TUESDAY, 15 MARCH 2022


 WELCOME FUNCTION
 QT Melbourne
 6:00 - 8:00 pm

   

 

 

DAY ONE: WEDNESDAY, 16 MARCH 2022

 OPENING PLENARY

 9:15 am

Welcome and introduction
Toby Terlet - 2022 Energy from Waste Conference Chair

Welcome to country
Uncle Ringo Terrick - Wurundjeri Elder

 9:30 am

Official opening
Lily D'Ambrosio MP - Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change
Minister for Solar Homes

 9:45 am

Keynote speaker
Richard Kirkman - CEO, Veolia Australia and New Zealand

 10:30 am Morning tea
   

 SECOND PLENARY

 11:00 am

Keynote panel | Industry proponents of EFW

  • Miguel Heras Anguera  - Country Manager, Sacyr
  • Alex Hatherly -  Chief Technical Officer, Remondis
  • Christine Hodgkiss - Program Delivery Director, Veolia
  • Cristina Rodrigo Nieto - Infrastructure Technical Manager, SUEZ
 11:45 am

Keynote panel | Around the grounds

  • Nancy Chang - Executive Director – Regulatory Policy Initiatives and Advice, NSW EPA
  • Angela Hoefnagels - Director - Recycling and Circular Economy, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DEWLP)
  • Karen Hussey - Deputy Director-General, Environmental Policy and Programs, Qld Department of Environment and Science (DES) (Virtual)
  • Steven Sergi - Manager Regulatory Reform Projects, SA EPA (Virtual)
 12:30 pm  Lunch

 SESSION 1: EfW policy settings


SESSION 2:  Case studies             
 1:30 pm

Opportunities and challenges of applying European best practice in an Australian context
Margie Dickson, Arup

   1:30 pm

Factors to be considered when developing EfW projects
Alister Walker, John Laing

 
 1:50 pm

Where should we put it? A guide to planning, policy and licensing
Esther Hughes, MRA Consulting Group

  1:50 pm

Kwinana WTE project overview
Nick Entsch, Macquarie

 
 2:10 pm

Australian EfW regulatory review - who's getting it right and what could be improved
Jennifer Hughes, Beatty Hughes & Associates

   2:10 pm

GSWT Dandenong South gasification project - negotiating the naysayer
Lukas McVey, Great Southern Waste Technologies

 
2:30 pm A changing policy landscape – what could our waste, climate and energy policies mean for EfW technologies?
Tiana Nairn, LMS Energy
   2:30 pm Energy from the wastewater sector – the role of Anaerobic Digestion
Phil Woods, Sydney Water
 
 2:50 pm  Afternoon tea        
           

 SESSION 3: Best practice in mainstream tech

   SESSION 4: Finance  
 3:20 pm

Treatment options for Air Pollution Control residues (APCr) generated at Australian Energy from Waste (EfW) plants
Lyon McLeod, Ramboll Australia

   3:20 pm

Financing EfW in the Australian context
Joe O'Neil, Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC)

 
 3:40 pm

What do we do with the leftovers - IBA/IBAA responsible treatment and reuse
Ian Lynass, Blue Pheonix

   3:40 pm

Achieving value for money from EfW given limited delivery contractor options
Blake Almond, Henshall Capital + Mike Straughton, Wolfe and Co Solutions

 
 4:00 pm

De-risking EfW facility waste streams
Jared Roberts, Enviropacific 

   4:00 pm

Procuring EfW – enhancing outcomes while minimising wasted time and money
John Haggett, PwC

 
 4:30 pm  Day one close        
           
 CONFERENCE DINNER
 Melbourne Museum
 11 Nicholson Street, Carlton
 6:30 - 10:30 pm


 Dress: cocktail

     
           

DAY TWO: THURSDAY, 17 MARCH 2022

 OPENING PLENARY

 9:05 am

Welcome and introduction
Gayle Sloan - CEO, WMRR                                      

 9:10 am 

Day 2 opening
Tim Wilson MP - Assistant Minister to the Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction

 9:30 am

Keynote speaker
Greg Perkins - CEO, Wildfire Energy
Waste to Hydrogen

10:00 am 

Keynote speaker
Ole Hedegaard Madsen - Director, Babcock & Wilcox
Waste-to-Energy’s contribution to circular economic and long-term greenhouse gas emissions reductions

 10:30 am Morning tea
   

 SECOND PLENARY

 11:00 pm

Keynote panel |  The role of EfW in delivering a net zero future

  • Henry Anning - CEO, ResourceCo Energy Systems
  • Ole Hedegaard Madsen - Director, Babcok & Wilcox
  • Edward Nicholas - Executive Director, Tribe Infrastructure Group
  • Lasse Sander Tobiasen - Chief Consultant Waste-to-Energy, Ramboll
 12:30 pm  Lunch

 SESSION 5: Stakeholder engagement


 SESSION 6: New technologies & innovation      
 1:30 pm
Approvals and engagement – the foundations of successful project delivery
Roger Winders + Tom Wetherill, Jacobs
   1:30 pm

Advances in flue gas treatment technologies in Energy from Waste facilities
Amal Jugdeo, Hitachi Zosen Inova Australia

 
 1:50 pm

Peeling the onion: unleashing the power of household food waste from a community engagement perspective
Esther Landells, Fight Food Waste CRC/CQ University

   1:50 pm

The role of the steam turbine & generator in improving overall EfW project returns
Stuart Banks, GE Steam Power Australia

 
 2:10 pm

Forestry and sawmilling residues utilisation and stewardship strategies
Russ Martin, MS2

   2:10 pm

Steam turbines solutions for smaller regional Australian Energy from Waste power projects
Vikranth Tonse, Triveni Turbines

 
 2:30 pm

Can energy from waste be a good neighbour? How to maximise the possibility of a successful approval
Sofie Mason-Jones, GHD

   2:30 pm

How to boost energy efficiency, and thus make EfW's more financially viable
Lasse Sander Tobiasen, Ramboll

 
 2:50 pm  Afternoon tea        
           
 SESSION 7: EfW insights    SESSION 8: Alternative technologies  
 3:20 pm

Waste to Energy infrastructure: Is it a low carbon solution for Australia – use of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Chani Lokuge, SLR Consulting

   3:20 pm

Upgrading biogas into gaseous gold … the future of biogas in Australia
Alister Green, GHD

 
 3:40 pm

Locking in the contracts
Jonathan Mayberry, SUEZ

   3:40 pm

Why providing renewable heat from ERFs is hard, but important
Henry Anning, ResourceCo

 
 4:00 pm

Carbon neutral certification for EfW
Gillian Hand-Smith, Sustainability by Innovation

   4:00 pm

Energy and Biogas from Waste - complementary technology for a carbon-free economy
Marc Stammbach, HZI Australia

 
 4:30 pm  Conference close        
           

Correct at 13 March 2022.  Please check back for updates.