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Session 2
Session
Session
10:45 am
10 September 2025
The Ballroom
Session Program
10:45 am
Hayley Monks, Managing Director, Echo Managed Services interviewed by Jo Lim, CEO, VIcWater
11:00 am
The Victorian water sector’s key regulators: the Essential Services Commission and the Environment Protection Authority join to discuss their respective regulatory postures and visions for delivering a comprehensive regulatory framework for Victoria’s water sector.
Facilitator Jo Lim
Panellists
- Rebecca Billings, Essential Services Commission
- Joss Crawford, Environment Protection Agency
- Kasper Maat, Department of Health
11:45 am
Embedding Self Determination and Treaty Readiness in the Victorian Water Sector
Elly Patira - Commissioner - Essential Services Commission, Glenn Pellegrin - Senior Manager First Peoples - South East Water, Greg Robinson - Wadawurrung Man, Head of First Nation Values - Barwon Water, Aunty Kym Monohan - Greater Western Water - Team Leader First Nations Partnerships, Rueben Berg - Co-Chair - First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria
Victoria is at a monumental moment in its journey toward Treaty, built on a foundation of truth and justice.
The water sector, with its unique leadership and influence, has a critical role to play in shaping this future. This session will elevate Cultural priorities and showcase the powerful perspectives of First Peoples and sector leaders as we take our foundational steps on this journey.
Speakers
- Elly Patira, Commissioner, Essential Services Commission
- Aunty Kym Monohan, Team Leader First Nations Partnerships, Greater Western Water
- Greg Robinson, Wadawurrung Man, Head of First Nation Values, Barwon Water
- Glenn Pellegrin, Senior Manager First Peoples, South East Water
- Rueben Berg, Co-Chair, First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria
Facilitator Tiffany White, General Manager Strategy and Community, Yarra Valley Water