Program

EECON 2026 Program

Download the official EECON 2026 Program to explore the full schedule of sessions, keynote speakers, workshops, and networking opportunities available throughout the event.

Keynote Speakers

Announcing EECON 2026 Opening Keynote Speaker

Suzanne-Shipp
Energy Queensland

Suzanne Shipp

Energy Qld Chief Engineer

The best conferences don't end with the presentation…they spark ideas you'll take back to work.

That's why we're excited to welcome Suzanne Shipp to the EECON 2026 program.

Suzanne Shipp joined Energy Queensland’s Executive Leadership Team in September 2025 as Chief Engineer. In this role, Suzanne oversees engineering and asset management across the Ergon Energy and Energex operational streams and is responsible for ensuring the safe, reliable and efficient operation of Queensland’s electricity distribution networks.

With more than 30 years of experience, Suzanne brings a broad and diverse industry background. Her career began in the military as an apprentice and has since included senior operational and engineering roles, including the management of energy transmission systems across Australia’s critical infrastructure.

Suzanne holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical and Electronics Engineering, First Class Honours) and a Master of Business Administration. She is a Chartered Professional Engineer, a Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland, an Engineering Executive, and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

In 2025, Suzanne was recognised with the Women in Industry Excellence in Energy Award. She also serves as a Board Director of the Currumbin Palm Beach RSL Sub Branch and the Men’s Information and Support Association (MISA).

EECON brings together experts from across the electric energy sector to share real-world projects, lessons learned and practical experiences that help move our industry forward.

With many more speakers still to be announced, there's never been a better time to secure your place and be part of the conversation!

Panel Members

Tuesday 10th November - Panel Session

 Harnessing AI Innovation While Managing Cyber Risk

Suzanne-Shipp

Suzanne Shipp

Energy Qld Chief Engineer

Energy Queensland

Suzanne Shipp joined Energy Queensland’s Executive Leadership Team in September 2025 as Chief Engineer. In this role, Suzanne oversees engineering and asset management across the Ergon Energy and Energex operational streams and is responsible for ensuring the safe, reliable and efficient operation of Queensland’s electricity distribution networks.

With more than 30 years of experience, Suzanne brings a broad and diverse industry background. Her career began in the military as an apprentice and has since included senior operational and engineering roles, including the management of energy transmission systems across Australia’s critical infrastructure.

Suzanne holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical and Electronics Engineering, First Class Honours) and a Master of Business Administration. She is a Chartered Professional Engineer, a Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland, an Engineering Executive, and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

In 2025, Suzanne was recognised with the Women in Industry Excellence in Energy Award. She also serves as a Board Director of the Currumbin Palm Beach RSL Sub Branch and the Men’s Information and Support Association (MISA).

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Liz Douglass

Partner, Cyber Deloitte Australia

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Liz Douglass is a Partner at Deloitte Australia and leads the Cyber Portfolio, with accountability for shaping strategy, client outcomes, and growth across cyber security, secure engineering, and resilient technology delivery. She has a strong background in software engineering and extensive experience delivering complex programs across financial services, government, retail, critical infrastructure, education, and resources. Liz is known for combining deep technical expertise with executive stakeholder leadership to embed security into modern engineering practices and enable organisations to deliver technology safely at scale.

Emma Rogers

Emma Rogers

General Manager
Strategic Network Operations Powerlink

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Emma Rogers is the General Manager Strategic Network Operations at Powerlink Queensland, where she leads teams focused on future grid operations, power system resilience and the operational impacts of a rapidly changing energy sector. A Chartered Professional Engineer with experience spanning transmission and distribution operations, Emma has held leadership roles across control room operations, asset management and field delivery. She has led major digital transformation and operational technology initiatives and is recognised for developing practical solutions to the challenges of operating an increasingly complex power system. Emma is particularly interested in how artificial intelligence, advanced analytics and emerging technologies can be applied safely and responsibly to improve decision-making, resilience and operational performance in critical infrastructure environments.

Victor Tan

Victor Tan

The Chair of CIGRE Study Committee D2

Victor Tan chairs CIGRE Study Committee D2, leading international work on telecommunications, cybersecurity and emerging IT and OT issues for the power industry, including the role of AI. A telecommunications engineer by background with more than 20 years in critical infrastructure, he holds CISSP and CISM certifications.

Wednesday 11th November - Panel Session

The Future Energy Mix: Baseload, Renewables and Beyond

Deepak Sambhi

Deepak Sambhi

Partner Project Assurance, Controls and Engineering

KPMG

Deepak is a Partner with KPMG’s Project Assurance, Controls and Engineering team and brings over 20 years of experience in delivering engineering and advisory projects for utility power networks, regulators, private equity developers, generation companies, and retailors. Has worked in the Middle East, United Kingdom, and Australasia on a range of grid advisory, grid code formulation, power system augmentation, and network planning/ expansion projects. In addition to his utilities experience, he has also delivered opex and capex projects spanning concept to handover for utility scale renewable, transmission and distribution projects. Deepak Has a broad appreciation of emerging grid codes with deep domain knowledge of modern power systems, distributed and remote power generation, virtual power plants, system strength inverterbased IBRs, and associated regulatory instruments enabling a sustainable, secure, greener, and cheaper power future. His experience allows him to articulate solutions for complex power problems in emerging grids and engage with relevant stakeholders across different levels and functions across grid companies.  

Glenn Springall

Glenn Springall

Energy Queensland’s General Manager Engineering Connections

Energy Queensland

Glenn Springall is Energy Queensland’s General Manager Engineering Connections, wit extensive experience in network connections, distributed energy integration, renewable energy, customer energy resources, and network innovation. He is helping to shape Energy Queensland’s future network transition  towards a smarter, more flexible Distribution System Operator model.

Jonathan Fisher

Jonathan Fisher

CEO of Cauldron Energy Limited

Cauldron Energy

Jonathan is the CEO of Cauldron Energy Limited, an ASX listed uranium developer with its main project located in Western Australia. He has a diverse background across the radiation space, including in the nuclear advisory sector in the UK and also having been heavily involved in developing the Tellus Holdings Sandy Ridge radioactive waste repository in Western Australia.

Jonathan is well known for his advocacy for the broader uranium and nuclear industries in Australia, with a strong social media following through his Australian Uranium Guy accounts.

Ben-Beattie

Ben Beattie

Electrical Engineer - Commentator

Ben is an electrical engineer with over 20 years experience in the power and energy sector providing comments and analysis on the energy sector with regular articles on his substack and in The Spectator Australia, as well as hosting The Baseload Podcast.