Ezra Beeman has consulted on business strategy, asset transactions, contract structuring, energy and information technology, market design and industry regulation for company directors, executives and managers of major oil, gas and power companies across Europe, the Americas and the Asia Pacific region.

Ezra’s career at EnergyAustralia spanned a number of strategic and internal advisory roles, where he helped propel the company into a position of international leadership in new technology deployment. During his time there, Ezra built a reputation for tackling some of the company’s toughest challenges and achieving exceptional results.

In addition to his consulting and utility experience, Ezra is an internationally recognized expert on advanced metering infrastructure, wholesale and retail markets, customer research, and demand response.

Dr Ronald D. Ripple is Professor of Energy Economics at Curtin University, Perth, where he heads the Mineral and Energy Economics programs. He has also taught energy economics and finance, international financial management, and applied finance at Macquarie University.

Dr Ripple has worked as an economist in Alaska, Oregon, the East-West Center in Hawaii, the Australian Derivatives Exchange, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and in the Department of Economics at Macquarie University.

He has had a recent research focus on futures markets for energy commodities in an international setting, with an emphasis on Asian oil markets.

Harry Colebourn is an internationally recognised expert in electricity network planning, regulation and customer pricing with over 38 years of electricity transmission and distribution industry experience.

As an executive manager with EnergyAustralia, Harry was responsible for the five year, $8 billion regulatory revenue proposal in 2008, annual pricing submissions worth around $1 billion per annum, a world first default Time-of-Use tariff for all new customers, forecasting energy and demand, and an exemplary regulatory compliance program.

Harry holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Sydney, a Master of Engineering Science from Monash University, a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and a Bachelor of Science from UNSW.

Dr Ross Baldick is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr Baldick is an internationally recognised expert in nodal pricing, transmission rights, market power, electricity market structures and the market, technical and commercial challenges of wind generation.

Dr Baldick has also worked on energy policy and applied issues with Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Harvard Electricity Policy Group, and the University of California Energy Institute.

Dr Baldick received his B.Sc. (physics and mathematics) and B.E. (in electrical engineering) degrees from the University of Sydney and his M.S. and Ph.D. (electrical engineering and computer sciences) from the University of California, Berkeley.

Dr Daniel J. Packey is an internationally recognised expert in energy sustainability issues. Dr Packey has advised the National Renewable Energy Laboratory on evaluating demand side response and renewable technologies, the Environmental Protection Agency on assessing energy related pollution and the Dept. of Energy on their hydrogen program and on mitigating greenhouse gases.

Dr Packey has extensive utility industry experience as an energy economist, having worked for Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), Portland General Electric (PGE), the Potomac Electric Power Company (PEPCO), and the Public Service Commission of Washington, D.C.

Dr Packey is an Associate Professor of Mineral Economics at Curtin University of Technology in Western Australia. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics and an M.S. in Economics from the University of Oregon at Eugene, and undergraduate degrees in Economics and Business from the Central Michigan University at Mt Pleasant.

Angela Bradley is an industry expert in retailing, sustainable energy solutions and zero carbon development. Angela has developed cutting edge energy efficiency and demand management solutions for commercial and industrial sites, assessed the value of residential demand management, delivered a suite of smart meter enabled retail products, and managed the development of a robust sample design for developing next generation network tariffs.

Angela previously worked for E.ON U.K., where she helped establish a best practice energy retailing organisation and was instrumental in developing a $1 billion dollar sustainable energy solutions business from the ground up. Her team developed the UK's first net zero carbon property development, which is currently being implemented.

Angela holds a Post Graduate Degree in Management and a Bachelors of Management from Nottingham Trent University, U.K.

Tom Geiser is an expert in demand response and renewable energy. Tom has experience assessing the technical and economic viability of energy efficiency, energy storage, waste to energy and solar thermal technologies. His knowledge of energy technology is broad and encompasses a wide range of disciplines.

Tom has previously worked for Areva Solar and has a degree in Renewable Energy Engineering from the University of New South Wales, Sydney.

Cameron Galloway is an expert in the application economic and financial modelling techniques to energy issues and markets. Cameron’s experience includes developing statistical samples and forecasts of demand and pricing, and leading Energeia’s research into microrenewables and energy efficiency.

Cameron has a B.A. in Economics and a Masters in Finance from the Australian National University, Canberra.