The demand side of the energy transition is changing rapidly, presenting new risks and opportunities for renewable energy asset owners and developers, along with market operators and regulators.
Thursday 13 Aug 2026
8:30am – 12:30pm
Greenhouse
Level 3, Salesforce Tower
180 George Street
Sydney NSW 2000
$400 + GST
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Consumer energy resources continue to grow rapidly, industrial energy use is shifting, and the weather becoming more unpredictable — how these issues shape demand could make or break projects.
Shape Shifters is your chance to ask the experts the burning questions you have about the demand side of the energy sector. It’s a safe space to learn about areas adjacent to where you work from the people in the know.
Improve your understanding of the different drivers of demand and how that might change in coming months and years.
Agenda
8.30am – 8.45am
8.45am – 9.30am
What home battery uptake is doing to the duck curve
9.30am – 10.15am
Scenario planning for EV power demand
10.15am – 10.45am
10.45am – 11.30am
Where is demand flex coming from as traditional industrial users electrify and data centres drive new demand
11.35am – 12.15pm
Forecasting, be it of weather or consumer behaviour, has never been more important – what it’s telling us about future winter/summer demand.
Understand the major contributors to growing energy demand
Recognise current and future challenges and opportunities for renewable energy projects driven by demand shifts
Identify structural changes and government policies impacting energy demand
Begin to think more long-term about the role of the demand side in the energy transition
Lachlan Blackhall, Professor of Climate and Energy Systems, UNE
Oliver Hill, Program Leader, RACE for Electric Vehicles
Nick Black, Head of Fleet, Logistics and EVCI, Ausgrid
Wei Sue, Head of Decarbonisation & Customer Strategy, AGL
Carl Hutchinson, Country Manager, Enel X
Jason Krstanoski, Executive General Manager of Network, Transgrid
Dani Alexander, CEO, UNSW Energy Institute
Simon Corbell, Board Chair & Non Executive Director, SEC Victoria
Shape Shifters is built for energy professionals across project finance, development, grid planning and policy; anyone who works inside an energy system that’s moving faster than the forecasts. If shifting demand is changing the economics of what you build, fund or regulate, this is the room to be in.
A$400
