Full Name
Tim Nelson
Job title
Chair
Organisation
NEM Review
Speaker bio
Tim is the Chair of the Independent Review of the NEM. The Review will provide actionable recommendations to Energy Ministers in late 2025. Prior to this role, Tim was the Executive General Manager, Energy Markets at Iberdrola Australia. In this role, Tim lead the wholesale and retail energy markets functions. He also lead business development for firming and smart solutions. Tim joined Iberdrola Australia in March 2020 from the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC). Up until November 2018, Tim was the Chief Economist of AGL Energy.

He is also a Climate Councillor, a member of the Westpac Stakeholder Advisory Council, an advisory board member for My Net Zero and is on the Research Committee for the Centre for Policy Development.

Tim is an Associate Professor at Griffith University and is widely published in Australian and international peer-reviewed journals. He holds a PhD in economics for which he earned a Chancellors Doctoral Research Medal and a first-class honours degree in economics. Tim is also a fellow of the Governance Institute (FGIA FCG CS CGP) and a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD).
Presentation title
Keynote
Tim Nelson