People

Dr Williams is a Monash University PhD graduate of the Department of Civil Engineering (1980). His PhD led to notable work on understanding the mechanics of rock socketed piles and developing design methods integrated with construction processes. This work was directly used in the extensive foundations of the West Gate Bridge construction. This early PhD led to an array of PhDs on “soft rock technology” at Monash University earning it an enviable world reputation in this area. Dr Williams is an outstanding engineer who has contributed extensively to the field of geomechanics over many years and has achieved a worldwide reputation in his specialised field. He has undertaken major management roles in various companies. He was the Chief of CSIRO, Division of Petroleum Resources (1994 - 2002), then the Chief of CSIRO, Division of Energy Technology (2004) before re-establishing and heading Geodynamics in 2006, a leading company dealing in geothermal energy.

Mr Kallis has more than 25 years experience in the Australian energy sector, primarily focused in South Australia. Terry holds degrees in Electrical Engineering an a Masters in Business Administration. He was formerly Chief Financial Officer of ETSA Corporation andlatterly as Executive Manager Network managing the transmission ssets f ElectraNetA. During his time at ETSA, he was intimately involved with all the major reforms implemented in the late 1990s. Those reforms included commercialsation,corporatisation, involvement in th designof the Nationl Electricity Market (NEM) and the ETSA sale. After leaving ETSA Terry managed a number of major asignments as a consultant including the acquisition of ElectraNet SA by Powerlink Queensland, the 220 MW, 180 km, underground Murraylink Interconnector for TransEnergie Australia, South Australia's first wind farm the Starfish Hill Wind Farm Project (34.5 MW) and the Mt Millar Wind Farm Project (70 MW) for Tarong Energy. Terry is Chairman of the Australian Geothermal Energy Association (AGEA) and is also AGEA’s representative to the AEMC’s Stakeholder Committee Review of Australia’s Energy Market (in light of Climate Change policies and the renewable energy target). Recently, Terry was appointed to the board of the Clean Energy Innovation Centre and he was made a memberf the Council of the South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy to represent geothermal and renewables. Mr Kallis has also been appointed to the Centre for Energy Technology Advisory Board at Adelaide University, chaired by former South Australianmier John Olsen, to address greenhouse gas mitigation.

Roger Massey-Green is chairman of Eureka Capital Partners, a private company focused on financing and development in the minerals and energy sectors. He co-founded Excel Coal Ltd, owner of Helensburgh's Metropolitan Colliery, in 2002 and was company chairman until its sale in 2006. Mr Massey-Greene founded and served as managing director of Excel's predecessor, Resource Finance Corporation, from 1984 to 2002. He previously worked for Bank of America in Australia and the United States in project and corporate finance, and as an underground mining engineer with Rio Tinto Ltd. In 2007, he co-founded Eureka Benevolent Foundation, a private philanthropic institution. He is the foundation's chairman. Mr Massy-Greene is also a member of the Salvation Army's Sydney Red Shield Appeal committee.

Dr Bob Johnson, a geologist, is one of the world’s leading practitioners of the application of computers to geological modelling and mine planning. He is Executive Chairman of Havilah Resources NL, in which capacity he has been jointly responsible for the definition of the Kalkaroo and Mutooroo copper deposits in South Australia. His company, Maptek Pty Ltd, is a major supplier of technical mining software through a network of integrated offices across Australia, North and South America, Africa and Europe, marketing the interactive Maptek Vulcan mining system. This experience has provided a broad understanding of orebodies and of the role of 3D geometry in structural geology. Dr Johnson is a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and a Member of the American Society of Mining Engineers. He is chairman of Curnamona Energy Limited, which was successfully listed on ASX in April 2005.

Sam Button holds a Doctor in Philosophy in Chemical Engineering, (advanced coal power generation technologies ) as wellas a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering (BE Chem, Uni of Adelaide), Oil and gas, combustion, power generation.

Susan Jeans is the Chief Executive of the Australian Geothermal Energy Association (AGEA) the national body Susan Jeans is the Chief Executive of the Australian Geothermal Energy Association (AGEA) the national body representing the Australian geothermal energy industry. Susan is also Managing Director of new energy directions. Susan has previously worked in the political arena, serving in the Federal Parliament as the Member for Kingston and working as an Advisor to the former Environment and Heritage Minister Robert Hill on climate change and energy policy. She has also worked for a number of shadow ministers in various portfolio areas prior to the election of the Howard Government in 1996. Susan also held the position of Chief Executive of the Renewable Energy Generators of Australia (REGA) until October 2007. Susan has tertiary qualifications in the areas of Australian politics, political theory and environmentalism and she produces occasional columns as a political commentator. She is also a Director of the Climate Institute and a member of the CSIRO s Energy and Transport Advisory Council.