From boardroom to battery, Day One charged ahead with bold leadership, regulatory reform, and digital innovation—setting the pace for NZ’s smarter, cleaner, and customer-powered energy future.
This double-header dives into the regulatory reform and strategic system shifts shaping New Zealand’s energy future. From market design, access reform, and infrastructure resilience to aligning policy with net-zero goals, the first session explores how governance can enable innovation. Then, hear directly from leading CEOs as they tackle the energy trilemma, investment priorities, and how partnerships, tech, and customer transformation are central to building a smarter, cleaner, and more resilient grid.
· Future of electricity market design.
· Grid access, connection reform, and investment signals.
· Cybersecurity, resilience, and critical infrastructure protection.
· Aligning regulatory settings with net-zero and technology adoption.
· Managing the ‘trilemma’: affordability, sustainability, and reliability.
· Capital investment and transition pathways.
· Role of innovation, partnerships, and customer transformation.
· What energy leaders need from tech and vendor ecosystems.
Jumpstart your connections with fast-paced, facilitated networking designed to introduce you to over 15 industry peers in just 15 minutes.
Join one of eight small-group discussions designed for deeper engagement on the sector’s most pressing topics. Each session runs for 30 minutes before attendees rotate to their next chosen table — with three rounds in total. This is your chance to exchange insights, ask tough questions, and collaborate directly with peers and industry leaders. Be sure to register your preferred IDGs at least one week before the conference to secure your seat.
This dynamic session pairs a fireside chat on the future role of baseload and transition fuels in a 100% renewable system with an industry panel exploring how innovation, smart infrastructure, and true collaboration are accelerating decarbonisation and delivering equitable energy outcomes.
What’s the biggest barrier you're helping energy organisations overcome today — and what makes that challenge different in the New Zealand context?
We hear a lot about ‘smart infrastructure’ and ‘flexible systems’ — what does that actually look like in a live project you’ve supported or delivered?
How are you ensuring your technologies or solutions support not just technical goals, but also customer experience, cultural inclusion, and equity outcomes?
What does real collaboration with energy providers look like in your best partnerships — and what should utilities expect from a truly strategic vendor?
Explore how digital tools like predictive maintenance, smart analytics, and DER orchestration are transforming energy operations, alongside expert insights on scaling network innovation, interoperability, and automation from leading industry voices.
· Predictive maintenance, asset optimisation, and digital twins.
· Enabling DER orchestration with smart analytics.
· Opportunities for SaaS, platform, and IoT providers.