Programme Schedule
Connect, learn, and lead at SEANZ 2025.
The SEANZ 2025 programme brings together the brightest minds and boldest ideas in solar, storage, and smart energy.
With dual streams, technical workshops, expert panels, and networking sessions, this is where the industry moves forward, together.
It’s our time…
7:30am
Registration Opens
Grab a barista coffee sponsored by SEANZ
9:00am
Industry Day
SEANZ Welcome
Your MC Rebecca George, SEANZ
Room 1
9:05am
Industry Review and Update
Gareth Williams, SEANZ Manager, Innovation Pathways
Room 1
9:25am
Profit is King
Phil Smith, Profitable Tradie, Chief Operating Officer
Room 1
9:55am
Industry Launch of Solassure - Building strong businesses with NZ’s Industry Quality Certification
Solassure
Hosted by: Kristin Gillies, SEANZ Manager, Communications and Digital
Room 1
10:25am
Morning tea
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11:00am
Industry sessions 1
Fronius Verto Commercial Hybrid Inverter & Reserva Modular Battery
Taspac Energy
Delivered by: Fronius & Taspac
Room 1
Join us to discover the brand new Fronius Verto Commercial Hybrid Inverters and the innovative Fronius Reserva Modular Energy Storage Solution. We'll cover the ideal applications for these powerful solutions across both residential and commercial settings, and show you how easily Reserva can be added to any new or existing Fronius GEN24 system—plus how to scale storage effectively in larger commercial installations.
Pylontech Force H3X: The Fully Integrated Hybrid System. Built to Scale. Engineered to Last.
Rise Energy
Delivered by: Rise Energy & Pylontech
Room 2
Discover how the fully integrated Pylontech Force H3X hybrid system simplifies installation, intelligently optimises energy use in real time, and offers built-in flexibility to scale if household needs change — all within a system that reduces long-term maintenance.
Designed for New Zealand conditions and backed by Pylontech, a global leader with over two million systems deployed worldwide, the Force H3X combines battery, inverter, EMS, BMS, and UPS in one sleek unit. Join Rise Energy and Pylontech to explore faster installs, intelligent optimisation, modular expansion, and the benefits of a single support and warranty pathway.
12:00pm
Industry sessions 2
Built to Scale: Ecotricity's Solar Strategy for a 100+MW/year
Ecotricity
Hosted by: Al Yates
Room 1
Join Al from Ecotricity for an inside look at how we're transforming New Zealand's energy future through large-scale solar farms. You'll hear about how innovative pricing models, sleeving, and long-term PPAs are driving the next wave of renewable growth - including a case study on New Plymouth Airport's groundbreaking solar project.
Goodwe's new range of C&I BESS and next generation C&I GT inverter along with residential carports and lightweight modules
J. A. Russell
Hosted by:
Room 2
Goodwe's new range of C&I BESS and next generation C&I GT inverter along with residential carports and lightweight modules
GoodWe will provide an insightful presentation on their exciting new offerings for commercial applications and their growing range of PV building materials. Gopinath Mani, Commercial Business Development Manager will present the growing range of commercial scale PV inverters, plus the new range of commercial all-in-one solutions ranging from 30kW/60kWh, to 125kW/261kWh. Kang Ren, Regional Sales Manager for BIPV, will also showcase their range of innovations, including lightweight PV modules for low load-bearing structures and residential carports to maximise solar generation in the form of self-draining, leak-proof shelters.
1:00pm
Lunch
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2:00pm
Industry sessions 3
From the Ground, To the Cloud – Asset Management
MeteoControl
Hosted by Jawad Sayed, Sales Manager
Room 1
In simple terms, meteocontrol offers a data lineage:
® the inception of which begins at the soil and sun;
® rising up through pragmatic edge control driven by the grid or market;
® maturing of this data by visualising, analysing and reporting via a Cloud oversight; and
® culminating at the desk of the asset manager in the form of meaningful financial insights.
At Meteocontrol, our journey traced from the past by PV tradition, integrating with emerging hybrid technologies, yet forward-looking by design – no energy kWh or data bytes lost along the way!
How to grow your battery business: Efficiency and flexibility through modular and integrated BESS
J. A. Russell
Room 2
Fantastic opportunity to learn about how to grow you battery business using Sigenergy's full product range. Learn about the efficiency and flexibility of our modular design in not only residential, but alos commercial scenarios.
