Our 2026 Speakers - EXA - Energy Exchange Australia

2 - 4 Mar 2027 | Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre

EXA 2026 Speakers

Maryam Abdolahpour

Bmt

Associate Principal Engineer

Aurecon

Data Centre Leader WA

The University Of Western Australia

Pro Vice-Chancellor (Enterprise Education)

Curtin Institute For Energy Transition

Director

Woodside Energy

Pluto Asset Manager

Fortescue

Chief Climate Scientist

Ryan Beccarelli

Woodside Energy

VP Projects Australia

Chevron Australia

Snr Manager - SCM, Capital Projects

University Of Western Australia

Professor

Pacific Energy

Learning And Development Manager

Department Of Energy And Economic Diversification

Deputy Director General, Powering WA

Yindjibarndi Energy Corporation

Chief Development Officer

Accenture

Managing Director

Claudia Buenhombre

Kent

Senior Environment and Sustainability Engineer

Oleology™

Managing Director

Jeremy Campbell-wray

Baker Hughes

Enterprise Director, Australia

Peter Carmichael

Bhagwan Marine

General Manager Corporate Strategy And Bd

Harrison Carmody

Uwa / Bmt Commercial Australia

Phd Candidate / Senior Marine Environmental Consultant

HENRRY Carvajal

Interwell

Technical Support & Applications Manager

Department Of Water And Environmental Regulation

Senior Manager, Emissions Reduction Initiatives

Francesco Cavallini

Saipem

Head Of Commercial And Tendering, Sonsub

Simone Ceccanti

Baker Hughes

Asia Pacific Hse Leader

Petrofac

Commercial Director APAC

Horizon Power

Senior Manager Procurement, Supply Chain & Fcs Transformation

Chevron

General Manager Strategic Projects

Government of Western Australia

Premier of WA

Hazer Group Limited

CEO

Shell

Senior Strategy Advisor

Vandana Crispin

Inpex

Senior Subsea Engineer

Tetra Tech Coffey

Whs Principal - Radiation Protection

Aveva

Industry Principal

Csiro

Principal Research Engineer

INPEX

(Acting) HR Business Partner

Simone de Morton

CO2CRC

Techno-Regulatory Advisor

SolarDuck

Business Development Director Apac

The University of Western Australia

Professor

TechnipFMC

Business Development Director

Chevron Australia

Senior Manager - Strategic Procurement & Contracts

Tamboran Resources

Chief Finance Officer

Wood

APAC Lead - Intelligent Asset Solutions

Arup

WA Energy Business Lead

Horizon Power

Project Coordinator - Future Energy

Fugro Australia Pty Ltd

Manager Transforming Operations

Alireza Fereidouni

Australian Energy Market Operator

Acting GM - WA Operations

Woodside Energy

Head Of Technology

Vantage North Group

Partner

RedHead Communications

Director

IBM

Partner - Distribution & Industrial

Camilla Galbraith

Department of Energy and Economic Diversification

Director, Clean Energy And Wind Turbine Supply Chains

Farokh Ghadially

Schneider Electric

Vice President IT & Data Centres

Techvox

Managing Partner

Centre of Decommissioning Australia

General Manager

Energy Emprise

Process and Governance Advisor

Baker Hughes

Vice President Apac

J+S Subsea

Business Development Director

Pulse Technology Hub

Ceo And Co-founder

Murchison Green Hydrogen Project

Technical Director

Chevron Australia

Supply Chain Lead - Asset Retirement

Waalitj Foundation

General Manager - Waalitj Hub

Nh3 Clean Energy Limited

CEO

Kwinana Industries Council

Chief Executive Officer

Mid West Development Commission

Chief Executive Officer

Digitais

Director

Westerton Access Limited

Vice President

Csiro

Deputy Director, Energy

Edith Cowan University

Professor

Pilbara Solar

Chief Technology Officer

Appellon

Founder

Institute For Energy Systems, University Of Edinburgh

Head of Policy and Innovation

WA Data Science Innovation Hub

Director

Rcf

Investment Manager

Rosie Johnstone

Ccus Network Australia

Chair

Beyond Zero Emissions

Policy And Research Officer

Hydrobiology

Principal Consultant

Birdon

GM Australia West

Christina Kelly

Chevron Australia

Hr Business Partner

RCR Mining Technologies

Head of Customer Solutions & Advanced Technologies

Birdon

General Manager - Australia West

Angela Kelly PSM

Dept of Energy and Economic Diversification

Deputy Director General

UK Government

His Majesty's Trade Commissioner - Uk Government

Synergy

Head Of Policy & Social Value

Susan Kreemer Pickford

Engineers Australia

Principal Engineer

Erica Lampropoulos

Pollination Group

Executive Director

Greater Whitsunday Alliance (GW3)

