 he was selected as the candidate for Ilam, winning the seat with a majority of 10,090. He has held the seat comfortably since then. Gerry Brownlee has risen within the ranks and served on the front bench of the National Party, which of course won the last general election. Gerry Brownlee is ranked number three in Cabinet. He holds the portfolios of: Minister of Economic Development, Minister of Energy and Resources, Leader of the House, and Associate Rugby World Cup Minister.

Mr William Buechler, President & Chief Executive, Buechler Capital & Asset Management William J. Buechler is the President, Chief Investment Officer and majority shareholder of Buechler Capital Asset Management, LLC, an asset management firm specializing in global opportunistic value investing, and is the lead portfolio manager of the Kiwi-Pacific Fund, LP. The Kiwi-Pacific Fund is a New Zealand centric, pooled investment fund, with approximately 80% of its assets invested in New Zealand and the remaining 20% invested in Australia and throughout the South Pacific region - with a concentration on energy and infrastructure investments. In addition, Buechler Capital Asset Management manages substantial assets invested in the United States. William holds the Certified Investment Management Analyst, CIMA, designation from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania and is a member of the Investment Management Consultants Association. As an investment consultant, Mr. Buechler has provided his services to a number of significant corporate and public sector pension plans throughout the United States. Regularly sought after by the financial press for his perspective on the world of investments, William is a frequent contributor on both CNBC and Bloomberg Television. Mr. Buechler currently resides in La Jolla, California and frequently visits Auckland, New Zealand. For a broad overview of Buechler Capital Asset Management’s investment philosophy and current activities, please visit our website at www.BuechlerCapital.com.

Mr Chris Bush, Country Manager, Origin Energy Based in New Plymouth, Chris Bush is General Manager of Origin Energy New Zealand. Chris has responsibility for overseeing Origin’s growing upstream interests in New Zealand. This includes • Preparing the Kupe Gas Project for commissioning and operations. • The acquisition and development of a number of Swift Energy’s assets including the Rimu, Kauri and Manutahi fields, two gas, oil and LPG production facilities and additional exploration permits • Overseeing a wide portfolio of offshore prospecting licences in Taranaki, Canterbury and Northland. • Leading representation of Origin Energy with Government, regulators and energy industry associates in New Zealand. Prior to joining Origin, Chris was responsible for Swift Energy’s Taranaki operations; was General Manager of the Kapuni Gas Processing and Cogeneration facility; and held a number of business development and project management roles within Methanex and Mobil.

Mr David Caygill, Chair, Electricity Commission David is a former Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament. He graduated B.A., LL.B (Hons) from the University of Canterbury. At age 22 he was elected to the Christchurch City Council where he served for three terms (1971-80). In 1978 he was elected to Parliament for St Albans in Christchurch. He served as an MP for 18 years (1978-96). During the Lange and Palmer governments he was Minister of Trade and Industry (1984-88), Minister of Health (1987-88) and Minister of Finance (1989-90). From 1993-96 David served as Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Following his retirement from politics he returned to his former profession as a lawyer, becoming a partner in Buddle Findlay, specialising in public law. In December 2003, David was appointed Deputy Chair of the Commerce Commission. His governance experience includes chairing the Grid Security Committee, the Electricity Governance Establishment Group and the ACC. In 2000 he chaired the Ministerial Inquiry into the Electricity Industry. He also chairs the Education New Zealand Trust and the Advisory Committee on Official Statistics.

Mr Mike Daniels, Head of Product Development, Telvent Energy

Mr Younghoon David Kim, Vice President Asia Pacific, World Energy Council Leads a global energy network which includes the fields of energy, environment, communication, financing, construction, and marketing. Daegu City Gas, Kyungbuk City Gas, Daesung Global Network, RNR Engineering & Constructions, Seoul Energy and Environment, Gloria Trading, Sinai Media, Acts Capital Management, BiNEXT Capital, Daesung.com, and Korea.com are some of the group's subsidiaries. Personal: Bachelor of Law degree from the Seoul National University, a Master of Comparative Law and a Master of Business Administration from degrees from the University of Michigan, and a Master in Divinity degree from Harvard University Chairman: Korea City Gas Association; Committee on Cultural Industry, The Federation of Korean Industries; Daegu Athletic Federation; Partnership for Equitable Growth(APEC); Korea-Mongolia Economic Cooperation Committee. Vice Chairman: Asia Pacific and South Asia, World Energy Council (WEC) Korea Representative : APEC Business Advisory Council(ABAC) Sponsor: Habitat for Humanity, Korea Interests: archery, reading, swimming, mountain climbing, gardening and movies.