15:00pm
Industry sessions 4
Robust Solutions for the Rural Sector
Taspac Energy
Delivered by Taspac, Blackcurrent, S-Rack, Fronius
Room 1
Join Taspac, S-Rack & Fronius for a deep dive into cutting-edge, robust solutions designed specifically for the farming, agricultural and rural market sectors. Discover how our powerful, reliable solutions increase your overall efficiency, reduce installation costs, reduce risk and improve your customers return on investment without compromising on quality and longevity.
Two Decades of Trinasolar in OZ & NZ: Insights, Challenges, and Innovations for project development
Trina Solar
Room 2
Andrew Percival
16:00pm
Afternoon tea
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16:30pm
Join our panelists
Panel discussion - Profitability in 2025
Room 1
Moderated by Kristy Hoare - My Solar Quotes
David Gilbert - Smart Systems
Jarrod Steel - Steel Electrical
Greg Hoskins - Hoskins Energy Systems
Dwayne Cocker - Taspac
17:15pm
Update on Standards
Greg Hoskins, SEANZ Director and Mark Eagles, SEANZ Manager Quality and Standards
Room 1
18:00pm - 19:00pm
Industry Networking drinks
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7:30am
Registration Opens
Grab a barista coffee sponsored by SEANZ
9:00am
Conference Day
SEANZ Welcome
Your MC Rebecca George, SEANZ
Room 1
9:05am
Our Industry: Trends and Updates, foundations for our DER future
Brendan Winitana, SEANZ Chair & Chief Exec & Gareth Williams, SEANZ Manager, Innovation Pathways
Room 1
9:45am
Hon Simon Watts Minister for Energy, Minister for Climate Change
Room 1
10:00am
A fireside chat with SEANZ Chair Brendan Winitana. Our decentralised energy future.
Anna Kominik, Chair, The Electricity Authority/Te Mana Hiko
Room 1
Anna was appointed Chair of the Authority in July 2023, bringing expertise in governance and business leadership. She has worked across public and private sectors in New Zealand and internationally, introducing social change and new technologies to highly regulated environments.
10:40am
Morning tea
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11:30am
RCI Solar | BESS and USS Solar sessions 1
Aotearoa NZ's Path to Energy Prosperity
Duane Fernandez, Director, Exponential Agency
Room 1
Getting a solar farm project across the line – what it takes in NZ
Anton Trixl, Partner, Anderson Lloyd
Room 2
12:00pm
RCI Solar | BESS and USS Solar sessions 2
Solar on Farms
Gareth Gretton, EECA
Room 1
Utility scale solar farm insights from Invest NZ
Hayden Mackenzie, Invest NZ
Room 2
12:30pm
Lunch
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13:30pm
RCI Solar | BESS and USS Solar sessions 3
Stephen Dixon, ANZ
Room 1
Financing the revolution. Specialist finance products have supported huge growth in solar over recent years. What’s the lay of the land for finance, where are we heading and what do we need to resolve.
The importance of PPAs for renewables and what must change in New Zealand's electricity market to unlock more solar projects
Paul Coster, EVA Marketplace
Room 2
14:00pm
Panel discussions
Join our panelists
Panel Discussion - The importance of planning for your business
Room 1
Moderated by Paul Makumbe - Sunergise
Jeff Albert - J. A. Russell
Jo Bye - Zen Energy
Hannah Shea - Think Solar
Heath Coleman - Future Energy
Yogesh Chand - Solarhub
What does New Zealand need to drive more USS projects?
USS Panel discussion
Room 2
Moderated by Al Yates - Ecotricity
Matt Shanks - Lightyears Solar
Matt Dobbs - ASB Bank
Anton Trixl - Anderson Lloyd
Garth Elmes - Harmony Energy
15:00pm
Afternoon tea
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15:30pm
RCI Solar | BESS and USS Solar sessions 5
Designing for Disruption: A policy and regulatory perspective
Robyn Holdaway, Director, Robyn Holdaway Consulting
Room 1
Managing Risk in EPC contracts - NZ perspective
Matt Shanks, Development Manager, Lightyears Solar
Room 2
16:00pm
RCI Solar | BESS and USS Solar sessions 6
Designing for disruption: A network operators perspective
Ryno Verster, Distribution System Operator, Programme Director, Powerco
Room 1
The journey to the build of Tauhei Solar Farm
Garth Elmes, Harmony Energy
16:30pm
Close
16:45pm
SEANZ AGM
Room 2
18:00pm
Pre-dinner drinks & hors d'oeuvres networking
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19:00pm
Gala Dinner
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21:00pm
SEANZ Aotearoa Industry Awards
Host and MC: Madeleine Sami
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