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Imagining Tomorrow
Thursday, 9 May 2024 11:00 AM AEST

Virtual

9 May.

Thursday, 11:00 AEST | 1 Hr.

Imagining Tomorrow

Series Overview

Deloitte’s Imagining Tomorrow webinar series explores the key issues, risks, challenges and opportunities within the Power, Utilities & Renewables sector as it continues its transformation journey. Cutting across several themes such as the future of energy, transformation through technology, sustainability, climate and equity, operational excellence and resiliency, modern work and workforce transition, growth and competitive advantage, and regulation, security and risk, our sector experts are joined by industry leaders to deep dive into the most pressing business issues that are driving a more sustainable energy transition.

 

A people powered energy transition – Decoding the consumer in Australia’s energy transition

 

In the race toward net zero by 2050, Australia's energy transition demands a critical examination of an all-too-often neglected perspective – retail consumers – the individuals, families and households who pay the bills. What are the needs, concerns and aspirations of homeowners, renters, workers, and retirees?

Decoding the consumer in Australia’s energy transition

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In this webinar, our Deloitte Power, Utilities, and Renewables team, along with industry leaders, will share key takeaways and address:

  • The consumer’s reality – The current cost-of-living pressures and financial hardship consumers are confronted by.
  • Shifting consumption behaviours – How households are consuming energy, their related behaviours, and their views on the evolving energy landscape.
  • Potential solutions – The actions policy makers and energy industry operators can take to expedite Australia’s energy transition, and respond to consumer needs and pain points.

Webinar panellists
 

  • Charles Popple, Commissioner, Australian Energy Market Commission
  • Michael Dart, Chief Customer Officer, Energy Queensland
  • Craig Hutchinson, Director, Deloitte Power, Utilities & Renewables
  • Angela Jaric, Partner, Power, Utilities & Renewables

Check out our Deloitte Energy Consumer Insights 2023 report to learn more about current energy consumer sentiment around the energy transition.

Panel Members:

  • Sandra James – National Lead Partner for Power, Utilities & Renewables, Deloitte Australia
  • James Boyle – Manager, Energy & Climate, Deloitte Australia
  • Anna Freeman – Policy Director, Decarbonisation, Clean Energy Council
  • Stewart Bell – Executive General Manager, Network and Business Development, Powerlink
  • Richard Longstaff – U.S. Public Sector Climate Action Lead, Government and Public Services, Deloitte U.S. 

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Read our blog series on The US Inflation Reduction Act

The supply of goods, resources and the right workforce is pivotal to Australia’s energy transition as part of our journey to net zero. In this webinar, we will delve into these two connected topics of supply chain transformation and ensuring the right capability and capacity in the Australian workforce. We will delve into the ongoing transformations in the supply chain, emphasising the substantial efforts still needed to ensure that Australia is poised for a sustainable energy future. We will also explore the balance for organisations to support their current workforce while transitioning to a low-carbon future, emphasising the need for a highly skilled and adaptable workforce.

In this webinar, we explored and discussed the challenges present in workforce and supply chain, bringing these perspectives together to discuss these necessary critical changes and strategies to a climate-resilient growth.

Webinar panellists:

  • Andrew Bills – Chief Executive Officer, SA Power Networks
  • Sandra James – National Lead Partner, Power, Utilities & Renewables, Deloitte Australia
  • Katherine Wannan – Partner, Climate & Sustainability, Deloitte Australia
  • Abhineet Lekhi – Partner, Consulting, Deloitte Australia

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Sandra James

Deloitte - Australia
Sandra James is Deloitte’s National Lead Partner for Power, Utilities & Renewables and leads our Regulatory practice. She is a trusted advisor to clients in the power, utilities and renewables sector, across Australia. She has been deeply involved in the sector as it has evolved over the last 25 years and has a demonstrated track record of bringing together skilled and experienced teams to deliver complicated and sensitive projects for energy industry participants, regulators and governments. Sandra is known for her strong understanding of the commercial and operational impacts for industry participants of market change and reform, and for supporting constructive dialogue between industry and government on the development of policy and regulatory reforms. She specialises in economic and non-economic regulatory frameworks; regulatory strategy; market and regulatory reform and reform implementation programs. Sandra is an advocate for the recognition of emerging industry talent and the development of women at all levels in the power, utilities and renewables sector.
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