Mr Dario De Bortoli , Program Manager Solar Cities , Origin Energy Dario De Bortoli is the Program Manager for the Adelaide Solar City Project. He is also Origin’s representative on the Central Victoria Solar City Steering Committee. He joined Origin Energy in 2002 after gaining extensive experience in the Australian telecommunication industry with Telstra and the energy sector with CitiPower. Dario has held a variety of management roles with Origin, primarily in the development of new products and technology. A key component of the Adelaide project is the development of innovative pricing using smart meters, interactive communications technology and In Home Displays to foster ongoing community engagement. The Solar Cities Project is a $75 million initiative of the Australian Government covering seven regions in Australia.

Mr Richard De Luca, General Manager, Metrix

Emmanuel de Malafosse, Asia-Pacific Business Development Area Manager, Sergi Holdings

Mr Alistair Dixon, Principal Consultant, M-co

Mr James Docking, Managing Director, Gentrack

Mr Don Elder , Chief Executive Officer, Solid Energy Don did his BE (Hons) at Canterbury University and his Ph.D. in Engineering at Oxford University on a Rhodes Scholarship. He worked in the UK, the US and NZ from 1986 to 1990 then from 1990 to 2000 was Vice-President of one of Canada’s premier engineering firms. He returned to NZ as CEO of Solid Energy in May, 2000. Don is a Director of ASB Bank, and has a number of past and current directorships of companies and business organisations in New Zealand, Canada and internationally. He is Chair (from November 2008) of the World Coal Institute, the global organisation of the world’s major coal producers. He is a Fellow of IPENZ.

Mr Julian Elder, Chief Executive Officer, WEL Networks Julian completed a PhD in electrical engineering in the areas of Low Cost Power Generating Technologies. Immediately prior to joining WEL he was the Chief Engineer for Watercare Services Ltd in Auckland for 2 years and prior to that the Asia Pacific Manager for CH2M HILL, a global infra-structure consulting, construction and operations company. Julian has had a very active twenty years with a range of consulting firms, designing and managing hydro and other generation projects; 110kV and other subtransmission lines and commercial and industrial installations. Julian has also managed major water and wastewater projects. He is also an enthusiastic glider pilot and was the 2006 national 18m glider champion.

Mr Roger Fairclough, Manager, Ministry of Economic Development

Mr Warren Ferguson, Sales Initiative Manager, GE Energy

Mr Jason Franklin, Commercial Manager, New Zealand Aluminium Smelters Jason joined the Rio Tinto Group 10 years ago. He has held a number of commercial roles at various operations within New Zealand, Australia and the UK, including Energy Manager for Comalco New Zealand (1998-2003), Business Services Manager for Anglesey Aluminium, Wales (2003-2006), Business Services & Energy Manager for Rio Tinto Alcan, Bell Bay, Australia (2006-2008) and Commercial Manager for New Zealand Aluminium Smelters (2008). A charted accountant by training, Jason has been accountable for energy, finance, business improvement, HSE, HR and company secretarial activities while with Rio Tinto. Jason has also held commercial roles within the Electricity Corporation of NZ (1994-1998) and BBC Television (London) (1992-1994).

Mr Mark Franklin, CEO, TZ1 Prior to taking up the chief executive role with TZ1 in late 2007, Mark was chief executive of infrastructure company, Vector which he grew into one of NZ’s largest publicly listed companies. An Australian, Mark has extensive experience in the energy and technology sectors in New Zealand, Australia and across Asia. His CEO roles in the IT and Telco sectors have encompassed startup and consolidation as well as leadership roles in IBM Global Services Asia Pacific. He has also run 2 energy utilities.

