Foresighting Forum

Our annual forum brings together the whole energy sector to work collaboratively on key issues affecting the long term interests of consumers.

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2019 Forum resources

We bring together...

State and federal governments, regulators , community organisations, traditional and new energy businesses, and representatives of all energy consumers in the National Energy Market.

Together we...

Collectively identify and understand difficult and complex problems. Working from a position of principles and evidence, we collaborate to find solutions that shape the policy, regulatory and market decisions to promote the long term interests of energy consumers.

We do this because...

Working through the policy, regulatory and market decisions needed to meet energy consumer expectations at no more cost than is necessary is crucial to the long term resilience of the energy sector and will be at the core of a successful transition for the energy sector, consumers and small businesses.

Highlights

Collaborating to solve wicked problems in the energy sector.

Discussing consumer satisfaction, confidence, intentions and experience.

Understanding the focus and forward agenda of the COAG Energy Council.

Foresighting Forum 2019

The theme of Foresighting Forum 2019 was Take charge: Data powering better outcomes for consumers. The forum hosted in Sydney in February brought together consumer advocates, government and industry to discuss the interests of residential and small business energy consumers.

The forum generated a vast amount of content rich material. In the spirit of knowledge sharing, we have made it available as an online resource for the benefit of stakeholders working in the energy sector.

On this page you will find:

Forum background paper
Media room interviews
Recordings of presentations
Gallery of photos
Presentation slides

Please email Phil Bourne if you have any questions about content on this page.

Media room interviews

Foresighting Forum 2019: Michael Murray

Foresighting Forum 2019: Lauren Solomon

Foresighting Forum 2019: Gerard Brody, Consumer Action Law Centre

Foresighting Forum 2019: Adam Berry

Foresighting Forum 2019: Brian Spak

Foresighting Forum 2019: Alan Kirkland, CHOICE

Foresighting Forum 2019: Nevenka Codevelle

Foresighting Forum 2019: Sangeetha Chandrashekeran

Presentation recordings

Opening address: Louise Sylvan AM

International keynote: Michael Murray, Mission:data

Gill Owen Scholarship Winner: Ash Salardini

Gill Owen Essay Prize Winner: Joel Dignam

Session 1: Bruce Cooper, ACCC

Session 1: Violette Mouchaileh, AEMO

Session 1: Kate Marshall, KPMG

Session 1: Daniel McAuliffe, Treasury

Session 2A: Murray Hogarth, Wattwatchers

Session 2A: Steve Blume, Smart Energy Council

Session 2A: David Hiley, WATTever

Session 2A: Rob Murray-Leach, Energy Efficiency Council

Session 2B: Janine Young EWON

Session 2B: Lauren Solomon, Consumer Policy Research Centre

Session 2B: Gerard Brody, Consumer Action Law Centre

Session 3A: Geoff White, Horizon Power

Session 3A: Ralph Griffiths, EnergyAustralia

Session 3A: Tim Nichols, Jemena

Session 3A: Andrew Cleland, Origin

Session 3B: Dean Lombard, Renew

Session 3B: Emily Brown, ActewAGL

Session 3B: Kirstan Wilding, TasNetworks

Session 3B: Rex Martin, Monash University

Session 4: Rosemary Sinclair AM, day 2 opening remarks

Session 4: Adam Berry CSIRO

Session 4: Ross Lambie, DEE

Session 4: Violette Mouchaileh, AEMO

Gallery

Photos: MichaelBlyde.com

Presentation slides

Day 1 – Welcome and keynote

Michael Murray, Mission:data

Session 1 – Consumer Data Right (CDR) Implementation

Session 2A – CDR in Practice

Session 2B Ethical Implications of the Use of Data

Session 3A – Data: Supporting Energy Charter Objectives

Session 3B – Consumers Using Data

Day 2 – Opening remarks

Rosemary Sinclair AM, Energy Consumers Australia

Session 4 – The Energy Use Data Model (EUDM)

Brian Spak, CSIRO
Adam Berry, CSIRO
Sarea Coates, Department of the Environment and Energy
Luke Barlow, AEMO

Session 5A – New Dimensions in Policy

Session 5B – Making Provider Data Available for Policy Analysis

Session 6A – Data for Consumer Protection

Session 6B – Data for Networks

Joshua Harvey, Essential Energy
Neil Horrocks, University of Queensland
Miyuru Ediriweera, Public Interest Advocacy Centre
Mark Henley, Uniting Communities

Session 7 – Bringing it all together

Rosemary Sinclair AM, Energy Consumers Australia
Robert Gregory, Maddocks
Francesco Naismith, AER
Michael Murray, Mission:Data
Dean Lombard, Renew

Foresighting Forum 2020

The focus of Foresighting Forum 2020 will be ‘Take Charge: A future vision for the energy market”. Chris Alexander, Director of Advocacy and Communications at Energy Consumers Australia, will lead the forum.