User Conference

ETAP Spark 2026 Adelaide

2 Days with an Optional Evening Reception
Sep 14 - 16, 2026
Adelaide, Australia
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DayMorningAfternoon
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08:00 am - Registration and Breakfast

09:00 am - Welcome and Keynote
Mick WestonBackground on theme – newspaper articles: MS, Amazon, Google, META – NUCLEAR !
Adam Creighton, IPA - Net-zero mirage
AI Data Factories -  a different type of load; IBRs – a different type of “generator”

Tomago Aluminium – the $100 M decision !

09:30 am - Technical Session 1

Raul Barrera (VPE) –  HV high voltage protection systems in the age of inverter-based resources

10:30 am - Break – Networking and Kiosk displays

11:00 am - Technical Session 2
Matthew Cooke (ETAP) – Data Centres Power Growth

12:00 pm - Lunch
Free event – registration required
As seats are limited, we invite you to confirm your participation as soon as possible.

 

1:00 pm - Session 3 –  Client Success Story 
Dr Shantanu Kumar, PhD | MScEng | BE | FIEAust | CPEng | NPER | RPEQ, Associate Principal | Energy – HV Substations Technical Lead – Arup

ETAP DC Arc Flash Calculation for Confidence and Safety

2:00 pm - Break – Networking and Kiosk displays

2:30 pm - Session 4 – Client Success Story
ETAP Microgrid

3:30 pm - Panel Discussion
How will the Energy Transition impact AI Hyperscalers

4:30 pm - Closing Remarks

5:00 pm - Networking and Drinks

6:00 pm - Dinner – Shiki Restaurant

Free event – registration required
As seats are limited, we invite you to confirm your participation as soon as possible.

 

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08:00 am - Networking Breakfast

09:00 am - Session 5 – Workshop
Raul Barrera – ETAP / CoSim with PSCAD

10:30 am - Coffee Break 

12:00 pm - Lunch
Free event – registration required
As seats are limited, we invite you to confirm your participation as soon as possible.

1:00 pm - Technical Session 6
Dr Shaminda De Silva -  ETAP Feeder Hosting

2:00 pm - Break – Networking and Kiosk displays

2:30 pm - Session 7 – Client Success Story
Data centers

3:30 pm - Technical Session 8
Mick W / Raul B (VPE)

ETAP – AI Factory power management from Grid to Chip

4:30 pm - Closing Remarks

5:00 pm - Networking and Drinks
Free event – registration required
As seats are limited, we invite you to confirm your participation as soon as possible.
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Event Description

Powering the Future – From Electrical Design to AI Factories

ETAP Spark Adelaide 2026 opens with a keynote by ETAP CEO, Tanuj Khandelwal, who will share the ETAP strategic trajectory in the face of one of the greatest industrial shifts of our time: The rise of AI Factories, the explosion of energy demand, and the urgent need to rethink the design, reliability, and supervision of critical electrical infrastructure.

At a time when digital sovereignty, industrial competition, and the energy transition are converging, electricity is becoming the strategic backbone of the economy.

This conference is a strategic gathering to understand how to build safe, resilient, and scalable electrical infrastructure, and why the future relies on an integrated ecosystem for the entire electrical lifecycle, from calculation to real-time simulation.

An Exceptional Evening to Celebrate 40 Years of ETAP 🥂

The day will conclude with a private reception celebrating the 40th anniversary of ETAP. This is an exclusive opportunity to meet industry leaders in the electrical ecosystem, exchange ideas with our technology partners, and celebrate four decades of innovation dedicated to critical electrical infrastructure.

As seating is strictly limited, we invite you to confirm your participation now. 

Who should attend

The ETAP Spark Adelaide 2026 day is ideally suited for, ETAP Users, System Integrators, Substation engineers and technicians, Generation, transmission engineers and technicians, Data Centre Managers and Engineers, AI Hyperscalers, HV engineers, technicians and auditors, Electrical engineers, technicians and electricians, Maintenance engineers and asset managers, Plant, project and design engineers, Industrial organisations with HV electrical distribution and Engineering and safety managers.

Registration





Location

North Terrace
Adelaide
South Australia

Date & Time

Sep 14 - 16, 2026
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Time Zone: UTC

Meal

Includes coffee breaks, networking brunch and evening cocktail.

Hotel

All travel and hotel arrangements are the responsibility of the participants.

 

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