Tony Jones
One of the ABC’s most experienced radio and television current affairs journalists, Tony Jones has reported for Four Corners, Foreign Correspondent, and other TV and radio current affairs programs.
Tony has collected respected awards for reports such as ‘Horses for Courses’ on the Waterhouse racing dynasty (Walkley), ‘My City of Sydney’ on the city’s development boom (Penguin), and ‘Frozen Asset’ on the exploitation of Antarctica (Gold Medal, New York Film and Television Festival).
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Bernie Hobbs
Bernie Hobbs is a multiaward-winning science writer and broadcaster with ABC Science Online. Her job lets her do two of the things she loves best - hear about what’s new in the world of science from the people who are making it happen, and turn high-brow jargon-laden material into great stories for the rest of us. While Bernie’s background is in medical science and teaching, she’s also interested in how science and big ideas fit into real life – culturally, socially and environmentally. She gets to explore that territory regularly as a judge on ABC TV’s The New Inventors, a new take on one of her favourite shows as a kid.
“Everyone has ideas, but I love the passion and grunt that our inventors show in getting their ideas from the back of the envelope to the shed and beyond.”
When not being impressed by our country’s inventors, Bernie can be heard regularly discussing science on ABC radio, and seen having way too much fun each week in the ABC’s new science show for kids, the experiMENTALS.
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Nick Goodall
In May 2003, Nick Goodall established and became Chief Executive of the Energy Networks Association (ENA), the industry body for the UK’s regulated electricity and gas transmission and distribution companies. It sets standards for connection to, and use of, the electricity network.
In July 2008, he became the world’s first biofuels sustainability regulator as CEO of the UK’s Renewable Fuels Agency (RFA). He took on responsibility for the administration of the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO), and for leading the Agency’s work into the indirect effects of biofuels production.
Previously, Nick had been Chief Executive of both Renewables East and The British Wind Energy Association (BWEA) where he was instrumental in the securing the ‘Renewables Obligation’ (electricity) and the first two rounds of offshore wind farm licences. He was also Chairman of the Confederation of Renewable Energy Associations and a Director of both the Scottish Renewables Forum and the European Wind Energy Association.
Through his company Goodall & Blinkhorn Ltd, he has also written strategic reports for industry bodies and provided advice, briefings and delivered public and private addresses across the energy sector.
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Guido Bartels
Guido Bartels, General Manager of IBM’s Global Energy & Utilities industry, is responsible for managing IBM’s business and strategic initiatives with the energy industry, including regulated and unregulated companies providing generation, energy wholesaling, and energy services. In addition, Guido and his worldwide team work closely with clients to bring IBM’s innovative technology, services and solutions to the energy industry.
Guido also serves as Chairman of the GridWise Alliance, a leading advocacy group of private and public companies who are supporting a national imperative for modernising the electric system of the United States. The scope of the GridWise Alliance is directly aligned with an IBM corporate initiative which Bartels is leading around building an ‘Intelligent Utility Network’.
Guido is also a member of the US Department of Energy’s Electricity Advisory Committee (EAC), a 30 member group representing some of the country’s top public and private sector electricity and energy policy leaders and Chairman of its Smart Grid subcommittee. Bartels worked with the Department of Energy to create a plan to meet the smart grid related requirements of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. In January 2009, the DOE and the EAC presented its report back to the DOE and to the Obama transition team with a number of recommendations including specifics on funding, program management and roadmap for Smart Grid development in the US.
Prior to assuming his current position at IBM in January 2005, Guido was the European Vice President for Pervasive Wireless Solutions in IBM. Under his leadership, a new business was developed, which successfully capitalised on the market opportunities associated with the emergence of wireless technologies. As a result of Guido’s efforts spearheading IBM’s early focus on wireless and pervasive computing, IBM is now widely recognised as a leader in providing end-to-end wireless solutions to enterprises and operators. Previous to his Pervasive Wireless Solutions role, Guido led global operations for IBM’s Industrial Sector, a business unit that focuses on serving the largest companies in manufacturing and process industry segments.
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George Maltabarow
George Maltabarow is Managing Director of EnergyAustralia, a position held since November 2004. He joined EnergyAustralia as Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary in February 1999 and prior to becoming MD was General Manager, Network, responsible for planning and operating EnergyAustralia’s electricity transmission and distribution networks.
EnergyAustralia operates Australia’s largest electricity distribution system and is the largest energy retailer in NSW. Under George’s tenure, EnergyAustralia developed a successful gas and electricity business in Victoria and South Australia in a joint venture with International Power. It also developed one of Australia’s largest infrastructure programs aimed at renewal of the Sydney Central Coast and Hunter electricity networks.
George’s former roles included Executive Director of NSW Treasury, where his focus was microeconomic reform, and Deputy Chairman of NSW Treasury Corporation. George is an energy specialist whose career has included utility and policy roles in all sectors of the electricity industry and government energy policy with the former NSW Energy Authority.
He is currently Chairman of the Energy Networks Association and President of the Electrical and Information Science Foundation of the University of Sydney.
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Perry Sioshansi
Fereidoon (Perry) Sioshansi is President of Menlo Energy Economics, a consulting firm based in San Francisco, California primarily serving the electric power sector.
Perry’s professional experience includes working at Southern California Edison Company (SCE), the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), National Economic Research Associates (NERA), and most recently, Global Energy Decisions (GED). Perry has authored numerous reports, books, book chapters, and articles.
Perry is the editor and publisher of EEnergy Informer, a monthly newsletter with wide international circulation.
He is on the Editorial Advisory Board of The Electricity Journal where he is regularly featured in the Electricity Currents section. A frequent contributor to Energy Policy and The Electricity Journal, he serves on the editorial board of Utilities Policy. He has degrees in Engineering and Economics, including a MS and Ph.D in Economics from Purdue University.
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Timothy Piper
Tim Piper is the Victorian Director of the Australian Industry Group which represents nearly 10,000 manufacturing, IT, telecommunications, construction and utility companies across the country.
Tim has practised as a barrister and solicitor in Australia and the UK and worked as a journalist in television, radio and newspapers. He also has completed an MBA. Prior to working with Ai Group, Tim was Executive Director of the Australian Retailers Association – Victoria (ARAV) for 5 years.
Tim is a director of a number of companies, including the Microsurgery Foundation, and sits on Government advisory committees such as the Victorian WorkCover Advisory Committee, the Environment Minister’s Climate Change Adaptation Reference Council and chairs the Manufacturing Skills and Training Taskforce. He is also Chair of both the Industry Capability Network (ICN) and the EPA’s HazWaste Panel, and is a member of the Mt Hotham Resort Board of Management. He has also been an Australia Day Ambassador for the past four years.
Tim was also a recipient of the Centenary Medal for services to the business community.
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Ed Willett
Ed Willett is currently both a commissioner of the ACCC, specialising in communications matters, and an inaugural member of the Australian Energy Regulator (AER).
Ed chairs the Utility Regulators Forum and the ACCC’s Communications Committee. Before being appointed to the ACCC in 2003, Ed was the inaugural executive director of the National Competition Council for seven years. Previously he worked as an assistant commissioner with the Industry Commission, helped develop the Commonwealth Department of Industry, Science and Technology’s role in business law and regulation, spent three years as deputy head of the Commonwealth Office of Regulation Review, and was involved in other Industry Commission inquiry work.
Ed also spent three years with the New Zealand Ministry of External Relations and Trade as an advisor on international economics and trade, and eight years as an economist with the Department of Defence.
Ed has degrees in law and economics and a postgraduate diploma in international law.