Project Coordinator - Decarbonisation & Biomanufacturing

Icon Engineering

Project Manager Operations

Pilot Energy

Managing Director

Asanga Lokusooriya

IBM

Lead Client Partner, Public Sector And Ai & Data Advisor

Woodside Energy

Acting EVP & COO

Sentient Hubs

Ceo

IBM

Comms & Utilities Sector Leader

Tamboran Resources

Vice President Government Relations And External Affairs

MiQ Methane Certification

Strategic Advisor

Woodside Energy

Head Of Capability And Talent

Petros Mathioudakis

Voyis

Technical Sales - Offshore Energy

Future Energy Exports CRC

CEO

Brigette Mcdowell

Powerhouse Renewables Group

Founder & Ceo

Jason McFarlane

Greentech Hub

Director

Ellen Mcgarrity

Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre

State Director

Go Cultural Aboriginal Tours & Experiences

Director/Principal Tour Guide

Matthew Meszaros

Project Ohm

Founder, Ceo

Woodside Energy

Vice President, Climate, Sustainability And Energy Policy

Scottish Development International

Senior Trade Specialist, Energy Transition - Australia

Norwegian Energy Partners

Senior Energy Advisor

Sonja Montague-mackay

Invest And Trade Western Australia

Executive Director Investment Facilitation

Chamber Of Minerals And Energy (cme)

Chief Executive Officer

sustain:able

Geologist, ESG & Emissions Advisor

Woodside

FA Engineering Practice Lead

Samuel Rene Morillon

Siemens Energy

Managing Director Australia & New Zealand, Vice President Pacific

Deloitte

Consultant

Shell

Vice President, Non Operated Ventures

MCC Sustainable Futures

Manager - Environment

SLB

Industrial Decarbonization Director - APAC

Finder Energy

CEO

Knode

Ceo

Wood

Flow Assurance Consultant

Andrew Nicholls

Woodside Energy

General Manager of Carbon Capture Storage

Juliano Nietiedt

The University of Western Australia

Research Fellow

CODA

Ceo

Nick O'loughlin

Sparc Technologies

Managing Director

Michael O'Neill

Decom Engineering

Head Of Business Development

Delorean Corporation

Managing Director

Curtin University

Adj Professor

Arup

Associate | Sustainability Lead Wa

Kjartan Pedersen

Aker Solutions As

Zeus Program Director

Centurion Subsea

Subsea Manager

Francesco Piasentin

Worley Consulting

Director, Advisory Apac

Schellie-Jayne ("SJ") Price

Stirling & Rose

Partner

Siemens Energy

CEO of Wind Power, Onshore, APAC

Ashish (Ash) Puri

Pilbara Ports

Customer Manager

Indonesia Ccs Center

Director Regional Ccs Strategic Initiatives

Victoria Ratushnyak

Coda

Project Manager

2h

Energy Advisory Lead

OMSB

General Counsel

Hayley Richards

Northern Territory Government - Department of Trade, Business & Asian Relations

Chief Executive Officer

Industry Growth Program

Industry Growth Program Adviser

Western Power

Head Of Strategy & Sustainability

H.E. Anne Grete Riise

Royal Norwegian Embassy

Ambassador

ALARP Solutions

Senior Consultant

MRIWA

Ceo

OPITO

VP of Strategic Partnership, Asia Pacific

Shunsuke Sakurai

The University Of Western Australia

Research Associate

Amber-Jade Sanderson

Government of Western Australia

Minister for Energy and Decarbonisation; Manufacturing; Skills and TAFE; Pilbara

Chevron

General Manager Asset Development

Sander Scheffers

Hydrobiology

Principal Scientist - Marine Science

Chevron

Wa Oil Decommissioning Project Manager

Damian Seabrook

Livium / Envirostream

General Manager - Sales & Commercial

Woodside Energy

Decommissioning Delivery Manager

Shohan Seneviratne

Murchison Hydrogen Renewables

Chief Executive Officer

The Superpower Institute

Program Director

CUT UK

Business Development Manager

Alinta Energy

Deputy Company Secretary

Department Of Energy And Economic Diversification

Deputy Director General

Alaya Spencer-cotton

The University Of Western Australia

Research Fellow

Government of Western Australia

Chief Scientist of Western Australia

Parron Maam Marang Farm

Director

Wood Plc

Global Head Co2 Transport & Storage

Architectus

Principal | Sector Leader Infrastructure

Ghd Pty Ltd

Critical Minerals Lead

Clean Energy Skills National Centre Of Excellence

General Manager

Department Of Energy And Economic Diversification

Deputy Director General Coordinator Of Energy

Stephen Thornett

Wood PLC

Flow Assurance Engineer

Rebecca Tomkinson

Government of Western Australia

Agent General

Inpex

Senior Vice President Corporate

EXTAG

Chief Relationship Officer

Angela Trevithick

Department Of Energy and Economic Diversification

Executive Director

Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre

Economist

Steph Underwood

Department Of Energy And Economic Diversification

Deputy Director General, Science And Innovation, Industry And Corporate Capability

Katarina Van Der Haar

Wood

CCS Engagement Lead

Gingerah Energy Pty Ltd

Ceo

Endura Decommissioning

Director

Alison Van Lent

Woodside

Principal Product Manager Ai

Rob van Straten

Skytree

CEO

Diego Vazquez Anzola

Apes - Energy Evolution

Decarbonisation Strategies & Execution | Energy Evolution

Onslow Marine Support Base

CEO

Geo Oceans

Managing Director

Ergt

Learning, Research & Development Leader

C.d. Dodd

Project Manager - Decommissioning

NMTAFE

General Manager Training Services

DMPE

Gm Resource Strategy, Dmpe

Diversified Australia

Event Director

Arup

Environment Lead

Labrador Petro-management

Managing Director

Donald Yates / Columbus Group

CEO

Santos Ltd

General Manager – Wells, Supply Chain & Decommissioning

Axiom Edge Solutions Pty Ltd

Managing Director