australian delegates

Aaron is a Melbourne-based lawyer specialising in competition law, regulatory investigations, and disputes, with particular experience working with clients in the critical infrastructure, transport, natural resources, and large retail sectors. He is also a casual legal academic at Monash University. Aaron brings a keen interest in the intersection of law, policy, and the energy transition, with a particular focus on the Australia-Indonesia relationship. Previously a New Colombo Plan Scholar, Aaron studied at Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) in 2023 and interned at Investment NSW in Singapore. He has written on energy diplomacy between Australia and Indonesia, contributing "The Cable Connection: Australia and Indonesia's Shared Journey to Net-Zero Emissions" to the Australian Institute of International Affairs, exploring the potential for cross-border energy infrastructure to advance both countries' decarbonisation goals. Aaron previously volunteered with CAUSINDY as a Program Coordinator for the Yogyakarta 2023 and Perth 2024 conferences, and looks forward to continuing the conversation on a just energy transition across the Indo-Pacific.

Aayushi is an emerging leader working at the intersection of sustainability, community engagement, and social equity across Australia and the Indo-Pacific. She holds a Master of Environment and Sustainability from Monash University. She focuses on strengthening community-led approaches to environmental governance, climate change, and sustainable development through systems change, gender equality and inclusive participation. Aayushi has worked on interdisciplinary initiatives across Australia and Indonesia. This includes Fire To Flourish (Monash Sustainable Development Institute), championing community-led disaster resilience and recovery for bushfire affected communities in Australia; and Yapeka Indonesia, contributing to Blue Economy Empowerment through Sustainable Uses of Nature-based Solutions. She currently is a Development Officer with the World Food Forum Australian Youth Chapter, collaborating for a more sustainable agrifood sector. Outside of work, Aayushi is a nature lover, traveller, artist and big foodie. You will find her at the beach, trying exciting vegan food, or working on a creative project.

Anna is a law and environmental management graduate with experience in environmental governance, carbon markets, and community-led conservation initiatives across Australia and Indonesia. Anna spent 18 months living in Indonesia as a New Colombo Plan Scholar, undertaking study at Universitas Islam Indonesia and Universitas Gadjah Mada. During this time, Anna also undertook internships in Yogyakarta and Lombok that focused on sustainability, environmental management and agricultural innovation. Anna has grown up in rural NSW, and is passionate about nature based climate solutions, sustainable land management, and community-centred approaches to climate policy. She currently works at the Clean Energy Regulator, supporting projects under Australia’s carbon market framework.

Fahad Haider is working as a Renewable Energy (RE) Engineer in Alice Springs, Australia, focusing on energy systems for remote and indigenous communities. He also runs his own organisation, Eminate, to help underprivileged communities achieve UN-SDG7. He is a Youth Delegate/Fellow for programs supported by IRENA, World Bank, UNEP, Al Sharq, UPG, etc. His professional, academic, and international engagement spans Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Burundi, Denmark, India, Myanmar, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Turkey, Tonga, Uganda, UAE and USA. He organised and was panellist in various side-events at COP30/29/28 on “Climate, Energy and Youth” (including official UNFCCC side-events), in collaboration with various universities and organisations. Fahad completed his Masters in Renewable Energy Engineering from the University of New South Wales and Technical University of Denmark in 2019, and BEng from Macquarie University as a full scholarship recipient in 2013.

Ian is currently running Spatial Frontier as a geospatial consultancy business aimed to innovate digital engineering and green infrastructure. He is also running Sustain-novate which aims to help young people to learn environmental sustainability as practically as possible. He hopes to leverage the conference to learn more about how sustainability can be integrated for both countries.

Jack is a climate and disaster policy researcher, tutor and student at Monash University, keenly focused on holistic climate and disaster resilience and Australian local government organisational capacity. Jack is academically, professionally and personally interested in Australian and Indonesian geopolitical relations in our changing climate, regional capacity development and disaster risk reduction coordination, and the impacts of climate disasters and climate change on regional partnerships. Jack's most recent co-authored publication seeks to understand the climate resilience of vulnerable populations in Eastern Indonesia, and he's a huge fan of bicycles and overhead fans.

