Andrew Richards

Chief Executive Officer
Energy Users Association of Australia

Andrew has over 30 years of energy industry and infrastructure development experience having held a variety of senior management roles in the areas of sales and marketing, public and stakeholder relations, media and communications, strategic planning, policy development and political advocacy.

For the last 9 years Andrew has been Chief Executive Officer of the Energy Users Association of Australia (EUAA). The EUAA is the peak national body representing Australian commercial and industrial electricity and gas users. EUAA membership covers a broad cross-section of the Australian economy including significant retail, manufacturing, mining, materials and food processing industries.

Under his leadership the EUAA has positioned itself as a highly respected thought leader and advisor to energy industry players, regulators and governments and is recognised by stakeholders as a strong advocate for energy users.

Immediately prior to his current role at the EUAA, Andrew spent 15 years in the renewable energy industry as Head of External Affairs at one of Australia’s first renewable energy companies, Pacific hydro. Andrew was a founding director of the Clean Energy Council having been Chair of the Australian Wind Energy Association and Deputy Chair of the Business Council for Sustainable Energy.

 

Presentation details

Plenary 4
Keynote Panel: Keynote Panel: Seismic Shifts | Gas, exploration and the economy
Thursday 29 May 2025
8:30am – 10:15am

Detailed program can be found here.

 

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