14 MAY 2024

SYDNEY

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PROGRAM

UNSW Roundhouse, Tuesday 14 May 2024

8:15AM Arrival and registration​

8:50AM Welcome to Country

Aunty Maxine Ryan, Elder, La Perouse Aboriginal Community

9:00AM Introduction

Luke Menzel, CEO, Energy Efficiency Council

9:05AM Opening address

Jon Jutsen, CEO, RACE for 2030

9:15AM The industrial decarbonisation challenge


Climateworks Centre CEO Anna Skarbek lays out the task before us – rapidly reducing the emissions of Australian ​industry to hit net zero by 2050.

9:30AM Tools in the toolbox: Putting policy to work to scale industrial decarbonisation

What policy tools do we already have? Are they equal to the task?

And how do we reimagine them to get the job done?

  • Amory Lovins, Co-Founder, RMI (formerly Rocky Mountain Institute)
  • Clare McLaughlin, Head of Energy Performance and Security Division, DCCEEW, Australian Government
  • Tennant Reed, Director - Climate Change and Energy, Ai Group
  • Anna Skarbek, CEO, Climateworks Centre
  • Chair: Luke Menzel, CEO, EEC

10.30AM International keynote: The power of integrative design to supercharge emissions reduction in industry

The industrial sector is often framed as 'hard to abate’, but there are huge opportunities to harness the power of ​integrative design to slash energy waste, carbon emissions and resource use. This keynote will explore what is ​possible by taking a multidisciplinary whole-systems approach to the industrial decarbonisation challenge.

Amory Lovins, Co-Founder, RMI (formerly Rocky Mountain Institute)

11:15AM Morning tea

11:45AM Thought-starter: Accelerating transformation with digital technologies

We have much of the technology available to decarbonise industry, but to quickly scale the rollout,

we must embrace digital applications.

Bill will explore the challenge of doing so, while unpacking the key digital technologies required to

deliver a decarbonised industrial sector in Australia.

Bill Lilley, Chief Research Officer, RACE for 2030

12:00PM Scaling solutions: The products, services, skills, supply chains and innovations

that will deliver net zero industry

Efficiency and electrification technologies pay for themselves, yet very few small and medium-sized manufacturers and food processors – let alone larger industrial companies – have embraced the opportunity. How do we make sure the ecosystem supporting businesses to decarbonise is delivering the solutions businesses need?

  • Jarrod Leak, CEO, Australian Alliance for Energy Productivity
  • Heidi Lee, CEO, Beyond Zero Emissions
  • Anthea Middleton, CEO, Powering Skills Organisation
  • Hakeem Haseeb, Marketing & Digital Leader, Schneider Electric
  • Chair: Bill Lilley, Chief Research Officer, RACE for 2030

1:00PM Lunch

2:00PM Thought-starter: Investing in internal capability to capture the clean economy opportunity

Scott Edwards, Sustainability Lead, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Australia

2:15PM Driving decisions: The carrots, sticks and tambourines that will drive industrial climate action

Business decision-making is influenced by core business drivers, incentives, regulations and sometimes simply fear of missing out. How do we support industrial businesses – particularly energy intensive small and medium-sized manufacturers – to navigate the complexity and find the solutions that work for them?

  • Chris Page, Head of Future Technology, BlueScope
  • Gill Goldsmith, Director, Net Zero Industry Innovation Program, DCCEEW, NSW Government
  • Jane Butler, Acting General Manager Electrification, and Innovation, AGL
  • Scott Edwards, Sustainability Lead, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Australia
  • Chair: Liz Fletcher, Board member, EEC

3:15PM Afternoon tea

3:45PM Can we fix it? Yes we can! Rethinking the tools to deliver industrial decarbonisation

Throughout the Summit we’ll have explored the scale of the challenge, the policy tools, technical and non-​technical solutions, and pathways to driving action. The closing panel will discuss what this all looks like in practice, ​providing a clear pathway that delivers real action, (almost) immediately, to Australian industry.

  • Helen Wilson, Deputy Secretary, Science and Technology Group, Department of Industry, Science and ​Resources, Australian Government
  • Andrew Richards, CEO, Energy Users Association of Australia
  • Beth Brunoro, Leader, Impact and Innovation, RACE for 2030
  • Amory Lovins, Co-Founder, RMI (formerly Rocky Mountain Institute)
  • Chair: Luke Menzel, CEO, EEC

4:50PM Closing address

From Luke Menzel, CEO, EEC

5:00PM Networking drinks