26/10/2026
The summit opens today with Welcome to Country from Stacie Piper, opening remarks from Demian Natakhan on what the BESS industry owes the energy transition, and a keynote from Andy McCarthy on industry leadership.
Then straight into ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ๐น ๐ญ. Matt Baumgurtel, Charlie Prell and Nam Quach on ramping up the Australian BESS industry while developing it responsibly: the market drivers, the benefits, and the development considerations that set up the rest of the day.
The why and the how, before we get into the detail.
Responsible BESS Development Summit