21st MAY, DAY 2 TOPICS

Breakout Session

Vehicle to Grid (V2G) – What, Why and What’s Holding us Back

This session explores Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) technology and its potential to revolutionise fleet energy management. Experts will discuss how V2G-enabled EVs can feed electricity back to the grid, reducing energy costs and supporting grid stability. Key topics include cost benefits, infrastructure requirements, fleet applications, and real-world case studies demonstrating how fleets can maximise efficiency and sustainability with V2G solutions.

Sponsorships Available

SPEAKERS OF THE EVENT

Clare Rainbow

Clare is the Business Development Manager at Amber – working to create collaborations that drive the best experience for customers and help them to get the most value out of their battery and EV systems, while working to bring industry together to lead the energy transition. Clare recently drove the development of the ARENA project which will see Amber develop their EV smart charging and V2G solution, and help to accelerate their mission to shift Australia, and the world, to 100% renewables. 

Clare has a colourful background – with 10 years in the arts producing and touring large scale productions, and 5 years in marketing and strategy as a Client Success Director. Clare has been with Amber for 5 years and with a young family is passionate about using business to drive climate action.

Kriti Nagrath

Kriti Nagrath is a Research Principal with the Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney. As an environmental scientist, her experience spans public and private sectors focusing on relevant issues of sustainability. An environmental scientist by training, her experience spans public and private sectors focusing on germane issues of sustainability and climate change. Her focus is understanding sustainability transitions looking at the role of enabling factors like policy, stakeholder engagement and sustainable finance. She is currently developing innovative pilots for accelerating the transition towards electric vehicles and electrification of transport in Australia. She has managed research studies investigating innovative approaches to integrating distributed energy resources with the grid, exploring themes of energy efficiency, demand response and network support.

David Leung

David is in the strategy team at the NRMA, where he focuses on the future of mobility and energy. He’s spent the last decade focused on the energy transition, with a focus on transmission and distribution network efficiency and modernisation in roles spanning strategy development, transformation operations, and asset management.