Conference Program

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DAY ONE - WEDNESDAY 10 MARCH 2010
8.30am – 9.05am		The Hon. Stephen Robertson MP QLD Minister for Natural Resources, Mines and Energy and Minister for Trade
9.15am – 9.50am		Graeme Bethune Energy Quest Australian gas – going for gold
9.50am – 10.25am		Cameron O’Reilly ERAA The keys to competitive retail gas markets
10.25am – 11.00am	MORNING TEA BREAK
11.00am – 11.30am		Mark McCallum APPEA Ltd The path ahead for upstream industry
11.30am – 12.00pm		Robbert de Weijer Arrow Energy Creating the world’s first coal seam gas to LNG export facility
12.00pm – 12.30pm		Tim George Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) AEMO’s role in gas
12.30pm – 1.30pm	LUNCH BREAK
1.30pm – 2.00pm		Mal Hellmuth LNG Industry Unit; Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation Current and future priorities for the development of Queensland’s LNG industry
2.00pm – 2.30pm		Ross Gersbach APA Group The changing role of gas transmission
2.30pm – 3.00pm		John van Weel Jemena Asset Management Meeting the challenges of building Australia’s largest diameter onshore pipeline
3.00pm – 3.30pm	AFTERNOON TEA BREAK
3.30pm – 4.00pm		Steve Davies Australian Pipeline Industry Association (APIA) Future opportunities and challenges for the transmission industry
4.00pm – 4.30pm		Stephen Mudge Epic Energy Epic pipeline developments
4.30pm – 5.00pm		Nick Hudson GHD Water and innovation – the future of coal seam gas
DAY TWO - THURSDAY 11 MARCH 2010
9.00am – 9.30am		Brett Jarman International Association for Natural Gas Vehicles Natural gas vehicles – global activity and opportunities for Australia
9.30am – 10.00am		Mark Mckenzie Rare Consulting Natural gas for transport – realising the emerging opportunity
10.00am – 10.30am		Alex Dronoff BOC LNG for the domestic market
10.30am – 11.00am	MORNING TEA BREAK
11.00am – 11.30am		Brad Lowson Wesfarmers LNG LNG for heavy transport – the Australian experience to date
11.30am – 12.00pm		Dean Stuhldreier Isuzu Australia Limited Accelerating the acceptance of CNG in high volume truck applications
12.00pm – 12.30pm		Simon Helps MWM Energy Australia Pty Ltd Power generation from conventional and non-conventional gases – achievable, efficient and profitable
12.30pm – 1.30pm	LUNCH BREAK
1.30pm – 2.00pm		Renee Garner Freehills Managing carbon risks through contract
2.00pm – 2.30pm		Peter Harcus Jemena Asset Management Getting the word out about natural gas: The “Natural Gas. The Natural Choice” campaign
2.30pm – 3.00pm		Len Walker Cougar Energy UCG gas as an alternative domestic gas supply
3.00pm – 3.30pm	AFTERNOON TEA BREAK
3.30pm – 4.00pm		Glen Gill Underground Storage Solutions Underground gas storage
4.00pm – 4.30pm		Chris Flanagan Energy Conservation Systems Gas cooling demystified
4.30pm – 5.00pm		Adrian Horin Adrian Horin Consulting Fuel cells in Australia (the lack of)