Australia's energy sector is navigating one of the most significant periods of transformation in its history.

As organisations balance affordability, reliability, decarbonisation, cyber resilience, regulatory change and accelerating technology investment, the challenge is no longer simply delivering technology—it is ensuring technology investment delivers measurable business and energy system outcomes.
 
To help address this challenge, the TBM Council APAC is establishing the TBM Energy Special Interest Group (SIG): 
A senior executive forum bringing together leaders from across the energy ecosystem to share insights, challenge conventional thinking, and advance a common approach to technology cost transparency, value realisation and investment governance.

This inaugural Founding Executive Roundtable will convene a select group of CIOs, CFOs, Digital Leaders, Transformation Executives and Industry Leaders from across generation, transmission, distribution, retail, market operations and government.

Objective
To establish a trusted executive forum that strengthens decision-making, improves transparency and advances the connection between technology investment and energy system outcomes across the Australian energy sector.
 

We look forward to seeing you there!

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Networking and Refreshments

6:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Welcome and Opening Remarks  - Why Technology Transparency Matters Now
An exploration of the challenges facing the energy sector as technology investment accelerates and the increasing importance of transparency, governance and value realisation in supporting strategic decision-making.
Zahid Arain, Chair, TBM Council APAC, Craig Wishart, TBM Council APAC Leadership

6:30 PM - 7:00 PM

International Case Study: National Grid UK - Sunil Anand - Global Head of TBM
How National Grid and other leading international organisations have improved technology investment transparency, governance and business value outcomes at scale.

7:15 PM - 8:30 PM

Executive Roundtable Discussion
Facilitated by Susan Abishara, GM Digital Capability & Commercial, AEMO

• Where can Australia lead, not just learn, from global approaches to tech investment transparency & value management?

• What technology investment, governance and cost transparency challenges are common across our organisations?

• Which challenges are best solved collectively as an industry rather than individually?

• What practical opportunities exist to establish common benchmarks, measures and approaches across the sector?

• What should be the founding priorities of the TBM Energy Special Interest Group, and where can it deliver the greatest value to the Australian energy industry?

12 August 2026
5:00 PM - 8:30 PM AEST

Davidson Melbourne Offices
Level 3/500 Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia

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