Day 1

Day 1 | Tuesday 6 September | Opportunities of Climate Action at all Levels

Hear about actions being taken by businesses, investors, communities, state and local governments and others and exchange ideas for how we can work together to create better futures for us all.

9:00am - 9:15am OPEN & WELCOME TO COUNTRY

Francis Wedin - Founder & CEO, Vulcan Energy Resources
Debby Blakey - CEO, HESTA Super Fund
Taylor Hawkins - Managing Director, Foundations for Tomorrow
Abigail Forsyth - Co-Founder & Managing Director, KeepCup, KeepCup
Deo Prasad - Scientia Professor, Manager of the Sustainable Communities and Waste Hub at UNSW
John Lydon - Senior Partner, McKinsey and Company
Kerrie Wilson - Pro Vice-Chancellor (Sustainability Strategy), Queensland University of Technology
Adam Morton - Climate and Environment Editor, Guardian Australia

9:15am - 10:00am OPENING KEYNOTES: The New Energy Economy

10:00am - 11:00am PANEL DISCUSSION: Renewable Energy Export Opportunities

11:00am - 11:30am MORNING TEA & ENTERTAINMENT

Francis Wedin - Founder & CEO, Vulcan Energy Resources
Debby Blakey - CEO, HESTA Super Fund
Taylor Hawkins - Managing Director, Foundations for Tomorrow
Abigail Forsyth - Co-Founder & Managing Director, KeepCup, KeepCup
Deo Prasad - Scientia Professor, Manager of the Sustainable Communities and Waste Hub at UNSW
John Lydon - Senior Partner, McKinsey and Company
Kerrie Wilson - Pro Vice-Chancellor (Sustainability Strategy), Queensland University of Technology
Adam Morton - Climate and Environment Editor, Guardian Australia

11:30am - 12:30pm PANEL DISCUSSION: Society and Economy Wide Implementation

12:30pm - 1:30pm PANEL DISCUSSION: Future-proofing Australia's Climate Agenda

1:30pm - 2:30pm LUNCH BREAK & ENTERTAINMENT

2:30pm - 3:30pm IN-CONVERSATION KEYNOTES: Sector Policy and Action

3:30pm - 4:00pm AFTERNOON TEA & ENTERTAINMENT

4:00pm - 5:15pm SECTOR WORKSHOPS: Submissions

5:15pm - 5:30pm CLOSING REMARKS

5:30pm - 7:30pm RECEPTION: Networking and Live Music

Debby Blakey - CEO, HESTA Super Fund
Taylor Hawkins - Managing Director, Foundations for Tomorrow
Abigail Forsyth - Co-Founder & Managing Director, KeepCup, KeepCup
Deo Prasad - Scientia Professor, Manager of the Sustainable Communities and Waste Hub at UNSW
John Lydon - Senior Partner, McKinsey and Company
Kerrie Wilson - Pro Vice-Chancellor (Sustainability Strategy), Queensland University of Technology
Adam Morton - Climate and Environment Editor, Guardian Australia