Climate Leadership Conference
The Climate Leadership Conference, being held on March 15 - 16 2018, at Dockside Convention Centre in Sydney, will bring together top climate, energy, and sustainability professionals from federal, state and local government, industry, associations, research and non-government organisations to address climate change through policy, innovation, and business solutions, with a strong focus on best-practice case studies from Australia and around the world.
The Conference will feature:
Australia’s progress towards meeting its obligations and commitments under the Paris Agreement;
The findings and responses to the Australian Government’s current review of its climate change policies, due to be finalised in December 2017;
Representatives from the State Governments that have signed the Climate Leadership Declaration, and how their initiatives impact local government, business and communities;
Top case studies about driving business and economic opportunity through climate leadership;
Driving innovation and building climate action partnerships;
Strategies for achieving zero emissions;
Factoring climate change into planning and infrastructure decisions;
Management of climate risk;
Understanding impacts of climate change on coastal areas;
Financing the low-carbon future;
Carbon mitigation technology and innovation;
Cultivating a climate culture and communicating solutions to stakeholders;
Building sustainable supply chains;
Benefits of carbon neutral commitments for industry and government;
Building local resilience to climate change impacts.
Speakers include:
Dr Melanie Kaebernick - Director, Carbon Neutral Program and National Carbon Offset Standard, Domestic Emissions Reduction Division, Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy
Dr Julia Grant - Executive Director, Climate Change, SA Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
Tony Roberts - Deputy Director-General, Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection
Stan Krpan - CEO, Sustainability Victoria
Dr Stephen Bygrave - Executive Director, Climate Change and Sustainability, ACT Government
Suzanne Dunford - Strategic Delivery Manager, Climate Change Adaptation, NSW Office of Environment and Heritage
Dr John Hewson - Professor and Chair in the Tax and Transfer Policy Institute at Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University; Chairman, Asset Owners Disclosure Project
Andrew Petersen - CEO, Sustainable Business Australia
The Hon Clover Moore - Lord Mayor, City of Sydney
Dominique La Fontaine - Executive Director, South East Councils Climate Change Alliance
Professor Deo Prasad - CEO, Low Carbon Living CRC
Professor Jean Palutikof - Director, National Climate Change Adaptation Facility
Dr Andrew Pitman - Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science
Simon Ray - Head of Energy, National Carbon Bank of Australia
Amanda McKenzie - CEO, Climate Council
Michelle English - Associate Director, Sustainability, City of Adelaide
Nik Midlam - Manager, Climate Strategy, City of Sydney
Vanessa Petrie - CEO, Beyond Zero Emissions
Speaking, Sponsorship and Exhibition opportunities are available - please contact Emma Stirling on emma.stirling@nautilusmedia.com.au if you would like to be involved in the Conference.
Early Bird registrations are now open for the Conference - to register for the Conference, please go to www.climateleadership2018.com.au
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