Joshua Geller is a Research Assistant at the University of New South Wales and a consultant with Indigenous Energy Australia, pursuing a career across research, project delivery, and policy implementation focused on energy justice and equitable energy access. At Indigenous Energy Australia, he currently contributes to work on microgrids in remote First Nations communities, with a focus on how energy infrastructure can support generational social, economic, and community outcomes. He has also worked across renewable energy, industrial decarbonisation, and flexible distributed energy projects that support electricity networks, including major Australian renewable energy and transmission developments at Aurecon, alongside thermal energy storage initiatives with Graphite Energy. His recent research at UNSW examined the long-term outcomes of rural electrification programs in Fiji, exploring how governance, community engagement, and institutional design shape real-world energy service delivery and influence whether energy transitions deliver equitable outcomes for local communities. He has also contributed to international development work with the United Nations Development Programme, supporting a report examining how the unique context of Pacific Island countries requires a considered and whole-of-island approach to last-mile energy access in support of a just energy transition. With a strong interest in the Pacific and Southeast Asia, Joshua is motivated to help ensure energy systems are not only technically viable, but also socially embedded, and capable of delivering lasting local impact.

Maddie Clancy is a Senior Engineer at Transgrid, specialising in energy transition, system strength and market modelling within Australia’s evolving electricity sector. She works on power system challenges supporting renewable energy integration, with experience spanning transmission planning, system security and scenario analysis. Prior to Transgrid, Maddie worked as a consultant using economic and mathematical modelling to provide evidence-based advice and decision-making support to stakeholders across the industry, including for government, network service providers, generators and investors. Alongside her technical work, Maddie serves as Chairperson of Young Energy Professionals Sydney and is a member of Australia’s Future Energy Leaders program, supporting collaboration and leadership development across the energy sector. She is passionate about mitigating anthropogenic climate change, strengthened by her travels and scuba diving experiences across Indonesia which have deepened her appreciation for the protection of natural ecosystems and their connection to cultural identity and economic resilience. Maddie holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (First Class Honours) and Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) from the University of Sydney.

Michael works for the Western Australian Government where he has experience on a range of programs including capacity building of indigenous native title corporations. He has completed 4 ACICIS semesters across Yogyakarta and Bandung and holds a Masters in Political Economy from Murdoch University. For his Masters fieldwork, Michael spent time in Bali examining the way cultural groups participated in environmental impact assessments of major tourism developments. Michael’s experience sits at the intersection of Indigenous governance and the Just Energy Transition, with a focus on ensuring communities have the capacity and opportunity to shape development outcomes across both Australia and Indonesia.

Nicholas Basan is the Performance and Investment Lead in Fortescue's Decarbonisation Advisory team, where he delivers strategy advisory on large-scale decarbonisation and energy transition programs. He has broad international experience spanning Southeast Asia and across Africa. As a New Colombo Plan Scholar, Nicholas spent two semesters studying in Indonesia at Universitas Gadjah Mada and Universitas Islam Indonesia. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Economics and Finance and a Diploma in Indonesian Language from the University of Western Australia.

Peter Whitehouse is a Renewable Energy Engineer with over five years of experience across Australia and the Pacific. Specializing in commercial and industrial energy, Peter focuses on designing complex solar and battery hybrid systems for fringe-of-grid applications and diesel replacement. His work centers on engineering solutions that balance energy access with commercial feasibility, empowering the private sector to drive business growth through sustainable power. Peter’s technical foundation is rooted in high-impact projects, including the design and fabrication of bespoke energy systems for a solar-electric racing vehicle. By combining this hands-on engineering background with a focus on decentralized power, Peter is dedicated to the "Just Energy Transition," fostering resilient and equitable energy systems that support a sustainable future.

Ruby Brown is a Renewable Energy Engineer currently completing a graduate program at the Australian Energy Regulator. She holds a degree in Renewable Energy Engineering from UNSW, where alongside her studies she gained experience in energy market modelling, policy analysis, and global energy markets through consulting and industry roles. Through a New Colombo Plan scholarship to Fiji, Ruby conducted technical assessments of solar systems in remote island communities and attended an international renewable energy conference. These experiences shaped her interest in how energy markets and engineering can support reliable, affordable energy access, and inform more practical and equitable approaches to the energy transition across the Indo-Pacific, including between Australia and Indonesia.