2025 Agenda

Agenda timing is Australian Central Standard Time – ACST

8:45

OFFICIAL OPENING | NT Resources Week

8:50

Welcome to Country

8:55

OPENING | Opening remarks from the Chair

9:00

NORTHERN TERRITORY CHIEF MINISTER ADDRESS 

Hon Lia Finocchiaro MLA, Chief Minister of the Northern Territory

9:20

INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE | Cheap and abundant energy – what the world needs to foster economic development and uplift humankind

10:00

A new era for investment in the NT

Stuart Knowles, Interim Territory Co-ordinator, Northern Territory Government

10:25

PANEL DISCUSSION | Industry leaders reflect on the new world we are operating in, and the implications for the resources sector

  • The Trump Administration and the new tariff environment
  • Australia’s future with critical minerals
  • Volatile international energy markets and security of supply
  • The green premium Will international end users pay for increased costs for green hydrogen, green steel and other green products?
  • The rise of environmental activism and the impact on project approvals & operations

Samantha McCulloch, Chief Executive, Australian Energy Producers
Saul Kavonic, Senior Energy Analyst, MST Marquee
Tracey Hayes, Chair, Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility

This concludes our joint Plenary session. Concurrent sessions starting after the refreshment break:

  • SEAAOC
  • Mining the Territory
  • Clean Energy & Decarbonisation Forum

11:00

Networking and refreshment break

NT CLEAN ENERGY & DECARBONISATION MAIN SESSION COMMENCES

11:35

Welcome remarks from the Chair

11:45

Tools for the Transition: Scaling Demand-Side Solutions to Cut Bills, Reduce Emissions and Support Grid Flexibility

Johanna Bowyer, Lead Analyst – Australian Electricity, IEEFA Asia Pacific

12:10

Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility

Stephen Land, Chief Investment Officer, Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF)

12:35

Taking Stock on Net Zero

Brendan Beck, General Manager Policy, Australian Energy Producers

1:00

Lunch and networking break

1:55

Australia’s Hydrogen Industry: The Story So Far

  • Overview of Australia’s Hydrogen Industry Projects
  • National Hydrogen Strategy
  • Industry Challenges and Opportunities
  • International Developments
  • The role of Research, Development and Demonstration (RD&D)

Dr Patrick G. Hartley, Leader, CSIRO Hydrogen Industry Mission, CSIRO Energy

2:20

The role of CCS in challenging energy realities

Dr Matthias Raab, Chief Executive Officer, CO2CRC Limited

2:40

Technoeconomic and Policy Analysis of Liquid CO₂ Shipping in APAC: Spotlight on the Northern Territory’s Low Emissions Hub

Mark Tocock, Research Scientist, CSIRO

3:00

An update the Darwin H2 Hub

Kam Ho, Managing Director, TotalEngeries H2

3:20

Networking and refreshment break in the exhibition

3:50

Project Delivery with Purpose: Building the NT’s Sustainable Future through Innovation

How Power and Water is transforming project delivery across energy, water, and sewerage systems to enable a cleaner, smarter Territory.

  • As the Northern Territory faces rising climate pressure and increasing infrastructure evolution — from the rise of renewables to digital integration and decentralised assets — Power and Water Corporation has embraced transformation from within.
  • This session offers a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of a centralised Project Delivery Management (PDM) function — a model designed to streamline project execution, uplift capability, and embed innovation across energy, water, and sewerage delivery, to enable clean and sustainable utilities across the Northern Territory.

Ahmad Mazloum, General Manager, Project Delivery Management | Core Operations, Power and Water Corporation

4:15

PANEL DICUSSION| Financing the Transition: Unlocking Economic & Investment Opportunities

  • Financing the transition to renewable energy
  • The role of government policies and incentives
  • The potential for energy projects investment to drive innovation and job creation in Australia’s clean energy sector.
  • The importance of collaboration between industry, government, and investors in achieving a sustainable and prosperous future.

Jacqueline Lane, Director, Rewiring the Nation, Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC)

5:00

Closing remarks from the Chair

5:05

Networking Drinks in the exhibition halls

Sponsored by Tamboran Resources

6:30

NT RESOURCES WEEK GALA DINNER

Sponsored by INPEX

Mindil Beach Casino & Resort

9:00

Welcome remarks from the Chair

9:10

KEYNOTE ADDRESS |

9:30

Update on the SunCable project

Ryan Willemsen-Bell, Chief Executive Officer, SunCable

9:55

Australia’s role in the energy transition: how our gas will drive a cleaner energy future in Asia

Laila Nowell, Chief of Staff, Asia Natural Gas & Energy Association

10:20

Decarbonising the Territory – Plans and updates on clean energy projects

  • Rebuilding the supply systems to lower total costs
  • Incorporating a high penetration of renewables while maintaining grid stability
  • Leveraging what has been done to date
  • Working with our customers to manage demand and supply

Rod Hayes, Chief Executive Officer, Jacana Energy

10:45

Networking and refreshment break

11:15

INPEX’s CCS strategy and efforts to decarbonise its upstream operations

As part of its Vision 2035, INPEX is progressing carbon capture and storage (CCS) initiatives to support lower-carbon energy solutions. This presentation will provide an overview of INPEX’s global CCS strategy. It will also highlight the company’s efforts to decarbonise its upstream operations, including proposed development of the Bonaparte CCS Project – an initiative aimed at providing safe, permanent offshore CO₂ storage to support emission reduction.

Mathieu Muller, Manager CCS & Gas Supply Team, INPEX

11:40

The wrap up of the Low Emissions Hub and what is next?

Andrew Ross, Group Leader, Geochemistry, Geosystems & Geodata, CSIRO

12:05

The NT’s potential role in cross-border CCS

  • The role of CCS in the Energy
  • Why import CO2 to the NT?
  • Vopak’s role as a common-user infrastructure operator
  • Practicalities of long-distance shipping of CO2
  • Cross-border CCS – state of play

Peter Fox, Darwin CO2 Import Terminal Lead, Vopak

12:30

Decarbonising operations in the Beetaloo, Tamboran and Net Zero Scope 1 emissions

Scott Crabtree, Vice President Sustainability, Tamboran Resources Limited

12:50

Update on Battery projects in the Northern Territory

Rebecca McKenzie, General Manager Commercial & Business Development, Territory Generation

1:10

Lunch and networking break

2:10

Plans for the Darwin Energy Hub

Anne Tan, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Department of Mining and Energy

2:35

PANEL DISCUSSION | Empowering and Engaging with Communities: Best Practices to Fast-Track the Energy Transition

  • Community-led renewable energy projects
  • Best practices for consultation and engagement with First Nations and Traditional Owners
  • Policy and regulatory frameworks to support community energy initiatives
  • Financing and funding mechanisms for community energy projects
  • Collaborations between local government, utilities, and communities

3:10

Closing remarks from the Chair & End of Conference

4:30

NT RESOURCES WEEK SUNSET HARBOUR CRUISE 

Departing from Stokes Hill Wharf