The Australian Energy Producers 2025 Conference & Exhibition is being held in Brisbane, Queensland, from 26 to 29 May.

The annual conference is the flagship event for Australia’s oil and gas sector, and this year will be held under the theme ‘The Energy Edge | Innovation, Opportunity, Security’. The conference will gather over 2,500 attendees including Australian and global industry leaders, investors, trading partners, energy specialists and exhibitors.

The conference will be held only weeks after the 2025 Federal Election and will deliver key insights and analysis from industry and political leaders on the future of Australia’s energy policy landscape in the wake of the election and recent geopolitical events.

Australia is well-positioned to leverage our abundant natural resources, innovation and strategic relationships to ensure our future economic prosperity and energy security. The conference program features a world-class line-up of speakers who will explore how we can harness Australia’s competitive strengths to deliver reliable, affordable and cleaner energy for Australia and the region.

Confirmed speakers include:

In Conversation

• Helen Currie, Chief Economist, ConocoPhillips
• Kevin Gallagher, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Santos

Plenary Speakers

• Gillian Cagney, President, Australia & New Zealand, Worley
• The Hon Lia Finocchiaro MLA, Chief Minister of the Northern Territory
• Ron Gusek, Chief Executive Officer, Liberty Energy
• Balaji Krishnamurthy, Managing Director and President, Australia, Chevron Australia
• Sue McCarrey, Chief Executive Officer, NOPSEMA
• Samantha McCulloch, Chief Executive, Australian Energy Producers
• Senator Susan McDonald, Shadow Minister for Resources and Northern Australia
• Michiko Miyano, Deputy Chief Minister, Embassy of Japan in Australia
• Meg O’Neill, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Woodside Energy
• Rachael Risucci, VP Australia, Gas & Low Carbon Energy, BP Developments Australia
• John Scales, Founder, JWS Research
• Darren Stevenson, Chief Executive Officer, Senex Energy
• Sue-Ern Tan, Head, IEA Regional Cooperation Centre, International Energy Agency
• Cecile Wake, Country Chair and Senior Vice President Integrated Gas, Shell Australia
• Brett Woods, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Beach Energy
• Simon Younger, Chair, ExxonMobil Australia

The panel series will also include a focus on the east coast gas market, with speakers:

• Dan Clark, Chief Executive Officer, Australia Pacific LNG
• Prof David Close, Director, Gas & Energy Transition Research Centre, University of Queensland
• Jane Norman, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Amplitude Energy
• Rick Wilkinson, Chief Executive Officer, EnergyQuest

Facilitators

• Laura Jayes, Journalist and host of ‘AM Agenda’, Sky News
• Chris Uhlmann, Journalist, Sky News

The event also includes the exhibition, with over 110 companies representing the full supply chain onsite showcasing energy innovation and facilitating business within the sector.

For more information or to register visit energyproducersconference.au