Voltex Technical Summit Program

June 26, 2026

Day 1: Monday 14th September

TimeTopicSpeaker
08:00Registration and Breakfast
09:00Welcome AddressDr Ian Boake
Director, Applied Energy Solutions
09:05Energy Transition / AI Power DemandMick Weston
Director | General Manager, Voltex Group
09:15What’s new in ETAP 2026? (including AI-related topics)Hossain Shaikh
Chief Commercial Officer, ETAP
10:15HV High Voltage Protection Systems in the age of inverter-based resourcesRaúl Barrera
Director | Lead Engineer, Voltex Group
11:00Morning Tea
11:30Data Centres Power GrowthMatthew Cooke
ETAP Australia Regional Director | Solution Architect, ETAP
12:00Lunch
13:00ETAP DC Arc Flash Calculation for Confidence in Safety ComplianceDr Shantanu Kumar
Associate Principal | Energy – HV Substations Technical Lead, Arup
13:45Afternoon Tea
14:15How ETAP Controllers with HIL and SIL manage dynamic power sources and loadsDr Narottam Das
Senior Lecturer, Engineering (Electrical), Central Qld Uni
15:00How will the Energy Transition impact AI Hyperscalers?Hossain Shaikh, Raúl Barrera, Mick Weston
15:45Closing AddressDr Ian Boake
Director, Applied Energy Solutions
16:00Networking Drinks

Day 2: Tuesday 15th September

TimeTopicSpeaker
8:00Networking Breakfast
08:55Welcome AddressDr Ian Boake
Director, Applied Energy Solutions
09:00Workshop: ETAP / CoSim with PSCADRaúl Barrera
Director | Lead Engineer, Voltex Group
10:30Morning Tea
11:00ETAP Feeder Hosting CapacityDr Shaminda de Silva
Discipline Leader (Electrical Engineering), Central Qld Uni
12:00Lunch
13:00Data Centre Operation Challenges – ETAP Data SolutionsMick Weston
Director | General Manager, Voltex Group
13:45Afternoon Tea
14:15ETAP – AI Factory Power Management from Grid to ChipHossain Shaikh
Chief Commercial Officer, ETAP
15:45Closing AddressDr Ian Boake
Director, Applied Energy Solutions
16:00Networking Drinks

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