The full conference program is now available. Please note that the program is subject to change without notice
All conference sessions will be held at QT Canberra
From 4pm: Arrival and Registration
5.30pm - 7.30pm: Welcome Cocktail Function, QT Lounge Bar
| 0730-1700 | Registration and Speaker Information Desk open Arrival tea and coffee |
| 0800-0900 | OPENING SESSION Exchange opening and Exchange information, Jan de Groote, HPEE Convenor, Snowy Hydro OPENING ADDRESS - Maia Schweizer, COO, Snowy Hydro |
| 0900-0930 | Calibrating future life predictions of old assets with learnings from recent major refurbishments and replacements Robert Dillon, Hydro Tasmania |
| 0930-1000 | Asset Integrity Program Pilot Daniel McGuire, Snowy Hydro Limited |
| 1000-1030 | Morning tea |
| 1030-1100 | Using Artificial Intelligence to Detect Machine Anomalies Jeremy Amadio, Manawa Energy |
| 1100-1130 | Clover Power Station – The Ageing Bottleneck – Part 2 Nigel Smith, Project Manager Clover Upgrade Project AGL Energy |
| 1130-1200 | Eildon Unit 1 Stator Failure Darren Fuaux, AGL |
| 1200-1300 | Lunch |
| 1300-1330 | Roxburgh Turbine Upgrade - “Trust the Process” David Cleary, Contact Energy Limited |
| 1330-1400 | Runner Fatigue Analysis Lyn Evans, Genesis Energy |
| 1400-1430 | Challenges of the Gordon No.2 Upgrade and Refurbishment Harriet Miller-Brown, Hydro Tasmania |
| 1430-1500 | Maintenance Innovation as a Strategic Lever in New Zealand's Energy Transition Emily Adams, Meridian Energy |
| 1500-1530 | Afternoon tea |
| 1530-1600 | Continuous monitoring for rockfalls in hydro tunnels Andrew Wood, AGL |
| 1600-1630 | How to be ready for the future without replacing old, embedded components Paul Betschart, Mercury NZ |
| 1630-1700 | Powering the Future: Managing Quality in International Manufacturing Stuart Bonnington, Snowy Hydro Limited |
| 1700-1730 | Hawea Dam Gates – We were not ready, 70-year-old design under the modern microscope Ella Fisher, Contact Energy |
| 1730 | END OF CONFERENCE DAY ONE Dinner: own arrangements |
| 1930-2200 | HPEE Committee Meeting (committee members only) |
SITE VISIT TO SNOWY 2.0, Snowy Mountains, NSW
Coaches depart QT Canberra at 6:30am
From 6:30pm: Casual networking dinner at Lucky's, QT Canberra
| 0800-0830 | Arrival tea and coffee - Level 1 Foyer |
| 0830-0900 | Waitaki Upgrade Project – Modernising one of New Zealand’s oldest hydro stations Scott Jesen, Meridian Energy |
| 0900-0930 | Hold Your Breath – Rethinking Underwater Repairs Natasha Middleton, Genesis Energy |
| 0930-1000 | Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) availability and support Rudra Nath Baral, Origin Energy |
| 1000-1030 | Morning tea |
| 1030-1100 | Matahina Spillway Gate Testing Challenges Dave Dunford, Manawa Energy |
| 1100-1130 | Future-Proofing Hydro Generation with Distributed SCADA: AGL's GARAS SCADA Replacement Project Dylan Reynolds, AGL |
| 1130-1200 | Powering Up: Uprating Ohau B & C for Peak Demand and Flexibility Ella Gilroy, Meridian Energy |
| 1200-1300 | Lunch |
| 1300-1530 | OPEN FORUM SESSIONS |
| 1300-1410 | Are we ready for Industry 4.0 – the Fourth industrial Revolution? Meridian Energy | End of generator life planning Darren Fuaux, AGL | Knowledge transfer to the next generation of operator maintainers for older assets CLEANCO | Challenges and Opportunities of BESS Integration with Hydropower David Wilson, Foresight Group |
| 1420-1530 | How do you utilise data for real-time condition monitoring of hydro tunnels? Andrew Wood, AGL | Electrical PD Testing Darren Fuaux, AGL | How to approach the scoping and business justification of significant works for generator mid life refurbishments CLEANCO | Navigating Process Safety in Hydro Power Engineering Meridian Energy |
| 1530-1600 | Afternoon tea |
| 1600-1700 | REPORT BACK ON OPEN FORUM SESSIONS |
| 1700 | END OF CONFERENCE DAY THREE |
| 1830-2200 | HPEE CONFERENCE DINNER, National Gallery of Australia |
| 0800-0830 | Tarraleah Power Station: Sustaining machines past end of life Alex Nichols, Hydro Tasmania |
| 0830-0900 | Learning from IoT Wireless Sensor Journey Andreea Chiriac, Genesis Energy |
| 0900-0930 | Enhancing Hydropower Efficiency: A Re-Rating Exercise of Bakun IMPSA Units from 300MW to 330MW Mohd Hafizul Bin Masdar, Sarawak Energy Berhad |
| 0930-1000 | Rotor Rim End-of-Fatigue Life and Refurbishment - 2025 Update Aaron Vogel & Travis Hennessy, Snowy Hydro LImited |
| 1000-1030 | Morning tea |
| 1030-1100 | A Stitch in Time - Balancing risk, availability and investigation when addressing GSU transformer defects Olivia Panjkov, Snowy Hydro Limited |
| 1100-1130 | Barron Gorge Butterfly Valve – Out with the old and in with the new – If only it was that easy Ian Foy, CLEAN CO (Queensland) |
| 1130-1200 | Modernization of Murum Hydroelectric Plant, gearing towards High Performance after 10 Years of Operation Marc Anthony Liew, Sarawak Energy Berhad |
| 1200-1300 | Lunch |
| 1300-1330 | Spinning the Future with additional Synchronous Condenser capability Andrew Koolhof, Hydro Tasmania |
| 1330-1400 | Burrinjuck Emergency Closure Gates Michael Turney, Foresight Group |
| 1400-1430 | Preparing for the Future: Hydro Tasmania’s Mark 4 Control System Darcy Paynter, Hydro Tasmania |
| 1430-1500 | Stator Earth Fault Protection for Hydro Generators in Modern Power Systems Damien Hensen, CLEAN CO (Queensland) |
| 1500-1545 | Afternoon tea. plus voting on presentations |
| 1545-1630 | HPEE 2025 CLOSING SESSION Award Presentations Handover to next Host |