Mr Stuart Frazer, Director, NZ Carbon Exchange Stuart is a Director of New Zealand Carbon Exchange (NZCX), an emissions trading company, and Frazer Lindstrom Limited, New Zealand's leading independent climate change and energy sector consultancy. Stuart has more than 20 years’ international energy sector experience. With a degree in Chemical Engineering he held technical and operations roles with Shell in Europe prior to moving to New Zealand in 1995. In his executive position with The New Zealand Refining Company, he led the negotiation of and finalised New Zealand’s first Negotiated Greenhouse Agreement. In 2003 he established Frazer Lindstrom, and in 2004, in anticipation of a move towards emissions trading, NZCX was formed. Stuart’s climate change expertise ranges from New Zealand and worldwide climate change policy to emissions accounting and emissions trading. Stuart works closely with his clients on climate change and energy matters and assists them with understanding the detail of climate change and energy policy and developing suitable strategies to fit their organisations’ outlook.

Mr Brett Gamble, GM New Energy, Solid Energy Brett is General Manager, New Energy for Solid Energy and is responsible for the development and commercialisation of a range of new coal based energy technology’s. Projects in the New Energy portfolio include coal bed methane extraction, coal gasification to liquids, and underground coal gasification. Brett has worked with Solid Energy for the past 6 years. Prior to this, Brett worked in management consulting and corporate finance roles in New Zealand, Australia, United States and United Kingdom. Brett was New Zealand’s Young Executive of the Year 2006/07, holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Otago University, and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICANZ).

Mr David Gardner, Executive GM, Schneider Electric

Mr Mitch Garnett, Electric and Gas Utilities Manager, ESRI

Mr Tim George, General Manager, Grid Development, Transpower Tim joined Transpower in August 2005 from the National Electricity Market Management Company (NEMMCO) in Queensland, where he was Head of Power Systems Planning and Development. A professional engineer with an MSc in electrical engineering, Tim is originally from South Africa. He began his engineering career in Namibia and in the past 20 years has worked in Australia, specialising in transmission planning.

Mr Nathan Harvey, Senior Market Consultant, Gentrack Nathan has spent 11 years in the energy industry in a variety of roles including Information Services Manager at United Electricity - a joint venture between Dunedin Electricity, Electricity Invercargill, The Power Company and Alpine Energy. United Energy was then purchased by Contact Energy in 1998. Nathan is now a Senior Consultant at Gentrack, working with both retail and network companies throughout New Zealand, Australia and the rest of the world. In this role, Nathan also monitors the energy market activity and regulatory changes such as Global Reconciliation / Part J, the proposed gas Registry, AMI technologies and trends and load management - just to name a few. Nathan is also an active participant in a number of Electricity Commission led groups.

Mr Bill Heaps, Managing Director, Strata Energy Bill Heaps is Managing Director of Strata Energy Limited, a company providing consulting services to energy industry stakeholders. In 2006, Robert Reilly joined Bill in Strata and recently Stephen Drew has joined the company. Strata Energy have developed a unique approach to marketing and operating demand-side management and distributed generation services in the wholesale and retail electricity markets. Strata Energy has an interest in Energy Response (PTY) in Australia and is managing the launch of Energy Response New Zealand. Bill is an electrical engineer and has over thirty year’s experience in energy and related industries. He has worked at senior management level in transmission, generation, wholesale trading, distribution, retail and utilisation services. He has directly participated in many of the development phases of the energy industry from the early de-regulation of the British electricity industry to the establishment of arrangements for New Zealand’s electricity markets. He has also taken leadership roles in several industry working groups. Bill is currently Chairperson of the Transmission and Wholesale Market Advisory Groups of the New Zealand Electricity Commission. He is also a director of Orion Group Limited.

