Acerca de
ERICA
ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTES COUNCIL FOR AUSTRALIA
ERICA is a council of Australia's major energy research institutes that provides research-led advice on the nation's energy future

STATE OF ENERGY RESEARCH CONFERENCE 2025
The Need for Speed: research in the race
to net zero
14-16 JULY 2025
In 2025, the State of Energy Research Conference will be held at the
University of New South Wales (UNSW) Roundhouse,
Anzac Parade, Kensington, NSW 2052.
The UNSW Energy Institute is delighted to host this conference and
looks forward to welcoming speakers and attendees in 2025!
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Professor
Kylie Catchpole
School of Engineering, The Australian National University

Matt Kean
Chair, Climate Change Authority

Monique Miller
Chief Investment Officer Renewables and Sustainable Finance

Professor
Gus Nathan
Research Director, Heavy Industry Low-carbon Transition
Coop-Research Centre and Director, Institute for Sustainability,
Energy and Resources,
University of Adelaide

Associate Professor
Tim Nelson
Chair, Independent Review of the NEM

Professor
Heidi Norman
University of New South Wales

Dr Zhengrong Shi
Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Suntech Power

Lana Stockman
Commissioner, AEMC
INDUSTRY PANELISTS

Andrew Bray
National Director,
Re-Alliance

Tim Buckley
Director, Climate Energy Finance, Australasia

Dr Rahman Daiyan
OzAmmonia

Prof Hugh Durrant-Whyte CV
NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer and Natural Resources Commissioner

Werther Esposito
CEO, Potentia Energy

Nicole
Kuepper-Russell
Chief Strategy Officer, 5B

Alexandra McIntosh
Investment Director at the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)

Blair Pritchard
Partner, Virescent Ventures
ACADEMIC PANELISTS

Prof Adam Berry
Deputy Director, Human Technology Institute, University of Technology Sydney

Assoc. Prof
Zsuzsanna Csereklyei
Economist,
RMIT University

Prof Penelope Crossley
Professor of Law,
The University of Sydney

Dr Sue Keay
Australian Centre
for Robotic Vision, Queensland University
of Technology

Dr Gordon Leslie
Economist,
Monash University

Prof Yolande Strengers
Digital Sociologist and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) Scholar, Monash University

Prof Elizabeth Thurbon
Deputy Head of School, Director of Research, and Professor of International Political Economy in the School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture (ADA),
UNSW Sydney

Assoc. Prof Markus Wagner
Department of Data Science and AI, Faculty
of Information Technology, Monash University
2025 ORGANISING COMMITTEE
Dani Alexander, Dr Zsuzsanna Csereklyei, Associate Professor Markus Wagner,
Professor Deanna D'Alessandro, Professor Frank Jotzo, Professor Peta Ashworth, Professor Tania Urmee, Professor Yolande Strengers, Professor Paul Medwell and Professor Stefan Tureck
We would like to extend our thanks to all members of the Committee and acknowledge the time and effort that they
are dedicating to getting the 2025 conference up and running. Your help and commitment are greatly appreciated.
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