Here are the presentations for the 2019 Wind Energy Conference, held 1 May:

Welcome and Minister's speech

• The energy sector and renewables
  by Hon Dr Megan Woods, Minister for Energy and Resources

Session 1 - A low carbon economy

• Our low carbon future - Are we going at the right speed and in the right direction? 
  by Simon Upton, Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment 
• Paris Agreement progress update and international carbon pricing
  by Kay Harrison, NZ Climate Change Ambassador

Session 2 - Innovation and case studies - what's possible with renewables - Part 1

• A word of possibility with wind and other renewables 
  by Terry Surles, University of Hawaii and California Institute for Energy and Development 
• New Zealand's energy transition and innovation 
  by Clayton Delmarter, Tilt Renewables 
• Next generation wind turbines and the future of New Zealand wind energy 
  by Peter Cowling, Vestas 
• Hydrogen's role in our energy future and what does it mean for wind 
   by Dr Linda Wright, NZ Hydrogen Association 
• The energy sector, climate change and renewables,
  by Jonathan Young, National Energy & Resources Spokesperson 

Section 3 - Innovation and Case Studies - Part 2

• Lessons for the wind industry from renewable development in Australia 
  by Ashley Grohn, Aurecon 
• Local and community energy 
  by Anna Berka, Victoria University of Wellington 
• GE's Cyprus 5MW turbine and the New Zealand market 
  by Chris Holsonback, GE 
• Innovations in energy use and impact on the New Zealand electricity system 
  by Andrew Caseley, EECA 
• What does climate change mean for wind and other renewable generation? 
  by David Frame, Victoria University of Wellington 

Section 4 - Breaking New Ground

• Are we listening? An update on the Low-emissions Inquiry Report 
   by Murray Sherwin, NZ Productivity Commission 
• Electricity market structure with increasing renewable generation 
  by Guy Waipara, Meridian Energy 
• An investment view on the future of the electricity sector and the role of wind  
  by Nevill Gluyas, FNZC 
• What Transpower's doing to prepare for our energy future 
  by Stephen Jay, Transpower