Emma Herd, Director, Westpac Institutional Bank

Nick Hill, Chief Executive, Commerce Commission

Mr Mike Hill, Asia Pacific General Manager Power Generation, GE Energy Since joining GE in 1999, Mike has served in various Sales, Commercial Operations and Quality leadership roles. He joined GE as a Commercial Director, first for Latin America/Mexico, and then for the Eastern Region of US and Canada. In 2001, he was appointed Quality Leader for Global Sales. In early 2004, Mike became the Energy Services Regional General Manager for the Western Region. In 2006, Mike relocated to Tokyo, Japan as the PowerGen Regional General Manager for Asia. Prior to joining GE, Mike spent 9 years at ABB Power Generation, starting as an applications engineer and working his way up through various sales roles in the US and Sweden, before taking over as the Business Development Manager for the Eastern US. Mike received a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, San Diego, and an MBA from the University of Richmond. He is certified 6 Quality Leader. Mike and his family currently live in Tokyo, Japan.

Mr Keith Hitchings, Managing Director, Quasar Systems Keith Hitchings is the Managing Director of Quasar Systems a respected provider of Energy and Power Quality Metering Systems, SCADA & HMI, Process Control Instrumentation, and Industrial Automation Systems. From its inception in 1983, he has guided the Company through many technology innovations such as the introduction of fibre optic communications in the utility industry in 1986, and digital power metering systems, to the point where today it is the supplier of choice for revenue metering systems to NZ’s largest power generation and network distribution utilities. He is a fellow of the Institute of Measurement & Control, a contributor to technical publications, and has presented papers on the topics of Intelligent Metering, Design of Power Quality Systems, and Revenue Metering, at both local and international conferences.

Mr John Hutchings, Sustainable Production General Manager, Fonterra As the GM of Sustainable Production at New Zealand’s largest company, John is responsible for reducing Fonterra’s carbon footprint across the entire supply chain. John has previously been employed as advisor to New Zealand Prime Minister and Cabinet on matters relating to sustainability, local government and the environment and is closely involved in contributing to the New Zealand Government’s emissions trading scheme legislation.

Mr Wayne Inger, Energy Efficiency Manager, Schneider Electric Wayne has worked as an electrical engineer for the past 20 years, diversifying during the last 13 years as an Energy Efficient Specialist. While his experiences are varied across different forms of engineering, allowing for a holistic approach to solutions, specific areas of his expertise are in Energy Market Trading, Electrical Consultancy Engineering, High Voltage Distribution Engineering, Building Asset Management, Building Thermal Performance. He is also the winner of three prestigious New Zealand energy efficiency industrial awards i.e. Energy Manager Award, Building Services Award & Overall Supreme Award

Mr Rob Jamieson, GM Commercial, Orion Rob Jamieson is General Manager Commercial with Orion New Zealand Limited. An electrical engineer by training, Rob has experience in thermal power stations, the supply of high voltage equipment, electricity retailing and distribution. Over the last decade Rob has had significant involvement in regulatory work and is currently a member of the Electricity Commission’s Retail Market Advisory Group.

Mr Alan Jenkins, Chief Executive, Electricity Networks Association

Mr HL Kam, Group Managing Director, Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Limited

Mr Richard Krogh, Chief Executive Officer, Powerco Richard Krogh is the Chief Executive of Powerco Limited, leading the executive management team and managing the company’s broad range of business interests. Mr Krogh is an electrical engineer with over 12 years in electricity utility engineering, planning and operating. He also has significant experience in both gas and electricity asset management and general management in the distribution utility sector. Mr Krogh’s general management experience includes strategic planning, change and integration management, network pricing, commercial contract negotiation and management, organisation and process design, organisation culture and human resource strategy. His engineering experience encompasses network modeling and planning, conceptual design, economic/feasibility studies, project and contract management, maintenance management and utility asset management. He joined Powerco in September 2000 during the merger with CentralPower where he held executive and management positions. Before joining CentralPower he had held a variety of engineering positions within the electricity industry. At Powerco he has held the positions of General Manager Network Assets, Chief Operating Officer, and was appointment as Chief Executive in 2006. Mr Krogh is a board member of the Electricity Networks Association, the Electricity Engineers’ Association, Institute for the Study of Competition and Regulation and is a director of Powerco Limited and a number of related companies.

