Conference Program

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Program will be regularly updated with any changes.

DAY 1
Sunday November 28, 2010
4:00pm-6:00pm

Conference Registration

Ballroom Foyer, Park Hyatt Melbourne

6:00pm-8:00pm

Ice Breaker Function

Ballroom Foyer, Park Hyatt Melbourne

Proudly sponsored by

DAY 2
Monday November 29, 2010
9:00am Conference Opening & Official Welcome

Ballroom, Park Hyatt Melbourne
9:05am-9.15am

Dr Richard Aldous
Deputy Secretary - Energy and Earth Resources, Department of Primary Industries Victoria

Setting the CCS Scene 1
  Session Chairs: Peter Cook and Dick Wells
9:15am-9.40am Why should we still care about CCS?
Lord Oxburgh
Chair, Carbon Capture and Storage Association
9:40am-10.05am Setting the climate scene
Will Steffen

Executive Director, ANU Climate Change Institute
10:05am-10.30am Why CCS now?
Paal Frisvold
Chairman of the Board, Bellona Europa
10:30am-10.50am Morning Tea
Setting the CCS Scene 2
  Session Chairs: Martin Hoffman and Richard Aldous
10:50am-11.15am CCS 20 years on and the challenges ahead
John Gale
General Manager, IEA Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme (IEAGHG)
11:15am-11.40am Current status of global CCS development
Nick Otter
CEO, Global CCS Institute
11:40am-12.05am A technical assessment and comparison of emerging global CCS regulation
Martin Jagger
CCS & Sour Gas Manager, Shell
12:05pm-12.30am A CCS policy framework for Australia
Ralph Hillman
Executive Director, Australian Coal Association
12:30pm-12.45pm Panel Discussion
12:45pm-
1.45pm
LUNCH
Taking CCS forward through Demonstration Projects 1
  Session Chairs: Dick Wells and John Hartwell

1:45pm-
2.05pm

The CarbonNet Flagship proposal
Richard Brookie
Project Director - CarbonNet, Department of Primary Industries
2:05pm-
2.25pm
A generator's perspective of CCS
Greg Everett
Chief Executive, Delta Electricity
2:25pm-
2.45pm

The Wandoan Flagship proposal
Alan du Mée
Project Director, CTSCo
Robert Heath
Project Manager Technical, CTSCo

2:45pm-
3.05pm
The Collie SW Hub Flagship proposal
Dominique van Gent
Coordinator of Carbon Strategy, Department of Mines and Petroleum
3:05pm-
3.25pm
The Canadian CCS Experience
Don Wharton

Vice-President - Sustainable Development, TransAlta
3:25pm-
3.45pm
Oxyfuel Technology Implementation
Chris Spero
Manager Emerging Technology/
Callide Oxyfuel Project Director, CS Energy Ltd
3:45pm-
4.00pm
Panel Discussion
4:00pm-
4.20pm
AFTERNOON TEA

Advancing CCS

Session proudly sponsored by

  Session Chairs: John Carras and Brad Mullard
4:20pm-
4.40pm

Mapping CCS, including recommendations of the Mapping Taskforce
Keith Spence
Chairman, Carbon Storage Taskforce

4:40pm-
5.00pm
Advancing geological storage in China
Yujie Diao
Hydrogeologist, Center for Hydrogeology and Environmental Geology - China Geological Survey
5:00pm-5.20pm Determination of storage capacity in Australian basins
Clinton Foster

Chief, Petroleum and Marine Division, Geoscience Australia
5:20pm-
5.35pm
Panel Discussion
5:35pm day two close
7:30pm-10:00pm

CONFERENCE GALA DINNER

Master of Ceremonies: James O'Loghlin

Ballroom, Park Hyatt Melbourne

Proudly sponsored by

DAY 3
Tuesday November 30, 2010
7.15am-
8.30am

Free Networking Breakfast
CCS – A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

Parsons Brinkerhoff is pleased invite conference delegates to a free networking breakfast at the National CCS Conference. Speakers include Dominic Cook - Parsons Brinkerhoff UK and Nick Otter - Global CCS Institute.

Fairmont Room, Park Hyatt Melbourne

9:00am-
9.20am

Minister's Address
The Hon Martin Ferguson AM MP
Federal Minister for Resources and Energy

Ballroom, Park Hyatt Melbourne

Taking CCS forward through Demonstration Projects 2
  Session Chairs: Keith Spence and Kelly Thambimuthu
9:20am-
9.40pm
FutureGen 2.0
Ken Humphreys

Chief Executive, FutureGen Alliance
9:40am-
10.00am
Australia and China – working together on CCS
John Carras
Director, CSIRO Advanced Coal Technology
10:00am-
10.20am
Demonstrating CCS in Australia
Peter Cook
Chief Executive, CO2CRC
10:20am-
10.40am
U.S. Department of Energy’s Regional Carbon Sequestration Initiative
Traci Rodosta
Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership (RCSP) Coordinator; Project Manager in the Sequestration Division, National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL)
10:40am-
10.55am
Panel Discussion
10:55am-
11.15am
morning TEA
Building frameworks and business models for CCS
  Session Chairs: David Borthwick and Bill Koppe
11:15am-
11.35am
The way towards low emitting coal power plants from Vattenfall’s perspective
Hubertus Altmann
Member of the Board, Vattenfall Europe AG;
Vattenfall Europe Mining AG, Department Power Plants
11:35am-
11.55am
Implementing CCS in Poland
Agata Hinc
Low Emission Economy Project Leader, demosEUROPA – Centre for European Strategy
11:55am-
12.15pm
Making CCS an infrastructure investment destination
Andrew Beatty

Partner, Environmental Markets Group - Sydney, Baker & McKenzie
12:15pm-
12.35pm
The business of CCS
Tony Booer

Marketing & Technique Manager, Schlumberger Carbon Services
12:35pm-
12.50pm

Panel Discussion

12:50pm-
1.50pm

Lunch

Innovation in CCS
  Session Chairs: Barry Isherwood and Kai Tullius
1:50pm-
2.10pm
Australia: the imperative for investment in innovation
Gerry Morvell
Brown Coal Innovation Australia
2:10pm-
2.30pm
Bio-CCS Algal Synthesis
Andrew Lawson
Managing Director, MBD Energy Limited
2:30pm-
2.50pm
Mineral Carbonation (MC) - A potential large scale solution for carbon storage and utilisation
Marcus St. John Dawe
Executive Director, GreenMag Group
2:50pm-
3.10pm
Long distance transportation of carbon dioxide - the challenges in the pipeline
Valerie Linton

CEO, Energy Pipelines CRC
3:10pm-
3.30pm

Panel Discussion

3:25pm-
3.45pm
Afternoon Tea
Building frameworks and business models for CCS - CCS technology development
  Session Chairs: John Pegler and Trevor Stay
3:45pm-
4.05pm
Building a future for de-carbonized coal power
Giuseppe Di Lieto
Commercial Director - Gasification & IGCC, China & Asia Pacific, GE Energy
4:05pm-
4.25pm
Lessons learned from CO2 capture technology development
Louis Sonnois
CO2 Market Manager, Alstom
4:25pm-
4.45pm
CO2 capture and storage - A pathway to integration
Baden Firth

Machinery Department Manager, Mitsubishi Australia Ltd
4:45pm-
5.05pm

ZeroGen Flagship proposal
Andrew Garnett
Project Manager - Carbon Transport and Storage, ZeroGen Pty Ltd

5:05pm-
5.20pm

Panel Discussion and Wrap Up

5:20pm Conference Close