2023 Energy and Innovation Expo Livestream Access Guide
Want to be a part of the 2023 Energy and Innovation Wānanga but can’t make it down to Waihōpai?
Thanks to our event livestream, you can stay up to date with everything taking place at the wānanga from the comfort of your couch.
Check out our livestream access guide and event program below. There is also an additional page on our website with just the links for you to look at.
2023 Energy and Innovation Expo Livestream Access Guide
Welcome to the livestream access guide for the 2023 Energy and Innovation Expo! We are excited to bring you the best seat in the house. Here’s everything you need to know to access and enjoy the livestream experience:
Step 1: Check out the below program and set reminders to ensure you don’t miss a moment of the event. Additionally, set alarms on your devices to alert you before the livestream starts. This way, you’ll be ready and tuned in at the right time.
Step 2: Click on the provided link (see below) of the session you would like to attend, and you should be taken directly to the correct webpage.
Step 3: Sit back, relax, and immerse yourself in the kōrero of your chosen session.
Remember to have a stable internet connection throughout the livestream for the best viewing experience. If you encounter any technical difficulties or have questions, our support team will be available to assist you via the provided contact information on the event website.
We hope you have an amazing time at our 2023 Energy and Innovation Expo through our livestream.
Thank you for joining us and being a part of this awesome opportunity to turn strategy into action.
Livestream Sessions Program
Tuesday 23 May 2023
Morning Session - https://vimeo.com/event/3406899
9.00am: Welcome and scene setting
- Terry Nicholas and Mayor Nobby Clark
9.25am: Opening addresses
- Tā Tipene O’Regan (Awarua Upoko) and Dr Mike Stevens (Awarua Rūnaka): Cohesion, alignment and national interest
- Minister Megan Woods (Minister of Energy and Resources, and Just Transitions): Energy transition, Just Transition and Government policy
10.15am: Global Session
- Session Chair: Dr Regina Eisert - From global to local – the importance of international partnerships
- German Consul
- Woodside New Energy: Jason Crusan, VP New Energy Solutions
11.10am: Empowering partnerships: government’s role in Aotearoa’s energy transition
- Session Chair: Dean Ford, GM Economic Development and Transitions, MBIE
- Carolyn Tremain, Chief Executive MBIE: Empowering partnerships through innovation
- Dean Ford: Just Transition programme update
11.45am: Climate economics
- Session Chair: Dr Mike Stevens
- Prof David Frame: Climate economics
- Greg Bodeker (Bodeker Scientific): Climate futures
- Lee Chambers (GNS): Sea level rise and groundwater
Afternoon Session - https://vimeo.com/event/3406903
1.15pm: Regional infrastructure
- Session Chair: Ross Copland, CE Te Waihanga/Infrastructure Commission
- John Clarke, Transpower GM Grid
- James Flannery, Contact Energy GM Strategy
- Jason Franklin, PowerNet CE
- Nigel Gear, South Port CE
- Stuart Harris, Invercargill Airport
2.20pm: Social regeneration and innovation
- Session Chair: Steph Voight, Public Sector Commissioner
- Professor Darrin Hodgetts and Professor James Liu: Social Regeneration Plan
- Gareth Williams, MSD GM Systems Performance: MSD analytics
3.15pm: Regional Innovation
- Session Chair: Rod Drury
4.05pm: The importance of the Māori economy through this change
- Session Chair: Arihia Bennett, CEO, Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu
- Mike Pohio, Chair, Ngāi Tahu Holdings Corporation
Case studies:
- Tupara Morrison, Head of Māori Development, Air New Zealand
- Andy Macfarlane, Director, Fonterra
- Helen Rogers, Head of Government Relations, Kiwi Rail
4.50pm: Reflections and wrap-up
Wednesday 24 May 2023
9:00am: Morning Session - https://vimeo.com/event/3406906
9.05am: Regional Leadership Panel
- Session Chair: Neil McAra
- Neil McAra, Southland Chamber of Commerce, and Tom Campbell, ICC
- Deputy Mayor
9.30am: Regional plans and priorities
- Session Chair: Chami Abeysinghe, CE Great South
- Bobbi Brown: Regional long-term plan
- Steve Canny: Regional decarbonisation targets
- Mervyn English: Energy transition issues
- Steve Canny: Process heat project
- Lynden Prebble: Carbon neutral farm initiatives
- Fonterra processing initiatives
10.50am: Developers Session – existing and new
- Session Chair: Terry Nicholas, Murihiku Regeneration
- Southern Green Hydrogen (Woodside, Meridian, Mitsui)
- Gabrielle Pennock, Woodside New Energy
- Murray Hill, Meridian Energy Limited
- Nozomu Ohiki and Jason Brown, Mitsui & Co
11.30am: NZAS: Tiwai Smelter Future
- NZAS and Rio Tinto representatives: Chris Blenkiron, CE NZAS, Nicole Atherton, Closure Readiness General Manager, Rio Tinto, Darren Schwass, Manager Closure Readiness, NZAS
- Awarua Rūnaka representatives: Jacqui Caine and Aimee Kaio
12.10pm: Southland Aquaculture
- Aimee Kaio, Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu
1.00pm Regional case studies: Decarbonisation
- Session Chair: Prue Halstead, Invest South
- Karyna Young, Yunca and EnPot
- David Simpson: T4 and Carbon (electric vehicle fleet management)
- Anthony Jones, CEO HWR
2.25pm: Innovation and Bluff re-imagining
- Jane Stanton, Seriously Good Chocolate Company
2.35pm: Confirming priorities
- MC, Mayors and Upoko
3.00pm: Closing
Posted: 19 May 2023