Mr Bryan Leyland, power industry consultant, Retired I am an Electrical and Mechanical Engineer with wide experience in power generation, power systems and transmission and a recognized expert on all aspects of the design, construction and operation of small hydro schemes with wide experience on large schemes. I have reported on generation, transmission and distribution systems in New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, Samoa, Solomon Islands, PNG, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Zambia and Iran. I am a frequent commentator and well known public speaker on electricity de-regulation and electricity markets who believes that many electricity market models are fundamentally flawed. I have written papers on markets and recent market failures that have been widely debated in New Zealand and overseas. I have a good understanding of nuclear power generation. I also lecture on "climate change" and why I believe that "The science is NOT settled". I have acted as an expert witness on litigation associated with hydropower schemes, power systems, cogeneration plants and transmission lines.

Ms Janya Lobb, Chairperson, Energy Trusts of New Zealand Janya has been involved in the electricity industry since 1993 as a Director for six years on the line company Alpine Energy Ltd servicing a rural - urban mix network in the central south island. Since 2000 she has been a Trustee on the consumer trust LineTrust South Canterbury which owns 40% of Alpine Energy Ltd. The remaining 60% are owned by local District Councils or their asset holding company. As a regular attendee to the ETNZ conferences, Janya was appointed as Chair of the Executive committee in May 2008. She brings to this role a long standing interest in the electricity industry (since before the reforms) and skills developed as a teacher of senior economics and accounting, and in a variety of accounting and audit roles while qualifying as an Associate Chartered Accountant.

Mr Matt Lythe, Enterprise Client Manager, Eagle Technology New Zealand Matt is responsible for Eagle Technology’s business strategy in the energy and transportation sectors. With 15 years experience across energy, logistics and location based services Matt is well versed with the complex challenges New Zealand businesses in this sector face and the IT enablers that can support and aid their performance.

Mr Simon MacKenzie, Chief Executive Officer, Vector Simon has extensive experience in the energy sector, including strategy, regulation, network management, information technology, and the energy market, as well as telecommunications. He also has experience in construction and consultancy environments both in New Zealand and offshore. He has completed the Advanced Management Programme at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Simon was previously Divisional CEO Technology with Vector. Simon’s portfolio includes: • Company strategy • Regulatory management • Government affairs • Network pricing and valuation • Performance monitoring • Telecommunications

Mr James Martin, Chief Executive Officer, Pulse Utilities Mr. Martin is the founder and CEO of Pulse. He has over 20 years experience in business development roles in the United Kingdom and New Zealand, most notably with Sky Network Television when it launched in 1990. As a communicator he received recognition from Auckland Institute of Technology receiving an Honorary Degree for his contribution to International Advertising and Communications. For the past eight years he has focused on developing energy efficient technologies to the consumer as an active market participant and inventor. He gained a Master of Business Administration from The University of Auckland in 1995. He has a passion for energy and the environment.

Mr Ralph Matthes, Executive Director, Major Electricity User's Group Ralph is the Executive Director of the Major Electricity Users’ Group. The Group seeks improvements to the electricity market through changes in market rules and regulations. Members of the Group consume approximately 28% of total power used in New Zealand. Ralph is a member of the Electricity Commission Transmission Advisory Group and has been on a number of industry working groups in prior years including the Hedge Market Development Advisory Group.

Mr Peter McComish, Energy Delivery Manager, Genesis Energy Peter McComish is Energy Delivery Manager for Genesis Energy, a state-owned electricity generator and energy retailer. In this role, Peter is responsible for metering including advanced metering, data reconciliation, network relationships, retail compliance and all field services. Peter joined the energy industry in 2001 and has had a number of roles at Genesis Energy. Previously he worked in the insurance sector

Mr James Moulder, General Manager Generation, Mighty River Power James joined Mighty River Power following experience in financial markets and strategic and financial consulting in New Zealand and overseas. James is responsible for optimising the company’s generation portfolio within the wholesale market and for the company’s hydro and thermal power stations. He has also been active in the development of the company’s carbon portfolio since 2004. Prior to joining Mighty River Power James held senior management positions with the financial markets division of ANZ Investment Bank in both New Zealand and Australia, and was a Director within the Business Consulting division of Andersen in Australia. Earlier in his professional career James worked as an intern for the Rt. Hon. David Lange and served as an officer in the New Zealand Army. James has a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Commerce and Administration from Victoria University of Wellington and completed The General Manager Programme (TGMP) at the Harvard Business School. James is married with three children and lives in Auckland.

