MEI Symposium 24

IN PERSON EVENT ONLY

The Melbourne Energy Institute invites you to join us at our end-of-year event, MEI Symposium 24. 

The annual MEI Symposium showcases the multi-disciplinary energy research taking place throughout the University of Melbourne. Importantly, it provides a space for collaboration, as well as an opportunity to celebrate the past year's accomplishments. 

Each year, the MEI Symposium features prominent international and local keynote speakers, talented graduate students, and academic staff presenting their research within MEI’s four program areas: Energy Systems, Energy Materials, Power Generation and Transport, Heavy Industry and Resources. 

A total of $8,000 in prizes is available to be won by students and post-docs as part of this year’s event, with four awards available each for Best Presentation and Best Poster.

This year, we are pleased to host Anna Skarbek, CEO of Climateworks Centre, as our opening keynote speaker on "Matching ambition by design: aligning the energy system with renewable superpower expectations".

Australia's ‘renewable superpower’ ambition is clear and the energy system has a critical role to play. The nation has the potential to take this from ambition to reality. But what does that look like in practice? What are the major technological, governance, policy and financing changes underway to drive this and what more would help the electricity and energy system planning match the ambition for Australia’s future economic prosperity in a net zero world?

For 15 years, Climateworks Centre has led scenario modelling that demonstrates Australia's sector pathways for achieving climate goals with other benefits - informing policy and practice for implementation.

Climateworks CEO Anna Skarbek will outline the energy sector pathway's role in the net zero transformation, the latest policy and financing developments, and how energy system planning can align.

Ticket Types:

MEI Symposium 24 is a full-day event, with two options for simultaneous sessions in the morning and afternoon.

When booking, please indicate your attendance at the opening keynote plenary, as well as which session you would like to attend in the morning and afternoon.

Morning (choose one):

• Morning option 1: Energy Systems OR
• Morning option 2: Energy Materials

Afternoon (choose one):

• Afternoon option 1: Power Generation & Transport OR
• Afternoon option 2: Heavy Industry and Resources

Program:

8:00 am - Registration and coffee

8:30 am - Welcome messages

8:30 am - Opening Plenary: Anna Skarbek, CEO of Climateworks Centre

9:30 am - Simultaneous morning sessions, Energy Systems OR Energy Materials

12:30 pm - Lunch and MEI Poster Competition

1:20 pm - Simultaneous afternoon sessions, Power Generation and Transport OR Heavy Industry and Resources

4:30 pm - Close

For more information on the speakers and program:

• Short version - 1 page program

• Long version (includes speaker bios and abstracts): - TO COME

PHOTOGRAPHY NOTICE:

Your registration to attend this event confirms your consent to any potential recording of your image and/or voice.