Expo 2025 speakers

Dr Monique Ryan is the independent federal Member for Kooyong, a paediatric neurologist and former Director of Neurology at Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital. Since being elected in 2022, she has been particularly vocal on issues of climate change, health and anti-corruption policy.

Alan Kohler has been a financial journalist for 54 years. He began as a cadet on The Australian, and has been a columnist for the Australian Financial Review, The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald and editor of both the AFR and The Age.

Saul is an engineer, entrepreneur and author specialising in clean and renewable energy technologies. Saul also has had a strong focus on electrification national policy and advocacy, including founding Rewiring America, Rewiring Australia and Rewiring Aotearoa, non-partisan organisations dedicated to electrification and decarbonisation.

Elizabeth Molyneux is the Deputy Secretary, Energy and commenced in the role in October 2022. With 25 years of experience in energy markets and policy reform, including as a senior executive at AGL Energy, Elizabeth has demonstrated significant expertise in energy wholesale and retail markets, network regulation, new energy technologies and consumer protection frameworks.

John Pesutto built a legal career in both the public and private sectors, and now serves as the State Member for Hawthorn. He is passionate about seeing Victoria reach net-zero in a sustainable, equitable, efficient and economically responsible way.

Trent Jones is the Founder and Managing Director of All Electric Homes, a pioneering company dedicated to transforming residential and commercial energy use in Victoria.

Magdalena is on the Board of the Climate and Health Alliance Australia (CAHA), which focuses on driving system-wide change to ensure that organisations remain responsive to emerging challenges, particularly in the areas of health and climate. Dr Simonis is also a practising general practitioner, a researcher with the University of Melbourne Department of General Practice, an experienced media contributor and health columnist for The Australian.

Alison Reeve is the Energy and Climate Change Program Director at Grattan Institute. She has two decades of experience in climate change, clean energy policy and technology, in the private, public, academic and not-for-profit sectors.

Sophie Torney has been a start-up founder, community leader, and worked in the financial, technology and literary sectors. During her time as a former Executive Member of Electrify Boroondara, she was actively involved in educating and informing our community about energy efficiency and electrification.

Renate Vogt is a member of Citipower’s Executive Team - General Manager Regulation. She has more than 20 years’ experience in electricity infrastructure. An economist by profession, Renate has highly developed skills in infrastructure business including revenue and market regulation, electricity innovation, developing commercial non-regulated business streams and customer engagement.

Paul Corkill leads Solar Victoria's Programs, Industry and Policy teams, delivering customer-centric programs that empower Victorians to access safe, high-quality and affordable renewable energy. This includes partnering with training providers, industry and relevant government bodies to support the continued growth and development of a safe, innovative and sustainable renewable energy sector in Victoria.

Ruchika is recognised for her expertise in electricity regulation and policy, renewable technology integration, decarbonisation, low-voltage energy solutions, and energy data governance.  At SECV she leads a $60M portfolio focused on delivering consumer products and services that accelerate electrification across the state.