Mr Gerry Pallo, Independent Analyst, Gerry Pallo

Mr Craig Palmer, Carbon Manager, Solid Energy Craig is Carbon Manager for Solid Energy New Zealand Ltd, where he is responsible for the development and implementation of the company’s carbon strategy, including developing projects to offset the business’s carbon footprint. He represents the company on CO2CRC, the Australian-based co-operative research centre for greenhouse gases, and the New Zealand Carbon Capture and Storage working group. He is also a member of the Government appointed Stationary Energy and Industrial Processes Technical Advisory Group which has been working with officials around the design and implementation of New Zealand’s proposed Emissions Trading Scheme. Prior to joining Solid Energy three years ago, Craig worked in the energy industries of both New Zealand and the United Kingdom and in corporate finance consulting after receiving a Masters in Commerce and becoming a CFA Charterholder.

Mr Steven Parker, Executive Director, Gas Association Stephen – graduated with distinction in aircraft maintenance and as an engineering officer in the RNZAF before spending four years as Director Capability Procurement with the Ministry of Defence. He joined the gas industry in the mid 90’s. Stephen has a few private business directorships, and is currently Deputy Chairman of the Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board, along with being a member of the NZ Utilities Advisory Group. He ponders, with energy challenges to the left and right of us, how much bureaucracy does a mere 260,000 gas consumers need? Can we any longer describe the legislative environment style as a “light handed, performance based, self regulatory”, or has it become “one-handed, log jammed and a costly, re-regulated” one!

Mr Bruce Parkes, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Economic Development

Mr Stephen Peterson, Managing Director, Simply Energy Stephen Peterson is a Director at Simply Energy (New Zealand) Ltd, an independent electricity retailer. Prior to working for Simply Energy, Stephen worked throughout Asia as an engineer, at Enron Europe retailing electricity, at Invensys Controls in the United States managing their technology investment programme and at Castalia New Zealand as a consultant. Simply Energy was established in 2005 as a full New Zealand electricity market participant. Simply Energy directly supplies electricity to commercial and industrial consumers and purchases electricity from independent generators throughout New Zealand. Simply Energy has worked with a numerous independent generators on wind, coal seam gas, cogeneration and hydro developments to secure and settle power purchase agreements directly with end users.

Mr Suwit Pritchard, Executive Vice President, PTT Exploration & Pri

Mr Paul Quinn, Chief Executive, Biodiesel New Zealand

Mr Chris Raine, President Alstom Australia & New Zealand, Alstom

Mr Robert Reilly, Director, Strata Energy Robert has been actively involved in the development of the retail sector of the New Zealand electricity market through his previous roles in the industry and as Senior Advisor Retail for the Electricity Commission. This has included serving on a number of working groups and industry governance bodies such as the Maria Governance Board. He has most recently been involved in the development of the reconciliation and registry rules and systems for the electricity market and in the advanced metering policy and guidelines for the Electricity Commission

Dr Tom Richardson, CEO, Scion Dr Tom Richardson is Chief Executive of New Zealand Crown Research Institute Scion. Scion has 350 science and support staff providing research services and new technologies to support the development of sustainable new materials and energy. Tom’s scientific background is in genetics. He established the genomics research group at Scion and a spin-out company “SignaGen”, which brought high-throughput DNA testing to the NZ ag-bio sector. His experience as a practicing scientist, new business developer and science manager has led to frequent assignments on advisory boards, external review panels and international science and trade delegations. His directorships include New Zealand’s Foundation for Research, Science & Technology (FRST). He holds a BA in Biology from Bucknell University and a PhD in Botany from Pennsylvania State University.

Mr Ken Rivers, CEO, New Zealand Refining Company Ken Rivers was appointed CEO of New Zealand Refining Company Ltd on 16th August 2007. A chemical engineer by training and a graduate of Cambridge University, Ken has held a wide variety of leadership, technical, strategy and supply roles within Shell over the last 30 years , including the UK, the Netherlands and the Far East. His previous assignment was General Manager of Shell's Stanlow refinery & petrochemical complex in the UK. Ken has also been a past President of UK Petroleum Industry Association, Chairman of Eastham Refinery Ltd ( Shell/Nynas joint venture ), Council member of the Institute of Petroleum , and has latterly chaired the joint industry/regulator Buncefield Standards Task Group defining industry action to prevent another Buncefield type incident.

Mr Tim Rourke, CEO Australia & New Zealand, GE Energy Tim joined GE Energy in January 2008 as CEO for Australia & New Zealand (ANZ). He is responsible for GE Energy’s ANZ operations, business development and growth strategies. Prior to joining GE, Tim worked with one of Australia’s leading power producers as General Manager of Development, being responsible for the business growth through generation development from both a strategic and financial perspective. With his development team Tim was responsible for identifying and progressing opportunities (including permitting, contracting and project manage) through to operational delivery. Tim has more than 13 years finance and business development experience in energy related industries. In his early career, he worked as a Management Accountant and Project Analyst in a multinational mining company and then as a Financial Analyst for a major Accounting firm. He moved on to a business development role and Director with an Australian power producer in 2001, working closely with the CEO devising and delivering growth strategies. In 2003, having managed the sale of the business Tim joined the acquiring business as Head of Corporate Planning & Development and was promoted as General Manager in 2005. Tim received his Bachelor Degree in Commerce from Melbourne University majored in Finance. Tim and his family are based in Melbourne.

Mr David Salisbury , Chief Executive , New Zealand Oil & Gas David Salisbury joined NZOG in April 2007. He obtained his LLB and BCA from Victoria University in Wellington and worked as a commercial solicitor before joining Petrocorp Exploration (later Fletcher Challenge Energy). His career includes senior positions with Preussag Energie and OMV. Before joining NZOG he was vice president Business Development for OMV based in Vienna, with responsibility for OMV's worldwide business development activities.

Ms Ari Sargent, Chief Executive, Powershop Frustrated by the abysmal lack of customer-side innovation, despite over 20 years of structural and regulatory reform of the electricity industry, Ari decided to take up the challenge personally. He now leads Powershop, a newly formed company wholly owned by Meridian Energy with a simple and clear mandate to radically transform the service experience for electricity customers. Prior to this, Ari was Strategy Director for Meridian Energy, and has held other senior roles within the electricity sector.

Mr Stephen Scott- Young, Customer Servies Leader, GE Energy

Mr Stephen Selwood, Chief Executive Officer, New Zealand Council for Infrastructure Development Stephen leads NZCIDs advocacy of and investigation into key infrastructure development issues in NZ and abroad. This key role is focused on highlighting the direct link between world class infrastructure and New Zealands capacity to achieve its economic and social potential. Stephen is an expert on infrastructure policy issues and a regular adviser, commentator & guest speaker both in the media & in public forums on these subjects. Until his CEO appointment with NZCID, Stephen held various senior management positions with the Automobile Association in both operations management and policy areas.

Mr Andrew Simcock, Chief Executive, Biodiesel New Zealand

Ms Christine Southey, Chief Executive Officer , Gas Industry Company Christine Southey was appointed as the Gas Industry Co's Chief Executive in May 2005. Christine was most recently a Commissioner on the Electricity Commission from 2003 to immediately prior to joining the Gas Industry Co. Christine has an extensive background in the energy sector. She was formerly a partner in a national law firm, the Legal Services Director at Contact Energy during its formation and privatisation, General Counsel and Company Secretary for Genesis Power during its establishment and a consultant to the energy sector between 1999 and 2003. Ms Southey was also a Director of Solid Energy from 1999 to 2004.

Dr Patrick Strange, Chief Executive Officer, Transpower Patrick holds a PhD in engineering and has held a number of senior executive roles in the energy sector in both the United States and New Zealand including Chief Executive of Vector Limited between 1998 and 2003 and directorships of Contact Energy Limited and Mighty River Power. Patrick was instrumental in leading the 2003 Winter Power Taskforce established by the Government and the electricity industry. He was appointed Chief Executive of Transpower in November 2007.

Mr Makary Tarnoff, Senior Product Marketing Manager - Transmission & Distribution Metering, GE Energy

Dr Peter Taylor, Acting Head Energy Technology Division, International Energy Agency Dr Peter Taylor is Acting Head of the Energy Technology Policy Division at the International Energy Agency in Paris. He leads the Division’s work to analyse and promote the role of energy technologies in achieving the three goals of the IEA: energy security, economic development and environmental protection, including producing the Energy Technology Perspectives series, one of the IEA’s flagship publications. Prior to working at the IEA, Peter was Technical Director of Future Energy Solutions (a business of AEA Technology plc), a major UK energy and environmental consultancy employing 180 people. At Future Energy Solutions he was part of the senior management team and had responsibility for maintaining and enhancing the technical expertise of the business. Previously Peter spent 15 years working in both research and consultancy on a range of national and international energy and climate change policy issues. He holds a BSc in Applied Physics from the University of Nottingham, and both an MSc in Environmental Technology and PhD in Energy Economics from Imperial College, London.

Mr Mike Tournier, Business Manager Carbon Zero, Landcare Research Mike is responsible for the commercial development of the carboNZero programme, Enviro-Mark, EnviroSmart and other Landcare Research environmental business programmes. He works with commercial clients to assist them in managing risk and creating value through the implementation of business solutions based on solid science. Mike has an extensive business management background including the role of general manager for a large international brokering business in the Middle East. He has also worked in international finance and marketing, project management and business development roles in start-up markets and commercial services.

Mr Jeff Troon, Chief Executive Officer, Venture Southland

Mr Mike Underhill , Chief Executive Officer, Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority Mike Underhill joined the EECA team as Chief Executive in May 2007. Mike was formerly Chief Executive of WEL Networks, and has spent many years in the gas and electricity sector in New Zealand and overseas. He started in Canterbury with his first job being with the then North Canterbury Electric Power Board in 1967. He has a Bachelor degree in engineering, a master's degree in economics both from Canterbury University, of course, and has completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard and is a Fellow of Institute of Professional Engineers.

Mr Doug Watson, Energy Manager, Fonterra

Mr Rob Whitney , Chief Executive Officer , CRL Energy Dr Rob Whitney is Chief Executive of CRL Energy Ltd, New Zealand’s premier energy research, science and technology organisation. With a staff of 40, the main laboratories are in Wellington; with other sites in Christchurch, Hamilton and Greymouth. CRL Energy has Government research contracts for hydrogen energy, bioenergy, gasification, energy scenarios, environmental impacts of mining, and greenhouse gas reduction. CRL Energy is a member of the IEA Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme and the IEA Clean Coal Centre. Rob Whitney has a BSc (Hons) degree in Industrial Chemistry, a PhD in Polymer Chemistry, and is a Fellow and past National President of the New Zealand Institute of Chemistry. He is past president of Rotary Club of Port Nicholson. He has been Chairman of the Energy Federation of New Zealand (The NZ WEC Committee) since 2000. He has on the WEC Communications and Outreach Standing committee and the WEC Energy Policy Scenarios to 2050 Steering Committee.

Mr Gareth Wilson, Manager, Electricity Energy and Communications Branch , Ministry of Economic Development Gareth Wilson manages the electricity policy group at the Ministry of Economic Development. Prior to joining the Ministry four years ago, he worked at the Commerce Commission on developing the targeted control regime for electricity lines businesses. Gareth's previous electricity sector experience, since 1990, includes pricing roles with ECNZ and Transpower, and as a consultant.

Mr Kit Wilson, Chief Executive Officer, King Country Energy A former Director of King Country Energy, Kit took up the position of Chief Executive in December 2003. He has had seventeen years experience in the electricity industry in various capacities and holds degrees in chemical engineering and mathematics.

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